CCA Eagle Newsletter
August 12, 2024
In This Edition of the Eagle:
- Teacher Newsletters
- Let CCA Know!
- Monday Munchies Sign Up
- Traffic Reminders
- CCA Fall Sports
- PTO Spirit Squad Store
- How to create your new lunch accounts/Where to find Menus
- It's Almost Fall Y'all- Canvas and Cupcakes
- PTO Carnival Happening Soon - Volunteer Opportunities!
- PTO Silent Auction Information
- Cherry Creek Academy Chess Club Registration
- Mathletes Sign Up
- Order Your Yearbook Now!
- Optional Chromebook Insurance
- Create Your New Volunteer Account - Pins sent out today!
- Community Bulletin Board
- PTO Meetings and More
- Now Hiring
- Dennis Uniforms
- Upcoming Events
- PIN meeting information
*Bolded sections contain new information while regular text sections contain previous information seen in another Eagle.
Teacher Newsletters
Let CCA Know!
We want to hear from you! What is going well? What questions, concerns, or comments do you have? Interested in joining a committee or getting involved some other way? Please let us know here and we will work to address your questions in upcoming newsletters and/or in 1:1 communication. Fill out this form to Let CCA Know!
Monday Munchies Sign up!
Earn volunteer hours by providing snacks to the CCA staff every Monday. Store bought items equal one volunteer hour, and homemade items count as 2 volunteer hours. Sign up one week before you will bring snacks. We love taking care of our teachers and staff!
Traffic Reminders
A few traffic reminders for Carline: please do not make any U-Turns or turn left at the bottom of the Hill or from the back lot. Please be respectful of neighbor's driveways and do not impede traffic by stopping in the middle of the roadway. Doing these will make you liable for a ticket.
CCA Fall Sports
PTO Spirit Squad Store
Parents and alumni, get ready to show off your school spirit with our new spirit wear! You can shop the preorder at Spirit Squad Cherry Creek Academy and choose to have items delivered directly to your home or delivered CCA where the PTO will coordinate sending items home with your student. Hurry, this closes on August 18, 2024 so get your orders in before it’s too late!
How to Create your New Lunch Accounts/Where to Find Breakfast and Lunch Menus
As the district transitions from LINQ to MySchoolBucks for lunch/breakfast accounts, the Cherry Creek Academy breakfast and lunch menus will be listed on their new site: Schools.mealviewer.com. Allergies and ingredients are available for your review. To download the free mobile menu app, find MealViewer To Go in your app store.
Money may be deposited in your student’s meal account by visiting the online payment portal, Myschoolbucks.com. Please visit the site to create your account. Once you link the student, any balances from LINQ should transfer over. For more information, visit CCSD Nutrition Services.
Peer Helpers
Attention all CCA Middle School students. Peer Helpers will begin meeting on Friday August 23, 2024, at 7:15am in Mrs. MacFarland's room. Peer Helpers is a group of Middle School students who are trained in leadership skills in order to help their fellow CCA community. Any middle school students interested in participating in CCA's Peer Helper program should plan on attending this meeting as well as fill out the CCA Activities registration form for Peer Helpers. Please email Mrs. MacFarland with any questions. I hope to see you!
Morning Enrichment Sessions
All CCA students are invited to attend an open enrichment session in the GT Computer Lab on weekday mornings from 7:20 to 7:55. Students have free choice of a variety of activities, including Dash and Dot robots, creating with recycled materials, watercolor painting, and working with iPad apps.
It's Almost Fall Y'All - Canvas and Cookie
Who: 3rd - 8th Grader CCA Students
What: Come paint a fall farm truck scene with Mrs. Peterson!
When: Wednesday, August 28th, 5:00 P.M.-7:30 P.M.
Cost: $28 per student will include creating an acrylic painting on a canvas as well as decorating two cookies.
Students should plan to wear old clothes, bring an art shirt and water bottle.
Parents, please check your student in at 4:50 P.M. and return at 7:30 P.M. ready to transport a drying canvas.
Register for It's Almost Fall Y'all Canvas and Cookies Event
PTO Carnival Happening Soon!
You are invited to the CCA 2024 Carnival!
August 23, 2024 from 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Our 2024 Carnival is a fantastic opportunity to welcome back students and parents
with games, bouncy castles and pizza. This year the Carnival will be held on August
23, 2024, at the Cherry Creek Academy school grounds. CCA students, family members
and friends are invited to attend. More information to follow!
We Need Volunteers!!
PTO Silent Auction
Cherry Creek Academy Chess Club Registration
WHEN:
Monday after school from 3:30-4:30pm
9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16
WHO:
Kindergarten - 8th Grade
WHAT:
Kings of Chess club is to help the kids to learn chess in a fun way. Chess helps to increase concentration, memorization, critical thinking, visual skills, and advanced planning skills.
Kid friendly technique, no experience required, Intermediate and experienced Chess players have challenging lessons and puzzles. Theoretical and practical play, Guidelines to tournament level chess. 10% off for school teachers kids.
