IMPORTANT DATES -
CSP Calendar of Events
CURRENT NEWS
OCTOBER COUNT WINDOW - Sept. 28 - Oct. 6
We ask all students to attend CSP these two weeks. Parents – please schedule appointments accordingly.
Our state funding is contingent on students being in class the next two weeks. Thanks for your support.
DENIM WEEK – STAFF AND STUDENTS
September 26-29
Wear denim bottoms with a uniform shirt or a TCA logo shirt.
No athletic wear or frayed edges.
Kindergarten – wear denim Wed or Thursday
ATTENTION THURSDAY CLASSES
No hot lunch Oct 6 Since TCA-FT Elementary will not have school Thursday, October 6, hot lunch will not be served that day. Please send a sack lunch from home. PM carpool will be at the usual location.
*NEW THIS YEAR 2016-17*
CSP DESSERT & FAMILY SQUARE DANCE
(formally Potluck & Square Dance)
New Square Dance Callers: Ron & Debbie Steinkirchner
When: Friday, November 4th
Time: 6:30—9:00 pm
Where: TCA East gym
Who: All currently enrolled CSP families & staff
Cost: FREE
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 .
THE COOL SCIENCE CARNIVAL DAY
Where: UCCS
When: Oct 8, 10 am
http://www.cssciencecenter.org/programming/science-festival/cool-science-carnival-day
SILVER GRAPHICS ART FUNDRAISER
Each year, the Cottage School Art program does a fundraiser called Silver Graphics. This is our main source of funding for Art supplies. Families have the opportunity to purchase items with their child’s customized artwork. There are over 50 products to choose from. Some examples are coffee cups, tote bags, cell phone cases, teddy bears, ornaments, or even a necklace or magnet. Please be aware that all orders must be placed online. More information will be coming home with your student. (Purchasing items is optional.)
Questions? Contact Debbie Smith, CSP Art teacher
smithd@asd20.org or Brittany Fontana, CSP Art Aide,
bfontana@asd20.org.
PREVIOUSLY POSTED NEWS
TCA FALL BREAK – Oct. 10 – 14
CSP FALL TEACHER-TEACHER CONFERENCES – OCT. 17 – 20
No classes this week.
Students will be assigned homework to be completed during conference week. It is due when classes resume, week of Oct. 24.
Sign up for a 15 min. time slot when your teacher sends invites to parents via SignUp.com (formerly known as VolunteerSpot.com).
PAY MANDATORY STUDENT FEES –
www.payforit.net
CSP 2016-17 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.
Gr. 5 READERS
Battle of the Books is a fun, enriching activity for fifth graders only. Each year a committee of teachers and librarians, from around Colorado Springs, select 40 books to be the Battle Books. Fifth graders then read as many of the 40 books as they can in order to compete on a team with three other students. The competition will be held in the spring and up to two teams from TCA Cottage school will compete against teams from all around the city. Throughout the year we will read and practice for the competition on various Fridays. It is a lot of fun as well as a lot of work! Books can be checked out at any of the Pikes Peak Public Libraries or the TCA library. If you are interested, please contact me for more information.
Mrs. Terri Hatfield
Mom of Riley Hatfield, CSP 5th grader
719-321-0415
hatfieldent@wwdb.org
KING SOOPERS REWARD CARDS AVAILABLE- CSP earns 5%
Purchase your reloadable CSP Rewards Card for $5.00 from the CSP office. Your card will be loaded with $5.00 – so the card is FREE! Every time you reload the card, CSP receives 5% back from King Soopers. Last school year we earned $1,076, so far this school year we have earned $758. Last year we purchased several
Easy Grammar manuals for parents to check out from the Lending Library. The card is good at Kroger, City Market, Loaf & Jug, and other affiliates listed on the card. Please consider supporting CSP with this easy program. For more details, contact Lainie in the CSP office at 487-2021.
TEACHER IN-SERVICE TREATS
We are looking for a few parent volunteers who would like to provide treats for our teachers at their in-service meetings. The meetings will be held on January 10 and April 20. If you would like to provide a treat for one of these dates, please call Lainie in the CSP Office at 487-2021 or email
lmacdonald@asd20.org.
NEW FIELD TRIP CHAPERONES AT TCA
As you know, TCA students, staff, and parents enjoy a warm, caring community that fosters the highest standards of academic, social, and emotional growth. The efforts of our parent & non-parent volunteers are a vital part of that community. In an effort to further ensure the safety of our students, TCA and Academy School District 20 require that all field trip chaperones and regularly-scheduled classroom helpers complete a background check and confidentiality agreement prior to chaperoning or working with our students. Please complete the Volunteer forms through
this link and return them to the office.
If you were an approved volunteer during the 2015-16 school year, you do not need to fill out a new packet. Also, CSP will NOT need volunteer drivers for field trips this year.
CSP CURRICULUM
LENDING LIBRARY
Contact Ruth Kozyra, CSP Curriculum & Program Specialist,
rkozyra@asd20.org, 487-2027. Bring cash deposit to check out CSP curriculum.
