10/15/2020

Halloween 2020 will be like no other - with a full moon, a blue moon, and daylight saving time - on top of this already extraordinary year - it is sure to be one spooktacular day!  Check out this collection of clever and fun ideas to play it safe this year!

hALLOWEEN LIKE WE'VE NEVER SEEN! 

You take great photos every day.
Whether in school or learning from home, send us your best photos for consideration in the CDS yearbook!

To submit your photos to the yearbook staff:

• Download the Yearbook Snap mobile app from the App Store or Google Play and enter our access code: CDS 20
• Go to yearbookforever.com, enter our school name, click on Community Upload and enter our access code: CDS 20

• There was one positive diagnosis; elementary after care; the individual and 5 identified close contacts are quarantining in accordance with CDC guidelines.

Check your students' backpacks next week! The 2020-2021 School Directories will be sent home with youngest sibling in ECC-MS for each family. Directories will distributed only to US students whose families completed the OPT-IN form. (Directories will be placed in US students' lockers.)

ONE SIZE FITS ALL
$5 EACH | ORDER AND PAY ONLINE

FACE MASKS WILL BE SENT HOME WITH STUDENTS

ORDER YOURS NOW!

The CDS Booster Club needs your support more than ever this year!

All membership levels will come with a 2020 Booster car magnet.  This year's Booster polo shirts and the ladies "Bling" tank will be available exclusively to Booster Club members for $50 each.

JOIN BOOSTER CLUB TODAY

Current families with children they would like to enroll at CDS for the first time next year, should email Charlotte Benziger to start the admissions process and to place your name on the list.

Did you know that if you shop on Amazon, you can help CDS? Sign up for Amazon Smile (it's free!) and select Carrollwood Day School as your nonprofit.

All conferences will be conducted on Zoom. If you need to make an appointment, please reach out to your child's teacher via email to schedule a time for your conference.

Current families with children they would like to enroll at CDS for the first time next year, should email Charlotte Benziger to start the admissions process and to place your name on the list.

ECC students who were absent on the original picture day will be able to have their individual pictures taken on Monday, January 25.  Studio Artistry will return to the ECC to take class pictures and make-up pictures.

Order forms for pictures taken in September are due tomorrow, October 20. If you have any questions about your child's picture or your order, please contact Studio Artistry at 813.873.7959.

ECC parents who need to drop off their children before 7:45 a.m. may utilize the complimentary (no charge) early care service at the Bearss Avenue campus beginning at 7:00 a.m.  ECC children will be transported to the ECC on the ECC shuttle bus.  Please contact Dennis McGlinsey, Transportation Manager, for more information about the ECC shuttle bus.

Before school child care begins at 7:45 a.m. at the ECC.  There is a fee of $5 per hour for before school and after school care at the ECC. Anything after the 10 minute grace period is charged as the full $5.

Coffee Talk with the Learning Support Team
Friday, November 6
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Zoom

Mrs. Molano and Mrs. Earle hope you will be able to join them for this first Coffee Talk. The topic is How To's of Self Advocating |  Learn about the intervention process and how students can advocate for themselves at all ages.  CDS parents do not need to RSVP for this event.  The Zoom link will be emailed to CDS parents on November 5.

Mark your calendars for upcoming Coffee Talks:

• Friday, December 4  (Open to friends of CDS)
  Healthy Routines at Home during the Holidays  |  Guest speaker: Dr. Tara Delach
• Friday, February 5
  Behavior Tips for Home and School and Responsive Classroom Techniques
• Friday, March 5
  How to Avoid Stressing about Tests, Study Skills, and Stress Management
• Friday, April 9  (Open to friends of CDS)
  Character Education through the IB Learner Profile
• Friday, May 14  ***NEW DATE***
  Reflection and Open Forum for CDS Families

Check your students' backpacks next week! The 2020-2021 School Directories will be sent home with youngest sibling in each family. 

