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- Parent Teacher Conferences
- IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SCHOOL CLOSURES
- Upcoming Events
- CCA Board News: 2018 CCA Board Election
- Volunteer Opportunity
- Pi Day Announcement
- Scholarship Opportunity: Attention CCA Alumni
- Junior Achievement Announcement
- Uniforms: Dennis Uniform Script Card
- Pick Up Protocol: Friendly Reminder
- Traffic Safety Reminder
- Teacher/Staff Feature
- CCA Cafeteria News
- Champions: Important Announcements
- Hard Hat News
- Helpful Links
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Wednesday, February 28th
8:00 am - 6:00 pm.
Sign-ups for conferences are now closed, if you need to change or cancel your conference time, you must contact your child's teacher directly.
You may view your scheduled time by clicking on the appropriate link below.
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If you didn't receive a CCA school closure text message last week from short code 67587, please follow these steps:
- Text the letter "Y" (without quotes) to 67587. If it tells you that you are subscribed, you will receive future text messages and do not need to take any additional steps.
- Verify that your cell number is correct in Powerschool under cell phone. If not, please update it and email Hethyr Fouse to let her know she needs to re-import your information.
- If your cell phone plan doesn't allow for short code messages, you will be unable to receive these text messages. You will need to call your cell phone provider and ask them to enable this service.
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02/28
- Parent Teacher Conferences: NO SCHOOL
03/06 -
SAC Meeting
03/07 -
Technology Meeting
03/09 -
Finance Meeting
03/13 -
Board Meeting
03/14 -
Pi Day, Governance Meeting
03/16 -
Pastries with Parents, PTO Meeting, Construction Tour, Multicultural Festival, Q3 Ends
03/19 -
Re-Enrollment Begins
03/21 -
Java with Jay, CCA Tour
03/26- 03/30
- Spring Break: No School
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The kindergarten orientation date has changed. Please stay tuned for more information!
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CCA families, on
Friday, March 16, 2018, at 7:30 AM
, come enjoy donuts, muffins, juice and coffee with your student while you catch up with other CCA families. Your annual activity fee covers the cost.
Students must attend with an adult.
Please
RSVP
by Tuesday, March 13, 2018
to confirm how many students and adults are attending.
We don't want to run out of muffins or donuts! If anyone would like to volunteer to help with the event, please contact
Elizabeth Gold
.
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CCA Multicultural Festival 2018:
Celebrating the Cultures of the World
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Date:
Friday, March 16th
Time:
5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Are you excited about celebrating the different cultures of the world with a fun filled evening of music, dance, food, and activities from various countries?
The CCA Multicultural Festival 2018 will be celebrated on
Friday, March 16, 2018 from 5:30 to 9:00 pm at Cherry Creek High School (Information Center Building)
.
The following countries/continents/cultures will be represented at the festival this year:
Tajikistan, India, Russia, South Africa, Ireland, Sierra Leone, Japan and Ethiopia.
However,
we need
more!
Please, volunteer to help these countries or represent yours!
Please click one or both the links below to volunteer:
- To volunteer to help with one of the above countries/continents/cultures:
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5th Annual Fun Run!!!
Save the Date...
Friday, May 4th
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Please join us for our “Soar to the Top Fun Run” on Friday May 4
th
!
In the spirit of fun, music, and health, students will run laps, and this year it will be
on our brand new track!
Sponsored by the CCA Foundation, our goal is to raise over $20,000 to contribute furnishings toward our newly renovated gym, lobby, and also classrooms as needed. Proceeds may also be used for our ongoing technology needs.
WE NEED SPONSORS!!!
If you or someone you know is interested in sponsoring this event, please let us know! There are currently 3 levels of sponsorship available. For information on sponsorship, please click
here
.
WE NEED DONATIONS!!!
We want to expand our prizes for the students this year. You can earn volunteer hours to solicit donations for the fun run from some school friendly organizations. We will provide everything you need, including a list of where to go, and at your convenience you can pursue donations. If you’re interested, or want more information, please contact
Cyndy Holmes
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The 2018 CCA Board Election will begin on
Wednesday, May 9
th
, 2018
and will end on Wednesday, May 15
th
, 2018.
