PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS: Families and Friends Are Welcome to Attend the Delightful End-Of-Year

Preschool, Lower School, Middle School #29 5/11/12 The Mission of Cedar Grove Academy is to give a quality Christian Education Website: www.cgca.org emphasizing traditional Biblical values. A Ministry of Crossroads Bible Church Pastor Robert Lundgren 215-379-3096 – church 215-725-3383 - school

#30 5-18-12 PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS: Families and friends are welcome to attend the delightful end-of-year preschool programs. Nursery Program: The nursery students in Mrs. Lewis’ and Mrs. Santos’ class will have their closing program on Thursday, June 7, at 9:00 am. Their program will be enjoyed by all in attendance. Location: CGCA new gymnasium. PreKindergarten Program: Miss Omeliantschuk’s, Miss Amy’s, Mrs. Roman’s and Mrs. McKnight’s PreKindergarten students will present their closing program on Friday, June 8, at 9:00 am. You will enjoy what they have prepared for you. Location: CGCA new gymnasium. Kindergarten Graduation: Monday, June 11, at 7 pm. The Kindergarten students in Mrs. Kalback’s, Miss Ide’s and Mrs. Negron’s classes will recite and sing for you at their graduation. The students will be a delight to see and hear. Location: Crossroads Bible Church, 855 Old Huntingdon Pike, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006. Reception to follow each program

SPIRIT WEEK: May 21st – May 25th is Spirit Week LOWER SCHOOL Mon. May 21 Monotone Monday - Students may wear any solid color outfit Tues. May 22 Patriotic Day - Dress in red, white, and blue Wed. May 23 Blue/Gold Day - Field Day - Poster Thurs. May 24 Blue/Gold Day - Field Day - Hat Day Fri. May 25 Sports Day - Wear any sports team

MIDDLE SCHOOL Mon. May 21 Monotone Monday - Each class wears a color: Secord 5th - Green McGinley 5/6 - White Stum 6th - Red Drinkwater 7th - Blue Neff 8th - Black Tues. May 22 Twin Day Tuesday - Find your look alike Wed. May 23 Wacky Wednesday - How crazy can you be? + Field Day - Poster Thur. May 24 Team Color Thursday - Wear your Blue & Gold + Field Day - Hat Fri. May 25 Philly Phriday - Wear ANY Philly Sports Team

FIELD DAY: Wed., May 23 & Thurs., May 24 Our Annual Field Days competition is this week. Students are anticipating the fun, excitement, school spirit, and team work that will take place. Christian sportsmanship is the main emphasis. Parents, relatives, and friends are invited to attend and cheer the students in the various events. - Students must wear long pants on the day their class competes in the Field Day games. - Students should wear clothing that is the color of their team (blue or gold) on the two Field Days. - A few parent volunteers are needed. Please call the office (215-725-3383) if you would like to help sell baked goods or lunch on one of the Field Days. Assignments will be made on a first-come first-served basis. - Donations of baked goods are appreciated for either of the two days. Thank you. Wednesday, May 23 Thursday, May 24 9:00 - 9:45 - Kindergarten 9:00 - 9:45 - Grade 5 9:55 - 10:40 - Grade 1 9:55 -10:40 - Grade 6 10:45 - 11:30 - Grade 2 10:45 -11:30 - Grade 7 11:30 - 1:30 - Lunch 11:30 - 1:30 - Lunch 1:00 - 1:45 - Grade 3 1:00 - 2:15 - Grade 8 1:55 - 2:45 - Grade 4