Halloween 2020 will be like no other - with a full moon, a blue moon, and daylight saving time - on top of this already extraordinary year - it is sure to be one spooktacular day!  Check out this collection of clever and fun ways to play it safe this year!

hALLOWEEN LIKE WE'VE NEVER SEEN! 

On Friday, October 30th, students at Carrollwood Day School will host “Book-o-Ween”. The entire lower school division will partake in a celebration highlighting characters from our favorite storybooks! Your child is invited to come to school dressed in costume as a character from one of his or her favorite books.

WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION!

ECC Student Attendance
If a student is going to be absent, late, or picked up early, in addition to emailing the teacher, parents must also notify the school. Parents can call Cindy Hittle at 813.963.2388 or send a message before school to the following email address:
ECCAbsence@CarrollwoodDaySchool.org

Register for KidCheck
All children who stay for before or after school care must be registered in KidCheck^®. It is recommended that every family create an account in the event of an unplanned circumstance when your child may need to stay late.

Register for KidCheck

School Lunches
Lunch is served at the ECC on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. All lunches must be pre-ordered.

Order Lunch

You take great photos every day.
Whether in school or learning from home, send us your best photos for consideration in the CDS yearbook!

To submit your photos to the yearbook staff:

• Download the Yearbook Snap mobile app from the App Store or Google Play and enter our access code: CDS 20
• Go to yearbookforever.com, enter our school name, click on Community Upload and enter our access code: CDS 20

All conferences will be conducted on Zoom. If you need to make an appointment, please reach out to your child's teacher via email to schedule a time for your conference.

Order forms for individual pictures taken in September are due tomorrow, October 20. If you have any questions about your child's picture or your order, please contact Studio Artistry at 813.873.7959.

Current families with children they would like to enroll at CDS for the first time next year, should email Charlotte Benziger to start the admissions process and to place your name on the list.

5th Grade Parents! We are excited to have your child join us for 6th grade next school year. We have so many exciting things happening and we are thrilled to give you an exclusive look at the next division. Schedule your family's personal tour today!

Sign us up!

ECC Student Attendance
If a student is going to be absent, late, or picked up early, in addition to emailing the teacher, parents must also notify the school. Parents can call Vicky Rivas at 813.920.2288 or send a message before school to the following email address:
ECCAbsence@CarrollwoodDaySchool.org

Reminder: If you need to drop-off or pick-up your child between 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, you must enter through the main gate. The cut through will be open off the main loop to drive to the elementary parking lot.

Register for KidCheck
All children who stay for before or after school care must be registered in KidCheck^®. It is recommended that every family create an account in the event of an unplanned circumstance when your child may need to stay late.

Register for KidCheck

School Lunches
All elementary lunches must be pre-ordered.

Order Lunch

Check your students' backpacks next week! The 2020-2021 School Directories will be sent home with youngest sibling in each family. 

On Friday, October 30th, students at Carrollwood Day School will host “Book-o-Ween”. The entire lower school division will partake in a celebration highlighting characters from our favorite storybooks! Your child is invited to come to school dressed in costume as a character from one of his or her favorite books.

WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Coffee Talk with the Learning Support Team
Friday, November 6
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Zoom

Mrs. Molano and Mrs. Earle hope you will be able to join them for this first Coffee Talk. The topic is How To's of Self Advocating |  Learn about the intervention process and how students can advocate for themselves at all ages.  CDS parents do not need to RSVP for this event.  The Zoom link will be emailed to CDS parents on November 5.

Mark your calendars for upcoming Coffee Talks:

• Friday, December 4  (Open to friends of CDS)
  Healthy Routines at Home during the Holidays  |  Guest speaker: Dr. Tara Delach
• Friday, February 5
  Behavior Tips for Home and School and Responsive Classroom Techniques
• Friday, March 5
  How to Avoid Stressing about Tests, Study Skills, and Stress Management
• Friday, April 9  (Open to friends of CDS)
  Character Education through the IB Learner Profile
• Friday, May 14  ***NEW DATE***
  Reflection and Open Forum for CDS Families

You take great photos every day.
Whether in school or learning from home, send us your best photos for consideration in the CDS yearbook!

