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An Important Message from Dr. Schultz
The below message was emailed out to our CCA Community on November 5, 2020.
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Dear Parents,
This letter is meant to clarify for you what this means for Cherry Creek Academy.
CCA Middle School Grades 5-8
Because our students in Grades 5-8 are currently 100% remote, they will continue as is and will not have any disruption to their learning. All students will continue to follow their normal online learning schedule.
CCA Elementary Grades K-4
Our students in K-4 will have their last day of In-Person learning on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Remote learning will begin on Thursday, November 12, 2020.
Our students in K-4 will begin to follow their remote learning schedule that is outlined in our CCA K-8 Remote Learning Plan. Your child’s teacher will be scheduling a virtual meeting with you to review the remote learning schedule and to share additional details with you. Please view meeting times and dates here.
During this remote learning time, please continue to notify us if your child has a positive COVID test or if your child has been exposed to someone with a positive COVID test. We need to continue to track COVID in our CCA community. Please let us know by emailing Nurse Jayne at jbauer@cherrycreekacademy.org.
If Colorado does not switch to a “Stay at Home” status, our entire staff will continue to teach from their classrooms each day just like our current 5-8 Middle School Staff is. This will allow our staff to have access to all of their instructional materials and will increase the added opportunities for collaboration and support for all staff from our full team.
CCA will continue to follow the Metrics designed by CCSD . When CCSD makes the decision to return to full time in-person elementary school, we will follow. If CCSD returns middle and high school to hybrid learning we will remain full time virtual. If CCSD returns middle and high school to full time in-person learning we will follow because that will mean that state and local restrictions have been lifted. By remaining 100% virtual for our middle school students we have had no disruptions in the learning of our middle school students. We value having our children with teachers 5 days a week for consistent instruction and opportunities to learn.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to your child’s teachers and/or email me at aschultz@cherrycreekacademy.org. I am also available on my cell phone at 920-216-9111.
Respectfully,
Ann Schultz
Ann Schultz, PhD
Cherry Creek Academy Executive Director
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Middle School Reflection Day |
On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, our middle school teachers will be hosting a reflection day with their homeroom students. Teachers will have one on one meetings with students in the morning. The goal is to collect data on how students are doing with online learning and to to find what is going well and areas in need of improvement.
Students may use the afternoon to catch up on and submit outstanding work if necessary.
If you have questions, please feel free to email your student's homeroom teacher for help.
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Social Emotional Learning at CCA |
CCA utilizes the Second Step program for social emotional curriculum. The Second Step program teaches students skills for learning, empathy, emotion management, and problem solving.
To learn more please click on the links below
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The Scholastic Book Fair is Here! |
The book fair is open to students in grades K-4 only during their library time.
Students in grades 5-8 are invited to shop in-person on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm. Only CCA middle school students will be allowed into CCA during this time. Parents and siblings will not be allowed in the building. We will be social distancing and limiting the number of shoppers in the book fair at a time. All middle school students will need to complete the COVID Symptom Checker before coming to the book fair. Please email our librarian, Mrs. Lanyi, at slanyi@cherrycreekacademy.org if you plan to attend.
Students may bring cash, but using the Scholastic E-Wallet is highly preferred. Please visit the link to our Scholastic Home Page for information on how to set up an E-Wallet.
Online shopping is available to all CCA families through November 14, 2020. To shop online, please visit our Online Book Fair.
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Donations Wanted: Show Your Gratitude for Our Amazing Teachers |
Each year our PTO Hospitality Committee creates Thanksgiving baskets for our teachers to show how grateful our community is for them.
With COVID, our PTO has made some adjustments and is asking for a five dollar donation from each CCA family in order to gift a small Harry and David basket to CCA's amazing teachers.
Please Venmo, Natalie Sourial, our PTO Hospitality Chair. - @Natalie-Sourial; last four of number is 3063
You may also send cash in an envelope with your youngest child's name and teacher to the CCA front office. Please put PTO Hospitality on the front of your envelope.
All donations should be received no later than November 13. 2020.
