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Message from the Principal

Greetings, Cardinal Families! Tomorrow, as we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I challenge you all to talk to your children about the importance of being a leader for positive change in our school and our community. Let's all be ambassadors of good and lift up those around us! We will not have school tomorrow (Monday) and students will not have school on Tuesday. Teachers will spend Tuesday planning our academic instruction for the second half of the school year. Classes will resume on a normal schedule on Wednesday. Wednesday is a paid dress down for students, benefiting our technology specials. The theme is Future Wear, so students may dress in an outfit that they might wear in the future. We look forward to seeing their crea-tive ideas! Wednesday night is our January Cardinal Convo from 5:30-6:30. The focus is on how to talk to your middle school students about contemporary issues; the topics will include social media, smoking and e-cigarettes, bullying, and other critical areas that our preteens are or will be dealing with soon. We will have home basketball games on Thursday night, so please come out and support the Cardinals! There are only a few games left in the season and we'd love to see you there. Let's have a great week of school!

Becky Draper, Ed.D. Principal

Upcoming Calendar Dates (as of 1/19, check Calendar for updates)

1/20-1/21 No School for Students 1/23 Home Basketball Games 1/21 1-2:45 p.m. Polar Ice House Skating event 1/27 End of Quarter 2 1/22 Paid Dress Down (tickets) 1/27 3:45-5 p.m. Musical Auditions (signup) 1/22 5:30 p.m. Cardinal Convo 1/30 Report Cards Sent Home

No School for Students

Monday, January 20 and Tuesday, January 21

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Educational Outfitters Update

Educational Outfitters is permanently closing at

the end of January. They are currently open but

inventory is very low. Cardinal is looking for an

additional vendor; however, until a new one is

chosen, Lands’ End will be the sole uniform sup-

plier. Uniform bottoms may still be purchased

anywhere that sells uniform-style clothes.

Lands’ End: Online or phone ordering only.

1-800-469-2222

www.landsend.com/school

School code: 900190042

Eighth Grade DC Trip—New

The final deposit for the eighth grade trip to DC

can be paid here and is due February 17

(deadline changed). Ms. Vandruff will reach out

to chaperones regarding their deposits.

Cardinal Convo

The next Cardinal Convo will take place on January 22

from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. There will only

be one session. The topic will focus on middle school

topics such as social media awareness, vaping, behavior,

etc. Although this session is geared toward middle

school families, all families are encouraged to attend.

Futuristic Dress Down

The next PAID dress down day will take place on

Wednesday, January 22. Monies raised will benefit our

technology team and the theme is futuristic wear. Stu-

dents should dress like they think we will in 20-30 years,

as long as it is school appropriate and not offensive. No

ripped/torn jeans or leggings. Shoes must be closed toe

and can be boots or the usual uniform shoes.

The price for the dress down day is $3.50 and can be

purchased here if you did not purchase the dress down

day pass.

Eighth Grade Families: Documents for High School—New

High school is fast approaching and students will need documentation to apply for magnet schools and vari-

ous high school programs. Email links are provided below to streamline whom to contact for specific things

to help guide your needs. Please make sure you are reaching out to these staff members as soon as possible.

It may take 2-3 school days to gather and send home the information that you are requesting. Thank you

for your support with this and please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Historical Grades/Test Results: Nomy Grant or Stephanie Klingler

Discipline Status Form: Stephanie Klingler

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Re-Enrollment is Now—Updated

Enrollment is now open for the next school year. The SchoolMint web-

site can be accessed here to enroll new students and re-enroll current

students.

Please visit the SchoolMint website to reserve a seat for your current student for the 2020-2021 school year.

The recommit window will close on January 31. For questions, please contact out enrollment manager,

Matt Luxenberg here.

**New: All classes that get 100% intent-to-return responses, will receive a FREE Dress down day on February

10! Also, all families that complete their intent-to-return will be entered for a chance to win either a free

uniform coupon or a Cardinal hoodie! Winners will be announced February 7!

Winter ASEs—Update

We had more than 230 students sign up for ASEs

this session! Emails were sent yesterday to those

families that signed up for the 6 ASEs that were

cancelled due to low enrollment. The good news is

that students may still sign up for any of the 19 re-

maining ASEs until this Friday, January 24, at mid-

night! The ASE catalog can be viewed here. Fami-

lies should receive an email with a Classy link to

pay for the ASEs on January 19. In order for your

student to attend the first week, payments must

be received NO LATER than Sunday, January 26.

