CCA Eagle Newsletter
December 12, 2022
School Accountability Survey
Dear CCA Parents & Guardians – CCA values your feedback and would like to hear from you. After Winter Break, you will have an opportunity to provide both positive and constructive feedback on teachers and the school environment via our annual survey (available starting January 9, 2023). The survey is designed to take 20 minutes or less to complete. In exchange for your feedback you are allowed to enter two hours of volunteer time. Please look for the link in future Eagles.
The Winter Music Festival - This Thursday!
The Winter Music Festival will be in person this year on Thursday, December 15, 2022, from 6-7:30 pm. It will be a full night of music that your children have been working very hard towards! We hope that you are able to join us for this special performance.
Unable to join us in person? No problem! We are live streaming this event. Please join us through this live link or by scanning the QR code below. We hope you enjoy the performance!
Join CCA for Dress up Days in December!
- Thursday December 15: It’s time to dress up!!! Wear your holiday best today!
- Friday December 16: Today is Flannel Day!
- Monday December 19: Today is Winter PJ Day!
- Tuesday December 20: Snowman Tuesday! Wear white and your favorite scarf and winter hat!
- Wednesday December 21: Today is Ugly Sweater Day!
- Thursday December 22: Today is Free Dress Day *Follow CCA Dress Code!
Successful Trivia Night!
We just wanted to say thank you to all of the students and teachers and parent volunteers who participated in Trivia Night last Friday - it was a huge success. Everyone had a wonderful time! The winners are the Dino Nuggets (1), The Cafe Cats (2) and the Eagles (3)! Congratulations to everyone who participated.
CCA Communications Survey Results
Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out our communications survey. Below you will find graphs of some of the results. Everyone who provided their email address to be added to the Eagle have been added, so you should now, be receiving it as well.
Some themes that continued to come up, were:
- Asking for a table of contents and more organized Eagle Newsletter so things were easier to find and harder to miss
- More text messages about everything
Communication Preferences
Eagle Newsletter 84%
Email Blasts 81.90%
Text Blasts 52.60%
Teacher Newsletter 34.50%
Class Dojo 18%
Social Media 12.70%
Schoology 11.30%
How Often Do You Frequent the Website?
Daily 3.8%
Weekly 36.8%
Monthly 40.6%
Never 6.8%
Yearly 12.0%
What You'd Like to Receive Texts About
Everything 71%
Emergency Information 19%
Alerts about key school events 3%
Weather delays and closures 26%
I'd rather not receive texts 2%
Respiratory Illnesses
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Frequently Asked Questions
Click on this link to learn more about the different Respiratory Illnesses
Parents may ask you if they should send their child to school. Please refer them to Nurse Lewis and/or Share the following resource: Should My Child Come to School?
New Mental Health Resource for Middle and High School Students
Cherry Creek Schools has launched a new mental health teletherapy service with Hazel Health. With Hazel, students can meet with a licensed therapist at home, providing mental healthcare and bridging the gap until local therapists become available if the student/family wants to continue care. Hazel Health is a no-cost mental health service and is available to every student in grades 6 through 12, regardless of their insurance or financial situation. If you only have one minute today, please check out this video about how Hazel works and how it can support your child.
LEARN MORE ABOUT HAZEL HEALTH AND SIGN UP FOR SERVICES HERE.
For questions or referrals for CCA students, please contact Angela Richards, CCA School Psychologist arichards@cherrycreekacademy.org
Noetic Math Competition Results
We are excited to announce the results for the Noetic competition held last month. We had several of our mathletes place nationally among the 26,000 students that participated.
Please join us in congratulating all our mathletes.
National Honor roll : ( top 10% ):
Chloe W- 4th grade
Aryan K, Eashan T : 7th grade
National Honorable Mention ( top 50%)
3rd grade : Etho W, Victor H, Vihaan M
4th grade : Abhiram K, Aria D, Sriprajna M
5th grade : Leo, Rivan D, Sanay S
6th grade : Katikey P, Kinza K
7th grade : Andrew J, D, Anirudh M, Divyashri R, Smriti K
8th grade: Arnav V, Hemani D, Vladimir S, Rayan D , Exia D
School grade level team winner
3rd : Etho W.
4th : Chloe W
5th : Leo N
6th : Kartikeya P, Kinza K
7th : Eashan T
8th : Vladimir S
Holiday Shop - VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!
We are looking for parent volunteers to help us with the Holiday Shop! A great fundraiser that allows kids to purchase fun gifts for their family and friends for the holidays! We have a lot of great opportunities to get volunteer hours by helping us set up for this event and be at various shifts to run the register or help the kids with shopping! Please sign up through the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084ea9a72ca6ff2-holiday1
Holiday Shop for Students
Holiday Shop is coming to Cherry Creek Academy! Give your children the fun opportunity to shop for siblings, parents, grandparents and friends this holiday season all while benefitting the PTO! Students will receive an envelope that they can bring back with cash for spending at the Holiday Shop. The attached flyer also has instructions for parents to add money to their child's account online.
Spelling Bee
Spelling Bee practices will be on Tuesday and Friday mornings, from 7:15 - 7:45. All 5th - 8th graders who would like to participate in the spelling bee should join Mr. Geltman in the modular classroom. We will start practices on Tuesday, November 15th and end on Friday, December 2, 2022. Students who participate in the spelling bee practices will then be given a written test. The top ten will participate in the school spelling bee. This will be held only with the spelling bee contestants on Monday, December 5, 2022 at 8:15 am. The top four CCA winners will participate in the CCSD spelling bee, and the fifth place winner will be the alternate.
