CBA Elementary Lion Link 🐾
Your link between home and school | November 9, 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.
It's that time of year! School events and activities are ramping up and we want to be sure that you have all of the information you need to be a part of the fun! In this week's newsletter, please be sure to scroll all the way through to check out our upcoming events including our winter concerts, and be sure to sign up to volunteer to support our PAC!
Coming up at CBA Elementary:
- 11/10 - Veterans Day - School Closed
- 11/13 - Diwali Celebration - Students are invited to dress down in brightly colored or traditional clothing!
- 11/14 - 5th Grade Field Trip to CBA Preschool, Exton
- 11/15 - 1st & 2nd Grade Field Trip to Chester County History Center
- 11/16 - PAC Weave & Wine Night at AR Workshop - Sign up here. Learn more in the PAC Section
- 11/17 - 5th Grade Field Trip to CBA Preschool, Malvern
- 11/17 - Thanksgiving Feast - Sign up here for lunch. Sign up here to volunteer.
- 11/20 - Bundt Cake Distribution
- 11/22-11/24 - Thanksgiving Break - School Closed
Save the Date:
- 12/1 - Sweets & Treats, Kindergarten & 1st Grade Winter Concert - 10:00am
- 12/15 - Winter Lights, 2nd-5th Grade Winter Concert - 10:00am
Just a few reminders for our families:
- The academic day is from 8:30am to 3:30pm. Please do your best to have students at school on time. If you drop off after 8:30am, please understand that teachers have begun their daily routines.
To all of our Veterans, thank you for your service!
Happy Diwali!
Thank you,
The CBA Team
November at CBA
Thank you, CBA Community!
Chesterbrook Academy Preschool and Elementary School in West Chester announced today that it has been recognized as a 2024 Best School by Niche, the market leader in connecting colleges and schools with students and families. This year, the school secured an overall A+ grade ranking based on data provided by the school, as well as parent reviews. The school also received an A+ grade ranking for both Academics and Teachers, and an A for Diversity.
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.
Lenape Pizza
Cost: $7 per lunch (Includes entree, side & drink)
Now Serving Pepperoni Pizza!
Vendor: Lenape Pizza
The Thanksgiving Feast will be held on Friday, November 17th!*
Please make your selection for the feast below!
**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.
Thanksgiving Feast!
Coming up at CBA
Sign up link coming soon!
A Message from our PAC
The CBA PAC has some upcoming volunteer opportunities available!
THANKSGIVING FEAST
Friday 11/17, we will be serving the students and staff a delicious Thanksgiving feast catered by Colonial Meat Market. We need 6-8 volunteers to serve the food, from around 11:30-1:30. And of course you will get to enjoy the feast as well!
NOTHING BUNDT CAKE SORTER
The next opportunity is to package our Nothing Bundt Cake orders for car line distribution on Monday, 11/20. We will have labeled bags for each students' order, you just need to fill them with the appropriate bundtlets. With 2-3 volunteers at the school around 10:30 or 11 (will let you know the exact time when Nothing Bundt Cake notifies us of the pickup time), it should only take a little over an hour to sort.
HOLIDAY TEACHER APPRECIATION COMMITTEE
And last but maybe the most fun of all is joining the winter CBA staff appreciation committee! We have traditionally collected contributions from our families to purchase equal gifts for all staff to be distributed (or experienced) just before the winter holiday break. This is a group gift made in lieu of individual holiday gifts to class teachers (this is only done once a year, any end of year gifts you desire to give would be individual). Lindsey Rauch is our committee leader looking for a few more volunteers to share ideas/make it happen!
HOLIDAY TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCH - CLASSROOM COVERAGE
The CBA PAC will host a luncheon as part of the holiday gift to the faculty. We want all the faculty to be able to enjoy the luncheon together, so are looking for parents to come in and cover the classrooms on Friday, December 8th from 12-1pm.
Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up.
Thank you CBA for your unwaivered support!
NEW! Weave & Wine Night!
Join us for a fun Mom's Night Out! Spots are limited.
Register below!
Password: CBA2023
Important PAC Links!
DIRECTORY: We are excited to share our 2023/2024 CBA Family Directory! We hope it provides opportunities to connect with fellow CBA families and your students' classmates! There is still time to have your information added! Please fill out the google form. For corrections, please email cbapacpresident@gmail.com
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