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 has been a productive week filled with exciting events and important learning opportunities for our students as we approach the Winter Break.
Last Thursday, we had the lightning of the Festival of Trees; I want to express my gratitude to everyone who attended. It is truly unique to see so many people come together to celebrate. Our community spirit is something we should all be proud of.
In grade seven social studies class, our students engaged in a lively debate about the Amazon rainforest. I was impressed by their passion and critical thinking skills.
As a part of the Signature Program, we were honored to have three CEOs visit our campus this week. IBM, Visa, and Amazon representatives spoke to the Disruptive Innovation and Technology students and the Future of Finance class. There was an assembly titled Women In Leadership. It was aimed to inspire the girls and help them develop the confidence to become future themselves.
I want to congratulate Mr. McCuaig and the students for their wonderful Winter Music concert on Monday. The choir sang beautifully, followed by the beginning band, which has shown tremendous improvement since the start of the school year. The ensemble at the end with the choir, beginning, and concert band was entertaining.
I also want to recognize the fantastic efforts of our grade six advisory teachers and students for their efforts with the African Hope fundraiser. They not only met their target but tripled it. Thanks to their hard work, they are making a positive impact, ensuring that others have a great Christmas holiday season.
A special thank you goes to our PTO for organizing the Book Fair and Christmas Bazaar. Your dedication to promoting literacy is greatly appreciated.
Lastly, I want to remind everyone about tonight’s Winter Formal Social. It promises an evening of good, clean fun for the students.
Thank you for your continuous support of the middle school.
In Partnership,
Courtney Bailey
The Middle School Principal
Announcements
Tura Bridge Closure
Due to the closure of Tura Bridge, during the afternoon routes at 3:20pm and 4:20pm, the entrances and exits of Maadi are approximately blocked due to high traffic. As a result for that, the Corniche and Autostrade are in very high traffic too. Therefore, please expect some lateness in dropping the students in the afternoon routes.
For any further inquiries, please call Mohamed ElGhalban on 01220766330.
Moving on from CAC before the winter break?
Please use the link below to let us know if you are withdrawing from CAC at the end of this semester. Middle school report cards and the final high school transcript which includes this semester’s grades will not be available until mid-January 2024.
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.
https://cacegypt.org/index.php/withdrawal-request
Registrar’s office
From Booster Club
The MBA is Back!
The Maadi Basketball Association (MBA) is a basketball league for the children in the Maadi community. The MBA includes boys and girls from age 5 through 17, and is played in the CAC gyms and the outside basketball court. The season runs from January 8th through March 7th. Please check this link for more details and registration.
Parenting Together With Positive Discipline (Tweens & Teens) – Starts Jan. 15, 2024
Join Carey Harris & Amira Hashem for a parenting course designed for all CAC parents.
The 8-week long course meets weekly to…
- address real issues for parents of today’s tweens & teens
- learn over 50 long-term, take-away tools for parenting during the adolescent years
- create a support network for parents of the Cairo American College community
Space is limited! Save your spot –REGISTER HERE
To learn more about the course visit: https://parentingtogether.edublogs.org/
The Toy Drive – Sharing Together
Dec.3 – Dec.13
Packed by ES Students
On Wednesday & Thursday, Dec. 13 & 14, ES students will be packing toys into gift bags and adding thoughtful messages or drawings. These gift bags will delivered to two institutions supporting children diagnosed with cancer. The Health and Hope Oasis (H&HO) and the National Cancer Institution (NCI).
Friends of Children With Cancer and Care With Love have joined hands and started the Health and Hope Oasis, the first supportive care center providing and promoting nutritional, physical, and emotional well-being for children and their families in an environmentally healthy and safe setup. H&HO is located in Wadi El Natrun on Cairo-Alex Desert Road. The National Cancer Institute was established in 1950 serving more than 500 children diagnosed with cancer. Both institutions serve low-income families providing their services completely FREE of charge. Our goal is to provide these children with amazing gift bags.
Gifts Criteria!
- Toys, such as dolls, cars, legos, soft toys etc,…
- Coloring or craft books, stickers, etc,…
- Winter Warmers such as scarves, socks, small blankets, etc,…
- All must be new or in excellent condition
- Individual Milk or Juice bottles
- Chocolate & candies are not welcomed for hygiene purposes
- Go Creative!
- Donations can be dropped off in the red donation boxes on campus
If you have any questions,
please contact the Service-Learning office:
Ms. Ereeny Gawdat
egergess@cacegypt.org
From the PTO
CAC PTO has some initiatives which need your support.
Our Health & Wellness Committee is working to bring an exciting day of family fun and fitness to our campus! We envision an event that encompasses the many dimensions of wellness and need volunteers to bring it to life. If this is a subject you’re passionate about and you’d like to have a role in this inaugural event, please join our Health & Wellness Committee WhatsApp group to get involved.
Coming up fast we will have one of our community’s signature events, the International Festival! We already have 16 countries signed up to host booths in the festival on February 16th. However, we know our community is composed of people from more than 50 different countries!! Make sure we all have a chance to celebrate your heritage by filling out this Google Form and joining our International Festival WhatsApp Group.
We look forward to working with you!
MS Activities and Sports
Season 2 CCAs Started!
Season 2 MS Activities and Athletics started.
Check out the CCA Website under the Middle School tab for details on the activities.
From the MS/HS Library
The 7th Annual Battle of the Books has begun, Sign up today!!
Use this link to sign up your team for the Battle of the Books 2023. Only one team member needs to fill out the form. For an introduction to the books and rules, check out the awesome video we made! Thanks!
Three Cheers
Three Cheers to the PTO for organizing the Book Fair and the Christmas Bazaar.
Three Cheers to Mr. McCuaig, Ms. Shalaby, and Mr. Khalifa for the Winter Music Concert.
Three Cheers to all grade six advisory teachers and students for their efforts with the African Hope Fundraiser.
Three Cheers to Ms. Fahmy for her assistance with organizing the Speaker Series.
Three Cheers to Nariman in the D-Hub for her creativity in the poster for the Speaker Series.