CPA Tiger Talk

Happy New Year! As a reminder, there is no school on Monday January 1 due to the New Year Holiday.

We look forward to welcoming students back to school on Tuesday January 2!

"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore."

-William Faulkner

Monday December 18-Monday January 1: Winter Break (no school)

Tuesday January 2: Classes Resume

Thursday January 4: Carnival Planning Committee Meeting in the Conference Room, 3pm (see below)

Monday January 8: Board of Directors Meeting, 6pm

Monday January 15: MLK Jr Day: No School for Students and Staff

Thursday January 18: College Knowledge & Active Citizenship Night, 5-7pm (see below)

Friday January 19: Last Day of Semester 1

Monday January 22: No School for Students: Staff Grading & Reporting Day

Tuesday January 23: First Day of Semester 2

Free Breakfast is available to all students 7:40-8:30am every day.

Please encourage your students to arrive on time and eat a free breakfast!

New this year: all Minnesota students will receive a free breakfast and lunch every day!

Students who wish to purchase a second lunch may do so. Students or staff can add money to their lunch account using the SchoolPay system.

Current breakfast and lunch menus can be found on the CPA website.

Make sure you are following CPA on social media to see all the amazing things that are happening at our school!

Follow CPATigers on Facebook and Instagram and subscribe to Rusty the CPA Tiger on Youtube!

CPA's Carnival Fundraiser is just around the corner on Saturday February 3! We are looking for help in many ways:

• Join the planning committee! We will meet on Thursdays at 3pm in the main conference room. All are welcome!
• Consider making a donation! We need bottles for our Bottle Lotto (pop, bottled water, gatorade, etc), treats for our cake walk, and new items (gift baskets, gift cards, etc) for our raffle and online auction!
• Sign up to volunteer with the carnival! We will need around 75 volunteers to make this awesome event happen.

For more information, please contact Sadie Fischer at sadief@cpapk12.org or 651-280-4564.

Does your family have gently used uniforms that you no longer use that you could donate to CPA?

If so, please bag them and bring them to the elementary office! Our greatest need is in youth sized shirts. We especially need size youth small. Thank you for your support!

Project 10 Million a TMobile program offering free hotspots with 100GBs of mobile data each year for five years, plus access to at-cost laptops and tablets, to eligible K-12 students. Enrollment is open through August 30, 2024.

To qualify for Project 10Million, applicants will need to provide verification of participation in an eligible assistance program, including:

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
• Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT or P-EBT)
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
• Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
• Medicaid
• Head Start, along with foster youth, migrant, homeless, or runaway youth

Anyone who is applying will need to provide the school and district name (Community of Peace Academy, District 4015) and the student's ID number (which is the same as their lunch number, for CPA students). For more information, please visit the TMobile website.

Due to the pandemic, Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare renewals were paused but are now restarting. More than 1.5 million Minnesotans on Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare will need their program eligibility reviewed through a renewal process by May 2024.

If this impacts you and your family, please visit the DHS Website.

Attention CPA families! Do you have 4 or 5 year old children who will be ready for preschool or kindergarten during the 2024-2025 school year? Make sure you register them today to save their seat at CPA!

We will begin enrolling new families in the coming months, so visit the CPA website and register as soon as possible to make sure you child gets a spot in our program.

The CPA Athletics Department has new shirts for sale in the CPA office!

The shirts feature the CPA Athletics logo and cost $20 for adult sizes and $15 for youth sizes. A portion of the proceeds from sales will go toward the CPA Athletics department. Thanks for your support! GO TIGERS!

CPA students are expected to in uniform every day for school. Families, please help ensure your children are wearing proper uniform clothing each day.

All students must wear:

• A CPA shirt as the outermost layer
• Blue, Black, Khaki or Gray Solid Color Pants or Shorts
• OR Girls’ Navy Uniform Jumper, Skirt or Skort (elementary only)

Please review the full uniform policy in our Family Handbook for further details. Thank you!

CPA uniform shirts can be purchased through the office. Anyone who is interested in additional uniform clothing options is encouraged to visit CPA's Online Spiritwear Store to personalize and order CPA apparel and accessories. Discount codes change frequently but are visible on the spirit store website.

Please Note: Names on any student apparel must be your last name only. If the name on your apparel is not your last name, the item is considered out of uniform and you will not be allowed to wear the item during the school day.

CPA now partners with SchoolNow to contact families with important updates, including school cancellations, weather alerts, event reminders, Tiger Talk newsletters, and more. SchoolNow is the best way to stay engaged with your child's CPA experience!

Visit the SchoolNow website (https://www.schoolnow.com/get-started/comofpeace) and sign in with your email address or phone number. You can also download the SchoolNow app to stay even more connected!

All questions regarding transportation should be directed to the transportation hotline at 651-478-2482.

Please let us know if your child is absent from school. Families can report absences in any of the following ways:

• Elementary School Attendance Line: 651-280-4534
• Middle School Attendance Line: 651-289-3740
• High School Attendance Line: 651-280-4535
• Email: CPAAttendance@cpapk12.org
• Attendance Online Form: Available through the CPA Website

CPA is partnering again this year with Every Meal to provide weekend food bags for interested students/families. The Every Meal program is available to everyone, regardless of income. You can register by filling out this form or contacting Sadie Fischer at sadief@cpapk12.org or 651-280-4564.

If you drop your students off at CPA in the morning before 7:55am, please drop them off at Door E on Jessamine Ave.

It may seem more convenient to drop children off on Magnolia, but we need to keep that street clear for buses until 7:55am. Thank you for your cooperation.

CPA is now accepting enrollment applications for the 2024-2025 school year! We also have a limited number of seats open for the current school year.

If you have any family or friends who are looking to join a new school community, please encourage them to apply and send them this link! Thanks for your support.

This newsletter can be auto-translated using the buttons on the top right of the page.

If you prefer, our liaisons will be happy to translate or explain any announcements in Tiger Talk or answer any questions you have about CPA. Contact Maikao Lee at 651-280-4545 (Hmong), Mariana Majil at 651-289-3742 (Spanish), or Paw Nay Bu at 651-280-4591 (Karen) for support.

Teaching Peace. Building Community. Developing Character.

Email: connect@cpapk12.org
Website: cpapk12.org
Location: 471 Magnolia Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: 651-776-5151
Facebook: facebook.com/CPATigers