Carbon Valley Academy News and Announcements
September 2008
CVA will be receiving $1800 worth of books from Scholastic! We sold over $3000 worth of books in one day. Congratulations CVA Families, and thank you for supporting our Literacy Lab and Library.
August 2008
 CVA was excited to have a float in the Dacono Centennial Celebration on Saturday, Aug 9th. Thank you to Ron and Misty Jewell, Donna Jewell, Traci Cooper, Shelly Imhoff, Christi Schemecke, Kelly and Jennifer Baumgardner, and Allen and Sabrina McDaniel for putting this together. We also want to thank all of the kids that came out and showed your School Spirit!!!
Volunteer Opportunities:
Lunch Volunteers: A quick, easy way to get your volunteer hours.
Lunch volunteers are needed to serve lunch on a weekly basis. You must be available from 10:45 to 1:00. Promptness is a must, you will be serving students, cleaning the serving area and taking inventory of lunch items. Due to other classes still going on during the lunch hour, younger children will not be allowed to be with you behind the counter.
If you are available once a week any day Monday - Friday, please email kajcienskis@cvamail.com.
Moving into CVSA: The Secondary Academy will be opening at the end of the week and we need some volunteers. On Saturday, August 12th, beginning at noon, we will be moving the furniture and supplies from the elementary school to the secondary school. We appreciate anyone who is willing and able to help please come on by. We will meet at the elementary school.
The Secondary Academy also needs outdoor furniture. We are trying to create a gathering/picnic area for the students. We are looking for donations of tables, chairs, benches, umbrellas, and canopies. We are willing to pick up, and we will accept cash donations .
All donations will receive volunteer credit. Please contact Paul Trautwein regarding your donation.
Carbon Valley Academy Charter Schools will hold an Open House on Friday, August 15th from 3 – 7 pm at CVA. Students may bring their school supplies to school and leave them at their desk so they won't be loaded down on the 1st day of school.
May 2008
Three CVA parents and one community representative are joining the CVA Board of Directors. Read the Press Release here. . .
April 2008
Congratulations Mrs. Romero-Bisgard! She won an Encore Award and a special Spotlight Award from the St. Vrain Valley School District for excellence in teaching. Read the article here. . .
March 2008
Picture Day has been moved to March 27th!
CVA will host a Kids Art Exhibit on Thursday, March 27, 2008 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm in the gym. Proceeds from the sale of this wonderful art will go to Relay For Life to support cancer research. More information is available here. . .
Tony Carey, CEO, has posted a letter to all stakeholders that he hopes everyone will read. Click here to view the letter.
The Carbon Valley Academy (CVA) BOD Nominating Committee is pleased to announce that
Informational Meetings will be held on March 4, 2008 for anyone interested in learning more about the BOD Election Process. These Meetings will be held in the Harvard Room at CVA from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM and 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Keep an eye out in the Daily Times-Call, the Farmer & Miner, the Carbon Valley Consumer Reporter, the CVA website, and in the CVA newsletter. You can sign up for the CVA newsletter here.
CSAP Testing
- Parents, please talk to your student's teacher about providing snacks and drinks for days we test.
- Please be considerate in the halls during testing.
- Look for "CSAP Guide for Parents" on Mrs. Judson's page to help your student be prepared.
CSAP Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Grade |
Test Topic |
| Tuesday 3/11 |
8:30 – 9:35 |
5th and 8th |
Science Session 1 |
| Tuesday 3/11 |
8:30 – 9:30 |
3rd |
Writing Session 1 |
| Tuesday 3/11 |
10:00 – 11:05 |
5th and 8th |
Science Session 2 |
| Wednesday 3/12 |
8:30 – 9:35 |
5th and 8th |
Science Session 3 |
| Wednesday 3/12 |
8:30 – 9:30 |
3rd |
Writing Session 2 |
| Wednesday 3/12 |
10:00 – 11:00 |
4th through 8th |
Math Session 1 |
| Thursday 3/13 |
8:30 – 9:30 |
4th through 8th |
Math Session 2 |
| Thursday 3/13 |
10:00 – 11:00 |
4th through 8th |
Math Session 3 |
| Tuesday 3/18 |
8:30 – 9:30 |
4th through 8th |
Writing Session 1 |
| Tuesday 3/18 |
8:30 – 9:30 |
3rd |
Math Session 1 |
| Tuesday 3/18 |
10:00 – 11:00 |
4th through 8th |
Writing Session 2 |
| Wednesday 3/19 |
8:30 – 9:35 |
3rd |
Math Sesion 2 |
| Wednesday 3/19 |
8:30 – 9:30 |
4th |
Reading/Writing Session 3 |
| Wednesday 3/19 |
8:30 – 9:30 |
5th |
Reading Session 3 |
| Wednesday 3/19 |
8:30 – 9:30 |
6th |
Reading/Writing Session 3 |
| Wednesday 3/19 |
8:30 – 9:30 |
7th |
Reading Session 3 |
| Wednesday 3/19 |
8:30 – 9:30 |
8th |
Reading/Writing Session 3 |
| Wednesday 3/19 |
10:00 – 11:00 |
4th |
Reading Session 4 |
| Wednesday 3/19 |
10:00 – 11:00 |
5th |
Reading Session 4 |
| Wednesday 3/19 |
10:00 – 11:00 |
6th |
Reading Session 4 |
| Wednesday 3/19 |
10:00 – 11:00 |
7th |
Reading/Writing Session 4 |
| Wednesday 3/19 |
10:00 – 11:00 |
8th |
Reading Session 4 |
| Thursday 3/20 |
8:30 – 9:30 |
4th through 8th |
Writing Session 5 |
| Thursday 3/20 |
10:00 – 11:00 |
4th |
Reading Session 6 |
| Thursday 3/20 |
10:00 – 11:00 |
5th |
Reading/Writing Session 6 |
| Thursday 3/20 |
10:00 – 11:00 |
6th |
Reading Session 6 |
| Thursday 3/20 |
10:00 – 11:00 |
7th |
Reading Session 6 |
| Thursday 3/20 |
10:00 – 11:00 |
8th |
Reading Session 6 |
| Tuesday 3/25 |
8:30 – 9:35 |
|
Make-ups |
| Tuesday 3/25 |
10:00 – 11:05 |
|
Make-ups |
| Wednesday 3/26 |
8:30 – 9:35 |
|
Make-ups |
| Wednesday 3/26 |
10:00 – 11:05 |
|
Make-ups |
Second Quarter 2007/2008 Honor Roll has been announced. To see the list of students who made honor roll, check out the February online Newsletter. Congratulations to all those students who made Honor Roll.
