Art Class

Mr. Neitzke’s Intermediate School Media Arts class worked on a still life and shading project in class.

 

Geography

Coach Trent’s Seventh Grade classes are studying Ecosystems and Biomes and are currently working on a Biome Research project.  Eighth Graders are studying Early Civilizations with a web quest project on the Aztecs, Incas, Olmecs and Maya.

 

6TH Grade Science

Sixth Grade students learned about the phases of the moon in Science last week and created theses models as a culminating lab activity.

 

Music

The first two to three weeks in Artistic Performance is all about vocal techniques. Just like an athlete must exercise, follow strategic games plans, and understand the value of their techniques to be successful.  In choral, a vocalist must understand proper breathing, how to open wide inside and outside of their mouth, and where to position their tongue. Beautiful music just doesn’t happen, it takes practice. Our voice is an instrument that must always be fine-tuning. It is not uncommon for the students to leave my class saying they felt like they just had a work out!

 

FOOTBALL

Our first Intermediate School Football game is this Thursday, September 8 at 7:30PM at the Sports Complex. Come out and cheer on our team!

 

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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3rd Grade

Third Graders have kicked off the year in Science learning about living, non living things & plants.  They’ve studied plant vocabulary and created a Haiku Deck slideshow presentation to assist in comprehension of vocabulary.

 

4th Grade FUSE

4th grade FUSE students enjoyed practicing their weekly spelling words with the Roll and Spell number cube activity.

 

4th grade FUSE Writing students worked with partners to identify complete sentences, run-on sentences, and sentence fragments.

 

5th Grade FUSE

5th grade FUSE Writing students practiced organizing quality paragraphs, identifying strong topic and conclusion sentences.

 

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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Magazine Sales

Our annual Magazine sales drive kicked off on Friday, September 2. This is our one major fundraiser throughout the school year. Magazine sales were chosen because we feel this promotes reading and is something most people use. We encourage every family to participate as $15, 500 of the money raised goes toward our overall school budget and helps to offset tuition costs. The remaining portion toward individual grades/classrooms. However, participation is optional. Throughout the sale there will be three different turn in dates and prizes will be awarded to students reaching certain goals. This is a fun time for our students and we hope you will join us. If you have questions regarding the magazine sale, feel free to contact, Sally Allen (sallen@clarksvilleacadedmy.com) or Kari Turner (kturner@clarksvilleacademy.com) . The first turn in day will be Wednesday, September 7.

This form is perfect for sharing on social media! Feel free to snap it and post it!

Drop-off/Pick-up

As we enter the second month of school, we want to remind you of a few procedures for drop-off and pick-up. As you may have noticed, all parking spaces have been numbered. Each driving student and faculty member are assigned a numbered space. We ask that no one park in numbered spaces at any time throughout the day. These are reserved for students/faculty and can cause those folks to be late if their space is taken. There are a few visitors spaces saved on the end of the front row and on the row near handicap parking. We do encourage parents to simply drop off in the mornings and not walk in with their students. Only PreK students have to be walked-in to their classrooms. All other students should now be entering the building on their own. During drop-off and pick-up we ask that parents not exit the car in order to keep the traffic flow moving. All students should be ready to exit the vehicle upon arrival at campus. If you have questions or concerns please contact your Head of School.

 

After School Enrichment

We are pleased to announce that our After School Enrichment program will begin next week!  We have two wonderful offerings—Cursive Writing with Mrs. Marla Clemments and Drawing with Pencils and Pastels with Mrs. Shelley Holt.  Registration is online at:

https://clarksvilleacademy.com/ca-events/afterschool-enrichment/

 

CA Fall Festival

The Annual CA Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, October 29 from 10-3. If you are a vendor and would like to have booth at this annual event please contact Candice Wall at candicewall@att.net. More information regarding class participation will be available soon.

 

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

September 7, 13, 19—Magazine Turn-In
September 19—School Photos
September 26-30—Homecoming Week Festivities
September 29—Homecoming Bonfire
September 30—Homecoming Varsity Football Game
October 10-14—Fall Break

 

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.