To submit your photos to the yearbook staff:

• Download the Yearbook Snap mobile app from the App Store or Google Play and enter our access code: CDS 20
• Go to yearbookforever.com, enter our school name, click on Community Upload and enter our access code: CDS 20

Sign up for Soccer Camps with varsity soccer coach, Kelvin Jones. Camps are for boys and girls. The December camp is open to boys and girls ages 10 - 14.

December Soccer Camp

Registration

Parent Conference Day
Thursday, October 22

Please use the link below to select a time to meet with any of your student's teachers. Conferences will be conducted on Zoom. The link for each appointment will be provided in the location section of your confirmation email. If all of the slots are taken, please reach out to the teacher via email to schedule another date/time for your conference.

Sign-Up for Conferences

8th Grade Parents! We are excited to have your child join us for 9th grade next school year. We have so many exciting things happening and we are thrilled to give you an exclusive look at the next division. Schedule your family's personal tour today!

Sign us up!

Halloween 2020 will be like no other - with a full moon, a blue moon, and daylight saving time - on top of this already extraordinary year - it is sure to be one spooktacular day!  Check out this collection of clever and fun ways to play it safe this year!

hALLOWEEN LIKE WE'VE NEVER SEEN! 

Order forms for individual pictures taken in September are due tomorrow, October 20. If you have any questions about your child's picture or your order, please contact Studio Artistry at 813.873.7959.

Current families with children they would like to enroll at CDS for the first time next year, should email Charlotte Benziger to start the admissions process and to place your name on the list.

Sign up for Soccer Camps with varsity soccer coach, Kelvin Jones. Camps are for boys and girls. The November camp is for middle school students age 12 - 14. The December camp is for boys and girls ages 10 - 14.

November Soccer Camp

December Soccer Camp

Registration

Moving on UP at CDS!
8th Grade Shadow Day
Friday, October 16

Remember to wear your new black spirit shirt to school on Friday for your "Shadow Day"!

Friday is just for CDS 8th grade students! Current CDS 8th graders will gather in the Theatre at 8:15 am (physically distanced, of course) for a short program to introduce them to Upper School at CDS. 

Throughout the day, US student ambassadors will lead small group tours of the Upper School and will share with the 8th graders all the wonderful opportunities available to them as US students at CDS! (8th graders will be informed of their assigned group and time slot.)

Check your students' backpacks next week! The 2020-2021 School Directories will be sent home with youngest sibling in each family. 

The CDS Booster Club needs your support more than ever this year!

All membership levels will come with a 2020 Booster car magnet.  This year's Booster polo shirts and the ladies "Bling" tank will be available exclusively to Booster Club members for $50 each.

JOIN BOOSTER CLUB TODAY

Moving on UP at CDS!
8th Grade Shadow Day for ALP students
Friday, October 16

This special day has been planned to fully include our ALP 8th grade students.

• ALP 8th graders should watch their mail for their own official "CDS Upper School" t-shirt to wear on Friday.
• Zoom in at 8:15 on Friday morning to join the opening program in the Theatre. (The link was emailed to families today.)
• Following the program in the Theatre, ALP 8th graders will go on a live tour hosted by an US student ambassador.

ALP Questions? Please contact Jim Poulin, the MS/US ALP Director.

Jim Poulin

You take great photos every day.
Whether in school or learning from home, send us your best photos for consideration in the CDS yearbook!

To submit your photos to the yearbook staff:

• Download the Yearbook Snap mobile app from the App Store or Google Play and enter our access code: CDS 20
• Go to yearbookforever.com, enter our school name, click on Community Upload and enter our access code: CDS 20

Parent Conference Day
Thursday, October 22

Please use the link below to select a time to meet with any of your student's teachers. Conferences will be conducted on Zoom. If all of the slots are taken, please reach out to the teacher via email to schedule another date/time for your conference.

