Middle School Principal’s Letter
Dear Parents,
Thank you for taking the time to read this week’s version of the news and views. It was a busy week for teachers and students.
Although the accreditation team from MSA and CIS are doing a virtual visit, it doesn’t make it any easier. We started this process during the pandemic, and although it was challenging, we persevered and are in an excellent position to showcase our school. I was impressed with the way our students handled themselves during the interview process. Congrats to Susan Adelakin, Nayer Haggag, Matvey Nikulin, Aisha Faheem, Milan Lambert and Habiba Mekawy.
I want to thank the following parents; Lina Sharkia, Lakesha Davis, Kelly Gilreath, Shereefa Elsawaf, Nina El Shabrawy, and Yara Tatanaki, for meeting with the accreditation team. This was a valuable exercise for parents because they could share their thoughts on areas we could improve as a division.
It is that time of year again when our sixth-graders start fundraising to support African Hope School. The students are raising pledges by participating in several lunchtime activities.
The second progress report card for the semester will be posted today. Teachers will report only on each subject’s Standard and Approaches to Learning. In some cases, but not all, students will receive a Narrative Comment from their teacher. Teachers do not require these comments for progress reports unless students have a Rarely or Not Meeting Standards mark. Please find the time to talk to your child. We want to suggest that you focus on the approaches to learning. We report on these separately and have noticed a trend that students who perform well on their Approaches to Learning generally also do well in the areas of Academic Achievement.
In the classroom, this week our seventh-graders did a presentation on the Amazon Rainforest that was followed by a debate. It was good to listen to students make strong arguments to support their point of view.
Today is the opening night of the middle school play. We hope you purchased your tickets already because the seating is limited due to our mitigation protocols. It promises to be an enjoyable experience.
A reminder that next week we will be doing the general service staff (GSS) appreciation luncheon. Your support will be needed. With the upcoming week being Thanksgiving, what better way to show our appreciation to the GSS staff.
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
Help 2 Causes for the Price of 1
Help 2 Causes for the Price of 1 is a student-led project brought by the HS GISC team. Get your Christmas shopping done early by purchasing cute and trendy items, produced locally by low-income families and small artisans, purchased from the organizations of Tawasol and Neya. All proceeds go towards sponsoring a child’s education at Educate Me. It takes around 7,000 LE for one child’s education, so let’s help as many people as we can! Help support the causes by pre-ordering items from our pre-order form, or pass by one of our booths from December 5th – 9th at the front gate after school, or in front of the library and Coffee Bean during HS lunch. If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact 23lahmed@cacegypt.org. We hope to see you at one of our booths!
The deadline to pre-order is the morning (8:00am) of Nov. 27 – The form will be closed by then.
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
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.
From The 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 & Sports
MS Soccer began 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. The form for students to sign up for ASAs is posted in the Morning Announcements.
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 all teachers for the completion of the progress report cards.
Three Cheers to Ms. Urbiztondo, Ms. Spencer, and Mr. El Duwedi for their efforts with the report card process.
Three Cheers Mr. Williams and Ms. Sedqi, for organizing the visit with the MSA/CIS accreditation team.
Three Cheers to all the students who signed up for intramural soccer.