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during Carpools
September 21-22
Parents & Students
5:00-6:30 P.M.
September 27
Submissions
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September 29
A Prayer for Students Applying to Colleges
Dear Jesus, I pray for your help and guidance in being accepted into college. I have a dream in my heart of being able to go to college so I can build toward my future. I have this particular college on my mind for the following reasons….
I pray that you will be in every detail of the application process, including helping me meet the deadlines and helping all of the required recommendations and test scores arrive safely. Please guide me as I fill out the application to be able to express myself well so that those reviewing my application will see my potential. I pray that you will be with me daily as I wait to hear back on the admission decision.
I thank you that you promise in the Bible, “For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’” (Jeremiah 29:11). Please give me a bigger idea of the kinds of plans you have for my future. Help me to trust you and ask for your guidance in finding a better alternative if I’m not accepted where I want to go. I ask these things in the name of the Great Teacher, Jesus Christ. Amen. (by Karen Barber, adapted)
School-Wide Information
– IMPORTANT DATES –
Thursday & Friday, September 21-22 – Food Drive – The Service Executive Team students are collecting non-perishable (canned or prepackaged) food items for Dorcas Ministries food pantry during the morning and afternoon carpool times. They will be stationed near the Lower School doors. Buckets will be positioned upstairs for donations made by Upper School families. Thank you for your support!
Monday-Tuesday, September 25-26 – Association of Classical Christian Schools Regional Summit – Cary Christian School’s leadership is honored to host administrators from nine schools, ACCS representatives, and ACCS corporate partners on our campus next week. This is an opportunity to share wisdom and help grow the mission of classical Christian education in our nation. (CCS is an accredited ACCS school.)
Tuesday, September 26 – Parents in Prayer Group – Please join us for an opportunity to gather with Lower School parents and pray for the teachers, administrators, students, and families at Cary Christian School. This group will meet on the last Tuesday of every month (except December and May).
- When: 8:30 – 9:15 A.M.
- Where: Pavilion
Friday, September 29 – Early Release for Fall Break! – This is a Cary Christian School spirit day, so wear your CCS gear! Please click here to review the Non-Uniform Day guidelines. No My Hot Lunch Box or After-School Care programs will be provided. On Early Release Days, there is no lunchtime. Students need to bring a substantial snack and water bottle.
Dismissal Times –
Grades 9-12: 11:45 A.M.
Grades K-8: 12:15 P.M.
Monday-Friday, October 2-6 & October 9-13 – Fall Break (school closed)
– ANNOUNCEMENTS –
Collections for Senior Service Practicum (SSP) – Are you cleaning out your closets over Fall Break? Please put aside ANY cold weather items that you wish to give away for our “Coats for the Cold” collection that will start the week of November 13 for our annual trip to Tennessee. Stay tuned for more information!
Apply Now for Siblings – 2024-2025 School Year – We encourage you to apply now, as we have already received many applications for the 2024-25 school year. There are two ways to access the application: (1) Go to your Parent Portal on Veracross where there is an “Apply to CCS” tab on the left, or (2) go to the CCS website where you will see the “Apply Now” button on the home page.
Registration for This Year’s 23rd Annual CCS Golf Classic Is Open!
- When: Monday, October 30
- Where: Prestonwood Country Club
- Register Here
- Become a Sponsor
If you would like to volunteer or have any questions, please contact Ellen Wentz at ewentz@carychristianschool.org.
Lower School (K-5th)
– IMPORTANT DATES –
Friday, September 22 – Kindergarten Assembly – The Kindergarten classes will take the stage to present songs and a sound off from our Patriotic Unit. The children are excited to welcome family and friends to the theater to share all that they have learned! This first assembly is a milestone you don’t want to miss!
- When: 11:00 A.M.
- Where: Theater
Friday, September 22 – 4th Grade Wild Boy Day (on-campus experience) – After reading My Side of the Mountain, students will enjoy eating wilderness foods as did Sam in the story: “‘Wild boy!’ he shouted. ‘What a sanguine smell. What a purposeful fire. Breakfast in a tree. Son, I toil from sunup to sundown, and never have I lived so well!'”
Fifth Grade Field Trip (rescheduling from Sept. 22) – Students will have a super fun day on campus instead! Parents received an email with more information from Mrs. Gardner. Stay tuned for the rescheduled date.
Wednesday, September 27 – K-2 Community Night at Goodberry’s – 3:00 P.M. until closing – Stop by for a sweet treat with friends any time after school at the 1146 Kildaire Farm Road location. Be sure to mention Cary Christian School when you order and 20% of the sales will benefit our school!
Thursday, September 28 – First Grade Space Camp – First graders will be blasting into space for astronaut training by participating in a variety of hands-on activities, reinforcing their learning of the handiwork of God through the Solar System.
Thursday, September 28 – Kindergarten Walking Tour to Downtown Cary – As part of their Community Helpers Unit, Kindergarten students will visit downtown Cary’s library, police station, fire station, and a bakery. The students have delighted in learning about living in community with one another.
Thursday, September 28 – Second Grade Grand Egyptian Feast – The second graders are looking forward to sampling a variety of foods while wearing their grand Egyptian costumes. They will make an Egyptian crown, participate in a few games children played in ancient Egypt, and make a wooden toy of their own.
