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Dear Families and Students:

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Congratulations to 3rd grader Cameron Barfield who represented Capitol West Academy in the Regional Spelling Bee. Cameron made it to the 6th Round! We are so proud of him and want to thank the Elmbrook Rotary Club for sponsoring the CWA Spelling Bee again this year!

Be sure to join us for our Black History Month Celebration on February 28 from 4-5:45p.m. There will be student displays throughout the school, and special dance performances throughout the evening. Please see the article in the newsletter.

Thank you for attending the parent/teacher conferences and completing this year’s parent survey. It was good to see you all and your kids! If you haven’t had your conferences, please do so within the next two weeks and compete the survey. UWM will share the results as soon as they are available. Parent participation in the surveys is one of the benchmarks used to evaluate our school for charter renewal, so please be sure your voice is heard. CWA families have 100% participation in every parent /teacher conference since the school opened! This surely demonstrates your commitment to your student’s success

Our kindergarten teacher, Ms. Dresen will be out on maternity leave until May. We can’t wait to meet Baby Dresen! Thank you in advance to Ms. Dawson who will be the long-term sub along with Ms. Williams. Ms. Dawson has worked in our building several times before and has gotten to know our students.

Check out the rest of the Newsletter for more details on many of the items mentioned above. And as always, please feel free to contact me directly if you have questions, concerns, or compliments for our educators and staff.

Sincerely,

Donna Niccolai-Weber Executive Director

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Thanks to our volunteers .... 2

Enrollment for 2017-2018 ...................... 3

Connect with us ................ 4

Enrollment for 2017-2018 ...................... 4

5 pillars of family stability .................. 5

Black History Program ....... 6

Test prep .......................... 7

Read Across America ......... 8

CWAcademy.org ................ 8

MARCH 2} Read Across America Day13-16} Heartfelt Heroes Week16} Heroes Day Celebration17} No school students- Staff PD22} PAC 6:00-7:00 p.m.27-April 2} Spring Break20} Forward Exam window opens until May 5

APRIL 3} School Resumes13} Donuts with Dads 7 Habits Fair (PAC) 7:30-8:15 am 14-17} No School for Students and Staff (Easter weekend break)26} PAC 6:00-7:00 p.m.24-28} Scholastic Book Fair

UPCOMING DATES TO

REMEMBER

THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS We would like to recognize the following for helping out:

Room parents

• Robin Gonzales, mother of Marcello Gonzales (K-5)• Amanda Dobson, mother of Ashlyn Dobson (K-5) and Jayden Dobson (3)• Nyisha Perry, mother of Braylon Claybrooks (K-5)• Brenda Armstrong, grandmother of Amira Mister (K-5)• Sherrell Rushing, mother of Eniyaha Bracy (K-5)• Cozette Mister, mother of Amira Mister (K-5)

Basketball coaches

• Michael Tipton-Evens Sr, father of Michael Tipton-Evens Jr (2nd)• Andrea Poirier, mother of Rodney Johnson (5th) and Zyra Richardson (K-5)• Lawson Murrell, father of Quinton Murrell (8th) and Storri Murrell (6th)

Literacy progam

• Carmen Bitseedy, mother of Isaiah Bitseedy (5th)

Spelling bee announcers

• Mr. Symanski, Rotarian• Mr. Moeser, Rotarian

PAC

• Cozette Mister, mother of Aamira Mister (K-5)• Brian Gentry, father of Brian Gentry (K-5)• Sharon Logan, aunt of Danielle Logan (5th)• Tiffany Nickerson, mother of George Napoleon-Lewis

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ENROLLMENT FOR 2017-2018 Capitol West Academy is now enrolling for grades K4-8th for the 2017-2018 academic year. We hope to see your student back again!

• Please turn in your enrollment blue sheet for returning students at any time.

• If you have a child turning 4 years old, please get them enrolled soon! We want to make sure we have room for them in 4K.

• Please share the following Open House info with your neighbors and other fiends with school-aged children:

Open House Friday, March 10

There will be two Open House times on Friday, March 10. One begins at 9 a.m. and the other at 1 p.m. Both are about an hour and include a tour, meet and greet with administration and a Q&A session.

Tours and info sessions can also be done by appointment. Interested parents can call 414.465.1302 to schedule a visit.

Open Enrollment Has Started!

If you have not yet indicated that your child will return next year, you may lose their seat in their grade to other interested families. We don’t want to see that happen to you and your students, so please notify the office if your child plans to return.

SCHOOL OF CHARACTER HAS ROOM FOR YOUR LITTLE CHARACTER.

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Join us for a Community Parent Café

These fun, informal (and free!) gatherings give you a place to talk, peer-to-peer, about strong parenting, self-care and relationship building. A light meal is served and child care is available if you RSVP. The next Community Parent Café is Wed., March 15, 4:30-7p.m. at the School for Early Development and Achievement (SEDA), 2020 W.Wells St. Contact Joni Schreiner at 414.604.5671 or JSchreiner@SaintA.org to register.