NEW IEW DVD's
Are you feeling overwhelmed or confused how to help your child with their IEW KWO, Sloppy copies, Dress-ups and Clinchers? Good news! CSP’s Lending Library has two sets of IEW DVDs for parents to view here at CSP. We will set you up with our laptop and the DVD’s in-house. All you need to bring is a set of ear buds. Please contact Ruth Kozyra,
rkozyra@asd20.org to arrange a date and time that will work best for your viewing.
CHARACTER
Our CSP staff weaves character lessons throughout our subject studies. Various character traits are taught at each grade level per month. Classes are focusing on Kindness, Love of Learning, and Curiosity in September. The TCA Creed is the cornerstone of K-12 Character education across TCA. In each CSP classroom and in Classical Elements, students engage in rich discussions about each line of the Creed to understand the values we uphold. Mutual respect is emphasized and practiced daily. We’ll share these enriching classroom experiences so you may continue character conversations at home, perhaps around your dinner table or on car rides.
SUPPLEMENTARY GRAMMAR RESOURCE
Praised by CSP parents!
IEW Fix It! Grammar in an effective supplementary Grammar resource for Gr. 3 - 8. Several CSP parents have told our staff how much their child enjoys it and how easy it is to fit a 15 min. Grammar lesson into their homeschool day.
Find Fix It! Grammar Pretests online at
www.iew.com
Feel free to look through the Fix It! Pre-Tests in the Lending Library.
K-2 PARENT SPALDING CLASS
If you are new to TCA, or you would like to have more knowledge about the Spalding program at TCA, then this class is for you. You will learn the phonograms, word markings, spelling rules, syllabication rules, and handwriting hints related to the spelling part of Spalding. We will also discuss reading comprehension strategies.
12-hour class split into
3 Saturday sessions, 4 hours each
AT TCA-Central campus in Sherry Wilkewitz’s classroom.
The dates and times are as follows:
Saturday, October 22nd - 8:00-12:00
Saturday, October 29th - 8:00-12:00
Saturday, November 5th - 8:00-12:00
The cost for this class is $35. You may send cash or check to your TCA campus office.
Please register with Sherry at
wilkewi@asd20.org.
Registration deadline: Friday, October 14th.
CSP WEBSITE & D20 PARENT PORTAL
TCA’s website:
www.tcatitans.org
D20 PARENT PORTAL
If you have trouble logging into IC, contact
help@asd20.org or 719-234-1777.
D20 asked parents to change their student’s password on IC this summer. You won’t be able to access IC until this is done. Read
CSP Handbook, sign off on IC – Extended Parent Portal – that you read this important document. Also sign off on permission for other IC docs listed in your parent portal.
INFINITE CAMPUS
Do you need help with Infinite Campus? Click
here for help.
Infinite Campus
IC FAQ
CSP POLICY
UNIFORMS
View the elementary
uniform policy and
JH uniform policy on the CSP website. **Note hair length guidelines. 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.
Teachers will issue uniform violation slips to students who are out of uniform. Please sign and return the slip the following week - check that your child wears proper student attire each week.
TCA FAMILY NEWS
BOX TOPS
Turn in those box tops and soup labels you have collected over the year. As you do your back-to-school shopping, please remember that Box Tops can be found on a wide variety of food and paper products as well as some Hanes apparel. You can access the complete list of eligible products at
www.btfe.com. Watch for bonus Box Tops on products and your shopping receipts too. If you are an on-line shopper, you can earn e-Box Tops by logging into btfe.com, then going to your preferred website to shop. Each single Box Top is 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. We also accept caps from eligible beverages and sauces. Find the complete list at
labelsforeducation.com.
MATH MANIPULATIVES
If you or a homeschool friend are interested in math manipulatives, please contact Candace Velarde,
Velardehouse@gmail.com .
TITAN CLUB
Join the Titan Club! Show your school spirit and help our kids play, sing, and act their hearts out. Over the past few years, more than $40,000 of needed items has been purchased through the Titan Club membership program. Click
here to see what Titan Club approved this year!
It’s easy to join, simply go to
www.tcatitans.org and click on Support TCA or click
here to join today. Being in Titan Club helps our kids and you’ll join hundreds of other TCA families who show their school spirit.
And thank you in advance for your support of TCA’s Titan Club.
COMMUNITY NEWS
NATIONAL STUDENT POETRY CONTEST - $500 grand prize
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.
DEADLINE: Oct. 31
*If you are the primary educator and choose to submit your child’s poem by yourself, please sign the “Teacher Submission Form” on the back of the flyer.
OR
*Our teacher will submit a class set of poetry entries. She will sign the “Teacher Submission Form”.
HOMESCHOOL EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS
Living history days.
http://www.livinghistorydays.com/events/info/
Colorado history homeschool event October 4.
http://www.historycolorado.org/event/afternoon-past-home-school-students-1
Maker faire
PPLD October 15
https://coloradospringsmakerfaire.com/
LITERARY CONTEST
The Michael Garman Museum & Gallery is hosting their 4th Annual Literary Contest for students of the Pikes Peak Region. Click
here for more information.
BETTY FIELD MEMORIAL YOUTH WRITING CONTEST - 2017
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-2017 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 25, 2017. The winning authors in all categories will be honored at the April 15, 2017 Awards & Recognition Program. Questions? Contact Diane Pfalzgraf, PPLD Contest Coordinator, (719) 591-2404, 10 AM to 7 PM or email at
FriendsPPLD@pcisys.net
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