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In This Issue
Upcoming Events
5/18  - 6/2
 Used Uniform Collection
5/29
8th Grade Banquet - 6pm
6/4
 Kindergarten Graduation
6/4
 8th Grade Continuation
6/5
 Eagle Honors/
Academic Awards
6/5
 Last Day of School

June 1, 2015
Volume 21, No.41
LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL
With the numerous activities happening during the last week of school we wanted to make sure that you were informed of what is taking place.
   

Monday, June 1st - (10:45am-1pm) 8th Grade field trip to Garcia's Restaurant

 

Wednesday, June 3rd - (9am-1:30pm) Kindergarten field trip to Denver Zoo

 

Wednesday, June 3rd - (9am-2pm) - 2nd grade field trip to Silo Park 

 

Wednesday, June 3rd - (10am-12:00pm) 3rd grade field trip to Skate City

 

Wednesday, June 3rd - (8:30am - 2:45pm) 8th grade field trip to Elitch Gardens 

 

Thursday, June 4th - (10am-2pm) 4th grade field trip to Tommy Davis Park

 

Thursday, June 4th - (10am-2pm) 1st grade field trip to Silo Park 

 

Thursday, June 4th - (10am-12pm) Kindergarten Graduation in gym

Kindergarteners are finished for the day after the ceremony.

 

Thursday, June 4th - (7:00pm-9:00pm) 8th Grade Continuation in gym

Students should arrive at 6:00pm for pictures, doors open at 6:30pm

This is the last day of school for 8th grade students  

 

Friday, June 5th - Eagle Honors/Academic Awards Ceremony

8:30am - 10:00am - Grades 1 - 4

10:30am - 11:50am - Grades 5 - 7

This is a half day of school.

 

Half-day Pick-up Times:

 11:35 for half-day kindergarten  

 11:45 for the 3:05 group

 11:55 for the 3:15 group

 12:05 for the 3:25 group

 12:15 for the 3:35 group
 

          Report Cards and Academic Awards will be mailed home after June 8th by the front office.
SENATE RUN-OFF ELECTIONS
Congratulations to CCA's new Senators! 
 
Jennifer Bailey, Todd Krier and Krishna Vaidyanathan 
 
The Senate Election Committee would like to thank all of the candidates and parents who participated in the elections. 

Thank you,
Joi Hiatt
CCA Senate Election Committee
 LIBRARY BOOK ROUNDUP
CCA is rounding up all its library books. Please look for overdue notices coming home with your student on Monday, June 1st.  Students who fail to return or pay for lost books by June 5 will not receive their report cards.  Thank you and don't forget to visit a local library for your reading needs this summer. Keep your child reading and their mind growing. 
YEARBOOKS
Yearbooks will be distributed to students in their classroom:

1.  8th Grade -  Wednesday morning
2.  K-7 -  Thursday morning

Please remind students to write appropriate comments in the yearbooks.
USED UNIFORM COLLECTION
Used uniforms will be collected for the Fall 2015 Sale starting May 18th.  The uniforms will be collected by the CCA front door on:

    June 2nd 7:45 - 8:10 am (final day for collection)
Inventory sheet, which can be found on the CCA website or by clicking here, must be filled out and placed in bag with uniforms.  Uniforms need to be clean & all shirts must have logos.
 
Volunteers are needed this summer to help tag uniforms. Tagging can be done at your home & on your schedule.  Please contact Nikki Takacs at 303-839-4687 if interested in helping out.

Volunteer hours will be for the 2015-2016 school year.
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

For the 2015-16 CCA School Year, CCA will be hosting two Back-to-School nights, one for grades K-4; the other for grades 5-8.

 

For grades K-4, Back-to-School night will take place on Tuesday, August 4th from 6-8 pm in each individual teacher's classroom. Parents can meet their new teachers and also learn the general expectations of each class and grade. Class lists will be posted starting at 5 pm on that same day. This K-4 Back-to School night will be broken into two identical one-hour sessions in order to give parents with more than one K-4 student the opportunity to meet multiple teachers.

For grades 5-8, Back-to-School night will take place on Wednesday, August 12 from 6-9 pm starting in each student's homeroom. Parents will follow their student's middle school schedule and will move from class to class just as in a typical day. This Back-to-School night will also be broken into two 75-minute sessions such that parents with more than one middle school student may also have the opportunity to meet all teachers.

   

Please contact Charmaine Nicolau with any questions.
SUMMER READING
All 2015-2016 CCA students, with the exclusion of kindergarten, will have required summer reading.  Find the titles that teachers want your child to read by going to the home page of the Cherry Creek Academy website www.cherrycreekacademy.org.

For example, if your student will be in first grade during the upcoming school year, then they need to complete the required reading in the first-grade section of the list. Also check out the recommended book section for extra good reads to keep your family occupied over the summer.

Unbelievable!
This year CCA's students read 34,054 books for a grand total of 424,230,290 words. That means that on average each  CCA student read an average of 59 books since the beginning of the school year.
NEW FAMILY MENTORS NEEDED

The CCA PTO is starting a program to welcome, educate and initiate new families into our CCA community. We are looking for families that are willing to mentor new families throughout their first year, and possibly longer. Your role would be to answer questions that you know, and point new CCA parents in the right direction if you don't know.

 

The CCA PTO and Leadership Team will provide you with "basic training" to clarify many questions that may be answered.   What a great way to build a stronger school community and who knows, you might learn something too! 

 

If interested in becoming a New Family Mentor, please email Megan Rudden. 
SCHOOL SUPPLY ORDERS
You can still purchase school supplies until June 15th.  This is an easy, hassle free way to buy school supplies.  You purchase them off the order form and they are delivered to your student's classroom.  Click on the link to find the supply order form.
FUN RUN FINALE
Last week we enjoyed handing out prizes to several students for their fundraising and lap running efforts. They did an amazing job!  

We also had a fun and entertaining "Celebration Time" on Field Day. Thanks to all of the teachers that participated in the "Minute To Win It" contest. There was lots of laughter, and some SERIOUS competition! CCA teachers are awesome!

"Soar to the Top" Fun Run is an important fundraiser for CCA. Thank you to all of our wonderful supporters.  We surpassed this year's goal of $20,000. Your generous contributions brought the FINAL TOTAL TO  $23,000! WAY TO GO CCA!
MEDICATION PICK-UP

The end of the school year is quickly approaching. This is a reminder for parents who have children with prescription medication (Albuterol, Epi-pens, etc.) kept in the nurse's office. The medication must be picked up on the last day of school (June 5th) .  

 

Also, if your child has over-the-counter medications (Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, eye drops, etc.) kept in the nurse's office, it will be discarded or donated to the school if not picked up.    

Thank you -

Nurse Jayne 
LOST & FOUND
The Lost and Found area is, once again, very full.  Please check the area if your student is missing any items.  All items left after June 5th will be donated to charity.
ELECTIVES
Some middle school students took a space and rocketry elective for last quarter.  Last week they launched their rockets.

 

SKATE CITY SUMMER CARD
SKATE CITY CARDS WILL BE SOLD UNTIL THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

TDAP VACCINE


CHAMPIONS IN THE SUMMER


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