Creative Technologies Academy

Enrollment for the 2020-21 school year is going on right now!!! Please share this information with friends and family that may be interested. To schedule a virtual tour, meet with an administrator, and pick up a registration packet, please contact: Kate Bialkowski, Elementary Principal kbialkowski@ctachargers.org Jennifer Colin, Secondary Principal jcolin@ctachargers.org Autumn Mattson, Superintendent amattson@ctachargers.org Or call: 616-696-4905 We can’t wait to give you a tour and share all the amazing opportunities we offer for ALL kids!!! https://www.ctachargers.org/schedule-a-tour-registration-in…

You can find the April 22 CTA Board Meeting Agenda and login information here: http://www.ctachargers.org/board-meeting-public-posting-for-april-22-2020

Tomorrow at 2pm is our weekly Senior Zoom. Mrs. Rose will be communicating the expectations for Senior Project. Please note you will need the password to enter. https://zoom.us/j/94147581411?pwd=SmhkbnFrSWpCcEZ1N0dpdmRjNzNwUT09 Meeting ID: 941 4758 1411 Password: 3UFyhB

The Public Posting for the April 22, 2020 Board Meeting can be found here: https://5il.co/f2dx.

Follow this link to read the CTA Continuity of Learning and COVID-19 Response Plan as submitted to Ferris State University. https://www.ctachargers.org/cta-continuity-of-learning-plan-2020

This week @ctachargers we recognized all of our elementary students that had perfect attendance for the month of February!!! Each month we recognize our students and give them a small gift to remind each of them that they are a WORLD CHANGING CHARGER!! #perfectattendance #wearechargers #weareworldchangers @buildingaloveoflearning @mslaneslearners @teachermom4life @soarhighgradefive @funlovingfourthgrade @cultivatingcourageouschargers @charterschools

UPDATE: KCTC, KIH, and Launch U students— You are excused tomorrow BUT if you want to attend you can still ride the bus or drive yourselves.

Each month we focus on one of our CTA character traits. In the month of January, we focused on having a GROWTH MINDSET. Every day our students get the opportunity to demonstrate our character traits and our staff and students can give them character trait cards and place them in our character trait buckets that are in our elementary entrance!! Every week we take the opportunity to recognize our students that we have seen demonstrating the qualities of being a CTA CHARGER!! Each month we draw six students that will get to have a special lunch with our elementary principal Mrs. Mattson @cultivatingcourageouschargers We had a great month at CTA focused on demonstrating what it takes to have a GROWTH MINDSET. During the month of FEBRUARY we are discussing, reflecting, learning and demonstrating the character trait of EMPOWERING!! @ctachargers @cultivatingcourageouschargers @mslaneslearners @soarhighgradefive @funlovingfourthgrade @buildingaloveoflearning @teachermom4life @charterschools #wearechargers #weareworldchangers

CTA is proud to be one of only 639 schools from the 20,000 that offer AP classes to receive this recognition!

This week we recognized all of our elementary students that had perfect attendance for the month of January!!! Each month we recognize our students and give them a small gift to remind each of them that they are a WORLD CHANGING CHARGER!! #perfectattendance #wearechargers #weareworldchangers

Did you know January 26 - February 1 is National School Choice Week? School Choice Week celebrates that families have the opportunity to select what works for them from a variety of K-12 options, including public charter academies like CTA! (Shown: 5th graders sporting their School of Choice scarves!)

Each month we focus on one of our CTA character traits. In the month of December, we focused on being RESPONSIBLE. Every day our students get the opportunity to demonstrate our character traits and our staff and students can give them character trait cards and place them in our character trait buckets that are in our elementary entrance!! Every week we take the opportunity to recognize our students that we have seen demonstrating the qualities of being a CTA CHARGER!! Each month we draw six students that will get to have a special lunch with our elementary principal Mrs. Mattson @cultivatingcourageouschargers We had a great month at CTA focused on being RESPONSIBLE. During the month of January we are discussing, reflecting, learning and demonstrating the character trait of being GROWTH MINDED!! @ctachargers @cultivatingcourageouschargers @mslaneslearners @soarhighgradefive @funlovingfourthgrade @buildingaloveoflearning @teachermom4life @charterschools #wearechargers #weareworldchangers #caring #hardworking #appreciation #responsibility #growthmindset

