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End of the year details

Monday, May 21

• Comfy Clothes Day

Tuesday, May 22

• Genre Day
• Middle School Band Concert - 7:00

Wednesday, May 23

• Sports Day (hats allowed)

Thursday, May 24

• 80's Day
• NJHS Induction Ceremony - 7:00

Friday, May 25

• Crazy Sock Day (with College T)
• Locker clean out -- students will bring all materials home. Anything they need for the last week of school will be supplied by teachers.
• Please give your students guidelines for any remaining materials (donate or bring home).
• Assigned locks must be on assigned lockers. There will be a $10 fee for any missing or broken locks.
• EARLY RELEASE
• Last OSA at 10:00 
• Please email Front Desk before 9 AM if you plan to pick up your student from the OSA.

Monday, May 28

• Memorial Day
• no school

Tuesday, May 29

• 5th, 6th and 7th normal schedule (8th running field day)
• 5th, 6th and 7th school uniform day
• 8th Grade athletic wear
• grades are submitted
• 8th grade graduation - 7:00

Wednesday, May 30

• Valleyfair for 6th-8th students
• non-uniform (can wear any footwear and do not need socks, no spaghetti straps, short shorts, crop tops, or swimsuits)

Thursday, May 31

• last day of school :( 
• middle school field day
• athletic wear for 5-8 students
• end of day changes must be to Front Desk by 2:45 as all K-7 students will be loading buses by 3:15 for 8th grade send-off (buses/carline should be running normal schedule)

Important End of Year Dates

21-25 Spirit Week Attire 

M- comfy clothes/PJ’s

T- genre day- dress in a genre of music, history, fashion trends, etc.

W- Sports day (hats are allowed)  

Th- throw it back to the 80’s 

F- Funky socks! Add some fun to your outfit. The crazier, the better! 

*socks required everyday. Attire must be school appropriate.

May 17 - Choir Concert @ 7:00pm

May 22nd - Band Concert @ 7:00pm

May 24th - NJHS Ceremony @ 7:00pm

May 25th - Locker clean-out day

Students are encouraged to start cleaning out their lockers as the end of the year approaches. There will be time provided on May 25th during the school day. Teachers will assist with returning missing CA Textbooks/books and checking students lockers during this initial clean-out. 

May 29th - 8th Grade Graduation @ 7:00pm

ALL CA Textbooks/Books need to be collected before the last day of school to avoid a fine.

Hola, CA students and families!

Happy Spring! Since cinco de mayo falls on a Saturday this year, the middle school Spanish classes will be celebrating with some food, videos, and outside time on Thursday and Friday! Many students signed up to bring food in to class these days - GRACIAS/THANK YOU to everyone who is contributing to our fiesta!

Week of May 14^th to the end of the year

Interims this week in Reading!

Animal and Human Reproduction in Science

IC closes on the 18^th for teachers to grade/reopen for parents on the 25th

Next week, May 21st-25th is SPIRIT WEEK! 

Please make sure your child's clothing choices are school appropriate    Thank you!

Monday- Comfy clothes/PJ’s   

Tuesday- Genre day- dress in a genre of music, history, fashion trends, etc.

Wednesday- Sports day (hats are allowed)  

Thursday- Throw it back to the 80’s 

Friday- Funky socks with college t-shirts and out of uniform bottoms

May 28^th Memorial Day/ No school

May 29^th Field Day

May 30^th All school Field Trip/ 5^th grade to the Big Thrill Factory

May 31^st Last Day/ Talent Show 9-11/

Week of April 30^th –May 4^th

Please bring in an empty shoebox for Science

Relay for Life Non-uniform on May 4th- $2 non-uniform pants, $4 non-uniform pants and top,$5 non-uniform pants, top and hat: school appropriate, thanks! (Money due by the 4^th)

Middle School Bash on May 11^th. Please email me if your child can stay for the bash. 3:30-5:50 outside. Only money that needed is for food. Children not picked up by 5:30 will go to Clubhouse.

