CAC High School Principal’s Notes
Dear parents,
Some congratulations are in order this week:
Congratulations to all the award winners from our annual Recognition Night Ceremony held on Monday.
Congratulations to our seniors, who finished the last of the 2021 IB exams today.
Congratulations to the Business students for rising to the challenge of this year’s Shark Tank.
Congratulations to our newest National Honor Society members, who will be formally inducted in a virtual ceremony on Wednesday (inductees are being notified today).
Congratulations to the junior Theory of Knowledge classes, who will hold their TOK Exhibition on Thursday afternoon.
Congratulations to all our students for their hard work throughout this challenging year.
Have a great weekend, and stay safe!
Principal’s Notes Highlights:
● Wellbeing Weekly Message
● Second Semester Exams
● Yearbook Orders
● Campus Lunch Announcement
● Skyward Gradebook
● Withdrawal Procedures
Wellbeing Weekly Message
This week’s message: Positive Engagement
What is flow? Discuss
When do you experience flow?
Share a time when you’ve felt like you’re ”in the zone”?
If you would like to share any activities or comments from this reflection, please email wellbeingreflections@cacegypt.org.
Wishing you a happy day,
PreK-12 Wellbeing Committee
Second Semester Exams
Second semester exam dates are May 31-June 1 for seniors (in non-IB/AP core courses) and June 2-7 for grades 9-11. The exam schedule is posted in the HS Morning Announcements.
ORDER YOUR HS YEARBOOK TODAY!
Dear HS Parents,
You can order your copy of the CAC 2020-21 HS Yearbook for the pre-sale price of 600 LE today. This pre-sale price ends June 1st. After June 1st, the HS Yearbook will be available for 650 LE. The HS Yearbook pick-up will be available during the last week of school. Make sure to bring in your cashier receipt to collect the book from our yearbook stand (Location TBD) as no cash payments will be accepted.
CAC Cashier’s working hours:
The cashier working hours will go back to the regular schedule; 7:45 am-12:00 p.m. and 2:00-3:45 pm.
Campus Lunch Announcement
Zentro, Sincerely V and Coffee Bean now available for pre-order via Spare.
CAC, in partnership with Spare Payments, provides a cashless system for these items.
The Spare system uses smart technology connected to a mobile application on which you will be able to recharge your son/daughter’s balance and set a limit for their spending. Accounts may be recharged via credit card in-app or with cash on campus at Booster Club and at CSA Maadi at Power Plant Store. Please find the stores working hours at the end of this letter.
The menu of pre-order items from Zentro and Sincerely V are available in the Spare app. To view the menu, click on “Online Store”. Zentro and Sincerely V have their menu available one week in advance. Orders for the same day are accepted till 7:30 AM.
Coffee Bean will also be available in the Spare app. To view the menu, click on “Online Store” in the app; then select the items you wish and purchase. Pre-purchase will be available 3 pm – 9 pm the day before pick up. Please note at this time, Coffee Bean will limit online selections to pre-ordered salads; other items may still be purchased on site using cash or with IDs linked to Spare.
If you still haven’t activated your Spare account, please follow the instructions here.
NOTE: Zentro and Sincerely V orders will be picked up from outside the HS Office. Coffee Bean orders will be picked up from the on-campus vendor.
*** Booster Club Working hours are Sunday to Thursday from 8:30-10:00 am and 1:30-2:45 pm except school holidays and during parent teacher conferences for all divisions.
*** Power Plant Store working hours are 8:00 AM till 5:00 PM every day.
Skyward Gradebook
Skyward gradebook is open for student and parent viewing. Students are encouraged to reach out to the teachers if they have questions about assignments.
Withdrawal Procedures
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
UK University Town Hall for CAC families: The University of Brighton, Tuesday, May 25th, 5:00 pm-5:45 pm.
Join CAC Counselors for a Virtual Town Hall meeting with Simon Morley from the University of Brighton in the UK. He is the International Recruitment Manager for EMEAA(Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Americas).
The University of Brighton is based on the south coast of England. The university offers undergraduate degrees in many subjects from accounting, architecture, engineering, journalism, medicine, nursing, paramedic science, pharmacy, physiotherapy, podiatry, social work and teaching. The emphasis is on putting learning into practice.
