IMPORTANT DATES -
CSP Calendar of Events
CSP DESSERT & FAMILY SQUARE DANCE
When: Friday, November 3
Time: 6:30—9:00 pm
Where: TCA East gym
Who: All currently enrolled CSP families & staff
Cost: FREE
Square Dance Callers: Ron & Debbie Steinkirchner
Dessert: Bring your family’s favorite dessert along with serving utensils. CSP will provide paper goods and drinks.
Dust off your favorite cowboy hat, polish those cowboy boots and bring the whole family out for a fun evening of dancin’. It’s a great place to connect with old friends and make new ones too!
Questions? Contact Ruth Kozyra, CSP Curriculum & Program Specialist,
rkozyra@asd20.org .
TCA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Crazy For You!
Nov. 14 – 18
7:00 pm performance; 2:00 pm matinee on Sat. Nov. 18.
Also 2:00 pm matinee on Sat. Nov. 18.
Wasson High School Auditorium
Adult $10.00 + tax
Student/Sr. Citizen - $5.00 + tax
Tickets cost more at the door.
Click on link for more info
Crazy For You!
CURRENT NEWS
ANNUAL VETERAN’S DAY ASSEMBLY
Friday November 10
9:30am-10:45am
TCA North Gym
As part of our Core Values, The Classical Academy pays tribute to all the men and women who have bravely served our great nation as a member of the US Armed Forces. All are invited to share in this patriotic assembly to honor and recognize veterans and current-serving military of our TCA community. Keynote Speaker, CP Parent, Victor Marx will present “The Value of Veterans”. We will reserve seats for our CSP families or individual students who wish to attend. Please email
nupchurch@asd20.org with the number of seats requested. There will be a reception for veterans and their families immediately following the assembly in the TCA North Library.
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA
Donation deadline Nov. 27
TCA will support the Wreaths Across America program. There are several ways you can participate. TCA families can donate a wreath to be placed at Memorial Gardens Cemetery (deadline Nov. 27) or volunteer for the wreath laying ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 16. Please click
here for more information.
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CSP Gr. 1-6 – WINTER CONCERT
The Gr. 1-6 Winter Concert is Thurs. Nov. 30.
For grades 1st – 3rd, the concert will begin at 5:15 pm. Parents, please check your student in by 4:45pm in the gym.
For grades 4th-6th, the concert will begin at 7pm. Parents, please check your student in by 6:45pm in the gym.
Lyrics and a music CD were sent home in your child’s backpack recently. Please use these resources to practice for our annual festive concert. Your help at home is greatly appreciated!
*CSP will provide cookies for the dessert reception. Please come, relax and enjoy the show with your family.
CHARACTER
November Character Focus: Gratitude and Bravery, Courage & Kindness. Teachers will note which character strengths were discussed each week so you may continue those conversations at home. CSP classes will also implement Peer Mentoring, i.e. pairing older and younger classes to engage in character discussions and activities together. Mentoring across grade levels is a part of the Board initiative for enriching TCA’s Character Education program.
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CSP CURRICULUM
CSP LENDING LIBRARY
A variety of homeschool materials and required CSP curriculum are available to check out for a minimal refundable cash deposit. You may check out the materials for the entire year. Please make an appointment with Ruth Kozyra, CSP Curriculum & Program Specialist, at
rkozyra@asd20.org, 487-2027.
3rd – 8th GRADE TYPING PAL UPDATE:
Due to unforeseen circumstances, all Typing Pal passwords have been changed to titans. Your student’s user name will remain the same: first initial and last name, all in lower case. Please look for an email from your child’s teacher regarding this change and the benefits of using Typing pal.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ruth Kozyra,
rkozyra@asd20.org.
CSP POLICY
UNIFORMS
View the
elementary uniform policy and
JH uniform policy on the CSP website. Neutral shoes are best. Students need to wear sneakers on PE days. JH students wear an athletic uniform for PE. Students may wear a solid color crew neck sweatshirt, cardigan sweater or TCA logo hoodie in the classroom in approved TCA colors - navy, hunter green, red, or white.
UNIFORM PICTORIAL GUIDE
click
here for pictorial guide to uniform policy
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CSP WEBSITE & D20 PARENT PORTAL
TCA’s website:
http://www.tcatitans.org
PAY MANDATORY STUDENT FEES –
www.payforit.net
CSP 2017-18 Student Fees are online at CSP/
Fees & Forms. Pay mandatory CSP fees on-line through your Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Parents input child’s Student ID to complete the account set-up. Use payforit username and password to log onto:
www.payforit.net. You may pay TCA student fees without incurring any convenience fee. (NOTE: There is a convenience fee for online lunch-money payments.) Questions? Contact Toni Demott,
tdemott@asd20.org, 488-6479.
