BE AN EVERYDAY HERO 2017-18

January 7, 2018

Upcoming Calendar Dates (as of 1/7, check LiveCalendar for updates)

1/8 PTC Meeting 7-8pm (Cafeteria) 1/15 NO SCHOOL (MLK Jr. Holiday)

1/10 Science Fair (Judges Needed) 1/16 Quarter 3 Begins

1/10 Board Meeting (5:30-6:30pm) DATE CHANGE 1/16 Prospective Family Information Session (6-7pm)

1/11 Band Concert 1/19 Neon & 80s Dress Down Day ($2 Student Council)

1/12 Quarter 2 Ends 1/19 Glow Social (Middle School) Chaperones Needed

1/13 Prospective Family Information Session (10-11am) 1/19 Report Cards Distributed

Message from the Principal Let's try this again...

Welcome back, Cardinals!

After the long holiday break and the unexpected snow days so early in the year, I feel anxious to get back to school and get moving towards our 2018 goals. I hope you are all eager to return and focus on the learning goals we've set for you all!

As I mentioned to you in my last two newsletters, we have a renewed focus for 2018. Our plan is to focus on the seven qualities of highly effective schools, and you'll hear us reference these throughout 2018. The first of these is strong instructional leadership. This is something that I have made a priority in our school and all our teachers know how critical it is to highlight this in their classrooms each day. During our staff development last Tuesday, we discussed our goals for the year and the steps we plan to take to ensure that all students are successful. One of theses key steps will focus on using our RTI time each day to reteach standards that haven't yet been mastered as well as enrich students who need richer, deeper instruction. We will also begin to monitor data more closely and the students will be involved in this process as they begin to create their own individualized learning plans. We've got really high expectations for our students this year and we're going to challenge them in new ways to reach their goals!

Please continue to volunteer your time when you are able to do so. We always need help in the cafeteria and during carpool; these are great ways to interact with students in positive and meaningful ways. Volunteer opportunities can be found in this newsletter as well as on our website.

We have a really busy week. Monday night, the PTC will meet in the cafeteria at 7:00. There are home basketball games on Tuesday beginning at 4:15. The Science Fair is Wednesday from 4-6:30 and there will be a board meeting at 5:30. Thursday night, there is a band concert in the cafeteria as well as home basketball games. Friday night, we have two more home basketball games. There is an information session scheduled for Saturday morning at 10:00 for any prospective families who would like to enroll for the 2018-2019 school year. These are all opportunities for you to get involved in the school. If you'd like to help, please let us know.

Let's have a great YEAR of school!

Becky Draper, Ed.D. Principal Cardinal Charter Academy

BE AN EVERYDAY HERO 2017-18

January 7, 2018

Science Fair Judges Needed!!

We are in need of parent volunteers to help judge the CCA Science Fair on January 10th from 2:45-6:30 pm. If you work in the science or engineering fields, please help us judge the work of our amazing students. Contact the Science Fair Coordinator, Lisa Ross lross@cardinalcharter.org), if you are able to help out.

*If your child is participating in the fair, we are asking that you not judge this year. Thank you.

Neon 80s Dress Down Day Postponed to Friday, January 19th

The cost is $2.50 and goes to Student Council. http://give.classy.org/CCAPTCdressDownDay2018Jan05

Reading Lists Parents:

Ms. McElreath, reading specialist, put together some reading lists for you to help encourage your students to keep reading in the new year. The 8th grade one has a selection of books on it that will give advanced readers a jump start on their HS/AP reading lists, but all the lists have a good mix of book selections.

Questions? Email Alissa McElreath at amcelreath@cardinalcharter.org.

Middle School Winter Social Needs Chaperones

The Student Council is hosting an 80s neon Glow Social for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders Friday, January 19th from 6-8pm.

Chaperones are needed in order to make this social successful, and volunteer times have been broken up into shifts.

Please sign up to help out! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4baaa72ba5f49-67grade

Tickets for the social can be purchased ahead of time by clicking here.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED (Current list can be found on the PTC website)

Middle School Glow Social Chaperones https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4baaa72ba5f49-67grade

Open Enrollment Marketing http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4fafad2ea2fd0-open

Carpool http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4fafad2ea2fd0-carpool1

Cafeteria http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4fafad2ea2fd0-lunch

Lost and Found All non-CSUSA clothing, lunchboxes, and water bottles will be donated or thrown away every 2 weeks.

