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ALL EAGLE SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED FRIDAY AT 8:00 A.M.
THE EAGLE NEWSLETTER WILL BE PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY OVER SUMMER BREAK.
7/6/2020, 7/20/2020, 8/3/2020
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A Message from Dr. Schultz
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Dear CCA Families,
CCSD has been working closely with State and local health departments to update plans for reopening our schools in the fall. Our team from CCA works closely with CCSD leaders so that we understand the direction and guidance which has been received. In addition our CCA team attends the weekly Colorado League of Charter School meetings to receive first hand updated reopening guidelines from our Governor, the Colorado Department of Education and health experts.] Recent recommendations have allowed us to shift our focus and begin to develop our plans to return to 100% face-to-face instruction in the fall for Cherry Creek Academy. The health and safety of our CCA community will remain a top priority as we further develop our reopening plans, which will comply with State and local health requirements.
The guidance that we have received has caused us to focus on
how
we can keep classrooms of students together in
one cohort
and minimize our students interacting with students outside of their
one cohort
/classroom group. Staying in one cohort reduces our students' exposure to others. We anticipate that we will limit who children have lunch with, who children go to recess with, who children have in their specialist classes to their
one cohort/
classroom group. In addition our plan includes developing practices and procedures for every student to increase their healthy habits. We will have additional built-in time for hand washing and cleaning personal spaces. We will be asking for all supplies to be individual in each classroom and we will not share any materials. All of these practices will be a part of our normal procedures so that we can return to school.
We will need your help and your dedicated partnership. We will need you to be extra vigilant in making sure that you are sending a healthy and well child to us each day. If by our first day of school the health department recommends that all students and all staff wear masks, we will need you to send clean face masks with your child to school each day. As we approach the school year we will have a number of things that we will need your extra help with. All of your child’s items will need to be clearly labeled and marked because no sharing and no group or community lost and found, etc. will occur. We know that by changing our actions and by changing our habits we will have a greater ability to keep our students and our staff healthy and safe. We will need your constant and consistent help. As we get closer to the start of the year, we will share specifics on what we will need you to do to help us keep CCA clean and healthy.
We want your children to be here in-person at CCA. We know that our children need to interact with their teachers and their friends. We know that a part of the quality, rigorous education that we offer at CCA occurs here within our building. Please know that we will do all that we can to ensure that our work is focused on helping your children learn and grow in the best way possible. Because of our focused mission,
we will not be offering a full time online or full time virtual CCA school option.
While we recognize from our survey that some CCA families wanted this option, we simply cannot offer that as a choice and remain committed to the vision and mission of our unique charter school. The Cherry Creek School District
will be
offering that option for all students. If you would like to
move out of CCA
to the CCSD online option, we respect and honor your decision. If you are leaving CCA we ask that you please let us know of your decision as soon as possible by contacting our registar, Caitlin Sulivan at
csullivan@cherrycreekacademy.org
no later than July 13, 2020. That will allow both CCA and CCSD to plan appropriately for your children.
In the event that CCA closes for a short amount of time during an outbreak, or for any health reasons, please know that we will continue to offer online coursework as we did during the 4th quarter and the spring of 2020. If we have to close at any time, your children will still have their chromebooks and your children’s teachers will transition to online learning in a more effective and efficient way than we did this past spring. We are continually learning and growing and improving our ability to service your children.
All of us still have many questions, including: Will we have sports? Will we have after school clubs? Will we have a back-to-school supply drop off time? When will we have our used uniform sale? Many of those questions simply still remain unanswered. However, we anticipate that we will have answers to many of those questions by mid-July. We will update you as soon as we can. For today, Friday, June 19, 2020, please know that the CCA team is working extra hard to prepare our facilities and our instruction to best meet the educational needs, health and safety of you and your children.
Respectfully,
Ann Schultz
Ann Schultz, PhD
Executive Director of Cherry Creek Academy
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020:
8:00 am
Technology Committee Meeting
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Wednesday, July 8, 2020
8:00 am
Finance Committee Meeting
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Friday, July 10, 2020:
8:00 am
Governance Committee Meeting
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To join a meeting:
- 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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Thank You Student Council
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A HUGE shoutout to Student Council and our StuCo staff leaders, Cassie and Allie, for raising
$3591.08 for Pennies for Patients
!! Thank you to all of our families and staff who also supported this fundraiser!
