1. Crossroads Charter Academy
Elementary Newsletter
Cougar Mews March 4, 2011
Kendall Schroeder
215 N. State St., Big Rapids, Michigan Elementary Principal
Phone: 231.796.6589 www.ccabr.org
On the Calendar
Saturday, March 5 Saturday March 5, 2011
Open Enrollment 10:00am-12:00pm Elementary Office 10:00am-12:00pm
Tuesday, March 8 Open Enrollment
Michigan Author Leslie Helakoski visiting CCA is available in our
Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade 10:00-10:30
Elementary Office
2nd – 3rd Grade 11:45-12:30pm
4nd – 6rd Grade 1:15-2:00pm
Destination Imagination 3:30-5:00pm Monday, March 7th through Friday, March 11th
Thursday, March 10 Open Enrollment and Re-Enrollment is
Destination Imagination 3:30-5:00pm available from 8:00am-4:00pm
Board of Directors Meeting 7:00pm Library
Friday, March 11
PTO Popcorn Sale $0.25 per bag
No School It’s Re-Enrollment & Open Enrollment Time
Monday, March 14th March 1st through March 11, 2011
If you have friends or neighbors who are interested
in sending their kids to Crossroads, please let them
know that enrollment packets are available in the
central office.
If you have NOT received a re-enrollment form for
your child, please let us know! When
completing the Blue Re-Enrollment form
make sure to mark the appropriate box
and return to the office by March 11th.
Don’t let your child’s spot go to
someone else; please turn in you re-
enrollment forms!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
1:00pm & 4:30pm
DeVos Center / Grand Rapids Munch a Lunch!
Mon..... Chicken & Dumplings OR Cheese Burger
Tues..... Crazy Bread w/dipping Sauce OR Corndog
All Star Academy Wed..... Nachos w/Meat & Cheese OR Pizza Pocket
Thur.... Popcorn Chicken OR Rib-O-Que
Fall Session: January 24 – March 10, 2011
Movement Matters…………………….……………Monday
Fri....... Pepperoni Calzone OR Chicken Sandwich
American Girl Society……………..………………Monday
Healthy choice: Turkey Wrap Up
Camp Write-It-Right.………………………………Tuesday
Picture Perfect…………………………….…..…..Tuesday
Painting Musical Masters……………….……..Tuesday
Book Fair
Crisscross Club…………….……………….…Wednesday March 2nd – Mach 9th
Tae Kwon Do……….…………………….…….Wednesday 7:30am – 5:00pm
Superstars……….………………….……….…….Thursday
Crafty Kids……………..…………………..……..Thursday

2. Come in and see all that the Big Top has to offer
Mobile Dentist
Coming to A & B Honor Roll
CCA For term ending January 26, 2011
Crossroads is hosting “Smile Program,” a 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade
*Fay Aldossary Preston Baker Erik Alvarez
mobile dental clinic open to all K-12 students on Trey Alvarez Eathan Barstow Sabrina Campbell
Thursday March 24, 2011. The mini dental office will set *Britton Angell Jacob Bartell Ryan Declan
up in the elementary school and will be available to provide Madeline Baker Kieley Bryce Laura Duddles
preventive services for all children who return permission Bailey Dever Katherine Cook *Ibitayo Fadayomi
*Sarah Dunn Katelyn Donley Megan Fuller
forms.
Isabella Fuller Adam Frisbie Justin Guernsey
The services can be provided to families who need Casey Gabalis Kayleigh Galer Brianna Joldersma
financial assistance, and it has subsidized fees for those who Kerry Gabalis Jaden Gallentine James Macklin
choose to pay for the preventive care. Margaret Harrington Aminah Hashimi Abigail Miller
Completed permission forms must be returned to the *Amelia Hilden *Zakiah Hashimi Jaden Pickett
*Joshua Hunt Matthew Holsworth Kymberly Smith
school by Wednesday March 9, 2011. For more information go Joshua Hurst Roy Holsworth Emily Stewart
to www.mobiledentists.com and watch a short video about the Brent Lipnicki *Nancy Jariwala Katie Wendlowsky
program. *Noah Mallett Kiranjit Kaur *Anneliese Zeilinger
*Neva McCormick *Catherine Kettner
*Danielle McDowell Edward Lynn
*Keegan McKinnon *Gordon Mallett
Kaleb McWain Hunter Mollohan
PTO Rummage Sale April 16th! Alexander Mitchell
*Abigail Shelton
*Alexandrea Moseley
*Trinity Murray
Got things piling up around the house that you want to Anna Thompson Andrew Otto
get rid of? You can donate them to the PTO rummage Brooklyn Thompson Hannah Pace
sale and let us get rid of them for you! Alex Vanwestrienen Kalib Robinson
Xander Wahl Yang Yu Su
Funds will be put toward the purchase of rubber mulch *Mary Wendlowsky Austin Tacey
for the elementary playground and a mobile computer *Logan Workman Michael Thorne
lab for the high school. Thank you in advance for your *Haylee Worrall Joel Wilson
Hannah Worth Kristoffer Wood
donations!! Matthew Zeilinger
*Denotes all A’s
Coyote Classic Food Service and Grade Book
Family access login information is available for all
3 on 3 Basketball students. If you have not received your login/password,
please stop by the office.
Tournaments There are some food service accounts that
need to be caught up. Using skyward can help
March 26, 2011 for ages 7-18 to track your account so that it does not get
Registration forms available in the Elementary Office behind.
Grade book can be reviewed for grades 4th-12th. It
shows missing assignments, grades, and comments.
Mrs. Verkaik, Physical Education
Are YOU running for Mileage Club?
Two of our very own 3rd graders, Cameron & Sierra
Carnes, have been busy with Mileage Club this
winter...but not at school! They created their very own Children’s author, Leslie Helakoski is visiting CCA
mileage club track at home! Their Dad shovels a track elementary on Tuesday, March 8th. Mrs. Helakowski’s
around the driveway and house, they trace their feet or book, Big Chickens was the 2007 Michigan Reads! One
hands to create and track their own laps on paper, and State One Picture Book award winner. Mrs. Helakoski will
they get cool prizes in a mystery prize bag whenever they deliver 3 presentations for CCA students. Many thanks to
complete their miles! WOW! Way to go, Cameron & our PTO for sponsoring our author’s visit. If you are
Sierra!! interested in purchasing a book, Great Lakes Books and
Supply located at 840 Clark St.,will have copies prior to the

3. author’s visit. Please support local businesses. Our author
will be signing books at the conclusion of her presentations.