CCA NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 1, 2015

CCA Superintendent Walk-A-Thon Update

Watch as Mr. Gibbons Gives an Important Walk-A-Thon Update

*You still have until Monday, October 12th to get new 
sponsors and collect money for Walk-A-Thon!

 
Middle School Parents
PE on Friday is as regularly scheduled! Please drop your 6th grader at the Elementary campus in the morning.
GRANDPARENT'S DAY - Grandparent's Day is coming up on Tuesday, October 20th from 1:00-3:00pm. This is a day where we honor the Grandparents (or "Grand-friends") in your child's life. There will be a concert, dessert reception, pictures, and the book fair will be open!

MIDDLE SCHOOL BUS CONTRACT - If you have not returned your signed Student's Bus Contract, please do so ASAP.  If you did not receive the form, you can download it here. We need to have one contract on file for each student.

AFTER SCHOOL CHESS - It's not too late for elementary students to sign up for after school chess on Thursdays from 3:15-4:15pm. Go to http://successthroughchess.com and sign up online or pick up a chess form in the elementary office.

DOES YOUR STUDENT NEED HELP WITH MATH? We've got a solution for you! Mr. Smith, our Middle School math teacher is offering after school tutoring. Please contact him for available dates/times.

NO SCHOOL - Reminder that Friday, October 9th is a teacher in-service day, so there is no school!

SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY! Mrs. Jacquet is in need of some help putting together a new desk and table for the Science Lab. If you have an hour or two to spare, please contact Mrs. Pesacreta or Mrs. Thurlow in the Middle School office.

ANOTHER SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY!  Our Elementary school lunch crew needs your help! Pizza Wednesday's are growing and we need an extra pair of hands. If you have 1 Wednesday a month to spare, we could use you! Please contact Mrs. Thulin for more details. 
 
DC FUNDRAISER - Is it time for a date night? Do you need babysitting so that you can go out? Sam and Nakitta are here to help!  Mark your calendar for Saturday, October 17th when you can drop your kids off at the Middle School for games/snacks and lots of fun while you spend time with your special someone! Check out the flyer for more details.
 
AND THE RESULTS ARE IN! - The Middle School Student Council elections are over...the students have spoken:
President = Emma Thulin,
 8th Grade VP = Sam Borgmeyer, 7th Grade VP = Gavin Hurt, Chaplain = Samantha Nickel
8th Grade Rep = Spencer Reed, 7th Grade Rep = Julia Adesida
6th Grade Rep = Jake Rose
Middle School 
Projects/Test/Quizzes
Mrs. Blair
Social Studies 6
Social Studies 7
Quiz - 10/7
Quiz - 10/7
Mrs. Cassel
All English
Selection Test - 10/9 
(Pages on Edmodo)
Mrs. Jacquet

Science 7

Science 6
Bugs due 10/27
Test - 10/8
Mr. Smith
Math 8
Test - 10/6
Mr. Wise
Bible 7
Quiz - 10/6
Mrs. Gaston
Bible 8
Proverbs 1:5-6 -  10/6
Parents - are you aware that we have an awesome resource for practice/game schedules and locations? Click on our
Athletic Calendar for up-to-the-minute details. Everything you need is right there - it will even link to your map program and give you directions.
  
CROSS COUNTRY
Practices daily from 3:30-5:00
Next Meet: 10/8 - CCA MCL Meet @ Hockinson Meadows

VOLLEYBALL
Next Game: 10/5 @ Riverdale
10/6 @ Home vs. Horizon
10/7 @ West Hills

We have an opening for a Middle School Girl's Basketball coach. If you are interested, please contact Robert Mason.

Your student will be required to have our Athletic Eligibility form completed each week (teacher signatures) in order to be eligible to participate in any game or meet. These forms are available in the middle school office.

