8/20/2020

For more information about CDS's flexible remote learning option, please contact our ALP Directors!

Tanya Layton ECC & Elem

Jim Poulin MS & US

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

Visit the CDS Transportation page on the website to sign up to ride the bus.

As we prepare to begin this historic 2020-2021 school year, Interim Head of School, Sara Rubinstein, has mobilized committees made up of administrators, faculty, trustees, and experts from our parent community to examine all facets of our school operations and programming to assure we are keeping community health and safety at the forefront of our planning during this time of great uncertainty.

Below are the committees that are part of this team under the oversight of the COVID-19 Response Team:

• Admissions & Retention
• Athletics & Auxiliary Programs
• Communications & Community Outreach
• Employee Relations
• Finance/Buildings & Ground
• Health + Safety
• Learning Support
• Student & Faculty Wellness
• Teaching & Learning
• Technology Infrastructure

We are pleased to share a summary of the  Risk Mitigation Measures that have been put in place, the Daily Processes and Procedures that will be followed, and our communication and Response Plans.

Covid-19 Response Plan Summary

The Flik team will be 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.

The Fall Sports Season is beginning! 

At this time, only immediate family members of the athletes on the team will be able to attend athletic events.

Watch for more information on how to catch the action through Live Stream broadcasts by the CDS AV League! 

CDS athletics is taking every precaution possible to keep our athletes safe, including:

• Coaches will be wearing masks at all times.
• Equipment is being sanitized frequently during practices and workouts. 
• Athletes must wear masks when not participating in activities. 
• All coaches and athletes are required to bring their own water. No sharing of water is allowed. 
• Athletes are allowed to use the locker rooms or showers in assigned cohorts, only.
• Hand sanitizer is readily available for athletes and coaches.
• Visiting teams will not have access to a locker room.

All FHSAA and CDS forms must be completed before any athlete is cleared for participation. 

Required forms

Registration is OPEN for the Under The Lights Carrollwood FALL season at Carrollwood Day School.  Registration will close on September 13th.  

Students in kindergarten through 8th grade can participate. 

Saturday game dates are as follows:
October 3, 10, 17, 24
November 7, 14, 21 (Playoffs and Championship)
Times: 5p-9p depending on grade level

Click here to register

Note the following registration cutoff dates:

• Regular Registration closes on August 30th - $165 
• Late Registration closes on September 13th - $180 

Registration will close early when capacity is reached.

Under the Lights Flag Football is NOT a Carrollwood Day School athletics program. They will not be required to comply with CDS Health and Safety Policies and Protocols.

Click here for a list of the guidelines that will be followed and measures being taken.

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

All students in PreK 3 - grade 12 will be required to wear a face mask. (Please note: Gaitors/buffs, face shields, and face masks with breathing valves are not allowed. Face shields may be worn with a face mask.)

For more information about CDS's flexible remote learning option for students in PreK-4 and kindergarten, please contact Tanya Layton, the Lower School ALP Director

Tanya Layton

The Flik team is back preparing homemade, from scratch lunches. Lunch service for ECC students begins on Friday, August 28 and will be available on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Families will be able to pre-order lunch via the Nutrislice website or app, where you can view the menus, order, and pay with a credit card. (Families with money remaining in the declining balance accounts from last year, may use those funds to pay for lunches.)

Pricing will remain the same as last year:

• $5.25 ECC Combo

Set up your Nutrislice account to pre-order lunches by the day or week! 

NUTRISLICE

Nutrislice is available through the App Store and Google Play for your handheld devices.

The Flik team is 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.

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.

Families will be able to pre-order lunch via the Nutrislice website or app, where you can view the menus, order, and pay with a credit card. (Families with money remaining in the declining balance accounts from last year, may use those funds to pay for lunches.)

Pricing will remain the same as last year:

• $6.25 Elementary Combo

Set up your Nutrislice account to pre-order lunches by the day or week! 

NUTRISLICE

Nutrislice is available through the App Store and Google Play for your handheld devices.

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

All students in PreK 3 - grade 12 will be required to wear a face mask. (Please note: Gaitors/buffs, face shields, and face masks with breathing valves are not allowed. Face shields may be worn with a face mask.)

Keeping Healthy Together!

All members of the CDS community: faculty and staff, parents, and students, have a shared responsibility to keep our school in good health by committing to adhere to school policies and public health directives both in and out of school. To prevent early dismissals, classroom closings, building closings, and potential school wide closing we ask all stakeholders to comply with our sick day guidelines.

