School Photos - (Sept. 30 - Oct. 3)
It’s time for the Elementary School students to be photographed. We have arranged for a professional photographer to come to school from September 30 - October 3rd, 2018. She will photograph each student individually as well as take a class group photo. Parents will have the option of selecting one of the packages outlined on the envelope that was sent home.
To order photographs, write your child’s name and class code on the envelope and check the package you would like to order. It is necessary to fill out a SEPARATE ENVELOPE FOR EACH CHILD IN YOUR FAMILY. Please include the money in the envelope and send it with your child on the day his/her picture is scheduled. Click here for ES Photo Schedule 18-19
If you would like to take a Sibling photo, this will be after school starting 3:15 pm on Tuesday, October 2nd, or Wednesday, October 3rd ONLY in the Grade 1 Common Room (1st floor). Sign-up sheet will be in the office starting September 23rd.
All orders should be paid in Egyptian currency. No checks are accepted and exact change is required. A make-up day will be scheduled for students who are absent or need to be retaken at a later date.
For those who would like a family photo at an additional cost, you may arrange a separate appointment with the photographer: Kathrin Sombold (0100-566-0979), email: ksombold@gmail.com.
We expect all photos will be returned in time for the winter holidays.
Skyward Directory Parent Email
Dear CAC Parents,
This year, due to the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), we will no longer print and distribute a hard copy of the CAC Family Directory. We will, however, be making family contact information available through our Student Information System, Skyward. The Skyward directory has some great features: you can search for families by homeroom or by grade level. You can choose which contact information you wish to include and you can print your search results. However, each family which agrees, needs to “opt-in” to the directory; in other words, families need to verify that they would like to make their contact information available to other CAC families. If you choose not to opt-in, your contact details will not be listed in the Skyward directory.
To opt-in to the directory, please log into Skyward Family Access:
1- Click on the “My Account” link at the top:
2- In the School Directory section, Tick the “Add family” checkbox if you wish to be listed in the online directory and select the information to be included:
3- Click on the “Save” button at the top right:
4- The contact information you agreed to publish will be listed in the online directory shared with CAC parents:
I hope you have had a chance to review your contact information on Skyward Family Access, in order to make sure that the data we have on record is accurate. Please go to the Account settings to check the accuracy of the information:
If you need any technical help with Skyward’s Family Access, the Technology department will be available to support you if you drop in to the Technology Center (ground floor of the Middle School Building) on Tuesday, September 25th between 8:00 am and 10:00 am, or between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm
Please understand that if you do choose to print the data to have it easily accessible at home, that it is confidential and should be destroyed when you no longer need it.
With kind regards,
Danya Amin
Registrar
Counseling Corner
Great Resource: Social Media
We are all influenced by the images that we see on the web, in magazines and on television. One way that we can help support our children in debunking the images that they see in magazines, commercials and on the internet is to help them determine the the purpose behind what they are seeing. An Australian based parent website has a great article about how to teach children the different advertising strategies and how to make a game of determining which is being used. The more they know, the more they won’t be swayed by what they see. Check it out. raising children.net
Guidance Update: “Are you looking for blame or are you looking for solutions?”
In guidance students are reviewing the Problem Solving Steps we use to solve conflicts respectfully. Click the song link to view a fun, short video on all 4 of the problem solving steps. Problem Solving Song
The 1st step in the process is to Say the Problem Without Blame. Students are learning to stay away from blaming words, such as, always, never, because of you and it's’ all your fault. Instead, we are using words such as, we, both, want, need and feel. Stating a problem without blaming someone is not an easy thing to do, especially when emotions are high. Using non-blaming language, such as “we both want,” takes the focus away from blaming a person and puts the focus on solving the problem instead. Here are some examples of blaming versus non-blaming problem statements.
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Blaming Problem Statement
“He is always hogging the swing”
“He never lets me finish my turn!”
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Non-Blaming Problem Statement
“We both want to use the swing at the same time.”
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“She’s cheating! She got tagged and she is it!”
“She’s lying! I wasn’t tagged!”
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We disagree about who is “it”.
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We’ve included a flowchart of the problem solving steps via the link below. This chart is user friendly for all sorts of problems, at home and school. We hope you find it useful.
Problem Solving Flow Chart
After School Activities
Our first week went very smooth, thanks to all parents who shared the ASA schedules with their children every day.
