Dear Parents,

Our annual achievement testing takes place Monday, February 6^th through Thursday, February 9^th for grades 2-9. Students will test on their regularly scheduled class days. Students in Kindergarten, 1^st, and 10^th through 12^th grades will not be affected by the testing schedule.

 

As in previous years, we will be using the Comprehensive Testing Program, 4^th edition (CTP4). The school will provide all materials necessary for testing. All we ask of you is to please make sure your student gets enough rest, eats a healthy breakfast and arrives on time for school. Although each campus will determine their own schedule, students will be testing primarily in the morning. Even though afternoon classes will meet as scheduled, homework and in-class work may be adjusted due to achievement testing.

 

Following morning testing on both Tuesday, February 7^th and Wednesday, February 8^th, parents of 7^th and 8^th grade students at both campuses are invited to attend a special high school planning presentation by Upper School Director, Bill Rector, from 1:15 to 2:45 PM at the Upper School auditorium. Students may be excused from afternoon classes to attend with their parents. Topics will include graduation requirements, strategies for high school success, and introductory college guidance.  Based on feedback from last year’s program, parents and students found this very informative, so please plan to attend.

 

Thank you for your support during this important week of testing. CTP4 results are a valuable tool for both the school and our families. Achievement testing will provide you with an outside evaluation of your student’s progress and provide the school with standardized results to help us evaluate our program.

  

God bless,

 

Kathy Schaefer

Testing and College Planning Coordinator

Blessings to you from the Lord and greetings from the faculty and staff of CDA.  Please take a moment to review the following items of interest: 

CORAM DEO CAFÉ – This is a gathering of CDA moms at the Lower School is expanding to include parents of all grade levels providing a place for fellowship “to encourage one another and build each other up – 1 Thessalonians 5:11. The Café is open on selected Fridays and the next meeting is set for February 3^rd from 9:00–11:00am at the CDA Lower School Auditorium (Wichita Campus). Featured speaker next Friday is Shannon Mahoney with the topic: Nutrition for Education and Dr. Mom. Understanding how nutrition affects your child’s education and how we can be “Dr. Mom” at home when diagnosing symptoms of a child that is ill.