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For the latest schedule of events, please click
here
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More information on events is offered in the description section of each event on CCA's Master Google Calendar. Learn how to add events from our calendar to yours at
https://www.cherrycreekacademy.org/master_calendar.
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Monday, February 24
- 4 - 8pm.: Noodles & Company Fundraiser Night
Thursday, February 27
- 5 - 7:30 pm Parent Teacher Conferences
- 5- 7:30 pm Used Uniform Sale
Friday, February 28
- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
- 8 am - 12 pm Parent Teacher Conferences
- 8 am - 12 pm Used Uniform Sale
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Monday, March 2 - Friday, March 13
- Student Council Event: Pennies for Patients
Tuesday, March 3
- 7 - 8am: Technology Committee Meeting
- 8: 05am: SAC Meeting
Wednesday,
March 4
- 8:05am: Finance Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 5
- 8:05am: Governance Committee Meeting
Friday, March 6
- 5 - 8:30pm: Multicultural Festival
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Monday, March 9
- Official Re-enrollment begins
- 8:05am: Fly like an Eagle Committee Meeting
Tuesday, March 10
Wednesday, March 11
Friday, March 13
- Quarter 3 Ends
- Middle School Pi Day Celebration
- 7:30am: Pastries with Parents
- 8:05am: PTO Meeting
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Monday, March 16 - Friday, March 20
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Your Art Month Show at the Curis Arts and Humanities Center
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We are so proud of all of our young artists at CCA. We have so many talented and hard working students in our school community and we are happy to recognize several of our students whose work will represent CCA at the Youth Art Month Show at the
Curtis Center
. This show is open to the public and will run February 29th through March 28, 2020.
There is a reception for the artists of the Cherry Creek School District on the evening of March 4th, from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. A reception for the students of Littleton Public Schools will be on the evening of March 11th, from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Anyone is welcome to attend either reception. Our CCA art teachers will attend the CCSD reception on March 4th. The public is welcome to view the show any time the gallery is open during the show’s duration.
Please help us to congratulate these CCA artists: Ranveer G, Elliott S., Owen R., Zack P., Etho W., Haleigh S., Alexia N., Anna F., Cambria S., Chloe M., Addison G., Noah R., Emma H., Jessica E., Salina G., Camila K., Maral G., Dhanveer G., Vladimir S., Isabella S., Kade A., Chloe G., Nora S., Jaden A., Exia D., Hem M., Zoya S., Cale G., Sanya M., Ashrit V., Kasper S., Ashrithsai P., Sophia P., Cindy D., Carter S., Aliyah D., Brooke B., Karli H., Cale G., and Sophie C. Each of these students received a certificate and flyer with the dates, times and address of the event. We are excited to have excellent CCA art on display!
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Does your child have a special talent? Have they always wanted to show the world their amazing or unique skills? Well, their time is now! Students and teachers from all grades are welcomed and encouraged to try out! We’re seeking dancers, vocalists, comedians, magicians and more.
CCA is proud to announce another annual event celebrating the awesome talents of our students:
CCA's Got Talent
! Our Talent show will be on Friday, April 24th from 5:30 - 8:30 pm in our gym.
If your child(ren) are interested in being part of the CCA Talent Show, please fill out the
Audition Form
. After filling out the form, your child(ren)’s information will be reviewed and you will be contacted about the audition schedule the week of March 23rd, (Monday, March 23rd -Friday, March 27th). Audition’s will be closed (students only), and times and dates will be determined by the amount of applications received. After your child’s audition, you will be contacted if your act was selected by the judging panel.
Due to the large amount of interest we are anticipating, all acts must go through an audition process with a judging panel who will use a rubric to select 15 -20 performers for CCA’s 2020 Talent Show. You can view the rubric
here
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Please note that performances may not exceed 4 minutes.
We are so excited to see what wonderful and amazing talents we have here at CCA!
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7th ANNUAL FUN RUN
Please join us for our “CCA Flying Eagles” Fun run on Friday May 1 St ! In the spirit of fun, health, and lots of cheering from others, including our returning coordinators from Boosterthon, students will run laps on the CCA field. Our goal is to raise over $25,000. Proceeds from this year’s fun run will go toward functional items that will enable the gymnasium to also serve as an auditorium for school performances, festivals, assemblies, etc. Proceeds will additionally go toward constant need for updates and improvement in technology to better prepare students for high school and college.
WE NEED SPONSORS!!!
If you or someone you know is interested in sponsoring this event, please contact CAA Foundation at
foundation@cherrycreekacademy.org
. You can also find sponsorship information on our website by clicking
here
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Important Reminder from our Cafeteria
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Students do not have access to microwave use for lunches. If you would like to pack hot meals, please use a thermos. Students will still have access to hot water for noodles.
