FINAL WEEK!!!

It is the final week before a wonderful Christmas break!  We still have some very important events this week going on including our CIAA band concert which will be held Tuesday the 18th at 6:00PM.  Also, this week our students in 6th grade and up will be taking their end of semester exams.  These are very important exams so parents, let's make sure our kiddos get lots of rest, have a good breakfast, and get to school with supplies and enough time to settle in a prepare for that morning's exam!  Parents, also remember to check with your child's teacher or peek at this week's newsletter for your child's class for any holiday parties or events.  Also, don't forget that Thursday, December 20th is a half-day of school and only breakfast will be served.  We hope you enjoy your break and come back January 3rd ready to kick off a brand new year!

ALADDIN IS ALMOST HERE!

Once again our school is putting on another fabulous performance and all are invited!  Starting on December 11th, you have the opportunity to come and see some amazing talent in our very own production of Disney's Aladdin!  You can attend any daytime performance at 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, or 1:00 PM from December 11th - December 14th for $2.00 admission.  There are also evening performances on Thursday, December 13th at 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM.  Admission for evening shows is $4.00.  Our Director, Ms. Deborah Walker and Music Director, Mr. Chris Buckner invite you to see some of the amazing talents that exist in our students come to life!  All Tipton County Students welcome and your school can schedule a field trip to one of our performances by calling Dr. Bonnie Wright at 901-475-2769 or reach her by email at bwright@tipton-county.com.  Hurry and reserve your spots now!

Our CIAA cast of Aladdin invites you to come see a great show!!!!

WE ARE HAVING A BALL!!!

CIAA is sooo the place to be this week!  This week is full of tons of fun and the best news is there will be more to come in the next few weeks!  Here are some VERY important dates to remember!

Thursday, December 6th       Photos with Santa during the day   Please send 5.00 for a great memory!
                                               CIAA 2nd Grade All Star Night starts at 6:00 PM
                                               CIAA Choir Performance at 6:45 PM

Friday, December 7th            CIAA Spelling BEE!  5th-8th graders at 9:00 AM
                                                                                   1st-2nd graders at 1:00 PM
                                                                                   3rd-4th graders at 2:00 PM
                                              

THE BIG EVENT OF THE WEEK!!!!!!

CIAA WINTER BALL!!!!!!!

 

Friday, December 7th

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM 1st - 3rd graders

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM 4th - 8th graders

 

This formal dance will be such a blast!  Admission is $5.00 and concessions will be served.

Attire is formal and we will be crowning a King and Queen!

 

 

Also on Saturday, December 8th, the Covington High School Band is bringing Santa to CIAA!

Come and enjoy Breakfast with Santa from 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM at our school! 

 

We've got something for everyone this week.....can't wait to see you!

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

We hope each and every one of you have the most wonderful Thanksgiving.  We have so much to be thankful for this year and our wonderful students, teachers, and parents top the list.  As a Thanksgiving treat, we wanted to share some of the wonderful things our students were learning last week in preparation of Thanksgiving celebrations.   Our 2nd graders had a wonderful feast in honor of the first Thanksgiving dinner.  Our Kindergarten classes celebrated by participating in hands on lessons about Native American culture.  They learned and participated in Native American music, dance, symbols, dress, and face painting.  It was a fabulous event and all had so much fun!  Throughout our school, we cherished the opportunity to show our students what wonderful things come with this very thankful holiday.  Enjoy the rest of your break!

 

 

HAVING A BALL!

Last Friday, our students were able to attend a wonderful fundraiser intermurral basketball game.  Many 6th, 7th, and 8th graders were able to play several exciting games while the younger grades cheered on their favorites.  The 1.00 admission helped raise funding so our interested students can participate in the Community Youth Basketball League at the Covington Sportsplex. It was a great deal of fun and a wonderful way to support our students sports activities in the community!  We were able to catch a few shots of the girl's game in progress!

EXCELLING AT GETTING KIDS MOVING!