There are three open positions on the Board for the 2018 Election. The term for each Board position is three years.
Nomination forms will be available March 1
st
, 2018.
Please remember,
potential candidates must attend a minimum of two regular CCA Board meetings
during the 9 months prior to the April Board meeting. Potential candidates are encouraged to attend the February and March Board meetings.
It is important for all candidates to truly understand the roles and responsibilities of joining the Board prior to considering a Board position. Please review the Candidate Eligibility Requirements listed below. (Board Election Policy 12/13/2016)
- Potential candidates must attend a minimum of two (2) regular CCA Board meetings during the nine (9) months prior to the April Board meeting. The March Board meeting is an eligible meeting for this requirement.
- Potential candidates must interview with at least one (1) current Board member prior to the nomination form submittal deadline.
- Potential candidates must agree to complete all required "Board modules" if elected. They must also agree to abide by the Code of Conduct, Duty of Care and Loyalty and Conflict of Interests policies.
- Potential candidates must agree to abide by the CCA "Non-Negotiables."
- CCA staff members and spouses of CCA staff members are not allowed to run for the CCA Board.
- Only one parent or legal guardian per family may serve on the CCA Board at the same time.
- In order to be eligible to run for the CCA Board, candidates must have at least one student who is returning to CCA for the upcoming school year.
- In order to be eligible to run for the CCA Board, candidates must have completed and have documented (under their own unique volunteer account through the current CCA volunteer hours database) at least 50% of their annual volunteer hours (20 of 40 hours per family, or 10 of 20 hours per single parent) by the time of nomination
For more details about the Election process, please
click here
to download the Board Election Policy.
The Election will be held by electronic ballot. A unique and confidential electronic ballot will be sent to the email address listed in PowerSchool for each parent/guardian. Please visit
my.cherrycreekschools.org
by
clicking here
to verify or update your email address in PowerSchool.
If you have questions about the election, please
click here
to email the Election Committee.
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CCA is looking for a
dedicated crosswalk guard
to work for a couple of hours each day. The hours are from 7:15-8:15 and 2:45-3:45 M-F. Please email
M
r. Hargreaves
if you are interested in applying for this position! Your responsibilities will include; reliability, supervising children, escorting students and families across the street.
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Pi Day is Coming Soon and We Need Your Help!
Attention all Pi enthusiasts, March 14th is rapidly approaching and with it comes Pi Day! Each and every year we spend 3/14 celebrating this special number in all its irrationality. On March 14
th
, 5th through 8th grades will spend the afternoon celebrating this mathematical constant. On this day we will celebrate
π
with a variety of competitions and of course lots and lots of Pi(e)!
5
th
through 8
th
graders are allowed to participate in several different competitions that will take place on 3/14.
Recitation of the Digits of Pi:
This competition will put your memorization skills to the test! Participants will be given a chance to recite the digits of Pi that they have memorized. The person who recites the most digits, without error, wins! (There will be a winner for 5/6 and a winner for 7/8). Start memorizing!
Pi Literature:
Students have the opportunity to write a piece of literature with regards to the mathematical constant Pi. Get creative! It can be a short story, a poem, a song! Entries are due Friday, March 9
th
so that the judges can pick the winners! (There will be a winner for 5/6 and a winner for 7/8).
Homemade Pi(e) Baking Competition:
This is the chance for those students who love to bake to wow the judges with their baking skills. The student with the most delicious homemade pi(e) will be declared ultimate
chamPIon
!
Pi(e) Eating Competition:
A select few lucky pi(e) enthusiasts will get a chance to show of their chops…do they have what it takes to be the fastest pi(e) punisher CCA has ever seen? The quickest quasher of their pi(e) wins!
There will also be a few other completions held on 3.14 that students will be allowed to participate in as they indulge their sweet tooth on this mathematically masterful day!
If students wish to participate in any of the official competitions they MUST sign up for their competition of choice. The sign-up sheet can be found outside of Mr. Andrew Loomis’s classroom. Sign-up quick because these spots won’t last long!
