CBA Elementary Lion Link 🐾
Your link between home and school | September 29, 2023
Hello CBA Families,
Welcome to your weekly edition of Lion Link, your link between home and school! This week's newsletter is chock full of upcoming events and reminders. Be sure to bookmark it, or save it to your home screen, to refer back to it throughout the week.
The Book Fair is here! The book fair will be on campus from October 2nd to October 6th. This event provides a wonderful opportunity for students to explore a wide range of books and discover new stories, interests, and authors. It's a great way to foster a love for reading and learning.! Students will shop during the school day with their class, or you can visit the fair with your child during drop off and pick up. Your child's shopping date will be announced shortly. Get a jump start by loading your child's eWallet today!
Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for October 3rd and 5th. This is a valuable opportunity to discuss your child's progress and learning goals. We encourage you to sign up for a conference slot to stay informed and engaged in your child's education. Classroom teachers have sent out a sign-up genius for conference times.
Get ready for some fall fun! Our annual Parade of Pumpkins is just around the corner, Friday 10/13. Students will have the opportunity to support Bringing Hope Home by purchasing a pumpkin from CBA, carving it and returning it to school to be included in our Spook-Tacular display of Jack-o-Lanterns. Please look out for more details from 3rd Grade on this exciting community service project.
Thank you,
The CBA Team
School Uniforms
We require all students to wear a school uniform unless otherwise directed.
- Daily Uniform: Girls and boys should wear a green or blue polo shirt with khaki shorts/pants/skirt.
- PE Uniform: PE t-shirt and mesh shorts or sweatpants with sneakers are required on PE days.
- Shoes & Socks: On Daily Uniform days, students must wear brown shoes with white, green or blue socks. Students should wear sneakers on PE days.
Yay Lunch
Meet Yay! We’re excited to continue our school dining partnership, offering menus curated by Yay’s expert team custom made for our school. Check out your Lunch Calendar for nourishing, delicious meals made fresh daily, with options for every luncher.
To set up your Yay account, visit theyaycompany.com/get-started
Lenape Pizza
Cost: $7 per lunch (Includes entree, side & drink)
Now Serving Pepperoni Pizza!
Vendor: Lenape Pizza
**We are unable to adjust for sick/late days. Any changes must be made a week in advance and should be emailed to robyn.mickle@chesterbrookacademy.com.
Clubs & Enrichments - Email Mrs. C to sing up!
Our Clubs and Enrichment Programs are great ways for your child to expand on their interests or pursue new passions. These can be added in conjunction with our Extended Day Program or independently. This program offers families an opportunity to enroll their student in one or more days of after school activities without leaving the convenience of our campus.
1st Trimester Clubs & Enrichments include:
- Music Explorers
- Ceramics
- Sewing
- Bricks 4 Kidz
- ATA Martial Arts
- Chess Wizards
- 'The Show' Sports Club
- Girl Scouts
- Girls Who Code
- Science Explorers - Slime Time!
- Soccer Shots
Sign up at the link below! Links are included in the brochure!
- 10/2-10/6 - Scholastic Book Fair
- 10/3 - Phillies Dress Down Day!
- 10/3 - Managing BIG Emotions Virtual Parenting Talk
- 10/3 & 10/5 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
- 10/4 - 5th Grade West Chester Parks & Rec Story Walk
Coming up at CBA
Phillies Dress Down on Tuesday!
A Message from our PAC
Important PAC Links!
DIRECTORY: We understand that our families value our CBA community and are looking for ways to connect with one another. We would like to be able to share contact information via a CBA Directory. If you would like to be included, please add your information! THIS IS OPTIONAL. *All information given is for CBA families only.
HOMEROOM PARENT: Being a Homeroom Parent is a new and exciting opportunity to make a difference for our students, teachers and our school. Homeroom Parents will help our Parent Advisory Council, and facilitate communication the teacher and other classroom parents.
Our Week in Pictures
Family Resources
Sick Policy
Families assist us in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all our Children by keeping sick Children at home. The purpose of our sick child policy is to:
- Reduce the spread of illness from a sick Child to other Children and members of School staff. x Promote complete recuperation of the sick Child.
- Prevent the constant spread of cold, flu and diarrhea and other communicable diseases that are common among small children.
Children who become ill at school will be made comfortable and families will be notified to pick them up within one hour. Families must keep sick children at home until they have been symptom-free for at least 24 hours* if they display any of the following:
- Fever of 100.4 degrees or more. Children must be free of fever for at least 24 hours, unassisted by fever-reducing medication before returning to school.
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Sore Throat
- Skin Rash
- Head Lice
- Heavy nasal discharge requiring frequent wiping every 3-5 minutes
- Persistent, non-productive or barking cough
- Fussy, cranky behavior unlike the Child
- Symptoms of communicable disease such as pink eye, measles, chicken pox, mumps, or strep throat
Alma - Parent Portal
Payment and contact information can be managed through the online parent portal, Alma. The link to Alma is below.
Please follow the instructions for logging in and contact Miss Jess with any questions or concerns.
1. Click on the link below to access ALMA to set up your account
2. Click “Forgot Password”
3. Username is firstname.lastname of primary account holder
4. Enter Email