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 finalizing MAP testing along with projects and summative assessments.
We are at that time of year when the end is near, and there might be thoughts of slowing down or getting in a comfort zone. Each year we ask the students to finish the year strong and keep the mentality that comfort zones are meant to be breached. This is a time in their lives to develop and reinforce habits of resilience and stamina, walk this path with them until the end, encourage them, and remind them that the benefit of staying strong until the end will be long-lasting for them.
We are excited to welcome Ms. Heba Abdelnady, as part of our guest speaker program in the MS, particularly for Mr. Jorge Villafuerte’s class. The visit will occur on Tuesday, May 30th, from 9:50 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. Please note that the guest speaker will bring an electric car to demonstrate and discuss with MS students some of the concepts being taught in class.
I want to congratulate the students for their performance during Student-Led Conferences. A great deal of work by your child, alongside their advisory teacher, made it all possible. To all the grade eight parents, it was a milestone for many of you because your child sat down and shared their learning transformation through middle school as they head off to high school next fall. Thank you for supporting your child’s learning journey; by having close to 100% parent participation in these conferences, we have empowered your child’s middle school journey!
Thank you for attending the PRIME Trips presentation and learning about the outstanding opportunities your child will have the opportunity to engage in. PRIME Trips means a great to our students, and it sets the tone for relationship-building early in the school year. The cost-benefit is instrumental in the student’s social and emotional well-being. It is one of the experiences about middle school that they will remember for years.
Grade eight parents, you are cordially invited to join us on Monday, June 5th at 6:00 PM for our 8th Grade Recognition Night, where we will celebrate your child’s successful completion of middle school and their transition to high school. The ceremony will be held in the CAC Theater. We will start promptly at 6:00 PM and conclude with a reception on the HS field from 7:00-9:00 PM. This reception will include finger food, refreshments, and other surprises organized by the 8th-grade parent community to make this event a unique and memorable celebration for our students.
Thank you for your continuous support of the Middle School.
In Partnership,
Courtney Bailey
The Middle School Principal
Announcements
Moving on from CAC at the end of the year?
To help us plan for next year and In order to prepare your records, 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://cacegypt.org/index.php/withdrawal-request
A few days before your departure, a withdrawal form that includes several signatures must also be completed by middle and high school students in order to clear any outstanding obligations, and turned in to the Admission/Registrar‘s Office to release records.
Elementary and Middle School records will be ready for pickup on or after the last day of school (June 7th) and High School records will be ready on or after June 15th.
Registrar’s office
Summer Athletic Camp
Welcome to our exciting CAC start of the summer soccer and swimming camps only for CAC students! Over the course of two weeks, we will be combining the fun and excitement of soccer and swimming to create an unforgettable experience for all participants. Whether you are a seasoned athlete or just starting out, our coaches will provide personalized training to help you improve your skills and reach your goals. Participants can choose to do either soccer or swimming, or both.
Get ready to train, have fun, and make memories that will last a lifetime.
Please complete the Registration Form as soon as possible.
Contact Mahmoud mabdelfattah@cacegypt.org with any questions about soccer camp.
Contact Tatiana tpetrovna@cacegypt.org with any questions about swimming camp.
Mandatory Orientation for Grade 9 students – Mark Your Calendars!
Hello, Grade 8 families,
The High School Counselors enjoyed meeting you in February at the evening session to introduce high school held for parents as well as during advisory with students. We will meet with the 8th grade students again during another advisory in late May to talk more about the transition to high school, which will include a current Grade 9 student panel.
Today, I want to let you know about the Mandatory Orientation for Grade 9 students to be held in August so you can mark your calendars so that your student can attend.
The session will be held on campus on Tuesday, August 15th at lunch time (lunch will be served). Please plan to have your student be on campus that day from 12:30-1:30 pm for their orientation. We wanted to let you know now so your student can Save The Date and you can plan to have them on campus that day. Classes start on August 16th.
On behalf of myself, Mr. Semler and Ms. Stiles, we look forward to working with your students in high school next year!
Claudia Bean
HS Counselor
From the MS/HS Library
All Books Due back May 28th!
Students, faculty and parents should all return their library books by Sunday May 28th. Once your library account is cleared you may check out books for the summer. If students do not clear their library account before the end of the school year, they may not receive their report cards.
The CAC Libraries will be open this Saturday 10am – 2pm!
Feel free to stop by to check out books or get some work done.
MS Activities & Sports
Good luck to our MS Volleyball and Basketball Teams
in the CISSA Tournament on May 19/20th!
Here are some important dates:
-Season 3 MS Volleyball is 6 weeks and runs April 10th to June 1st.
-Season 3 Activities run – March 19th – June 1st, all these activities run from 3:15 to 4:15pm.
-Season 3 HS Sports run March 23rd to May 30th
If you have any questions please email Meghan Ennis (mennis@cacegypt.org) or David Goetz (dgoetz@cacegypt.org).
Three Cheers
Three Cheers to the advisory teachers for supporting students in completing their Learner Profiles.
Three Cheers to Ms. Urbiztondo for her support with the MAP testing makeup.
Three Cheers to Mr. Villafuerte for organizing the guest speaker and the electric car on campus.
Three Cheers to Mrs. Torky, Mrs. Harouny, Mr. Miller, and Ms. Spencer, who were in charge during my absence this week.
Three Cheers to Ms. Genidy for her work designing the disruptive technology space.
Three Cheers to our non-advisory teachers for their support of Student-Led Conferences.
Three Cheers to Mr. Kasal, Mr. El Bably, Ms. St Amand, Mr. White, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Vogel for leading the PRIME Trips presentation.