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Pray for Our Seniors
As They Spend the
Week in Tennessee

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Toys for Tots
Donation Collections
December 2 – 8!

Sacramental Moments

Kindergarten Community Night!

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5th Grade Ocean Days

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We Sent Our Seniors Off to Tennessee!

13. Christmas Choral

Logic School
Choral Arts Concert
Thursday, December 8
All are welcome for this beautiful event. Click here to read more. The concert is free; however, we will have a ticketed entrance because of our limited seating. Click here to get your tickets now!

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Upper School Band Concert
Saturday, December 10
1:00 P.M.

CCS Gymnasium
Join the Upper School Band for our Christmas Concert, conducted for the first time by our new Music Director, Dwight Dillon-Seminario.  Also featuring student conductors! This is sure to be a fun-filled afternoon of music!

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Cary Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 10
2:00 P.M.
Downtown Cary
Join us in cheering on our CCS Kinderbuddies and families, as they represent CCS in the Cary Christmas Parade. They would love to see you there!

22. Spring Choir

Rhetoric School
Choral Arts Concert
Saturday, December 10
Click here to read more about this celebratory event. The concert is free; however, we will have a ticketed entrance because of our limited seating. Click here to get your tickets now!

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Phonics School Christmas
Assemblies & Parties
Tuesday, December 13
CCS Theater & Classrooms
Kindergarten: 8:30 – 10:00 A.M.

1st Grade: 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
2nd Grade: 12:30 – 2:00 P.M.

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Grammar School Christmas
Assemblies & Parties
Wednesday, December 14
CCS Theater & Classrooms

3rd Grade: 8:30 – 10:00 A.M.
4th Grade: 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
5th Grade: 12:30 – 2:00 P.M.

Important Dates

 

Monday, November 28 – Monday, December 5 – Senior Service Practicum: Pray for Our Seniors – As a community, let’s pray for our Seniors as they serve in Newport, Tennessee. We look forward to having them home and hearing about the impact they made on the communities they served!

 

Thursday, December 1 – 2nd Grade Community Night – 2nd Grade students and families are invited to come out and enjoy some sweet fellowship with their classmates and families! Click here for more information.

    • When: 6:00 – 7:00 P.M.
    • Where: Panera Bread

 

Thursday, December 1 – 3rd Grade Community Night – 3rd Grade students and families are invited to come out and enjoy some sweet fellowship with their classmates and families! Click here for more information.

    • When: 6:00 – 7:00 P.M.
    • Where: City BBQ

 

Friday, December 2 – Lower School Convocation – For the month of December our lower school students will be reflecting on Advent and worshipping together with some Christmas verses and hymns.

 

Wednesday, December 7 – Thursday, December 8 – Toys for Tots Donation Collection – The lower school students can contribute to our Toys for Tots toy drive. Upper school students will be available during the morning carpool to collect new, unwrapped toys to contribute to Wake County Toys for Tots. Bins are also located in the upper school hallways if you would like to leave a gift prior to the carpool collection. Thank you for generously supporting this service project.

  • When: Morning Carpool
  • Where: Lower School Carpool Lanes
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The Annual Day of Giving
Thursday, December 8
Click here to donate now! – Greetings CCS family!  Our Annual Day of Giving is coming up.  In years past, your generosity has greatly enriched the lives of students at CCS through facilities enhancements, classroom improvements and campus beautification. Please reach out to Ellen Wentz or Liz Soncrant with any questions. 

Thursday, December 8 – Middle School Choral Arts Concert – All are welcome for this beautiful event. Click here to read more. The concerts are free; however, we will have a ticketed entrance because of our limited seating. Click here to get your tickets now!

    • When: 7:00 P.M.
    • Where: CCS Theater

 

Saturday, December 10 – Upper School Band Concert – Join the Upper School Band for our Christmas Concert, conducted for the first time by our new Band Director, Dwight Dillon-Seminario.  Also featuring student conductors! This is sure to be a fun-filled afternoon of music!

    • When: 1:00 P.M.
    • Where: CCS Gym

 

Saturday, December 10 – Cary Christmas Parade – Cary Christian will be in the Town of Cary’s Christmas Parade. This is a special time for our Kinderbuddies to come together and represent our school! If you have a student in either kindergarten or fourth grade and have not yet signed up to let us know you will be coming, please sign up here! If you have any questions, please reach out to Jamie Sheppard (4th Grade) or Casey Horst (Kindergarten). For the rest of our school community, join us in cheering on our CCS students and families. They would love to see you there! 