Winter ASEs begin the week of January 27.

Outside Vendor ASEs: Registration and payment

information for Mad Science is included on their

flyer.

2020-2021 School Calendar

The 2020-2021 school calendar can be found on the PTC website here. Dates have been entered into the

live Google calendar found here.

Polar Ice House Skating—Updated

The PTC has organized a group skate at the Polar Ice

House on January 21. Families may skate from 1-

2:45 p.m. with the special group rate pricing below:

5 and Under: $3

Ages 6-12: $7

Ages 13+: $8

Skate rental: $3

Elementary Sock Hop—New

The PTC is organizing a sock hop for elementary stu-

dents on February 28. Please save the date! If you

are interested in helping plan this event, please email

the PTC. More details to come!

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Middle School Science Fair—New

It's Science Fair time! The middle school science teachers have been hard at work developing guidelines and

a timeline for the project, and we are excited to share these with you!

Science fair projects are wonderful inter-disciplinary projects that incorporate not only science, but ELA

(through reading, spelling, writing and grammar), math (through data analysis, statistics and graphing), and

even history (through researching what has been done before)! Participating in science fairs helps develop

feelings of confidence and competition in students, and allows students to experience the scientific method

in a fun, hands-on way.

An email was sent to parents with detailed information about the science fair. In the packet, please pay spe-

cial attention to page 7. This page needs to be signed by both the student and parent and returned to your

child’s science teacher no later than Friday, January 24. If you have any questions, please email your science

teacher (email links are below). The science fair projects will be graded for mastery. Students will have time

in class to work on the written part of their projects; however all experiments must be done at home. This is

a great opportunity for students to demonstrate their skills in a creative way, and investigate something that

truly interests them. The timeline is listed below:

1/31—Topic, Hypothesis, and Procedure due

2/5—1st check in - show/talk about what you have done

2/10—Design and Methodology due

2/20—Data check in

3/2—Execution/Data Collection due

3/11-3/13—Final Presentations

Presentation Schedule: Teacher Emails:

6th grade will present on March 11 6th Grade - Mr. Burgess

7th grade will present on March 12 7th Grade - Mrs. Mudd

8th grade will present on March 13 8th Grade - Ms. Kreutzer

Elementary science fair info is coming soon!

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Drama Club—Updated

Cardinal has a new club, the Drama Club! Under the di-

rection of Mr. Shabrack, with Ms. Stanley’s assistance,

students will learn acting, singing, and dancing. The club

will end with the production of the musical The Little

Mermaid Jr. this spring. Students in grades 3-8 may audi-

tion for the club/musical on January 27 from 3:45-5 p.m.

in room 205. Students should have one song prepared

for the audition. If they don’t, one will be provided for

them. Please sign up for the audition here or outside

room 205 or 218. Students should bring with them the audition/photo release agreement (found here and

at the end of the newsletter). Blank forms will also be provided on the day of auditions. The on-stage pro-

duction (club) fee is $125 per student and a link to pay will be emailed after auditions. Practices will be held

on Mondays from 3:45 to 5 p.m., and begin February 3.

Ms. Waltz is helping with the backstage production, including sets and props. Students who want to be in-

volved with sets and props do not have to audition. If your child is interested in painting, drawing, and set

design, please sign up here or outside Ms. Waltz’s room (204). There are a limited number of spots for the

backstage production team. The backstage production fee is $90 per student and a link to pay will be provid-

ed to those who sign up and are accepted. The team will also meet on Mondays from 3:45 to 5 p.m., and

begin February 3.

Important Links:

Sign up to Audition for the On-stage Production Team Form (including a stage manager position—7th or 8th)

Backstage Production Form

Parent Volunteer Form

Audition/Photo Release Agreement

There will be a production meeting for all students and their parents on February 3 at 5 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Please see the flyer at the end of the newsletter for information and email Mr. Shabrack or Ms. Stanley with

any questions.

In-school performances will take place on April 22 and 23. An evening performance for families will take

place on April 24; time to be determined.

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Girls on the Run—Updated

The time has come to register for Girls On the Run! Girls in grades 3-5 are eligible to participate. Use this link

to register for the CCA team: https://www.raceplanner.com/register/index/QBMAZ0TI61DW5GY.

