7th Grade English

Seventh grade English students wrote their own short story based on Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories and had so much fun reading them to the third grade students last week.

 

Talent Show

The Intermediate and Upper School Talent Show will be during 7th period on April 20th. Student admission is $5.00 at the door. Congrats to the following students who will be competing- Ashley Roberts (10), Alesa Griffy (12), Ben Truex (8), Cassidy Stephenson (11), Chloe Smith (6), Elizabeth Hammond (7), Elizabeth Mabry (11), Hailey Ray (6), Jaelen Washington (9), Parker Rice (11), Rebecca Sheets (7), and Riley Jenkins (8).

 

FCA

FCA will meet each Wednesday at 7:15 in Coach Trent’s room, 402 of the new building. Everyone is invited.

 

Box Tops & Campbell’s Labels

This is a reminder that CA collects Campbell’s labels and 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 Sports

Our new sports site www.gocacougars.com has everything you need to make your plans to support our Cougar athletes.  Check it for sports schedules, rosters, and game updates

Reader’s Choice

The Annual Leaf Chronicle Reader’s Choice awards are underway! Please vote daily for Best Private School, Favorite Principal and Favorite Teacher! We are so pleased to be nominated and hope you will continue to vote for us throughout April.

http://readerschoiceclarksville.com/l/Readers-Choice-2016/Ballot/Schools

 

Steak Dinner

Thank you to everyone who came and supported our students during the 27th Annual Steak Dinner An Evening with Friends. We had a sold out crowd of 455+, great music provided by our Show, Intermediate, and Cougar Choirs (led by Debbie Hollis & Angelia Thomas), amazing food (provided by Karen Dirksen and her staff and the grill team), and wonderful company (provided by you all). Thank you to all the students who served, staff who helped, parents and grandparents who volunteered, and so many others. We could not have done it without you! This is the best school with the best people!

 

ASPIRE TESTING

ACT ASPIRE testing begins this week. We find that it is important for your child to get plenty of rest and to eat a good breakfast prior to testing. ACT Aspire will give us important information that will allow us to determine how your child is progressing at their current grade level, as well as along their overall path toward future college and career readiness.

ACT Aspire will tell us which important skills, abilities, and knowledge your student has now, and which ones still need to be learned in order to be successful in school in the future. ACT Aspire will help your child’s teacher understand where your child is succeeding, as well as where extra help or academic focus is needed. ACT Aspire will also provide specific suggestions for improving skills.
Your student will be taking the ACT Aspire [English, math, reading, science and writing] assessment during April 18-22. Please be sure that they are well rested and have a good breakfast in order to help them do their best. We encourage you to treat each day this week like any other school day as we want to create as little stress as possible for our students.

Please visit the following links to learn more about this assessment or to download a free copy of Why Take ACT Aspire?

http://actaspire.avocet.pearson.com/actaspire/home#5032

Feel free to direct questions or concerns to Denise Walker,

dwalker@clarksvilleacademy.com

 

Golf Tournament

April 23, 2016 at Swan Lake Golf Course, shot gun start at 8:00 AM
Cost is $75 per golfer, $300 for a 4 man team. This price also includes lunch and prize money for winners.

The tournament is a 4 man scramble with everyone receiving a door prize.  There will be a car for a hole in one on a specified hole.  Also prizes for closest to the hole and longest drive.  There will be a putting contest for an additional $5.

Attached is the registration form.

We are also looking for sponsors for the Cougar Club Golf Classic Golf Tournament.  There are 3 levels of sponsorship, $100 Hole Sponsor, $500 Blue Sponsor and $1000 Gold Sponsor. Contact Theresia Burchett at tburchett@clarksvilleacademy.com.

You can register online at gocacougars.com or by calling Theresia Burchett 931-320-0107 or 931-647-6311.

 

Book Fair

The Annual Book Fair will be held April 22-29! Mark your calendars!

 

Photos

Many of you take photos at various events and activities around school. We encourage you to share these with our Marketing/PR office as well as our yearbook staff by using the email photos@clarksvilleacademy.com. This email is designed for students and parents to send pictures taken throughout the school year. We encourage you to caption your photo or to write a sentence or two with the event name, students pictured in the photo and the date it was taken. We do not guarantee that every photo will be used, but we look forward to seeing your pictures.