- You can place orders up until 1 PM the day before delivery
- You can order up to 60 days in advance
- You can cancel up until 8 AM the day of delivery
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A Couple Special Highlights from Last Week
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Random Acts of Kindness Week
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Last week students celebrated Random Acts of Kindness week with different activities created by the Fly like and Eagle Committee and our teachers. Students wrote how they show kindness for the Kindness Wave that will be displayed near our cafeteria. Middle school students watched a movie and discussed how kindness impacted the plot. Our Peer Helpers decorated lockers with kind messages. And our students and staff focussed on being intentionally kind to one another. Mr. Getman and his students also created an awesome video to show how we can all practice kindness.
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Medieval Day Festival: A Core Knowledge Event
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On Friday, our 4th grade classrooms were transformed into castles and our gym served as a magical jousting arena where our worthy knights performed for jesters, lords, and ladies.
The Medieval Festival celebrated the end of our 4th grade unit on Medieval times. These Core Knowledge events serve as both a celebration for students and also a great hands on way for them to demonstrate all they've learned during their Core Knowledge units.
In April, our 2nd graders and 3rd graders will also celebrate the end of their units with Core Knowledge events. 2nd graders will have Ellis Island Day on April 24th, and our 3rd graders will celebrate Roman day on April 17th.
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8th Grade Trip Fundraiser on Monday, February 24th at Noodles & Company
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Please join us tonight, February 24th from 4 - 8 pm at
Noodles & Company
on Arapahoe and Peoria to support the 8th Grade Trip to D.C. and New York! 25% of the proceeds will come back to us!
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Support the CCA Middle School Band
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Help support and grow our new band program! For only $20.00, you'll have access to discounts to over 15 different participating businesses in the Cherry Creek Academy area through March 15th 2021! Retailers like Qdoba, Culvers, Jersey Mike's, Jimano's pizzeria, Sonic, Anthony's pizza Dickey's BBQ pit, Rocky mountain Chocolate Factory, Baker's way, Cold Stone Creamery, and more are all offering up to 50% off certain menu items with purchase of CCA's Middle school band discount cards. Cards can be purchased from
Mr. White
, but they’re going fast! Cash only please.
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Box Tops are due February 26th! Please turn them in soon!
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Used Uniform Sale: Thursday & Friday
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Our Used Uniform Sale will be this Thursday and Friday, February 27th and 28th during
Parent Teacher Conferences
. Our PTO needs just a few more volunteers to help organize and work the sale. If you are available, please click
here
to sign up to volunteer.
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Pennies for Patients: Student Council Fundraiser Coming Soon!
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Pennies for Patients program is working with thousands of schools across the country to raise funds for blood cancer research and patient support services.
Cherry Creek Academy has partnered with LLS
from
March 2nd- 13th
to take on the mission of ending cancer once and for all by raising a schoolwide goal of $4,000!
Each classroom will have it's own donation page that will be in the Teacher Newsletters. If each classroom raises just $182, we will exceed our school wide goal and earn a free dress day for the entire school.
Students can also set up a personal page for collections. Donations collected on our students' personal pages will apply to both individual student and classroom totals. Students can earn individual prizes for raising money and prizes will also be given to the classes that raise the most money! The class that raises the most will earn a catered lunch from Olive Garden!
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Multicultural Festival: March 6th
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Our PTO is excited to announce this year’s Multicultural Festival will be held on March 6th from 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm at Cherry Creek Academy. This is an annual school event that honors and celebrates the diversity and inclusion that makes CCA so special. Throughout our school we have tables set-up in our classrooms that represent many different countries. At each table we will share food, artifacts, and music. This event is a hands-on way for all students and families to learn more about the countries that make-up our CCA community. In addition to the tables, we also have performances that celebrate the dance and traditions from many different countries. It is an amazing night that culminates with a “March of the flags,” that visually shares the diversity of our CCA community.
Our Multicultural Festival also provides our community with wonderful volunteer opportunities! Come and share your heritage!
We have 14 amazing countries represented so far:
Ireland, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, Lebanon/Syria, Tajikistan, India , Austria- Europe, Mongolia, Poland
Russia, China, South Korea, Australia, Pakistan/Asia, Turkey, Ghana, Ukraine, and
Uzbekistan.
- To volunteer to represent a country click here.
- To volunteer to help with the festival in general, please click here.
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In addition to the Multicultural Festival, our PTO will also have Pastries with Parents and the March PTO meeting. These events will be on March 13th, the 2nd Friday of the month, rather than the 3rd due to Spring Break. Please remember that
Pastries with Parents requires and RSVP and students must be supervised by a parent or guardian in order to attend.
If you would like to volunteer to assist with Pastries for Parents, please click
here.
To RSVP for Pastries with Parents, please click
here.
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Cherry Creek Academy is Hiring!
