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In order to comply with social distancing requirements, each bus route will be limited to 20 riders.

Due to this unprecedented time with the potential spread of COVID-19, CDS has reviewed our policies and procedures and adapted them to ensure health and safety for all.  The following protocols have been put in place to keep our school buses safe for our students and drivers:

• Parents must check student’s temperature prior to boarding the bus
  • Children's temperatures will be checked at school before they can enter their classroom; if their temperature is 100.4 or higher parents will be contacted to come pick up their child.
• Students will be required to wear approved face coverings on the bus
• Sanitizer will be available on the bus (for students in 1st grade and older)
• Social distancing will be strictly followed on the bus with one child per bench; occupancy will be limited to 20 students
• Weather permitting, windows will be kept open

Visit the CDS Transportation page on the website for additional information including pricing and forms to sign up to ride the bus.

Florida's 2020 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday will be Friday, August 7 through Sunday, August 9, 2020. 

No sales tax will be collected on purchases of clothing and shoes under $60 per item; backpacks, handbags and wallets, under $60 per item; school supplies priced $15 or less per item, and computers and accessories under $1,000.

As we prepare to return to on-campus learning, policies and procedures have been updated to provide the best and safest educational experience for our students and faculty during these unprecedented circumstances. Recognizing that conditions have changed throughout these past four months and are likely to change even after school opens, we will continue to be nimble and adjust as conditions evolve.

Please take time to review these mitigation measures with your family so we can all do our part to keep our community safe.

LOWER SCHOOL Back to School
Policies & Procedures

Middle School Back to School
Policies & Procedures

Upper School Back to School
Policies & Procedures

Visit the
SUMMER 2020
page on the website

for helpful information and important materials you will need prior to the beginning of the school year — all in one place. This page will continue to be updated throughout the summer.

• How to update your My BackPack information
• Required "Back to School" Forms and new Magnus Health app
• Summer Assignments
• School Supply Lists

SUMMER 2020 PAGE

Carrollwood Day School will resume in-person, on-campus teaching and learning for the 2020 - 2021 school year beginning the week of August 10, 2020.

RETURN TO SCHOOL PLAN

RETURN TO SCHOOL SAFETY POLICIES

Parents are requested to complete a "Return to School" form by Thursday, July 23, 2020 indicating their preference for their child to return to on-campus learning or to remain at home and participate in CDS's Adaptable Learning Plan. 

If we do not receive a completed form for your child, by July 23, we will plan for them to be on campus when school resumes in August.

COMPLETE THE RETURN TO SCHOOL FORM

Risse Brothers is open for in-store and online shopping all summer. Shipping and curbside pick-up are available for online orders.

CDS Uniform List

Risse Brothers' Safety Measures

PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF CLOTHING FOR THE CDS ANNUAL USED UNIFORM SALE AT THIS TIME.

This event has not yet been scheduled.

The Flik team will be back preparing homemade, from scratch lunches with one difference this year:  All lunches will be pre-packed and ready to serve for safety, speed, and convenience.

Families will be able to pre-order lunch via the new Nutrislice website, where you can view the menus, order, and pay with a credit card or opt to set up a declining balance account.

Pricing will remain the same as last year:

• $7.00 MS/US Combo

• $6.25 LS (Elementary) Combo

• $5.25 ECC Combo

All Lower School lunches will need to be pre-ordered through Nutrislice. Elementary students will not be going through a lunch line. Their pre-ordered boxed lunches will be brought to their classroom.

Middle school and upper school students will be able to pre-order OR go through the line by the kitchen OR purchase lunch from the food truck. Although the salad bar will be closed, there will be a variety of prepackaged salad available. All pre-ordered lunches will be picked up at the Swain Concession Stand.

As we prepare to return to on-campus learning, policies and procedures have been updated to provide the best and safest educational experience for our students and faculty during these unprecedented circumstances. Recognizing that conditions have changed throughout these past four months and are likely to change even after school opens, we will continue to be nimble and adjust as conditions evolve.

Please take time to review these mitigation measures with your family so we can all do our part to keep our community safe.

LOWER SCHOOL Back to School
Policies & Procedures

Visit the
SUMMER 2020
page on the website

for helpful information and important materials you will need prior to the beginning of the school year — all in one place. This page will continue to be updated throughout the summer.

• How to update your My BackPack information
• Required "Back to School" Forms and new Magnus Health app
• Summer Assignments
• School Supply Lists

SUMMER 2020 PAGE

If you purchased a school supply kit online in June, your student will receive their supply packs at their teacher meeting in August. 

Kindergarten students who did not order a supply pack should purchase their school supplies on their own.

School Supplies List

Reminder:  Florida's 2020 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday will be Friday, August 7 through Sunday, August 9, 2020.