CDS SICK DAY POLICY
DURING COVID-19

If your child becomes ill or is injured at school, it is imperative that we are able to get in touch with you or your designated contact person immediately. Please inform the office if there is a change in your emergency contact or procedure, even if the change is just for one day.

To report an absence:

Elementary Absence: Parents should report their child’s absence to school by 8:00 a.m. by phone (813.920.2288) or by email to ESAbsence@carrollwooddayschool.org.

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

Registration is OPEN for the Under The Lights Carrollwood FALL season at Carrollwood Day School.  Registration will close on September 13th.  

Students in kindergarten through 8th grade can participate. 

Saturday game dates are as follows:
October 3, 10, 17, 24
November 7, 14, 21 (Playoffs and Championship)
Times: 5p-9p depending on grade level

Click here to register

Note the following registration cutoff dates:

• Regular Registration closes on August 30th - $165 
• Late Registration closes on September 13th - $180 

Registration will close early when capacity is reached.

Under the Lights Flag Football is NOT a Carrollwood Day School athletics program. They will not be required to comply with CDS Health and Safety Policies and Protocols.

Click here for a list of the guidelines that will be followed and measures being taken.

The Flik team will be 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 Combo

Middle 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.

Daily lunch service is cash-free. Lunch purchases from the cafeteria and Food Truck must be paid for with the MS student's declining balance account on MySchoolBucks.com Daily lunch service is cash-free.

• MySchoolBucks.com Account

  • Each student is assigned a POS ID number. POS ID numbers will be emailed to families for each new MS and US student. Returning students will use the same POS number as last year.

  • The cashier can help MS and US students who may have forgotten their POS numbers. 

  • If you do not receive or remember your child's POS number, please call Sandra Moore at 813.920.2288 x129 to get the POS number needed to set up and fund each child's MySchoolBucks.com account. (A separate account must be set up for each child.)

Set up Nutrislice account to pre-order lunches by the day or week! 

NUTRISLICE

Fund or set up your declining balance account for daily purchases, only.

MYSCHOOLBUCKS.COM

Nutrislice and MySchoolBucks are both available
through the App Store and Google Play for your handheld devices.

Registration is OPEN for the Under The Lights Carrollwood FALL season at Carrollwood Day School.  Registration will close on September 13th.  

Students in kindergarten through 8th grade can participate. 

Saturday game dates are as follows:
October 3, 10, 17, 24
November 7, 14, 21 (Playoffs and Championship)
Times: 5p-9p depending on grade level

Click here to register

Note the following registration cutoff dates:

• Regular Registration closes on August 30th - $165 
• Late Registration closes on September 13th - $180 

Registration will close early when capacity is reached.

Under the Lights Flag Football is NOT a Carrollwood Day School athletics program. They will not be required to comply with CDS Health and Safety Policies and Protocols.

Click here for a list of the guidelines that will be followed and measures being taken.

Keeping Healthy Together!

All members of the CDS community: faculty and staff, parents, and students, have a shared responsibility to keep our school in good health by committing to adhere to school policies and public health directives both in and out of school. To prevent early dismissals, classroom closings, building closings, and potential school wide closing we ask all stakeholders to comply with our sick day guidelines.

CDS SICK DAY POLICY
DURING COVID-19

If your child becomes ill or is injured at school, it is imperative that we are able to get in touch with you or your designated contact person immediately. Please inform the office if there is a change in your emergency contact or procedure, even if the change is just for one day.

To report an absence:

Middle School Absence: Parents should report their child’s absence to school by 8:00 a.m. via email to MSAbsence@carrollwooddayschool.org.

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

For more information about CDS's flexible remote learning option for middle school students, please contact Jim Poulin, the MS/US ALP Director.

Jim Poulin

The Fall Sports Season is beginning! 

At this time, only immediate family members of the athletes on the team will be able to attend athletic events.

CDS athletics is taking every precaution possible to keep our athletes safe, including:

• Coaches will be wearing masks at all times.
• Equipment is being sanitized frequently during practices and workouts. 
• Athletes must wear masks when not participating in activities. 
• All coaches and athletes are required to bring their own water. No sharing of water is allowed. 
• Athletes are allowed to use the locker rooms or showers in assigned cohorts, only.
• Hand sanitizer is readily available for athletes and coaches.
• Visiting teams will not have access to a locker room.

All FHSAA and CDS forms must be completed before any athlete is cleared for participation. 

