No School
Wednesday, November 11
VETERANS' DAY

There is no school this Wednesday in observance of Veterans' Day. Carrollwood Day School expresses its gratitude to all who have served honorably in our nation's armed forces. We extend a very special thank you to the proud veterans from our own faculty and staff:

• Erik Ebert, 8th Grade Design Tech teacher
• Chris Flynn, Network Engineer
• Dan Holtsclaw, Interim Head of Middle School
• Dennis McGlinsey, Transportation Manager
• Larry Pittman, CFO
• Officer Angel
• Officer Jailene 
• Officer Mark 
• Officer Mike
• Officer Ray

An important reminder if you don't want to be sick with the flu!

As you plan your family vacations and holiday celebrations, please assess the COVID risk for any travel and activities you are considering.

check the risk of your thanksgiving activitiesCDC TRAVEL RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVIDKnow when to delay your travel

Cool mornings + Warm afternoons = LOST SWEATSHIRTS & JACKETS!

Be sure to label your child's uniforms and CDS outerwear.  

Everyone's sweatshirts look the same!

• There were no positive diagnoses this week.

Annual Giving helps to support and retain our exceptional teachers. Now more than ever, your gift makes the difference.

You can be a hero, too.

Kindergarteners are selling funky socks to raise money to provide a well with clean water for a school in a disadvantaged country. They have reached 20% of their goal. Help put them over the top by purchasing socks for holiday gifts or to keep your own toes warm now that the cooler weather is coming!

Here is what you can do to help us make a difference:

1. Buy socks online
2. Share the link with family and friends
3. Spread the word
4. Socks will be delivered to your home

BUY SOCKS HERE

SUPPORT OUR ATHLETES
WINTER SPORTS ARE STARTING!

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

Cool mornings + Warm afternoons = LOST SWEATSHIRTS & JACKETS!

Be sure to label your child's uniforms and CDS outerwear.  

Everyone's sweatshirts look the same!

Kindergarteners are selling funky socks to raise money to provide a well with clean water for a school in a disadvantaged country. They have reached 20% of their goal. Help put them over the top by purchasing socks for holiday gifts or to keep your own toes warm now that the cooler weather is coming!

Here is what you can do to help us make a difference:

1. Buy socks online
2. Share the link with family and friends
3. Spread the word
4. Socks will be delivered to your home

BUY SOCKS HERE

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.

Re-Enrollment contracts for all current families will be sent out in the middle of January. 

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

Annual Giving helps to support and retain our exceptional teachers. Now more than ever, your gift makes the difference.

You can be a hero, too.

Kindergarten Parents! We are so excited to have your child join us for 1st grade next school year at the "big" campus. We have so many wonderful things happening and we are thrilled to give you an exclusive look inside the gates at the Bearss Avenue campus. Schedule your family's personal tour today!

Sign us up!

Tours will take place beginning November 9th until Winter Break.

An important reminder if you don't want to be sick with the flu!

As you plan your family vacations and holiday celebrations, please assess the COVID risk for any travel and activities you are considering.

check the risk of your thanksgiving activitiesCDC TRAVEL RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVIDKnow when to delay your travel

I Build, I Create Camp
For students in Grades 1 - 5
   Full Day: 9:00am - 3:30 pm
  Half Day: 9:00 am - Noon 
   -or- Noon - 3:30 pm

Roll up your sleeves and set your imagination free while exploring different media and projects! With our NEW Fall Break Camps we offer 3 days of projects facilitated by our After Care and Summer Camp team! Come explore the world of art with your camp friends.

Dance Therapy with Sybil
Instructor: Sybil Stanonis
For students in Grades 1 - 5
   Half Day: 9:00 am - Noon
This camp will be outside

Come Dance with me! Join us in three days of fantastic fun and dance with Miss Sybil. This enrichment program is dedicated to teaching well beyond hip-hop style dance. Children learn skills at impressionable ages to help build self expression and imagination which instills confidence that will serve them for a lifetime, all while having fun. This class offers awesome dance expression, body movements and techniques to gain motivation, confidence, creativity and self love in combination with learning emotions and feelings. The children will learn dances and skills during the week and I encourage the parents to come watch us on the last day as the children will put on a performance of what they have learned from the week. LOVE...LOVE...Just Dance!

SIGN ME UP!

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!

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.

Re-Enrollment contracts for all current families will be sent out in the middle of January. 

Cool mornings + Warm afternoons = LOST SWEATSHIRTS & JACKETS!

Be sure to label your child's uniforms and CDS outerwear.  

Everyone's sweatshirts look the same!

Annual Giving helps to support and retain our exceptional teachers. Now more than ever, your gift makes the difference.

You can be a hero, too.

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 was emailed to CDS parents on November 4.

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

Elementary 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:
ESAbsence@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

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!

Students who are interested in completing a STEM project, formerly known as a science project, have the opportunity to join the CDS STEM Society. The main purpose of the STEM Society is to support and sponsor individual students, or teams, that wish to complete an independent science, technology, engineering, or math investigation for potential entry to the Hillsborough Regional STEM Fair. The Hillsborough Regional STEM Fair, which will most likely be virtual, will take place on March 1st-3rd, 2020. Investigations must be reviewed and approved by the STEM sponsor before experimentation can begin. Experimentation may need to take place off-campus and must be completed by the end of December. To join the STEM Society, students must send a Schoology message to the STEM Society sponsor, Carrie Prieto, who will add them to the ungraded Schoology Course. Parents and students may email cprieto@carrollwooddayschool.org with questions.

