CALENDAR
4/2-10 - MCA Reading Testing
4/15-24 - MCA Math Testing
4/18 - School Musical
4/24-27 Washington DC trip
4/29-30 - MCA Science Testing
4/30 - 4:30-6:00 School Board Meeting
5/6-8 - 8th grade Eagle Bluff Field Trip
5/10 - Staff Planning Retreat
5/16 - Talent Show
5/27 - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
5/28 - 4:30-6:00 School Board Meeting
5/30 - ON Campus Day - Community and Service Fair
5/30 - 4:00 Family Picnic
5/31- Last Day of School - ON CAMPUS day
5/31 - Graduation |
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Mission
Cyber Village Academy prepares students to meet the challenge of a rapidly changing world with confidence by helping them to become
inquiring, knowledgeable, caring and active citizens who value academic rigor, integrity, self reliance and compassion. | |
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CVA is developing a new tool to manage our growth and anticipated needs. We are creating a new non-profit organization that will serve as the CVA fundraising and support foundation. The main driving force behind this initiative is to ensure we have all the necessary pieces in place to purchase and manage our current building if Talmud Torah (TTSP) decides to sell it in the next few years. (TTSP has already decided that there will be no major change for next year. They will make a decision in the fall about the 2014-15 school year.)
Charter schools are not legally allowed to own their own buildings, but they can set up an "affiliated non-profit building corporation" that owns and manages their facility. If Talmud Torah sells, this new organization will function in that capacity. If they don't, then it will serve as an independent fundraising and support organization designed to ensure the future of the school.
We are looking for some enthusiastic community members with expertise in finance, fundraising, grant writing, real estate and related areas to serve as board members for the new organization. If you are interested, please email me by April 19.
Feel free to call or email if you have questions!
Dave Glick |
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Mars Student Imaging Project
This winter and spring several 3+ students and High School students have been taking part in the Mars Student Imaging Project run by Arizona State University and sponsored by NASA. The project involves student groups analyzing images taken from the Mars Odyssey Satellite, and the THEMIS, Thermal Imaging System, camera on the satellite.
The students have looked at existing data about Mars and are required to formulate a research question and a hypothesis. After they worked on their proposal they were allowed to "point the camera" at a spot on Mars so that they could get their own picture of Mars to analyze.
This week the students learned just how their initial request from the Targeting program is then translated to binary and sent to the Satellite, and then the data comes back. They were the first people in the world to see their image of Mars.
Now the hard work will begin. They will analyze their image and other images and write a report about fissures in both the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere of Mars.
All the students, and the school itself, will get a poster
with the CVA image of Mars, which shows a series of fissures in the Southern Hemisphere of Mars. |
CVA School Store
CVA now has an online school store where you can order polo shirts, backpacks, hats, and other assorted items, all with the CVA logo! All items are high quality clothing, and a portion of each purchase goes to support CVA.
Check it out at School Store or visit the site from the Quick Links section of our home page. |
Open House for Cherie
Friday, April 19th
4:30-6:00 PM
CVA is hosting an open house to honor Cherie Neima who has retired this year after dedicating 15 years to CVA's success. As the first teacher hired and a board member when the school was started, her efforts and personal sacrifice through the years have resulted in many valuable policies and practices within the school, among them a spirit of excellence and academic achievement, of caring and community.
If you and your children would like to express your appreciation for Cherie, please plan to attend the open house in the library at CVA. If you would like to contribute snacks of any sort please email Jennifer Naglak. We are also making a memory book so if you would like to contribute a picture and/or a short memory to share with Cherie please email them to Lauren Odle.
If you are in contact with CVA alumni please pass this message along. See you then! |
Yearbooks Are Coming
Our team has been hard at work putting together a fabulous 64 page, full color yearbook to collect some great memories! Look for an order form in your mailboxes next week or to print your own click here. Each yearbook is $10, but if your family orders more than one (for siblings) there is a $1 discount for the 2nd, $2 for the 3rd, $3 for the 4th and so on. To guarantee a yearbook your order needs to be in to Melissa by April 30th.