 

Attendance

Please contact Kristi Truitt at ktruitt@clarksvilleacademy.com when your child is going to be out of school. This helps us to keep our attendance records up to date. If you know your child will be late due to an appointment please let us know that as well. Thank you.

 

Cougar Bucks

Cougar Bucks may be added to your Cougar Card any time day or night! We encourage everyone to take advantage of this easy way to pay for lunch, break, or even the Cougar Store! Payments can be made through our online Marketplace at the below link or by visiting Mrs. Kristi Truitt in the Cougar Café.

 

CA Marketplace

To better service our families a new online Marketplace has been developed. You may visit the marketplace at http://marketplace.clarksvilleacademy.com/all-products/. You can pay fees, tuition, Cougar Bucks and more all in one place!

 

FCA

Please join Intermediate School Fellowship of Christian Athletes each Wednesday morning in Coach Trent’s room 402 (the new building) at 7:15 a.m. Everyone is welcome!

Please join the Upper School Fellowship of Christian Athletes each Wednesday morning at 7:15. We invite everyone to attend!

 

Important Dates

• April 18-22—ASPIRE Testing
• April 30—Prom
• May 27—Graduation

 

News from the Cougar Café

Please remember to Pre-Order Lunch each week. This is very important even when you are on the annual or bi-annual lunch plan. Clarksville Academy now offers a Cougar Bucks Account option to better assist children with their lunch needs! This convenient option gives families the opportunity to deposit money into an account and this money can be withdrawn for miscellaneous items that are available at the express window or the hot lunch window. Payments can now be made via the new online marketplace!

Pre Order lunch using this link

https://docs.google.com/a/clarksvilleacademy.com/forms/d/1wE7g5P_jJcaWjzahScKxhh5x7xD7Dy1yFhRCACdP8FA/viewform

If you have any questions please contact Kristi Truitt at lunch@clarksvilleacademy.com.  Thank you!!

 

Box Tops & Campbell’s Labels

This is a reminder that CA collects Campbell’s labels and 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.

Kindergarten

Kindergarten students were able to create a butterfly using symmetry. The students enjoyed this hands-on activity and loved seeing their designs come to life!

 

First Grade

After reading our story of the week, A Butterfly Grows, we responded to literature by making a butterfly life cycle.

 

Third Grade Science Lab

Third graders continue their study of the Atmosphere and Weather.  We constructed barometers to measure air pressure.  We had examples of anemometers, rain gauges, and barometers in class.

 

In Mrs. Williams’ third grade science class, they hatched chickens. This is such a fun lesson for our students and at the end of the lesson, the chickens are offered to the students. Zoe Brooks took one of those chickens and is pictured here with her chicken, Lily helping her to do homework!

 

 

Third grade students having been learning all about clouds this week.  Students designed a Clouds poster and Keynote presentation to identify types of clouds, their appearance, location in the sky and weather associated with each cloud type.

 

4th Grade FUSE

4th grade FUSE Social Studies students wrote and filmed newscasts to share the knowledge they obtained through their CSI Lost Colony of Roanoke investigation.

 

 

Photos

Many of you take photos at various events and activities around school. We encourage you to share these with our Marketing/PR office as well as our yearbook staff by using the email photos@clarksvilleacademy.com. This email is designed for students and parents to send pictures taken throughout the school year. We encourage you to caption your photo or to write a sentence or two with the event name, students pictured in the photo and the date it was taken. We do not guarantee that every photo will be used, but we look forward to seeing your pictures.

 

Social Media

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

 

Box Tops & Campbell’s Labels

This is a reminder that CA collects Campbell’s labels and 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.

Piano

After School Enrichment group piano lessons have gone great! These students are making great strides and having fun doing it.

 

Art Competition

Wyatt McQueen & Abby Powers were selected as our school winners in the Queen City Road Race Art Competition. Congratulations!

 

Kindergarten

Kindergarten students worked in pairs to complete a quilt pattern by using 3 patterns.  They could use shapes and colors to create patterns on the quilt.

 

 

Photos

Many of you take photos at various events and activities around school. We encourage you to share these with our Marketing/PR office as well as our yearbook staff by using the email photos@clarksvilleacademy.com. This email is designed for students and parents to send pictures taken throughout the school year. We encourage you to caption your photo or to write a sentence or two with the event name, students pictured in the photo and the date it was taken. We do not guarantee that every photo will be used, but we look forward to seeing your pictures.