Kindergarten students are required to wear a CDS uniform to school each day. (Kindergarten students do not wear a PE uniform.) Risse Brothers is the official provider of CDS uniforms.

Risse Brothers is open for in-store and online shopping all summer. Shipping and curbside pick-up are available for online orders.

CDS Uniform List

Risse Brothers' Safety Measures

Traditionally, the PTO hosts a USED UNIFORM SALE each year. We are still working on the logistics to see if we can safely host this event this year.  Parents will be notified by email if this event is scheduled.

Since safety is our #1 priority, these will be "child only" visits. (Parents, are asked to please wait in your car.) Teachers will be sending parents videos to introduce themselves on Friday, August 7.

Super Heroes wear masks...
and so can you!

All students in PreK 3 - grade 12 will be required to wear a face mask or other face covering when in school. If your child is not yet accustomed to wearing a face mask, now is the time to help your child become comfortable with wearing a face mask.

Here are some ideas to help introduce wearing a face mask to your child:

• Keep it Positive
  Children mirror the opinions and emotions of the adults in their lives.  It can be unsettling for a child to see others in masks and covering their own face can also make kids uncomfortable.  Talk to your children about how they are feeling and focus on the positive aspects of a mask rather than the negatives of the virus. Let them know that masks can help keep us and other people in our family and school healthy! Masks protect our own noses and mouths from germs, but wearing a mask can also protect others because it keeps our germs from spreading.
• Practice wearing masks at home
  Practice is the best way to get used to the feeling of wearing a face mask. Put one on yourself at home so your child can see that it is not scary. Try putting the mask on a doll or stuffed animal to help your child get more comfortable with this. When faces are partly hidden by masks, kids can't see the friendly smile or familiar look that usually puts them at ease. Practice reading people's expressions when they are wearing masks by looking at their eyes and eyebrows.
• Find some role models
  Lots of heroes and helpers have always worn masks. Doctors, nurses, and dentists wear masks. And, of course, Super Heroes wear masks. We can all be Super Heroes by wearing our mask. 
• Let them make it their own
  Let your child help choose the colors or pick out their own masks. Kids can also decorate their face masks with stickers or fabric markers. Allowing them to get creative with the mask will help them feel like they have more control and will help them feel more comfortable with it.

Each student will be supplied with one mask, and will need to bring a clean mask to school each day. Please take these next few weeks to find what works best for your child.

Check the "Health & Safety" tab on the COVID-19 Information Hub for links to the CDC on how to properly wear and care for face masks.

Lunch Service will begin on Monday, August 17. 

Flik will once again offer homemade, from scratch lunches for ECC students on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays. Lunches will need to be pre-ordered and paid for using Nutrislice, a digital ordering solution.

As we prepare to return to on-campus learning, policies and procedures have been updated to provide the best and safest educational experience for our students and faculty during these unprecedented circumstances. Recognizing that conditions have changed throughout these past four months and are likely to change even after school opens, we will continue to be nimble and adjust as conditions evolve.

Please take time to review these mitigation measures with your family so we can all do our part to keep our community safe.

LOWER SCHOOL Back to School
Policies & Procedures

Lunch Service will begin on Thursday, August 13. 

Flik will once again offer homemade, from scratch lunches.  Lunches will need to be pre-ordered and paid for using Nutrislice, a digital ordering solution. Lunches will be individually packaged and delivered to the elementary classrooms.

If you purchased a school supply kit online in June, your student will receive their supply packs at their teacher meeting in August. 

Students who did not order a supply pack should purchase their school supplies on their own.

School Supplies List

Reminder:  Florida's 2020 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday will be Friday, August 7 through Sunday, August 9, 2020.

Students are required to wear a CDS uniform to school each day and a CDS PE uniform on days when they have PE. Risse Brothers is the official provider of CDS uniforms.

Risse Brothers is open for in-store and online shopping all summer. Shipping and curbside pick-up are available for online orders.

CDS Uniform List

Risse Brothers' Safety Measures

Traditionally, the PTO hosts a USED UNIFORM SALE each year. We are still working on the logistics to see if we can safely host this event this year.  Parents will be notified by email if this event is scheduled.

Super Heroes wear masks...
and so can you!

All students in PreK 3 - grade 12 will be required to wear a face mask or other face covering when in school. If your child is not yet accustomed to wearing a face mask, now is the time to help your child become comfortable with wearing a face mask.

