THE COPPER CANYON CHRONICLE

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

08-17 – First Day of School – Every Day Counts

08-17 – Start A New Habit Today!!

08-18 – Band (4^th, 5^th and 6^th Grade) Beings Today!

08-18 – Orientation Night (Grades 1-3) - MPR

6:30 PM – Special Ed Only

7:00 PM – All Students

08-19 – United Parent Council Meeting @ 9 AM

District Office – Guest Speaker – New PVUSD

Superintendent – Dr. Jim Lee

More Info – www.pvupc.org

08-19 – Orientation Night (Grades 4-6) – MPR

6:30 PM – Special Ed Only

7:00 PM – All Students

08-20 – Governing Board Meeting @ 7 PM

08-25 – Teacher In-Service – Early Dismissal @ 12:30

08-26– Honors Orientation Night @ 7 PM

Grades 3-6 – Math & Reading

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It’s so nice to have the family back home again! Hopefully, your summer was restful and tiring at the same time! A parent asked me the other day what I was most proud of about CCES. My response is that academically, we still achieve as well as any school, but that our kids have lots of fun while doing so. We celebrate holidays, have field trips, do hands-on science activities, take part in the arts, etc.

If you are new to CCES, welcome!

I know you are going to love it here!!

Lunch Schedule

Kindergarten – 11:00-11:40 1^stGrade – 11:30-12:10

2^nd Grade – 11:40-12:20 6^thGrade – 11:50-12:30

3^rd Grade – 12:00-12:40 4^thGrade – 12:10-12:50

5^th Grade – 12:20-1:00

Please feel free to have lunch with your child any time. Just sign in at the office and meet your child in the Cafeteria!

ATTENDANCE

If your child is going to be absent or late, please call the office at (602) 449-7201 by 10 AM.

STUDENT DROP OFF/PICK UP PROCEDURES

In order to provide as safe an environment as possible, please pull to the end of the drive and have children exit the vehicle ASAP. Thanks!

Remember: 15mph and no passing!

THANK YOU PTA FOR THE ICE CREAM AT OPEN HOUSE!! YUM!!

R.E.A.D. in Paradise Prizes

Please return the Superintendent’s Reading Club form to the Library and receive your prize!

PERFECT TIME TO START A HABIT

It’s just as easy to start a good habit as it is to start a bad habit!! With your children, decide on one new good habit for the year and follow up on it EVERY DAY. . . Soon it will be a habit. . . a good habit!!

ACCELERATED READER

Check it out: 96% of all 3^rd – 6^th graders either Met or Exceeded on the 2008 AIMS tests.

Student in 2^nd thru 6^th grade have been given two AR goals: to read a certain amount of points each quarter; and to pass the quizzes with an 80% or better passing rate. If you and the teachers join forces to ensure that the students read every night, what a great reader your child will be! AR is also a separate grade on the report card and carries equal weight as math in determining Honor Roll and Top of the Canyon.

The expectations for each grade are:

2^nd – 10 points/ quarter 3^rd – 15 points/quarter

4^th – 20 points/quarter 5^th – 25 points/quarter

6^th – 30 points/quarter

YEARBOOK

Any 5^th or 6^th grade student interested in joining Yearbook Club, please stop by office for a permission slip.

STUDY ISLAND

Check it out: 95% of our students MET or EXCEEDED on the AIMS Math test – roughly 60% of our students exceeded in math. The expectations for each grade are:

Each student should strive to earn 12 blue ribbons/quarter.

BE COOL TO YOUR SCHOOL –JOIN THE PTA

The top class in each grade level with the highest PTA participation will win a “cool” treat. Your membership supports all of our events, programs, and activities such as field trips, Family Bingo Night, the School Directory, the Publishing Lab, Movie Night, and many other cool activities.

Just fill out and return the ‘3-in-1 Form’ sent home with each student or download a copy at www.coppercanyonpta.com. The contest ends 9/15! Questions? Contact Dona at tdonawhitney@hotmail.com or Amy at amymike2@cox.net

Yabba Dabba Do! We’re so happy to see you! Yabba Dabba Do!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

THANK YOU PTA FOR THE ICE CREAM AT OPEN HOUSE!! YUM!!

PERFECT TIME TO START A HABIT