Biology

We have had a great first 2 weeks of school and all students are working hard. This week in Honors Biology we have been studying the 8 Characteristics that all organisms must possess to be considered living.  During our enhanced days, students have each chosen an animal that is native to the state of Tennessee to research and identify living characteristics. On Wednesday, all students participated in an Earthworm lab. Students observed the behaviors of the earthworm when exposed to different stimuli. In AP Biology, students designed their own experiment to test the effects of a change in the environment on an organism, they also used the earthworms as the test subject. Dual Enrollment Animal Science is off and running. This weeks students have studied food-borne illnesses. They have research how bacteria is spread and participated in a virtual lab investigation of a outbreak.

FCA

We would like to invite ALL Upper and Intermediate student to join us this Wednesday morning for FCA!! Upper School FCA will meet in Coach Williams’ room, Intermediate School FCA will meet in Coach Trent’s room. The meeting begins at 7:15AM, we’d love to see you there.

 

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.

CA Olympic Fun

The PE classes have enjoyed hosting their own Olympics! They have had ‘swimming’, jumping, running and more. Each class divided into teams and created their own flags to correspond with their team. This activity will continue through next week.

 

FCA

We would like to invite ALL Upper and Intermediate student to join us this Wednesday morning for FCA!! Upper School FCA will meet in Coach Williams’ room, Intermediate School FCA will meet in Coach Trent’s room. The meeting begins at 7:15AM, we’d love to see you there.

 

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.

Science Lab

This week in Science Lab First Graders combined acids (vinegar) and bases (baking soda) as they OBSERVE and PREDICT.  We introduced scientific tools: magnifying glasses, lab coats and goggles.

 

 

Art

Are you interested in…

Lower School Art Club?

Purpose of the Art Club: to learn, practice and advance art skills such as drawing and painting. We will also be working on brainstorming and creative thinking skills! ONLY SERIOUS ARTIST APPLY!

Ages: Third, Fourth and Fifth graders

Number of members: Minimum of 4 and Max of 10 students. Spots will be saved for those students whose parents RSVP with me through email, jbaldwin@clarksvilleacademy.com

Meeting location and time: Fine Arts Building (art classroom upstairs), 3:00pm to 3:30 pm, the third Thursday of each month. (There will be the possibility of meeting more frequently as we start our projects)

Deadline: You must RSVP by September 2, 3:00 pm

 

Girls on the Run

Girls on the Run is back at Clarksville Academy.  This program is for girls in grades 3 – 5 and it allows them the opportunity to come together and strengthen life skills, and health and wellness, through running games and activities.  Registration began on August 22.  Please visit www.gotrmiddletn.org for more information or email CA’s Girls on the Run program coordinator, Casey Jenkins, at caseyjenkins@live.com.

 

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.

CAA

The Clarksville Academy Parent Association or CAA welcomes everyone back from summer break! Check out this space for CAA news and updates and also check out our webpage for important dates, info, and pictures. CAA is reorganizing and we have a great year planned. If you would like to get involved with CAA fill out the form, which will be emailed soon and watch the news for more information! We look forward to another amazing year at CA! For more information on CAA and how to get involved please visit: https://clarksvilleacademy.com/contact/caa/

 

Magazine Sales

Our annual Magazine sales drive will kick off on Friday, September 2. This is our one major fundraiser throughout the school year. Magazine sales were chosen because we feel this promotes reading and is something most people use. We encourage every family to participate as $15, 500 of the money raised goes toward our overall school budget and helps to offset tuition costs. The remaining portion toward individual grades/classrooms. However, participation is optional. Throughout the sale there will be three different turn in dates and prizes will be awarded to students reaching certain goals. This is a fun time for our students and we hope you will join us. If you have questions regarding the magazine sale, feel free to contact, Sally Allen (sallen@clarksvilleacadedmy.com) or Kari Turner (kturner@clarksvilleacademy.com) .

 

CA Fall Festival

The Annual CA Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, October 29 from 10-3. If you are a vendor and would like to have booth at this annual event please contact Candice Wall at candicewall@att.net. More information regarding class participation will be available soon.

 

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.

 

Smart Cards

The senior class is selling Smart Cards as a fundraiser for the senior trip.  Smart Cards are discount cards and include coupons for area businesses.  Each card is $20 and is good until August 1, 2017.  We also have cards for others counties including Davidson, Cheatham/Robertson, and Dickson.  If you would like to purchase one, Mrs. Turnage will have them available at her desk, see any senior, or contact Mrs. Hollis, senior sponsor.