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Inclement Weather Communication
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Cherry Creek Academy follows the Cherry Creek School District regarding delayed start and closures due to inclement weather. When CCA is on delayed start or is closed for a snow day, families will receive notification from both our school and the district. This is because we are a combined elementary and middle school and we have to be clear about start times and other information that is relevant to only our school. Please makes sure all of your information is updated in
PowerSchool to ensure that you receive notifications and important messages.
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The 2020 CCA Board Election will begin on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 and will end on Wednesday, May 20, 2020.
There are three open positions on the Board for the 2020 Election. The term for each Board position is three years.
Nomination packets will be available Monday, March 30, 2020.
In order to better understand the roles and responsibilities of Board candidates please review the Candidate Eligibility Requirements listed below:
- Potential candidates must attend a minimum of two (2) regular CCA Board meetings during the nine (9) months prior to the April Board meeting.
- 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.
- Please find these documents here.
- 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 2020-21 school year.
- In order to be eligible to run for the CCA Board, candidates must have completed and have documented at least 50% of their annual volunteer hours by the time of nomination. If you have questions about your volunteer hours, please contact Chelsea Anderson, CCA's Communications Director, at canderson@cherrycreekacademy.org.
For more details about the Election process, please click
here
to view the Board Election Policy.
The Election will be held by an electronic ballot. A unique and confidential electronic ballot will be sent to the email address listed in PowerSchool for each parent/guardian.
Please click
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 Board: Know Your Committees
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In addition to our Monthly Board meetings that are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, our Board also has many regular committee meetings throughout the year. These meetings are another great opportunity to get information about our school, and you can count your attendance as volunteer time!
Communications Committee: Chaired by Andrea Evashevski
This committee is responsible for CCA's annual Teacher Service Awards, quarterly reports to parents regarding volunteer hours logged and associated volunteer nametags, school-tour oversight and organization of the Town Hall meetings and other special events. This committee also works with administration to implement communication strategies to help keep parents informed.
Please click here for the Communication Committee Agendas and Minutes
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Finance Committee: Chaired by Sami Roush
Governance Committee: Chaired by Hester Parrot
The Governance Committee helps the CCA Board provide oversight that complies with our Charter, bylaws and contract with Cherry Creek School District by maintaining, updating and initiating policies and procedures related to Cherry Creek Academy and the CCA Board. It also acts as the Board liaison to the School Accountability (SAC) Committee.
Please click here for Governance Committee Agendas and Minutes
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Human Resources (HR) Committee: Chaired by Amanda Kulesa
The HR Committee includes the Board President, an appointed Board Chairperson and the CCA Director. This committee sets annual goals and performs an annual review of its only employee, the CCA Director, with input from board members. While the CCA Director is responsible for managing all CCA staff, the HR Committee is a resource for recruitment, hiring, ERS, pay for performance, termination, correction action of CCA employees as well as provides consultation on HR policies. These meetings are confidential so agendas and minutes are not available to the public, nor are these meetings public.
School Accountability Committee (SAC): Chaired by Bill Baumgartner
The SAC is a required committee of all schools and falls under the Governance Committee. This committee elects a parent chair person each year and implements two annual surveys – the Teacher Feedback Survey and the Climate Survey. CCA Director and administrative staff present the School Unified Improvement plan and school Dashboard for committee feedback.
Please click here for the SAC Dashboard.
Please click here for SAC Agendas and Minutes
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Strategic Planning: Chaired by Amanda Kulesa
This committee helps to define and monitor goals and objectives in reference to and supportive of the school’s mission. All board members are part of this committee, which typically meets in the fall and spring, or as special topics arise.
Please click here for the agendas and minutes
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Technology Committee: Chaired by Gohar Tovbis
This committee helps monitor the technology used at CCA. The Technology Committee also oversees security and digital safety at our school.
Ad Hoc Committees: (assigned at the time)
These can include Board Election, Board Vacancy, and others as needed. These committees are approved at board meetings for a time specific period and a committee chair is assigned at that time by the Board President.
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If you have any questions about volunteering at CCA, or for volunteer account information, please email Chelsea Anderson, CCA's Communications Director, at
canderson@cherrycreekacademy.org
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Community News & Resources
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A Great Deal from the National Martial Arts Academy for CCA Students
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In addition, if students sign up for classes after the 2 week trial ends, Master Silva, will donate the $59 sign up fee back to our CCA PTO!
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Money Doesn't Grow on Trees: Creating Financially Responsible Kids
Date: March 3, 2020
Time: 9:15 - 11:15 am
Location: Cherry Creek Options School (14603 E. Fremont Ave., Centennial, CO 80112
Date: March 10, 2020
Time: 6:30 - 8:15 pm
Location: Cherry Creek Options School (14603 E. Fremont Ave., Centennial, CO 80112
For more information, click
here.
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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.
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here
to read the lastest Parent Connection newsletter from CCSD.
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