Starting next week, students in grades 1-5 will be going to their ASAs independently. Please remind your child to come to the ES Activities office (located next to Greco) if they are not sure where to go.
Please note that students must attend the activities that they signed up for.
Students who miss 2 unexcused ASA classes without prior notification, may risk being removed from that activity and parents will be notified. They may not join other activities in the same session.
If your child has to miss an ASA class for any reason, or decides to cancel an activity, please click here > Form
We need to know that information asap so we can enroll other students who are in the waiting lists. Waiting lists will expire by October 7th.
To know more about ASA Attendance, please click here > Attendance & Commitment
Repeated Announcements
Important Attendance Information
Dear Parents,
In order to check your child’s detailed attendance report, please follow these steps:
1- Login to www.cacegypt.org
2- CAC Dashboard
3- Skyward icon
4- Go to family icon
5- Click on attendance and you will see your child’s total attendance for the year.
Information about the Attendance Policy can be found in the handbook link available on the CAC website: www.cacegypt.org > Learning > Elementary School >Elementary Handbook
Click here for the 2018-2019 handbook link : Elementary Handbook (Pages 50 - 51)
Attendance Timeline Information 2018 - 2019
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Trimester 1
Aug. 27 - Nov. 8
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Trimester 2
Nov. 11 - Feb. 20
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Trimester 3
Feb. 24 - June 12
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School days
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52
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55
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66
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Absence
15 % of Trimester
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8 days
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8 days
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10 days
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Absence more than 15% of Trimester
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Students receive only comments on report cards, no grades
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Recently admitted students
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Students who were here at least 50% of the trimester will receive grades and comments.
Students who were here less than 50% of the trimester will only receive comments.
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Dismissal Card - New System
Dismissal cards allow a designated adult to pick-up your child. By you giving the card to the designated pick-up person you are authorizing that adult to pick up your child. The card would then be shown to security in order for the student to be allowed off campus. The card allows for pick-up at the front or back gate only, not campus access. Examples, a driver, nanny or arranged playdate adult would show your child’s dismissal card at the gate in order for your child to be allowed off campus. Cards can be ordered from the Parent Dashboard the first week of October.
In the meantime, please send an email to your child’s teacher detailing the full names of the designated adult, your child and date before 1:00 pm on the day. This allows time for the school to inform security and ES office.
We ask that playdates be arranged ahead of time. Parents can give a dismissal card to allow pick-up.
MAP Assessment Information - Grades 3, 4 and 5
Please click the link for further information and see grade level blog for class schedule information coming soon.
Niall Williams nwilliams@cacegypt.org
Curriculum/IB/AP Coordinator
Food Services in the School
The School contracts with food service vendors to provide opportunities to purchase food items on campus. Hot lunch is catered for KG-Grade 5. The menu was created from parents’ and students’ recommendations. NOTE: The PTO organizes pizza bi-weekly on Mondays.
Check the Eagle Eye for weekly lunch menu. Payment is made at CAC’s cashier in our Welcome Center. Minimum payment of 500 LE per student is required. Your Skyward secure online food service tab is part of your Skyward account and the link can be found on your parent dashboard. This system will support if you have more than one child in our division as each child has a personalized bracelet which will register who, when and cost of each hot lunch purchased. Parents, you can view this on their Skyward account.
Health/Photo Permission Updates
Skyward is our student information system which hosts all the important data such as emergency contact, health information and other information related to students. It is important that this data is current so that we can use this data for the school-related travel and for emergencies. Kindly check that the information we have for your child is accurate. If not, please log in to your Skyward parent account and update the information. Also, parents are required to provide medical authorization at the beginning of the year, which can now be done through Skyward. We no longer send paper copies home. However, new students and students in grades 3 will still need to hand in a doctor's physical examination by Sept. 27, 2018.
Kindly update this information by Sept. 27, 2018. Students whose health records are not updated will not be permitted to attend school after Sept. 27, 2018.
Our intention is to minimize the number of emails sent to parents to collect student information for various activities. In order to achieve that, the student information on Skyward must be current. Kindly help us by keeping your information current on Skyward Family Access.
If you have questions about this information, please reply to this address: skumar@cacegypt.org.
If you have technical questions, please direct them to technology@cacegypt.org.
Thanks and regards,
Santha Kumar
Director of Information Services
