Middle School Principal’s Letter
Dear Parents,
Thank you for taking the time to read this week’s edition of the News and Views. It was a busy week with the preparation for the accreditation visit next week.
We have reached out to many of you to participate in the accreditation process, and I want to thank you for taking the time to contribute to the experience. Students will be taking part in the process as well.
The 8th grade Science students were tasked with an engineering challenge that asked them to design a device that would protect a chicken egg. The device had particular weight and materials specifications that the students were encouraged to observe. The devices were supposed to shield the eggs from breaking after a fall of 16 meters to meet the challenge. Students considered issues of acceleration, mass, and force as they designed and constructed their devices. Many students were successful with the challenge and demonstrated the effective application of Newtonian principles in their designs.
In 7th grade, Language Arts students enjoyed reading and working hard while enjoying the sunny outdoors area.
In 7th grade, Social Studies students were doing a presentation on the Amazon RainForests. The presentation was followed by a debate.
I want to thank the parents who were in attendance at my coffee morning. You had an opportunity to hear from Chikaro and Bassem on the The World Needs A Father Movement. This is a movement that we started before the pandemic but had to put on hold. These gentlemen were encouraged by their parents to resurrect it again. If you would like to learn more, please reach out to(chickaro@gmail.com or bassem@malekdc.com).
We are looking forward to welcoming you to The Egyptian Pirates performance next week Thursday and Friday. Please be reminded that tickets usually sell out fast, so be sure to get yours ASAP.
Thank you for your continuous support of the Middle School.
In Partnership,
Courtney Bailey
The Middle School Principal
Announcements
The Annual General Services Appreciation Lunch
Tuesday, November 23 – ALL DAY
CAC Community – It’s the time of the year when we ALL show gratitude to our General Services Staff!
Click this link to check all the details: THE ANNUAL GENERAL SERVICES STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCH
Cairo American College – EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION IN A DIVERSE AND CARING COMMUNITY
TALENT SHOW INFORMATION
Attention all talented Middle Schoolers, start planning your act for the Annual MS Talent Show coming soon! Performances can include singing, acting, poetry, dancing, playing musical instruments, comedic acts or any other talent you might want to share.
Sign-up by completing this form: Talent Show Tryout Signup
· Tryouts will take place the first week of December during lunches and after school (we can work around your schedule if you have after school commitments)
· MS Talent Show is scheduled for Thursday, January 20
NESA Parents as Partners Webinar Series – Session 6
November 16, 4:00-5:00pm (Athens, Greece GMT+2)
Writing the New Story of Wholeness, Integration and Inclusion
With Kavita Tanna
Achieving wholeness, integration and inclusion requires conversation, reflection and learning. Schools have recently undertaken all of these things in earnest in order to foster a sense of belonging for all members of the school community. In this webinar, we will identify why this work is needed, define the terms being used and review what schools are doing globally. Understand the significance and value of this work for all members of the learning community and leave with recommendations of how to engage your children in this meaningful conversation for belonging through a new story of wholeness, integration and inclusion.
IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE
- There is no limit on the number of signups from your school.
- Parents/faculty who cannot attend live are welcome to view recordings on the NESA website. Recordings will also be sent by email following each session.
- Parents who have not previously registered or cannot locate their link may register with Zoom HERE. A personalized link to join the session will automatically be emailed to them. This link may be used to access all the webinars.
- We kindly request that you do not share the Zoom registration link or the recordings publicly.
Alumni Who?
Alumni Who? Our alumni continue to make us proud all over the world. Learn a little about a different alumnus every week and what he/she has been up to since graduation by clicking here.
This time it is our alumna Nora Shawki- an archaeologist and Egyptologist that is also the first woman in the Middle East and Africa to be granted the National Geographic Explorer grant award.
Very interesting and inspiring!
From MS/HS Library
The Battle of the Books has begun!
We now have 22 teams! This is nearly ⅓ of the Middle School!
Good luck to the Tiny Giants, Good Soup, The Mac n’ Cheers, The Nomads, Emo Grannies on the Dance Floor, Book Busters, Bam BOO ers, Bobber, LouheeNa, IBY, “Backwards Alphabet”, The Winners, HarAmbE, The Moistys, BOBcats, The Outcasts, The Loners, Who’s Candice, The Axis Powers, Teddy Bears, Bananas 4 Books and Reading Rainbows!
Please make sure you return BOB books as soon as you are finished so others can read! Most books are checked out, but we have just added a few more copies on Sora!
Since we have so many teams, the first BOB Practice Round will be split between two days on December 14th and 15th. Participants will be receiving an email with which day their team will compete.
Stay tuned to the morning announcements for more BOB information.
MS Activities and Athletics
MS Soccer begins this week. Girl Practice will be on Wednesdays from 3:15pm to 4:30pm and Boys Practice will be on Thursdays from 3:15pm to 4:30pm. Soccer will run until December 9th.
Session 2 Activities will begin on November 28th. If you have an idea for an After School Activity, please fill out this form. Note that you will need to find an adult to help sponsor/chaperone your activity BEFORE you fill out the form.
Check out the MS Athletics and Activities Website for more info. See Ms. Ennis in the library if you have any questions.
Three Cheers
Three Cheers to Ms. Fahmy for organizing the coffee morning.
Three Cheers to our special guests’ speakers, Bassem and Chickaro.
Three Cheers to all parents who were in attendance at the coffee morning.