Math

In Math, the 6th graders role-played as servers and diners in a restaurant. They put their knowledge of computing with decimals and percent to real-world experience. As servers, they had to calculate the total for the bill. As diners, they had to decide on the amount of tips based on percent, and to calculate the total amount to pay the servers.

7th graders discovered the ratio of diameter to its circumference of circle. The students concluded that the circumference is about 3 times the length of its diameter, and made sense of why pi is used for finding circumference of circles.

Congratulations

Christina Webber, a 7th grader at CA, was chosen for the West Point STEM Academy this summer! This is a high honor and we are proud of Christina!

8th Grade English

8th grade have been studying Shakespeare and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Ethan Chamberlain directed all the fine actors and actresses in their active roles. Sam Wilson did a wonderful job with filming. We made some great memories with this unit as well as some hilarious video bloopers.

 

Reader’s Choice

The Reader’s Choice Awards are back and we are nominated in three categories!  Please log in and vote daily through April 25 for Favorite Private School, Favorite Teacher and Favorite Principal.

http://readerschoiceclarksville.com/l/The-LeafChronicle–Readers-Choice-2017

 

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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Kindergartener

Kindergarten students completed their study of 3-Dimensional shapes by building cubes out of marshmallows and straws. They have learned that a cube has 6 sides and 8 vertices.  They also studied the 3-D shapes of cone, sphere, and cylinder. The students enjoyed recognizing these objects around our school this week.

First Grade

First Graders are waiting for their chrysalis to become butterflies.

Art News

Last week marked Clarksville Academy’s Annual Grandparents Day and as per tradition our Lower School Cougars put up an impressive Art Show! This year the theme was “Abstract Sculptures”. Each student and grade created a 3 dimensional sculpture. Our PreK, Kindergarten and First graders create Collaborative Sculptures, meaning that the pieces were combined to create a unified piece of art. Second and Fifth grade create Relief Sculptures, where the sculpture remains attached to the background. Third and Fourth graders made standing Free Form sculptures from some very interesting materials, such as hangers, hosiery, baby food jars, paper mache and noodles! We really do have such great talent and creative energy embedded in our Lower School Cougars minds and hearts!

 

Science News

First graders investigate properties of matter, predicting what will sink and what will float. We discussed density and buoyancy.

Second graders created moon phases using “Oreo Cookies”. We constructed quarter moons, half moons, full moons, and new moons.

Third graders investigated Force and Motion.  Our vocabulary words were Position, Distance, Motion, and Speed. Students raced “hot wheels” cars and identified beginning position, ending position, speed (in relationship to their opponent), and measured distance traveled.

FUSE News

In FUSE this week, 4th-grade students created their own board games as a summative project for the novel Hatchet. Students designed their own game boards, cards, pieces, and directions. They ended the project by playing their games together. They did an amazing job working together, organizing their ideas, and being creative.

Reader’s Choice

The Reader’s Choice Awards are back and we are nominated in three categories!  Please log in and vote daily through April 25 for Favorite Private School, Favorite Teacher and Favorite Principal.

http://readerschoiceclarksville.com/l/The-LeafChronicle–Readers-Choice-2017

 

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

Please like us on Facebook—Clarksville Academy; and follow us on Twitter—CACougarsTN.

Spring Break

Clarksville Academy will be on Spring Break beginning Monday, April 10 through Monday, April 17.  We will return to school on Tuesday, April 18.  We hope each of you have a wonderful, fun filled, restful Spring Break!  See you Tuesday!

Reader’s Choice

The Reader’s Choice Awards are back and we are nominated in three categories!  Please log in and vote daily through April 25 for Favorite Private School, Favorite Teacher and Favorite Principal.

http://readerschoiceclarksville.com/l/The-LeafChronicle–Readers-Choice-2017

Mock Crash

The Transportation group held a Mock Crash last week.  It was a huge success and one that left our students with a powerful message.  The event at Clarksville Academy Sports Complex was part of an anti-texting and driving campaign “Be in the zone – turn off your phone,” which involved a partnership among Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Clarksville Police and Clarksville Fire Rescue. Check out the photo album here!

http://leafne.ws/2nDIkxe

 

Fern/Flower Basket Sale

Don’t forget your Ferns/Flowers will be ready for pick-up this Thursday, April 6.   All flowers/ferns must be picked up no later than Friday morning.

 

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

April 10-17 Spring Break—No School
April 30-May 5—7th/8th Grade Washington D.C. trip
May 12—Varsity Sports Banquet
May 20—Jr/Sr Prom
May 26—Graduation

 

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

Please like us on Facebook—Clarksville Academy; and follow us on Twitter—CACougarsTN.