    • When: 2:00 P.M.
    • Where: Downtown Cary

 

Saturday, December 10 – Rhetoric School Choral Arts Concert – All are welcome for this beautiful event. Click here to read more. The concerts are free; however, we will have a ticketed entrance because of our limited seating. Click here to get your tickets now!

    • When: 7:00 P.M.
    • Where: CCS Theater

 

Tuesday, December 13 – Phonics School Christmas Assemblies – Join us for a sweet morning of Christmas carols, memory verses, and celebration of our Savior’s birth! After each assembly, families will meet back in the teacher’s classroom for a Christmas party.

    • Kindergarten: 8:30 – 10:00 A.M. 
    • 1st Grade: 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. 
    • 2nd Grade: 12:30 – 2:00 P.M.

 

Tuesday, December 13 – Board Meeting – All corporate members are invited to attend.

    • When: 7:00 – 8:00 P.M.
    • Where: CCS Theater

 

Wednesday, December 14 – Grammar School Christmas Assemblies – Come hear from our 3rd-5th Graders as they share what they have learned and celebrate the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. After each assembly, families will meet back in the teacher’s classroom for a Christmas party.

    • 3rd Grade: 8:30 – 10:00 A.M.
    • 4th Grade: 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
    • 5th Grade: 12:30 – 2:00 P.M.

 

Important Dates

 

Artsonia Public Art Gallery – Check out our Student Art Gallery on the Artsonia website! It’s so fun to see our students glorifying God through their gifts and talents. Click here!

 

Lower School Christmas Dress-Down Days – To celebrate the Christmas season, our students will enjoy some fun dress-down days together.

    • Thursday, December 15: Christmas Socks Day (with daily uniforms)
    • Friday, December 16: Christmas Outfit Day (wear red and green, Christmas sweaters or dresses, or any fun Christmas attire!)

Important Dates

 

Monday, November 28 – Monday, December 5 – Senior Service Practicum: Pray for Our Seniors – As a community, let’s pray for our Seniors as they serve in Newport, Tennessee. We look forward to having them home and hearing about the impact they made on the communities they served!

 

December 2 – December 8 – Toys for Tots Donation Collection – The logic and rhetoric students are collecting new, unwrapped toys to contribute to Toys for Tots. Collection bins are located in each hallway for students to leave their gifts. All donations will be given to the Wake County Toys for Tots drive and will be distributed to needy families in Wake County prior to Christmas. Thank you for generously participating in this service project.  

 

Wednesday, December 7 – Last Day for 2nd Semester Elective Changes – Students should review their 2nd Semester schedule available on their student portal.  Any changes to electives can be requested by completing the Elective Change Form. Forms must be returned to the Upper School front desk by Wednesday, December 7.  Changes will be reflected on schedules prior to the start of 2nd Semester.

 

Rhetoric School Secret Santa – It’s time for our annual Secret Santa exchange for the Rhetoric School Hallway! There is a $15 maximum for gifts.

  • December 2 – TOMORROW is the last day to sign-up for Secret Santa via the QR code in the Phone Zone or by following this link.
  • December 2 – 4 – Students will receive the name of their gift recipient via text.  
  • December 8 – 9 – Students need to bring their gifts to the assigned classroom.
  • December 13 – Students will pick up their Secret Santa gifts during lunch in the assigned grade-level classroom. 
    • 9th Grade: Mrs. Baker (214) 
    • 10th Grade: Mrs. Lipes (212) 
    • 11th Grade: Mr. Adams (216)
    • 12th Grade: Mrs. Clarkson (202) 
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The Annual Day of Giving
Thursday, December 8
Click here to donate now! – Greetings CCS family!  Our Annual Day of Giving is coming up.  In years past, your generosity has greatly enriched the lives of students at CCS through facilities enhancements, classroom improvements and campus beautification. Please reach out to Ellen Wentz or Liz Soncrant with any questions. 

Thursday, December 8 – Middle School Choral Arts Concert – All are welcome for this beautiful event. Click here to read more. The concerts are free; however, we will have a ticketed entrance because of our limited seating. Click here to get your tickets now!

    • When: 7:00 P.M.
    • Where: CCS Theater

 

Friday, November 9 – Upper School Christmas Convocation

 

Saturday, December 10 – Upper School Band Concert – Join the Upper School Band for our Christmas Concert, conducted for the first time by our new Music Director, Dwight Dillon-Seminario.  Also featuring student conductors! This is sure to be a fun-filled afternoon of music!