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AmazonSmile customers can now support the Cherry Creek Academy PTO in the Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones! Simply follow the instructions below to turn on AmazonSmile and a percentage of all your qualifying Amazon purchases will be donated to our PTO!
- Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device.
- Go into the main menue of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into 'Settings'
- Tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.
If you do not have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping app, please update your app. Click
here for instructions.
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You can also support our PTO without spending any extra money when shopping at King Soopers.
Please log into your King Soopers account. Once logged into your King Soopers account, click on
King Soopers Community Rewards
under the Save tab. You will then search for Cherry Creek Academy either by name or GW800 and then click Enroll.
Once enrolled, CCA's PTO will earn a percentage of your sales every time you use your loyalty card/number.
For more information, please click
here
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Thank you to all of our families who exchanged their children's Kindergarten devices for their 1st grade Chromebooks! If you were unable to return or exchange your device today, please email
onlinehelp@cherrycreekacademy.org
as soon as possible to make arrangements. Please note all devices that were not returned today will be disabled this week.
On Monday,
July 13, 2020 from 8 am to 12 pm
we ask families with
children in 1st - 7th grades to drop-off their Chromebooks and any library books.
So that we can make necessary updates and ensure that all student devices are functioning properly.
Families with children in 1st - 7th grades
who are not in town may make alternative arrangements with Dr. Schultz, CCA's Executive Director, by calling her at 920-216-9111.
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Mrs. Glosup and Mrs. MacFarland, our music teachers, are working hard to create individual instrument kits for students in
kindergarten - 4th grade
. A HUGE thank you to our PTO for providing funding for many of the items to be included in these kits!
We have updated our
school supply lists
for students in kindergarten - 4th grade to include
one small plastic container with lid
(a clean cream cheese, cottage cheese, large yogurt container, or small margarine tub) and a
one gallon sized Ziplock bag
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Tdap Required for 6th Graders
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Please make sure your children are immunized and receive their Tdap booster. Your child's pediatrician can provide you with a copy of your child's immunization records that can be emailed to Nurse Jayne at
jbauer@cherrycreekacademy.org.
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Summer Cross Country Training
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Mr. Nolen has created an awesome
CCA Summer XC Training Plan
to help our 5th - 8th grade CCA Cross Country team prepare for next year's season, but anyone interested can follow the outline to help improve mental and physical fitness.
Mr Nolen's
CCA Summer XC Training Plan
includes two options: one for a new runner and another for those with some running experience or aerobic fitness carried over from another sport. Mr. Nolen's plan was specifically designed so that most of the running is at an easy, conversation effort/pace. The purpose of this plan is to build a solid foundation so that sustained, fast running can be accomplished in the fall.
The
XC Training Plan
will be updated in 2 week increments. If you would like to sign up to receive updates from Mr. Nolen, please click
here
.
Please reach out to
Mr. Nolen
if you have questions.
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Summer Learning Extension Activities & Private Tutoring
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Some of our staff are offering private tutoring for CCA students. For more information, please click
here
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Mrs. Priya and Mr. Loomis are excited to announce CCA's Summer Math Camps this year. We will have two ONLINE tutoring sessions in July.
For more information, please click
here.
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Join National Master and 4-time Colorado State Chess Champion, Lior Lapid, on a fun learning journey featuring brand new, high-quality and effective PALS online chess courses for juniors! These lessons are kid-friendly and highly interactive, using Zoom to share video and audio while learning together in a safe environment. Click
here
for more information.
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Community News & Resources
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Free Summer Meals Program
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CCSD will provide two free, grab-and-go breakfast and lunch meals on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at six sites across the district. A bag of fresh fruit will also be distributed every Friday.
Cherry Creek Academy families are welcome to attend.
Please click
here for more information.
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Cherry Creek Schools is honored to partner with a number of food banks and community resources during this unique time. These resources are available to those who are in need in the CCA community. Please click
here
for Cherry Creek Schools Food Bank Sites and Information page.
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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.
Subscribe to The Parent Connection here.
Please click
here to read the lastest Parent Connection newsletter from CCSD.
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Cherry Creek Academy is Hiring
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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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Cherry Creek Academy
303.779.8988
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