CLA Families,

Welcome back and happy New Year! I hope you were able to enjoy the Winter Break with your families and are now ready to dive into 2023. Second semester is just around the corner. Here's what this means for you and your scholars:

* Starting the week of January 9th we will begin Winter Benchmarking with our scholars.

* The purpose of this is so we can measure growth since the beginning of the school year

and work with our scholars to set growth goals for the second half of the year.

* This Winter Benchmarking will take place during your scholars typical school day and will

be incorporated into their regular daily routine.

* Please continue to team with us and have your scholars here each day on time and ready to learn.

* January 16th no school in observance of MLK Day

* January 26th (regular school day) will be the end of our first semester

* January 27th teachers will be completing report cards to go out to you the following week.

The final thing I wanted to touch on in this month's newsletter is our character trait. This month it is

KINDNESS. Kindness is being friendly, generous, and considerate. This is a trait and gift that we all can afford to share. Please take the opportunity this month to discuss this further with your scholars. Thanks again for partnering with us to guide your scholars towards success.

Thanks,

Troy Thorne

K-8 Principal

• January 4 ~ PTO Meeting @2:15pm K8 Campus
• January 4, 11, 18, 25 ~ Middle School Student Leadership Meeting @ 2:00-3:00pm
• January 5 ~ College / Career Day
• January 10 ~ CIP Team Meeting @ 5:00pm @ K8 Campus
• January 16 ~ Martin Luther King Day - NO SCHOOL
• January 20 ~ Ski and Snowboard Program Registration DUE TODAY!
• January 23 ~ National School Choice Week
• January 26 ~ End of 2nd Quarter
• January 27 ~ NO SCHOOL - Teacher Work Day
• January 27 ~ Middle School Dance @ 5:30-8:00pm
• January 30 ~ Rogue Community Health Dental - Fluoride Treatments
• February 1 ~ Student of the Month Assembly @ 1:05pm - 1:40pm
• February 1 ~ PTO Meeting @ 2:15-3:15pm
• February 1 ~ Middle School Student Leadership Meeting @ 2:00-3:00pm
• February 1 ~ First Day of Black History Month
• February 2 ~ College / Career Day

Hello 4th-8th grade CLA families,

Thank you for your patience as we worked out the bugs for the Ski and Snowboard Program. I am including the link for registration here (https://www.mtashland.com/student-youth-program)

Scroll down the page to find Crater Lake Academy and follow the directions from there. Deadline for registration is January 20th and the total cost is $128 per student participant.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns,

Skylar Harrington

harringtons@craterlakecharter.org

Cover SNEAK PEAK..."FLASHBACK"

Order Your K-8 Yearbook Today!!!

$30.00

MEMORIES ARE PRICELESS!!!

click on the "ORDER YEARBOOK" link below...

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Get your Recognition Ads completed as soon as possible...TIME IS RUNNING OUT...

FEBRUARY 3RD, 2023

is the DEADLINE to submit your ad to wish your 8th grader success into high school.

• 1/8 page for $10.00
• 1/4 page for $15.00

Follow the link below and once you are on the Crater Lake Academy Elementary Yearbook site, scroll down to "Yearbook Recognition Ads" and click on "Create My Ad"! Have fun making memories!!!

http://click.e.jostens.com/?qs=688c535270ed6712c0658370126ca0e67aa94cf6d976b5416bdd56c97f532f0302b54b65a9f3ed47e9051a5e9548306b12aa4553a9c87ffa8b05e1f9fde9f317

If you have any questions, please contact Lori Daniels at 541-879-3620 or email me at danielsl@craterlakecharter. org and I will be glad to help.

CLA's Parent Teacher Organization would like to thank the staff, the scholars who participated and all the parents for their support for a wonderful and successful Winter Program and Christmas Tree Auction. The staff worked so hard, the scholars sang their hearts out and the parent support and encouragement was amazing! THANK YOU, EVERYONE!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

We look forward to seeing you each month,

Jenna Thomas and Angie Daniels.

