Middle School Principal’s Letter
Dear Parents,
Thank you for reading this week’s version of the News and Views. It is a busy week for students as they take the end of semester summative assessments and complete projects. The students need your support more than ever to help them get through the remaining days before the winter break.
I am sure we are looking forward to the end of this year. Although it has been a challenging year, we have to take a moment and think about the takeaways. I believe that families were brought closer together due to the pandemic. The students found a new love for the school and all that it has to offer. Having experienced how quickly they could lose it all, students appreciate the little things now. The home-school partnership has never been strong. I see teachers and parents having more appreciation for each now.
As I mentioned in my principal coffee morning, we were successful from August to December with our mitigation protocols because you supported us. During these challenging times, the CAC community practiced our core values of integrity, compassion, responsibility, courage, and respect. We appreciate you having kept your child home when they were sick and letting us know when a family member came into contact with someone who had the virus.
Thank you to the Booster club for the hot cocoa and Christmas themed cookies. It was a nice treat for our students to have. We appreciate the creative ways you have managed to stay engaged with the school community.
Kudos! To Mr. McCuaig and Mr. Dzamashvili for the Balcony Series of Band, Strings, and Choir music organization. It was beautiful to see our students performing in front of an audience during break and lunchtime. Today it ended with a concert on the MS lawn.
The grade six students managed to surpass their goal to raise LE33,000 for the African Hope Learning Center. The sixth-grader will be going around and collecting from everyone who sponsored them. Afterward, they will go and purchase the items to put in the gift bags.
We are collecting laptops and chargers on Wednesday, Dec 16th. The sixth graders will be going off on a field trip to the Wadi on the 16th and 17th of December.
Thank you for your continuous support of the middle school.
In Partnership,
Courtney Bailey
Middle School Principal
Announcements
Moving on from CAC before the winter break?
To help us prepare your records in time for your departure, please use the link below to let us know if you are withdrawing from CAC this semester.
https://www.cacegypt.org/index.php/cac-withdrawal-request
A few days before your departure, a withdrawal form that includes several signatures must also be completed in order to clear any outstanding obligations, and turned in to the Admission/Registrar‘s Office to release records. Due to the current circumstances the Middle and High School withdrawal form is being prepared by the Counseling offices and shared with teachers and student online.
Please note that High School transcripts including this semester’s grades will not be available until January 17, 2021.
Registrar’s office
The Middle School Service Learning
Power of One students have been creating public awareness videos for various non-profit organizations and are happy to share them with the CAC community.
Video 2 – African Hope Learning Center
Stay tuned for more in the coming week!
Support the ES Kindness Campaign to the Health & Hope Oasis
ES Students are leading a Kindness Campaign to collect needed items for the Health & Hope Oasis.
Check this video where the ES students are telling you about their campaign: Please click here
All the details can be found here: Kind Words & Actions Make a Difference
If you would like to donate, please drop your donations on Thursday, December 17 from 7:30 – 2:00 pm at gate 6. Please make a quick drop off so we don’t cause traffic.
Needed items include; Kid’s Clothing, Toys, Stationery, Blankets, Strollers, etc,..
Adult Volunteers are needed: Please sign up here: Thursday, Dec. 17 Volunteer Form
CAC Talks Recording
Check out the recording out our latest CAC Talks: Nurturing the Emotional Intelligence of Boys: What their Favorite Books, Movies, and Video Games are Telling Us. A special thanks to Dr. Laura Valdez Pagliaro, Ph.D. for providing such a great task to our PTO community.
Link to recording:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yfTaPOK9XwDpnin8SnGy14SZ3nqtvytZSP0hA_mTU_k/edit
PTO Virtual Book Auction
Give the gift of BOOKS! PTO has an online Book Auction where you can get wonderful book bundles for minimal prices. They make fabulous gifts, at a fraction of the retail cost.
How does it work? Open this document, look around, and write down your bid and contact info. We will be in touch when the Auction closes on Dec 15, and deliver your books to you.
Link to the document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iGZqJTpBdZ_NqyeD2BGhsh0dIxK84-rRctVGxMXyriw/edit#heading=h.36el3l20mtkp
This document opens normally if you’re logged into your CAC email account. For all others, please just ask for permission to edit the doc, and PTO will issue it within minutes.
From The MS/HS Library
CAC Libraries Open This Weekend
December 12 will be the last Saturday in 2020 to be open for parents. Please make an appointment for the libraries on the parent dashboard. Look for the box “Campus Facilities Online Appointment.” You can get to that via the CAC website, cacegypt.org, or via the SchoolStream app.
Please note that the checkout limits for December will stay the same as always. Parents and ES students can each check out 10 books from the ES library, and parents and MHS students can check out 10 books from the MHS library.
Sora is open 24/7 with hundreds of ebooks and digital audiobooks to enjoy from the convenience of your mobile device or computer. Here is a screencast tutorial on how to access.
All books checked out for December break reading are due back at CAC on January 10. The libraries will re-open on Saturdays on January 16.
Three Cheers
Three Cheers to Mr. McCuaig, Mr. Dzamashvili, and Mr. Khalifa for the Balcony Music Series during the past two weeks.
Three Cheers to our sixth-graders for demonstrating perseverance in reaching their financial goal for the African Hope Learning Center fundraiser.
Three Cheers to all sixth-grade advisory teachers for their encouragement and support of the students.
Three Cheers to our students who performed in the Balcony Music Series the past two weeks.