News and events

October 14, 2026

October 22 - PTO sponsored school dance

October 26 - NO SCHOOL, Staff development and conferences

October 28 - Conferences

Thank you!

Once again, I am blown away by the generosity of this school community! Thank you so much for all of your support during our PTO sponsored fundraiser. You all helped us crush our goal! Your donations are greatly appreciated and will be SO helpful to our students and teachers. Thank you! Thank you!

Pick up/Drop off reminders:

Parent drop-off/pick-up

Our parent drop-off and pick-up areas are located in the front of the building. Please access the drop-off lanes using 109th Avenue. Students must get out of cars on the curbside in front of the building (not on 109th). Students in grades 3-5 only are dropped off and picked up in front of Jackson Middle School. If you have students in multiple grade levels, please utilize the drop-off/pick-up ares for your youngest student. When in our drop-off loop, please remain in your cars and staff will help your students exit the vehicle. Our parking lots and drop-off line are very busy. Please be patient and very cautious with pedestrians.

Parking:

We know there have been some challenges with parking during the early weeks of the year. We have been working with the district office and Jackson Middle School to help alleviate some of the congestion in our lot. One minor change that will be coming is that staff will be required to display parking permits. If you are visiting for an extended time (ex: lunch, volunteering), we will be asking you to document your license plate number. This will help us monitor and manage our parking lot. When parking, please adhere to all signage and the directions of the school safety staff, and please refrain from parking in the bus loop. Thank you for your partnership in helping to keep our parking lot safe.

Conferences:

We are looking forward to meeting with you during conferences in a couple of weeks. As our conference schedules are very full, please be sure to arrive on time for your scheduled conference. Please visit www.myconferencetime.com/cbpa to view conference availability. If you need to cancel or try to reschedule on the day of, please call our office at (763) 506-6000.

Recently our 2nd grade classes were able to visit Mississippi Gateway Regional Park (MGRP) for a lesson on erosion. With the help of the Naturalists our students conducted a couple short experiments right on the beach. Students then walked the shoreline to see examples of erosion and the methods the park district uses to slow it.

Our 5th grade students were able to work on harvesting and cleaning out all of our garden beds here at school. Soon those same students will be able to sample the salsa made from the gardens they planted last spring. “Husky Heat” will come in mild, medium & hot!

Kindergarten and 1st grade students will each have puppet shows next week put on by the Naturalists from MGRP. They will learn about some of the animals that call our area home and how they adapt to the changing seasons.

We have a lot more in store for our students after the new year. Please be sure to follow us on Facebook to see examples of the student learning! https://www.facebook.com/CBPAMES

Hello CBPA families! October is a very busy month at CBPA! Please see below for upcoming volunteer opportunities:

Fall Dance Party: CBPA's PTO will be hosting a Fall Dance Party to celebrate the success of the fun run! The dance will be held on Thursday, October 22nd from 6-7:30 p.m. Adult volunteers are needed to help with set up, checking in and distributing wristbands, serving snacks, door monitoring and clean up. There are 2 shifts that evening (5:30-6:30 p.m. and 6:30-8 p.m.) Please consider lending a helping hand! Click on the link below to sign up:

Fall Dance Party

Adopt a highway: We will be having our fall adopt-a-highway clean up on Saturday, October 24th from 9-11 am. Our portion for clean up is on Winnetka Ave from 109th Ave to West River Road. I am in need of 30 volunteers. This is a volunteer event that your students can participate in with you as well. Below is the sign up genius link which has more information and where you can sign up to help:

Fall Adopt-a-highway Clean Up

Staff Appreciation Lunches-The PTO will be hosting fall staff appreciation lunches during our fall conferences on Monday, 10/26 and Wednesday, 10/28. The CBPA staff is so appreciative of the meals especially during the long days of conferences! Volunteers are needed to help with donations of food or money for the meals as well as helping the day of the lunches with setting up, serving and cleaning up. Below I have the links for each area (donations and volunteering.) Please click to see where you can help:

Fall Staff Appreciation Donations

Fall Staff Appreciation Helpers

Ninja Math Day-CBPA will be hosting Ninja Math Day for our 4th and 5th grade students on Friday, October 30th. Ninja United is coming out and planning math activities and obstacles for our students to perform at 6 different stations. Volunteers are needed to be at each station to monitor that students are writing down the data they collect. One volunteer is needed per station and each shift is one hour long. Volunteers are also needed for set up and clean up on that day as well. Please click on the link below to see what times are available and sign up to help be a part of this fun and exciting event:

October Lunchroom: We will continue asking for volunteers in the lunchroom during the month of October. Volunteers are needed to help with getting the students through the serving line, assisting them while they are eating, helping them during lunch dismissal and wiping down tables. The time is 10:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. However, if you are not able to commit to the entire time - that is ok - we will take whatever time you are willing to offer. Just note in your signup what time you will be volunteering! Please click on the links below to see what days help is needed:

October Lunchroom Volunteers

If you have any questions about the above mentioned events, please let me know. Thank you for considering!

Cindy

Cindy Dockendorf

Volunteer Services Coordinator

Champlin-Brooklyn Park Academy for Math And Environmental Science

763-506-6030

My office hours: Monday-Thursday-8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Thanks for volunteering!

Please complete your volunteer paperwork so I can contact you when opportunities arise! Please click here to complete your volunteer paperwork.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

Thanks for all your support during our Husky Fun Run Fall Fundraiser, making it such a huge success! With less than $150 to raise before we hit our $35,000 STRETCH GOAL, I think it’s safe to say we’ll be seeing our principals on the roof during recess very soon!

Registrations and donations will officially close on mybooster.com this Friday, 10/16. But that still leaves a couple more days to get those last minute donations and finish earning classroom prizes!

The CBPA PTO will continue to fulfill all those amazing prizes after MEA break, plus Booster will be sending out the much anticipated Great Wolf Lodge Day Passes for any student who has registered on mybooster.com by this Friday!

Next week is a busy one, so mark your calendars, and make sure to check your student’s folders for event flyers and Fall Break Bingo! Have a great long weekend!