DATES: Mon-Fri May 21-25 Spirit Week Wed-Thur May 23-24 Field Days Competitions Fri May 25 NOON DISMISSAL DCO Mon May 28 NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day DCC Fri June 1 Merit Honor Roll Trip to Dorney Park Wed June 6 NOON DISMISSAL – Teacher/Staff Appreciation Luncheon - DCO Thurs June 7 Nursery Program 9 am – Band Trip (Rain date 6/8/12) Fri June 8 PreK Program 9 am Mon June 11 Kindergarten Graduation – Crossroads Bible Church – 7 pm Last day for Nursery, PreK and Kind. Wed June 13 NO SCHOOL – Teacher Workday DCO Thurs June 14 NOON DISMISSAL - Informal day DCO 8th grade Graduation – 7 pm at Crossroads Bible Church Fri June 15 Noon Dismissal – Last day for 1st – 8th DCC= Daycare Closed DCO= Daycare Open

MID-QUARTER: Be sure to check your child’s grades on Headmaster. We are at the middle of the 4th quarter and everyone wants to finish the year well. You can access Headmaster from the CGCA website (www.cgca.org) at the bottom of the Home page. Call the office at 215-725-3383 if you have a question.

EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATION: Thursday, June 14, 2012 The eighth grade graduation will take place on Thursday, June 14, at 7:00 pm at Crossroads Bible Church, 855 Old Huntingdon Pike. Graduation is a special time to recognize the achievements of the eighth graders. Everyone is welcome to attend. Even though graduates will wear graduation gowns, dress guidelines should be followed for clothing under the gowns: Girls: Dresses or skirts should have hemlines no more than 1” above the middle of the knee and modest necklines. Boys: Shirts, neckties, regular shoes (no sneakers), and dress pants should be worn. School hair guidelines should be carefully followed.

CGCA will have a reception immediately following the eighth grade graduation in the fellowship hall. Although there may be other celebrations or gatherings, this reception is the only school- sponsored activity. Nothing else that evening or any other day is to be construed as being a school-sponsored activity. If you have any questions, please give Mr. Howard a call at 215-725-3383.

2 nd POLICE DISTRICT – 8 th ANNUAL BIKE RIDE AND COMMUNITY DAY On Saturday, May 19, 2012 the 2nd Police District will be holding their 8th annual BIKE RIDE AND COMMUNITY DAY. The Bike Ride to “Stop The Violence”, in honor of Ken Hyers, will leave the parking lot of Target, 7400 Bustleton Avenue at 9 am. The ride will be about 10 miles through the streets of the 2nd District with an escort by the Police Department. The streets will be closed as riders pass, making the event safe. The purpose of the ride is to show a police presence and elicit cooperation between the community and police. Riders of all ages are welcome; however, we encourage parents to accompany younger riders. Please wear helmets. The ride will be about 2 hours, and we feel that it could be used to satisfy some of the COMMUNITY SERVICE requirements of the students. COMMUNITY DAY will take place in the TARGET parking lot from 10 am to 2 pm. A wealth of valuable information and events will be available for t children and adults including CHILD FINGERPRINTING, VIN ETCHING OF AUTOS, BIKE REGISTRATION, and DOCUMENT SHREDDING. In addition, members of the Philadelphia Police department’s K-9 SWAT, Major Crimes, Crime Scene Unit, DARE, Mounted Unit, Counter Terrorism, and others will be in attendance. Many City, State and Federal agencies and many of your elected officials will have valuable information available.

SUMMER SCHOOL: Summer School packets were sent home. Please read over the packet carefully and respond by returning the orange cover sheet indicating you received the packet. Some students are required to attend, some are recommended to attend, and others may come for enrichment classes. Students who receive a green “Student Status” form must return this completed form also.

SOCCER CAMP: July 17-23 Camp Iroquoina is a great Christian camp where soccer skills are developed and refined under Christian leaders who love both soccer and children. Students who attend Camp Iroquoina return with improved soccer skills and show growth in their Christian life. Registration information is available at http://iroquoina.org/summer-camps/soccer-camp . If you are interested in transportation to Camp Iroquoina, please send a note to school for Mr. Howard.

