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2018-2019 SCHOOL DIRECTORY

School Directory

The 2018-2019 Student Directories have arrived!

One directory was sent home earlier this week to each family with a child in ECC through middle school and to upper school families who ordered a directory at the beginning of the year.

An online directory is always available to parents on My BackPack.

SUPPORT THE PERFORMING ARTS @ CDS

Become a Friend of the Performing Arts

Friends of the Performing Arts (FOPA) provide support for all performing art productions produced at CDS throughout the year. Members at all levels receive free admission to all CDS Performing Arts productions with additional benefits available based on the level of membership.

This is the perfect time to join FOPA.

The first performance of the 2018-2019 season will be on Saturday, November 10. The season opens with a combined MS & US One Act Festival.
On Saturday, December 1, the upper school DP students will perform the deeply moving play, The Laramie Project. As with last year's performance of I Never Saw Another Butterfly, CDS performers are committed to shining a light on the power of hope, even in times of darkness.
The final production of the season will bring everyone's favorite nanny, Mary Poppins to the CDS stage!

Click here for more information or to sign up today!

SUMMER EXPERIENCE

Summer Experience

Summer is a time for travel, discovery,
adventures, and family.

Hockey Star

Click here to learn some interesting hockey facts from Wyatt, hockey fan extraordinaire!

STUDIO 54 - HELP MAKE THE MAGIC

Studio 54 Gala

November 7, 2018
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Please join us for breakfast
and a chance to win a ticket to the Gala!

Home of Tsasha Facteau

RSVP by Friday, November 2nd

ADMISSIONS NEWS

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.

TO DO LIST

Purchase Lunch and Ice Cream tickets for International Carnival
Register for Session 2 After School Programs
- ECC After School
- Bearss Avenue Campus After School
Sign up to lend musical instruments to the Mini Musical Instrument Museum in the Elementary DREAM Lab
Be a Star! Join Friends of the Performing Arts!
Show your Patriot Pride! Join the Booster Club!
7th Grade: Sign up for Crystal River Trip
Set up your child' payment account for lunch from Flik at myschoolbucks.com.

CDS IS SOCIAL

Watch CDS Taking Flight on our social media pages!

NO SCHOOL

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25Upper School Conference Day
No School Grades 9 - 12
ECC and Grades 1 - 8 have regular classes MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Veterans Day

NOON DISMISSAL

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
International Festival and Carnival
There is no After Care at either campus

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16
Fall Break Begins
After Care is available at both campuses

SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING

Safe School Helpline

The Safe School Helpline is not for issues that are emergencies or immediate in nature.
If there is an emergency, please call 911
(9-911 from a campus phone)
then contact the CDS Security Office

LOST AND FOUND

Lost & Found

The Welcome Center at the Bearss Avenue campus has a number of unclaimed valuables. Please check with Jill or Cindy if you (or your child) are missing glasses, a phone, and Beats headphones.

Reminder: Lost and Found cabinets are located in the main building. The cabinets are emptied on the last Friday of each month and prior to all extended school breaks.

PARENT PROGRAM

An Evening with Jeff Yalden
Tuesday, November 6
7:00 pm | Theatre

Mental Health: What do parents need to know?

In this important program for parents, Jeff Yalden, America’s #1 Teen Motivational and Mental Health Speaker, will address mental health issues with a focus on eliminating the stigma, raising awareness, and preventing teen suicide. This program is recommended for parents with children of all ages. Meet Jeff Yalden.

COUNSELORS' CORNER

Manage Screen Time

iOS 12 introduces new features to reduce interruptions and manage Screen Time

Addressing the topic of social media regularly is important because it is constantly developing and students are almost always “plugged in.”

Since we do support technology at CDS and encourage students to have and use devices, we always want to inform and update parents of any new supports we find that could be beneficial in ensuring your child has a safe and healthy screen time balance.

iOS 12 has introduced a new feature to reduce interruptions and manage screen time. Parents can now set downtime restrictions, see the amount of time certain apps and websites are accessed, set time limits for specific apps, and more.

Please spend some time getting familiar with the new options available through the update and how you can assist your child in ensuring they have a healthy balance to their screen time usage.