In the past parents have had fun tormenting their graduating 8th graders by including a baby picture. If you are interested in this (no cost) activity, please email the picture to Lauren Odle by April 19th. If you need one scanned she can also help with that.
Also, if you are interested in placing an advertisement for your business there is space available at $100 for a full page ad, $50 for ½ page, and $25 for a quarter page. Please contact Lauren Odle if you are interested in this. This deadline is also April 19th .
Yearbooks will be distributed the last week of school.
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Community and Service Opportunity
CVA's Community and Service Fair is on Thursday, May 30. Are you looking for ideas on how YOU can volunteer to help out your community? Great River Greening has LOTS of opportunities!!
Please join Great River Greening as we continue our efforts to restore native landscapes throughout the state! Individuals of all ages, families, and community and corporate groups of any size are welcome to participate in Greening's volunteer restoration events. For exact dates, times and locations of the Great River Greening Events, as well as registration information, click here.
More information will be coming about CVA's Community and Service Fair in future newsletters, but if you have any immediate questions please talk with your child's advisor. |
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MCA Testing
MCA Testing is here! Please review the schedule below and be sure you get plenty of sleep and eat a healthy breakfast before coming to school!
Reading Testing (based on your language arts level):
April 8: LA A
April 9: LA 3 and LA 3+
April 10: MAKE-UP TESTING
Math Testing (based on your math level):
April 15: Math A
April 16: Math 1, Math 3 and Math 3+
April 23: Math 2 and Math 2/3
April 24: Math B and MAKE-UP TESTING
Science (based on your grade):
April 29: ALL 5th Graders
April 30: ALL 8th Graders
PASCAL TESTING DATES:
Please contact Melissa to sign up. All testing times start at 8:45.
April 11
April 12
April 25
April 26
Students can take practice tests online. For directions to access an item sampler, click here. 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. We encourage students to take the practice test. |
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CVA Parent Group
Wants To Hear From You
Calling all parents! We are interested in offering a tutoring program at CVA on study center days (Thursdays and Fridays). Are you interested in participating? Tutoring will take place in 2 hour blocks in the morning, from 9-11 am, and the afternoon, from 1-3 pm. During this time, you can either drop your child off for tutoring by another parent, or you can stay to tutor children in the same grade(s) as your child(ren).
Please take a few minutes to complete our brief (6 question!) survey. This will help us to determine the level of interest in the program.
To go to the survey, please click here.
Thanks,
CVA Parent Group |
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Register Now for the MS Walk
We walk in honor of Emily B, a CVA graduate, who has been diagnosed with MS!
To register, click on the following link. This link will bring you to our team page: "Monkey Team of the Future." To join the team, click on the 'Join Team' button (right side of the page). Each person must register individually. Click here for the link.
What is MS?
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that over 9000 people struggle with every day in Minnesota alone. MS is a disease that eats away at the myelin of the nerves of the brain. It can cause people to be forgetful, have trouble walking, seeing, talking, and a lot more. MS effects everyone differently.
What is the MS Walk?
The MS walk is a 6.5 mile walk, starting at Minnehaha Park. This is a great event for families, and a fun time to chat with your friends!
When is the MS Walk?
The MS walk is on Sunday morning, May 5.
We look forward to seeing you there!
The CVA Student Council |
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Mark Your Calendars...
Family Fun Night!
Friday, April 12
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Ideas so far include:
- Arts & Crafts
- Bingo
- Board Games
- Photo Booth
- Dodge Ball/Open Gym
For more information, to give your opinion, or to let us know you can help, go to our Parent Group website by clicking here. Then choose Events > Family Fun Night.
For this event to be successful we need your help! Maybe you can do 30 minutes in the Bingo Room or Arts & Crafts Room? It would be great to get lots of help so everyone gets a chance to have fun with their family.
CVA Parent Group
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Eco Game of the Week
I Don't Want to Clean My Room!!
brought to you by the CVA Student Council/Eco Team
Discover how YOU can make a difference!! Help Anita clean her room and learn how to reuse and recycle objects around your house. To play the game, click here! |
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Yours for the kids,
The Team at
Cyber Village Academy
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