December 2007
Attend the 1st Roundtable discussion about the new CVA Secondary Academy on December 12th. Details here. . .
November 2007
Patriotism Awards:
The following students received Gold Star Principal Awards for their essays and pictures of what Patriotism means to them:
James Martindale - Ms. Downs, 4th Grade
William Martindale - Ms. Place, 1st Grade
Kylie Anderson - Mrs. Boatman, 2nd Grade
McKenzie Stephenson - Mrs. Biggs, 3rd Grade
Tayler Kitzman - Mrs. Biggs, 3rd Grade
Thomas Wallace - Mrs. Kraayenbrink, 5th Grade
Savannah Wallace - Mrs. McPeek, 3rd Grade
Mckiala Wallace - Mrs. Stephen, AM Kindergarten
Grant Barnes - Mrs. Stephen, AM Kindergarten
For a list of all students who received a dog tag for November, click here.
Congratulations!!
Read Mr. Trautwein's November letter to parents and students.
The Middle School Social was a big success! Everyone had a great time.
Fall Festival News
CVA's 2nd Annual Fall Festival was a huge success! The families that participated in the Trunk-or-Treat portion had amazing trunks decorated and were ready to hand out candy to the children. The teachers and students did a great job in decorating the doorways in each classroom and the Trick-or-Treating continued inside. The gym rocked with a D.J., and other fabulous activities for everyone to enjoy. There was a cake walk, bake sale, bouncing castle, pumpkin bowling, scarecrow relay race, hay maze with hidden treasures, free popcorn and slurpies. Congratulations to those who won the incredible prizes for the best costume, favorite trunk-or-treat and best doorway! The Events Committee worked extremely hard on making this event so wonderful, but they couldn't have done it without all of the volunteers, teachers and students. We truly have an amazing school!!
Congratulations to Bonnie and Shawn Steinbrecher for winning 1st place in the Trunk-or-Treat contest with their Carbon Valley Airlines trunk! Our own Mrs. Romero won 2nd place with her BAT mobile.
1st Place Pumpkin - Curtis Lewis
2nd Place Pumpkin - Rachel Natal
3rd Place Pumpkin - Zachary Bisgard
  
First Quarter 2007/2008 Honor Roll has been announced. To see the list of students who made honor roll, check out the November online Newsletter. Congratulations to all those students who made Honor Roll.
October 2007
In order to recognize student's academic performance, CVA will establish an academic honors program. The following criteria will be the basis for honors status:
| |
Elementary |
Middle School |
| Gold Club |
- One student per class
- Nominated by teacher
- Exemplary academic and citizenship behaviors
|
- Students who earn all A's on their report card (overall grade for each subject area: Math, Science, LA, History, Art, PE, Health and Technology)
|
| Honor Roll |
Teacher nominated for students who:
- Get all 3's and 4's (or A's and B's) on their report card and
- Who demonstrate positive effort and behavior
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- Students who earn all A's and B's on their report card (overall grade for each subject area: Math, Science, LA, History, Art, PE, Health and Technology)
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| Citizenship |
- One student per class who demonstrate exemplary citizenship throughout the quarter.
- Nominated by each classroom teacher.
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- One student per class who demonstrate exemplary citizenship throughout the quarter.
- Nominated by each classroom teacher.
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Congratulations to our newly elected Student Council members:
- President: Abri Judson
- Vice President: Sierra Burke
- Secretary: Jessica Johnson
- Treasurer: Alea Stephen
Junior Achievement to Visit Carbon Valley Academy on November 13
JA's mission is to inspire and prepare young people to embrace free enterprise and succeed in a global economy. JA uses hands-on experiences to help students understand the "economics of life." Students at Carbon Valley Academy will have the opportunity to participate in Junior Achievement on Tuesday, November 13.
Junior Achievement's curriculum is designed to help each student explore different career opportunities, learn basic economic concepts and identify role models and goals for his or her life. Parents of Carbon Valley Academy students will teach innovative, hands-on lesson plans while acting as invaluable role models in the classroom. As they bring in their own life experience into the classroom they will promote a positive attitude toward education and work.
The Junior Achievement-in-a-day format enables students to receive the entire elementary school curriculum over the course of one school day. This one day event is a great way to impact students. Parent volunteers will teach five 45 minute lessons in this format. Junior Achievement provides the volunteers with all of the materials, training and support needed to teach these lessons. Volunteers just need to review them advance. No prior teaching experience is required.
Studies show that students who participate in JA demonstrate an increased desire to stay in school, a sense of personal economic empowerment, and a positive attitude towards entering the workforce.
We are excited to partner with Junior Achievement for this unique opportunity.
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