PTO Presidents

REMINDER: All meetings, for the remainder of the school year, will be held the first Wednesday of each month @ 2:15 at the K-8 campus. Our next meeting is on January 4th!

• Thank you Eagle Point Community Bible Church for hosting our 2nd Annual Winter Program and Christmas Tree Auction. It was a huge success! Your support means so much and we could not have had our program without you!!!
• Thank you Food 4 Less for donating the cookies to give to our scholars and families after the amazing Winter Program.
• Thank you Crater Lake Academy PTO your hard work and dedication to our school and its program is treasured and appreciated by all! The Winter Program was incredible!!
• Thank you Jacob Dean for doing such an amazing job with our live feed for the Winter Program and providing all of those who were unable to attend, the opportunity to watch our kiddos sing their hearts out!
• Thank you to Everyone who bid on the adorable Christmas trees that were auctioned off at the Winter Program. A special thank you to the winners of those trees! Your generosity was incredible and so appreciated.
• Mrs. Waldon's Kinder Target Tree: Geanie Hixon
• Mrs. Shelton's 1st Grade Snowman Tree: The Allis Family
• Mrs. Nelson's 2nd Grade Starbuck Tree: Ted Deyoung
• Mrs. Williams' 3rd Grade Rainbow FA LA LA Tree: Whitney Bilden
• Mrs. Bilden's 4th Grade Christmas on the Oregon Trail Tree: Dona Mathewson
• Ms. Newberg's 5th Grade How the Grinch Stole Christmas Tree: Shawna Cam
• Mrs. Breiholz's 6th Grade Movies & Popcorn Tree: April Hutcheson
• Mr. Harrington's 7th Grade Rubber duckies Tree: Kayla Brenn
• Mrs. Schnur's 8th Grade Hot Wheels Tree: Lynda Knighton
• CLA High School Nightmare Before Christmas Tree: Krystal Dean
• Student Services But First...Coffee Tree: Renee Breiholz / Troy Thorne
• Shasta Campus Family Fun Tree: Heather Muhonen
• Front Office Family Christmas Tree: Michael Daniels

KINDNESS

"Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give!"

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• During the month of January the character trait that we'll be focusing on is KINDNESS - the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.
• Each month we will have a new character trait. Please discuss what KINDNESS means to you as a family and talk about how your student can show KINDNESS at home, in the classroom and out in the community.
• ATTENDANCE...and the winners are...
• 4TH Grade with attendance rate of 95.83%

We are so proud of all of our students and parents for making such a great effort to be at school. Attendance is so important and being present is one of the components to success. Our goal is always 100% attendance...so, if your student is not going to be at school for the day, please make sure to contact the teacher as well as the office, to get any work assigned for that day so that you can get full attendance credit. Keep up the good work CLA scholars and parents!!!

• The winners of the SPIRIT AWARDS for DECEMBER are:
• THE GOLDEN LUNCH TRAY - 2nd Grade
• THE GOLDEN DUST PAN - 4th Grade
• THE GOLDEN WHISTLE - Kindergarten
• THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GOLDEN PENCIL - 7th Grade

NEW AWARD for Middle School - Way to go 7th grade for turning in the most work in the month of December!!! You ROCK!!!

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our outstanding EXPLORERES for receiving this honor of being selected as Students of the Month for DECEMBER!!!

Mrs. Waldon's Kindergarten Class ~ Hazel M.

Mrs. Shelton's 1st Grade Class ~ Arik A.

Mrs. Nelson's 2nd Grade Class ~ Eleanor B.

Mrs. William's 3rd Grade Class ~ Teagan P.

Mrs. Bilden's 4th Grade Class ~ Isaac B.

Ms. Newberg's 5th Grade Class ~ Bentley H.

Mrs. Breiholz's 6th Grade Class ~ Brian W.

Mr. Harrington's 7th Grade Class ~ Rebekah S.