Science MCA for 5^th grade: May 1^st and 2^nd

1^st and 2^nd hour

Wordly Wise 20 due on the 4^th

We are reading Merchant of Venice (no homework)

Science MCA’s and creating a wetland diorama (shoe boxes needed)

Spring Break

March 26-April 2

A reminder-spaghetti dinner is on Friday from 5-7 at the Cologne Community Center (next door to CA).  This an event you do not want to miss!  

All are welcome to this family event- family-friendly pricing, too.  Tickets are purchased online.

The Silent Auction is open for bidding on many amazing teacher experiences as well as many cool baskets and other items and services.  

Once you have registered, bidding and buying tickets is quick and easy.  Follow the below...  the bidding is exciting.  All money raised goes back to our awesome programs.  Please pass the word! 

https://paveconnect.wordpress.com/2018/01/25/spaghetti-feed-silent-auction/

See you Friday!

Please sign up at the link below for a shift: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0849A4A72FA3FF2-students Questions? 

Please send a message to Katie Rotz at krotz@cologneacademy.org

College T-Shirt Day this Friday, February 23rd 

Pennies for Patients fundraiser will start Monday, February 26th,, ending Friday, March 2nd. Middle school homeroom classes will be in competition against one another. Students are encouraged to bring in loose change to help support this cause. 

Read-a-thon will take place on Friday, March 2nd. Students will be reading throughout the day on this particular day. Comfy clothes can be worn on this day!! 

Please encourage your child to check his/her Infinite Campus to stay on top of his/her assignments/grades. 

Join Cologne Academy as we celebrate School Choice Week with a collaborative Expo on

Thursday, January 25th from 5-7pm

showcasing art projects, science and history displays,

and Spanish performances!

There will be a bus shuttle from St. Bernards Catholic Church to CA running about every 10 minutes.

Don't forget to vote for best in show award for the Art Show.

Make sure to take home your Science Fair project before you leave.

5th - 8th Grade Band Concert

5th - 8th Grade Band Concert 

Date: Tuesday, November 14th

Time: 7 pm 

Place: Gymnasium

Attire: Concert dress -nice clothes, no jeans please.  

Students should arrive at 6:40 - get instruments out of the bandroom and go to their band set up in the gym.  

7th Grade - Park Square Theater  - Shakespeare's Hamlet

 Our field trip will be on Monday, November 13th. 

Fill Out Permission Slip & Pay using Boonli - Due Date Mon., Nov. 6

How to fill out the permission slip and pay using Boonli:  
1.  Go to  www.Boonli.com 
2.  Log into your account (or register a new account)
3.  Select Field Trips
4.  Click on November 13
5.  Field trip should be added to your cart.
6.  To Fill out the permission slip click on the ? by the field trip date.   
A Google Doc will pop up for you to fill out.

If you cannot find the ? link on Boonli, here is the link to the google doc permission slip.    https://goo.gl/forms/JSxbf2L5zkDrh9EI3 

Veteran's Day Program

Cologne Academy's Veteran's Day Program will be held on Friday, November 10 at 2:30 pm in the CA Gym. This is a wonderful program honoring all of our Veterans and we invite all of our CA families to attend.   We need your photos!  If you have a special serviceman/woman that you would like to honor in our Veteran's Day program please click here for a photo submission form (or pick up a form up in the main office) to submit with a photograph. The photo will be included in the PowerPoint presentation during the Veteran's Day program.      Please submit photos with a completed photo form to Carla Riemer at criemer@cologneacademy.org at your earliest convenience*.  *Photo submission DEADLINE is Monday November 6, 2017.* If you had pictures in the slideshow from last year, we will be able to reuse your photos.

Give to the Max Day is November 16th.  
Online giving starts November 1st and continues through November 16th.  

The goal and incentive for Give to the Max is below:

$15,000 - All School Non-uniform Day

$20,000 - Monday after Easter NO SCHOOL! 

