CAC High School Principal’s Notes
Thank you for reading this school year’s penultimate edition of Highro-Glyphics!
Principal’s Notes Highlights:
● Returning Books / Items to Campus
● Graduation
● Final Classes
● Junior Class Meeting
● End-of-Year Assembly
● Skyward Gradebook
● Moving on from CAC at the end of the year
Returning Books / Items to Campus
Please see the email sent by Mr. Kumar yesterday regarding the return of materials June 7-9. Starting Sunday, June 7th, high school drop offs will be made from the back gate (gate #3).
Graduation
Graduation for the class of 2020 has been postponed until August 14. Seniors were sent a survey today to find out who anticipates being able to attend. If you are the parent of a senior, please make sure they check their school email and complete the survey.
Final Classes
Students should make every effort to attend a synchronous meeting for the last classes in the remaining blocks. Not all class meetings will last the full two hours. Those who cannot attend because of time zone differences should communicate in advance with teachers regarding expectations for the last days of school.
Block 1 – 9:00 -11:00 am
Block 2 – 1:00 -3:00 pm
June 7: GH
June 8: CD
Junior Class Meeting
The class of 2021 will be invited to an optional class meeting on June 8 at 12:00 noon to discuss the status of IB courses, talk about their upcoming senior year , and give them the chance to ask questions. They will receive invitations through email.
End-of-Year Assembly
All students (class of 2020 included) are invited to an optional end-of-year assembly on June 9 at 10:30 am. They will receive invitations through email.
Skyward gradebook
Skyward gradebook will close for student and parent viewing on the morning of June 8 so teachers may finish grades. It will re-open when report cards are issued on June 15. Students with outstanding loans or fines will be blocked from Skyward before report cards are released on June 15. See the HS Morning Announcements for more details.
Moving on from CAC at the end of the year?
To help us with our planning for next year, and In order to prepare your records in time for your departure if you haven’t already done so, please use the link below to let us know if you are withdrawing from CAC at the end of this year.
https://www.cacegypt.org/index.php/cac-withdrawal-request
Jerry Duggan Rachel McCall
HS Principal HS Assistant Principal
Counseling Department Announcements
High School Families,
As the academic school year comes to an end, we want to wish you and your family good health for the upcoming summer break. After a very challenging spring semester, we can all use some time to rest and reduce screen time. We hope that you will take some time for self care and connecting with friends and family.
Since many of our summer plans have been postponed or cancelled, you may be looking for some type of activity to keep yourself engaged in something you are passionate about. Below are two links that have a plethora of opportunities to keep your mind engaged in activities that are positive and fun. The first link focuses on social-emotional well-being, mental health and physical health. The second link has more academic based options. Many are free or low cost, and although they do involve some screen time, it would be an activity of your own choosing, so you can pick one that suits your summer schedule.
We hope you are able to have a peaceful and restful summer break.
Claudia Bean, Stephanie Barker, Cameron Simon
HS Counseling
General Announcements
Moving on from CAC at the end of the year?
To help us with our planning for next year, and In order to prepare your records in time for your departure if you haven’t already done so, please use the link below to let us know if you are withdrawing from CAC at the end of this year.
https://www.cacegypt.org/index.php/cac-withdrawal-request
Registrar’s Office
Student Physical Reminder for 2020/2021
Dear Parents,
If your student will be entering grades 3,6 or 9 next school year, we ask that he/she is seen and examined by a doctor, and a physical completed and sent to the health office on or before the first day of school in August.
We are more than happy to accept early completed physicals as of now, either by email or hand-delivered to security at the front gate.
https://www.cacegypt.org/PDF/Student_Physician_form.pdf
Best regards,
Nagla and Claire
CAC Health Office
All library materials due now
Thanks to all the families who have returned library books to the front gate.The library drop box will remain at the front gate all weekend, and books will be checked in on Sunday morning.
Returning students have the option of requesting a renewal until August 12 of the books they have at home. Students wishing to take advantage of that must email Mrs. Fitzgerald, librarian@cacegypt.org.
Withdrawing students and students with books that were due before the campus closed, must return their books or pay the replacement fines. If you fall in this category and have not received an invoice from me, please email me as above.
Sora is open all summer long!
You can keep reading with our ebook and digital audiobook collection on Sora. Download the Sora app to your mobile device and you’ll always have a book close at hand. Click here for a video tutorial on how to access Sora. You only need to remember that when Sora asks for your Follett account, it means your CAC username and password.
Frequently Asked Questions about end-of-year procedures
Please see this FAQs document I have prepared with some questions patrons have asked.
Josianne Fitzgerald
MHS and Head Librarian
Cairo USAGSO Girls Scouts Council supports a Happy Bride!
Just before Eid El Fetr Holiday, Cairo USAGSO Girls Scouts Council donated the amount of $500 to Awlady Orphange. This amount was used to support their top priority need which was to help a young lady to purchase items to prepare for her marriage during the Eid holiday. The happy bride was excited to buy: perfumes, makeup, kitchen cabinet, baskets, mats, and other stuff that she needed. To know more about Awlady Orphange, please click here.
Thank you Cairo USAGSO Girls Scouts Council for making this possible for the happy bride.
Service Learning Office
CAC PTO is happy to announce that the new Executive Board has been formed for the 2020/21 school year.
The CAC PTO Executive Board for 2020/21:
President: Ivana Lawrence
Vice-President: Tiffany Gaura
Secretary: Sara Salaheldin
Treasurer: Salma Zaky
ES CAF: Mariam Faltas
MS CAF: Tatyana Foda
HS CAF: Nada Doraid
Our current Board has lost several members already due to early departures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to ensure that PTO business goes on without interruptions, a few of the new members will step in to fill their new roles immediately, namely President, Secretary and Treasurer.
PTO