Lexia Leaders TTM Point Leaders Kinder: Greear 100% 1st: Knockett, Rontrelle 54K First: Seuffert 95% 2nd: Knockett, Rontrelle 49K Second: Garcia 96% 3rd: Woods, Nagina 37K 4th: Hamid-Ahmed, Faiza 30K 5th: Brown, Ronald 29K

Reading Plus TTM Passed Lesson Leaders Blair 96% 1st: Knockett, Rontrelle 1,716 Fortier 95% 2nd: Knockett, Rontrelle 1,510 Blair 92% 3rd: Woods, Nagina 1,046 Swiderski 90% 4th: Brown, Ronald 807 Swiderski 86% 5th: Onque, LaChae 784

BE AN EVERYDAY HERO 2017-18

January 7, 2018

Prospective Family Information Sessions Upcoming Events:

Information Sessions: January 13th, January 16th

Open Enrollment: December 1st - February 1st

Lottery Date: Mid to late February

Dr. Jailall (Dr. J) went on a trip with a team of other people to distribute bag packs to children in different parts of North India (Bihar, Silliguri, Lucknow and Sikkim), and in Nepal. This was a heart wrenching trip that everyone should take if they can (yes, it was expensive!), if only to put things in perspective and make you more grateful and humble. (And Dr. J did see the Himalayas from afar!) School assembly under a tree in Siliguri: Their biggest issue, seriously, was defending the children from wild elephants that would come invade their school and village during the night. Dr. J would love it if CCA could do a service project with these villages just like CCA did with Haiti a few years ago. If you have an idea for a project, please contact Dr. J to see how you and CCA can make it happen.

Moms sitting with their children in an assembly

Raised bags behind the team

Afterschool Enrichment Programs Session II

Enrollment deadline is Friday, January 19th. The session runs January 22nd—March 16th. Makeup classes will be held the week of March 19th. Please see the attached catalog with information about payment, the enrollment form, and program offerings. The catalog can also be accessed via the PTC website for future reference.

BE AN EVERYDAY HERO 2017-18

January 7, 2018

Dear K-5 Parents,

The New Year is a great time to talk with your kids about healthy habits. Consider making family resolutions such as eating dinner together, eating healthy foods first, trying new veggies/fruits or going on family bike rides and walks without electronics.

Help us fill the “I SPY SOMETHING HEALTHY…” wall by asking your child to bring in a symbol of something healthy. This can be a magazine cutout, a computer printout, or even an actual object (if it is small and relatively flat enough to attach to a bulletin board). Please don’t send any perishable items.

Stay tuned for pictures of our progress!

Please send items in a bag or envelope and label them with ‘School Nurse’.

Healthy, happy kids learn best! Thank you and Happy New Year!! Nurse Huels dhuels@cardinalcharter.org

Yearbook Ordering Information

The deadline for ordering yearbooks is March 20, 2018. This is a firm deadline and will not be extended. Parents and staff still have just over two months to order yearbooks.

The website for ordering is http://ybpay.lifetouch.com/

The elementary (K-5) yearbook ID code is: 13332718

The middle school (6-8) yearbook ID code is: 13332818

There are multiple options/add-ons available for each yearbook. Take the time now to review all that’s available.

BE AN EVERYDAY HERO 2017-18

January 7, 2018

Basketball Game Schedule

Come support CCA basketball!

Home games are played in the CCA gym.

Girls play at 4:15pm. Boys play at 5:15pm.

Tickets sold at the door:

$2 for students, $4 for adults.

1/9/18 RTCA

1/11/18 Word of God

1/12/18 KIPP

1/16/18 Cary Academy

1/18/18 @ Sallie B. Howard

1/23/18 Durham Academy

1/25/18 @ Kestrel Heights (4:30/5:30)

1/29/18 Playoff Tournament Begins (TBD)

2/3/18 Championship Game

Sallie B. Howard: 1004 Herring Avenue, Wilson

Kestrel Heights: 4900 Prospectus Dr., Durham 27713

Athletic Team Sponsorships

A new level has been added to available sponsorships—Bronze Star ($150). Please view the sponsorship letter for more information, and pass it along to any businesses you think might be willing to sponsor CCA’s athletic teams.

Basketball Concessions Sign-Up

Multiple volunteers are needed for all home games.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4fafad2ea2fd0-20172018

Basketball Game Attendance

Middle school students may stay after school on days that we have home games to watch the game without parental attendance.

When they stay, they must stay in homeroom until the an-nouncement is made that dismissal is over and they can then go immediately to the gym.

If students are not picked up by the time the game is over, then there is a $1/minute/child charge.

It's Photo Time!!

Help save Ms. Mecklenburg's life! The Yearbook students are desperate for something to do!

Please email your photos from events (fun run, color run, harvest festival, City BBQ spirit night, Blaze Pizza spirit night, first grade field trip, character land parade, Didgeridoo Down Under, first day of school pics, dress down days, Wake County Animal Treats, candy round-up for the USO, etc.), sports (soccer games, basketball games, cross country meets, middle school houses kickball games, first vs. second recess soccer game), or the classrooms (in-house field trips, door decorating, art classes, holiday parties, etc.) to Ms. Meck before the students force her to listen to Brittany Spears again! (This cry for help is real!)

Please include the name of the event or the classroom teacher!

As always, a million thanks! We couldn't do Yearbook without you!