The CCSD Spelling Bee will be Friday, January 27, 2023. Qualifying students will also attend the CCSD Oral Spelling Bee on Saturday, January 28, 2023. Please contact Mr. Geltman at sgeltman@cherrycreekacademy.org with any questions.
ATTENTION 8th Grade Families!
Cherry Creek School District is implementing a NEW School Choice application system and updated policies. This new application system will be used for all choice applications, including Non-Resident and Intra-District Transfer requests. Parents will be able to submit a School Choice application for the 2023-2024 school year starting January 1, 2023. This date is for residents and non-residents of the school district.
The first lottery run will be done in early February and will include district residents, non-resident employees’ children, and students that are currently enrolled as a non-resident or on a 1-year Intra-District transfer. Parents will be notified of the decisions by February 15th. All other applications and those submitted after February 1st will be included in bi-weekly lottery runs starting in late February.
Students who are accepted to a choice school will be accepted to the highest-grade level for that school, provided they meet the continuing enrollment criteria. Additional details about School Choice and the continuing enrollment criteria can be found in the School Choice Transfers section of the Admissions website: https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/domain/1145.
Graduating Class of 2023!
Parents, each year we put together a slideshow video of our 8th graders and show it at graduation. We are asking that you please fill out this form in order to submit a baby/young child photo of your 8th grader and a current photo of them to be shared at graduation. If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Brooks at rbrooks@cherrycreekacademy.org.
Box Tops Tips and Tricks
How do I earn Box Tops with my digital receipt?
Great news! If you shop for groceries online or have a digital version of a receipt, you
can submit them to earn Box Tops for your school. Here’s how:
1. Make sure you’re on a compatible OS and you have the latest version of the Box
Tops app downloaded to your device.
2. Open the Box Tops app.
3. Tap the + button labeled ‘Scan’ at the bottom of the home screen and select
‘Digital Receipt’ from the list when prompted.
4. Choose the retailer you recently purchased from and follow the directions
provided. Each retailer is unique, so please be sure to read the directions
carefully in order to receive eligible earnings for your school in a timely manner.
5. That’s it! You will receive a confirmation email following your digital receipt
submission. If you were directed to take screenshots of your purchase, please
note that it may take up to 5 business days for your digital receipt to be
processed.
Don’t forget to Give Credit to your grade or classroom!
Any eligible earnings found on your digital receipt will be posted in the ‘My Earnings’
section of the Box Tops app. When your earnings are posted, you'll be able to Give
Credit to your grade or classroom of choice and your earnings will be counted on the
active leaderboard at your school.
I signed up for Box Tops with my social account and am having
trouble forwarding digital receipts.
When forwarding a digital receipt to receipts@boxtops4education.com, please be sure to use
the email address associated with your Box Tops account so that we know who should get
credit for your earnings!
Amazon Smile
Be sure to activate your AmazonSmile Account so that when you shop you help earn money for our PTO! It's easy - just follow the steps above.
Now Hiring
We are hiring for the following positions for our upcoming school year- if you are interested in applying please apply through Frontline Education on our website.
A Message from the PTO
Please join us for our next PTO meeting on:
Friday, December 16, 2022 @ 8:15 am
Here are some quick links:
Click here to access the PTO Agendas/Minutes
Volunteer with PTO!
PTO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Open Positions for 2022-2023
- School Supply Co-Chair
- K-4 Dance
- Pastries with Parents
- Multicultural Festival
Add CCA Fundraising for King Soopers and Amazon to your personal accounts- 1 volunteer hour
Join a PTO Meeting- 1 volunteer hour
please contact PTO for more information ptopresident@cherrycreekacademy.org
Champions Information
Champions Families:
Fall enrollment is open for Cherry Creek Academy! To enroll, please log into your parent dashboard, select enroll now, select 22.23 sy from the drop-down screen on the zip code page, select your location and complete the enrollment process.
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
Mon, Dec 12, 2022, 02:00 PM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
Chess Club
Mon, Dec 12, 2022, 03:15 PM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
Boys Basketball Practice
Mon, Dec 12, 2022, 03:30 PM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
Girls Basketball Practice
Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 03:30 PM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
Special CCA Board Meeting
Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 05:00 PM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
CCA Board Meeting
Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 06:00 PM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
PTO Holiday Shop
Wed, Dec 14, 2022, 07:00 AM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
PTO Holiday Shop
Thu, Dec 15, 2022, 07:00 AM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
Winter Music Festival All School Assembly
Thu, Dec 15, 2022, 01:00 PM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
Winter Music Festival
Thu, Dec 15, 2022, 06:00 PM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
PTO Holiday Shop
Fri, Dec 16, 2022, 07:00 AM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
Peer Helpers
Fri, Dec 16, 2022, 07:15 AM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
PTO Meeting
Fri, Dec 16, 2022, 08:15 AM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
Chess Club
Fri, Dec 16, 2022, 03:15 PM
Cherry Creek Academy, South Dayton Street, Englewood, CO, USA
To Join a Virtual Meeting:
- Please visit CCA's Master Calendar.
- Click on the event that you would like to attend.
- Click "click here to join the meeting" underneath the description section.
- 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.
Parent Information Network
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Fremont Center | 14603 E Fremont Ave, Centennial, CO 80112
9:15 am
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