ATTENTION PARENTS: Pi Day cannot happen without your support! Plus you can gain some valuable volunteer hours in helping us celebrate this wonderful day!
There are several different opportunities that arise as a result of Pi Day. We need LOTS of pi(e). CCA offers 1 volunteer hour for each homemade pi(e) brought in by a family (up to two hours per family) OR CCA offers 1 volunteer hour for 2 store bought pi(e)s (up to two hours per family).
We will also need some lovely volunteers to help run the afternoon (set up, pi(e) cutting, pi(e) distributing, supervision, AND clean-up). Please see the following link to sing-up for this wonderful day!
*If your child has allergies please contact
Mr. Andrew Loomis
so that we can coordinate a safe and enjoyable experience!
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Attention CCA Alumni!
The CCA Foundation is once again offering a $1,000 scholarship for current seniors in high school. Alumni who attended CCA through 8
th
grade (and are presently seniors) are eligible for this scholarship and may use it toward their college of choice. Information will soon be mailed to all potential candidates and the applications are due back no later than April 18th.
If you have a student who is an alumni or know of former CCA families who have moved since graduating from CCA, please contact
Caitlin Sullivan
, Registrar, so that we may update our database and ensure that they receive information on how to apply.
We look forward to reviewing applications and announcing our 2018 scholarship recipient!
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Calling all volunteers to teach/co-teach in a classroom
for Junior Achievement (JA) Day on Tuesday, May 1
st
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Junior Achievement's mission is to "...inspire and prepare every students, no matter what their background, to reach their potential". JA programs "equip students with the tools they need to find their own success in our competitive and challenging global workforce".
JA will provide each volunteer with an age appropriate curriculum designed to provide hands-on activities. These activities teach students skills to help manage and control their finances. CCA is in need of two volunteers for each classroom.
Kindergarten and First grade volunteers will be working with students until their lunchtime at 12:20 pm. Volunteers for all other grades are needed in the classrooms until the end of the school day at 3:00 pm.
A training day for volunteers will be scheduled in April. Volunteers will receive the curriculum and will be instructed on how to implement the curriculum in the classroom.
Click here
to contact Mrs. MacFarland to volunteer and for additional information
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Dear CCA Families,
If you are planning a trip to Dennis Uniforms please purchase a Dennis Scrip card from the front desk.
The scrip card works like cash at Dennis and CCA PTO will get a portion of the sale.
Due to construction at CCA, Uniforms are being stored at a storage unit and other issues we regret to inform you that we are canceling the Spring Used Uniform Sale.
We will be collecting used uniforms for the Fall Used Uniform Sale in May.
Dates and times TBD
Thank you,
Used Uniform Committee
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Dear CCA Parents,
We have received serious complaints from our neighbors.
Many parents are not practicing traffic safety protocol and CCA traffic rules. There have also been cases of property damage caused by parents driving on lawns.
In order to maintain a respectful and peaceful relationship with the home owners residing near CCA, we are asking everyone to please review the
Parking and Traffic
page on CCA's website.
For your convenience, we have copied the Traffic Safety section of that page below.
Thank you for your immediate compliance and cooperation.
TRAFFIC SAFETY
Please ensure that you are following all of CCA’s traffic rules, including those listed below. They are in place to keep our children safe and secure. If these rules are broken we will not allow you to pick up your student/carpool until we open the front lot at 3:45pm.
Should you decide to park in the neighborhood and walk in your student/students you need to use the crosswalk. A staff member is at the light on Dayton and Caley ready to assist you across safely. Cars DO NOT expect people, let alone students, to come out between cars and some are not paying attention.
1. Neighborhood Etiquette: according to the Colorado parking law, no vehicle may be parked….
· Within 5 Feet of a Private Driveway
· Within 15 Feet of a Fire Hydrant
· Within 20 Feet of a Crosswalk
· Within 30 Feet of a Flashing Beacon, Signal, Stop Sign, or Yield Sign
2. Please be aware of the NO PARKING signs located in the neighborhoods.
3.
Right-hand turns
from Caley Avenue onto South Florence Way are prohibited. There is a sign before the four-way stop posted.