 

Important Dates

• September 2–Magazine Kick Off
• September 6—No School Labor Day
• September 7, 13, 19—Magazine Turn-In
• September 19—School Photos
• September 26-30—Homecoming Week Festivities
• September 29—Homecoming Bonfire
• September 30—Homecoming Varsity Football Game
• October 10-14—Fall Break

 

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.

Presentation

Infantry Med Sergeant 1st Class Jason Wendell presented Athletic Director Jake Peterson with a flag and commemorative plaque during assembly on Monday morning. The flag and plaque were presented to thank Coach Peterson for his tireless efforts over the past few years to live broadcast our sports activities for those who could not be there. Sergeant Wendell has been deployed throughout the recent years and due to Coach Peterson’s dedication to broadcasting our events live he has been able to watch his oldest son Zach (a 2016 CA graduate) in various school events, including baseball games, speaking at the Veteran’s Day program and even graduation. The flag presented was flown on board a UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter during combat on May 24, 2106.

 

Varsity Dance

Six of the Varsity Dance team are participating in the Half Time Extravaganza on Saturday at the Titans football game against Carolina Panthers.  The dancers participating are Lily Johnson, Elizabeth Mabry, Bayleigh Robinson, Anne Marie Rocconi, Chandler Vinson, and Maggie Watkins.  This is an exciting opportunity for the girls to dance in front of a crowd of over 65,000 fans.

 

Italian I and II

The Italian classes have gotten off to a great start. Students in Italian I have been learning the alphabet and numbers through sounding out words and playing Bingo! Students also used the Italian numbers for some basic math exercises. In Italian II students reviewed material from last year while playing Charades and learning about famous Italians.

 

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.

Sixth grade

To kick off the new school year and get to know all of the students in Sixth Grade, students were asked to fill out a survey, answering question about themselves.  Students took the answers to their questions and created a PicCollage of images that represent their individual qualities and interests.  Students shared their pic collages with the class, which allow everyone to learn some of the unique things about their new friends!

 

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.

Art

The Lower School enjoyed a first week in Art Class by making mini-masterpieces. These post-it sized works of art are on display in the main hallway. We invite everyone to stop by and view them.

 

Third Grade

Third graders investigate the features of living things, this week in Science Lab. They identify organisms, do comparisons, and make predictions.

 

Second grade

Students presented their summer reading projects and were excited to share with their classmates the great books they read over the break.

 

Girls on the Run

Girls on the Run is back at Clarksville Academy.  This program is for girls in grades 3 – 5 and it allows them the opportunity to come together and strengthen life skills, and health and wellness, through running games and activities.  Registration begins on August 22.  Please visit www.gotrmiddletn.org for more information or email CA’s Girls on the Run program coordinator, Casey Jenkins, at caseyjenkins@live.com.

 

Art News

Welcome back Cougars! I had a wonderful summer and I hope you and your family did too! As we start this new school year, I just wanted to remind you of a few things that are very important to our lower school Art program:

1. Even though we wear aprons in the art room, messes and stains still occur often, even for me! When your child has art as an Enrichment, be thoughtful about what they wear on those days.
2. I usually, but not always, keep projects we create during the school year so that we can display them in the hallway, use them for Grandparents Day and other display/ classroom purposes. You will see most projects coming home near the end of the school year.
3. As always, we are looking for donations! Wipes , Germx, and Kleenex are always needed in the art room.

Thank you for always supporting the Art program at CA and remember to ask your children what they are learning and doing in the art room! Feel free to email me with any questions or concerns at jbaldwin@clarksvilleacademy.com

 

FUSE French Enrichment

Fuse French 4th/5th, Qu’est-ce qui se passé en août? What’s happening in August? Introductions, getting to know each other, watching & discussing the AATF film entitled “French Opens the World to You”, learning & using our French first names, learning where French is spoken on the 5 continents, why French is spoken in those places, the names of the French countries where French is spoken as a national language, why France & how France became one of our closest allies, learning the French sounds (Vowel Triangle), the French Alphabet, and a repertoire of 8 French songs to begin the development of a functional vocabulary for beginning conversation.

 

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.