THANK YOU, Parents and students! We are truly indebted to our children

…and their most supportive parents for showcasing CCA at last Sunday’s 8 am service here at Colonial Baptist Church. The response was phenomenal as praise poured forth from the mouths of those in attendance. Let’s keep the “spirit and truth” of CCA moving forward as we continue to do God’s work with your children.

Have you visited the school website (www.colonialca.org) lately? Is our website useful to you? How could it better serve your needs? Please send us your thoughts on this topic.

IMPORTANT DATES AHEAD

FRIDAY, April 25 TH ……..………MOVIE NIGHT— RESCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY , MAY 16 TH
FRIDAY, April 25 TH 9:00 - 10:00 AM…..Arthur’s Uniforms UNIFORM MEASURMENT DAY AT CCA
Thursday, May 1 st ………………..….NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER (Corporate Prayer in CCA Chapel 7 PM)
Monday, May 5 th—Friday, May 9 th ………………………………………..……………TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
Monday, May 5 th ………….…….………Spanish Classes’ Cinco de Mayo Field Trip to Don Pablo’s Restaurant
Monday, May 5 th ………….…………………………………………..………….PROGRESS REPORTS ISSUED at end of day
Wednesday, May 7 th 5:00 pm………….SIT (School Improvement Team) Handbook Revision Committee
Friday, May 9 th …………….…………….. 12:30 Dismissal : Progress Report Conferences by Appointment *

PLEASE SEE NOTE BELOW CONCERNING ½ DAY CHILD CARE!

We require appointments so that . . .

• Teachers can prepare for and not guess about which parents plan to actually come
• Parents can eliminate guesswork about exactly when they will start and/or finish
• Parents can engage in meaningful dialogue about their child without feeling pressured to hurry up the conversation

WE EXIST TO SERVE GOD THROUGH SERVING YOU!

Our program currently is staffed for and serves approximately 42 daily children PLUS an unpredictable number of “Drop-ins”. State law and health code mandates require us to maintain a certain pupil-to-caretaker ratio. Whenever a staffer leaves the area to answer the door, take a child to the lavatory, get food from the kitchen, etc., that ratio is affected and we are not fully “covered”. An increased number of staff was the answer, with the expense covered by the “drop-in” payments. However, there have been too many parents who arrived late but have not paid AND parents who do not sign up but whose child shows up, throwing off our mandated ratio. Thus, we regret we cannot accept additional, non-daily children for half-day aftercare.

IF YOU ARE NOT A DAILY, 5-DAYS PER WEEK AFTERCARE CLIENT, YOU MUST MAKE ALTERNATE ARRANGEMENTS AND PICK UP YOUR CHILD AT THE 12:30 DISMISSAL TIME ON OUR NEXT HALF-DAY, FRIDAY, MAY 9 TH.

As always, we appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

By popular demand, we have brought back the Vacation Station Summer Workbooks. As advertised, the workbooks sharpen skills and help prevent boredom with just a page or two each day and are designed to challenge with activities linked to the grade your child will attend in September. We need your order returned to us by Friday April 25 th . The cost is $20.00 and includes the tax noted on the flier’s cost of “$19 + tax

• 4 TH QUARTER PROGRESS REPORT DATE
• PROGRESS REPORT CONFERENCE DAY FRIDAY (Please see “Aftercare” note above!)
• END-OF-QUARTER DATE FOR 4 TH QUARTER

IMPORTANT DATES THAT DID NOT CHANGE

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: Monday, May 5 th – Friday, May 9 th
SCHOOL WIDE SPRING TESTING Monday, May 12 th – Friday, May 23 rd
SCHOOL SPIRIT WEEK: Monday, May 19 th – Friday, May 23 rd
LAST DAY TO REPORT VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR 4 TH QUARTER: Tuesday, May 27 th

Please look for your FACTS, Inc., renewal forms COMING SOON!