Semester ll Enrichment Program

Session Dates: January 22-March 12, 2018 (make up week March 19, 2018)

Registration Deadline: Friday, January 19, 2018 ***Please pay close attention to the payment system***

Dear Parents,

Our After School Enrichment program offers unique opportunities for students outside of the

classroom. Below you will see a description of each program offered, including the day, grade

level, instructor and cost. Prices may vary due to the nature of the program and the varying cost

for materials.

After school enrichments are held from 3:45pm earliest-5:00pm latest (depending on program).

Students will be notified where to go for their ASE program. All students will be dismissed

downstairs at the back entrance, where you will pick up your child unless otherwise notified.

There are regular late fees and will be applied as outlined in our school handbook.

We have some programs that are offered through outside vendors. You will need to contact and

register through them. Payments for outside vendors will not be accepted at front desk with

CCA.

***Please pay close attention to the payment system***

Checks, Money orders or credit card machine located at front desk

All checks or money orders are to be made payable to Cardinal Charter Academy (CCA); cash is

NOT acceptable. Your payment will be forward to ASE Coordinator for processing and then

distribute to the appropriate instructors. Once the payment has processed, your receipt will be

forward to your child’s homeroom teacher.

If you sign up for more than one enrichment, list only one enrichment per application form.

Enrichments are subject to change from quarter to quarter and new enrichments may be added in

the future.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me!

Sincerely,

Shakerah McDowell ASE Coordinator

Middle School

ssmith@cardinalcharter.org

1020 St. Charles Pl.

Cary, NC 27513

Enrichment Class Price: Day:

Student’s Name: D/O/B:

(one form per class, one check per class)

Homeroom Teacher’s Name: Homeroom #: Grade#:

Parent’s Name: Phone#:

Parent’s Name: Phone#:

Email:

Emergency Contact (other than those listed above)

Phone# Relationship to student:

Is the student registered for After Care?

Does the child have permission to walk/ride bike home?

Allergies or pertinent information regarding the student:

______________________________________________________________________________

*Please make sure there is only one form and one check for each enrichment. All students should consider

themselves “accepted” into classes unless contacted otherwise by the coordinator. Enrichment programs are

non-refundable, except for long term hospitalization the cancellation of a program, due to low enrollment.

Attach payment (checks made payable to Cardinal Charter Academy (CCA) is preferred) in an envelope and

turn into the main office. There is a $25 fee for any returned checks. Please make note that the registration

deadline is September 22. Classes begin January 22, 2018 and conclude March 12, 2018. There are no ASE

programs on school holidays, Fridays, nor days when the school cancels after school activities due to severe

weather alerts. Parents must PARK IN THE PARKING LOT when picking up students, unless otherwise

notified. All students will be dismissed from the cafeteria. ALL PARENTS MUST SIGN OUT THEIR

CHILD. Students who are not picked up within 10 minutes of enrichment ending will be charged. If you have

any additional questions or concerns, please contact Shakerah McDowell at smcdowell@cardinacharter.org

I understand and agree to the above guidelines.

Parent/Guardian Signature: Date:

ASE Teacher use only! (One copy for teacher, one copy for After-School Enrichment Coordinator)

Cash___________________ Check#__________________________ Total Amount $_______________

Enrichment Teacher Signature: __________________________________________________________

Course Description Instructor/Schedule Grade level Fee

Beginner

Guitar Class

Students will be covering guitar basics (tuning, hand

placement, identifying names of strings, string

replacement, picking, and strumming, basic simple

chords) We'll work on playing simple songs and

melodies.

Mr. Venable

Tuesdays 3:45-4:45

K-5th $60

Volley Ball We are looking for anyone that might be interested in

playing and learning more about the sport. Even if

you haven't touched a volleyball you are more than

welcome to come out and learn more. We will learn

about serving, passing and rules of the sport.

Ms. Coble

Tuesday

3:55-4:55pm

3rd-5th $50

Hip Hop Dance

Class

These classes teach a fast-paced, high-energy "MTV-

style" dance. After a short warm-up, class will focus

on learning aerobic dance combinations done to pop

and hip-hop music. At least six months hip-hop

experience recommended for advanced beginner

class; one year for intermediate. Wear sneakers and

be prepared to sweat!

Ms. Edwards

Tuesdays

4:00-5:15

3rd-8th $60

Zumba for

Kids

Students will achieve and maintain a healthy body

weight by participating in Zumba for Kids. Regular

physical activity helps build and maintain strong,

healthy muscles, bones and joints. Zumba for Kids

helps improve motor coordination and enhances the

development of various motor performance skills.

Shanne Farrington

Mondays

3:55-4:55

3rd-8th $40

Reading Club The Reading Club! We will be reading “Frog and

Toad Are Friends”! The book is included, along with

fun activities to go along with reading. We will read

and have hot chocolate!! Students will get cool

highlighters and highlight cool words.

Ms. McDowell

Tuesdays

3:55-4:55

K-2 $55

Please contact and register through vendors.

Mr. Beeman (919)3972231