 

Social Media

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

 

Box Tops & Campbell’s Labels

This is a reminder that CA collects Campbell’s labels and 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.

Science

6th grade science students simulated the various types of seismic waves during lab activities this week. They will analyze the data they collected to try to create an earthquake proof house in a future lab.

 

Math Competition

Congratulations goes out to the highest scorers of the Clarksville Academy Intermediate School Math Team:  Rebecca Sheets, Anna Sawyer, and Lillian Shi.

 

Talent Show

The Intermediate and Upper School Talent Show will be during 7th period on April 20th. Student admission is $5.00 at the door. Congrats to the following students who will be competing- Ashley Roberts (10), Alesa Griffy (12), Ben Truex (8), Cassidy Stephenson (11), Chloe Smith (6), Elizabeth Hammond (7), Elizabeth Mabry (11), Hailey Ray (6), Jaelen Washington (9), Parker Rice (11), Rebecca Sheets (7), and Riley Jenkins (8).

FCA

FCA will meet each Wednesday at 7:15 in Coach Trent’s room, 402 of the new building. Everyone is invited.

 

Box Tops & Campbell’s Labels

This is a reminder that CA collects Campbell’s labels and 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 Sports

Our new sports site www.gocacougars.com has everything you need to make your plans to support our Cougar athletes. Check it for sports schedules, rosters, and game updates

Collegiate Signing

Congratulations to Connor Thomas for joining the Indiana University football team! Connor will head to Indiana next fall.

200th Win

Coach Wade Smith has been with CA as the Head Varsity Baseball Coach since 2005. Last Monday he reached his 200th win as coach. Congratulations to Wade and the rest of the team!

CPR

9th Grade PE students learned CPR during class last week.

 

 

Talent Show

The Intermediate and Upper School Talent Show will be during 7th period on April 20th. Student admission is $5.00 at the door. Congrats to the following students who will be competing- Ashley Roberts (10), Alesa Griffy (12), Ben Truex (8), Cassidy Stephenson (11), Chloe Smith (6), Elizabeth Hammond (7), Elizabeth Mabry (11), Hailey Ray (6), Jaelen Washington (9), Parker Rice (11), Rebecca Sheets (7), and Riley Jenkins (8).

 

Prom Tickets

Prom & After- Prom tickets are on sale with Mrs. Pitt through April 29. Tickets are $10 for Prom and $10 for After-Prom. CA’s Annual Prom will take place on Saturday, April 30.

Prom T-shirt orders are due by Wednesday, April13th to Mrs. Pitt. Mrs. Turnage has forms at her desk, or you can email Mrs. Amanda Pitt at apitt@clarksvilleacademy.com for a pdf of the form. Proceeds will benefit the AfterProm, a fun event for the students who attend Prom, that will be held in the CA Gym. This year, the AfterProm is being planned by an enthusiastic group of Junior Moms. If you or your business would like to make a donation to this year’s AfterProm, please contact Katherine Cherry or Beth Mabry.

 

Photos

Many of you take photos at various events and activities around school. We encourage you to share these with our Marketing/PR office as well as our yearbook staff by using the email photos@clarksvilleacademy.com. This email is design for students and parents to send pictures taken throughout the school year. We encourage you to caption your photo or to write a sentence or two with the event name, students pictured in the photo and the date it was taken. We do not guarantee that every photo will be used, but we look forward to seeing your pictures.

 

Box Tops & Campbell’s Labels

This is a reminder that CA collects Campbell’s labels and 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.

Reader’s Choice

The Annual Leaf Chronicle Reader’s Choice awards are underway! Please vote daily for Best Private School, Favorite Principal and Favorite Teacher! We are so pleased to be nominated and hope you will continue to vote for us throughout April.

http://readerschoiceclarksville.com/l/Readers-Choice-2016/Ballot/Schools

 

Athletics

Olive Garden has teamed up with Clarksville Academy Athletics again for the spring semester!

Please join us for a night of fun, food and fundraising at Olive Garden on APRIL 12th  (4pm – Close). Olive Garden will donate 10% of all sales, up to $1000 to Clarksville Academy Athletics. (To-go orders do not count.)

Come dine in with your Clarksville Academy family and friends. APRIL 12th is the night to show our school spirit to our community, don’t forget to tag your photos with #SPIRITNIGHT and mention @OliveGarden for your chance to win prizes!

