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Message from the Principal

This past Friday, CCA held our third Day of Service and the results were astounding! Our students worked on a variety of projects to help each other and our surrounding community. These projects included:

Kindergarten students continuing their tradition of making a "kindness rock garden" on CCA grounds.

1st graders writing letters to veterans, thanking them for their service.

2nd graders and 4th graders working together to write holiday letters to kids in St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

3rd graders running a Penny War to raise money for charity, writing letters, making art kits for children at the Ronald McDonald house, and helping around the school by cleaning and making thank you plates for teachers.

4th graders making animal toys for shelters, blankets for the homeless, and collecting donations for various organi-zations.

5th graders collecting hundreds of canned food items to donate to the Raleigh Durham Rescue Mission.

6th graders working together to make hygiene kits for shelters.

7th graders working together to make blankets and hygiene kits.

And our 8th graders using their time to plan a very special gift to the students of Cardinal Charter Academy! :)

Thank you to all our parents and teachers who helped make this day a success! Your donations and time helped model for our students how important community service can be, and we accomplished great things! I'm looking forward to future Service Days, where I'm sure we will see even bigger and better things from our students! Thanks again!

Sara Penna School Counselor

I'd also like to express my thanks to all the parents who helped us make a difference in the world. It was great to see your involvement in your child's service projects and I know that, together, we're all making a positive impact in our community. Here are a few additional reminders for the week:

Students who have more than three tardies will receive after-school detention beginning this week. Parents will be notified by letter and/or email.

All parents and students must go through the carpool lanes in the morning. This is to ensure the safety of your child. You are not allowed to park and walk your child into school.

There will be a Kindergarten meeting on Monday night with a special guest to discuss early childhood develop-ment; the time is from 6-7 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Wednesday is the end of the first quarter, so all assignments and retests must be completed by this date.

This Friday, November 1, is a Teacher Workday. There will be no school for students on this day.

Let's have a great week of school, Cardinals!

Becky Draper, Ed.D. Principal

NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1!

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Upcoming Calendar Dates (as of 10/27, check Calendar for updates)

10/28 6-7 p.m. Kindergarten Parent Workshop 10/31 Fall Parent Survey Due (take survey) 10/30 End of Quarter 1 11/1 NO SCHOOL 10/30 4:15 p.m. XC meet at Duke 11/1 4 p.m. Boys’ Soccer 10/31 8:15 a.m. K-1 Book Character Parade 11/4 Last day to order Art to Remember (K-4) 10/31 5:30 p.m. Basketball Parent Meeting 11/4 Report Cards Sent Home

Service Day—New

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Fun/Color Run Update—New

The PTC chairs and school administration have decided

to postpone the Fun Run and Color Run to March 12.

We realized that parents were feeling overwhelmed

with current and upcoming donations, field trip depos-

its, signups, and events. We want to carry the momen-

tum after such a successful brainstorming session at the

PTC meeting earlier this month and make the Fun Run

and Color Run even bigger than before. If you would

like to help with this and possibly lead a planning team,

please sign up here.

We recognize that some parents have already taken the

day off for November 8, so we are offering additional

volunteer opportunities at school that day. In addition

to regular opportunities such as carpool, cafeteria duty,

and copy center, parents can assist in tidying staff

lounges, cleaning up the campus, disinfecting class-

rooms since it’s flu season, making bulletin boards, and

more. These opportunities can be found here and visu-

ally on the volunteer calendar here.

All previous signups will be transferred to the new date

of March 12, so if that date doesn’t work for you, please

be sure to delete your spot. If you have any questions,

please email the PTC here.

Donation Drop Offs—New

When dropping off items to the school, donations must

be clearly labeled with this form. Forms are also availa-

ble at the front office. Every donation needs a form.

This will ensure each donated item gets to its proper

destination and families receive their credit towards

volunteer hours.

Aftercare Late Pickup Fee—New

The aftercare fee for pickup after 6 p.m. will be

strictly enforced beginning Monday, October

28. The $20 late pickup fee will be due at pickup

and can be paid by check or money order made

out to CCA.

ALL visitors to the school must

show ID at the front desk and

have it scanned using Raptor, our

background check system.

Art to Remember—New

The last day to order Art to Remember items is

Monday, November 4. This is a fundraiser for

the K-4 art program. Students should be bring-

ing home orders forms if they haven’t already.

Please see the flyer at the end of the newsletter

and contact Ms. Waltz if you have any questions.

Thank you so much for your support!

Late Carpool Fee—New

Effective October 28, there will be a $20 late car-

pool fee if you arrive after 4 p.m. It can be paid

by check or money order made out to CCA.

