January 8, 2015 Volume 2015, 12/20/2012 Issue 1 The CollegiateFYI FYI Collegiate Volume 1, Issue 15 Dear Collegiate Families, Welcome back and Happy New Year! I hope each of you had a safe and blessed winter break with an opportunity to rest and spend time with family. Here at Collegiate, we had a productive break, catching up on some facilities work that is difficult to complete when students are in the building. Touch up painting in the cafe, stripping and waxing floors as well as replacing carpeting kept our facilities team busy while the rest of the staff planned for second semester. We are very fortunate to welcome an exchange teacher from “down under,” Mrs. Susan Yaghjian, who joins our team this semester from Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. Mrs. Yaghjian will be teaching Mrs. Wright’s Middle School science courses for the next year while Mrs. Wright spends the year assimilating into Aussie culture. Please help us make our guest teacher welcome here in Colorado! Last night, we opened our doors for our first all school K-12 Choice Enrollment Open House. Many families interested in enrolling at Collegiate for the 2015/16 year had the opportunity to tour the school, meet teachers and support staff, and hear presentations about the curriculum and programming we offer in Kindergarten, Grades 1-6, Middle, and High School. Thanks so much to each of our current families who attended and helped to greet families as well as answer questions about our school from a parent perspective. Word of mouth from current families is our most powerful tool to get the word out about Collegiate Academy in our community. Please help us to continue growing by spreading the word about Collegiate to friends, neighbors and co-workers. Color brochures about our school are available at both front desks if you wish to pick up a few to distribute to acquaintances who might be interested in receiving more information about Collegiate. You can also help us get the word out about Choice Enrollment by sharing the Choice Enrollment post on our Facebook page with your Facebook friends. Report Cards for Semester 1 went live in Campus Parent Portal this morning so please login to continue monitoring your student’s academic progress online. If you have trouble with your login information, this is a great time to contact either the Elementary or Secondary School Front Desk to get your password reset so that you can stay on top of your child(ren)’s grades throughout the semester. The Academic Progress Monitor emails and phone calls will resume next Thursday to give our parents alerts when grades drop below a “C” level as well. As always, please reach out to teachers, to me, or to Mr. Johnson early on with any concerns so that we can partner effectively to help each student find academic success. A final note, the online apparel store for our State Champion Ultimate Frisbee team is now live. The link can be found on our website, Facebook page, or at this shortlink: http://tiny.cc/dzq7rx. A variety of clothing options including T-shirts, hoodies, and fleeces, as well as gear such as water bottles and bags are available. In addition,10% of all proceeds are donated back to the team. The store is only open until January 31 at which time, all orders will be filled and shipped. Have a wonderful weekend! Chris Becker Principal Thank you to the parents who helped out during our open house and to those who have been referring families! We will be having another open house at a date TBA so please keep sending families our way. Jeffco Choice Enrollment ends on January 30th at which time we will be running the lottery. If you will have a kindergartener next year, please stop by the front desk to complete your open choice form. ~ Thank you! INSIDE THIS ISSUE Letter from Mr. Becker….....1 The Foundation............…...2 School News/Menu.….….....3 School News…….......….......4 CAC T-shirt Orders The Foundation Monthly Meetings Monthly on the 3rd Tuesday 6:30 pm ~~~~~~~~ We have had an issue with our order that was placed before Christmas and are working with a new vendor to get shirts made ASAP. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please bring your December receipts to either front desk ASAP so that we can redeem them at Virgilio’s. Volunteer Opportunities President - Niccole Board Co-Vice Presidents Elizabeth Miller & Mary Minger Secretary - Terry Usry Co-Treasurers - Lisa Ferency & Pamela Roberts Directors - Melanie Linnebur, Barbora Meese, Krystal Cook-Matson Organization Pro? Our Silent Auction & Carnival is coming up on May 2 and we need a planning committee. These positions can be started now from home. We need you ~ come join us! Please email Please contact Terry Usry at 720-490-6837 or [email protected] for more infor- [email protected] Handy & Crafty? Looking for handy and creative parents to help build carnival games for our End of Year Celebration! Planning and building will begin soon. Accounting Experience? We are in need of an accountant to fill our Foundation co-treasurer position ASAP. Need a Valentine’s Day Babysitter? Check in begins at 6:30 pm with childcare ending at 10:30 pm. We receive a portion of the $12 fee, you get peace of mind, and your children have a great time doing fun activities! Send extra money and they can purchase snacks too. Elementary Yearbook Spirit Night Thursday, January 22 There will be a coupon for a free cone or dish for each student in the class with the most participants! We need your photos of classrooms and events including the Kindergarten Feast, field trips, Keystone, Monster Mash, and the Fall Dance. Please forward to Pamela at [email protected]. We want to thank AutoNation Chrysler Jeep Broadway for their continued support of our school! 