Here are some ideas to help introduce wearing a face mask to your child:

• Keep it Positive
  Children mirror the opinions and emotions of the adults in their lives.  It can be unsettling for a child to see others in masks and covering their own face can also make kids uncomfortable.  Talk to your children about how they are feeling and focus on the positive aspects of a mask rather than the negatives of the virus. Let them know that masks can help keep us and other people in our family and school healthy! Masks protect our own noses and mouths from germs, but wearing a mask can also protect others because it keeps our germs from spreading.
• Practice wearing masks at home
  Practice is the best way to get used to the feeling of wearing a face mask. Put one on yourself at home so your child can see that it is not scary. Try putting the mask on a doll or stuffed animal to help your child get more comfortable with this. When faces are partly hidden by masks, kids can't see the friendly smile or familiar look that usually puts them at ease. Practice reading people's expressions when they are wearing masks by looking at their eyes and eyebrows.
• Find some role models
  Lots of heroes and helpers have always worn masks. Doctors, nurses, and dentists wear masks. And, of course, Super Heroes wear masks. We can all be Super Heroes by wearing our mask. 
• Let them make it their own
  Let your child help choose the colors or pick out their own masks. Kids can also decorate their face masks with stickers or fabric markers. Allowing them to get creative with the mask will help them feel like they have more control and will help them feel more comfortable with it.

Each student will be supplied with one mask, and will need to bring a clean mask to school each day. Please take these next few weeks to find what works best for your child.

Check the "Health & Safety" tab on the COVID-19 Information Hub for links to the CDC on how to properly wear and care for face masks.

Be prepared for 2020-2021!
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS

Please review Florida's immunization requirements for all students. It is now more important than ever, to keep our families and community protected from the many diseases for which vaccines are available. 

Parents need to upload all required medical documents to the student’s record in Carrollwood Day School’s Magnus Health Portal by Friday, July 31, 2020.

FL IMMUNIZATION REquirements

Questions? Please email Mrs. Silvers at nurse@carrollwooddayschool.org.

Jackie Silvers, R.N.
School Nurse
nurse@carrollwooddayschool.org

Visit the
SUMMER 2020
page on the website

for helpful information and important materials you will need prior to the beginning of the school year — all in one place. This page will continue to be updated throughout the summer.

• How to update your My BackPack information
• Required "Back to School" Forms and new Magnus Health app
• Summer Assignments
• School Supply Lists

SUMMER 2020 PAGE

Lunch Service will begin on Thursday, August 13. 

Flik will once again offer homemade, from scratch lunches.  MS students have the the option to

• pre-order and pay for lunch using Nutrislice, a digital ordering solution.  (Lunches will be picked up at the Swain Concession Stand.)
• purchase packaged combos from the lunch line or Food Truck. A variety of prepackaged salads will be available in lieu of the salad bar.

As we prepare to return to on-campus learning, policies and procedures have been updated to provide the best and safest educational experience for our students and faculty during these unprecedented circumstances. Recognizing that conditions have changed throughout these past four months and are likely to change even after school opens, we will continue to be nimble and adjust as conditions evolve.

Please take time to review these mitigation measures with your family so we can all do our part to keep our community safe.

MS/US Back to School
Policies & Procedures

Be prepared for 2020-2021!
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS

Please review Florida's immunization requirements for all students. It is now more important than ever, to keep our families and community protected from the many diseases for which vaccines are available. 

Parents need to upload all required medical documents to the student’s record in Carrollwood Day School’s Magnus Health Portal by Friday, July 31, 2020.

FL IMMUNIZATION REquirements

Questions? Please email Mrs. Silvers at nurse@carrollwooddayschool.org.

Jackie Silvers, R.N.
School Nurse
nurse@carrollwooddayschool.org

Carrollwood Day School will resume in-person, on-campus teaching and learning for the 2020 - 2021 school year on Thursday, August 13, 2020.

RETURN TO SCHOOL PLAN

RETURN TO SCHOOL SAFETY POLICIES

For students who need to learn from home while school is in session on campus, CDS is able to offer a remote "Adaptable Learning Plan." (This option will require parental involvement and flexibility.) Parents are requested to complete a "Return to School" form by Thursday, July 23, 2020 indicating their preference for their child to return to on-campus learning or to remain at home and participate in CDS's Adaptable Learning Plan. 

If we do not receive a completed form for your child, by July 23, we will plan for them to be on campus when school begins in August.

COMPLETE THE RETURN TO SCHOOL FORM

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Class of 2021 - Application Party

Tuesday, August 4  |  8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Rooms H129, H132, H136, & H137
Your room assignment will be sent by Thursday, July 30

College Counseling is hosting an application party on Tuesday, August 4.  Students will be notified by email by Thursday, July 30 of their room assignment. Attendance is strongly encouraged. Please register using the link listed below to sign up for a time slot.

