` Monday Message - November 28, 2022 - Colorado SKIES Academy

Monday message 11.28.2022

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Message from the Director

Dear Colorado Skies Academy Families,

The week before Thanksgiving break was filled with unexpected challenges for all of us. Thank you for your continued flexibility through a challenging set of circumstances! We are considering using some upcoming Fridays to make up for some of the missed instructional time from this quarter; keep reading for details and a chance to provide feedback!

This is a busy time of year; please check out the “Upcoming Events” table as well as the detailed articles below for more information regarding:

  • Instructional Time Makeup – Parent Survey
  • Scholastic Book Fair
  • Easy Fundraising Opportunities
  • Volunteers Needed
  • 6th Grade Immunization Records DUE DEC. 12
  • Thought of the Week

Thank you for your attention to these important issues; as always, feel free to reach out to me with additional questions and concerns!

Sincerely,

Katie



Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events 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

Prospective families, schedule a tour!

See what our families are saying about Colorado SKIES Academy!

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Instructional Time Makeup – Parent Survey

High rates of staff illness and weather issues the week of November 15, 2022 led to a loss of learning time for our learners right before Thanksgiving break. While we are still well within our instructional time constraints, any loss…

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Scholastic Book Fair – Code Z4QJP

As we work to increase the size and quality of our school library, we are excited to announce a Scholastic Book Sale! If you purchase books for your own family through Scholastic’s website or flyer and use our CSA Code for the…

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Easy Volunteer Opportunities

Thank you to our wonderful Fundraising Committee parents have been hard at work establishing simple ways for us to direct additional funds to our school! Below is a little information on two easy ways you can participate. King Soopers Rewards…

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Volunteers Needed

Calling all flexibly working parents! We have officially entered the half of the year when snow falls, and we need your help. CSA has not been able to hire an on-site facilities/maintenance employee, so when it snows in the middle…

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6th Grade Immunization Records DUE DEC. 12

The state of Colorado requires that all students receive the Tdap vaccine prior to entry into 6th grade. Schools are required to collect proof of immunization from all incoming 6th-grade students, document it, and send a report to the state in January…

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Thought of the Week

“Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”  – Charles Dickens