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Mission & Vision

Vision:
Building Our Future of Academic Excellence in a Value Rich Community

Mission:
Cherry Creek Academy is a Core Knowledge charter school with motivated students and responsible parents working together with exemplary teachers to provide excellent education in an environment that upholds the high expectations and values of leadership, responsibility, respect, loyalty, integrity, humility, diligence and compassion.

About Cherry Creek AcademyFounded in 1995, Cherry Creek Academy is an academically rigorous public charter school serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade. Our school utilizes Core Knowledge© curriculum and values academic achievement, character development, community service, strong parental involvement, and a team of exceptional staff members.

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Dates to Remember

Kindergarten Assessments & New Family MeetingsWednesday, July 22 and Thursday, July 23

New Family Playdate - Silo ParkSaturday, August 1

Back to School Night (1st - 8th Grade)Thursday, August 6

Kindergarten Back to School NightMonday, August 10

First Day of School (1st - 8th Grade)Tuesday, August 11

First Day of KindergartenWednesday, August 12

Check the CCA Master Calendar for times and locations

Readiness Packets

School Supplies

Summer Reading

The following lists are designed to prepare students for the upcoming school year, fulfill summer grade-level reading requirements and encourage reading just for the joy of it.

Most of the books are available in local libraries or can be purchased at any retail or online store.

HOW TO USE THIS LIST

Books are grouped by grade, first through eighth, using the American Reading Company (ARC) IRLA level and by the appropriateness of content.

Some books may be listed with higher or lower ARC levels than for the grade they are recommended. This is for two reasons. First, there are diverse reading abilities among children in the same grade. Second, ARC is not an indicator of how appropriate the content is for students of different ages. For example, The Outsiders has a Black reading level, but the content is appropriate for middle school students, not for fourth-grade students.

Children may select recommended books from lists outside of their grade level based on reading skill. For instance, a second grader may choose books from the first-grade or third-grade lists. However, students in fourth grade, or lower, should not read books recommended for the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth-grades since the content of these texts may not be appropriate. Fifth-grade students should only read young adult books with parental permission. Please click on the links below to take you to the designated sections:

Uniforms

Lands’ End is our single source uniform provider. You may purchase uniforms on Lands’ End online store or you may partake in CCA’s used uniform sale that takes place each year. More information regarding used uniform sales will be communicated in the Eagle.

Lands' End

CCA's PTO is hosting a Used Uniform Sale on Thursday, August 6 from 3:00 - 6:30pm.

Used CCA Uniforms from our former uniform supplier, Dennis Uniform, may be worn provided they are in good condition.

Please note, used uniform availability is determined by donations. The PTO cannot guarantee any specific items or sizes will be in stock.

We ask that all new shirts, pants, shorts, skirts, and dresses are exclusively from Lands’ End. We also require all tops to be branded with our CCA crest or logo. Please see below for a list of options for your child(ren).

Listed via the “Girls“ Section of the Lands’ End Online Store:

• White twill over blouse, may wear white tank/camisole underneath

• Navy, white, red, green or maize girls polo with CCA crests or logo.

• White BC S/S-Peter Pan Collar (k-5)

• White BC L/S-Peter Pan Collar (k-5)

• Red multi-plaid jumper

• Red multi-plaid skirt

• Red multi-plaid skort (culottes)

• Red multi-plaid walkshorts

• Navy or khaki twill skorts

• Pleated navy or khaki twill skorts

• Navy or khaki flat front twill shorts

• Navy or khaki twill pants, pleated or flat front

• Girls Irvington khaki and navy flat front twill with adjustable waistband

• Red multi-plaid hair accessories

• Dark Navy bike shorts (for wearing under jumpers/skirts only)

• Navy, white, red, green, or khaki knee high, low cut, ankle, or crew socks

• Navy, white, red, green, maize, black, opaque or cable knit tights/navy, white, red, green, maize, black, opaque leggings below the knee with no lace trim

• Polo dresses with CCA crest or logo (red, navy, green)

Listed via the “Boys“ Section of the Lands’ End Online Store:

• Navy or khaki twill pants, pleated or flat front

• Navy or khaki twill walk shorts, pleated or flat front

• Khaki cargo shorts (grades 5-8 only)

• Navy, white, red, green, or khaki low cut, ankle, or crew socks

Listed via either the “Girls” or “Boys“ Sections of the Lands’ End Online Store:

• Navy, white, red, green, or maize jersey knit polo (short sleeve and long sleeve) with CCA crest or logo

• Navy, green, maize, or red v-neck cardigan

• Navy, green, or red v-neck or crew-neck pullover sweater

• Navy, green, maize, or red v-neck pullover vest

• Navy or red ¼ zip pullover with CCA crest or logo

• CCA navy or red hoodie (5-8 grade only)

Uniform care and alteration guidelines:

All items are machine washable and dryable
Jumpers should be line dried; drying them in the dryer causes the pleats to fall out
Hems on jumpers (3”) and culottes (2”) can be let down
The top part of the jumper may be re-sewn to lengthen the jumper
Pants that become too short or have holes in the knees can be made into shorts the
same length as purchased shorts