Monday message 04.25.2022

Director’s Message

Dear CSA Families,

During the month of May, our learners will be sharing Showcases of Learning. This is a time where your child will present their reflection of their school year. This is crucial to the learning process and a huge component of our culture. Reach out to your learner’s facilitator for designated dates if you would like to attend.

This usually is at the end of the school year, and includes; a reflective presentation by the learners about their school year, challenges, successes, obstacles, and growth. Learner showcases are a key experience that allows learners to be acknowledged by their community, allows the community to witness the achievements of the learners, and ensures that we are building a community of accountability.”

What are Showcase Presentations?
In a nutshell, Showcase Presentations are individual, reflective presentations that ask learners to articulate their learning journey to an audience of their classmates, facilitator, and parents. This looks different in every grade level, but every child is expected to think about what they learned and how they grew as an individual this year. And because we focus on the whole child, parents can expect their child’s presentations to discuss academic, social-emotional, and leadership growth.

Our facilitators will be working with their classes to develop these presentations. They will ask each child to reflect on developmentally appropriate questions and then use the answers as the foundation of each learner’s presentation. Each learner will choose how they wish to present their Showcase so that he or she can truly be creative and express individual style and passion.

What is my role as a parent?
Parents play a major role in this process as well. In addition to helping your learner do some reflection if necessary, parents are invited to come into the classroom and view your child’s presentation. We highly encourage at least one parent or family member to be present during their learner’s Showcase.

Each facilitator will be developing his or her own schedule and will be reaching out to families soon to schedule presentation dates and times for their class. Please stay alert of communication from your learner’s facilitator regarding scheduling Showcase Presentations.

The sky is not the limit when our imaginations are unlimited!

Sincerely,

Anne Wodetzki

CSA School Director

anne.wodetzki@coloradoskiesacademy.org

Cell Phone 219-255-8130

Upcoming Events

Post on March 23, 2023 by Colorado SKIES Academy

Date(s)	Event
March 6 – 31	Fuel Up with School Breakfast Month – buy school breakfast and be entered in a drawing to have a Denver Broncos player visit our school!
March 13 – 26	Nothing Bundt Cakes fundraiser kickoff – sales sheets due Monday, March 27
March 27	First Day of Quarter 4 Nothing Bundt Cakes sales logs/money due to the front office Q4 Cooking Club begins
March 29	Class Picture Day (morning)
March 31	Yearbook Orders – FINAL DUE DATE Q3 Report Cards ready in PowerSchool Kona Ice available for purchase from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (learners can purchase after 1:15 pm dismissal only!)
April 3 – 20	CMAS Window – all CMAS testing, including makeup testing, will be done during this window
April 5	Restaurant Night Fundraiser – Mod Pizza
April 7	NO SCHOOL – Teacher Professional Development
April 14	Kona Ice available for purchase from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (learners can purchase after 1:15 pm dismissal only!)
April 19	8th Grade Science POL
April 20	8th Grade Boondocks Field Trip – no school at CSA for 8th graders
April 27	7th Grade Science POL
April 28	Kona Ice available for purchase from 1:00 – 2:30 pm

Revised Academic Calendar for 2022-2023

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