The season begins February 4 and ends with a celebratory 5k race on April 25! Practices will be held on Tues-

days and Thursdays after school from 4-5:15 p.m. (with the exception of spring break).

If you need financial assistance or have questions, please contact Erin here. Please see the flyer at the end

of the newsletter for additional information.

Kindergarten students par-

ticipate in STEM activities

every Friday. For the month

of January, students made

pom-pom launchers, investi-

gated sink and float, and will

make straw rockets!

The CCA Battle of the Books team

held its first practice meeting this

past Thursday. The coaches and students are already excited for

competition day!

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National School Choice Week

Cardinal Charter Academy is

excited to participate in Na-

tional School Choice Week,

which will take place from Jan-

uary 26 - February 1, 2020.

National School Choice Week

(NSCW) is the world’s largest

annual celebration of oppor-

tunity in K-12 education. The week provides our school

community with a chance to show off our school spirit

and spread the word about how we are making a posi-

tive difference in the lives of our students. Be on the

lookout for social media posts.

To celebrate NSCW, there will be a FREE dress down day

on January 31. Students may wear black and/or yellow

(the NSCW colors) tops with jeans or any uniform

bottoms. Boots may also be worn. Please, no sleeveless

or torn clothing.

Candy Grams are Coming in February

The fifth grade will soon be hosting their annual Valentines CANDY GRAM fundraiser for Camp Don Lee. Stu-

dents will be able to send a gram to a friend or someone they admire secretly. SHHHH....You could send

grams to your favorite teacher or your entire class!

Purchases will be made online and after purchasing, students will take

their receipt or transaction ID to the fifth grade hallway to write their

message on a Valentine Candy Gram. Deliveries will be on February 13.

Purchasing and more details to come in the next weeks.

Valentine Candy Grams begin February 3!

Illness Policy

Please follow the school’s illness policy from

the parent-student handbook when your child

is sick. Students will be sent home if they have

a temperature of 100.4 degrees or above or

have vomited. Students must stay home the

day after they are sent home with a fever or

vomiting. Students may only return to school

when they are fever-free, diarrhea-free, and

vomit-free for a minimum of 24 hours.

Spelling Bee A spelling bee is being planned for students.

Keep an eye on the newsletter for more infor-

mation soon!

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Instructional Leader of the Week—Updated

Congratulations to this week's teacher of the week, Ms. Webb! Ms. Webb

has taken on a leadership role in and out of the classroom by helping our

elementary school teachers plan their enrichment and cardinal time activi-

ties. We know that her experience as a middle school teacher will be inval-

uable in planning fun, engaging lessons to help our younger students grow

and learn. Ms. Webb is continually demonstrating kindness, empathy,

hard work, and unyielding support of all cardinal students, and we are so

grateful for her leadership. Congrats, Ms. Webb!

Cardinal Store

The Cardinal Store will return on a bi-weekly schedule beginning the week of January 27. It is open for busi-

ness during morning arrival hours, 7:30-8:15 a.m. in the cafeteria. The schedule will be as follows:

Monday: Fourth and Fifth Grade

Tuesday: Third Grade, MS: Burgess, Block, Kreutzer, Kendall

Wednesday: Second Grade, MS: Bossi, Blair, Flannery, VanDruff

Thursday: First Grade, MS: Knockett, Hallman, Bissonnette

Friday: Kindergarten, MS: Webb, Mudd

Two parent volunteers will be needed from 7:15-8:15 a.m. each day. Sign up here to volunteer at the store.

Please consider donating here to help stock the Cardinal Store!

Parents may also donate gently-used small toys/gadgets for prize boxes or the cardinal store for house re-

wards.

Clinic Items Needed

Please help us restock our clinic! It’s the start of a new year and some of our clinic supplies are low. Items

needed can be found on the signup here and volunteer hours are earned for the donations. Thanks!

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School Lunch Menu

Week of

January 20

Classy Payments—Updated

Links for ALL Classy payments can be

found on the PTC website under the

Classy links tab here. Upcoming field

trip payments can be found below:

Fifth Grade Don Lee Trip—Deposit due

Jan. 30

Eighth Grade DC Trip—Deposit due

Feb. 17

Ms. Beilly’s third-grade class had fun learning frac-

tions this past week!

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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 coordina-

tor. A parent can expect to spend approximately one

hour a week sorting items, taking photographs, and

posting pictures. If interested, please email here.