Simon will address the following:
-Why study in the UK?
-A general structure of what a fresher’s year looks like at a uni in the UK
-Brighton itself and studying with us- work placements, International community
-How to apply and UCAS
-Any questions you may want answered
The meeting will be held on Microsoft Teams from 5:00pm-5:45pm on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. If you are interested, please register here.
The link to the Microsoft Team meeting will be sent to all registered visitors by 4:00 pm on May 25th. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Claudia Bean at cbean@cacegypt.org.
Upcoming Virtual Events, Available Scholarships, and Summer Opportunities
See the CAC HS Counseling Resources Webpage to see upcoming virtual events, available scholarships, and summer opportunities: CAC HS Counseling Resources Webpage – Events
Appointment system: As usual, students can schedule appointments with counselors from the QR codes posted around campus.
Claudia Bean, Kasey Semler, 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
Thank you
Registrar’s Office
Student Physical Requests for 2021/22
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 form 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
End of year dates for the CAC Libraries
Mark your calendars with these dates for the CAC libraries:
• May 26 – all library materials due
• May 29 (Saturday) – summer checkout starts
• June 3 – grade 6 and 7 class novels books due
Summer checkout is for returning families who have a cleared library account. You must return all of your library books to check out for summer. Each patron may check out up to 25 books. 5 DVDs per family checked out to one parent.
Saturday, May 29 and Saturday, June 5, the libraries will extend their opening hours from 10 am to 4 pm. You must book a 30-minute appointment via the student dashboard to come to the library. Please note that Saturday appointments are made available a week in advance only.
To book an appointment, log in to the CAC website and look for “CAC Campus Facilities Online Appointment.” Follow the prompts to choose a 30-minute slot. If you have trouble logging in to the CAC website, please contact mabdelhady@cacegypt.org.
Josianne Fitzgerald
MHS Head Librarian
IMatter NEW TOYS! Campaign to support Al Nas Hospital
UPDATE! IMATTER extended the deadline to Sunday, May 23. Find us every day from 11:05 – 11:45 in front of the HS Office and the front gate area. We also want to include kind words or cute drawings to send along with the toys. Please bring your cards to our tables.
You can buy a bracelet for 100 LE, donate new toys, donate cash or do ALL!
IMatteris an initiative that started in 2014 by one of our students to support the Syrian refugees back then. IMATTER is now back to support children at AL NAS HospitaL as they give them new toys the night before they get into operations.
Click below to know more about Al Nas Hospital:
Web.Site: https://alnas-hospital.com/about-us
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/alnashospitaleg
For more information, please contact:
Ereeny Gawdat
Service – Learning coordinator
Egergess@cacegypt.org
Ereeny Gawdat
Service Learning Coordinator
CAC Private Swim Lessons
Friday & Saturday Mornings 8am-10am
30 min sessions- 200LE per session
Custom sessions for your needs.
For all ages and skill levels.
Contact the CAC Aquatics office for more details.
bcoles@cacegypt.org
Aquatics Office
PTO Monthly Meeting
Teachers! Parents! Administrators – you’re all already in the PTO, so join our monthly meeting in May! This is the last one of the year. We’ll chat about our end of the year items as well as discuss a few bits regarding the Great Global Get Out (GGGO) and a few other items.
Zoom Meeting Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87880395039?pwd=dHpqcjdvOEwrcUdXKzROTGhIaXVhZz09
Meeting ID: 878 8039 5039
Passcode: 254113
The Great Global Get Out continues through the weekend (May 13-22). Finish your distance you signed up and post/submit your photos for participation! Remember to go fill out the “Race Completion Form” after you finish: https://cacegypt.org/index.php/great-global-get-out
Also, if you have not received/picked up your cool GGGO tote, you can get them from the CSA table on Thursdays from 9am-1pm next week or from the Spirit Store starting on Sunday (May 23).
Hot off the press! Stop by our last CSA table for the year next week on Thursday from 9am-1pm to get your CAC PTO Desk Calendar and/or Weekly Planner for next year (2021-2022)! 150LE each. Also available at the Booster Club Spirit Store! They look fabulous thanks to our graphics designer guru, Sara Salaheldin (also our PTO Secretary).
PTO