News and events
December 9th, 2022
A Message From Mr. Brain
Join Our Team
We have a full time SPED para position available. The hours are 9:10-4:10 and usually work perfectly for some of our parents who have students that go to CBPA. We also have a 5 hour elementary para position. The hours for that position are 10:00-3:00 or 10:30-3:30. You would work with some individual students in the morning and then help out at recess from 12:00-3:00. If you have questions about either position, please reach out to Mr. Brain. We would love to add you to our team.
We are also looking for substitute paras and teachers. If you want a flexible schedule and work when it works for your schedule, please consider subbing in our building. To apply for a substitute teacher go here, for a para/secretary/custodial/kitchen position go here, or call Employee Services at 763-506-1100.
Winter Parties on 12/22
CBPA students will have a winter party on Thursday, December 22nd. Here are the party times:
K: 1:40-2:40
1st: 1:40-2:40
2HA and 2KA - 12:10-1:10
2SL, 2LI and 2NA - 2:40-3:40
3rd: 2:40-3:40
4th: 2:40-3:40
5th: 2:40-3:40
We are trying a slightly different approach this year. Grade level teams are planning the party activities and we will ask parents to donate supplies ahead of time. Parents will be able to volunteer in classrooms to help students with party activities. Watch your email for more information.
The PTO will be providing snacks for the parties based on our known allergy lists. No other group snacks will be provided to help ensure all students can participate in the snack. If your child has a specific food allergy and you would like to send a separate snack, please just let your teacher know.
Health services
What is influenza?
Influenza (flu) is a respiratory disease caused by a virus that attacks the nose, throat, and lungs. The virus can result in mild to severe symptoms. It is not the same as the “stomach flu.”
Flu symptoms include fever, dry cough, sore throat, headache, extreme tiredness, and body aches. These symptoms come on quickly and can be severe, keeping one in bed for several days.
Here are some ways to help prevent the spread of influenza:
Get vaccinated
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. If you don't have a tissue available, cough into your sleeve instead of your hand.
Avoid close contact with anyone who is sick. If you get the flu, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.
Wash your hands often with soap and water. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.
Practice other good health habits: eat well-balanced meals, exercise, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and get plenty of rest.
When calling your child into our absence line, please list his/her symptoms/diagnosis (examples: sore throat, cough, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, strep, influenza, covid, etc.)
PTO Updates
Winter Party Donations
Winter parties will be held on 12/22. There is a donation supplies sign up genius from the PTO if you'd like to contribute to class parties. All donations must be sent in by next Friday, 12/16.
Plastic Film Recycling
Did you know plastic bags cannot be recycled with the rest of our plastic materials? Bring them to school! Once again, we have partnered with Trex to become a collection point for plastic bags and films to be recycled. We won a bench last year, can we do it again? Magnets were sent home this week to serve as a reminder to bring in those bags!
Upcoming Events
Keep an eye out! The PTO will be sending home a flyer with upcoming events including Winter Break Bingo, Movie Night, a LIVE Bingo Night, Read-A-Thon, and more! As always, watch our Facebook page for more details. Thank you for your support!
Volunteer news
Winter Parties
As Mr. Brain spoke of in his parent link last week, CBPA will be having a winter party on 12/22/22. Grade level teams will be planning the party and parents will be asked to donate supplies. More information about supplies needed will be coming shortly.
Each classroom will be allowed to have up to 5 volunteers helping. The expectation for those who sign up to volunteer will be to help with set up and clean up at the party as well as run the activities during the party.
A sign up genius link has been created for volunteers to sign up to help. The link has each classroom listed. Please note, you are only able to sign up for a slot for yourself in a classroom (you cannot sign up anyone else up.) You can help in more than one classroom as long as the parties are not at the same time. Only adult volunteers are allowed to help on that day and younger siblings are not allowed at the party. Please click on the link below to sign up:
Ninja Math Warrior Day - 2nd and 3rd Grade
As part of CBPA's growing math integration specialty focus, we are excited to announce Ninja Math Days! We have partnered with Ninja United to come up with unique curriculum they will bring onsite for our students. Ninja Math Day is happening on Dec. 22nd for 2nd and 3rd graders. Students will receive a mini math lesson before going to the gym to complete Ninja courses. They will be collecting their individual data that will be used to create class and grade level information for students to analyze. Volunteers are needed to be at each station to monitor that students are writing down the data they collect. One volunteer is needed per station and each shift is one hour long. Volunteers are needed to help with set up and take down as well. Thank you to those volunteers who have offered to help - it is appreciated! We could use a few more volunteers on a couple shifts as well as with set up and clean up. Please click on the link below to see what times are available and sign up to help be a part of this fun and exciting event:
Lunchroom Volunteers!
Thank you to those volunteers who have helped us out in the lunchroom these first few months of school. Your help is very much appreciated! Volunteers are needed to help with getting the students through the serving line, assisting them while they are eating, helping them during lunch dismissal and wiping down tables. The time is 11 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. However, if you are not able to commit to the entire time - that is ok - we will take whatever time you are willing to offer. Just note in your signup what time you will be volunteering! Please click on the links below to see what days help is needed:
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