4. Driving on the sidewalk when completing U-turns is ILLEGAL.
5.
U-turns
are illegal on Caley Avenue and there are signs posted.
6.
Left-hand turns
into CCA’s parking lot and onto Elmira Circle are illegal from 7:15 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Our front parking lot will be closed from 7:25am – 8:15am and again from 2:45pm – 3:45pm. Do not move the chain!
7.
Double parking
is never allowed. If cars are along the side of the road please pull in behind them. STAY IN LINE!
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Kay Moriarity was born in California and raised in Arvada, Colorado. She attended Metro State for two years and moved to the south end of town when she married her husband, Daniel, in 1989. Their three daughters all had the privilege of attending CCA from 1999-2012.
Kay has been working at recess for twelve years, and here and there at the front desk.
She likes to fill her time with family, hiking, snowshoeing, cooking, reading, and crunching through fall leaves. Mrs. Moriarity also loves to garden and is sponsoring a student-run garden club at CCA; if anyone is interested in joining, just inquire at recess!
Mrs. Moriarity has nothing but good things to say about CCA. She feels it is exemplary in more ways than merely academics, and is grateful to be a part of this wonderful school.
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Jenny Young, is the 5
th
and 6
th
grade writing teacher and volleyball coach. She is
a Colorado native and a Broncos fan to the core.
Mrs. Young grew up on the west side of town, graduating from Bear Creek High School and a few years later the University of Northern Colorado where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English along with her K-6 teaching licensure. She attained a master’s degree in education in 2000. She taught for 21 years at a small school in Lakewood before taking her current position at CCA.
Mrs. Young has three children, Kevin (21), Kyle (18), and Savannah (7) who is a second grade student in Ms. Coyle’s class. Mrs. Young and her husband, Brian, are major sports enthusiasts especially when it comes to the NCAA Florida Gators. When she’s not watching sports, or hanging with her family, she likes to play volleyball and goof-off with her close-knit group of long-time friends.
Mrs. Young is very passionate about teaching writing. In fact, she considers the time she spends in her classroom with her students the best and most rewarding part of her day. Mrs. Young encourages her 5
th
and 6
th
graders every day to improve their sentence structure, organization, and the over-all quality of their writing. She looks forward to each class she teaches at CCA.
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We Need You!
Volunteer in the Cafeteria
10:40 am - 1:00 pm
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS A LUNCH EACH DAY.
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Students
DO NOT
have access to a microwave;
however, we do have hot water for the students who bring their own “Cup Noodles.”
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Featured Restaurant Partner: Tokyo Joe’s
Preparing tasty and healthy Japanese food is what Tokyo Joe’s is all about!
At CCA, Tokyo Joe’s offers a great menu, specially designed with kids in mind, every other Thursday!
Bento Boxes
- Kid’s white chicken bento box –Chicken, brown rice, veggies, mandarin oranges, served with a gluten free teriyaki sauce. A gluten free and Wholesome and Healthy choice, with whole grains!
- Kid’s tofu bento box – Organic tofu, brown rice, veggies, mandarin oranges, served with a gluten free teriyaki sauce. A vegetarian and Wholesome and Healthy choice, with whole grains!
Bowls
- Create your favorite bowl! Chicken, steak and veggie bowls served with your choice of sauce and your choice of noodles, white rice or brown rice.
Rolls
- Make your sushi lover happy with these gluten free sushi rolls! Choose from California rolls, Joe’s roll, spicy tuna rolls or fresh spring rolls. Make sushi your meal or pair it with another entrée item for a real healthy treat!
Side items include mandarin oranges, extra steamed veggies or a chocolate chip cookie for dessert (can be ordered a la carte!).
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Login
to see the complete line up of menu items available each day.
As always, you can order up to 60 days in advance and right up until 1pm the day before delivery. Late cancellationscan be made until 8AM the day of delivery.
We hope you enjoy these healthy new additions to your lunch menus
!
or
1-800- 872-0226
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A few announcements from Champions.
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Champions
will be offering full day care on Wednesday, February 28
th
.
