Intermediate School News: March 6 – March 10, 2017

Driver’s Education

Intermediate School students were invited to participate in an interactive Driver’s Education program. The program used a game show style presentation that educated students on the dangers of distracted driving (drinking, texting, eating, etc.) This was wonderful program for our students!

St. Patrick’s Day Dance

The annual Intermediate School dance will take place on March 17 from 7:00-10:00 PM in the Auxiliary Gym. Semi-formal attire with no jeans. $5 admission at the door. Questions? Contact Coach Trent at mtrent@clarksvilleacademy.com.

Pre-Algebra

After learning about Percent, the 7th graders participated in a mock “Flea Market” activity where they were to buy and sell items. They had to set selling prices for their items based on the mark-up Percent, and then calculate their loss/profit from their sales.
“It was fun. We learned about loss n profit. It is an important knowledge for operating a business” said Christina Webber.

Social Studies

7th Grade Social Studies will be working on Group Presentations as part of our study of Russia. Topics that will be covered will include, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Rise of Communism, Soviet System, Famous Leaders, Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin.

8th Grade Social Studies students will begin study of Westward Expansion, exploring such topics as General Santa Anna, The Alamo, Lonestar Republic, Manifest Destiny, Mexican War and the California Gold Rush. Students will be assigned topics and present their findings to the class!

WE NEED YOU!

The CBL health and fitness group is working with the City of Parks and Recreation to create a commercial to advertise the Bcycles and visiting downtown Clarksville. We will be filming on Saturday March 11. We would like to have others participate in the filming of the commercial. If you and your family want to join in on the fun please contact Mrs Hardison at nhardison@clarksvilleacademy.com.

Intermediate School Sports Photos

We would love for you to share your action shots at IS sporting events. Please send action photos to photos@clarksvilleacademy.com for use in the yearbook.

FCA

FCA meets weekly in Coach Trent’s room on Wednesday at 7:15AM. We invite every IS student to attend.

Box Tops

This is a reminder that CA collects Box Tops through our CAA. The money raised from this project funds various school improvement projects. Last year we raised over $2000 through the Box Tops program alone! Please turn yours into your child’s teacher or Ms. Turnage in the front office.

Social Media

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All School News: March 6 – March 10, 2017

Dr Seuss Week

We have had such fun exploring Dr Seuss and all the wonderful books he shared with us. Thank you to everyone who participated in our dress up days and who read with our students. Mrs. Dirksen and the Cougar Café staff even got in on the fun!

WE NEED YOU!

Photos

Throughout the year if you take photos at various school events and would like to submit them for possible use in the yearbook or for marketing purposes, please send them to photos@clarksvilleacademy.com.

Important Dates

March 22-24 — Grandparent’s Day
April 1 — Steak Dinner
April 10-17 — Spring Break—No School

Box Tops

Social Media

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CBL: FEB 2017

CBL Feb 24, 2017

Our February Challenge Based Learning day found most groups implementing their INNOVATIVE Solutions.

Our morning Assembly began with Coach Bauer’s Youth Matters group, implementing their INNOVATIVE Solution called “Brown Bag Snack Challenge”. They distributed brown lunch bags, and CHALLENGED students to “match” what they would spend on a snack during the day. They filmed this process of distributing and collecting, and have completed a video to be sent to other schools to CHALLENGE them to repeat the ‘Brown Bag Snack Challenge’ as a way to raise money for other communities.

Our Health Group, facilitated by Mrs. Hardison, is starring in a commercial filmed by Clarksville Parks and Recreation. They will complete the commercial soon, filming more scenes in the coming days.

Coach Watson’s Fitness group continues to investigate a partnership with Clarksville Aquatic Center, and Kleeman Recreation Center as they continue their challenge: How can we offer assistance to facilities that promote fitness in Clarksville Montgomery County.

Our Mentoring group, facilitated by Dr. Beach and Mr. Christmas, continue their progress making tutoring more accessible to those who are looking to improve in a specific area. They are also implementing plans to create a series of videos to offer a better understanding of each club or extracurricular activity offered at CA.

Our Food Security Group is creating some publicity material for Loaves and Fishes, as part of a sustainable Solution. The film, requested by the L/F coordinator, will be used by them as they present information to our community. Our students have volunteered numerous times, donated items as part of a partnership with another organization, and assisted with lunches.

Mr. Neizke and Mrs. Drake’s Beautification Group continue painting on their mural project. They have completed 2/3 of the mural and have received compliments from community members, staff at Animal Control and Adoption, and the Montgomery County Mayor’s Office.

Our Food Production Group, facilitated by Mr. Boyd and Mr. Walker, had a guest Karla Kean (Montgomery County Horticulturalist) visit CA. She assisted them with planting seeds for our community garden. The group received a donation of a Grow Lab which provides them with the opportunity to start sprouts and seedlings before the actual garden can be planted.

Coach Magrans’ Recreation group: Team Pura Vida submitted a followup report on their Disc Golf course. They have created an INNOVATIVE survey utilizing a QR code, so course users can submit responses evaluating the effectiveness of this group’s community project at Rotary Park.

Ms. Stonesifer’s First Responders group continues to explore options in assisting our First Responders. They are concentrating on assisting all first responders by suppling items that will be used when responding to emergency calls.

Coach Bragg’s Military Support group assisted with a Battalion that was returning to Fort Campbell from deployment. They created Welcome Home posters and delivered Care Packages in appreciation of our Military Servicemen and women.

Mrs. Little and Mrs. Lindsey’s Environment group continues working in cooperation with Dunbar Cave State Park and its staff. They are creating displays for the center. Students researched and created display boards of regional animals, regional plants, water cycle, and the history of Dunbar Cave State Park. These display boards will be used at the interactive stations to teach 3rd – 5th grade students. These learning stations will contain information about various aspects of the park and will be utilized by our community, especially elementary school age students who visit Dunbar Cave. Michelle Rogers, State Coordinator of Project WET, APSU Center of Excellence for Field Biology, worked with the students on interactive activities that they could use at their stations.

Transportation, facilitated by Mrs. Moore and Coach Hood, have created a public service announcement centered on Distracted Driving. This follows, from last month, a presentation on the tragedies that can result from distracted driving.

Mrs. Hollis and Mrs. Pitt’s Performing Arts group hosted a concert at Uffelman’s Assisted Living Residence, and Downtown on Franklin Street. They continue to use their talents to reinforce the importance of Performing Arts in our community.