Friday, September 29 – Third Grade Greek Olympics – In History, third graders have been learning about Ancient Greece. Next Friday, the third grade city-states of Coville, Navasa, and Downington will compete in the CCS Olympics. There will be some notable changes. For example, we plan on wearing clothes and don’t intend to fight to the death! Also, you can expect our athletes to give all of the honor and glory to the one true God instead of Zeus.
Friday, September 29 – Fourth Grade Body Systems Day – To complete their study of the human body, fourth graders will hear from Dr. Hartman as he uses an echocardiogram on Mr. Seitz’s heart, dissect an animal heart specimen with our Rhetoric School biology students, and demonstrate the function of the diaphragm by building a model of the respiratory system.
Upper School (6th-12th)
– IMPORTANT DATES –
Tutors Are Available to Help! – The list of CCS-approved high school student tutors is now linked on the Veracross Parent and Student Portals and HERE. Students have provided their availability and preference of subjects for $15/session. Arrangements and payments are handled directly between the tutor and the hiring parent. The upstairs Commons Area is available on weekdays after school until 4:00 P.M. If you have any questions or concerns, please email the Tutor Coordinator, Isaac Young, or the Academic Dean Mr. Kevin Seitz.
CANCELLED! – The Jordan Driving School driver education class that we hoped to offer CCS students during October Fall Break is now cancelled. As an alternative, Jordan Driving School is giving CCS students access to register on their website jordandriving.com for their “Private Schools/Charter/and Other Select Schools” live online classes for the Fall, Winter, and Saturdays. Questions? Email JDS representative Susanna Langdon at slangdon@jordandriving.com or Mrs. Rhoades at LRhoades@carychristianschool.org in our Upper School.
College Counseling
College Lunchtime Visits – Juniors & Seniors – Visit with at least five college/university representatives! These representatives travel a great distance to visit with our students. We have made it easy for students to quickly visit and talk with them. Juniors and Seniors, sign up through your Scoir account. Parents are also invited to attend. Come to the Commons Area for 10 minutes during your lunch break (12:20-1:05 P.M.).
- Tuesday, September 26:
- Christopher Newport University
- East Carolina University
- Florida Southern College
- Wheaton College
- Thursday, September 28:
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Catawba College
- Geneva College
- Randolph-Macon College
Wednesday, September 27 – College Fair – Rhetoric School students and parents, please join us in the gymnasium where over 20 colleges will be visiting with lots of information to share. Please click HERE to see our participating colleges!
- When: 5:00 – 6:30 P.M.
- Where: Gym
Thursday, October 19 (8:00 – 11:00 A.M.) – All Freshmen will take a Digital Adaptive Practice PSAT in school to get familiar with the digital format. Freshmen need to sign up no later than September 28 through Compass Prep using this link.
Thursday, October 19 (8:00 – 11:00 A.M.) – All Sophomores and Juniors will take the Digital Adaptive PSAT in school. All students are required to bring a fully charged laptop that will hold a 3-4 hour charge. There is no fee, as this test was included in tuition and fees.
AP Exam-Only Registration – Open until October 28 – There are 2 steps to registering. Registration closes on October 28. Students who are in AP Classes at CCS (AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Physics) are already registered and have paid for the corresponding AP Exam. No further action is needed from students in our AP Classes.
- Students must register here for AP Exams on their College Board.
- Students or parents must pay the $115 through the Veracross Parent Portal.
- Joining Codes
- Click here to access Ms. Smith’s AP Informational PowerPoint.
Seniors – To schedule meetings via Calendly with Ms. Laura Smith, please use this link.
Co-Curriculars
– ARTS –
Art Contest – Friday, September 29 deadline – All students (K-12) are invited to participate in our first ever Christmas Card Art Contest. Students will submit designs focused on the theme “A Classical Christmas.” Artwork will focus on an architectural feature of a campus building or structure of the school and any other Christmas elements that the artist would like to add. Entries are due by the end of the school day on Friday, September 29. The winner’s art will be featured on this year’s school Christmas card, and he or she will also receive $25 to the CCS school spirit store. Click here for more details.
Rhetoric School Drama is producing a Fairytale Double Feature this fall, which includes Snow White: The Queen’s Fair Daughter (Based on the Olenberg manuscript and early versions of the Brothers Grimm tale) and Little Red Riding Hood: Grandmother’s Tale (based on the oral, pre- 1690 tale The Grandmother’s Tale); Little Red Riding Hood, by Charles Perrault (1697); and Little Red Cap, by the Brothers Grimm (1812)]. These plays have been cast, and rehearsals are well underway. We are preparing to take Red Riding Hood to the NCTC (North Carolina Theatre Conference) Regional High School Play Festival at the end of October.
Logic School Advanced/NCTC Drama is producing Journey to the World’s Edge, based on the Irish fairytale. We are in the process of casting and beginning rehearsals in Logic School Advanced/NCTC Drama. We will be taking this play to the Regional NCTC Middle School Play Festival in March.
– ATHLETICS –
2023-24 Athletic Pass – CCS families, please save this Athletics Pass image to your phone to present for free admission into all home sporting events. Feel free to share with family who may be coming to watch as well. If you do not have the pass, the gate attendant will ask you to pay for admittance.
Swimming and Wrestling Evaluations – Stay tuned for upcoming information!
Home Athletic Games – Cheer on your CCS Knights! Click here for the game schedule.
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).