Sign-Up for Conferences

Wednesday, October 28
9:00 am
Zoom

The topic for this coffee is CDS Grading 101: Understanding IB Assessments: What is Criteria Based Grading and why is it better for your kids?

The CDS Booster Club needs your support more than ever this year!

All membership levels will come with a 2020 Booster car magnet.  This year's Booster polo shirts and the ladies "Bling" tank will be available exclusively to Booster Club members for $50 each.

JOIN BOOSTER CLUB TODAY

Understanding DP

IAs, EEs, CAS - this fall is full of Diploma Programme acronyms that factor into your student's overall subject and diploma scores. To learn more about how IB scores are calculated and how to talk with your seniors about their progress in DP - listen to this presentation by Nancy Hsu, our Diploma Program Coordinator.

The DP Scoring document pack is also available as part of the presentation.

View IB DP EXam & scoring Presentation

IB DP Document Package

SAVE THE DATE!
College Counseling Coffee
Tuesday, October 29
9:00 a.m.  |   This will be a Zoom event

College Counseling invites you to the third in a series of informational programs for parents of students in Middle School and Upper School.

Do you need a "Hook" or a "Spike" in your college application to gain admission to a highly competitive university? The next College Counseling Coffee will discuss exactly what this means and if it is relevant.

We will review components of the application that may stand out to certain types of college admissions offices and what they may value outside the classroom. Is your son/daughter an Institutional Interest or a Traditional Special Interest or have they accomplished something outside of the traditional sphere of extracurricular activities that is so special that a college may have not have seen it before? This is what some consider a Hook or a Spike in the application process and could potentially be a difference maker...or maybe not?

We'll take a look and examine the truths, half-truths, and the parking lot chatter!

Please contact Danielle Cohen in the College Counseling office with any questions

The 2020-2021 School Directories will be distributed only to US students whose families completed the OPT-IN form. (Directories will be placed in US students' lockers.)

If  an US family has younger students at CDS, a copy will be sent home with the youngest child in the family.

Senior Sunrise
Thursday, October 29
6:45 am - 8:00 am
Wagner Athletic Complex

SENIORS ONLY!

Come watch the sunrise with your peeps! We want to see all seniors at this event! Come celebrate and socialize responsibly! 

Enjoy breakfast together... there will coffee, water, juice, bagels and of course, plenty of donuts. 

Bring folding chairs and blankets to relax on the lawn!

Come show your school spirit at this Senior CDS Spirit Week event!

Halloween 2020 will be like no other - with a full moon, a blue moon, and daylight saving time - on top of this already extraordinary year - it is sure to be one spooktacular day!  Check out this collection of clever and fun ways to play it safe this year!

hALLOWEEN LIKE WE'VE NEVER SEEN! 

Current families with children they would like to enroll at CDS for the first time next year, should email Charlotte Benziger to start the admissions process and to place your name on the list.

ALP Questions? Please contact Jim Poulin, the MS/US ALP Director.

Jim Poulin

Order forms for individual pictures taken in September are due tomorrow, October 20. If you have any questions about your child's picture or your order, please contact Studio Artistry at 813.873.7959.

You take great photos every day.
Whether in school or learning from home, send us your best photos for consideration in the CDS yearbook!

To submit your photos to the yearbook staff:

• Download the Yearbook Snap mobile app from the App Store or Google Play and enter our access code: CDS 20
• Go to yearbookforever.com, enter our school name, click on Community Upload and enter our access code: CDS 20

Please remember, this password protected site is for the exclusive use of CDS families. The password to this online photo gallery will not be published on the school website. We ask that you respect the privacy of other CDS families and only download pictures with your children. Please do not post to social media any downloaded photos that contain children other than your own. 

• Gallery Website
  (https://carrollwooddayschool.smugmug.com/)
• Password: Check your Thursday Folder email for this private password.

