News from the Village - Cyber Village Academy's Weekly e-Newsletter

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

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.

Greetings!

Spring, if we can call it that this year, is an exciting time around here! It's hard to believe how much is happening this month alone! We just had three students compete in the State Science Fair competition; two won silver medals. The students, under Mrs. Naglak's guidance of course, are getting ready for the musicals next week. Our new parent group is putting on a Family Fun Night tonight. Several students and their parents are gearing up for the Washington, D.C. trip which leaves in less than two weeks, and we are in the midst of MCA testing, which will be finishing up over the next couple weeks. Many students are showing renewed academic effort to finish the year strong, and with almost two months left, there's still plenty of time for them to show everyone what they can do!

Our enrollments for both this year and next year continue to grow. We already have waitlists for several grades for next year, and we are approaching capacity in several others. Because a solid foundation is the key to allowing everything else to happen smoothly and successfully, I have been spending quite a bit of my time planning the budget, staffing, and facilities for next year. It's an exciting time indeed, and all signs point to continued growth and success. Thanks to all - parents, students, teachers, staff, board - for your contributions!

Dave Glick

CVA Foundation

Last week, you read about the new non-profit foundation we're creating to support the future of CVA. We're still looking for a few more volunteers for the board of that yet-to-be-named organization. If you're interested, please email Dave.

Tonight Is Family Fun Night!

Friday, April 12

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Everyone is invited!
Elementary, Middle School, High School

Join us for some fun:

Dodge Ball
Open Gym
Board Games
Bingo (with prizes) :-)
Arts & Crafts
Origami
Photo Booth
Martial Arts
Snack Sales (Thanks Student Council!)

At Julie's Photo Booth you can get your picture taken with family and/or friends--looking lovely or silly--during the first hour. Then it will all be put together and shown as a slide show at the end of the night.

There will be 3 - 30 minute sessions for the Martial Arts class, held in the library with Roy starting at 7:00, 7:30 and 8:00. Class size is limited to 20.

It's not too late to help out. If you see a room you like, just let the person there know you can help and they'll be so grateful - especially in the Gym, Board Games and Bingo rooms.

See you there!

CVA Parent Group

CVA Spring Musicals

Thursday, April 18

Cyber Village Academy Stage

Grades 3, 4 & 5 - Creepy Creatures

A look back at late night TV and the animals that made us squirm

Rehearsal on Wednesday during school

Performance on Thursday at 7PM

Cast call at 6:45 PM - on stage

Grades 6,7 & 8 - The Nightingale

Based on a story by Hans Christian Anderson

Dress Rehearsal Thursday afternoon

Cast only : 1:00-3:30

Chorus and Cast : 2:00-3:00

Performance 8:00 PM

Cast call at 7:45 PM in costume

Thursday is a new night for us! The musicals are an all school activity. Please come for both shows if you are able.

We will be accepting donations at the door for the CVA Arts Department. We welcome help afterwards to clean up. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Naglak.

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.

Mini-Society Donations

Mini-Society for grades 4 and 5 will be starting in just a couple of weeks! Mrs. Koenen and Christy are in need of donations for final auction that occurs at the end of Mini-Society. Students use the currency they have created and earned to purchase the items.

If you have any small toys, games, gift cards or similar items that fourth and fifth graders would enjoy, please drop them off to Mrs. Koenen or Christy. It's amazing what treasures can be found in the dollar bins or the never-been-opened items available at garage sales.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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! Order forms went into mailboxes last 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 picture from their younger years as babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary students. 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.

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!

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.

CVA Spring Clean-Up

and Planting

Saturday, May 11

9:00 a.m - Noon

CVA School Grounds

This is our first Annual Spring Clean-Up. (Hopefully the snow will be gone!) Bring your family to help keep our school grounds beautiful. Your child can also get Community Service credit for this, and you can get credit towards your volunteer hours for CVA. If you are an avid gardener or Master Gardener and can help us in the planning stages that would be great. Please see the link at the bottom of this notice to let us know.

We will be:

Cleaning up litter
Cleaning out garden beds
Spreading mulch
Planting new flowers/plants

Bring a blanket and picnic lunch (for your family), too--so afterwards we can hang-out, visit, eat and admire our handiwork!

More detailed information will be coming soon, or you can always check the Parent Group website . To go directly to the Spring Clean-Up & Planting page, click here.

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

Eco Game of the Week

Recycle Roundup!!

brought to you by the CVA Student Council/Eco Team

Discover how YOU can make a difference!! Help Gus clean up the park by sorting all the trash. To play the game, click here!

Yours for the kids,
The Team at

Cyber Village Academy