When the CHCA College Counselors are meeting with families, affording college is often one of the first topics they want to discuss. This article cannot possibly address all the individual situations our families encounter financially, but there are a few things you can learn that will help make college costs and the strain it can put on your family more manageable. To read more, click on the title.
Upper E 4-6 Information
Friday, 04/20/18: Day 6
Monday, 04/23/18: Day 1
Tuesday, 04/24/18: Day 2
Wednesday, 04/25/18: Day 3
Thursday, 04/26/18: Day 4
Friday, 04/27/18: Day 5
Do you have 20-30 minutes to help during the day next week? Our Operation Impact Recess and Brain Break Sessions are a great way for you to help make an impact. Check the time options on our www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0949AAAA29A3FF2-recess.
Parents can help their children be mentally and physically at their best for the ERB testing, Monday, 4/23/18- Friday, 4/26/18, by reassuring them it is not to be feared. Encourage a positive, confident attitude and be sure students are well-rested, non-rushed, and have a healthy breakfast. Attendance is very important but there will be make-ups if a student is ill.
Standardized testing begins Monday, 04/23/18. Please do not schedule appointments for your child during the testing times. Testing should be completed by 11:00 a.m. each morning.
A CHCA Team for the Cincinnati Kids Flying Pig Marathon is now forming. The required registration is on the Flying Pig Website and ends 04/22/18. Click here to sign up. After completing the first 25 miles of the marathon, in small increments and at your own pace, you will join the Flying Pig Kids’ Marathon 26th Mile on Saturday, 05/05/18 at 12:00 p.m. at Cincinnati’s riverfront. This is a special event designed for children 5-12 and their fitness buddies to cover the final marathon mile on the real Flying Pig Marathon course. After joining, you will receive an email with additional team details. Contact Susan Zwarg@chca-oh.org or meganboni@hotmail.com with questions. Come join the fun at the “Finish Swine”!
Spring training is in full swing and you know what that means - time to get your Reds tickets with the Melody Makers! Join us early at Great American Ball Park when the Melody Makers sing our national anthem before the Reds host the Marlins on Friday, 05/04/18 at 7:10 p.m., then plan to stay for the post-game fireworks! What a great night for our families to sit together for a fun night downtown. Get your $20 discounted tickets (regularly $26) by turning in this form, found on the Melody Makers’ homepage, to Kim Cassity by 04/27/18.
Yearbooks are on sale and we need your pictures! For details, go to the Yearbook Info on the School Year tab of the myLower School webpage.
Gr 5-8 Young Innovators Camp (New!) - Camps runs 07/09/18-07/13/18 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. An exciting opportunity for students to make a difference in their world right now! This camp allows students to take something about which they have a passion and innovatively and creatively design a solution. Along the way, they learn the Google design process, collaborate with their peers, and design their very own app. Only five spots remaining! Check out the student perspective and the parent perspective of previous participants.
Camp runs 07/16/18-07/20/18 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Every day students can design and build what they can dream up. With the support of our mentors, students learn the basic design and engineering principles as well as beginner and intermediate programming concepts. Sign up today at chca-oh.org/Summer!All School News
This week's Beacons of the Week are the hundreds of volunteers and participants in this year's ArtBeat Festival! Thanks to the hard work of over 350 volunteers, staff and committee members, and the dedication of the hundreds of students to their art, ArtBeat was a delight for all who attended.Click on the title to read more about this memorable event.
When you donate to the rummage sale, please send new or gently used children’s books as well. We’ll be donating those to the Hearing, Speech and Deaf Center to continue contributing to their library. Please see the rummage sale announcement for details.
It’s almost time to receive your Scrip Earnings! Our next Earnings Period Cutoff is Friday, 05/04/18 so make your purchases by that date. Two more weeks! Special orders must be received by 04/27/18 to be applied to this earnings period. Check out chca-oh.org/Scrip for more information on ordering, shopping online and our hours/location.
On Saturday, 04/21/18 from 7:30-9:00 p.m., you are invited to the Preview of After-Prom 2018, Cirque du CHCA. While the juniors and seniors are at The Manor House for Prom, come see how our talented volunteers have created an experience that presents our students with “The Greatest Show on Earth”. Guests will be able to tour the event and enjoy some of the activities. Please enter through the outside gym doors.
Development News
If we secure 300 Annual Fund donors in the next 24 hours, CHCA will receive and extra $40K courtesy of some generous CHCA families! A gift of any amount is a blessing! Please make your gift NOW and encourage others to join! Deadline for the challenge is Friday, 4/20/18 @ 12:00 p.m.!
Thank you Adam Cool and Mike Siman for combining your creative talents and film capability to produce the #WhatifCHCA Challenge video. Special thanks and appreciation for our students who shared their voices and time: Brooklyn Tapp, Koah Wilson, Gabrielle Hahn, Braeden Carney, Elliot Cooley, Sam Saxby, Sydney Southerland, Declan Steckel, Emma Hockenbery, Natalie Cobb, Lila Gregory, and Henry Cool!
This week in Fine Arts news: ArtBeat Thanks, Summer Camps, YAPP Students, Alumni News, Reds Tickets, Violin Duo, and more. Click here to view.
Questions? Contact Christine.Miller@chca-oh.org
Click here to read this week's athletic news articles including MVC Athletes of the Week, Spring Team Recognition Nights, Youth Lacrosse Team Pictures, Hall of Excellence Nominations Open, Girls Soccer Car Wash Fundraiser, 2018-19 Sports Registration, Summer Sports Performance and Athletic Camps, Team News and More.
Questions? Contact Amy.Lutts@chca-oh.org
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