TUITION:
$195 Register for Kings of Chess Club at Cherry Creek Academy here
Mathletes Sign Up
CCA Mathletes is excited to enter its 9th year. Thank you to everyone who has supported our club. Our mission has always been to encourage our students and make them confident individuals.
We will be having our bi-monthly meetings in person. The meetings will be held on Fridays from 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm.
Grades 3-5 will be coached by Mr. Zach Leins.
Grades 6-8 will be coached by Mr. Andrew Loomis.
The competitions will continue to be held ONLINE (on non-coaching Fridays) and will be proctored by Mrs. Priya Nair.
We would love for you to join us. Please fill in the Registration Form for 24-25 no later than Sept 1st, 2024.
Fee schedule for 2024-2025
Grade 3: $50.00
Grade 4: $60.00
Grade 5: $80.00
Grades 6- 8: $100.00
The difference in price is due to the number of competitions each grade level participates in.
You can make the payment using our online portal RevTrak or by checks payable to
CCA. Your student's spot will be confirmed once payment is received.
Please feel free to email Mrs. Priya Nair with any questions or concerns.
Looking forward to another successful year.
CCA Mathletes Team,
Andrew Loomis, Zach Leins & Priya Nair
Order Your Yearbook Now!
To Purchase and Customize Your Yearbook, Use the QR Code or:
Must be a parent or student 13 years or older
1. Go to www.treering.com/validate
2. Enter your school's passcode: 1013808470921971
Regular price is $27.63 - Get 10% off if you order by September 30!
Create custom pages by March 24, 2025
Get your Optional Chromebook Insurance Now!
Cherry Creek Academy offers yearly optional Chromebook Repair insurance for each student receiving a Chromebook. Insurance is available only until August 30th, 2024, before 11:59 p.m. The Chromebook Insurance is not active until 48 hours after payment. Please visit the CCA Revtrack store to purchase Chromebook insurance. $40 per school year, per student. Payment can be made either online, by cash, or by check to CCA. Insurance covers 50% of all damage claims. (Example: A screen replacement with insurance would cost $80 instead of the regular $160 fee.) Recommended for 4th-8th grade.
Create Your New Volunteer Account!
Dear CCA Volunteers,
On Monday, July 1, 2024, we wiped our Volunteer Database (Volgistics) to keep it up-to-date. Please create your new 2024-2025 school year account by visiting this link: Volgistics Create a New Account. Please only create ONE account per household, as we are unable to link individual accounts.
If you have earned any summer hours, please add them to your new 2024-2025 Volunteer account in Volgistics.
As a reminder, all CCA families are required to volunteer 40 hours each school year. Single parents are required to volunteer 20 hours each school year. CCA will update each individual registered in Volgistics as a Volunteer at the end of each quarter. This report will help you track your volunteer hours throughout the school year. Be sure to select electronic emails in volgistics to receive these reminders.
Volunteer pin numbers will be going out today, please be on the lookout for this pin so you may clock in and out when you are at the school.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at rbrooks@cherrycreekacademy.org.
Thank you for volunteering!
Rachel Brooks
Director of Communications
Community Bulletin Board
Cherry Creek Academy is committed to supporting our community. We are creating a bulletin board in our lobby for community involvement. We would like to advertise the various businesses you work at and services you may have to offer. If you would like to share a flyer or information on our bulletin board please send your items to Rachel Brooks at rbrooks@cherrycreekacademy.org. All business/services must be school appropriate and will be at the discretion of administration.
PTO Meetings and More
Please join us for our next PTO meeting on:
Friday, August 16, 2024 at 8:15 am in the Innovation Space
Here are some quick links:
Click here to access the PTO Agendas/Minutes
Now Hiring
We are hiring for the following positions at Cherry Creek Academy:
If you are interested in applying, please send your Cover Letter and Resume to careers@cherrycreekacademy.org.
Dennis Uniforms
Don't Forget! 15% off at Dennis Uniforms Online Store - 1st Monday of Each Month!*
Make sure to order from Dennis Uniforms Online Store to get any uniforms you might need on the first Monday of each month. You will receive 15% off when you let them know you are purchasing uniforms for Cherry Creek Academy.
*Not applicable during black out months - July, August, and September.
Upcoming Events
For the latest schedule of events, please click here. More information on events is offered in the description section of each event on CCA's Master Google Calendar.
Human Resources Committee Meeting
Monday, Aug 12, 2024, 12:15 PM
Toastique, East Arapahoe Road, Greenwood Village, CO, USA
CCA Board Meeting
Tuesday, Aug 13, 2024, 06:00 PM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
PTO Meeting
Friday, Aug 16, 2024, 08:15 AM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
PTO New Family Event
Saturday, Aug 17, 2024, 10:00 AM
Westlands Park, South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, CO, USA
To Join a Virtual Meeting:
- Please visit CCA's Master Calendar.
- Click on the event that you would like to attend.
- Click the link under the Meeting ID.
- 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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Cherry Creek Academy is a Core Knowledge charter school with motivated students and responsible parents working together with exemplary teachers to provide excellent education in an environment that upholds the high expectations and values of leadership, responsibility, respect, loyalty, integrity, humility, diligence and compassion.