Country Day Newsletter - December 2021

Country Day Newsletter

December 5th, 2021

IMPORTANT DATES

Please mark your calendar with the following dates as they apply to you:

December 6-10: LSUA Finals week for Dual Enrollment students

December 7: 5th Grade DARE Graduation @ 1:00 pm

December 13: Freshman Planning Meetings

December 14: 1st Grade Gingerbread House Construction

December 14: Sophomore Planning Meetings

December 15: Junior Planning Meetings

December 16: 7th Grade Field trip to Natchitoches

December 16: PreK-4 Holiday Party

December 16-17: Upper School Finals

December 17: PreK-3 and 2nd Grade Holiday Parties

December 17: Kindergarten Holiday Field Trip

December 17: Upper School Holiday Pajamas Day

December 18 - January 9: University Academy Campus Winter Break

December 20: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade visit Polar Express

December 20: 3rd and 4th Grade Holiday Field Trip

December 21: No After School Care or Study Zone - all students picked up during carpool

December 22 - January 9: Bayou Rapides Campus Winter Break

January 17: Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Both campuses closed

A message from our Head of School, Bill Bridges

Whether you are an adult or child, we often find it difficult to maintain patience or wait for something. Email, cellphones, the Internet, and social media only exacerbate the problem as we have become conditioned to want information or communication instantly. But, sometimes, the anticipation of something is part of the experience, so I want you to join me as we anxiously await some exciting new plans.

Country Day has been awarded a very generous grant from the Martin Foundation for both campuses. On the Bayou Rapides Campus, we will be implementing a Digital Video and Audio Production Studio. Whether producing and streaming the school’s morning announcements, serving as on-air presenters, interviewing community members for videos or podcasts, or simply editing sound and video, the production studio will be an authentic, real-world learning space that teaches students crucial 21st century skills. The Production Studio isn’t just about students learning to use equipment and produce content, but learning to find and use their voice in powerful ways.

At our University Campus, we will be creating a new Science Lab. This space will serve as the centerpiece for our Upper School science program as we enhance our programming and offer new courses to better prepare students for the college experience. Our lab will be equipped for Biology, Chemistry, and Physics classes and have designated space for experiential learning.

We are creating spaces at Country Day that will inspire students to turn their ideas into new creations and prototypes—spaces where students learn by doing. We anticipate that these spaces, as well as our Maker Space, will be completed by the start of the next school year. We will keep you informed of the progress and provide opportunities to tour.

ALL SCHOOL NEWS:

DONATE TO THE MANNA HOUSE

December 6-17

Bulk food items, cash, and checks are all welcome!

We encourage every homeroom to raise 100!

Any combination of pounds of food or money to reach 100!

Click to learn more about Manna House

Lost Items

Sweaters, jackets, water bottles, lunch boxes, and more!

If your child is missing any items, please stop by the school to check our lost and found.

All lost and found items will be donated to a local charity after December 21st.

Tickets on sale soon!

Sponsorship opportunities available

Contact Director of Advancement, Anna Van Mol or 318.448.1475, ext. 2014

Please reach out to

Director of Admissions, Kim Roberts,

with any questions regarding

perspective students!

kroberts@acdsonline.org

318-448-1475, ext. 203.

HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

Our 2021 Homecoming Queen is Miss Destiney Deville!

Congratulations Destiney!

Our 2021

Homecoming Princess is

Miss Carlee McVay!

Congratulations to all the incredible young women on our Homecoming Court!

MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

⭐ Middle School Students of the Week ⭐

November 5

Congratulations to Addy Bridges!

6th grader, Addy, is described by her teachers as polite, hard-working, respectful to her peers and adults, and always prepared.

November 12

Congratulations to Paisley Moore!

7th grader, Paisley, is described by her teachers as having great attention to detail, is always ready to learn, and is kind and polite to students and teachers!