Classical Academy Online - News
October 15th-19th
Dear Classical Academy Online Families:
Thank you to everyone who contributed, helped, and attended our first homecoming dance! It was an amazing event and everyone had a great time. Congratulations to the homecoming court nominees and finalists.
This week is a big deadline week. That means that students should be all caught up, in their academics, by Friday. All focus areas, content assessments, and project checkpoints should be up to date with the progress line. If you need help, in any area, please reach out to your teacher, cohort, academic coach, or any lab supervisor. We are all here to help! If you are behind, in any area, accountability plans will be written to help you get caught up.
Please note that Cohort Conferences are October 25, & 26th. In addition, Tuesday, October 30 is a home day, as the entire CAO team will be in Phoenix for Summit Learning Fall Convening. Please plan ahead and accordingly for taking content assessments. Lab supervisors will open content assessments during conferences, but not on October 30. Remember, you can move forward in other focus areas and project checkpoints, while waiting to take content assessments. We will be opening content assessments on both conference days to help with the scheduling. Thank you for being flexible, organized and understanding!
See you on campus this week!
Dr. Stacey Perez
Summit Learning Insiders Weekly Update
Important Announcements and Events
October 19, 2018 Big Deadline
October 24, 2018 Pumpkin Carving Contest @ Lunch
October 25-26, 2018 Cohort Conferences
October 30, 2018 CAO Closed for Teacher Development - Students should plan to work from home
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Purchase a CAHS Yearbook
Use this link and code www.yearbookordercenter.com code 8324
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Classical Academy Online is starting a FIRST Technical Challenge Robotics Team!
(CAOs Robotics)
Thank you to everyone who helped fund our two projects for robotics. They are fully funded and we are anticipating the materials to arrive soon!
On a side note, the team got the first robot up and running this weekend!
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Youth Orchestra
If you would like to learn to play the violin or cello or you already play either of those instruments, you can join San Marcos Youth Strings and perform with them around North County. I established this community service group last Fall to provide a free musical experience for kids 5-19 years of age. High school kids gain community service hours for their time instructing the lesser experienced players. Symphony players from Civic Youth Orchestra hold our three top leadership positions. My mother oversees everything as the parent supervisor and other parents are welcome to stay at rehearsals if they wish but it’s not required. We will place you in one of four groups: Primary, Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced. Gateway Community Church in San Marcos generously lets us use their facility for rehearsals every Friday from 4-6:00 pm. We have performances booked for the CCAE Winter Wonderland Festival, Brookdale Senior Residence and Silvergate Senior Residence in December. Come join the fun learning a strings instrument with other kids and spreading joy throughout the community! Contact smysca@gmail.com for more information. Thanks! Andre Ricardo, SMYS President, class of 2020 CAO. Check us out on Facebook: @smysca and Instagram: @smysca
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Seniors - Class of 2019
Summer Senior Yearbook Sittings: Senior yearbook and portrait sittings are happening right now at Rehm Photography. The studio has open appointments for 100 sittings with discounted photo packages. There are also affordable packages and special layaway program to ensure you get the pictures you really want with easy monthly payments. Also, scheduling an appointment on-line is very convenient. Go to www.rehmphotography.net (RehmPhotography.net) select the “High School” then choose “Senior on-line appointments” Here is a quick Link: http://bookrehmphoto.com/ The yearbook deadline will be here before you know it and these discounted appointments will go fast so make your appointment right away. You can also call the Vista studio to make an appointment at 760-688-8478. Rehm Photography is the official yearbook and senior portrait photographer for Classical Academy High School and Classical Academy Online. Thank you for listening, Go Caimans!
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Parent Volunteer Opportunities!
Parent volunteers help keep our programs running! Remember every $10 spent counts as a volunteer hour.
Currently, we are stocking our student store and we need the following:
Bottled water, gatorade, juice, chocolate milk and any other single serving packaged drinks.Granola bars (kind bars)ChipsOatmealFruit cupsPretzelsFrozen single serve foodsDried fruitHummus cupsYogurtAny other healthy options!
As we do have students with peanut allergies, we ask that no peanut products be purchased for the student store and that the student lounge remain peanut free zones.
Here are a few supplies we can always use:
Plastic forks (we go through about 200 a day)
Plastic spoons
Paper plates
Paper Towels
Napkins
Kleenex
Feminine Hygiene Products
Dry Erase Markers
Make sure you create your account on Help Counter (helpcounter.net/volunteer) so that you can see more Parent Volunteer needs that we have and sign up!
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Academic Coaches Corner
Attention Seniors!
The time is almost here to send you off into the real world and we want to help prepare you as much as we can. If you haven’t already done so, you will want to start working on those college applications because early decision deadlines are coming up soon!
Have you signed into Naviance yet? Make sure you upload all of the colleges that you are applying to ASAP. If you are having trouble with your login or not sure on what Naviance is yet, please stop by and see Ms. Williams.
Transcript Requests
Seniors requesting transcripts for college - please make sure you request all transcripts through Naviance or through the Common Application. Please note: Naviance is NOT linking to the Common Application this year.
Tip of the Week:
Printing unofficial transcripts has never been easier! You can do so by logging into your Pathways and on the left side of the screen click on the “Reporting” link. It will take you to the Reporting page where you will then click on the top tab that says “Transcripts”. That tab will turn green and you will click the “Print Unofficial Transcripts” button under the greyed out tabs and BOOM! You have your unofficial transcript!
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Counselor's Corner
Laura Hughes, Lead Counselor and Classical Academy High School
Charles Threat III, Classical Academy Online
Jessica Novello, Coastal Academy High School
Alissa Atkins, Classical Academy Middle School
Jennifer Meehan, Coastal Academy
Chad Chandler, TCA Bear Valley
Charity Marino, TCA Vista
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Scholarship Opportunities
Click here for a Full List of Scholarships and Resources
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CAHS ASB and Clubs - New clubs coming to CAO in 2018-19!
If you are interested in starting a Club at CAO, download the Club Application packet below and contact Lindsey Williams (lwilliams@classicalacademy.com) if you have questions!
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From the Communique -
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Program Feedback
Comments, Suggestions, Great Ideas….
Do you have a comment, suggestion, idea to share? We have a special email address just for you, comments@classicalacademy.com.
Your partnership is valued. Your ideas strengthen our programs. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
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Are you an Amazon Customer? Do you plan on making a purchase? If you answered yes, please keep in mind that 0.5% will go to TCA if you simply enter the site with http://smile.amazon.com/ch/33-0857665. You can also just type in AmazonSmile and it will ask you to "select a charity". Type in (exactly) Classical Academy Incorporated.
Once you have designated Classical Academy Incorporated as your charity, you must make purchases through smile.amazon.com (not amazon.com) for TCA to receive credit for your purchases.
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Fall sports have started!
Sports Calendars and Information - See playasone.org
Sports information contact:
Athletic Director: Chedly Benattia cbenattia@classicalacademy.com
Athletic Secretary: JoAnn Goodman joanngoodman@classicalacademy.com
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