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News From the Village
May 27, 2016
In This Issue
Calendar
Last Chance for Yearbook!
Community & Service Collection
Class Pictures
Please return Library Books
Mini Society
Ballot for open Board Seats
Community & Service Fair
8th Grade & Senior Graduation
Summer Learning Opportunities
Washington DC Trip
IQS
CALENDAR
 
MAY 
30: Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL

31: Board Meeting 4:30-6:00

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JUNE: 

8: Field Day / Community & Service Fair / End of Year Picnic
8: Vote for open Board Seats

9:
Last Day of School - ON CAMPUS DAY
Awards Assembly, Yearbooks, Performances, Graduation
 
Our 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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As our growth continues, so does our staff! In the past few weeks, we've made several staffing decisions and new hires. To bring you up to date:
  • Nick Rice, who currently teaches high school biology and Special Education, has been promoted to Assistant Director of Teaching & Learning. Congratulations to Nick! He will be focusing his efforts on improving instructional practices and learning results in both the classroom and online environments.
  • Robyn Consoer, who currently teaches middle school math, will become our Lead Teacher. Robyn will work with struggling students, help mentor teachers, and assist with improving the impact of both Study Center and Advisory.
  • We have hired Toni Fruth, a long-time math teacher and currently math department chair at Cretin-Durham Hall as our new middle school math teacher. We hear great things about Toni from CDH, and look forward to her contributions to our math program.
  • We have hired David Fassler for the high school biology, environmental science and STEM position. This position covers the biology and environmental science that Nick teaches, as well as adding a geology course that we and David are very excited about! David is another long-time teacher who brings a wide range of experiences, from serving in the Navy to beekeeping.
  • Melissa Onyango-Robshaw, who has almost finished her special education teacher's license, will be joining our SpEd team, but saving some of her time to mentor our new student services coordinator...
  • Nicole Mayo will be our new student services coordinator. Nicole comes to us with a Master's Degree in educational leadership and experience doing similar work at the community college level.
  • We have also added another SpEd teacher, Amanda Kolpin. Amanda will be finishing her license and her Master's Degree in special education over the course of the year, adding to her already impressive list of accomplishments that include a Ph.D. in geography and several years working in schools.
Even as we approach the end of the year, the enthusiasm for next year can be felt around the school. We're very excited about the new energy and additional opportunities that these people and positions will bring!
Dave

Last Chance for Yearbooks

If you missed your chance to order a yearbook,  a very limited amount of extras are available.  Please notify Melissa Martin as soon as possible if you would like a yearbook.  These are being sold first come first served and when they are gone, they are gone. Cost is $12 payable to CVA 
(Paypal, check or cash)
Community & Service Collection
 
Ms. Amanda's advisory is doing a donation drive for a class community and service project. The items collected will be donated to children at a local homeless shelter.The items being collected are fidgets, water bottles, basketball shorts for girls and boys, underwear, sketch pads and colored pencils. All items should be new. The drive will be from 
now until Wednesday, June 1. 
Please bring your donations to Ms. Amanda's class.
Class Pictures Available 

If you missed your chance to order a class picture 
please turn in 
$5 cash only 
to the office no later than 
Friday June 3 
rd
Cost:
Each class 8x10 photo $5.00 ea
All High School group photo 8x10: $5.00ea
  These are the outdoor photos of your full class.  
These will not be included in the yearbook. 
Class pictures & yearbooks will be handed out on the last day of school June 9th
End of School Year - 
Have You Returned Your Books?
As the school year wraps up, we need all library books back before the last day of school. All students are expected to return their borrowed books. Below is the end of year library circulation schedule:
 Tuesday, May 31st  through Thursday, June 2nd  -  Last week for checking out book.
No check out if you have an overdue book.
After June 2nd -  students cannot borrow any more books from the library; all books must stay in school.
June 9th  - All books must be returned.
Parents, if you can help send your students with their library books, that will be greatly appreciated! 
If you have any missing books or concerns, contact 
Augustina Nduagu  651-523-7170 ext 102.
 Thank you!
Mini Society 

Mini-Society for grades 4 & 5 have begun! Ms. Claire & 
Mr. Hohl are in need of donations for the 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 a fourth and fifth graders would enjoy, please drop them off to Ms. Claire or Mr. Hohl by June 7th. 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!
 

Ballot for Open Board Seats  
Voting for open board seats will take place on Wednesday, June 8 from 8:00 - 4:30.  All parents of CVA students as well as all CVA staff are eligible (and encouraged) to vote. Please view the ballot and information about each candidate before voting on June 8.
CVA families: the Community and Service Fair is getting closer, be prepared!
 (click on picture)


8th Grade & Senior Graduation
CVA will be honoring our graduating eighth graders and high school seniors on Thursday, June 9. 
Eighth grade graduation will be at 4 p.m. in the gym, and high school graduation will be at 7:00 pm in the gym. Students and families should plan to attend the ceremony. There will be refreshments available after the ceremony.
 
Thanks for your continuous support of CVA!  
Summer Learning Opportunities!
 Cyber Village Academy will be offering online summer learning opportunities to CVA students in Grades K-12. This is an optional program designed to help students continue their learning through the summer. This opportunity is available to all new and returning CVA students, as well as those who attended CVA this year but are choosing not to return in the fall.
Student can sign up for access to ALEKS, our online math tool, for $25 for the entire summer.
Lexia, our online reading tool, MyON and Dreambox will be available to students for no charge all summer.
All courses are fully online, and Study Center is not available. There is no direct, teacher instruction included in this summer program. It is only access to our online tools.
 
Registration forms and payment are due to the CVA office by Monday, June 6th. NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED PAST THIS DATE FOR ANY REASON.
 
For more information, please contact 
Melissa Onyango-Robshaw   651-523-7170 ext. 100 
Washington DC Trip
All 6th - 11th graders are welcome to join this completely amazing trip to the capital city!  We'll have so much fun you might just explode.  The sooner you sign up, the less it will cost you.
Trip Dates: 16 - 19 March, 2017
For trip information visit worldstrides.com/signup and sign up for our trip online using Trip ID #129611.
Base cost: $1799.  Scholarships are available!
 
For more information contact:
Miss Alli Kildahl   (651) 523-7170 x305
 

 
Yours for the kids,
The Team at                      
Cyber Village Academy 

 

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