Mrs. Schnur's 8th Grade Class ~ Peydence G.

Congratulations to CLA Middle School SOU Scavenger Hunt participants for taking 3rd place at the SOU adjudication!

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!!

Oregon law requires that all students be up-to-date on their immunizations unless they have an authorized exemption. Immunization exclusion day is February 15, 2023. If your student is missing shots or we don't have current records, you may be contacted by our Central Office. It's a great time to check if your child is up-to-date on vaccines! The number of doses required varies by a child’s age and how long ago they were vaccinated. Other vaccines may be recommended. Check with your child’s healthcare provider for details. Exemptions are also available. Let's keep children up-to-date and healthy in school.

At CLA we have a mission that Every Student Graduates+. We want to provide experiences for our students by exposing them to different career choices. We plan to have community speakers visit throughout the year to share the path they used to get to their career, whether it was through attending college/university, trade school, or a through a different path.

So, on the first Thursday of each month, our students and staff will wear college/university gear (college logo t-shirts, lanyards, hats, etc.) or dress in the career they want to be. Example: if a student is hoping to be a firefighter in the future and they have an outfit, they are encouraged to wear it on this day!

The hope is that we help our students start think about their future!

Please come and check out the LOST & FOUND for any personal items that your child may be missing! Also, as the colder weather is approaching, please be sure to write your child's name on jackets, lunch boxes, water bottles, backpacks, and any other item that they could possibly lose. This helps us to return these items to their proper owners. Thanks so much for your cooperation.

• SO IMPORTANT WE ARE SAYING IT AGAIN:
• School Opens ~ 8:30AM Breakfast ~ 9:00AM Class begins (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
  
  

• School Dismissal ~ 3:00PM (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)

• Wednesday Dismissal ~ 2:00PM

• Friday (work from home day) Please check in with your teacher to receive attendance credit.

• Bussing / Transportation ~ Please call EPSD Transportation at (541) 830-1245, if you need information about when and where your child will be picked up and dropped off via bus, before and/or after school.

Attendance -

**Students are required to have ACADEMIC PROGRESS and COMMUNICATION every day for daily attendance** PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE EVERYDAY WHEN YOUR STUDENT IS UNABLE TO ATTEND CLASS AND HAVE THEM LOG INTO THEIR CANVAS TO WORK FROM HOME if they are able. This information will allow us to code the absence correctly and will prevent an attendance letter from being automatically generated from the students profile.

Fridays -

Fridays will be dedicated to asynchronous (work from home) time and scheduled interventions on campus. Oregon Department of Education requires students to work Monday through Friday within their course work. Attendance will be taken on Friday based on students logging into Canvas and completing assigned work.

Face masks are optional in all school settings. Please continue to be safe and if your child is feeling sick keep them home. Thank you for your cooperation.

6-8th grade athletics are provided through a district's "home school". This is the school that a student would attend based on the locational boundary they live in. If you live in the Eagle Point School District boundaries please see the information below. If you live outside the EPSD boundaries please contact your home district for information.

Parent support is invaluable! Although they may not always act like it, your student needs you now more than ever. CLA wants to help you keep that connection. Parents have found great success using the Canvas Parent App and the Crater Lake Academy App.

Click Here to learn more about the Parent Canvas App

Steps:

1. Download "Canvas Parent"
2. Find My School - Search for "Crater Lake Charter Academy - Parent"
3. Enter your personal information to create login
4. Enter "Student Pairing Code" - Contact your student's Advisor to get this code

• View upcoming events and social media posts.
• Users can add an event to their calendar to share with friends and family with one tap.
• Receive custom notifications to ensure you do not miss a message.
• View the Live Feed to access student celebrations and school-wide reminders.
• Connect with Staff

Click HERE to access our "How To" Videos

PO Box 947 Eagle Point, OR 97524

(541) 879-3620

info@craterlakeacademy.org

https://craterlakeacademy.org