• SAC Survey information and link
• Teacher Newsletters
• Volleyball update
• Finance Club
• 8th Grade information
• School Board Recognition Month
• Pick Up Information
• Fly Like an Eagle Dance Party
• Now Hiring
• PTO Meeting and Opportunities
• Yearbook/Dennis Uniforms/Champions Information
• Upcoming Events

*Bolded sections contain new information while regular text sections contain previous information seen in another Eagle.

CCA is excited to provide an opportunity to collect feedback from you regarding our teachers and the school environment. The Teacher Feedback data is used to provide feedback to teachers and is part of their performance evaluation done by the Executive Director and Assistant Principals. The Climate portion of the survey contains questions about the CCA administration team, school communication, academic instruction, school safety, and other aspects of the CCA environment. Responses from the Climate portion are reviewed by the School Accountability Committee, CCA administration, and the CCA Parent Board to guide future improvements to our school. The survey should not take longer than 20 minutes to complete. In exchange for your feedback, you are allowed to enter 2 hours of volunteer time. As a parent-involved charter school, this is your chance to help provide both positive and constructive feedback for CCA teachers, the administration, and the Parent Board. Note that the survey is intended to be filled out by parents, not students. The survey will be available until midnight on January 24, 2023: https://bit.ly/CCA_survey_2022_2023

Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5/6 Grade
7/8 Grade

Volleyball Sign-ups are now OPEN!

Registration must be completed in order to complete Try-outs.

Open gym permission slips must be submitted to attend.

OPEN GYMS: 6:45 - 7:20 and/or 3:35 - 4:45 1/20, 1/27, 1/30*, 1/31*, 2/1, 2/2

* Tentative based on Basketball championship Schedules*

TRY- OUTS: 3:35 - 4:45 2/6 & 2/7

PARENT MEETING: 2/8

OFFICIAL PRACTICE Begins: 2/9

EMAIL or SEE MS. RUTZ for more information!

CCA is starting a Finance Club to begin teaching students about Financial Literacy. Class would be on select Wednesdays from 3:45-4:45 where students would learn a variety topics (see below) about finance and participate in a stock market challenge! Mr. Leins is going to run the club and has done professional development with Economic Literacy Colorado and Next Generation Personal Finance. Students will fill out a brief interest survey (1-2 minutes) about participating in Finance Club in their math class. Please email Mr. Leins (ZLeins@CherryCreekAcademy.org) if you have any questions. Thank you and have a great day!

Topics could include but are not limited to: Checking, Saving, Types of Credit, Managing Credit, Paying for College, Budgeting, Investing, Traditional vs. ROTH IRA's, Taxes, Insurance, Cryptocurrency, Consumer Skills, analyzing the largest study of millionaires in America, noteworthy financial authors and influencers, case studies, the stock market challenge, and more!

Parents, each year we put together a slideshow video of our 8th graders and show it at graduation. We are asking that you please fill out this form in order to submit a baby/young child photo of your 8th grader and a current photo of them to be shared at graduation. If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Brooks at rbrooks@cherrycreekacademy.org.

A huge thank you to our VOLUNTEER board members for all of their hard work and time that they put in to being on our parent board! CCA thanks you!

Parents, with the weather getting colder we would really like to limit the length of time students are outside waiting to get into their cars. We need your help! Parents coming early to pick up your child is becoming more and more of a problem causing a lot of traffic. Pick-up times and locations will not change even if your oldest student is sick or in an after school activity. You will continue to pick up for student(s) at the same time and location throughout the year. If you have any questions about this, please contact Sadie (303-779-8988). Please see the times listed below and adhere to the pick up times and locations. If you show up earlier than your pick up time you may be asked to move out of line and come back.

Kindergarten - 3:00 - Front lot (Caley)

2nd grade - 3:15 - Front lot (Caley) - Please do not arrive before 3:10!

4th grade - 3:15 - Front lot (Caley) - Please do not arrive before 3:10!

8th grade - 3:35 - Front lot (Caley) - Please do not arrive before 3:10!

1st grade - 3:10 - Back lot (North lot)

3rd grade - 3:15 - Please do not arrive before 3:15!

8th grade - 3:35 - Please do not arrive before 3:30!

5th grade - 3:25 - Elmira Circle - Please do not arrive before 3:20!

For more information about traffic rules and safety please visit our website (www.cherrycreekacademy.org) and look under the "student & parents" tab and then "school hours & traffic". Thank you in advance for following these rules and timelines. Again, with cooler weather we want to limit the length of time students are out waiting to get into cars.

Fly Like an Eagle Committee is hosting a Dance Party on the morning of Thursday, January 19, 2023. It is open to all grades and will be happening in the Gym from 7:20 am- 7:55 am. There will be no food or drink provided or allowed during this event. Come have a great time and get your day started on the right foot!

We are hiring for the following positions for our upcoming school year- if you are interested in applying please apply through Frontline Education on our website.

Substitutes

Substitute Classroom Assistants

Social/Emotional Student Support and/or School Counselor

Friday, January 20th @ 7:15am and PTO Meeting will begin at 8:15am (1 hour of volunteer time for attending the meeting).

*** Students will not be allowed to stand in line for pastries without a parent present.

We will see you there!

Please RSVP and we have volunteer opportunities as well.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CACAA2BA5FDC34-pastries2

If you would like to chair this event and be part of the PTO please email: ptosocial@cherrycreekacademy.org.

Following Pastries with Parents is the January PTO meeting at 8:15 am. Be sure to stay to hear all the latest news with PTO! To sign up for the PTO meeting and have your Raptor ID Badge waiting for you first, fill out this volunteer form (only needs to be completed once a year), then sign up here for the meeting and we will have your badge waiting for you at the door! Thanks for helping us prepare and keeping our school safe!

Please join us for our next PTO meeting on:

Friday, January 20, 2023 @ 8:15 am

Here are some quick links:

Click here to access the PTO Agendas/Minutes

Click here to visit the PTO webpage

Click here to access the Master Calendar

PTO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Open Positions for 2022-2023

1. School Supply Co-Chair
2. K-4 Dance
3. Pastries with Parents
4. Multicultural Festival

• Add CCA Fundraising for King Soopers and Amazon to your personal accounts- 1 volunteer hour

• PIN Meetings

• Join a PTO Meeting- 1 volunteer hour

please contact PTO for more information ptopresident@cherrycreekacademy.org

Make sure to order from Dennis Uniforms Online Store to get any uniforms you might need on the first Monday of each month. You will receive 15% off when you let them know you are purchasing uniforms for Cherry Creek Academy.

*Not applicable during black out months - July, August, and September.

Welcome To Dennis Information Packet on How to Buy

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.

1. Please visit CCA's Master Calendar.
2. Click on the event that you would like to attend.
3. Click "click here to join the meeting" underneath the description section.
4. Alternatively, you can join by phone by dialing the meeting number and entering the meeting pin.
5. Please remember to use mute when you are not speaking. This is important and will reduce background noise and other complications.

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

PRACTICALLY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY? HELP YOUR CHILD MANAGE FEAR OF FAILURE, EXCESSIVE WORRY AND PERFORMANCE ANXIETY IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE

Fremont Center | 14603 E Fremont Ave, Centennial, CO 80112

9:15 am

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