The newsletter provides information about upcoming events at Crossroads Charter Academy Elementary including a student raffle, art show, basketball games, choir practice, parent teacher conferences, and no school days. It also announces an All Star Academy winter session, Valentine's candy grams, a 6th grade map project, and 4th grade recorder lessons. Parents are asked to complete a brief survey during conferences to help the school with improvement efforts.

1. Crossroads Charter Academy
Elementary Newsletter
Cougar Mews January 28, 2011
Kendall Schroeder
215 N. State St., Big Rapids, Michigan Elementary Principal
Phone: 231.796.6589 www.ccabr.org
Last Chance!
WINTER SAFETY! Student Raffle will be held on Monday, February 7.
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pick up safely. Winter weather or visit Mrs. Verkaik’s office with a parent note
poses issues such as slippery to create a username at school.
roads and walkways and limited visibility.
Please slow down and wait patiently, CCA K-6 ART SHOW AT
watch for little ones crossing the street,
and be courteous to other drivers. If we
BIGGBY TONIGHT FROM 6-9PM
all work together, we can make Don’t forget to drop by Biggby and
Crossroads a safe place. Thank you! check out the artwork that some of our
amazing students have made!!
On the Calendar
Friday, January 28th PARENT SURVEY
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3 /4 Graders who play Saturday Basketball will play PARENTS PLEASE HELP!!! CCA is currently
during Half-Time at the Varsity game tonight. The going through a school improvement process. This
game starts at 7:00 p.m. process involves a multitude of steps and guidelines
Saturday, January 29 we must adhere to. One of these steps is to have
5th and 6th grade boy’s basketball tournament parents fill out a brief survey. The survey will help
Monday, January 31 us compile data on how CCA is perceived by our
Choir Practice in the music room 3:15- 4p.m. parents. The survey will be available during parent
Tuesday, February 1 teacher conferences outside each teacher’s room.
No DI or All Star Academy You will be asked to fill out only one survey per
Parent Teacher Conference 4-7p.m.
family and return it to the envelope provided outside
Wednesday, February 2 the teacher’s room. Thank you in advance for your
Groundhog Day
help in making CCA the best we can be!
Thursday, February 3
No DI or All Star Academy
Parent Teacher Conference 4-7p.m. GIVE KIDS A SMILE DAY 
Parent Strategies for Student Success The “Give Kids A Smile” program is a
(Title 1 Students only)
nationwide program designed to bring
Friday, February 4
NO SCHOOL!!! dentistry to underserved children.
Preference Dental located at 7255 Nine Mile
Munch a Lunch Rd, Mecosta, will be donating FREE
Mon...Chicken Noodle Soup OR Cheeseburger EXAMS, CLEANINGS, FLUROIDE,
Tues…Crazy Bread OR Corndog SEALANTS, AND FILLINGS to children
Wed…Chicken Nuggets OR Pizza Pocket 14 and under on Friday, February 4, 2011.
Thu….Walking Taco OR Rib-O-Que If you meet these qualifications and would
Fri…..NO SCHOOL!!!
like to participate, please call our office at
972.7104 to register.

2. All Star Academy – Winter Session
Monday, January 24 – Thursday March 10, 2011 Academic Spotlight
No class on Tuesday, February 1, or Thursday,
February 3 due to Parent Teacher Conferences.
Movement Matters – Mondays – Room 20 Mrs. Kreh’s 6th Grade
American Girl® Society – Mondays – Room 29 Map Project
Camp Write-it-Right – Tuesdays – Academic Center
Picture Perfect – Tuesdays – Room 20 Our class is starting a map
Painting Musical Masters – Tuesdays – Art Room project on North America. The
Crisscross Club – Wednesdays – Teachers Lounge
Crafty Kids – Thursdays – Academic Center
students will be labeling countries
Superstarts – Thursdays – Auditorium and capitals, coloring the political
divisions, drawing the flags,
Valentine’s Day Candy Grams drawing natural resources, drawing
The Deadline for ordering Candy and labeling bodies of water and
Grams mountain ranges, making a
is 3pm on Thursday Feb. 10 compass rose, drawing indigenous
animals, and making keys to
enhance their maps. First quarter
the students made maps of Latin
America. The students are learning
Small ($1.00 ea.) quantity: ______
about the geography of the
Western Hemisphere in 6th grade.
Large ($3.00 ea.) quantity: ______
Next year they will be learning
Total cost: _____________
about the Eastern Hemisphere. The
To: _______________________________
students really enjoy the hands-on
Teacher: __________________ Grade: _____
map projects, and I believe it helps
Message: _________________________________ them visually and conceptually.
_________________________________________ Map by Laura Duddles
_________________________________________
In fourth grade we are learning to play the
recorder. The recorder has been around for
hundreds of years and is a good beginning
instrument. Students not only learn music, but
the coordination of breathing, reading, applying
what is read, hand eye coordination and small
muscle motor skills, all performed
simultaneously! The fourth graders are doing
great and some are working ahead on their own
time.