` Monday Message - February 21, 2022 - Colorado SKIES Academy

Monday message 02.21.2022

Director’s Message

February is Black History Month. To celebrate/commemorate this month, here’s what we are doing in classrooms:

  • 6th Grade Specials:Creating a community map celebrating identity
  • 6th Grade Specials: Creating  song lyrics reflective of culture or interests. 
  • 7th Grade Specials: Conducting a virtual ‘interview’ of a black person in history or a community map celebrating identity.
  • 7th Grade Math: Learning about famous black Americans and their contributions to Math
  • 7th Grade Math: Learning about a “Black Mathematician” of the day.
  • 8th Grade Math: Considering the Contributions of Black Americans in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine.
  • 8th Grade Math: Pythagorean theorem with black mathematicians 
  • 8th Grade Math: Creating linear equations y: mx+b ( ruse /run),  creating black mathematicians history.
  • 8th Grade US History: Exploring Black History in the US through various aspects of US culture from Baseball, Music, Science etc…some examples of persons of note are Trombone Shorty, Katherine Johnson (NASA) and the Buffalo Soldiers.

Thank you PAC (Parent Action Committee) for your hard work to make our Valentine’s day celebration a huge success where all learners got to tidy up the building and enjoy hot chocolates and cookies. Learners were super excited about this!

Special appreciation to 8th grade Learner Ambassadors for putting together”Candy Grams!” It was a great fundraising event and the learners got to deliver special messages to their friends, peers and staff of the school. We know that you all worked hard to put this event together and you made our valentine’s that much special. We made $300! Thank you.

Please remember to check out facilitator Newsletters for weekly updates on our website. We strive to communicate with our parent community on what we do to facilitate the learning.  Please find the newsletters under “News” on the top banner, then click on “Facilitator Newsletters.” We appreciate your feedback.

Sincerely,

Anne Wodetzki

CSA School Director

anne.wodetzki@coloradoskiesacademy.org

Cell Phone 219-255-8130

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events Colorado Skies Academy

Note: Please click the links below to learn more about each event.

Weekly In-Person Tours and Information Sessions:
School Tours for Prospective Families, 10:30-11:30 am, 4:30-5:30 pm on Tuesdays

Monday, February 12:
Simulator Training, 8:30-10:00 am

Monday, February 12:
Talk, Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy, “Bettering Human Lives: Perspectives on Energy, Climate, and Poverty,” 10:00-11:00 am

Friday, February 16:
Simulator Training, 9:30-11:00 am

Thursday, February 22:
Regular Board Meeting, 5:45 pm, CSA
Please join us to hear from the CSA learners about their trip to India!

Friday, February 23:
Simulator Training, 9:30-11:00 am

Saturday, February 24:
Public Safety Day, 10:00-2:00 pm

Monday, February 26:
Simulator Training, 8:30-11:00 am

More details to come, but please be aware that the next Presentation of Learning for 6th grade will be on Tuesday, March 5th and for 7th grade on Wednesday, March 6th.

*Admittance to Exploration of Flight is free for CSA Learners with their student membership. The EoF staff has a list of current CSA learners so all they need to do is give their name!

New CSA families receive a 20% discount on family memberships to Wings Over the Rockies Museum, valid at both museum locations (Centennial & Lowry). A daily entry fee may also be paid to gain entry to the events at the museum. Please contact christa.coryell@coloradoskiesacademy.org for more information about museum memberships for CSA families.

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