News and events

December 6, 2024

December 13th - PTO Sponsored Movie Night

December 20th - No School, Staff Development

December 23rd - January 1st - No School, Winter Break

January 2nd - School resumes

Greetings CBPA families,

I'm sure you noticed Wednesday that our weather took a pretty significant turn. It looks to be a rather mild weekend, but we can likely expect cold temperatures from here on out. Please be sure your child is coming to school each day with appropropriate winter gear. This includes hats, boots, jackets, snowpants, mittens and scarves. As a reminder district guidance says that students will go outside if the temperatures are 0° or -10° wind chill. Winter gear should be labeled in order to make it easier for lost items to be returned to the proper student.

If you need support with purchasing winter gear, please connect with our social work team at (763) 506-6043.

Thank you for helping your students remember the appropriate gear in order to have a safe and enjoyable recess!

Get ready for a fun-filled evening at the CBPA Movie Night featuring Harold and the Purple Crayon!

Join Harold as he embarks on a whimsical adventure, drawing his world to life with his trusty purple crayon.

When: Friday, December 13th
Time: Doors open at 6:30 PM, Movie starts at 6:45 PM
Where: CBPA Gymnasium
Movie: Harold and the Purple Crayon

Popcorn will be provided. Please bring your own water and a comfy blanket to sit on. Parents are welcome to bring lawn chairs for the sides of the gym.

Please note: This is not a drop-off event. All students must be accompanied by an adult.

We can't wait to see you there!

As the holidays approach, the PTO would like to remind you that if you're considering gifts for your favorite CBPA teachers, specialty teachers, and staff members, the Meet the Husky slide deck is available with wish lists, favorites (and not-so-favorites), and classroom needs.

Hello CBPA families! Happy December! Thank you to those volunteers to help us last month with our first Literacy and Math Night. The event was very successful and well attended! We could not have had this event without the help of such wonderful volunteers!

Please see below for what help is currently needed:

Skillbuilders (1st & 2nd grade): Skillbuilders is a program we offer students in grades kindergarten through 2nd grade. Trained volunteers come in typically once a week, during the school day and work with specific students in each of those grade levels with literacy and math comprehension activities. We are hoping to get this program started in January and it runs continuously throughout the school year. I am currently recruiting for volunteers to help with 1st and 2nd grade basic math skills for 1/2 hour per week. Training is provided for all interested volunteers! Thank you to those volunteers who have signed up already to help! I could use more help so if you are interested in helping in math in 1st and 2nd grade, please click on the sign up genius link below for more information:

Skillbuilders 1st & 2nd grade

December Lunchroom: We will be continuing to have volunteers assist us in the lunchroom during the month of December. Volunteers will 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:

December Lunchroom Volunteers

Making Spirits Bright: For those of you who are new to CBPA, MSB is our community wide compassion project in which local families in our CBPA attendance area are adopted to assist during the holidays with a gift giving and food drive. Volunteers are needed daily during the campaign to help with the collecting, sorting and packing of items. Time needed is 9:15-10:30 a.m. Dates for collecting are 12/3-12/6 and 12/10-12/11. Five volunteers are needed each day.

Please click on the link below to sign up to help:

Making Spirits Bright Volunteers

Ninja Math Warrior Day:

On Thursday, December 19th, our 2nd and 3rd grade classes will be having a Ninja Math Warrior Day! In addition, Mrs. Schutz (4SC) and Mr. Gibbs (4GI) will also be having their ninja math day as well (this is due to their event being cancelled on 10/31 due to the power outage!) Volunteers are needed to be at each ninja station monitoring that the students are writing down the data they collect. One volunteer is needed per station. Each shift is 1 hour long. Volunteers are needed to help throughout the day with the different classes as well as for set up (7:45-8:45 a.m.) and clean up (3:25-4:25 p.m.) Please click on the link below to sign to help:

Ninja Math Warrior Day Volunteers

Winter Parties:

CBPA will be hosting winter parties/events for all grade levels on Thursday, December 19th. All grade levels will be having a party, but only certain grade levels (Kindergarten & 5th) have requested parent volunteers to help during the party. Kindergarten volunteers are needed from 1:25-2:20 p.m. and 5th grade volunteers are needed from 2:20-3:30 p.m. Please click on the link below to sign up to help:

Winter Party Volunteers

Please let me know if you have any questions on any of the activities listed above!

Cindy

Cindy Dockendorf

Volunteer Services Coordinator

Champlin-Brooklyn Park Academy for Math And Environmental Science

763-506-6030

My office hours: Monday-Thursday-8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Thanks for volunteering!

Please complete your volunteer paperwork so I can contact you when opportunities arise! Please click here to complete your volunteer paperwork.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

If your child is ill and needs to be out of school, it is helpful for health services to know the symptoms that your child is experiencing. You can report these on the absence line or when reporting the absence in Parent Vue. Thank you!