Cougar Courier
Greetings from Dr. Garcia!
February 15, 2020
We had the honor of hosting the district-wide Spelling Bee on February 13th. It was a fun and competitive event! Special thanks to Stephen Sam (6th grade), Kaila Yohn (7th grade) and Donovan Little (8th grade) for representing CIA!
Cold and flu season is here! Please keep scholars at home if they are running a fever. We will make sure your scholar gets any missing work and absences will be excused with a note. Be sure to include your scholar's first and last name, the date(s) of the absence, the reason for the absence and your first and last name.
This week, the Lady Cougars are hosting the LaSalle Lions at home. The JV game begins at 5:30 pm. Please note that scholars cannot attend the game without an adult and scholars cannot stay after school until the event. We do not have supervision for scholars after school.
We do not have school on Monday due to President's Day. We hope our scholars enjoy the three day weekend, and we will see them on Tuesday! Have a wonderful weekend!
Blessings,
Dr. Garcia
Cougar Cast Presents: It's a Great Day at Clay (third grade edition)!
The Week in Review
Student Council Student council meeting to plan for the remainder of the year. | Spelling Bee Congratulations to all our spellers! Pictured left to right: Donovan Little, Stephen Sam, Kaila Yohn. | Wrestling Great job Cougars! We saw several victories! |
PTSO Information
The CIA PTSO is now on Amazon Smile! Please use the link below, which will direct you to add the CIA PTSO as the charity you wish to support with your Amazon purchases. Amazon makes the donation; there is no additional cost to you.
Clay International Academy PTSO's Unique Amazon Smile Link:
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/84-3272869
The AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charity you choose via Amazon Smile. For more details on how Amazon Smile works, see the following link: https://smile.amazon.com/…/c…/about/ref=smi_se_uspo_laas_aas
Please show the flyer below at the Mishawaka Panera on March 19th to help support the CIA PTSO.

Dates to Know
February 17th: President’s Day. No school
February 17th: Special basketball game against the Yateley Silverbacks at 5:00 pm
February 19th: Wrestling at Edison. 5:30 pm
February 20th: French Immersion Informational Meeting at 5:30. Enter Door 4
February 20th: Girls basketball vs. LaSalle at home. 5:30 pm.
February 26th: Wrestling at LaSalle. 5:30 pm
February 27th: Girls basketball at Jackson. 5:30 pm.
March 3rd: Talks with Todd at Martin’s (SB Avenue location) at 7:00 pm
March 4th: One hour delayed start. School begins at 10:00 am.
March 13th: Teacher record day. NO school for students.
March 19th: Parent Teacher Conferences 5:00-7:30 pm
March 19th: Panera give back night at the Mishawaka location. 4:00-8:00 pm
March 24th: PTSO meeting in the library at 5:30 pm. Enter Door 4
Spring Break: April 6-13th. (The 13th is a snow make-up day)
Link to Teacher Newsletters
Link to Mrs. Wagoner's Newsletter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/194a_wQ4PJYw7-s9kAh1Kla2r1k2EB0F7HqtVJeEgw0E/edit?ts=5d5e7ee9
Link to Mr. Iwaniec's Newsletter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WxNmrBE5AO2JwFw_hxfgTckP7AUxfSIexl4mD3qtTYg/edit?ts=5d7bca88
Link to Ms. Semrinec’s Newsletter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pV1D1-2BkgDr2vXEH92jvKdDMZ4S9ibFIzBHeLaWmvs/edit?ts=5dcd6d92