Please remember to bring your carpool tag or

photo ID to the aftercare desk to sign out your

child. Thank you.

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Fall picture retakes will take

place on November 6.

Cardinal Store—Updated

The store will be not be open for business this

week, but will be open the first week of No-

vember. Item donations and volunteers are

still needed here:

Sign up here to volunteer at the store.

Items needed to help stock the Cardinal Store

are here.

At any time, parents may drop off small toys/

gadgets that their children no longer use or

want in their house to donate to prize boxes or

the cardinal store for house rewards.

Fall Surveys

Please check your email for the CSUSA Fall Parent Surveys via SurveyMonkey. A generic link is provided below if you didn’t receive the email. You will earn a volunteer hour and be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a golden F pass through 2019 (you will go directly to the side of the school for pickup with no line). To enter the drawing, email a screenshot of the completed survey to ccapar-entsurvey@gmail.com along with your carpool number. The last day to submit a survey is Thursday, October 31.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Fall19-20ParentSurvey

The parent survey is VERY important as it allows admin-istration and our board to hear directly from parents. Please take the time to complete the survey!

Basketball Information—New

Boys and girls basketball teams have study hall from 3:15-4 p.m. and then practice from 4-5:30 p.m. An additional short parent session will be held Thursday, October 31 at 5:30 p.m. in the gym (starting immediately after practice). The athletic fee for basketball participation is due Novem-ber 8 and can be paid here. Parents, please join the remind text for program info: Boys Basketball Remind: Text @k68abb to 81010 Girls Basketball Remind: Text @9a28e7k to 81010

Cheer Info—New

Cheer practice is from 4-5 p.m., Monday

through Wednesday, except the fourth

Wednesday of every month.

Bus Riders—New

If your student rides the bus, please be sure to

notify the bus company if your student leaves

school early and won’t be riding on the bus

that day. This avoids confusion and delay

when dismissing from school. Thank you.

Information about the parent-led bus can be

found here.

There are NO PICKUPS after 2:30 p.m.

Parents must use carpool.

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Missing Something?

Pictures of Lost and Found items with identifiable marks can be found in this Google photo album. Please

remember to label your items! Parents can check lost and found items from 7:30-8 a.m. and 3-3:45 p.m.

The PTC is currently looking for a lost and found coordinator. A parent can expect to spend approximately

one hour a week sorting items, taking photographs, and posting pictures. If interested, please email here.

Classy Payments—Updated

Links for ALL Classy payments can be found on the PTC web-

site under the Classy links tab here. Field Trips and Athletic

fee payments are below:

Second Grade Science Fun for Everyone—Due Oct. 30

Fifth Grade Museum of Natural History Field trip—Due Oct. 31

Athletics Fee for Basketball and Cheerleading—Due Nov. 8

Fourth Grade SchoolHouse of Wonder—Due Nov. 16

Book Character Parade

Students in kindergarten through second

grade may dress up as their favorite book

character on October 31. Students

should bring the book with them to

school on this day. Please no weapons or

masks.

A parade will take place inside and

around the school for kindergarten and

first-grade students. Parents are invited

to attend and should arrive by 8:15 a.m.

to take pictures of the characters in the

book parade.

Yearbook Orders

It’s time to order those yearbooks! All

yearbook orders will be placed online and

both elementary and middle school year-

books are $25.

To order, please visit the link below and

enter these codes:

https://ybpay.lifetouch.com

Elementary: 13332720

Middle School: 13987320

Kindergarten Parent Workshop

Parents of kindergarten students, please join the kindergarten

team for a parent workshop on October 28 from 6-7 p.m. in

the cafeteria. Hilary Mandzik, a licensed psychologist and par-

ent-child relationship specialist, will be presenting. She is also

a mom of a kindergartener and toddler. The topic of discus-

sion will be a kindergartener’s social and emotional develop-

ment. Parents will learn strategies to support their kindergar-

tener’s social and emotional development at home and at

school. Children are encouraged to stay home, however ex-

ceptions are understandable. The workshop is only for par-

ents of current kindergarten students. Those who attend will

receive one hour of volunteer time, so please sign up on your

child’s teacher signup.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED—Updated

Use the links below to find new volunteer opportunities that are added each week. A complete list of volun-

teer opportunities can be found on the PTC website here.

List of volunteer opportunities:

Administrative and Operations Support, including Cardinal Copy Center and Cardinal store: https://

signup.com/go/mLfFXjj

Wishlist for Administration and Operations: https://signup.com/go/LmsOJnA

Please sign up for areas of volunteering that you find interesting. This doesn’t commit you to that area,

and you can pick multiple areas. The PTC interest survey can be found here. The committee/project chair

will reach out to you.

