Announcements

Grammar School Literature

• 3^rd Grade starts the year by reading The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes.  This beloved classic is a timeless story of empathy, belonging, and forgiveness.  Students will identify with Wanda (the mistreated), Peggy (the bully), and Maddie (the complicit bystander).  We will learn to forgive like Wanda and we will say with Maddie, “I promise to never stand by and say nothing again.” At the end of the novel, third graders will participate in an art contest based on the story. 
• 4^th Graders have already jumped into their first novel of the year, Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry. Students will be honoring their comprehension and writing skills as they uncover the mystery of the Phantom and follow the ponies on Pony Penning Day.  As students read the adventures of Paul and Maureen, they contemplate the benefits of hard work, saving money, and the value of liberty.
• 5^th Graders are reading The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.  Students enjoy this playful book of puns, idioms, and homonyms they follow the adventures of Milo.  He visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason!

 

          

Important Dates

 

August 9-11 – Rhetoric School Fall Retreat – Our students are excited to spend time together in fellowship, worship, and fun! Rhetoric students who are not attending will not have classes on these days.

 

Friday, August 13 – House Day

 

Wednesday, August 18 – Club Fair – Students can come and see all the different club opportunities this year. Reach out to Mr. Lederer if you have questions!

• • When: 12:20 P.M.
  • Where: Gymnasium

 

Wednesday, August 18 – Senior Parents College Counseling Meeting – Laura Smith, Director of College Counseling, will cover pertinent information for parents before she meets with the seniors the following week during Rhetoric Class. 

• • When: 7:00 – 8:30 P.M.
  • Where: Band Room (Field House 2nd Floor)

 

Announcements

 

Seminar – We are excited for our second year of Seminar! This year, Mrs. Lasch, Mr. Halbrook, Mr. McMahon, and Ms. Fredrikson are excited to kick the year off by contemplating the value of the Great Conversation. There will be no large group seminar; rather, each teacher will lead groups of 15-17 students throughout the year. Each grade will operate in tandem with the Literature and History curriculum; 9th grade focuses on Ancient and Classical thought, 10th grade on Medieval thought, 11th grade on Modern thought, and 12th grade on American thought. Each grade has a guiding question which the students will seek to answer by engaging with the great minds of the past. The questions are as follows:

• • 9th grade: What is wisdom? Can man attain wisdom?
  • 10th grade: How do we seek answers to the great questions of life in a manner consistent with our faith without dismissing the world around us?
  • 11th grade: How can we understand and live well in a world of conflicting ideas and values?
  • 12th grade: How should Christians understand self-government both in the personal and political realm?

 

Student Email Notice – Moving forward, all email communication between students and teachers will be through the Microsoft 365 platform. Password resets can be done from https://www.office.com/. Students’ emails will be either (first initial)(lastname)(graduating year)@student.carychristianschool.org OR (first name).(last name)@student.carychristianschool.org.

*DISCLAIMER* Student Microsoft Accounts will be available ONLY while enrolled at CCS.

 

Upper School Carpool Change – Due to ongoing construction, all students dropped off in the morning on the East side of the school must enter the school through the East door (3-5 Hallway).

 

PSAT/NMSQT Registration is Open – Sophomores and Juniors can register for the PSAT/NMSQT that CCS will host in the Gym on October 13 (over Fall Break). Click here for frequently asked questions. 

 

8th Grade Literature – Why read Julius Caesar? – William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is considered by many to be the greatest poet and playwright in the English language. Though his work is now over four hundred years old, his work engages timeless themes of love and hate, war and peace, comedy and tragedy. His creativity in poetry and prose has permanently enriched the English language. Reading Early Modern/Elizabethan English (approximately 1485-1603) can be a challenge but it gives us a window into a time period when the modern world was being shaped. In 1492, Christopher Columbus had brought the European powers into contact with the Americas, and by the time Shakespeare was writing, England was rising as a world power. Julius Caesar was first performed in 1599. The first permanent English settlement in the New World – Jamestown, Virginia – was colonized in 1607. So historically, Shakespeare represented a new literary confidence in English that reflected England’s global ambitions. These global ambitions would ultimately lead to the founding of the United States of America with the Declaration of Independence in 1776. I select this text to read first to give the students a sense of historical chronology alongside hopefully a sense of wonder about the rich narrative our American story is but one chapter of.

Important Dates

 

Thursday, August 5 – Logic Sports Tryouts & Practices Begin Today – Click here for information on coaches, practices, and locations

 

Monday, August 9 – Coaches & Parents Meet and Greet – Come out and meet our fall coaches!

• • Logic School Coaches: 4:30 P.M.
  • Rhetoric School Coaches: 5:30 P.M.
  • Where: CCS Gymnasium

 

Thursday, August 12 – Fall Sports Picture Day – Coaches will communicate which uniform to wear. Click here to order pictures (Picture Day ID:EVTSD377V).

 

Announcements

 

Middle School Sports & the Athletic Performance Class