5445 South Broadway Littleton, CO 80121 (303) 578-6103 Website link. 2 School News Coming soon...Jr. First Lego League! Details came home in Thursday folders. Looking for a fun way to get in your volunteer hours? Be a Book Fair Coordinator! Collegiate has an upcoming Middle School Book Fair the week of February 2nd and an Elementary Book Fair the week of April 27th. Email Wendy at [email protected] for more information. Wendy is looking for some additional volunteers to help elementary classes check out books, check in and re-shelve books, create displays and coordinate upcoming book fairs. Please see the sign-up at http://www.signupgenius.com/ go/4090a48aaac2ba31-library1. Italicized items are only available to Middle School and High School Students Monday Entrée Salad / Hot Dog & Chili / Macho Nachos / French Fries Black Jack Pizza Hamburger/Cheeseburger CAC Library Overdue notices may also be sent if classes are unable to attend their regularly scheduled library time due to days off, testing, etc. If you have questions or concerns about your student's library account, please email [email protected]. Lunch Menu Attention parents, grandparents and teens...Mr. Johnson has issued a School Club Challenge! Our kids want clubs! We need you to offer them! Tuesday Ham & Cheese Sandwich / Chicken Nuggets/ Cheese Ravioli Chicken Tamales Black Jack Pizza Community involvement in education is an integral part of our philosophy and the reason many of you chose our school. He has set a goal to offer new clubs each month run by you. Wednesday Entrée Salad w/ Roll / Galaxy Pizza / Chicken Fajitas / Pintos & Cheese Black Jack Pizza / Sweet n Sour Chicken Corn Dogs We will get you started, help champion your passion, and help you get your club filled. There are many resources online that provide all of the planning for you too. Please reach out to Gus or Pamela if you have an idea that you would like to put into action! [email protected]/303-972-7433 ext 108 for Gus [email protected] or ext 110 for Pamela Thursday Turkey & Cheese Sandwich / Chicken or Cheese Quesadilla / Hamburger / Cheeseburger / Steamed Veggies Pasta Bar Black Jack Pizza Friday Entrée Salad w/Roll / Big Daddy’s Pizza / Orange Chicken w/Fried Rice / Honey Glazed Carrots Black Jack Pizza / Deli Sandwich Chicken Sandwich Daily (Middle Only) Pretzel, Cheese, Sunflower Seeds Collegiate Academy Spelling Bee Collegiate Academy's Spelling Bee is coming soon and it is time to start practicing for your classroom Spelling Bee. Carpooling Needs Anna can be reached @ 303-906-7349 and needs rides for her 7th grade daughter from Wadsworth between Coal Mine and Pierce. Nona or Tanya can be reached at 303-9893951. They live near Jewell and Kipling in Any 3rd-8th grade student is invited to attend Spelling Bee Club on Wednesdays beginning January 7th and running through February 4th from 3:00-4:00 in Room 127. Please sign up with Mrs. Ballengee - [email protected]. Mrs. Z’s Elementary Choir is back! We are meeting on Wednesdays beginning January 14th—April 15th. We rehearse from 3-4pm in the Music Room (147). Grades 1-6 are welcome to join for $30/student. (Limited scholarships are available for students in need.) Please email Mrs. Zilkenat to sign up [email protected]. “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill 3 ~ Art Room Needs Cleaning your storage out? The art room could use empty and clean margarine tubs, plastic containers that stack, and meat trays! Thank you! Collegiate Academy Class of 2015 Our new playground will be installed on January 31st!!! Collegiate will be making room for the new structure as well as installing it ourselves under the close supervision of Children’s Playstructures & Recreation so please mark your calendars! Save the date!!! 2015 yearbook staff is now accepting orders for Senior Memory Pages. These pages give you the opportunity to express your love, pride, and congratulations upon your child’s graduation. Space is limited and on a first come, first serve basis. We thank you for your patronage! If you have any questions, feel free to contact the school or leave a message for Mr. Brian Fleet, (303) 972 -7433 ext. 635. Congratulations, and we look forward to making your page! CAC Yearbook Staff Students will receive their information packets and pledge forms in their Thursday folders this week and can begin collecting pledges. All envelopes are due back by January 30th to Coach Brooks. He is the only staff member collecting envelopes and handing out incentive prizes. Every dollar raised goes straight to the American Heart Association! We have increased our goals this year from 50 students participating to 100 students. We also increased our financial goal by $1000 to $3690. If we reach this goal by January 30th, the students will get to duct tape coach to the wall during our celebration party! The party will take place at a later date to be announced. Most prizes will be awarded at a future date after all collections have been tallied.
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