CPA Tiger Talk Newsletter

The book fair will be open during conferences on November 12 and 13 to all parents and students. Flyers will be sent home with students closer to the conference dates.

PreK-4 Mentors,

Conferences are coming up on November 12 and 13! During conferences, we like to provide teachers and staff a little extra fuel.

We are looking for donations for our Conference Snack Cart! If you would like to donate any store-bought snacks or beverages for staff to enjoy during conferences, please bring them to the PreK-8 office by November 7.

Thank you for your support of our teachers and staff. We look forward to seeing you in a few weeks.

In peace,

Molly Huml, PreK-4 Principal

The CPA middle school and high school basketball season is beginning soon!

• HS Girls will have their first practice November 10.

• HS Boys will have their first practice November 17.

Forms are available at lunch or in the HS office. All forms must be turned in before the first day of practice.

For more information, visit the CPA website or contact CPA's Athletic Director Kenan Moore at kenanm@cpapk12.org or 651-280-4527.

Monday, November 10: Board of Directors Meeting 6pm-7pm

Wednesday, November 12: PreK-12 Evening Conferences

Wednesday, November 12: Scholastic Book Fair during conferences

Thursday, November 13: No School for PreK-4 ONLY. PreK-4 Daytime Conferences (Grades 5-12 have a normal school day).

Thursday, November 13: Scholastic Book Fair during conferences

Thursday, November 13: 5-12 Evening Conferences

Friday, November 14: No School

Tuesday, November 18: CPA's Culture Fair 6pm-7:30pm

Wednesday, November 19: Community Dental Sealants for 1st-3rd Grade

Thursday, November 20: Community Dental Sealants for 1st-3rd Grade

Thursday, November 20: Give to the Max Day!

Wednesday, November 26-Friday, November 28: No School Thanksgiving Break

Monday, December 8: Board of Directors Meeting 6pm-7pm

Friday, December 12: Early Release Day

Thursday, December 18: Winter Program 6pm-7pm in the RGA

Friday, December 19: Early Release Day

Monday, December 22-Friday, January 2: Winter Break

For the full 2025-2026 CPA Calendar, please visit the CPA website.

Make sure you are following CPA on social media to see all the amazing things that are happening at our school!

Follow CPATigers on Facebook and Instagram and subscribe to Rusty the CPA Tiger on Youtube!

Free Breakfast is available to all students 7:40-8:30am every day.

Please encourage your students to arrive on time and eat a free breakfast!

All Minnesota students are able to receive a free lunch every day. Students who wish to purchase a second lunch may do so. Students or staff can add money to their lunch account using the SchoolPay system.

CPA partners with a transportation management company called 4MATIV. Please call or text the transportation hotline at 651-478-2482 if you have any of the following:

• Daily transportation changes (cutoff 12pm)
• Questions about pickup or drop off
• Questions about the current location of your vehicle
• Transportation concerns

If you are planning on picking up your student early from school, you must notify the office by 2:00pm.

• PreK-8th Grade: 651-776-5151
• 9-12th Grade: 651-280-4589

To change your student's bus arrangements (either from bus to pick-up OR from pick-up to bus) you must call 651-280-4588 by 1:30pm.

After 1:30pm, staff are attending to students for end-of-day procedures and are unavailable to deliver messages to students.

We discourage students from picking up their children ten or fifteen minutes before dismissal time. This is a valuable time when teachers are putting closure to the day and it is very distracting to the children when the classroom is receiving phone calls to have a student sent to the office. We want ALL of our students to receive the optimum learning environment and appreciate your understanding in this matter.

CPA partners with SchoolNow for mass communications. Urgent situations, such as snow days, reminders about planned school closures, and unexpected incidents will communicate with phone calls or texts (you can choose your preferred method). For general communications, such as the weekly Tiger Talk newsletter and invitations for special events, we will communicate via email (you can choose to opt out of this service).

Visit the SchoolNow page to update your phone number and email address or adding additional phone numbers as desired. If students have their own phone and/or email address and wish to receive communications, their families can add those by logging into SchoolNow.

CPA students are expected to in uniform every day for school. Families, please help ensure your children are wearing proper uniform clothing each day.

All students must wear:

• A CPA shirt as the outermost layer
• Blue, Black, Khaki or Gray Solid Color Pants or Shorts
• OR Navy Uniform Jumper, Skirt or Skort (elementary only)

Please review the full uniform policy in our Family Handbook for further details. Thank you!

CPA is again partnering with the Every Meal program to provide free weekend food bags for interested families.

All participants need to re-enroll in the Every Meal program to receive support during the 2025-2026 school year. Students should have received a paper registration form from their teacher. Additional paper forms are available in the office. Families can also sign up electronically by completing this form.

To learn more about the Every Meal program or to make a donation to support their work, please visit the Every Meal website.

CPA parents and guardians are encouraged to sign up to be a field trip chaperone or classroom volunteer. Everyone who works in our classrooms must complete an application and background check each year.

If you are interested in getting involved, please read the Volunteer Handbook and complete the application found at the back of it. Turn in your application along with a photo of a federal or state-issued ID to TimM@cpapk12.org or the school office.

Please let us know if your child is absent from school. Families can report absences in any of the following ways:

• Elementary School Attendance Line: 651-280-4534
• Middle School Attendance Line: 651-289-3740
• High School Attendance Line: 651-280-4535
• Email: CPAAttendance@cpapk12.org
• Attendance Online Form: Available through the CPA Website

The schoolwide Lost & Found is located in the cafeteria. Please encourage your students to check for any missing items as soon as they are lost. All items that remain in the Lost and Found on the first day of each month will be discarded or donated. Thank you!

This newsletter can be auto-translated using the buttons on the top right of the page.

If you prefer, our liaisons will be happy to translate or explain any announcements in Tiger Talk or answer any questions you have about CPA. Contact Maikao Lee at 651-280-4545 (Hmong), Mariana Majil at 651-289-3742 (Spanish), or Paw Nay Bu at 651-280-4591 (Karen) for support.

Teaching Peace. Building Community. Developing Character.

Website: cpapk12.org
Location: 471 Magnolia Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: 651-776-5151
Facebook: facebook.com/CPATigers