May 5, 2022

Dear Seventh Grade Families,

Another year is coming to a close, and I am sure you are all looking forward to the summer! Due to the pandemic, we are unable to do our usual middle school overnight trips, but the seventh grade team has been planning a series of wonderful alternatives for the week of May 17-20. During this week, each day will feature a different activity.

Tuesday, May 17: To start the day, we will be having a parent-organized breakfast (yum!) followed by the return of a yearly tradition in seventh grade – a walk to the Stoneridge Plaza cinema for a private movie showing. For more details about this movie, please click here. On our return to campus we will have lunch followed by an afternoon of advisory/grade-level challenges!

Wednesday, May 18: We have managed to retain part of our usual field trip with a visit to Marmon Valley Farm in Zanesfield. This day will include a horse ride, animal petting areas, barn fun, gaga pits and more! Lunch is provided for this day. We will return to campus for the end of the day.

Thursday, May 19: This day will see the return of Organ Day when a group of physicians and surgeons – who are mostly seventh grade parents – spending the day teaching our students about the human body using preserved human organs. This is the 18th year of Organ Day, which took a two-year break during the pandemic. This is a wonderful day of hands-on learning. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Andy Bezant at bezanta@columbusacademy.org. This day will also involve other workshops on wellness and health.

Friday, May 20: The final day of this week will see the seventh grade travel to the Easton Chiller for some ice skating fun! We will eat lunch at the rink and then will board buses to head down to Scioto Audubon Park. This park is amazing! There are climbing walls, games, sand volleyball, obstacle course, trails, nature center and more. We will head back to CA for the end of the day.

All chaperones are faculty and staff members of Columbus Academy. Student accounts will be charged $90, which includes all transportation, entry fees and, in the case of Wednesday’s trip, lunch. This amount will be billed to each student’s account, and we encourage all students to attend. If the additional cost of these trips is concerning to you, please reach out to Mr. Arnold.

If you have any questions about these activities, please contact seventh grade team leader Andy Bezant at bezanta@columbusacademy.org. The whole seventh grade team is looking forward to this excellent week of fun!!

Best,

The Seventh Grade Team

(Andy Bezant, Michelle Platt, Peggy Sutton, Chuck Simpson, Brad Henry, Tammy Davis, Ann McCabe, Ree Wickerham, Shaka Arnold)