CBA Elementary Lion Link 🐾

Hello CBA Families,

What a rainy week at CBA Elementary! Fortunately, our school was hardly fazed as we kicked off the week with Rock Your School! This initiative, started five years ago by Get Your Teach On, encourages teachers to create unique educational experiences for their students. Our CBA Elementary teachers took on the challenge and truly rocked it, transforming classrooms into Book Tastings, Starbucks Cafés, "Glow" rooms, and even a fully functioning farm!

To top it off, Quiver Farms visited our campus on Tuesday. Students had hands-on experiences with the apple press, making fresh apple cider, and they even made some new furry friends!

Additionally, Bringing Hope Home, an organization dedicated to creating unexpected joy for families dealing with cancer, visited our 3rd graders this week. They helped kick off our annual Parade of Pumpkins community fundraising event. Students will start selling pumpkins for this event on Monday, 10/7. Be sure to stop by their table to pick out the perfect pumpkin!

Our 4th and 5th graders also enjoyed a visit from the Chester County Food Bank, who helped prepare the garden beds for winter and planted garlic, which will hibernate and be ready for harvesting in July!

While we are saddened to cancel our Back-to-School Movie Night, we eagerly anticipate our annual Parade of Pumpkins. We look forward to seeing all of our families at this spook-tacular fall event.

Congratulations to our CBA Lion of the Week, Trey N., 5th Grade. Trey's teacher, Ms. Benson, nominated him for demonstrating what it means to Be a Lion! Please see her nomination below:

"This amazing student has shown incredible perseverance throughout the week. They've been a star in every class, actively participating and asking thoughtful questions. They are a technology whiz , using technology to take their learning to the next level. Speaking of next level, they've been acing tests left and right this week. Let's not forget their amazing teamwork skills that we saw in gym class. You couldn't ask for a better friend. They're always there to pick up their friends when they need a boost. I'm so proud of this student for their hard work, dedication, and positive attitude. They're a true inspiration to us all! Congratulations to Trey! You've earned this honor through your hard work and dedication. Keep up the amazing work! 🦁🎉"

Next week, we’ll be holding our October Parent/Teacher Conferences. These conferences provide a great opportunity for teachers and families to connect and check in on the school year’s progress. Please be sure to sign up with your child's teacher.

Have a wonderful weekend, CBA!

Best,
The CBA Team

Receive a $500 tuition credit as a thank you!

We know that great families know other great families, and the highest compliment our parents can give us is the referral of a family member, friend, or colleague.

Every child deserves a Chesterbrook Academy Elementary education. By sharing our school with others, you help to ensure that other students receive the same outstanding education as your child, while helping our community to thrive and grow.

The referral program is really simple:

1. Refer a family member, friend, or colleague to any program offered at your campuses.

2. The referring family will receive a tuition credit of $500 for every new student referred (up to three students). The referred family will also receive a $500 family tuition credit.

3. New to our school this year? You can still participate by referring other new families.

Participation is easy! You make an email introduction

*Please note, the Refer a Friend tuition credit is not retroactive. Thank you!

• 9/30 - Scholastic Book Fair
• 10/1 & 10/3 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
• 10/4 - Professional Development Day - No School
• 10/7 - Scholastic Fair Ends
• 10/8 - October PAC Meeting
• 10/11 - 3rd Grade Parade of Pumpkins

Dear CBA Families,

The PA Departments of Health and Education mandate annual student health screenings are provided as a part of the School Health Services Program. A WCASD nurse will be visiting our school on November 13th and 14th to perform these screenings for our students. A report with your child’s results will be provided for your review. We encourage you to keep this record and/or share with your physician. Referral letters will be sent when vision or hearing results do not meet the standard range of normal.

The standard screenings to be performed are listed below:

* Vision – Far & Near Acuity – All grades yearly, plus Lens & Color – 1st grade, Stereo/Depth Perception – 2nd grade.

NOTE: The vision screenings are not a substitute for a comprehensive eye examination by an eye care specialist. The American Optometric Association recommends eye examinations every two years during the school age years.

* Hearing - Grades K-3

* Height/Weight - All grades

* BMI - All grades

Please feel free to contact the WCASD school nurse at 484-266-1306 with any questions.

Thank you

Payment and contact information can be managed through the online parent portal, Alma. The link to Alma is below.

Please follow the instructions for logging in and contact Ms. Capotrio with any questions or concerns.

1. Click on the link below to access ALMA to set up your account

2. Click “Forgot Password”

3. Username is firstname.lastname of primary account holder

4. Enter Email

All family members who wish to volunteer regularly at any campus or serve as a chaperone on field trips are required to undergo background checks. Additionally, a signature is required on the Volunteer Handbook Acknowledgement and Waiver, along with a completed Volunteer Application.

Below are the following documents:

- Volunteer Handbook

- Volunteer Application

- Volunteer Policy for CBA Elementary and Spring Education Group

Please review the policy and return the required forms, along with the clearances listed below, in order to volunteer or serve as a chaperone on a field trip.

Required clearances for all prospective volunteers and chaperones:

- Report of criminal history from the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP)

- Child Abuse History Clearance from the Department of Human Services (Child Abuse)

- DHS fingerprint-based Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Background Check (DHS FBI)

You can obtain these clearances here.

If you already have these clearances, we can accept them if they have been completed within the last 60 months, unless otherwise requested.

We appreciate your support and are happy to answer any questions you may have.

We require all students to wear a school uniform unless otherwise directed.

• Daily Uniform: Girls and boys should wear a green or blue polo shirt with khaki shorts/pants/skirt.
• PE Uniform: PE t-shirt and mesh shorts or sweatpants with sneakers are required on PE days.
• Shoes & Socks: On Daily Uniform days, students must wear brown shoes with white, green or blue socks. Students should wear sneakers on PE days.

**Please note, students should not wear Ugg boots to school**

Families assist us in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all our Children by keeping sick Children at home. The purpose of our sick child policy is to:

• Reduce the spread of illness from a sick Child to other Children and members of School staff.
• Promote complete recuperation of the sick Child.
• Prevent the constant spread of cold, flu and diarrhea and other communicable diseases that are common among small children.

Children who become ill at school will be made comfortable and families will be notified to pick them up within one hour. Families must keep sick children at home until they have been symptom-free for at least 24 hours* if they display any of the following:

• Fever of 100.4 degrees or more. Children must be free of fever for at least 24 hours, unassisted by fever-reducing medication before returning to school.
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Sore Throat
• Skin Rash
• Head Lice
• Heavy nasal discharge requiring frequent wiping every 3-5 minutes
• Persistent, non-productive or barking cough
• Fussy, cranky behavior unlike the Child
• Symptoms of communicable disease such as pink eye, measles, chicken pox, mumps, or strep throat