CALENDAR
3/19-3-24 Spring Break
3/26 Handbell Rehearsal
3/27 Yearbook Club
3/27 Running Club
3/27 4:40-6:00 pm
CVA Board Meeting
3/28 Handbell Rehearsal
3/28 Running Club
3/29-30 Concordia Language Villages Field Trip #2
4/4 Parent Meeting for 2013 Washington DC trip
4/11 All school Musical Rehearsal 8:30am
4/13 All School Musical
4/21 Friends of the Mississippi Earth Day event 9:30-noon
4/22 End of Green Shoes initiative
4/23-24 Reading MCA testing
4/24 4:30-6:00pm
CVA Board Meeting
5/10 Talent Show
5/21-23 Eagle Bluff Field Trip
5/22-23 MYP International Days
5/28 Memorial Day NO SCHOOL
5/29 4:30-6:00 pm
CVA Board Meeting
5/31 Community & Service Fair
5/31 School PIcnic
6/1 Last Day of School ON CAMPUS
6/1 4:00pm 8th Grade Graduation
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Moodle How-to
Click here for a copy of the how-to sheet showing how to access the CVA Moodle system, classes, gradebook and student email system.
FAMILY DIRECTORY
The CVA family directory is available on the website when you log into the website via the Staff and Student Logins page.
Use your student's username and password. Please remember that this information is to be kept within our CVA community.
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Aluminum Recycling
Please bring your aluminum recycling to school any day in a tied plastic bags. Small bags can be brought to the resource room.
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Green Sneakers EcoChallenge
Please turn in your old tennis shoes to Mr. Orr or there are 2 white boxes with green plastic bags in them located by the student mailboxes! Questions? click here.
End Date: April 22, 2012
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MS Walk Cats & Eagles Team
The MS Walk is on Sunday, May 6th this year. Please click to join the Cyber Cats Team! Our team captain is Emily B, a CVA alum, and the team has now been renamed to Cats & Eagles |
Yearbook Ads
Do you have a business or service that you'd like to advertise in our yearbook? 1/4 page ads are $25, 1/2 page are $50 and whole page ads are $100. Click here for more details.
Baby Pictures may also be submitted for $5. For no cost, send us a picture of your student studying at home!
Contact Lauren if you are interested in placing an ad or have a picture of your student to use .
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Greetings!
As we count down to the end of the year, pay special attention to the calendar.... things are getting pretty busy! Trips, events and projects abound. If your child has not been involved in Community and Service activities, take advantage of the good weather to begin to do them. Several are listed below, but finding a park or a block with trash that was hidden by snow to pick up is a great way to contribute as well. At the end of the year our Community & Service Fair celebrates our combined efforts to make the world a better place, one person at a time! Forms are posted on our website and here under Key Links. David Alley |
Earth Day Service Celebration
For Earth Day, the student council / eco team is planning to assist the Friends of the Mississippi River in a clean-up of the Mississippi River gorge. Please join us for this Earth Day activity! Saturday, April 21st, 2012 9:30 am - Noon We will be volunteering at the East 36th Street and West River Parkway site. Sign-up in Mr. Rand's science room. In order to participate you need to have an adult with you for this event. This is a great "Community and Service" activity for school. Click here for more information. |
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Spring
...is time to review the dress code
As the weather warms up we'd like to remind students and parents of the dress code, designed to minimize distractions while allowing students to be comfortable. Please be sure that no underclothing is showing (or likely to show during active play). Please do not allow tank tops with spaghetti or narrow straps. We ask that students choose longer shorts and skirts as well (they must reach the bottom of your fingertips when hands are down to your sides). And remember to have tennis shoes available for phy ed class as the sandals come out for regular wear. No one is interested in becoming the fashion police so we ask that parents play a large role in helping students come to school dressed for learning.
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What's that smell??? We would like to remind parents that with the start of the new trimester, it is a good time to go through your student's backpack and remove any old papers or food items that may be lingering. In the past week, staff have found a number of rotting items when going through backpacks - specifically in side pockets that the student may not regularly check. Making this a regular weekly habit will reinforce the MYP Area of Interaction in the area of Health and Social Education.
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Spotlight on High School Click here to see the HS student's website they are submitting for World Savvy. They did a very nice job! |
CVA is heading to
Washington DC in
Spring 2013
This is an optional field trip that scheduled for Spring 2013! There will be a parent informational meeting on Wednesday, April 4th, at 4:00pm in the science room. This trip is open to  students currently enrolled in grades 6, 7 and 8th grade students who are returning to CVA. Students who sign up this school year will receive a $50 savings and will be able to participate in fundraising over the summer.
Please plan to join us for this information meeting.
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Scholarship Opportunities Available for Minnesota Residents
The Minnesota Department of Higher Education provides stipends to Minnesota residents on a first-come, first-served basis, to cover all or a portion of the direct cost for students in grades 3-11 to attend Concordia Language Villages during the summer of 2012.
The stipend will cover the cost of the summer program up to a maximum amount of $1,000. Click here to learn how to apply.
Please forward this email to Minnesota friends and relatives!
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Green Sneakers EcoChallenge for Education Update
This year in recognition of Earth Day, 2012 our 8th graders are taking the GreenSneakers EcoChallenge for Education to help raise funds for our 8th grade end of the year field trip to Eagle Bluff. We are asking that families look around the house, ask neighbors, friends and relatives for old shoes. As of now we have collected approximately 115 pounds of tennis shoes!!
Just a reminder that we are collecting shoes until April 22nd! Thank you to those that have already donated shoes and let's continue to and see if we can get over 200 pounds!
