SEAHAWKS' NEWS
November 10, 2022
A weekly update for
Cape Cod Academy families
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New Security Enhancements Installed |
Cape Cod Academy is pleased to announce that enhanced security measures have been installed around campus that will improve the overall security of our buildings. These measures include magnetic door locks on exterior doors that will only be accessible by way of a key card system. When activated, key cards and lanyards will be distributed to all faculty/staff and students in grades 6-12. Since our lower school students do not need to travel from building to building and are always accompanied by a teacher, there is no need to provide them with these key cards.
In addition to the new door-locking mechanisms, a video intercom and buzzer have been installed at the main doors, so all visitors will need to buzz in once the system is live. We have also installed cameras at both the Lower School Circle and Founders Hall Circle, the school’s main points of entry.
While new protocols will certainly be shared with you before these security enhancements are active, we plan to “go live” after Thanksgiving. If you have any questions, please contact Ian Carr, Crisis Response Coordinator, at iancarr@capecodacademy.org.
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Upcoming Events
Friday, Nov. 11
Veterans' Day
No School
Tuesday, Nov. 15
Fall Sports Awards Night @ 6:00 p.m. in the Lower School Gym
Wednesday, Nov. 23 - Friday, Nov. 25
Thanksgiving Break
NO SCHOOL
Friday, Nov. 25
Alumni Pick-Up Basketball Game from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. in Evans Gym, Founders' Hall at CCA
Alumni Social from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Tugboats at Hyannis Marina
Monday, Nov. 28
Faculty Professional Development Day
NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, Nov. 29
Classes Resume
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Grandparents' & Special Friends' Day
Thank you to all our visitors who attended Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day today! It was wonderful to see returning grandparents and special friends, and to welcome new members into our community. The students were excited to introduce their teachers to you and to share the work they do every day here at CCA. Your presence is what makes this day so special.
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Please Support the CSO Food Drive
Cape Cod Academy's Community Service Organization (CSO) is sponsoring a Thanksgiving Food Drive for the Family Pantry of Cape Cod in Harwich. The CSO students are collecting canned and non-perishable goods through Friday, November 18. Boxes have been placed in lower school classrooms and in each middle and upper school Advisory; the class with the most donations by the end of the food drive will win a pizza party. Thank you for your help in supporting Cape families this holiday season.
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Athletic Department to Offer Injury Prevention Program
Cape Cod Academy’s Athletic Department is pleased to announce a new Injury Prevention Program. Offered to CCA winter athletes in grades 5 – 12, this new program is a specialized week of injury prevention training for players as they transition from fall sports (on grass) to basketball (on the court) and hockey (on the ice). This training will be run by three experts: Christian Sears, CCA’s STEM curriculum coordinator, teacher, and boys’ varsity soccer coach and a certified strength and conditioning specialist; Ashley Katzenback, a doctor of physical therapy with 16 years of experience treating musculoskeletal injuries; and David Robinson, fitness instructor and assistant coach for CCA’s boys’ varsity basketball. The three instructors are planning to run the course the week of November 14 from 3:15 - 4:45 p.m. each day. The training will take place in the upper school gym. If you are interested in registering your child, please click here.
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CCA Students Performing in Community Theater |
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Several CCA students and teachers are involved in upcoming community theater productions in the area. If you are interested in seeing them perform, they will be a part of the following productions:
A Child's Christmas in Wales at Eventide
November 18 - December 4, 2022
November 22 - December 18, 2022 (No show on Thanksgiving)
December 2-30, 2022
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School Photos Are Now Available to Order |
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School photos are now available for viewing and ordering. To view and order your child's photos online, click here. Enter your password, which is your student's user ID # and was provided to you on the photo form sent home. If you are unsure of your child's ID, it is also listed on the Resource Board under School Photos.
Even if you are not ordering, please choose a photo for the yearbook. Select one of the photos and tag it for the yearbook. Only close-up photos can be chosen as a yearbook photo. If you have any questions, please contact SchoolPhotos@TheStudiobytheSea.com.
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Share the Alumni Social Date with Former CCA Students
Cape Cod Academy welcomes all alumni for a social gathering on Friday, November 25 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Tugboats at Hyannis Marina. Alumni are also invited to attend or participate in our Alumni Pick-Up Basketball Game scheduled to take place in CCA's Evans Gym in Founders Hall from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 25, just before the Alumni Social. All CCA alumni are invited to join us to share stories, visit with faculty members, and reconnect with friends and classmates. All alumni are welcome! RSVP Here.
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Smith Family Popcorn Fundraiser
This is the last week to order Smith Family Popcorn. The deadline is November 15. You can order popcorn online by clicking here and or by completing a paper form available at Reception. Popcorn can be shipped to family and relatives, or you can pick up your order in store locations in Hyannis or Mashpee. Thirty percent of all popcorn sales comes back to support Parents' Association activities! If you have any questions, please contact the PA (pa@capecodacademy.org).
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Students Learn about Dia de los Muertos
Students in Spanish classes learned about the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), an important holiday to remember and honor those who have departed. Spanish II students worked with 7th- and 8th-graders to create a Spanish class alter and important components of it to honor someone. Spanish III and III Honors students created their own mini altars, which were then added to the main altar. Spanish IV and IV Honors students had a Zoom call with students in Guadalajara, Jalisco in Mexico to learn about the celebration and view a real Mexican altar created at their school.
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Lower School Students Also Celebrate Dia de los Muertos
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Our lower school students in World Languages & Culture made white chocolate-dipped strawberries (calaveras) to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. They used edible ink pens to create the decorations. |
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