This week in Advisory Class, students received information about Safe2Tell. Safe2Tell is an organization that was created to help make schools and communities safer by offering a way for people to make anonymous reports of dangerous and concerning behaviors.

Students at Windsor Charter Academy will be taking their Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) tests in April! CMAS tests are meaningful and relevant assessments that support rigorous academic standards.

Windsor Charter Academy is launching a High School Athletics Booster Club! Eighth grade families who will have a student in high school athletics are invited to join us for a meeting on April 14th at 4:00 p.m. in the HS Commons to learn more about how to support our Firebird athletes and help our growing athletics program!

Windsor Charter Academy is hosting a Middle School Cheer Camp for all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students! Participants will learn more about becoming a Firebird cheerleader, meet our cheer coaches, learn new cheer routines, and have an opportunity to cheer at a middle school basketball home game!

Students participated in our last Firebird Strong activity of the year on Wednesday during Advisory Class. For Mental Health Awareness month, the focus for the activity was mental health awareness and supporting positive mental health.

Our spirit store is open for another round of orders!

As we prepare to go back to five days a week of in-person instruction, our staff will use Wednesday, March 3rd and Wednesday, March 10th as planning days. There will be no Zoom sessions for students on these days.

Middle school students should have received an email asking them to complete their quarter 4 elective options via a Google Form. This is their opportunity to request their elective preferences for quarter 4.

At the beginning of the school year, disinfectant wipes were difficult to find in stores and online. Now that supplies are replenishing in stores, our school would gladly accept any donations of disinfectant wipes.

Over the past several weeks, there have been numerous middle school students wearing sweatshirts that are not in dress code. If students would like to wear a sweatshirt while at school, please make sure they are wearing a sweatshirt approved as part of our dress code.

At Windsor Charter Academy, we encourage students to cultivate resilience. Over the past year, students have faced numerous obstacles to their learning and social lives and they have persevered through these obstacles.

MAP Test results will be given to students during their Advisory Class on Tuesday, February 2nd. Please make sure to ask your student for their results and review it with them!

Congratulations to all of our 3rd quarter Honor Roll students! This has been a unique school year and these students have risen to the challenge of keeping up their grades and being “Flexible” with learning in the classroom and at home. We are proud of each and every Firebird!

This semester, all Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held via Zoom. Zoom meetings will be set up by individual teachers during the week of February 1st.

For those families who were unable to attend our High School Parent Information night on Tuesday, January 19th, we encourage you to watch our webinar to learn more about how to register your student for high school. Please click here to watch the full recording.

For middle school, sports seasons are tentatively scheduled for the following dates:

• Volleyball: January 19th to February 19th

• Boys’ Basketball: February 22nd through March 26th (no games during spring break)

• Girls’ Basketball and Boys’ Soccer: March 29th through April 30th

• Co-Ed Track and Girls’ Soccer: May 3rd through May 21st

It’s time to start registering for our next school year! Your student has received course registration forms for the 2021-2022 school year. Your student has all the information needed to navigate this process! We encourage you to have a conversation about registration with your student.

Our middle school students have been busy creating amazing artwork! We are excited to be able to offer a Virtual Art Show for families to see their student’s art.

We are excited to see our students back on Tuesday, January 5th! In January and February, there are a number of long weekends requiring in-person learning to occur on Wednesdays.

All current 8th grade students and their families are invited to attend our High School Registration Night on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom.