What's Happening at CIA? 
November 20, 2009
By Jill Leiter
Dear Parents of Elementary Students,
I am so excited about all the Usborne orders that came in! There were orders placed for 31 students. This catalog Book Fair has been a tremendous boost for the Library. I am looking forward to receiving many new Free Books for your children to enjoy. A lot of our books are getting quite worn out and it will be great to put some new ones on the shelf. Throughout the rest of this school year, I am sure your children will delight in checking out and bringing home these new books as soon as they arrive and I can process them.
Thank you for making this a successful fund raiser for our school Library. I put the orders in the mail last Friday and they should arrive at the Usborne consultant’s address on Monday the 23rd. Hopefully, she will get the books to us within a week of that. I will keep you up-to-date.
Your Happy Librarian,
Ruth Rupp
* Mr. Shields’ 5th and 6th graders will be selling ICE CREAM every Wednesday to raise money to go to Washington D.C. Bring an extra $1 to help support this group on their adventure! (This money can NOT be taken out of your lunch acct.)
* YEARBOOK PICTURES:
Dear Parent or Student,
Get your pictures in the yearbook! The Yearbook Staff invites students and parents to submit photos for the yearbook. If you've got great photos of school and community events or you and your friends just having fun, we'd like to see them. Our photographers can't be everywhere. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have.
Here is how you can submit photos online:
• Go to: https://images.jostens.com/login
• If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username:400005269 and password:annual10
• Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.
• Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information.
• Click "Save Details".
It's that easy! Submit your photos today! The last day to submit photos is 2/28/2010.
Thank you, and enjoy the rest of the school year!
Sincerely,
Yearbook Adviser and the 2010 Yearbook Staff.
*The Yearbook Staff will review all photos and determine final yearbook content. We cannot guarantee that all submissions can be used in the book.
* Yearbooks are now available to order.
The price is a $40 yearbook on sale for $30, but only until Nov. 30th; then the price goes up. If you want to order the yearbook at this price, either order at the school office or online. Below is the direct link to the purchasing website, and the price online is now $30.
http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09536944
SENIORS DO NOT NEED TO ORDER A YEARBOOK….YOU GET YOURS FREE AUTOMATICALLY!
* OPEN GYM….OPEN GYM IS FOR HIGH SCHOOL KIDS ONLY! See schedule below:
o Monday nights 7:30-9:30 High school GIRLS ONLY with Coach Rustin Hitchcock.
o Tuesday and Thursday nights 7:30 to 9:30 All high school kids are welcome to come shoot hoops with Coaches Justin Franchino and Jacob Peterson.
* IT’S GETTING COLDER OUTSIDE!!!! Our policy is that we take the youngsters out for recess to get some good old fashioned fresh air and exercise, unless it’s raining or colder than 10 below zero. That can be mighty cold without proper attire! So please remember to send warm clothing (coats, hats, mittens, boots) appropriate to the temperatures for your kiddoes!
* FAQ: How do I find my child’s grades and/or assignments on Sycamore?
o Login to Sycamore by going to sycamoreeducation.com and using your school ID, username, and password. If you do not know what these are, call Jill at the office and ask!
o Once you are logged in, click on your student’s name in the upper right hand corner.
o A window will open showing all your child’s classes and grades.
o If you want more specifics on why your child has the grade they have, click on the grade.
o If you want assignments, click on the red school house beside the class you want to look at.
+ If you do not find assignments in the right-hand column under “current assignments”, then
+ Click on “classroom” in the left-hand column, then
+ Click on “calendar”
+ Click on the day’s assignment in blue.
+ Click on the “note” tab to get more details on the assignment.
o If you still cannot find what you need, click on the yellow note beside the teacher’s name and pass them a note with your question.
* HOLIDAY BAND CONCERT!!! Everyone is invited to come to a very special Holiday Band Concert on Monday, November 23rd at 6:30 p.m. in the CIA Gym. ALL Band students will be participating! What a great way to get into the Holiday spirit! Come and bring your family, bring your friends, bring your enemies, bring EVERYONE!!!! Let’s get ready for Christmas!!!
* THANKSGIVING BREAK WILL SOON BE UPON US! THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON NOVEMBER 25TH-27TH!!! Just a little something extra for us all to be thankful for! ;-)
* REQUIRED TB TINE TESTS. Parents of all kindergartners, 7th graders, and students new to the district will be receiving permission slips in snail mail for your children to receive their TB tine tests here at the school by a registered nurse on Dec. 1st. Children may not participate in this free clinic at the school without returning their permission slips no later than Nov. 27th. If you do not return the permission slip, it will fall upon you to get your child this immunization. The children are required to have the immunization to be in school…no exceptions! If you have questions after you receive the permission slip in the mail, please call and talk to Jill in the office.
* ARE YOU WONDERING WHEN ATHLETIC GAMES AND PRACTICES ARE? To check out the sports schedule, please go to cookinletacademy.net and click on “click here for sports calendar and gym schedule”. Our athletic director does his best to keep this calendar updated. This calendar includes not only game times for all sports, but also practice times! It’s an awesome resource for you to check on a regular basis!
* CHANGE!! CHANGE!! CHANGE!!! SAVE THE DATE!!! Monday, Dec. 7th is our Elementary Christmas Program. Originally, this was going to be on Dec. 8th, but has changed to Dec. 7th. Please put this on your calendar now as all elementary children will be participating!
* AFTER SCHOOL ART opportunity. Rene’ Taylor is an artist and certified K-12th art and English teacher who started an after school art program at CIA on Thursdays from 3-4 p.m. Lessons include drawing, painting, sculpture with clay and plaster of paris, printmaking, chalk and oil pastels and more! The cost is $12.00 per session pre-paid monthly. There is a discount for more than one child per family. Rene’ is an instructor through IDEA and Connections. This is for all ages. If you are interested, call Rene’ at 252-7351.
* PHOTO CONTEST! Jostens is hosting the 2010 Photo Contest for 6th through 12th grade students. Students have an opportunity to have their photos published and win up to $1,000 cash and more! They are looking for candid shots of 1) Student Life/Activities 2) Academics/Community Service 3) Sports: Athletes in Action 4) School Spirit 5) Nature shots , etc. Photos must be original photos taken by the student! If your child is interested in this opportunity, see Jill for an application. All entries must be postmarked by March 1, 2010. You can submit up to 3 photos per category, which greatly enhances your chances of winning! This is a great opportunity for the aspiring photographers in our student body!
* NEEDED! PAPER PLATES! Our secondary (7th-12th grade) students have LOTS of parties and special meals in their classes at random times throughout the year. They always come to the office to ‘borrow’ paper plates! Unfortunately, these borrowed plates cannot be reused on pizza day, which is what the office buys plates for. Pizza day rolls around and we have no plates! To help us out of this dilemma, we are asking that each student bring in a package of 100 cheap paper plates to their Bible teacher. This way there will be plates available in each classroom for all party days! We aren’t going to keep track or hunt you down if your child doesn’t bring in plates, but we’d just ask everyone to help us out in this way. Thanks so much for your help!
* 34 SHOPPING DAYS LEFT TILL CHRISTMAS!
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