 

Golf Tournament

April 23, 2016 at Swan Lake Golf Course, shot gun start at 8:00 AM

Cost is $75 per golfer, $300 for a 4 man team. This price also includes lunch and prize money for winners.

The tournament is a 4 man scramble with everyone receiving a door prize.  There will be a car for a hole in one on a specified hole.  Also prizes for closest to the hole and longest drive.  There will be a putting contest for an additional $5.
Attached is the registration form.

We are also looking for sponsors for the Cougar Club Golf Classic Golf Tournament.  There are 3 levels of sponsorship, $100 Hole Sponsor, $500 Blue Sponsor and $1000 Gold Sponsor. Contact Theresia Burchett at tburchett@clarksvilleacademy.com.

You can register online at gocacougars.com or by calling Theresia Burchett 931-320-0107 or 931-647-6311.

 

Book Fair

The Annual Book Fair will be held April 22-29! Mark your calendars!

 

Photos

Many of you take photos at various events and activities around school. We encourage you to share these with our Marketing/PR office as well as our yearbook staff by using the email photos@clarksvilleacademy.com. This email is designed for students and parents to send pictures taken throughout the school year. We encourage you to caption your photo or to write a sentence or two with the event name, students pictured in the photo and the date it was taken. We do not guarantee that every photo will be used, but we look forward to seeing your pictures.

 

Attendance

Please contact Kristi Truitt at ktruitt@clarksvilleacademy.com when your child is going to be out of school. This helps us to keep our attendance records up to date. If you know your child will be late due to an appointment please let us know that as well. Thank you.

 

Cougar Bucks

Cougar Bucks may be added to your Cougar Card any time day or night! We encourage everyone to take advantage of this easy way to pay for lunch, break, or even the Cougar Store! Payments can be made through our online Marketplace at the below link or by visiting Mrs. Kristi Truitt in the Cougar Café.

 

CA Marketplace

To better service our families a new online Marketplace has been developed. You may visit the marketplace at http://marketplace.clarksvilleacademy.com/all-products/. You can pay fees, tuition, Cougar Bucks and more all in one place!

 

FCA

Please join Intermediate School Fellowship of Christian Athletes each Wednesday morning in Coach Trent’s room 402 (the new building) at 7:15 a.m. Everyone is welcome!

Please join the Upper School Fellowship of Christian Athletes each Wednesday morning at 7:15. We invite everyone to attend!

 

Important Dates

• April 16—Steak Dinner
• April 18-22—ASPIRE Testing
• April 30—Prom
• May 27—Graduation

 

News from the Cougar Café

Please remember to Pre-Order Lunch each week. This is very important even when you are on the annual or bi-annual lunch plan. Clarksville Academy now offers a Cougar Bucks Account option to better assist children with their lunch needs! This convenient option gives families the opportunity to deposit money into an account and this money can be withdrawn for miscellaneous items that are available at the express window or the hot lunch window. Payments can now be made via the new online marketplace!

Pre Order lunch using this link:

https://docs.google.com/a/clarksvilleacademy.com/forms/d/1wE7g5P_jJcaWjzahScKxhh5x7xD7Dy1yFhRCACdP8FA/viewform

If you have any questions please contact Kristi Truitt at lunch@clarksvilleacademy.com.  Thank you!!

 

Box Tops & Campbell’s Labels

This is a reminder that CA collects Campbell’s labels and 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.

Spelling Bee

Congratulations to Madisen Bryant for winning the Lower School Spelling Bee! Braeden Parker came in 2nd and Abby Powers placed 3rd. Great job by all our spellers! Madisen & Braeden will represent CA at the county spelling bee.

 

FUSE

To ring in Spring, 4th grade FUSE students participated in a “Bunny Balancing” activity in Design Think Lab.

 

5th grade FUSE students worked to peer edit their Persuasive Writing essays.

 

 

Art Walk

Visit our online gallery of the Lower School 2016 Art Walk. Better yet, stop by the main hallway and see it in person!

 https://clarksvilleacademy.com/?p=13268&preview=true

 

Steak Dinner

The annual Evening with Friends, Steak Dinner will be held on April 16 at 6PM in the gym. This annual event raises money for our annual fund. Choir students in grades 3-12 will perform a wonderful medley of songs but various musical Legends! It is a night you do not want to miss! Invitations will be mailed soon! Tickets on sale through April 8.