Yearbook Orders

It’s time to order those yearbooks! Yearbooks can be

ordered online via the link below and both elementary

and middle school yearbooks are $25.

https://ybpay.lifetouch.com

Elementary: 13332720

Middle School: 13987320

Award-winning

author Kentrell

Martin read his

books to K - 3 stu-

dents. He also

taught them sign

language!

Ms. Beilly’s class had a reader’s theatre

during the power outage on Friday.

The many hands of Ms. Garcia’s class!

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED—Updated

Use the links below to find new volunteer opportunities. A complete list of volunteer 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.

2019-2020 Basketball Schedule

Home games (in bold) are played in the CCA gym. Girls play at 4:30 p.m. and boys play at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets sold at the door (good for both games): $2 for students, $4 for adults

1-23-20 Ascend Leadership @ Cardinal

1-28-20 Cardinal @ Sallie B. Howard

2-5-20 Durham Academy @ Cardinal

Food and drinks are available for purchase at the

concession stand during all home games.

Donation Dropoffs

When dropping off items to the school, donations must be clearly labeled with this form. Forms are also

available at the front office. Every donation needs a form. This will ensure each donated item gets to its

proper destination and families receive credit towards volunteer hours.

Want to be in a musical? Learn how to sing and act? Be a part of a really cool production?

Then this is the place for you… Cardinal Charter Drama Club

We will be presenting

Who: Any 3rd through 8th graders interested in Acting/Singing Production Fee: $125 per student

Auditions: January 27, 2020, 3:45-5:00p.m. Practices: Mondays 3:45-5 p.m.

Audition Materials: Please have one song prepared. If one is

not prepared, one will be provided.

Instructors: Mr. Shabrack and Ms. Stanley

Location: Elementary Music Room

Any Questions? Please contact Mr. Shabrack- E-mail at nshabrack@cardinalcharter.org or Ms. Stanley-Email

at cstanley@cardinalcharter.org

Cardinal Charter drama Club

AUDITIONS

Play: _______________________________ Date: ____________________________

Student Name: _____________________________________________________________

Parent Phone number:_______________________________________________________

Email Address: ____________________________________________________________

Formal Training (acting, voice, dance, technical, other)

_________________________________________________________________________

Past Experience (name of show, part played, when, where, continue on back if needed)

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Height: _____________________________

Age/Grade: __________________________ Gender: __________________________

Part or parts auditioning for: __________________________________________________

Will you take another role, if offered? ___________________________________________

Are you available as technical support? _________________________________________

If so, in what capacity? ______________________________________________________

Rehearsal conflict dates: _____________________________________________________

DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS (Do not write below this line)

General comments: _________________________________________________________

Voice: ____________________________________________________________________

Movement: ________________________________________________________________

Technical help: _____________________________________________________________

Other: ____________________________________________________________________

VOLUNTEER DISCLOSURE & Photo Release Agreement for Cardinal Charter Academy

Cardinal Charter Drama Club 1020 St. Charles Place Cary, NC 27513

If you are cast in a Cardinal Charter Drama Club show, here are some things you need to know:

• Cardinal Charter Drama Club is a community, volunteer-based organization. As such, we do not pay actors, or provide reimbursement for mileage.

• Cardinal Charter Drama Club musical runs for 3 performances. Performance dates are: April 22nd and 23rd (for the teachers and students during the day) and the evening of April 24th. The director will provide performance times later during rehearsals.

• During the run of each show, the cast and crew are responsible for keeping the cafeteria tidy for the Cardinal Charter Drama Club patrons.

• You authorize Cardinal Charter Drama Club to use photographs or videos of you for promotional

purposes in any type of media, including its website, without payment or any other consideration. Please talk to the play’s director or the PTC if you have questions about these or other issues.

Please read the following carefully and sign below to indicate your agreement. I grant to Cardinal Charter Drama Club, its representatives, and employees, the right to take photographs of me. I authorize Cardinal Charter Drama Club, its assigns, and transferees to copyright, use, and publish the same in print and/or electronically. I agree that Cardinal Charter Drama Club may use such photographs of me with or without my name and for any lawful purpose, including publicity, illustration, advertising, social media, and the organization’s website. I have read and understand the above: Signature: ________________________________________________________

Printed name: ________________________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________________________

Parent or guardian of individual under age 18:

Signature: ________________________________________________________

Printed name: ________________________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________________________

DIRECTORS: Please return completed forms to the Cardinal Charter Drama Club business office.

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