TCA FAMILY NEWS
BOX TOPS
Turn in those box tops and soup labels you have collected over the year. Box Tops are worth 10 cents; bonus Box Tops are worth more. We earn thousands of dollars every year for TCA East & CSP! If you have a King Soopers or Safeway card, you can register them at
eLabelsforEducation.com and earn bonus points for TCA East. Clip the UPC codes on the label and turn them in at school.
KING SOOPERS NEIGHBORHOOD REWARDS PROGRAM
CSP has earned over $2,266 to date from the King Soopers rewards program. You can pick up a reloadable gift card in the CSP office. The initial cost is $5 per card, and the card is pro-loaded with $5. So the card is FREE! Every time you reload the card, CSP receives 5% back from King Soopers. Please consider supporting CSP with this easy program. For more details, contact the CSP office at 487-2000.
COMMUNITY NEWS
COLORADO COLLEGE YOUTH BASKETBALL SHOOTING CAMP
Saturday, December 2 9am-12pm Here is the link for the camp:
sportscamp Questions? Contact Wes Kosel, Assistant Coach for Men's Basketball - Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre
mbbcamps@coloradocollege.edu cell (918) 327-1215 @CoachKosel
TUTORING AVAILABLE - Through Children’s Literacy Center
Do you have children who attend your school that are struggling with reading? Did you know they could receive free tutoring through Children’s Literacy Center (CLC) at the
Monument Library?
Children’s Literacy Center (CLC) is a local non-profit organization whose mission is to
build a life of success through a foundation of literacy…ONE child at a time. Questions? Contact Pamela Polke, Program Director/ Office #: (719) 471-8672 ext. 2, Fax #: (719) 473-0439 (CSP teachers sent home info on the CLC recently.)
NOVEMEBER EVENTS – PPLD Library 21C
- AfterMath: Wednesdays from 3:30-6 p.m. Is math homework getting you down? Our experienced math tutors can help you improve your grades and take the stress out of math.
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· Paws to Read: Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Kids can practice reading aloud and improve fluency by sharing a story with one of our loveable Paws to Read Therapy dogs!
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· Elementary Make/Tween Twist Thursdays: Thursday, November 2 and Thursday, November 16 from 4:30-5:15 p.m. This drop-in program for 5- to 12-year-olds features a lab where we will tinker with items resulting in creating or dismantling.
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· Lego Build: Saturday, November 4 from 10:30-12:30. LEGO enthusiasts of all ages! Join us for our monthly LEGO Build! We'll provide the LEGOs, you bring the creativity! Open to everyone. Please do not bring your own LEGOs (however, donations are gladly accepted!).
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· Kids Movie: Beauty and the Beast (2017): Saturday, November 18 1:30 p.m. Come watch a movie with us on the Saturday afternoon.
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· Saturday SALT: For the Birds: Saturday, November 25 1:30-2:15 p.m. This drop-in program for 5- to 12-year-olds revisits favorite S.A.L.T. (Science, Art, Literature, Technology) activities.
PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT (PPLD) HOMESCHOOL HUB
https://ppld.org/homeschool-hub
The public libraries offer activities & events for homeschool families.
SCHOLASTIC PUBLISHING STUDENT POETRY CONTEST
$500 1st prize in each grade division
Cash prizes for entering: $25 - $150
Gr. 3-12 students are encouraged to enter this poetry contest.
The poems are to be completed at home – not in class.
* Pick up an entry form in the CSP/CP Office.
* CSP teachers will give entry forms to those students who are interested. MAILING DEADLINE: Nov. 8
ONLINE SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Nov. 15
Go to
www.scholasticpublishing.org for details.
NUMBER THE STARS
Special Invite Only Performance
Date: Thursday, November 2, 2017 @ 10:00 a.m
Ticket Price: $5
First United Methodist Church
420 N Nevada Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
RSVP with number of seats needed to:
contact@firstcompanytheater.org
Interested in Girl Scouts? Troops are forming now! Click
here for more information
25th Annual Betty Field Memorial Youth Writing Contest (2018)
All 6th through 12th grade students in El Paso County and in areas served by the Pikes Peak Library District are invited to enter the Betty Field Memorial Youth Writing Contest and earn top honors plus cash prizes. This annual mystery writing contest encourages students to develop their creative writing skills. Details at
www.writingcontest612.info. Deadline for submission of entries is 5:00 PM, Saturday, February 24, 2018. The winning authors in all categories will be honored at the April 7, 2018 Awards & Recognition Program. Questions? Contact Diane Pfalzgraf, PPLD Contest Coordinator, (719) 591-2404, 10 AM to 7 PM or email at
FriendsPPLD@pcisys.net