Required forms

Required Athletic Forms

Fall sports for middle school are ready to begin.

Cheer
Practice starts: August 31
1st game: September 10
Coach Vanessa Bergin vbergin@carrollwooddayschool.org

Football
Practice starts: August 31
1st game: September 10
Coach Steve Debosky sdebosky@carrollwooddayschool.org

Volleyball
Team Placement Tryouts: September 8
1st Game: Week of September 21
Coach Tonia Jenkins tjenkins@carrollwooddayschool.org
Coach Alysa Gomez agomez@carollwooddayschool.org
Coach Bitha Wodrich bwodrich@carrollwooddayschool.org

Cross Country
Practice starts: September 8
1st Meet: Week of September 21
Coach Nayda Hawkins nhawkinspe@carrollwooddayschool.org

Golf (6th-12th)
Practice starts: August 25
Boys Coach Matt Bryant mbryant@carrollwooddayschool.org
Girls Coach David Hasselbach hasseld@icloud.com

Swim (6th-12th) 
Practice starts: August 24
Coach Patrick Piper coachpatrick@pipelineswimming.com

More information will be posted on Schoology in the next few days due to league meetings that are still happening. Thank you for your patience!

Starting next week, all 9th and 10th grade students will be taking their fall MAP, or Measures of Academic Progress™ tests.  We give students MAP tests in the fall and the spring in order to determine each child's instructional level and to measure academic growth throughout the school year, and from year to year, in the areas of reading and math.

More info

The Flik team will be 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 US Combo

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.

Daily lunch service is cash-free. Lunch purchases from the cafeteria and Food Truck must be paid for with the US student's declining balance account on MySchoolBucks.com Daily lunch service is cash-free.

• MySchoolBucks.com Account

  • Each student is assigned a POS ID number. POS ID numbers will be emailed to families for each new US student. Returning students will use the same POS number as last year.

  • The cashier can help US students who may have forgotten their POS numbers. 

  • If you do not receive or remember your child's POS number, please call Sandra Moore at 813.920.2288 x129 to get the POS number needed to set up and fund each child's MySchoolBucks.com account. (A separate account must be set up for each child.)

Set up Nutrislice account to pre-order lunches by the day or week! 

NUTRISLICE

Fund or set up your declining balance account for daily purchases, only.

MYSCHOOLBUCKS.COM

Nutrislice and MySchoolBucks are both available
through the App Store and Google Play for your handheld devices.

Keeping Healthy Together!

All members of the CDS community: faculty and staff, parents, and students, have a shared responsibility to keep our school in good health by committing to adhere to school policies and public health directives both in and out of school. To prevent early dismissals, classroom closings, building closings, and potential school wide closing we ask all stakeholders to comply with our sick day guidelines.

CDS SICK DAY POLICY
DURING COVID-19

If your child becomes ill or is injured at school, it is imperative that we are able to get in touch with you or your designated contact person immediately. Please inform the office if there is a change in your emergency contact or procedure, even if the change is just for one day.

To report an absence:

Upper School Absence: Parents should report their child’s absence to school by 9:00 a.m. via email to USAbsence@carrollwooddayschool.org.

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

For more information about CDS's flexible remote learning option for upper school students, please contact Jim Poulin, the MS/US ALP Director.

Jim Poulin

As we prepare for our return to school, all families, faculty, and staff are encouraged to limit exposures (and travel) for two weeks prior to school opening.

Keeping Safe with Face Masks

All students in PreK 3 - grade 12 will be required to wear a face mask when in school. Each student will be supplied with one mask, but will need to bring a clean mask to school each day. Gaitors/buffs, face shields, and face masks with breathing valves are not allowed. (Face shields may be worn with a face mask.)

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.

The Fall Sports Season is beginning! 

At this time, only immediate family members of the athletes on the team will be able to attend athletic events.

Watch for more information on how to catch the action through Live Stream broadcasts by the CDS AV League! 

CDS athletics is taking every precaution possible to keep our athletes safe, including:

• Coaches will be wearing masks at all times.
• Equipment is being sanitized frequently during practices and workouts. 
• Athletes must wear masks when not participating in activities. 
• All coaches and athletes are required to bring their own water. No sharing of water is allowed. 
• Athletes are allowed to use the locker rooms or showers in assigned cohorts, only.
• Hand sanitizer is readily available for athletes and coaches.
• Visiting teams will not have access to a locker room.

All FHSAA and CDS forms must be completed before any athlete is cleared for participation. 

Required forms

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.