Our school was able to participate in a wonderful joint effort today to get kids up and moving!  Our own Dance and Drama teacher, Deborah Walker, and serveral of the Dance and Drama team members, presented a dance and choreography lesson today at Munford Elementary School.  This joint effort through Junior Auxiliary and Project Excel is an initiative to help get kids in our community focused on healthy, fun exercise.  We were so proud to be able to link together with another Tipton County school, community program, and local organization to reach out to a larger population of students.  We have included some of the wonderful moments caught on camera from today's event!

Celebrations of Freedom!

We want to offer our most sincere thanks to the men and women who have given their dedication, time, and even their lives to fight for the most precious gift, our freedom.  To every one who has answered the call to duty, we are grateful, and we hope this Veteran's Day finds you with hope and peace.

We thought this would be a perfect time to share at least one of the events held at our school before this blog site was created.  On September 17th, 2012 our students and faculty joined in a celebration of our Constitution.   There were wonderful performances by our CIAA choir and band, followed by a school-wide ceremony with more music and the raising of the United States flag, the State of Tennessee flag, and the CIAA Knights flag.  It was a wonderful event and an excellent lesson of the importance of our Constitution.   Here are a few photos of the day's events....

 

CONGRATS IN ORDER!

We are so excited to offer our Congratulations to Mac Hazlerig, who recently was chosen to represent CIAA in the All West TN Choir. He, along with other choir members will be traveling this week to Jackson, TN to prepare for the All West Choir performance this Saturday. The concert will be held Saturday, October 10th at 3:00PM at Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson, TN. Remember when you see Mac to offer your Congrats and we wish all of our choir members attending a safe journey for Saturday's performance!

CONGRATS MAC!

KEEP READING.....

Reading is one of the most crucial and basic skills needed in the progression of learning.  As our children grow they will continue to learn ongoing skills that will require reading whether it be online or written work.  They have to read signs when they learn to drive, they will have to read their mail, their job description, and even a menu.  If you stop and think about how many times a day you read something, it is so evident how important this skill is to our children.  Now is the time that you can help your child excel.  You can read to them, have them read to you, or even create discussions about what they are reading.  If they are struggling in this area, you can get creative about how to motivate them for reading, such as the Sunday comics in the paper, signs on the way to school, or even the cereal boxes at breakfast.  There are hundreds of ways to encourage your child to read and in order to continue to grow, your child should be reading at least 20-30 minutes a day.  This is also great one on one parent child time.  If you notice your child is struggling with reading or doesn't seem interested in it, ask for help.  There are a great deal of resources available to help parents through those concerns. 

Reading is VERY important to us at CIAA and we encourage our students to explore the world of reading in every classroom daily.  This is always an exciting week for our students as today marks the first day for our Fall Book Fair.  We would love for you to visit during one of our family nights and see the wonderful selection of books we have this year.  We look forward to seeing you!  So Ready, Set, READ!

Last year's Journalism staff at the bookfair!

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh MY!

BOOKFAIR'S BACK!!!!!

We are so thrilled to announce our fall Bookfair will be starting on Monday, November 5th.  This is one of our favorite times of year when we can watch our students and teachers light up over all the new books to choose from.  Parents, we specifically would like to invite you to our Family Nights that are scheduled on Tuesday, November 6th and Monday, November 12th, both days beginning at 4:30PM.  There is a wonderful selection this year of great reading material for your student!  Please come and join us on one of our family nights.  Can't wait to see you there!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

If there is one thing we can appreciate at CIAA, it is the ability to get creative with costumes!  Our staff and students can come up with some of the most innovative ways to dress up for Halloween and this week will be no exception.  We are very excited for our fundraising Halloween costume contest which will be held Wednesday at 2:00PM.  Our Pre-K through 2nd graders can dress up at no cost unless they would like to enter the contest itself.  Our 3rd through 8th graders need to bring $1.00 to dress up and participate in the contest and teachers can participate for $5.00.  Prizes will be offered for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place and we are sure there are going to be some amazing costumes!  Students please remember to bring your costume money no later than Tuesday, October 30th. 

 

As you can see, our staff are some of the "best dressed" for Halloween!

 

We can't wait to see what this year's costumes will bring!