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To help you acclimate to all the abbreviations, verbiage, and commonly used terms at CFI84, we have a dictionary below. Are we missing something? Let us know!

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CFI84 DICTIONARY

To help familiarize you with frequently used terms and acronyms, we made a CFI84 Dictionary. Check out the list below. Are we missing something? Let us know!

​Asynchronous Learning Day: A school day where students learn independently at their own pace, typically from home, rather than attending live, in-person classes due to weather or other pre-planned causes.​

 

​Back to School Night: This event is usually scheduled in the evening during the first few weeks of school.  It is an opportunity for parents to come to the school and meet teachers and other parents.  This event is for parents/guardians only.

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Community Meeting: The entire school convenes in the gym on Friday mornings ~9:20am for a meeting celebrating the school community including birthdays, the school mission, general sports and school announcements. All family members/ guardians are welcome to join in the gym via the main entrance.

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Dine to Donate (D2D): partnerships with local restaurants that commit to donating a portion of the proceeds back to the school throughout the school year. 

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Discovery Days: Happen in the Fall and Spring Semester and are opportunities for students to learn new skills.  The various activities are often run by various community members (including parents and guardians)-so keep an eye out for announcements to volunteer. 

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Edukits: Pre-ordered kits filled with all the school supplies that are needed during the year.  Orders are usually placed in the late spring for the next year and then delivered to the classroom for your child.

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Kid's Night In: CFI84 transforms into an evening of fun for the elementary school kids (kindergarten-5th graders) from 4-7:30pm.  The event is run by the parents of K-5 students or Middle School student alumni.  A few weeks prior to the date, there is a sign-up that is circulated through ManageBac.

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Learner Profile: The International Baccalaureate® (IB) learner profile describes a broad range of human capacities and responsibilities that go beyond academic success. CFI 84 uses these 10 learner profile attributes in lessons daily.

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Toddle: CFI 84's platform for sharing information. You can also find your child's progress reports, school event calendar and classroom information on it. You will receive a welcome to join the Toddle platform when you join the CFI 84 community. 

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Parent Coffee & Copy: A scheduled time when parents can gather to help complete tasks for teachers while socializing with each other. Refreshments provided. 

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Parent's In Touch Days (PIT Days): These are scheduled days for families to see what their students are working on at school and have the opportunity to meet with teachers.  There are usually scheduled times for families to sign-up and go to school during their selected time. Otherwise, students are home for the day and sometimes it may be an asynchronous learning day.

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Parent Parties: parties with various themes that parents offer to host. Tickets are sold to help raise money for the school, usually associated with Rock the Week (see below).

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Popsicle Social: Happens the week prior to school starting and it is an opportunity to come to the school, find out your classroom assignment and meet your teacher (and classmates!).

 

Rock the Week (RTW): The Annual School Fundraiser that contributes to a large majority of PTSA's funding for supporting the school

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Spirit Wear: CFI84 logo stuff (for kids and adults) that you can purchase including t-shirts, sweatshirts, etc. Students can wear these items on Fridays. Students are typically issued one CFI84 t-shirt when joining the school. 

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​Abbreviations

IB=International Baccalaureate

CFI=Center for Inquiry 

ELA is English/Language Arts (Reading, Language, etc)

SEL is Social Emotional Learning (expectations, problem solving, etc)

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