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It's that time of year again where we are asking for ALL STUDENTS to be in school for our yearly October Count day, Friday, October 1, 2021. Students can wear FREE DRESS that day. For each classroom that has 100% attendance for this day their classroom will be added into the drawing for a pizza party for their classroom, the date is still being determined. So please remember that on October 1, 2021 each student is allowed to wear free dress and each classroom with 100% attendance will be entered into a drawing for a pizza party.

If you click here you will be taken to a section of our website dedicated to COVID-19 Protocols and resources at CCA and in the district. You can also find this section by going to our website at www.cherrycreekacademy.org, going to the 'Students and Parents' tab, and clicking on COVID-19 Safety Protocols at CCA.

CCSD and our community health partners continue to offer COVID-19 vaccination clinics to adults and students 12 and older who would like to be vaccinated.

Get more information and clinic dates here.

Volunteer opportunities with the PTO:

We are looking for a PIN Representative and PTO Assistant Treasurer if you are interested please email ptopresident@cherrycreekacademy.org for details.

To customize and purchase your yearbook, go to www.treering.com/validate! Enter CCA’s passcode: 1013808470921971. All yearbooks will be sent directly to your home in May 2022. Please make sure to enter your correct address.

It's almost time for Kent Denver Experience Day, our open house and biggest Admission event.

We're excited for prospective families from CCA to see our inspirational educators "in action." All academic departments from Athletics, to College Counseling, to Financial Aid, and more, will be in attendance to greet and inform interested families. We'll also have live music provided by our very own Quincy Avenue Rhythm Band. This year, we're gearing the event primarily to prospective 6th and 9th graders to ensure comfortable spacing while also showcasing our incredible campus and facilities.

What: Experience Kent Denver

When: Saturday, September 25

Time: 9:45am

Where: The event begins in our central plaza

** All guests will be asked to wear masks inside and outside buildings while on campus.

We welcome interested families to RSVP online or to contact Holly Crittenden, Admission Office Manager, at 303-770-7660 x433.

This year Champions at Cherry Creek Academy is offering after school care for all CCA children. Champions is not offering before school care. Above you can see the hours and pricing for this service. Enroll today at Discoverchampions.com or contact your site director Amanda Bashford at 719-216-6014 or abashford@discoverchampions.com.

Hello 8th grade Families!

My name is Mary Bain, I am the marketing coordinator for Colorado Early Colleges in Castle Rock, Inverness, and Parker! We have several students from Cherry Creek Academy that are thriving at Colorado Early Colleges (CEC). CEC is a network of public, charter schools where students earn a 2-year college degree or industry certificate for free in high school. At CEC, we offer accessible, flexible, and individualized education. Students are placed into classes based on their Accuplacer assessment scores, academic abilities, and career interests, not based on their grade-level.

I would love to be a resource for you all as you start to think about the right high school fit. I encourage you all to attend one of the information opportunities linked below. These opportunities are a great chance to get to meet with our leadership team, learn about our award-winning school model, and understand our school culture.

• CEC Castle Rock
• CEC Inverness
• CEC Parker

I hope to meet you all soon. I am happy to answer any questions you have about Colorado Early Colleges or high school fit, so please don’t hesitate to send me an email. Thanks!

mary.bain@coloradoearlycolleges.org

For information about CCSD's Food and Nutrition Services check out these Frequently Asked Questions.

For more information about your TITAN account check out these Frequently Asked Questions.

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.

Advancing Colorado’s health and protecting the places we live, learn, work and play

Dear parents/guardians of students in Colorado kindergarten – 12th grade schools for the 2021-22 school year:

We know you’re thinking of all the things you need to do to make sure your student is ready for school. Getting vaccinated is an important part of their school readiness and keeps children from catching and spreading diseases that can make them sick. We wish you and your student a healthy school year!

Required and recommended vaccines

• Colorado law requires students who attend a public, private, or parochial kindergarten - 12th grade school to be vaccinated against many of the diseases vaccines can prevent, unless a certificate of exemption is filed. For more information, visit cdphe.colorado.gov/schoolrequiredvaccines. Your student must be vaccinated against:

o Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTaP, DTP, Tdap)

o Hepatitis B (HepB)

o Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)

o Polio (IPV)

o Varicella (chickenpox)

• Colorado follows recommendations set by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Students entering kindergarten must receive their final doses of DTaP, IPV, MMR and varicella. Students entering 6th grade must receive one dose of Tdap vaccine, even if they are under 11 years of age. You can view recommended vaccine schedules at

cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/parents-adults/resources-parents.html.

• Vaccines are recommended for hepatitis A, influenza, meningococcal disease and human papillomavirus, but are not required.

Exclusion from school

• Your student may be excluded from school if your school does not have an up-to-date vaccine record, certificate of exemption, or in-process plan for your student on file.
• If someone gets sick with a vaccine-preventable disease or there is an outbreak at your student’s school and your student has not received the vaccine for that disease, they may be excluded from school activities. That could mean lost learning time for them and lost work and wages for you. For example, if your student has not received a MMR vaccine, they may be excluded from school for 21 days after someone gets sick with measles.

Have questions?

• You may want to talk to a healthcare provider licensed to give vaccines or your local public health agency about which vaccines your student needs or if you have questions. You can read about the safety and importance of vaccines at SpreadTheVaxFacts.com, ImmunizeForGood.com, and cdphe.colorado.gov/immunization-education.

Paying for vaccinations

• If you need help finding free or low-cost vaccines and providers who give them, go to COVax4Kids.org, contact your local public health agency, or call the state health department’s Family Health Line at 1-303-692-2229 or 1-800-688-7777. You can find your local public health agency at cdphe.colorado.gov/find-your-local-public-health-agency.

Vaccination records

• Please take your student’s updated vaccine record to school every time they receive a vaccine.
• Need to find your student’s vaccine record? It may be available from the Colorado Immunization Information System. Visit COVaxRecords.org for more information.

Exemptions

• If your student cannot get vaccines because of medical reasons, you must submit a Certificate of Medical Exemption to your school, signed by a health care provider licensed to give vaccines. You only need to submit this certificate once, unless your student’s information or school changes. You can get the form at cdphe.colorado.gov/vaccine-exemptions.
• If you choose not to have your student vaccinated according to the current recommended schedule because of personal belief or religious reasons, you must submit a Certificate of Nonmedical Exemption to your school.

Nonmedical exemptions must be submitted annually at every new school year (July 1 through June 30th of the following year). There are two ways to file a nonmedical exemption.

○ File the Certificate of Nonmedical Exemption WITH a signature from an immunizing provider, OR

○ File the Certificate of Nonmedical Exemption received upon the completion of our online education module.

Downloadable certificates and our online education module are available at

cdphe.colorado.gov/vaccine-exemptions.

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Cherry Creek Academy

6260 South Dayton Street,

Englewood, CO 80111

303.779.8988

www.CherryCreekAcademy.org