 
Health & Wellness
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The Wellness Committee has put together a list of excellent websites that provide ideas for school lunch ideas for your children. They also provide ideas for healthy snacks for during the day and for after school. The committee will publish links in each newsletter for your review. We hope that these sites will provide resources that assist in creative lunch ideas, snack ideas, and general good health for the kids of CCA.
Great lunch ideas for your hungry student!
Making lunches can be a challenge in the morning. You're rushing to get the kids ready, trying to get your work things together, and then you realize you need to make lunches! What to do?!
There are a couple simple things we parents can do to make this "Oh, no!" moment a bit less stressful.
  1. Plan ahead: plan your lunches a week in advance. Know what fruits and vegetables you need to get at the store and what they will accompany; a sandwich, a wrap, and so on. If you plan on having a dinner that will have leftovers, use those as the main course of the next day's lunch (NOTE: there will not be access to microwave ovens at the Elementary school).
  2. Talk to your kids. Find out what they like for lunch and talk to them about healthy choices of foods that will give them energy and help them think throughout the day.
  3. Make lunches for the kids (or have the kids make them) the night before. This saves the step in the morning that seems to bring the most stress.
  4. Teach your kids to grab their lunch from the fridge and get it to school. This is the hardest step, so you'll have to remind them each morning for a month or so as you walk out the door.
We have found a few website with ideas and helps to make the lunch process a simple one each day:
Effortless Fundraising Opportunities 

Cornerstone has partnered with Fred Meyer and AmazonSmile in an opportunity to raise money. For Fred Meyer shoppers, it's as easy as linking your rewards card. For Amazon.com shoppers, all of the same products, prices, and service that you are accustomed to is accessible through AmazonSmile which donates 0.5% of every purchase to Cornerstone. By taking a few simple steps to enhance the shopping routine you may already have, you aide in raising funds for your school! For more information about the necessary steps to take, see the flyer here.
 
Upcoming Events

10/06-Soccer Shots
10/07-Quick Start T-ball
10/08-After School Chess
10/09-No School - In Service
10/13-Soccer Shots
10/14-Quick Start T-ball
10/15-After School Chess
10/20-Grandparent's Day
10/20-22 - Book Fair
10/20-Soccer Shots
10/21-Quick Start T-ball
10/22-MS 3D Thursday
10/22-After School Chess
10/23-Walk-a-Thon Awards
10/27-Soccer Shots
10/28-Quick Start T-ball
10/29-After School Chess
11/02-06 - Fall Food Drive
11/03-Soccer Shots
11/04-Quick Start T-ball
11/13-Early Release - In Service
11/23-24 - Conferences
11/25-27 - Thanksgiving Break

This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him."
John 3:2

CCA Films

Presents: 

Middle School Retreat 2015
Service Hours Opportunity

Science Lab table/desk - 1-2hr.

Pizza helpers - 2 hr./mo.


 
PTF NEEDS YOU!
Would you like to be more involved with PTF this year? Consider being an officer or chairing a project or event!  No experience? No problem, we'll help you learn the ropes.  Contact Dawn Rhoads at ptf@ccak12.net for more info.

Our Point of Service lunch system, MealTime, makes it so much easier to track, pay for, and order lunches for all students! This link will give you helpful instructions to set up and use your account.

 

Elementary Lunch Menu

 

Middle School Lunch Menu

HELPFUL DOCUMENT LINKS
  
 

 
 

RENWEB Sign-on Procedures
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Our school ID is:
CCS-WA
If you ever have any questions or trouble with RenWeb, please let us know. We are here to help!

Box Tops & Campbell's Labels


Did you know that CCA earns money for each and every Box Top & Campbells Label you clip and turn in? This money has been used for much needed items like PE equipment and Art supplies. As an added incentive, we have quarterly contests to see which class can bring in the most!  If you have any questions, please email  the PTF at  ptf@ccak12.net. We have a list of eligible products here and here.
Contact for more info:
 Early Childhood                  360.256.9714
Elementary Campus             360.256.9715
Middle School Campus        360.896.0781