Please check your email inbox for a message from Ryan Kelly, Head of School. As part of Carrollwood Day School's periodic self-study process, we are conducting a formal survey of our constituents. This survey is sent to all current parents, faculty/staff and students in grades 5 - 12. The survey will take approximately ten minutes to complete and all responses are anonymous and confidential. Please take a few moments to complete this survey before Friday, December 15. Your responses will help to enhance the school and plan for the future of the school.
Please contact Erma Ruffkess if you did not receive an email with the survey link.
DON'T MISS OUT!
ADMISSIONS FOR CDS SIBLINGS
Our Admissions Department has been very busy giving tours and meeting with families interested in enrolling their children at CDS next year. Based on current enrollment and applicant interest, we know that we will be full in several grades. In order to avoid disappointment for current families with children they would like to enroll at CDS for the first time next year, we are asking our current families to notify the admissions department ASAP about those siblings so that we may start planning.
Please email Charlotte Benziger to start the admissions process and to place your name on the list.
Applications are available now for new students, while re-enrollment information for current CDS students will be sent home in January.
Photographs ordered from Studio Artistry for students in grades 1 - 12 have been given to students to bring home.
- Some elementary pictures may have been sent home before Thanksgiving break.
- Middle school and upper school pictures were passed out this week.
- ECC pictures have not been received from the photographer yet.
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School Directories have arrived! Students in grades 1 - 12 will receive the directories to bring home this week. One directory is being sent home to each family. ECC students will receive their directories beginning Thursday. The contact information contained in the printed School Directory can also be accessed online through My BackPack.
Considerable effort and attention is put into compiling and proofreading the School Directory, but inevitably there will be some errors. We apologize for any typos and/or oversights. Please note, all contact information published in the directory is pulled from families' My BackPack accounts. If your listing needs to be corrected, please update your profile on My BackPack or contact Charlotte Benziger at cbenziger@carrollwooddayschool.org.
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Please remind your children to bring home their pictures (if ordered) and your family's copy of the School Directory.
I Never Saw Another Butterfly is a moving one-act play based on the poetry created in a concentration camp by the Jewish children of Prague. The play details children’s account of life during the Holocaust. It is a heavy emotional piece.
Online ticket sales will end at 9:00 pm tonight. Tickets may be purchased at the door, cash or check only.
The play contains mature content and themes and is not recommended for children younger than 7th grade.
The next Gala Committee Meeting is
Monday, December 4
8:45 a.m. - Elementary Multi-Purpose Room
Come be part of the party planning fun!
No experience necessary!
You should have received an auction packet in the mail with information on how you can contribute to the success of this important fundraising event!
Send YOUR best SNAPSHOTS for the YEARBOOK!
Yearbook photographers can’t be everywhere, so if you’ve got great photos of school events, please share them with us.
The more photos you share, the better our yearbook will be for everyone! It’s easy; submit your photos today!
Look for #WeAreCDS on social media!
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NO SCHOOL
Winter Break
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18 - TUESDAY, JANUARY 2
SCHOOL RESUMES ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3
NOON DISMISSALS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8
No After Care at either campus
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15
Beginning of Winter Break
After Care is open at both campuses
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3
After Care is open at both campuses
Help us roll out the red carpet to welcome our newest students and their family!
Charlotte F. - 7th Grade (Mrs. Jenkins)
Michael F. - 11th Grade (Dr. Hallett)
Welcome to the Counselors’ Corner!
The spot to find ideas, tips, resources and cutting edge research on how and why CDS is committed to authentically promoting empathic, caring students.
Our first focus is Taking it Up a Notch: Following from our continued collaboration with Dr. Michele Borba, and based on YOUR survey feedback, every grade level in every division spent the afternoon of November 15th formulating action plans grounded in authenticity, current research, proven best practices, and most importantly, your feedback. Why spend an entire day on building empathy?
This article sums it up:
As we enter into the holiday season, please consider supporting the CDS Annual Giving Program. It signals your confidence in our mission to inspire confident, compassionate, independent and creative thinkers who embrace lifelong learning.
Thank you to all who have donated to the 2017-2018 Annual Giving Program. We appreciate you supporting our goal of 100% participation.
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It should be no surprise to you that word of mouth is our most effective marketing tool. We hope you will invite your family, friends, and neighbors to visit our website and learn more about our application process!
Got Spirit? Give Spirit!
Spread cheer with Patriot Spirit Gear!
Treat Patriot fans of all ages to high quality fan apparel that they will love!
The Booster Club is excited to offer an online Spirit Store that ships directly to your door!
Current products available are polos, tanks, t-shirts, jackets, jerseys, hats, visors, and spirit gear.
Winter Sports Bling Shirts!
Basketball - Soccer - Wrestling
Three styles of long sleeve shirts are available.
Click on the button below to download an order form with all styles, colors and pricing information.
Decorate your tree with an exclusive Patriot Pride Christmas tree ornament.
They are available at the front desk in International Square for $10 each.
- Make your 2017-2018 Annual Giving gift.
- Purchase tickets to I Never Saw A Butterfly
- 8th Grade and 12th Grade Parents:
Order yearbook ads online - 9th & 10th Grade Parents: Sign up for Silicon Valley Trip
- US Visual Arts: Sign up for NYC Trip
- Be a Star! Join Friends of the Performing Arts!
- Show your Patriot Pride! Join the Booster Club!
- Order Ladies' Bling Shirts
- Set up your child' payment account for lunch from Flik at myschoolbucks.com.
The "Things to Know" tab keeps information parents may need to know at your fingertips:
- Hurricane Irma Make Up Days
- ECC and Elementary After Care Information
- After School Policies for Middle School and Upper School
- Policies for reporting absences and tardies for ECC, elementary, MS and US students
- How to access the Online Student Directory
- How to access Schoology
- Community and Service at CDS
- DP Longterm Assignments