KidCheck^®
All children who stay for before or after school care must be registered in KidCheck^®.  It is recommended that every ECC and elementary family  create an account. This assures that our AfterCare program is equipped to care for your child in the event that unplanned circumstances prevent you from picking up your child at the regular dismissal time. If you used KidCheck last year, your account is still active.

Before school care begins at 7:00 am at the Bearss Avenue campus for ECC and elementary students. (ECC students will need to register for the ECC shuttle bus.) Before school care begins at 7:45 am at the ECC.

How to create your KidCheck account

Register for KidCheck

Here is  a sample schedule for After Care at the ECC:

2:15 pm
Aftercare begins

• Counselors will escort students outside for outdoor free play.
• Physical distancing will be required.

3:00 pm
Snack

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Indoor free play

• Students will be split into cohorts by grade.
• Individual games will  be provided to the students.
• Supplies will not be shared.
• Physical distancing will be required.

6:00 pm
Aftercare ends

Rainy Day Plan
Students will start out in designated classrooms, per grade, where they will engage in indoor activities such as dance with "go noodle."

Here is  a sample schedule for After Care at the Bearss Avenue campus:

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Dismissal - All students dismiss from their class room

3:30 pm
Aftercare begins.

• Aftercare counselors will report to their assigned elementary grade level suite to start aftercare. Students are asked to remain within their grade level suite and use their designated classroom bathroom, if necessary. Activities and games can be played within the grade level suite. Physical distancing required.
• Homework can be done by the student in their classrooms. Counselors will be there to help assist, if needed.

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Snack/Outdoor time for all grades

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

• Each grade level will rotate into the multipurpose room to participate in a craft related to our weekly theme, led by Ariana Cruz, Auxiliary and Summer Programs Assistant.
• Outdoor time, by grade level, is an option.

6:00 pm
Aftercare ends.

Rainy Day Plan

• Students will start out in their grade level suite, per usual. Homework is encouraged between the time of 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm.
• At 4:00 pm students will be led to the multipurpose room for a movie. Social distancing will be required.

Questions? Please contact Melissa Hill, Auxiliary and Summer Programs Coordinator.

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!

Middle School and Upper School students are welcome to remain on campus after dismissal. After school policies have been established to enable students to remain on campus after school and participate in athletic team practices/games and other supervised afterschool activities. No student will be allowed to "hang out" on campus unsupervised after dismissal. Students who are not participating in an athletic team practice session are not allowed to be in the gymnasium or fitness center after school. These facilities are fully booked by the athletic teams.

Supervision for Middle School students will begin at 3:00 pm. Supervision for Upper School students begins at 3:30 pm. Following dismissal, all students must be in an extracurricular activity (working with a teacher, attending an after school program, athletic team practice, drama/music rehearsal, etc.) or report to the MS Study Hall which is held in the MS Student Lounge and Design Tech classrooms or to the US Student Lounge for US Study Hall. Teachers staffing study hall this year are Mr. Jannereth and Ms. Polezhaeva.

• There is no charge for students to attend the MS/US After School Study Hall.
• Normal study hall hours are until 6:00 pm every school day.
• All students reporting to MS/US study hall must sign in and sign out.
  • Students will be allowed to sign themselves out of study hall when their ride home arrives or to go to a sports event; parents will not need to come in to sign out their child. Parents should call or text students once they have arrived on campus. Some cell service does not work inside the school building; if you are unable to contact your child directly, parents should call the school (813.920.2288) and the Welcome Center will notify the study hall supervisor to dismiss your child.
  • Once a child is signed out of study hall, he/she will not be allowed to return. Once children are signed out of study hall, they will no longer be supervised by CDS faculty.
• The expectation is for a "quiet" study hall, but the teacher supervising may allow exceptions for groups working together on school projects or assignments.
• Study hall areas must be left as clean as found.
• All school rules/policies apply during study hall hours. Behavior issues will be reported to the parent. Repeated behavior issues will be referred to the Middle School administration.

Questions? Please contact Mr. Jannereth, MS/US After School Study Hall Coordinator.

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.

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.