CBA Elementary Lion Link 🐾
Your link between home and school | October 13, 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.
We want to extend our deepest gratitude to all of you for your tremendous support of our 3rd-grade community service project, the Parade of Pumpkins. Your contributions have made a significant difference in the life of Kayden, a brave 12-year-old boy who is battling lymphoma. Your generosity and involvement have truly warmed our hearts. The Parade of Pumpkins project is a testament to the incredible community spirit that exists within our school. Thank you for coming together to make a positive impact on someone's life.
We hope you will join us for a night of fun, creativity, and community as we display the beautifully carved pumpkins created by our families.
Event Details:
- Date: October 13, 2023
- Time: 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
- Location: CBA Elementary Playground
What to Expect:
- The Parade of Pumpkins display
- Jack-o-Lantern voting
- Delicious treats and refreshments
We sincerely thank you for your generosity and support in making this community service project a success. Your kindness and empathy make CBA Elementary School a truly exceptional place
Go Phillies!
Thank you,
The CBA Team
Family Survey
As valued members of our school community, your opinion is very important to us. You will be receiving a survey asking you to share your satisfaction of your school experience thus far between October 16th and October 20th. The information you provide will help us make our school better for our families. Thank you for your honest feedback.
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.
- 10/16 - Phillies Dress Down Day!
- 10/16 - 1st & 2nd Grade Field Trip to Brandywine Red Clay Alliance
- 10/17 - West Goshen Police Department Visit
- 10/21 - Open House 1:00-4:00pm
Volunteers Needed!
CBA Elementary will be in the West Chester Halloween Parade on Wednesday, 10/25! Mr. Carter and the CBA bus will lead the float division. We are looking for a few families to join some of our teachers on the bus, to wave and celebrate! Additionally, we will have a table at the parade and would love to have some students join us to hand out candy and glow bracelets! Please note, parents must accompany children. If you are interested, please click below to sign up.
Coming up at CBA
A Message from our PAC
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
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