Featured Items
POSTPONED:
Movie Night: Spirit:
Stallion of the Cimarron
More Information to Come
Sacramental Moments
Congratulations to the cast of Bloodlett, by Senior Evan Cameron, on an incredible performance at NCTC and receiving several top awards:
- SUPERIOR Rating by the Festival Adjudicators
- Production and Design Award for Excellence in Student Playwrighting and Direction to Evan Cameron
- Award for Excellence in Acting to Kendall Powell for her portrayal of Alice Ichor
- Festival Spirit Award to the Entire Cast and Crew of Bloodlett
The Rhetoric School Hoedown Dance was so much fun. Thank you to the Social Exec Team for putting on this great event! Click here for pictures from the event!
The Kindergarteners had a lot of fun cleaning out pumpkins and counting their seeds this week!
The 7th Graders enjoyed teaching the 3rd Graders about the Tabernacle this week. Both grades have been learning about the Tabernacle in their History classes!
The 8th Grade Art Exhibit highlighting The Pilgrims Progress, was a great success! Check out more of the art pieces in our photo gallery below!
Important Dates
Friday, November 11 – POSTPONED: 5th Grade Field Trip to Camp Flintlock – Due to the upcoming tropical storm and multiple sicknesses, we will postpone this field trip. We are planning to reschedule for Thursday, December 15. Please keep an eye out for future communications
Friday, November 11 – POSTPONED: Movie Night – We have decided to postpone movie night due to rain in the forecast. We are looking to reschedule in the spring. Please stay tuned for more details! If you are craving a community event, we would encourage you to mark your calendars for the grade-level Community Nights and help us spread the word!
Monday, November 14 – First Grade Community Night – First Grade students and families are invited to come out and enjoy some sweet fellowship with their classmates and families! We hope these community nights will allow our community to grow closer together while enjoying good food and having fun! Click here to see the dates for all our community nights! This document also includes the flier with the discount code.
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- When: 6:00 – 7:00 P.M.
- Where: City BBQ (Kildaire Farm Road in Cary)
Wednesday, November 16 – 2nd Quarter Midterms Posted (2nd-5th Grade) – Reports will be posted to your Veracross Parent Portals Wednesday afternoon. Please email your child’s teacher directly if you have any questions or concerns. All staff member emails are their first initial and last name@carychristianschool.org (example: gwashington@carychristianschool.org).
Thursday, November 17 – Saturday, November 19 – An Evening in the Tri-Light Zone – We are so excited for this evening of One Acts. Come join us for a night you won’t forget! Our Rhetoric School Students have worked hard and are excited to share their talents with you! Click here to read more and order your tickets!
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- Thursday, November 17 – 7:00 P.M. in the Theater
- Friday, November 18 – 7:00 P.M. in the Theater
- Saturday, November 19 – 1:00 P.M. in the Theater
- Saturday, November 19 – 7:00 P.M. in the Theater
Friday, November 18 – 4th Grade Field Trip to the Planetarium – 4th graders will further their studies of constellations and deep sky objects in the night sky as they travel to the Morehead Planetarium. They will sit where astronauts have trained, view a presentation in the dome theater, and marvel at the wonder of God’s creation.
Monday, November 21 – Tuesday, November 22 – 5th Grade Ocean Days – 5th graders are looking forward to two days of “fin”tastic ocean adventures. They will present their ocean animal research reports to an audience of peers and parents, followed by ocean-themed games, activities, and fun!
Monday, November 21 – Kindergarten Community Night – Kindergarten students and families are invited to come out and enjoy some sweet fellowship with their classmates and families! We hope these community nights will allow our community to grow closer together while enjoying good food and having fun!
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- When: 6:00 – 7:00 P.M.
- Where: Panera Bread (1001 Beaver Creek Commons Dr.)
Wednesday, November 23 – Friday, November 25 – Thanksgiving Break – No School. Enjoy time with your family! We are thankful for you!
Announcements
“Supply the Pie” – Thank you so much to everyone who has already signed-up. The deadline to sign-up for a pie is THIS Friday, November 11. A special way our community shows our love, gratitude, and appreciation for our staff and faculty is by providing them with a pie for their Thanksgiving holiday! We need all 106 pie slots accounted for! As an extra way to love on our staff this year, we have given you the opportunity to further donate to our teacher appreciation fund which will help raise additional funds for our Christmas festivities this year and next! This year you have three options:
Coats for the Cold – SSP Donations for Newport, Tennessee – Our Seniors are excited for their Senior Service Practicum and the ability to bless our brothers and sisters in Newport, Tennessee. Remember to bring in your gently used or new winter clothing. Donation collections happen each Friday between now and Thanksgiving!
Important Dates
Friday, November 11 – POSTPONED: Movie Night – We have decided to postpone movie night due to rain in the forecast. We are looking to reschedule in the spring. Please stay tuned for more details!
