News from Conyers Learning Academy
October 23rd, 2022
Dear CLA Families,
We hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend. As we have finished the first quarter of the school, our students have accomplished so much in a short amount of time. We want to thank all of our families for their continued support to help start off our school year on such a positive note. Also, we want to thank all of our parents for their help as we have transitioned to the new automated Student Attendance system. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team with any questions.
Matt Warren
Principal
Important Dates
Make sure you add these dates to your calendar at home:
10/31 - Halloween at CLA
11/7 - Non-Attendance day for ONLY EC/ECDEC (ALL K-8 have class in all D15 schools)
11/8 - No School for ALL D15 Schools - Election Day
11/9 - Picture Retake Day
11/21-11/25 - No School for ALL D15 Schools - Thanksgiving Break
11/21+11/22 - Parent Teachers Conferences
12/22-1/8 - Winter Break
1/9 - School Resumes after Winter Break
Halloween at CLA
We are excited to celebrate Halloween at CLA this year. We know that not all of our students celebrate and others may not want to wear a costume to school that day. We want to make sure everyone knows it is OPTIONAL to wear a costume on Oct. 31st.
Halloween/Costume Guidelines at CLA:
All costumes must be school appropriate (no weapons or scary costumes).
Costume masks that cover the face are prohibited (ex. Spiderman face mask that does not allow you to identify the student’s face).
Students must wear their costumes to school. Staff will not be changing students throughout the day in or out of their costume.
During the school day, the students will follow their normal schedule and participate in fall themed activities. We will not be having Halloween parties. There will be a short Halloween Parade for the students in both AM and PM. This will not be open to parents and held inside.
Parent Teacher Conferences
All District 15 Schools will be hosting Parent Teacher Conferences on Nov. 21st and 22nd. CLA’s Conferences will be held from 11:00am-7:00pm on Mon. 11/21 and 8:00am-12:00pm on Tues. 11/22.
Our Teachers will reach out this week to begin scheduling conferences if they have not already done so. Please make sure you contact your classroom teacher to request a meeting time.
PTA at CLA
Have you joined the CLA PTA yet?? If not, it’s not too late!! You can join by signing up online or by sending in a PTA Registration form and money. We are planning to have our first PTA meeting in November.
We are looking for additional parent volunteers to join the PTA Leadership team. You do not have to have any PTA experience to join and take a leadership role. There is coaching and support available. CLA’s PTA is in need of a few more volunteers to help organize student events and parent volunteer opportunities at CLA.
If you are interested in taking on a leadership role in the PTA or just signing up to be a PTA member, please contact Matt Warren (warrenm@ccsd15.net).
PTA Membership Link - https://cla.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true
School Picture Retakes
We will be hosting School Picture Retakes on Nov. 9th. If your child missed the original date or you would like to take a new picture, please make sure your classroom teacher knows to bring them down to retakes during their assigned times. Contact the Office with any questions.
Student Attendance Reminder
CLA Attendance Line - 847-963-3401
Please remember to call the CLA Attendance Line BEFORE 9:00 and 1:00 (for PM classes) to make sure your child’s absence is properly recorded. The Attendance Line available 24 hours a day. When you leave a message, please make sure to clearly state your child’s Name, Teacher Name, Date they will be absent, and Reason for their absence.
Learning Genie
All D15 Pre-K classrooms are beginning to use a new online program called Learning Genie to help track our students' progress on specific learning objectives and standards. This is a new tool for our staff and we are learning to use all of the features of the program. As we entered all of our students' information into the Learning Genie System, parent emails and login information was accidentally generated. At this time we are NOT using any parent features to the program and you can disregard the email you received from the Learning Genie Program. Thank you for your understanding.
SPARK Newsletter
The next SPARK Meeting on Monday 10/24 at 7:00pm VIRTUALLY. Join SPARK and a panel of Autistic Adults to hear about their perspective of growing up Autistic. What was helpful? What was not helpful? What should parents and professionals know about their Autistic children, students and clients?
D15 is HIRING!!!
If you or someone you know is looking for a position, D15 has a number of OPEN positions with various hours and positions. D15 will be hosting Job Fairs at the Palatine Library throughout the school year. At CLA, we are looking for Special Education Program Assistants to work within our Early Childhood and ACES/Multiple Needs Programs.
Job Fairs at Palatine Library at 12:00-3:00
10/31
11/7
11/14
Contact Information at CLA
I would like to take a moment to introduce our CLA Main Office Team. We have a few NEW members of our team that you will get to know and work this year. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out and contact us.
Office Contact Information (for all office contacts)
Matt Warren - Principal - warrenm@ccsd15.net (847) 963-3405
Christy Loh - Assistant Principal - lohc@ccsd15.net (847) 963-3415
Matt Stary - Assistant Principal - starym@ccsd15.net (847) 963-3492
Amanda Redmond - Assistant Principal - redmonda@ccsd15.net (847)963-3404
Alysha Gillani - Student Services Coordinator - gillania@ccsd15.net (847)963-3426
Andrea Samayoa - Building Secretary - samayoaa@ccsd15.net (847)963-3400
Lynn Erdmann - Building Clerical - erdmannl@ccsd15.net (847)963-3403
Debbie Vojack - School Nurse - vojackd@ccsd15.net (847)963-3402
Rose Downs - ECDEC Administrator - rdowns@ecdec.org (847)963-3433
Noemi Nova - ECDEC Secretary - nnova@ecdec.org (847)963-3450
John G. Conyers Learning Academy
Website: www.ccsd15.net/CLA
Location: 2800 Central Road, Rolling Meadows, IL, USA
Phone: 847-963-3400
Facebook: facebook.com/ConyersLearningAcademy