THE EXPLORER

What an awesome month of September welcoming back our Explorers! We introduced new faces to the CLA team, adjusted and shifted practices, started a new Middle School schedule based on concept readiness, launched STEAM Courses for Middle School scholars, engaged in our first rainy day of the year, hosted Career Chats and guest speakers, and held our first monthly assembly. This list only highlights a handful of accomplishments our scholars and staff completed last month, and it is sure to grow as we move throughout the school year.

Thank you families for ensuring your scholar is on time and ready to learn each day. Attendance is a huge key to success and we are thankful for the opportunity to serve your scholar. As we shift into October, our fall benchmarking is completed and instructional practices will continue to increase in rigor.

When it comes to academic progress, our goal is partner with families to support each scholar at the highest levels. If your scholar is in need of assistance, please reach out to teachers through ClassTag! If for some reason ClassTag is not working for you, please reach out to the Office for assistance.

Happy Fall Everyone and Welcome to October!

Respectfully,

- Elizabeth

OCTOBER

Week 1

• 10/5/23 College & Career Gear Day
  
• 10/5/23 CLA Career Chat #2

Week 2

• 10/12/23 CLA Spirit Gear Day- Wear Green, Blue or CLA Gear
• 10/13/23 No School- Statewide Inservice

Week 3 SPIRIT WEEK (See flyer below)

• 10/16/23 Sports Day
• 10/17/23 Twin Day
• 10/17/23 Lifetouch Picture Retake Day
  
• 10/18/23 Pajama Day
• 10/19/23 Costume Day
• 10/19/23 Fall Festival | 5:00-7:00pm | K8 Campus
• 10/19/23 The Great Shake Out- Earthquake Drill

Week 4

• 10/26/23 CLA Spirit Gear Day- Wear Green, Blue or CLA Gear
• 10/26/23 CLA PTO Meeting 4:00-5:00pm | K8 Campus (See sign up below)

Week 5

Welcome to November

• 11/2/23 College & Career Gear Day
• 11/2/23 CLA Career Chat #3

CLA welcomes Chanel Groom to the K8 Campus this school year as our 3rd grade teacher. Chanel comes to us from the Medford School District where she previously served as a 4th grade teacher. She was a collegiate athlete who played Volleyball for Southern Oregon University, and continues to coach in her spare time. Chanel's excitement for scholar success is clear and her energy for engaging instruction is infectious.

"I love the instructional model at CLA. There is an equal opportunity for each student to learn because we have the flexibility to accommodate all learning styles. I also love the amazing staff that I get to collaborate with." - Ms. Groom"

We are proud to welcome Chanel Groom to the CLA Family!

We will hold our first Spirit Week of the school year October 16-19th. Classes are competing for the Monthly "Spirit Award" and participation in Spirit Weeks helps with this endeavor. We will strive to provide ample notice to families in order to prepare for Spirit Weeks throughout the school year.

Thank you for supporting your scholar as we continue to have a great time at school while building an even stronger culture on campus!

The Annual CLA Fall Festival is coming up this month and we want to make sure you Save the Date! In the evening of October 19th, from 5:00-7:00pm, we hope our families can join us as we celebrate the Fall. There will be fun and engaging activities, food, games and various contests. bring the whole family for an event that is sure to create some memories!

Event Details:

• CLA K8 Fall Festival
• October 19th, 2023
• 5:00-7:00pm
• All Families Invited
• Children must be accompanied by an adult

Each month CLA will focus on demonstrating a school-identified character trait. Scholars will be selected as "Explorer of the Month" based on these traits and be recognized for their accomplishments.

October's character trait highlight is "Kindness."

Please take time to discuss with your scholar what it means to be kind.

• Definition: "Choosing to be friendly, generous, an considerate."
• Question: "How do you choose to be kind at CLA?"

Order your K8 2024 Yearbook! Currently $28.00

There's nothing else like your school yearbook. Get your hands on the limited edition collection of our stories from the year. Share it with your friends today and hang on to it for years to come!

Crater Lake Academy App

• View upcoming events and social media posts.
• Users can add an event to their calendar to share with friends and family with one tap.
• Receive custom notifications to ensure you do not miss a message.
• View the Live Feed to access student celebrations and school-wide reminders.
• Connect with Staff

Not only does CLA provide free breakfast and lunch for all scholars, but here is the October Meals Menu for your viewing!

If your scholar brings a lunch from home, but would still like the menu offering for the day, that is fine as well!

The CLA Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) held their first meeting of the school year on 9/28/23. Several families attended and the meeting was focused on events to engage our community and families. The first event the PTO will be supporting is Fall Festival- taking place on October 19th from 5:00-7:00pm.

If you are interested in assisting with Fall Festival, please sign up using the link below!

Crater Lake Academy PTO Sign Up (K-12) 23-24

Please take a moment and view the Crater Lake Academy Immunization Rates as of March 2023:

• These numbers may not total 100% if some children have medical exemptions, or are incomplete or in process with immunizations but do not need an exemption because they are on schedule.
• There is/are also child(ren) enrolled for whom immunizations are not required to be reported because their records are tracked by another site or they attend fewer than 5 days per year.
• There is/are also child(ren) 18 months of age or younger who are not required to be finished with their pre-school vaccines because of their age.

Partner with us!

Working together, schools and families can prepare our students to think critically and use technology in positive, creative, and powerful ways.

Digital Citizenship Family Resources

Every year, CLA participates, along with millions of people around the world, in the World's Largest Earthquake Drill--The Great ShakeOut. Preparedness is key! Whether at home, at school, in the office, or driving on the road, we want to ensure our scholars know what to do in case of an emergency.

Picture Retakes will be available for families to select the school photos they’d like to order.

If you have any questions, please contact the front office at 541-879-3620

Information is linked here for ordering Lifetouch Photos online

Please refrain from sending your scholar to school with coffee stand beverages and energy drinks. Many of these containers get spilled and create lasting damage to carpeted areas.

Scholars entering campus will be asked asked to finish them before entering the classroom space in order to keep our school looking (and smelling) its absolute best!

Thank you for your support in this area!

The protocol for picking up students early is as follows:

• Emergency Notifications- Please contact the office no later than 1:30pm to provide adequate time for the office to contact the classroom
  
• Please let your student know the after school plans or how they are being picked up early before they come to school to limit interruptions in the classroom throughout the day

With instruction being important, we are asking that families refrain from pulling scholars out of class early (prior to their release time) so they may interact with content as much as possible. Thank you so much for partnering with us to ensure our Explorers receive the most out of their learning time!!!

CLA will be focusing on providing experiences for our scholars by exposing them to different careers. We will have community speakers visit throughout the year and share the path they used to get to their career, whether it was through attending college/university, trade school, or through a different path our scholars will get to engage and ask questions!

With that, on the first Thursday of each month, our Explorers and staff will wear College/University gear (logo t-shirts, lanyards, hats, etc) or wear/dress in the Career they hope to be or would like to highlight. Example: if a scholar is hoping to be a firefighter in the future and they have an outfit, they are encouraged to wear it on this day!

Our hope is that we begin encouraging our Explorers think about their future!

For 6th, 7th or 8th Grade scholars interested in participating in Middle School Athletics through their resident school, please reach out to Mr. Pogue directly and he can help provide the information and items needed to play.

Staff: Mr. Pogue

Email: poguee@craterlakechaer.org

Every Student Graduates+

Email: bildene@craterlakeacademy.org
Website: https://www.craterlakecharter.org
Location: 585 Nick Young Road, Eagle Point, OR, USA
Phone: 541-879-3620
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