CALENDAR
4/9 Handbells
4/10 Yearbook
4/10 Running Club
4/11 All school Musical Rehearsal 8:30am
4/11 Permission slips due for Level 1 Airport Field Trip
4/11 Handbells
4/11 Running Club
4/13 All school musical DRESS rehearsal 1:00
4/13 All School Musical 7:30pm
4/16 Cheer Team
4/16 Handbells 1
4/17 Running Club
4/17 Yearbook
4/18 Decade Day & Field Day
4/18 Handbells
4/21 Friends of the Mississippi Earth Day event 9:30-noon
4/22 End of Green Shoes initiative
4/23 Cheer Team
4/23 Handbells
4/24 Yearbook
4/24 Running Club
4/24 4:30-6:00pm
CVA Board Meeting
4/30 Cheer Team
4/30 Handbells
4/31 Yearbook
5/6 MS Walk
5/7 Cheer Team
5/7 Handbells
5/9 Handbells
5/10 Talent Show
5/14-16 MYP International Days
5/14-16 Eagle Bluff Field Trip
4/26 Level 1 Field Trip to the St. Paul Airport
5/18 Physics Day @ Valleyfair - 7th & 8th grade
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 8th Gr Graduation 4:00pm
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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 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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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.
Contact Lauren if you are interested in placing an ad.
Baby Pictures may also be submitted for NO CHARGE!
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Greetings!
One of the highlights of our school year is the annual musical. Over the last few years CVA students have performed The Pied Piper of Hamlin, The Nightingale, Tom Sawyer, Treasure Island and this year the Elephant's Child. It is great fun to see our students develop their musical and acting abilities and we deeply appreciate the creativity and resourcefulness of Jennifer Naglak to pull these outstanding productions together on a shoestring budget! Details are below, but I hope that you will come and bring friends and family next Friday night to CVA to support and encourage the students for a job well done! David Alley |
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Level 1 Field Trip
On Thursday, April 26th, the level one students will be visiting the St. Paul downtown airport. We will meet with Signature Flight Service, tour the airport tower, meet with the State Patrol and visit the National Guard. This field trip is the culminating event to our "Flight and Rocketry" unit. Click here for the attached permission slip that should be returned to Mr. Rand before Wednesday, April 11th.
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MCA Reading Testing
We have finished the bulk of the math testing. Now on to the reading sections.
The Reading MCA will be on April 23 and April 24 from 8:30 - 10:00. All students will be testing at the same time. The test will be in paper format as it has been in previous years. Please be sure that your student is well rested and has eaten a nutritious breakfast.
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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 Spotlight on Students
Level 1 students had a great time being risk-takers at a field trip to Vertical Endeavors, a climbing wall facility in Minneapolis on Thursday. They set personal goals, kept on trying and supported each others efforts enthusiastically. Many thanks to Amanda Granse, Patty McDonald, Mark Goodell and Chris Tibbits for their help chaperoning. |
CVA SPRING FIELD DAY 2012
The date for our spring field day is Wednesday, April 18th and it will be held in the afternoon. Students can find out what team they're on by going to their physical education class page in moodle or by clicking here. Each student will be assigned to a team with a staff member and their team names will be different countries. Students are encouraged to wear the color's of their countries flag to show team spirit! Don't forget to wear comfortable clothing and tennis shoes and bring a WATER BOTTLE! We are also looking for 11 two liter pop bottles for the event and these can be turned into Mr. Orr.
PLEASE NOTE THAT STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SWITCH TEAMS!!
If you have any questions please contact Mr. Orr.
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Level 2 Child Labor Fundraiser
Level 2 is doing a fundraiser for those children affected by child labor. They have chosen to raise money for an organization called Zindagi Trust. The organization helps aid in the education of children who are a part of child labor.
Feel free to check out the website.
$75 funds a year of primary education for a child worker. Hopefully we can raise enough money to fund the
education of 4 children!
Level 2 is asking for donations of $3. This donation will help support Zindagi Trust and children in Pakistan.
You can donate more if you'd like!
Your child's donation will also purchase an ELECTRONICS PASS. He/she will be able to use this pass on Monday, April 16 during his/her Advisory time. He/she can bring in electronics to use during Advisory (and Advisory only).
This might be an iPod, PSP or DS.
REMEMBER - CVA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOST OR STOLEN ITEMS. Allow something that your child can keep track of and be responsible for.
Together we can make a difference - a little goes a long way!
If you have any questions, please let Amanda know!
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Physics Day at Valleyfair
7th and 8th grade students are invited to attend an optional field trip to Valleyfair! The date has been set for Friday, May 18th form 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. The cost is $21.00. Permission slips are available from Mr. Rand and are posted on student Moodle Pages.
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Cyber Village Academy Spring Musical
The Elephant's Child
Performance - Friday, April 13th, 7:30 PM at CVA
Cast call time - 6:45 for costuming
Chorus call time - 7:15 in costume
Dress Rehearsal - Friday, April 13th at CVA
Cast - 1:00 - 3:00 (12:30 if you need help costuming)
Chorus - 2:00 - 3:00 in costume - ready to perform
The Cast are students who have auditioned and received a special role in the show. The Chorus members are all of the students in the school.
For the dress rehearsal, enter quietly and wait at the back of the gym for instructions.
We are really looking forward to a wonderful show this year. Parents, please note that this is a scheduled, all school activity that all students should attend. If your child is ill, please call in as you would for a regular school day and report your student's illness. If your student must miss the performance for a family event or other activity the student is a regular member of, please consider carefully the absence and phone the school or write a note excusing your child. Unexcused absences will receive a failing grade for the performance. There will be a make-up assignment posted in Moodle. Having a full chorus is very important for the production and is encouraging to everyone!
Any questions, please email or call Mrs. Naglak at 651-523-7170 ex 211.
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Calling all Artists It seems that our artists are overly busy, so we won't be hosting an art sale at this point. If you are interested in seeing this come about in the future let Mrs. Naglak know. |
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. |
2012 Annual Citywide Cleanup- St Paul
(Community and Service Opportunity) Saturday, April 14
Kickoff Celebrations begin at 8:30 a.m.
Cleanups are from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Como Lakeside Pavilion (1360 N Lexington Pkwy) Harriet Island Pavilion (200 Dr Justus Ohage Blvd) Highland Pavilion (1200 Montreal Ave) Phalen Pavilion (1600 Phalen Dr)
How to register:
Online registration is now open. To register, click here
Questions? Email Andy.Rodriguez@StPaul.Gov
or call 651-632-2411
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Don't Forget to Register for the MS Walk!
This year we walk in honor of Emily B, a CVA graduate, who was recently diagnosed with MS.
To register, click on the following link. This link will bring you to the Cats and Eagles team page. To join the team, click on the 'Join Team' button, right next to the team name, Cats and Eagles. Each person must register individually.
- The MS walk is on Sunday, May 6
We look forward to seeing you there!
The CVA Student Council
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Let's Go CATS!
It's that time again - time for the cheer team to start!
This year we will put together a routine for the
talent show on Thursday, May 10.
All students are welcome to participate.
Practice times are as follows:
Mondays from 3:30 to 4:30
April 16, 23, 30 and May 7
Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:30
April 26 and May 3
I am asking for a $10 fee to cover t-shirts for the talent show. Please contact me if this is a concern. There may be scholarship money available.
Print out and return the permission slip that is attached. Let Amanda Reding know if you have any questions!
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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. |
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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