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CCA Principal's Newsletter April 10, 2026

Posted Date: 04/10/26 (04:00 PM)
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Weekly Newsletter

April 10, 2026

Upcoming Events

April 14 - NJHS Meeting 7:00 a.m.
April 16 - Bookmobile after school
April 21-May 1 - StuCo Yarn Drive
April 7-24 - CMAS grades 3-8
April 24 - Spring Music Program Grades 3-8 @ WCHS 6:30 p.m.
April 27-29 - Outdoor Education (6th grade)
April 28-May 1 - Teacher Appreciation Week (PTO)
April 28-May 8 - NWEA and DIBELS End of Year Assessments (all grades)
May 4-9 - 8th Grade trip
May 22 - Last Day of School
May 22 - CCA Returning Student Registration Due

Letter From Administration

Families,

Welcome back from Spring Break! It has been exciting, and yes, a little challenging getting back on track. However, our students are resilient and are doing great. This week, our 1st graders immediately hit the ground running with a fun-filled day at the Denver Museum. Thank you to our volunteers who made time for our students. Our 3rd–8th graders are in full swing with this year’s CMAS testing; therefore, we want to thank them for always doing their very best as we assess their learning. Finally, our state science fair qualifiers competed at CSU yesterday, so good luck to Tessa, Logan, and Kasey & Aliya! Winners will be announced this evening. It was also great to see all the dads this afternoon for our Kindergarten Dads’ Day. There is nothing more rewarding than seeing the joy in our parents’ eyes as they spend time learning with their children. This was immediately followed by our K-2 Music Program, which is always a treat. Thank you, Mrs. Herman, for the great work you have done with our youngest learners!

It is great to get back into the swing of things! We hope this week has been enjoyable as we continue moving down the final stretch of the 2025–2026 school year. May you have a blessed weekend and enjoy some time outdoors as the weather continues to warm up.
Let’s go! Be blessed…

Team CCA!

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Spotlight

Congratulations, Fifth Grade!

The Town of Keenesburg hosts an annual poster contest for fifth graders in honor of the town's status as a "Tree City". CCA has been proud to participate and have winners every year, and this year is no exception! Mrs. Hayden and Mrs. Wafel visited this week to award four of our fifth graders with prizes. Please congratulate these students if you see them, and join us at the Tree City Celebration at Schey Park in Keenesburg on May 2!
Grand Prize: Kayden (His poster has moved on to the state level competition. Good luck, Kayden!)
1st Place:Josie
2nd Place: Peyton
3rd Place: Penny

Way to go, Fifth Grade! Thank you for representing CCA so well. We are very proud of you!

CMAS Schedule

CMAS Schedule for April.

Athletics

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April 13 - Girls Soccer: @ Fort Lupton 4:00 p.m.
April 15 - Girls Soccer: vs. Frontier Academy @ WCMS 4:00 p.m.
April 16 - Boys and Girls Track: @ WCHS 4:00 p.m.

Let's Go REBELS!
MJ Thomas
MJ Thomas Athletics Pictures will no longer be available with paper order forms. You MUST access the order forms online through a QR code. The CCA office has cards with this code that you may pick up anytime. We will also add the QR code in this section of our newsletter for future reference.

From the SAC

The End‑of‑Year Survey will be open from April 6 through April 20.

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From the Board

Happy Friday CCA!

We hope everyone had a great Spring Break and had some time to rest and relax. We hit the ground running in the first week back with CMAS testing beginning. It sounds like things have gone well and we hope to see positive results. 

CMAS data is used in a variety of ways. One of the most important ways it is used is in our School Performance Framework. The CDE releases their ratings each year, and we rely on this rating to see how our school is performing. CCA has traditionally performed very well in this area. Last year we had our second highest rating in our school's history (78.3/100), and we hope to see similar results this year. We wish our students good luck in their final round of CMAS testing next week.

Also, thank you to PTO for providing breakfast to students on Wednesday. As always, our PTO does great things for our students.

Thank you,

CCA BoD

Odds & Ends

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** PARENTS PLEASE NOTE YOU CAN NOW PLACE ORDERS FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF SCHOOL 4/7/26-5/21/26 *

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The link for parents to go directly to the login page:

Registration for the 26-27 school year is open!

It’s that time again, time to register for the 26-27 school year at CCA. Registration for CCA will close on May 22nd. Please go to the link below to get your returning student registered. If you are not planning on returning next year please let Crystal crystalbydalek@re3j.com know ASAP.

Returning students will need to be registered through your existing Infinite Campus Parent Portal. If you need help logging into your parent portal, please contact crystalbydalek@re3j.com

Aims Community College For Kids Info

College for Kids (C4K) is a summer program at Aims Community College in Northern Colorado that provides a unique, educational and fun experience for students ages 9 to 12, by providing an opportunity to "go to college."
Students participate in classes of their choice and engage in a variety of topics. Program offerings are intended to introduce kids to possible careers and start getting them to think about what opportunities they may want to pursue in the future. All classes are designed to be fun, captivating and hands-on.
Each campus location (Loveland, Windsor, Fort Lupton, and Greeley) hosts one four day session throughout the month of June. 

To register click the link below by May 18th deadline
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