Feed My Starving Children

We are looking for a few service minded chaperones to accompany us on this trip. Responsibilities are as follows:

• Lead a group of 4-5 Cologne Academy students packing food (likely you will be sealing bags)
• Make sure all students in your group get on the bus back to Cologne Academy
• Where: Meet at Feed My Starving Children at 11:45

Click here to volunteer.

6th Grade:

Date: October 26, 2017 from 12:00-2:00

Chaperons needed: 12

7th Grade:

Date: October 30, 2017 from 12:00-2:00

Chaperons needed: 6

8th Grade:

Date: October 31, 2017 from 12:-2:00

Chaperons needed: 4

All chaperones will need to provide their own transportation to and from Feed My Starving Children as there is limited room on the Cologne Academy bus.

Middle School Dance!!!

MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE THIS WEEK

WHO? 6th-8th Graders

WHAT? Middle School Dance

WHEN? Friday, Oct. 13th - 7-9pm. 

CA Student Council will be hosting this event!

*This year we will be collecting $3 for admission and donating the funds to the Red Cross to help the victims of Irma and Harvey. 

RELAY FOR LIFE

Hello Families!

Cologne Academy Scholars will be given the opportunity this week to help those battling cancer, and also earn a non-uniform day in the process! 

CA's National Junior Honor Society is raising money for our school's Relay for Life team. All money collected goes directly to the American Cancer Society and is used to fund research and help patients get the care they need.

Here are your child's options for non-uniform day!

Relay for Life Non-Uniform Day

$2 = non-uniform bottoms

$4 = non-uniform bottoms + top

$5 = non-uniform bottoms + top + hat

Please have your child bring their donation to their homeroom teacher this week. The non-uniform day will be this Friday, October 13

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Infinite Campus Login

All students in grades 6-8 have their own login for Infinite Campus. Students will use this technology to remain up to date on all their grades!

Here is the link to the Infinite Campus site:
Infinite Campus

Next Week (September 18th – 22nd):

·              Spirit Week is this week. Students may be out of uniform if the specific theme days is followed (listed below). Please note, students may wear non-uniform bottoms if he/she is following the themed days. 

·                                      Monday: PJ/Comfy Clothes Day

·                                      Tuesday: Dress Your Best!  Be Fancy!

·                                      Wednesday: Sport/Athletic Wear

·                                      Thursday: Throwback Thursday: 80's & 90's attire!

·                                      Friday: Be your 'selfie"- dress like you!

The Following Week (September 25th - 29th):

·              Picture Day is Wednesday, September 27th. Students may be out of uniform this day and do not need to change into uniform clothes after pictures. Forms will be sent home before this week so you can select your photos/photo package, if desired. 

·              Friday, September 29th is College T-Shirt Day and our first OSA. College t-shirts will be distributed at school. 

6-8 C.A. Art Club        

Do you love art?!  Join art club the first Wednesday of each month from 3:40-5:00 in Ms. Blotz’s art room for an amazing opportunity to put your creativity to work! Students will have freedom to work on developing individually as an artist by creating choice projects. 

The cost of participating is $30.00.  This is to buy supplies for the projects you will be choosing. We have a limited amount of students who can participate because of classroom space and we will take students on a first sign-up first served basis.

To sign up:

-Go to www.Boonli.com

-Login and choose the “Extra Curricular Activities” Box

-Choose any Monday on the calendar that hasn’t already occurred.

-You will see Art Club as an option to add to your cart, then just checkout.

We will meet the first Wednesday of each month (first meeting Oct 4^th) and our last meeting will be April 4th.  We will also have impromptu open studios for art club members (3:40-4:30) to work on their individual artworks.  Parents and students will be notified of all art club sessions and open studios through school way. For any questions contact Ms. Blotz at mblotz@cologneacademy.org. 

Superheroes, Unite!

We have created an online permission slip for students to attend auditions for our fall play Superheroes, Unite!  This play is open to 6th-8th Grade students.

Students must have permission to stay after school, or we will send them home on this bus.

CLICK HERE to fill out the form!

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Thanks much!

Welcome to the 2017-2018 School Year

Welcome Back! 

We look forward to seeing CA students again on the first day of school August 28th!

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