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Parent Community Alliance (PCA) News
Year-End Reflections
Writing this is bittersweet, as it will likely be the last one I write for this school year. It has gone by so fast! It's been exciting to watch our kids grow this year, and it has truly been an honor to serve as the first PCA president. For our friends moving on, we wish you all the best. For those of us returning for the 2025-26 school year, I look forward to serving as the PCA president for the second year of my term and hope you will join the PCA as we grow. I would like to thank my fellow hard-working board members. Creating and launching the CDS Parent Community Alliance was a huge undertaking this year. With the same passion as a skilled gardener, we planted an idea and worked the soil to create an environment in which it could grow. So we can continue cultivating the PCA, we will work through the summer to establish a foundation of support and foster ongoing success of this partnership between faculty, parents, and community partners. In part, our work this summer will include building a budget and instituting a plan to support our school as it continues to grow. Additionally, we will map out fun events to build relationships and make memories, all while increasing funding to meet significant milestones during our children's time on campus. We hope you enjoy a fantastic summer, have fun, rest, and get ready to take on the next school year with enthusiasm as we once again join in our common goal of seeing our children thrive, learn, play, and be happy, healthy kids.
Fashion Fun Fridays at Collage: The Happiest Place on Earth
Before we fully embrace summer, there is still a little more time in the school year for some fun! Our last few weeks of Fashion Fun Fridays start this week and we planned this month's theme perfectly...Disney! To participate, just send in $2 with your child each Friday. Cash payments can be submitted to your child's teacher. Put on those favorite Disney character shirts and pair them with plain jeans with no holes, plain sweatpants, shorts, or uniform bottoms so your student can feel like they are ready to head to the park. Students who did not purchase a yearly FFF pass must pay each Friday to participate. Students not participating in FFF must be dressed in uniform. Let's dress for Disney and dream big this month!
**Please note that all other elements of the school dress code still apply. Any dress down days must be within school standards and all attire must be school appropriate. Also note that students who are not participating, do not sign up and pay, must be in uniform on these days.
Donate Your Used Uniforms
As the end of the school year approaches, remember you can donate any uniforms to the PCA. Please keep in mind that we add these donations to our uniform closet and sell them to other families, so only donate uniforms that can be used by another family for at least one more school year. All CDS-logoed items in good condition are welcome! We also take school-approved sweaters, jackets, and raincoats. You can donate uniforms by dropping them off at the front office of either building. Thank you for helping other families offset this cost and assisting the PCA in raising money for school initiatives. Such a win-win!
Hoot Hoot! Share Your Owl's Adventures All Summer Long
We would like to thank those who joined us this past Saturday for Stuff the Mascot...it was a hoot! The kids stuffed their owls full of love while stuffing their bellies full of ice-pops. The owls turned out great; they are so cute! To keep the owl-spirit going all summer long, Like and Follow us on Facebook, CDS Parent Community Alliance. Be sure to post and share your owl's adventures throughout the summer on our page. Whether they travel far away or stay cozy at home, we hope to see those owls as they enjoy the summer spent with their new best friends. If you can't find our page, enter this link into your web browser: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567861563027.
Our Sincerest Appreciation
Finally, a big, big THANK YOU to everyone who supported the PCA this year through sponsorships, participation in events, donations, and volunteering your time. With your support, we were able to put together events like the golf tournament and Stuff the Mascot, all while raising money for campus improvements such as the the library expansion, new playground equipment at PVC, administrative and support staff appreciation, beautification of campus grounds, and so much more. So, on behalf of the entire PCA Board, we thank you and we look forward to partnering with you again next year to continue this great work. Enjoy your summer!
Bridget L. Van Landingham
President, CDS Parent Community Alliance (PCA)
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