Weekly Family Update – 8/19/2018
Greetings CLA-EAST Families! You did it! We did it! We made it through the first week of the school year, but just like I told the staff at our Friday PD; we shouldn’t settle for making it through. Our goal is to build a strong and sustainable culture at our school and we need your…
Ready Set Go: Summer Week 8
With the start of school next week (the week of August 13th), I have been reading several articles about getting students off to a good start. I recently read an article titled 7 things to tell the teacher about your child. The article focused on the valuable insights a parent/guardian can give a teacher to…
School Supply Giveaway
In support of the Community Garden in the District Garden, operated by the Acy Family, CLA-EAST families and friends are invited to attend their annual School Supply Giveaway. Stop by for free school supplies, fresh vegetables, haircuts, and hair stylists. There will be a live DJ as well as a guest speaker and the famous…
Ready Set Go: Summer Week 7
Hi families! We are getting so close to the first week of school! I hope you are enjoying the final weeks of summer. Many of you asked about school supplies this week. I thought I would share a few community events where school supplies will be given away. Asia Ohio Back to School Blast This…
Ready Set Go: Summer Week 6
Hello Breakthrough Family! I do not know if it is time to start counting down the start of school but it is only 3 weeks away. I am sure you don’t know where the summer has gone just like me. Do not worry too much, we still have some summer fun coming up with many…
Summer Family Updates – July 20, 2018
Summer Updates_prior to start of school Dear CLA-EAST families, It’s hard to believe that it is already halfway through July and the school year will be starting in just four weeks! Enrollment is going well this summer – we have very few openings in seventh grade; we are completely full in sixth grade – if you…
Ready Set Go: Summer Week 5
Hello families! Last week I attended the National Family Engagement Conference here in Cleveland. One of the interesting discussions I attended was about how parent engagement can help to build a life-long love of reading by parents/guardians helping their child to improve their comprehension of what they read. I thought I would share with you…
ICE CREAM SOCIAL!
Calling all new and returning scholars to CLA-EAST and CAE. Come enjoy ice cream while you catch up with classmates. Wednesday, July 18th at 1:00 pm in the Citizens East Campus.
6th Grade Family Transportation
July 6th, 2018 Re: Transportation Update Dear Citizens Leadership Families, Over the last several months, Breakthrough Schools has been in discussions with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) regarding their responsibility to provide Cleveland students with transportation. In accordance with Ohio law, CMSD has the obligation to ensure that all students…
Ready Set Go: Summer Week 4
Hello Breakthrough family! Welcome to Week 4 of Ready Set Go! Last week I was asked about ways that parents and guardians new to the Breakthrough family can get involved. As a parent of two alums and an active volunteer for years, I’ve been involved in different ways and I wanted to share a few…