Middle School Principal’s Letter
Thank you for taking the time to read this week’s version of News and Views. It was another short week of teaching and learning in Middle School.
We want to wish you and your family a safe Eid El Fitr. Please have a relaxing and safe long weekend. Please be reminded to stay away from large gatherings as much as possible. In addition, don’t forget to follow the mitigations protocol that we have at school; wear your masks, wash your hands and practice social distancing.
Kudos! To Mr. McCuaig and Mr. Johnson for the Arts Festival performance in Middle School this week. The students demonstrated the Core Values of creativity and courage during their performances. It was a perfect way to head off into the long weekend.
On Thursday 20th and Friday 21st May, 30 MS students will be participating in the World Scholar’s Cup Cairona Round, competing against each other and virtually against teams from other Schools in Cairo.
We’ll be running the debates in the afternoon on Thursday 20th May, between 3:45pm and 7:00pm. CAC teams will be debating virtually against teams from other schools. On Friday we’ll be in the MS Hall and the Eagle Cafe from 11:45am for the Collaborative Writing and the Scholar’s Challenge. This is a great opportunity for our students to compete in academic games competitions.
We are about to send our Yearbook to the print shop to get it published. However, we would like to know how many of you would like to purchase a copy in advance. This time around, the yearbook will be memorable, as it will serve as a historical piece of evidence for all our students. There will be so much to remember about the 2020/21 school year. Be sure to purchase a copy of the yearbook that gave us a new normal. More information about how to request a book will be provided in the morning announcements.
Kudos To the teachers involved with the Math and Language Arts intervention program during SSR time! Mr. Ossman, Ms. Parnell, Ms. Harouny, Ms. Spencer and Ms. St-Amand have all worked endlessly with our students to strengthen their skills.
Following the break we will be having the Student-led Conferences. We will be using the same format we did last year. The date is Tuesday May 25th, therefore we are asking that you put the time aside to learn from your child how they have progressed as a learner this year.
Thank you for your continuous support of the middle school.
In Partnership,
Courtney Bailey
Middle School Principal
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
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
CAC Health Office
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.
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Ereeny at egergess@cacegypt.org
Click below to know more about Al Nas Hospital:
Web.Site: https://alnas-hospital.com/about-us
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/alnashospitaleg
Let’s GGGO! For the ENTIRE PTO Community!
Folks are registering so don’t miss out on this RACE. Its simple: sign-up, run/walk from anywhere over the 10 days, log your/your team’s miles on your own, report when you’re done! Voilà!
Come up with a fun team name that represents your country (teams can be international too)! 100LE registration fee gets you a really cute tote as a participation gift. Drop your registration money at out PTO table at CSA, Spirit Store, or at the CAC main entry gate dropbox.
And take a look at some of our sponsors. Free 2 nights stay at Kempinski Nile (downtown), vouchers from Hair & Flare, CSA Gym Memberships, plants from Mashtal, pampering from Inaya, free tennis lessons from Tyche Tennis, fitness coaching from La’K Renee, foodie fun to include Fyngan coffee, Be Good Today, Foody, fruit/veg basket from Tanboul, family meals from Sincerely V, and school spirit swag from our own Booster Club Spirit Store!
Link to all things GGGO: https://cacegypt.org/index.php/great-global-get-out
From the MS/HS Library
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. 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.
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
Three Cheers
Three Cheers to Mr. McCuaig, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Khalifa for their efforts with the Arts Festival.
Three Cheers to all our teachers for their contribution in and outside the classroom.
Three Cheers to Mr. El Duweini, Ms. Urbiztondo and Ms. Spencer for their efforts with the building of the Master schedule.
Three Cheers to Mr. Storey for the outstanding job he has done teaching health.