Wednesday, November 16 – 2nd Quarter Midterms Posted – Reports will be posted to your Veracross Parent Portals Wednesday afternoon. Please email your child’s teacher directly if you have any questions or concerns. All staff member emails are their first initial and last name@carychristianschool.org (example: gwashington@carychristianschool.org).
Thursday, November 17 – Saturday, November 19 – An Evening in the Tri-Light Zone – We are so excited for this evening of One Acts, come join us for a night you won’t forget! Our Rhetoric School Students have worked hard and are excited to share their talents with you! Click here to read more and order tickets!
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- Thursday, November 17 – 7:00 P.M. in the Theater
- Friday, November 18 – 7:00 P.M. in the Theater
- Saturday, November 19 – 1:00 P.M. in the Theater
- Saturday, November 19 – 7:00 P.M. in the Theater
Friday, November 18 – House for Logic and Rhetoric School – Upper School students (6th-12th), don’t forget to wear your house shirt!
Tuesday, November 21 – Engineering Elective Field Trip to NC State University
Wednesday, November 23 – Friday, November 25 – Thanksgiving Break – No School. Enjoy time with your family! We are thankful for you!
Announcements
SAVE THE DATE – March 13-17 – Drivers Education – We are excited to announce that Jordan Driving School and Cary Christian have teamed up to offer our students a Driver Education course in a remote learning format, online with a live instructor, during Spring Break 2023. The Knightly News will announce when Course Registration opens this winter! Questions? Email Lynanne Rhoades, lrhoades@carychristianschool.org
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- Date: March 13-17, 2023 (2nd week of Spring Break)
- Time: 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM Daily for 5 days
- Location: Home or anywhere you can use your laptop/WIFI without interruption.
- Age Requirement: 14 ½ years old by March 13, 2023
- Registration & Payments: Jordan Driving School
“Supply the Pie” – Thank you so much to everyone who has already signed-up. The deadline to sign-up for a pie is THIS Friday, November 11. A special way our community shows our love, gratitude, and appreciation for our staff and faculty is by providing them with a pie for their Thanksgiving holiday! We need all 106 pie slots accounted for! As an extra way to love on our staff this year, we have given you the opportunity to further donate to our teacher appreciation fund which will help raise additional funds for our Christmas festivities this year and next! This year you have three options:
Coats for the Cold – SSP Donations for Newport, Tennessee – Our Seniors are excited for their Senior Service Practicum and the ability to bless our brothers and sisters in Newport, Tennessee. Remember to bring in your gently used or new winter clothing. Donation collections happen each Friday between now and Thanksgiving.
Career Connections Database – Rhetoric School Parents, would you like to be in our database for Career Connection Day? Would you like to participate in speaking with a senior about your career and industry that you are in? Click here to complete this short survey by November 30.
Seminar
9th Grade – Twelve Angry Men: Are there things worth dying for? If so, what are they?
10th Grade – Boethius’ Consolations of Philosophy: If God is good and all-powerful, why does He allow evildoers to flourish?
11th Grade – Blaise Pascal, Pensées: What is the human predicament?
12th Grade – Constitution Article I, Article IV, Brutus I, Sentinel I, John DeWitt II, Speech Before Virginia Ratifying Convention: How does representation itself and the differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate combine to refine and enlarge the will of the people?
Announcements
Freshmen Student/Parent College Counseling Meeting Recap – Rhetoric school academics matter! Students should apply themselves to the best of their ability, since colleges will see semester grades on transcripts. Students, get involved in things that interest you: art, sports, music, clubs, volunteering, etc.These activities help round you out as a person and can give you leadership opportunities as you get older. If neither parent nor student were able to attend, the handouts will be placed in the student’s locker today. Click here to view the PowerPoint.
Career Connections Database – Rhetoric School Parents, would you like to be in our database for Career Connection Day? Would you like to participate in speaking with a senior about your career and industry that you are in? Click here to complete this short survey by November 30.
Arts
Thursday, November 17 – Saturday, November 19 – An Evening in the Tri-Light Zone – These three one-act plays will illuminate the themes of human nature, suspicion, vilification, assumption of motives, and identification of our true enemies. Click here to read more and GET YOUR TICKETS! Bloodlett was just awarded a SUPERIOR Performance award at the NCTC Festival, the highest award it could have received.
Save the Dates: Choral Arts Christmas Celebrations – Our Logic School and Concert Choirs are excited for their upcoming performances. Click here to read more. The concerts are free; however, we will have a ticketed entrance because of our limited seating.
Save the Date: Saturday, December 10 – Upper School Band Christmas Concert – Our Logic and Rhetoric School bands are looking forward to an enjoyable time celebrating Christmas and sharing what they have learned this semester!
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- When: 1:00 P.M.
- Where: CCS Gym
Athletics
Logic School Spring Sports Interest Sign-up – Next week at Mrs. Walsh’s desk Monday through Friday. If you think your child might want to participate in Girls’ Soccer, Track and Field, Boys’ Baseball, Boys’ Lacrosse, Boys’ Tennis, or Golf, please remind them to sign up.
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).