We are continuing to use a new SignUp website this year. Training is available for teachers, room parents,

and committee chairs from our volunteer coordinator, Allison. Please contact her if you need help.

USE ONLY CARPOOL LANES FOR MORNING ARRIVAL UNITL 8:10 a.m.

DO NOT DROP OFF ON SAINT CHARLES.

Can Food Drive—Updated

A tremendous THANK YOU for supporting the Durham Rescue Mission through a can food drive. The results

are as follows:

Conclave - Purple House —216

Mamaka - Yellow House —210

Radiance - Blue House—162

College - Green House—133

Deck - Orange House—133

TOTAL CANS COLLECTED - 811. Way to go CARDINALS!

Emi from Ms. Coble's class collected the most cans, with a total of 111 cans. Thank you, Emi's family, for

showing your community SPIRIT!

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Pop Tab Collection

Please continue to save and send in all your pop tabs from

cans! Students in fourth grade are

continuing to collect pop tabs to

benefit the Ronald McDonald

house. Collection bins are in the

front desk. They go a long way to

help provide funds (via recycling)

for paying the utilities at the hous-

es.

Lunch Payments: My School Bucks

The new online payment service for school meals is now available. Go to http://www.myschoolbucks.com or download the mobile app and register for a free account. Add your student us-ing our school name and student ID. The student ID is your student’s Pow-erSchool ID number.

Staff Appreciation

Staff was treated to a baked potato lunch this past week. Thank you to all the volunteers who had a hand in

making this wonderful treat for our teachers and staff!

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School Lunch Menu for the Week of October 28

Instructional Leader of the Week—Updated

Congratulations to Coach Alexander for earning his

spot as Teacher of the Week this week! Coach Al-

exander continued to hold high expectations for all

of his students this week, and continually reinforc-

es good character and sportsmanship in his les-

sons.This week, he taught our Kindergarten stu-

dents how to hula hoop! He used leaders from the

Middle School to help our younger students and

support them in their new skills. Our Kindergarten

students loved the chance to play with our Middle

Schoolers, thanks to Coach Alexander!

Fifth Grade Fun Fri-

day—New

Due to no school on Novem-

ber 1, Fun Friday for fifth

grade will take place on

Thursday, October 31 from

1-3 p.m. Parents, please

check your email for more

information about this event

from your child’s homeroom

teacher.

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2019 Boys Soccer Schedule

***All games start at 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted ***

***All home games take place at WakeMed Soccer Park, 201

Soccer Park Dr. in Cary***

11-01-19 @Duke School

2019 Cross Country Schedule

***All students must be at meets by 3:15 p.m. unless otherwise

noted. Meets will begin at 4:00 p.m.***

10-30-19 4:15 p.m. @Duke School: 3716 Erwin Road, Durham

2019-2020 Basketball Schedule

***Basketball games begin with girls games and then boys games at 4:15 p.m.***

11-13-19 Cary Academy @ Cardinal

11-14-19 Alpha Academy @ Cardinal

11-19-19 Maureen Joy Charter School @ Cardinal

12-3-19 TBD

12-10-19 Cardinal @ Ascend Leadership

12-17-19 Sallie B. Howard @ Cardinal

12-19-19 Cardinal @ Maureen Joy Charter School

1-16-20 Carter Community Charter School @ Cardinal

1-23-20 Ascend Leadership @ Cardinal

1-28-20 Cardinal @ Sallie B. Howard

2-5-20 Cardinal @ Durham Academy

2-7-20 Tournament

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Harvest Festival—New

Student Council hosted a fantastic Harvest Festival on Friday night. Thank you for everyone’s hard work, do-nated supplies, and time spent volunteering. Student Council was able to raise over $4,500 from this event, which will be used for social events and community projects. More pictures can be viewed on the Google photo album here and please, upload your pictures!

Our school is participating in afundraiser with Art to Remember that gives you the opportunity to purchase keepsake items customized with your child’s artwork. Not only do the products make great gifts for friends and family members, but every order supports the CCA Art Program!

Please ask your CCA Artists (grades K-4) about their Art to Remember forms they received at the end of last week for online ordering instructions and your personalized order code. Please feel free to share this code with friends and family. They can even ship items directly to their homes!

*A new option this year is to upload images of additional artwork created by your students! Directions can be found inside your student’s Art to Remember Order Form.*

The last day to order is MondayNovember 4th.

Thanks you so much for your support!! –Mrs. Waltz

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