HOWEVER, we need at least 10 kids enrolled in order to offer coverage here at CCA. Otherwise, care will be offered at another location, most likely
Parker Performing Arts School
.
Champions
will also be having a Spring Break Program
at CCA Monday, March 26th to Friday, March 30th.
We will be open from 6:30am-6:00pm. The cost will be $37/day, or $185 for the entire week. We need a minimum of 20 students enrolled in order to run the program as scheduled.
Please sign up by clicking "Add Program" on your online account,
and follow the prompts for Spring Break. Look forward to seeing you!
Summer registration is now open!
You can
register online
in your parent account. Summer program will be held here at CCA, and hours will be 8a-5p Monday- Friday.
We will be closed July 4
th
. We will be hosting other schools here as well, and we anticipate some of these other schools will have a high enrollment.
please enroll online ASAP.
Please
sign up
as soon as you can to ensure a spot!
If you have questions, please ask Mr. Jasper!
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WEEKLY UPDATE:
• Saturday 2/24: Misc drywall work to complete odds and ends throughout the first floor. Rough-in electrical room 155a, hang panels, and install new breakers. Continue install of the gym subfloor layers. Continue low voltage cabling. Complete terminations on all VAVs. Complete controls wiring on VAVs in new admin area. Begin re-routing fire suppression main.
• Monday 2/26: Complete electrical room 155a work. Complete roof duct runs to gym and install electric duct re-heat coil on RTU 16. Controls wiring for both RTUs. Continue roof tie-in work. Continue gym subflooring layers. Continue low voltage cabling. Continue grid ceiling install in basement. Continue roof tie-in. Begin CMU Veneer installation on elevator shaft walls (exterior).
No major deliveries scheduled.
• Tuesday 2/27: Complete controls wiring for RTUs. Complete can light rough-in for hard lids on first floor and basement. Complete grid ceiling install in basement. Continue light fixture installation in basement. Set diffusers in basement for HVAC. Complete subflooring for gym. Continue roof tie-in. Continue fire suppression rough-in. Complete electrical rough in for elevator equipment. Continue CMU veneer.
No major deliveries scheduled.
•Wednesday 2/28: Complete diffusers for HVAC. Complete hard lid drywall installation on first floor. Tape and finish hard lids throughout. Continue pulling wire for low voltage. Continue fire suppression rough in. Begin window installation in Gym. Continue CMU Veneers.
No major deliveries anticipated
•Thursday 3/1: RTU START UP! Begin MEP trim out in Gym. Complete tape and finish misc hard lids throughout. Complete LV wiring pulls. Continue FS rough-in/main relocation. Continue lighting install in basement. Begin flooring install in basement. Continue window install in gym. Continue CMU Veneer.
No major deliveries anticipated
•Friday 3/2: RTU balancing. Continue MEP trim out in gym. Prime/first coat hardlids throughout. Complete FS rough-in. Complete lighting install in basement. Prime/first coat corridor 166/gym entry 167a. Continue flooring install in basement. Continue window install in Gym. Continue CMU Veneer.
Potential elevator equipment delivery (awaiting confirmation)
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AFFIC/SAFETY:
JHL has planned ahead to minimize the impact to normal school operations, including traffic. Morning drop off and afternoon pick up will not change. JHL has scheduled all deliveries and truck/equipment traffic outside of our drop off and pick up times.
JHL created a safety video for our website, highlighting the efforts JHL takes to separate students from the construction as well as their thorough background checks for their employees, and other important efforts being taken to ensure a safe construction site.
JHL, DCS, RTA architects, and CCA leadership meet and discuss new construction tasks that involve safety matters at weekly Owner, Architect, Constructor meetings to ensure the safest site possible.
TOURS:
We are working with JHL Constructors and DCS, CCA's Owner's Rep, to schedule monthly tours for anyone interested in walking the project to hear and see first hand the progress being made. These tours will be held immediately following our regularly scheduled monthly PTO meetings. The next tour date will be 03
/16
immediately following the PTO meeting.
Remember to wear close-toed shoes to participate!
STAY IN TOUCH:
Questions? Please feel free to
to email
or check out our
project website
to see all the
exciting new photos we have posted!
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