You can turn in all shoes to Mr. Orr or there are 2 white boxes with green plastic bags in them located by the student mailboxes! If you have any questions contact Mr. Orr.
Thank you for helping people, the planet, and Cyber Village Academy!
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Running Club
We plan to start running around the golf course on Tuesday, March 27th. :-) If interested, parents should email the permission slip to David and students should carefully read the article on Mindful Running. We hope to run each Tuesday and Wednesday through April, after school starting at 3:35 pm and ending by 4:00 pm. Parents are also welcome to run and/or co-coach if interested. :-) |
CVA Spring Musical Update Friday, April 13, 7:30pm @ CVA
Dress rehearsal schedule for Friday, April 13th:
- Cast only at 1:00
- All School at 2-3:00
- performance at 7:30 PM.
Please watch for Costume Directions for your students. We are all from Africa this year. If you are able to help another family make a simple costume, please let Jennifer Naglak know as some of our families are not comfortable with sewing. All students should at least have the fabric for their costume at school by Tuesday, 3/27. If your student did not bring a paper copy of the instructions home this week, they are also posted on the Arts Moodle page. Please open the Assignment for further details.
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Calling all Artists
We would like to have an Art sale in conjunction with the Musical. The Arts department needs to tool up and it would be great to retire some of the debt on our handbells. If you are an artist and would be interested in donating some artwork to sell as a donation to CVA, please contact Jennifer Naglak. Let her know what type of artwork it is and the price we should expect.. |
Traditional Powwow
Saturday, March 31, 2012 Augsburg College,
Si Melby Gymnasium
(715 23rd Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN)
Grand Entries at 1:00 and 6:00 PM Registration for Drum Groups and Dancers begins at 11 AM
FREE ADMISSION, ALL ARE WELCOME
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International Days @ CVA
In May, while the 8th graders are at Eagle Bluff, we are planning for 2 days of activities designed to expand our students' international understanding. We are planning for hands on interactive activities that will break down stereotypes and foster understanding of differences and commonalities that humans all over the world have. Do you have expertise you could lend? Artifacts that could be loaned to our 'international museum'? Music you'd like to play? Dances you'd like to teach? please contact Lauren Odle or Jennifer Naglak if you'd like to be involved in any way, no matter how small. |
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Student Registration info for 2012-2013
We have completed our initial re-enrollment list for the fall! Thank you all returning families for submitting your enrollment forms or letting us know your plans, and to all new families for joining us! Here is some additional information for you about what to expect over the coming months as we finalize registration for the 2012-2013 school year.
We will be mailing out registration packets in early July with additional information and the necessary forms to get your student and family ready to start school in the fall. If you can complete and return these forms to the school prior to September, that would be ideal.
If you think your student may need an alternative placement or has special education needs and you want to discuss this before the start of the school year, please contact the school office at 651.523.7170 ext 200 or info@cybervillageacademy.org.
If your plans change unexpectedly and you find that your child(ren) will not be attending CVA in the fall, please let us know as soon as possible, as there is a waiting list for our on-campus program.
Enjoy the spring and please don't hesitate to call if you have any questions about orientation, registration, or CVA in general. We look forward to seeing you this fall!
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Research Opportunity If you have a child (ages 11-15 years) with ADHD, he or she may be eligible to participate in a research study at the University of Minnesota. This study is being conducted by the aunt of a CVA student. The Attention, Reward, and Behavior Study is recruiting children and adolescents with ADHD for a study of the behavior and cognitive processing of youth with diverse early experiences. Participants will be compensated for their time. If you and your child might be interested in participating in this research opportunity, please contact the research team at 612-624-2561 or email them at arbstudy@umn.edu and they will be happy to give you more information about the study! |
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MCA Testing
This year students will be taking the Math MCA online. This opportunity should be great for students as they can take the test up to three times if they do not meet or partially meet standards. Teachers will be able to receive immediate testing results. Students will be taking the test during a block schedule with their math class.
Here are the first round testing dates:
- Level B: Tuesday, March 27 - 8:30 - 10:00
- Level 1: Tuesday, April 3 - 8:30 - 10:00
- Level 2/3: Tuesday, April 3 - 2:00 - 3:30
- Level 3: Wednesday, April 4 - 12:30 - 2:00
- Level 2: Wednesday, April 4 - 2:00 - 3:30
If families need to sign up for a retest you will be contacted by the office.
Reading MCA
The Reading MCA will be on April 23 and April 24 from 8:30 - 10:00. The test will be in paper format as it has been in previous years.
Want to give your student some practice opportunities? Click here for directions to access an item sampler. You will need your child's Marss # which you can find on last year's MCA test results or email Melissa and she can get it for you.
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Community & Service Opportunities Please join Great River Greening as they continue their efforts to restore native landscapes throughout the state! Individuals of all ages, families with supervised school-aged children, and community and corporate groups of any size are welcome to participate in Greening's volunteer restoration events. - Indian Mounds Regional Park - St. Paul - Saturday, April 21 from 8:30-12:30
- Pilot Knob Invasive Removal Event - Mendota Heights - Saturday, May 5 from 8:30 - 12:30
- Cherokee Bluffs Regional Park - Saturday, May 12 from 8:30 - 12:30
- Rum River Easement Property Tree Planting - Saturday, May 19 from 8:30 - 12:30
To sign up, go to their website and look under "volunteer", email Josh Kriz or call him at 651.665.9500 ext 11 |
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Yours for the kids, 
The Team at
Cyber Village Academy
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