Middle School Principal’s Letter
Dear Parents,
Thank you for reading this week’s News and Views. We end the week with the Valentine’s Day social tonight, sponsored by our student council. The students in fiber arts have been decorating the building with Valentine’s Day decorations.
Last week, we had our Talent Show, which was filled with amazing performances. I am always surprised by the students when I see them in an environment other than the classroom. The poise they demonstrated on stage was truly courageous. Ms. Fides, the educators, Mr. Kasal, and the crew turned in a special performance. If you missed this year’s show, plan ahead so you don’t miss next year’s, which promises to be better.
“Can we make a video that will make tourists excited to come and see ancient Egypt?” This was the question delivered to grade 6 students at the beginning of their unit on ancient Egypt. For the past 6 weeks, the students have been learning about ancient Egypt, its famous monuments, and its famous pharaohs. Students were then placed into groups, where they began to dissect elements of tourism videos. Students learned how to build videos, imbed images and video clips, and build soundtracks that matched a theme. The end result? A captivating 90-second video with a focus on tourism!
The project culminated in a presentation in front of panelists with backgrounds in video, Egyptology, marketing, and more!
We want to remind all grade-eighth parents that there will be a transition meeting next Tuesday night at 5:00 pm. You should have received an invitation asking you to confirm your attendance.
The grade-eighth students will have a session with the high school counselor on the 19th of February.
Thank you for your continuous support of the middle school.
In Partnership,
Courtney Bailey
The Middle School Principal
Announcements
From The PTO
International Festival
This year’s CAC PTO International Festival is just around the corner
and you’re not going to want to miss it!
The festival features 25 booths representing more than 30 countries with food, games, and more from their homes.
Tickets are on sale now, before and after school at the front gate. As ticket quantities are limited make sure to get yours while you can!
From Motor Pool
Kindly be informed that the 4:20pm and the 5:30pm buses will not be effectively operating Sunday Feb 18th till Thursday Mar 14th
due to the end of the after-school activities session. The only buses that will be operating are the 3:20pm buses.
After school activities buses will resume on Sunday Mar 17th.
HS Course Registration Introduction
Hello, Grade 8 Parents,
The high school administration and counseling team cordially invite you to join us for an overview of high school with an introduction to course registration.
Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 20th 5 pm – 6 pm in the MS Hall.
The purpose of the evening is to provide you with an overview of how the high school program is organized and the decisions you will need to take as a family in the coming weeks to choose courses for your student at CAC next year. The counseling team and HS administration will be present to guide you through the information and answer any questions you may have.
Light refreshments will be served.
Also coming up next week, your 8th graders will have an assembly on Monday morning, February 19th, to introduce them to high school and show them the list of arts electives and world language courses they can select for next year.
Then, HS counselors will meet with the 8th graders on February 25th and 26th during their advisories to help them register for their arts and world language classes.
We look forward to seeing you on the 20th!
HS Administration and HS Counseling Team
Booster Club News
The Ramadan Kora Drive: Feb. 15 – 29
The Egyptian Clothing Bank is organizing a football-related clothing drive in collaboration with Omar Marmoush, an Egyptian National Football Player and International Star.
Together, we hope to collect football equipment to be donated to young football players across Egypt, in preparation for the upcoming Ramadan Football Tournaments.
We’re collecting Football Boots, T-Shirts, Kits, and Socks – red donation boxes can be found around campus.
Donate today and empower aspiring footballers to realize their dreams.
Let’s make this Ramadan one to remember forever – let’s Pass It On!
For further information, please contact 25kshrimali@cacegypt.org
PTO General Meeting
PTO will host an open meeting later this month and we’d love to see you there.
All Pro Dad – February Meeting
Calling All CAC High School and Middle School Students and Parents:
Join us for our next CAC All Pro Dad event on 22 February! Siblings are welcome to attend!
February’s topic is Love. Love is the act of caring so much about others’ well-being that you choose to serve them and treat their needs and desires as more important than your own, even if it requires you to make sacrifices.
Breakfast, donuts and juice will be provided.
Please RSVP here: https://allprodadchapters.com/chapters/13407 so we know how many people to expect.
For more information or questions, contact our team captain, Craig Tippins, at this email: AllProDadCAC@gmail.com
The Hope Run is back!
Join us on February 23rd in Wadi Degla to run/walk/jog/sprint for a good cause.
Support the Health and Hope Oasis for children with cancer and their families.
Choose between 2K, 5K and 10K distances!
Sign up below:
https://forms.gle/vNzcXtmd2RqaSPWn8
Three Cheers
Three Cheers to Mr. Kasal and the sixth-grade students for the Egyptian Tourism video presentation.
Three Cheers to Ms. Fides, Ms. Torky, and STUCO for organizing the sale of Valentine’s Day cookies and the Sing-O-Gram sale.
Three Cheers to the following teachers: Ms. Istanbouli, Ms. Kremer, Ms. Harouny, Ms. Deakin, Ms. St Amand, and Mr. Villafuerte for chaperoning the Valentine’s Social.