100 Reasons to Celebrate the 2017-18 School Year! School Events~ A successful Fall Fest was led by Coordinator, Anne Krieg and the Fall Fest Committee members, and attended by a large number of Classical families despite the rain! The Scholastic Book Fair, led by Laurie Munson, was once again a great success. The Book Fair earned books for classroom libraries, gifts of books for teachers, and provided book donations to the community. Family fun was had by all at events such as Rockin’ 50s and 60s school dance coordinated by parent volunteers, Dia Thao & Annie Knudson….
The Classical Charter School Association (CCSA) board would like to begin our final note of the year by saying, “Thank you!” to our entire Classical School community for another wonderful year of learning. We also wish our graduating 8th graders the very best as they continue their educational pursuits in high school next fall. Below is one final curricular update to share, approved earlier this month, for implementation during the next academic year. In the fall of 2014, the CCSA Board voted in favor of adding Latin instruction in grades K-8 to the curriculum. The Board hoped that the addition…
School Anxiety Every student worries or gets the odd case of butterflies in the stomach, but perhaps you are concerned that your child is experiencing a higher level of stress or anxiety which interferes with learning and overall happiness. There are many different kinds of anxiety, which is one of the reasons it can be hard to detect in the classroom. This anxiety may manifest itself in behaviors you might not associate with anxiety such as the following: Inattention and Restlessness When a child is squirming in his/her seat and not paying attention, we tend to think of ADHD but…
For the CCSA Board the month for May is for evaluation to ensure both our short and long term goals are aligned to our school’s mission. A large part of that process is gathering feedback from everyone invested in Classical School. To that end you will find a link below to a short online survey. We ask that each family consider spending a few minutes to provide your feedback. Last year we were successful in hearing from so many of our families who provided valuable insights and ideas and we hope for even more responses this year. While this is…