SUMMER CHRISTIAN CAMPS: Children enjoy and benefit from camp experiences. The following is a list of some excellent Christian camps for your family to consider. All are overnight camps except for the last few, which are day camps. Be sure to sign up early so you are not placed on a waiting list:

Camp Iroquoina 570 967 Hallstead, PA – Soccer Camp (July 17- 2577 23) Camp Haycock 610 346 Kintnerville, PA 7155 Mt. Gilead 717 629 Stroudsburg, PA 0920 Camp Sankanac 610 469 Spring City, PA 6320 Word of Life 1-800-965- Schroon Lake, NY 7177 Haluwasa 609 561 Hammonton, NJ 3081 High Point Camp 610 286 Geigertown, PA 5942 Carson Simpson 215 659 Willow Grove, PA Farm Day Camp 0232 Good News Day 215-324- Phila., PA Camp 1112 CampMen-O-Lan 215-679- Quakertown, PA 5144

FREE BUSING: Forms for free busing were sent home for current students in Kindergarten through 7th grade. Please fill out the form and return it to school by Friday, May 25TH. We must have a bus form for each student whether your child will be using the bus or not. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

FACULTY & STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCHEON: A letter regarding the Faculty & Staff Appreciation Luncheon, given by the PTF on June 6th, is being be sent home today. Volunteers are needed for the luncheon and for Daycare.

SILENT AUCTION ITEMS STILL AVAILABLE: Please call the office (215-725-3383) if you’re interested in purchasing one of the following:

1. Camp of the Woods Pay only the starting bid which is $50 P. O. Box 250 Get a certificate for $250 towards a week at camp (either 8/18-8/25 or 8/25-9/11 Speculator, NY 12164Value $250

2. Carson-Simpson Farm Pay only $25 3405 Davisville Rd Get a certificate for $100 towards 1 week for the 2012 season Hatboro, PA 19040 Call 215-659-0232 to find out the cost of a one week camp attendance.

3. High Point Camp Pay only $50 200 Chapel Road Get a certificate for one free week at Camp for the 2012 season Geigertown, PA 19523 Value $240

4. Creation Museum Donate $15 to CGCA 2800 Bullittsburg Church Rd Get 2 tickets to the Creation Museum Petersburg, KY 41080 Value $50

ATTENTION PARENTS: Please print this weekly newsletter or write a note and send it in to your child’s teacher with your signature, by Wednesday, letting us know that you have read the weekly newsletter and your Middle School child will receive 1 merit. Your lower school child will receive points toward a competition for extra recess.

WILL YOU HELP US GET THE WORD OUT? Cedar Grove would like to encourage families to get the word out about our school and the benefits of Christian education. You can do this by placing printed information about CGCA in your church and/or other ministries you are involved with. With their approval, we will provide you with this information. We know you are committed to Christian education because you have placed your own children here. Why not do others a favor and share this information with them.

PRAY EVERYDAY - This week the following students prayed over the intercom for the needs of our school: Monday, May 14th – Marvin Wells & Isaiah Welsh (PreKindergarten), Tuesday, April May 15 th - chapel, Thursday, May 17th - Lilly Roman & Jordan Robinson (5th grade).

CGCA AND UNITED WAY : I.D. #1197 You can designate your United Way contributions to be used for CGCA. Two of our programs (Discovery Center and Daycare) meet the requirements to be a part of the United Way Donor Choice Program. All you need to do is designate your United Way contribution to Cedar Grove Christian Academy and use our I.D. #1197 on the pledge form. Thank you very much.

AVON FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CGCA NEW BUILDING: Our Avon fundraiser will be ongoing for the whole year. You can call me with your orders (mention CGCA) - Dawn Perez (Ashley’s mom – 2nd grade) @ 267- 575-4977 CAMPBELL’S LABELS AND BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION: These programs are a great way to earn FREE merchandise and cash for our school, but we need your help. For a complete listing of participating products, visit their websites at www.labelsforeducation.com and www.BoxTops4Education.com. So please keep supporting these programs and send them in. Thank you very much!

In Christ, Jeffrey R. Howard Principal