SaintA Community Parent Cafés

CONNECT WITH US ON LINKEDIN. New this year, Capitol West Academy is active on LinkedIn, social media’s premier professional networking site. If you are on LinkedIn, we invite you to follow us as we share content relevant to your child’s education. It’s also an additional place for you to “connect” with your student’s school teachers and staff. We hope to see you there!

JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! When you join us on Facebook, you can see the latest photo stories from the Wildcat Zone, get school-related news such as our latest DPI Report Card, and find useful tips for studying, school-life balance, mindfulness and more! You can also let us know what you’d like to see on CWA’s Facebook and LinkedIn pages! We are building our online community for you.

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Experience and research has taught us that stable, successful families have their needs met in each pillar.

FAMILY STABILITY5 Pillars of

EMPLOYMENT

EDUCATION

HOUSING

HEALTH

CARING CONNECTIONS

SCHOOL. COMMUNITY. Need assistance lowering your energy bill? Looking for a new doctor? How about job skills training? SaintA’s Community Outreach team may be able to point you in the right direction. We specialize in resources for employment, education, health and housing.

Bob Themmes } 414.465.1397 { rthemmes@sainta.org Kourtney Blevins } 414.459.9422 { kblevins@sainta.org

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Photos depict festivities from previous celebrations

BLACK HISTORY PROGRAMTues., Feb. 28, 4-5:45 p.m. CWA First Floor & Franciscan Center

As is tradition, CWA will bring Black History Month to life with a celebration for students, parents and families. “The transgression of history is a great way for students to visualize a brighter future and motivate themselves to achieve great things through hard work and never giving up,” says Samantha Loeck, CWA staff member.

This year’s program will primarily be a walk-through format with all classrooms on the main floor participating. There will be research displays, games, interactive projects, art displays, and more. There will also be a dance performance by the 5th-8th grade girls in the Franciscan Center, every half hour starting at 4:30 p.m.

“Kids will be learning about the struggle, hard work, perseverance, and success of important African American figures,” says Leon Johnson, CWA Instructional Assistant.

When you arrive, students/parents will receive a Black History Fact Finder worksheet to keep track of the facts you learn (with prizes possible for high numbers of facts collected!) “February is a great time to recognize historic figures of African American heritage,” says Leon. “And, we should honor these figures throughout the year as well.”

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THE PHYSICAL

Get them fed. The more nutritiously your children eat, the better they will do in school. Properly fueled and with stable blood sugar levels, their concentration is enhanced. Always give them a healthy breakfast while cutting back on high-sugar cereals, pastries, and undiluted juices (which can have the same sugar content as sodas.) Most kids are ravenous after school, so before they settle down to study, provide a healthful, non-junk food snack to carry them through to dinner.

Get them moving. Exams cause stress, but, sports, exercise, and dancing can relieve it. Physical activity that gets students completely away from academics for a few hours each day can actually help them perform better on tests.

Get them breathing. Teach your kids a simple breathing exercise that you’ll do with them once or twice a day and in times of stress (as in right before a test): Take a deep breath, hold to the count of three, then exhale slowly through the nose to the count of 10.

Get them to bed on time. Elementary and middle school children need up to 10 hours of sleep each night to do their best in school. They also need to curtail the excitement from video games, television, movies, and texting for at least 30 minutes before sleep.

THE MENTAL

Practice their confi dence. Ask the teacher or principal if there are practice tests or worksheets your child can work on at home before the big day. These can help your children get used to how the questions are worded and how to properly fi ll in test sheet bubbles.

Put piecework into action. Pre-exam cramming does not work. In fact, four 15-minute periods of study are actually superior to one continuous hour when it comes to memory retention. Therefore, see to it that your child preps for tests in small bursts, in some small way, every day.

Unplug already. When it comes to distracting videos, television, telephones, or social media (basically anything with a screen or speakers that’s not directly related to school work), study time is the time to turn the devices off .

THE EMOTIONAL

Off er super support. As much as you value good exam grades, it’s more important that kids understand that your love and respect for them is not dependent on their test scores.

Review results together. Once the graded exam comes back, sit with your child and review what went right, what didn’t, and how to do better next time. This is not the time for you to lecture. Subtly prompted, your child should do most of the talking.

Whether you’ve been out of school for fi ve years or 15, the thought of taking a test probably still makes your heart race. Now imagine what its like for your child. As a parent, you can help.

RP 31:8

Report to Parents, written to serve elementary and middle-level principals, may be reproduced by National Association of Elementary School Principals members without permission. It can be posted to school websites, blogs, or sent via email. Back issues are available to members at naesp.org.

Test PreparationHELPING YOUR CHILD

ReporttoPARENTS

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CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITEDon’t forget to check out our website, CWAcademy.org for the latest information on CWA, including minutes from the Parents Advisory Committee, in the Resources section. And remember, Wildcat Zone has lots of pictures of school activities. Maybe you’ll see your child’s face, or your own!

Join us in celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday and help us promote literacy!Thursday, March 2

“Grab your hat and read with a cat”Volunteer one hour of your time to read to a group of children at Capitol West Academy. Bring your favorite Dr. Seuss books or use one of ours.

Thursday, March 2, 2017 9:15-10:30 a.m.

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Questions? Contact Donna Weber 414.465.1355 } dweber@cwacademy.org

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