8th graders will take semester exams during the last week of school before winter break. Exams will be held on Monday, December 14 through Thursday, December 17.

An important reminder if you don't want to be sick with the flu!

As you plan your family vacations and holiday celebrations, please assess the COVID risk for any travel and activities you are considering.

check the risk of your thanksgiving activitiesCDC TRAVEL RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVIDKnow when to delay your travel

ALP STUDENT EXPECTATIONS

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

Jim Poulin

SUPPORT OUR ATHLETES
WINTER SPORTS ARE STARTING!

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

Annual Giving helps to support and retain our exceptional teachers. Now more than ever, your gift makes the difference.

You can be a hero, too.

Tuesday, November 17
9:00 am
Zoom

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

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

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.

Re-Enrollment contracts for all current families will be sent out in the middle of January. 

Cool mornings + Warm afternoons = LOST SWEATSHIRTS & JACKETS!

Be sure to label your child's uniforms and CDS outerwear.  

Everyone's sweatshirts look the same!

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

Tuesday, November 17
9:00 am
Zoom

College Counseling invites you to the third in a series of informational programs for parents of students in Middle School and Upper School. The November college counseling coffee topic will be:

• With so much Zooming going on with college admissions offices, the interview is making a comeback!  Join the director of college counseling to deconstruct what a college interview is, what questions are asked, how to prepare your son/daughter, and how it is used in the admissions review process.

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

Thursday, November 12
Invited Guests Only

CDS celebrates Aryana D., a scholar-athlete from the Class of 2020, as she signs her letter of intent to attend her chosen college.

Her basketball teammates, the senior class, and her family will attend the signing ceremony in the Hayes Family Gymnasium. The ceremony will be live streamed for the entire Patriot Nation to watch.

Students in grades 9 - 12 will take semester exams before winter break. Examinations will run from Monday, December 14 through Thursday, December 17.

All exams for on-campus students will be given at the Bearss Avenue campus. 

Students who are interested in completing a STEM project, formerly known as a science project, have the opportunity to join the CDS STEM Society. The main purpose of the STEM Society is to support and sponsor individual students, or teams, that wish to complete an independent science, technology, engineering, or math investigation for potential entry to the Hillsborough Regional STEM Fair. The Hillsborough Regional STEM Fair, which will most likely be virtual, will take place on March 1st-3rd, 2020. Investigations must be reviewed and approved by the STEM sponsor before experimentation can begin. Experimentation may need to take place off-campus and must be completed by the end of December. To join the STEM Society, students must send a Schoology message to the STEM Society sponsor, Carrie Prieto, who will add them to the ungraded Schoology Course. Parents and students may email cprieto@carrollwooddayschool.org with questions.

Balfour Representative on Campus
Tuesday, November 10
11:20 am - 12:20 pm
Event Tent - West Entrance

On Tuesday, Nov 10, during homeroom / lunch, the Balfour Rep, will be on campus! Stop-by the "Event Tent" located at the front entrance to the Main Lobby.

You can view "Class Rings" samples, "CDS Letter Jackets", and find out how to order Class of 2021 Graduation Announcements 

More information can be found at the Balfour website at www.balfourfl.com.

Contact Mrs. Compher if you have any questions.

SUPPORT OUR ATHLETES
WINTER SPORTS ARE STARTING!

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

Annual Giving helps to support and retain our exceptional teachers. Now more than ever, your gift makes the difference.

You can be a hero, too.

11th Grade College Night
Grade 11 (Students and Families)
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 pm
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Zoom

Please join the College Counseling Department for an important presentation to prepare you for the next steps in your college preparation process. 

This is considered a mandatory event for students and parents.

For questions about this event, please email Danielle Cohen at: DCohen@CarrollwoodDaySchool.org. 

An important reminder if you don't want to be sick with the flu!

As you plan your family vacations and holiday celebrations, please assess the COVID risk for any travel and activities you are considering.

check the risk of your thanksgiving activitiesCDC TRAVEL RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVIDKnow when to delay your travel

To benefit families served by Metropolitan Ministries
November 4 - November 16

The Human Rights Club challenges every US advisory to fill their Box of Hope and Feed a Family again this year!

Please help our Tampa Bay Community!

More Information

Thursday, November 19

Upper School students will participate in a special day of gratitude. Seniors will have a Thanksgiving lunch. Students in grades 9 - 11 will participate in gratitude activities and then each grade level will eat lunch outside with a special dessert being provided. (Flik will be serving a Thanksgiving menu for students purchasing a lunch.) 

Seniors, rsvp for lunch

Parents!
Watch for opportunities to sign up to donate desserts and to help set up and serve.

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.

Re-Enrollment contracts for all current families will be sent out in the middle of January. 

As we continue to offer the ALP in the second quarter, we would like to remind everyone of some basic expectations moving forward.

Beginning Monday, November 9, ALP must be selected for a month at a time.  Students who will be participating in ALP during November, or who will be returning to on-campus learning must turn in the following form by Monday, November 9.

ALP selection form

Below is a link to a recording of the parent meeting presenting the new ALP guidelines along with copies of the forms mentioned in the presentation.

Recording of Parent ALP Meeting

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

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.