Check out the video showcasing Mr. Harding's WGVU Cool Teacher Award! (You'll need to cut and paste the link into your browser.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQws5GyxBTE&feature=youtu.be

This week we recognized all of our elementary students that had perfect attendance for the month of December and our students that had PERFECT attendance for the entire first semester!!! #perfectattendance #wearechargers #weareworldchangers

ATTENTION: KCTC, LAUNCH U, and KIH students! Due to Cedar's exam schedule, there will be NO transportation this Friday, 1/17/20.

Thank you to our CTA staff!! This year instead of collecting money for gifts to give our administration...they collected money and made over a $400 donation to Hand to Hand! This organization provides meals to families in our surrounding school districts. They are currently supporting 47 students here at CTA! Grateful for this organization and Pastor Craig Owens! Grateful for our CTA staff who always finds ways to be World Changers! So proud to be a CTA CHARGER!!

CONGRATULATIONS to the following 4th and 5th-grade students for making the 1st semester 2019/2020 HONOR ROLL! “A/B” HONOR ROLL Cooper Christie Raelynn Dells Alaina Fleeger Laithen Holman Akera Irvin Hailey Klunder Aubrey Lopez Turner Powell Kristal Scott Jayden Danks Jama Dillon Tripp Freyling Isaac Gitchel Max McCall Bryce Petersen Madelyn Reichelt Olivia Starr Deegan VanHarten Joshua Watson Jayden Danks

Each month, CTA focuses on a character trait that we discuss, learn, collaborate and implement into our lives at school, home, and in our community. Today we had our first ever end of semester elementary CTA Character Education Awards Assembly!! This past semester we have focused on the first four character education traits: Caring, Hardworking, Appreciative, and Responsible. For our assembly today each teacher selected a student from their class that has demonstrated one of these character traits all semester. Our special teachers selected one student from grades kindergarten through 5th grade that demonstrated all four of these character traits for the entire semester. Congrats to our 2019 First Semester CTA Character Education Awards Kindergarten • Caring (Clair Cross) • Hardworking (Eden Gitchel) • Appreciate (Marcus Brinks) • Responsible (Zito Mateo) 1st Grade • Caring (Addisyn Dells) • Hardworking (Mercer Batchelder) • Appreciate (Luke Reichelt) • Responsible (Ella Montambo) 2nd Grade • Caring (Jonah Fleeger) • Hardworking (Savannah Byl) • Appreciate (Gabby Lopez) • Responsible (Cal Faustin) 3rd Grade • Caring (Mya Brinks) • Hardworking (Hannah Reichelt) • Appreciate (Gwen Middlebrook) • Responsible (Avery Gitchel) 4th Grade • Caring (Bethy VandeBerg) • Hardworking (Harlee Ostrom) • Appreciate (Selah Rohne) • Responsible (Micah Rypma) 5th Grade • Caring (Jayden Danks) • Hardworking (Kendal Proctor) • Appreciate (Calyssa Brinley) • Responsible (Joshua Watson) Charger Award for Music - Gwen Middlebrook Charger Award for PE - Deegan VanHarten Charger Award for Technology - Illys Mateo

CONGRATULATIONS to the following 4th and 5th-grade students for making the Elementary 1st semester 2019/2020 HONOR ROLL! “A” HONOR ROLL Mieneke Batchelder Donovan Botruff Linley Campbell Cheyanne Covell Logan Magoon Harlee Ostrom Selah Rohne Micah Rypma Bethy VandenBerg Zoey York Colren Bailey Addison Brinks Kendal Proctor Penelope Rose

Congratulations to Mr. Harding who was selected for the WGVU Cool Teacher award! It’s not every day a class gets filmed for television! Mr. Harding was nominated by 8th grader Sierra Willis.