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A Message from Our Board of Directors |
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CCA holds monthly Committee meetings, tailor-made to engage our CCA community in conversations about a whole variety of topics...
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Do you have a great idea or a special skill?
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Are you looking to offer your volunteer hours where you have a particular interest or expertise?
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Would you enjoy an open discussion with members of the Parent Board, Administration, and CCA Community about an issue that's important to you?
We'd love to have you join us at a CCA Committee Meeting! CCA Committee Meetings are the BEST way to participate in active discussions about the "big-picture" issues that are near-and-dear to your heart. In addition to Committee-level projects, the work done by CCA Committees refines and prepares those issues brought to the Board as formal Action Items. Parent volunteer hours are available for attending committee meetings, and for participating in committee work.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate in Committee discussions!
Weekly Spotlight: School Accountability Committee (SAC)
Working as an extension of the Governance Committee, the SAC Committee, consisting of representatives from across CCA including parents, teachers, the board, the PTO, and CCA administration, implements an annual survey to collect feedback from parents on teachers, and feedback from parents and other community members on aspects of school climate. Additionally, the SAC ensures that the school Dashboard and Unified Improvement Plan are kept current each year by the CCA Executive Director and administration team.
Look for the upcoming SAC Survey to be open for your feedback in January. We look forward to hearing from you!
Anyone interested in participating in Committee Meetings can refer to the CCA Master Calendar for dates and times, or click here for more information.
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Monday, November 9
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Finance Committee Meeting
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Tuesday, November 10
- 6:00 - 7:00 pm: Town Hall Meeting
- 7:00 - 8:30 pm: CCA Board Meeting
Saturday, November 14
- 8:00 am - 12:00 pm: Strategic Plan
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Friday, November 20
- 9:00 - 10:00 am: PTO Meeting
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Wednesday,
November 25 -
Friday, November 27
- Thanksgiving Break - No School
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- Please visit CCA's Master Calendar.
- Click on the meeting that you would like to attend.
- Click "More Details."
- Click "Join Hangouts Meet."
- Alternatively, you can join by phone by dialing the meeting number and entering the meeting pin.
- Please remember to use mute when you are not speaking. This is important and will reduce background noise and other complications.
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Community Events and News |
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PIN Presentation: The Truth about Vaping and Marijuana
November 10, 2020: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
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November 10th's PIN presentation will cover the drug tends with today's teens and address struggles parents face and opportunities for overcoming these challenges. It will explore :
- The rise and statistical breakdown of teen drug use in Colorado
- Vaping and marijuana trends
- The effects on the body and brain
- Treatment and intervention options
Click here to learn more about this event. |
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Virtual Coding Class for 5th - 8th Grade Students |
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We are excited to announce a free, virtual computer coding class available to CCA middle school students in November. Steel City Codes is led by a CCA alumnus and current senior at Cherry Creek High School . These lessons are open to all CCA middle school student in grades 5 - 8 and will teach coding in both Java and Python. This class will meet on Mondays from 3:34-4:45. Please click here for more information. You may click here to register.
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The Parent Connection: CCSD's Newsletter |
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The Parent Connection is sent to parents and community subscribers twice a month with information about student, school and district achievements, financial information, staff, events, board policy and more.
Please click here to read the latest Parent Connection newsletter from CCSD. |
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Cherry Creek Academy is Hiring |
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Cherry Creek Academy recruits, develops, retains, and rewards a premier workforce so that those working with our students are exceptional.
Openings:
Are you interested in being a Substitute Teacher or Substitute Assistant/Supervisor at Cherry Creek Academy?
Do you hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher? If you do you are eligible to apply for a Three Year Substitute Authorization through the Colorado Department of Education. Click here to access the application link.
If you do not hold a Bachelor’s degree, but you are a High School graduate, you are eligible to apply for a One Year Substitute Authorization through the Colorado Department of Education. Click here to access the application link.
Daily Rate: $110/day.
Upon receipt of your initial licensure, and 5 days of working as a substitute at CCA,
CCA will reimburse you for the cost of your licensure.
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