    • When: 1:00 P.M.
    • Where: CCS Gym

 

Saturday, December 10 – Cary Christmas Parade – Cary Christian will be in the Town of Cary’s Christmas Parade. This is a special time for our Kinderbuddies to come together and represent our school! Join us in cheering on our CCS students and families. They would love to see you there! 

    • When: 2:00 P.M.
    • Where: Downtown Cary

 

Saturday, December 10 – Rhetoric School Choral Arts Concert – All are welcome for this beautiful event. Click here to read more. The concerts are free; however, we will have a ticketed entrance because of our limited seating. Click here to get your tickets now!

    • When: 7:00 – 8:00 P.M.
    • Where: CCS Theater

 

Tuesday, December 13 – Board Meeting – All corporate members are invited to attend.

    • When: 7:00 – 8:00 P.M.
    • Where: CCS Theater

 

Thursday, December 15 – Friday, December 16 – Rhetoric School Semester Exams – Exam schedules will be posted in next week’s Knightly News.

Announcements

 

Christmas Dress-Down Days – To celebrate the Christmas season, our students will enjoy some fun dress-down days together.

    • Rhetoric School
      • Monday, December 12: Christmas Pajamas Day
      • Tuesday, December 13: Christmas Character Day
      • Wednesday, December 14: Christmas Sweater Day
    • Logic School
      • Thursday, December 15: Christmas Socks Day (with daily uniforms)
      • Friday, December 16: Christmas Outfit Day (wear red and green, Christmas sweaters or dresses, or any fun Christmas attire!)

 

Seminar

 

9th Grade: Thucydides’ Melian Dialogue, Aquinas on Just War Theory

    • Is war always wrong? If it isn’t, under what conditions is it right?

10th Grade: Bede’s The Ecclesiastical History of the English People

    • How can we best share the gospel with those who don’t yet know Christ?

11th Grade: John Milton’s Paradise Lost

    • How does the epic story of the Fall “justify the ways of God to man”?

Important Dates

 

Tuesday, December 6 – PSAT Results will be availablesoon for Sophomores and Juniors. Students will receive an access code emailed to the email address that you reported to College Board on the PSAT answer sheet.If you didn’t give an email address, then you can create a new account or access your existing College Board account to get your scores. We recommend you print out a copy of your score report and carefully review it. Parents and students can learn about the score reports atwww.SAT.org/scoresdemo 

 

Tuesday, December 13 – Alumni Lunch – Rhetoric School Students are encouraged to mingle with recent alumni. Be sure to greet alumni in the Common’s Area after you get your lunch. 

 

Tuesday, December 13 – Alumni Panel Discussion – ALL SENIORS are encouraged to attend a Panel Discussion with recent alumni during elective periodat 2:30 P.M in room 206.This is a great opportunity to learn from some recent CCS graduates about life after CCS and how God has worked in their lives during college. Seniors, come with your questions.If you need a pass to leave your elective that day, communicate with your elective teacher and get a pass from Mrs. McGinnis.

Arts

 

Artsonia Public Art Gallery – Check out our Student Art Gallery on the Artsonia website! It’s so fun to see our students glorifying God through their gifts and talents. Click here!

 

Athletics

 

Spring Sport Coaching Needs – These are stipend paid positions. If you are interested, please contact Jeff Poore, Director of Athletics at jpoore@carychristianschool.org.

    • Varsity Lacrosse
    • Logic School Track and Field
    • Logic School Girls’ Soccer
    • Logic School Boys’ Tennis

 

Varsity Spring Sports Interest Sign-Up Sheets – As we prepare for spring sports, Rhetoric Students are encouraged to sign up for the sport of their choice. These sheets are located on a table under the bulletin board at the beginning of the Rhetoric hallway near the hot lunch cabinet. The sheets will be out through December 16. Preseason optional practices may begin in early January depending on the coach’s preference (see your coach for details). Official tryouts begin Monday, February 13.

 

Baseline Concussion Testing – For parents of students interested in establishing a baseline for concussion, we are offering a free service through SWAY. An email went out from the athletic department to all current winter athletes with instructions. If you did not receive it, or you do not have a winter sports athlete, please reach out to Jeff Poore.

Parent Resources

Our prayer for our school is that the Lord would use Cary Christian to call each of our students to be rooted and grounded in love . . . filled with all the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:17-19).

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