Note: To adhere to social distancing requirements, we are limiting each time slot to four students per classroom with a counselor present in each room. We will no longer be serving food. There will be a "work room" for up to four students to continue working on their applications outside of their assigned time slot.  Please arrive promptly for your appointment.

This is an opportunity for students to have all their general questions answered while we will also address the 2020-2021 school-specific essay prompts and required institutional questions. This will be a great chance to get ahead in the admission process and ultimately finalize your application.

Additionally, students will have the chance to:

• meet with their college counselor

• work on their Common Application (Goes live on August 1)

• revise essays

• update their resume

• schedule individual appointments with their counselor

We look forward to seeing you soon!

RSVP BY JULY 30 

As we prepare to return to on-campus learning, policies and procedures have been updated to provide the best and safest educational experience for our students and faculty during these unprecedented circumstances. Recognizing that conditions have changed throughout these past four months and are likely to change even after school opens, we will continue to be nimble and adjust as conditions evolve.

Please take time to review these mitigation measures with your family so we can all do our part to keep our community safe.

MS/US Back to School
Policies & Procedures

Be prepared for 2020-2021!
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS

Please review Florida's immunization requirements for all students. It is now more important than ever, to keep our families and community protected from the many diseases for which vaccines are available. 

Parents need to upload all required medical documents to the student’s record in Carrollwood Day School’s Magnus Health Portal by Friday, July 31, 2020.

FL IMMUNIZATION REquirements

Questions? Please email Mrs. Silvers at nurse@carrollwooddayschool.org.

Jackie Silvers, R.N.
School Nurse
nurse@carrollwooddayschool.org

Visit the
SUMMER 2020
page on the website

for helpful information and important materials you will need prior to the beginning of the school year — all in one place. This page will continue to be updated throughout the summer.

• How to update your My BackPack information
• Required "Back to School" Forms and new Magnus Health app
• Summer Assignments
• School Supply Lists

SUMMER 2020 PAGE

Carrollwood Day School will resume in-person, on-campus teaching and learning for the 2020 - 2021 school year on Thursday, August 13, 2020.

RETURN TO SCHOOL PLAN

RETURN TO SCHOOL SAFETY POLICIES

For students who need to learn from home while school is in session on campus, CDS is able to offer a remote "Adaptable Learning Plan." (This option will require parental involvement and flexibility.) Parents are requested to complete a "Return to School" form by Thursday, July 23, 2020 indicating their preference for their child to return to on-campus learning or to remain at home and participate in CDS's Adaptable Learning Plan. 

If we do not receive a completed form for your child, by July 23, we will plan for them to be on campus when school begins in August.

COMPLETE THE RETURN TO SCHOOL FORM

BOX TOP$ FOR EDUCATION

Box Tops for Education is an important tool for CDS to raise funds for small projects.  Our school's lifetime earnings are $16,552. We are setting a goal of $1,500 this year.

BTFE is going digital! The new and improved Box Tops app uses today's technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to our school's earnings online.

You can still send in traditional clips.  If your package has a traditional Box Tops, cut it out and send them into to school.  Each clip is worth 10 cents.  You can scan your receipt and clip the Box Tops and get twice the amount.

Click here for more information.

AMAZON SMILE

Support Carrollwood Day School while you shop online! Whenever you make a purchase on AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to Carrollwood Day School. Click the link above to link your Amazon account to support CDS, or learn more about the AmazonSmile program. 

Schoology is a web-based learning management system that  provides a secure and safe, easy-to-use, way for teachers, students, parents, and administrators to seamlessly communicate and collaborate to enhance students’ learning and success.

The access codes and instructions for creating parent Schoology accounts were sent home with MS and US students. 

Read more...

Stay Informed with SeeSaw

Seesaw is the primary communication tool used by ECC teachers.  Seesaw provides a secure and safe, easy-to-use, way for students, teachers, and parents to seamlessly communicate and collaborate to enhance students’ learning and success. Seesaw is a digital portfolio that students will use to showcase what they are learning and doing at school and share with their family. 

Once Seesaw is activated for this school year, returning families will use their same account. Access codes and instructions for creating parent Seesaw accounts will be sent home to new ECC parents during the first two weeks of school. Here is a quick introduction to how Seesaw will connect you to your child's learning and classroom!

Flik serves scratch prepared entrees, including a vegetarian option, a daily grill special, chef prepared specialty salads, and deli sandwiches with in-house roasted deli meats. Middle school and upper school students can also purchase selections from the CDS Food Truck, located by the front loop. Breakfast is also available every day beginning at 7:30 a.m. and fresh fruit, yogurt parfaits, assorted snacks and beverages are available for purchase during US snack breaks.

Cash is not accepted in the lunch line.  This year parents will be use Nutrislice to pre-order and pay for lunches.