 

Photos

Many of you take photos at various events and activities around school. We encourage you to share these with our Marketing/PR office as well as our yearbook staff by using the email photos@clarksvilleacademy.com. This email is designed for students and parents to send pictures taken throughout the school year. We encourage you to caption your photo or to write a sentence or two with the event name, students pictured in the photo and the date it was taken. We do not guarantee that every photo will be used, but we look forward to seeing your pictures.

 

Social Media

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

 

Box Tops & Campbell’s Labels

This is a reminder that CA collects Campbell’s labels and 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.

Steak Dinner

The annual Evening with Friends, Steak Dinner will be held on April 16 at 6PM in the gym. This annual event raises money for our annual fund. Choir students in grades 3-12 will perform a wonderful medley of songs but various musical Legends! It is a night you do not want to miss! Invitations will be mailed soon! Tickets on sale through April 8.

 

FCA

FCA will meet each Wednesday at 7:15 in Coach Trent’s room, 402 of the new building. Everyone is invited.

 

Box Tops & Campbell’s Labels

This is a reminder that CA collects Campbell’s labels and 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 Sports

Our new sports site www.gocacougars.com has everything you need to make your plans to support our Cougar athletes. Check it for sports schedules, rosters, and game updates

Key Club

Fifteen members of the Clarksville Academy Key Club traveled to Franklin, TN on March 18th to attend the Kentucky- Tennessee District Convention. While attending the convention,  all members participated in keynote sessions, caucus meetings, officer training sessions, social mixers, service projects, and a dance. The service project focused on preparing goodie grab bags for the Ronald McDonald House at a local hospital.

Individual members participated in individual competitions, winning awards in most all events. Parker Rice competed in the Talent Competition playing the piano, he was on the finalist call back where he played in front of a crowd of 500 attendees. Parker also competed in the Impromptu Essay competition and won! Grace Pollard competed in the Video contest, she earned  3rd place honor with her production of a  DVD using pictures from our club events. Jenny Li and Christy Zheng brought home 1st place honors with their original drawing for the Poster Contest.

The club earned a 3rd place award for Achievement, this award is based on the number of service hours and monetary donations each club earns during the school year. Our club has earned over 1600 service hours and donated more than $1,535 dollars within our community.

Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Little, co-sponsors, are very proud of the individuals awards and club accomplishments!

 

Congratulations

Bailey Foote signs with Truett McConnell’s basketball team on Thursday, March 24. Congratulations to Bailey and her family for this amazing next step in her journey!

 

Varsity Cheer

Congratulations to the following individuals for making the Varsity Cheer Squad for the 2016-2017 school year!

Seniors

• Caroline Caudill
• Mimi Strong
• Emma Thomas
• Day Weaver
• Morgan Wilson

Juniors

• Shelby Moore
• Cambree Reed
• Julia Traughber
• Gracie Whitlow
• Sydney Young

Sophomores

• Malia McDowell
• Ellie Rocconi
• Ava Wilson

Freshman

• Lilly Butler
• Mackenzie Johnson
• Addie Means

Alternates

• Skylar Baggett
• Bailey Coleman
• Susan Conner

 

Prom Tickets

Prom & After- Prom tickets are on sale with Mrs. Pitt through April 29. Tickets are $10 for Prom and $10 for After-Prom. CA’s Annual Prom will take place on Saturday, April 30.

 

Steak Dinner

The annual Evening with Friends, Steak Dinner will be held on April 16 at 6PM in the gym. This annual event raises money for our annual fund. Choir students in grades 3-12 will perform a wonderful medley of songs but various musical Legends! It is a night you do not want to miss! Invitations will be mailed soon! Tickets on sale through April 8.

 

Photos

Many of you take photos at various events and activities around school. We encourage you to share these with our Marketing/PR office as well as our yearbook staff by using the email photos@clarksvilleacademy.com. This email is designed for students and parents to send pictures taken throughout the school year. We encourage you to caption your photo or to write a sentence or two with the event name, students pictured in the photo and the date it was taken. We do not guarantee that every photo will be used, but we look forward to seeing your pictures.

 

Box Tops & Campbell’s Labels

This is a reminder that CA collects Campbell’s labels and 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.