Most recently, Coach Hurd was the Head Sailing Coach and Waterfront Director at Tabor Academy. Over his tenure, he celebrated eight national championships and over 40 New England championships with several other podium finishes. Last year, he surpassed 500 wins as Head Sailing Coach. Hurd worked with hundreds of students in his 35-year high school career, developing many future college All-Americans. Please read the full announcement here.

Students in grades 3-10 completed the first round of MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) testing in October. This test charts student growth and is instrumental in helping teachers learn more about each student’s unique needs. Copies of the Family Report from the MAP test were sent home in backpacks for students in grades 3-5 only. Results from testing for students in grades 6-10 will be added to their PAL profiles electronically. Please reach out to Nancy Boyle with any questions or if you would like the MAP Family Report sent to you for your children in grades 6-10.

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.

On Thursday, November 10, Cape Cod Academy will welcome grandparents and special friends to campus. Grandparents and special friends should RSVP here or call CCA at 508-428-5400. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. If any visitors need special assistance on that day, please call us in advance at 508-428-5400. 

Please note that there is an 11:00 a.m. dismissal for all students. There is no extended day care on that day. It is also a DRESS DAY for ALL CCA students. On days when there is a special event at the school, students are required to dress more formally. Students can wear a dress blouse and dress pants, a skirt, a dress, dress slacks, dress shirt, and a tie. Jackets are encouraged though not required. All students are expected to wear appropriate dress shoes.

Cape Cod Academy's Health Office, the Department of Public Health, and the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics want to remind parents and families about steps that they can take to prevent illness and stay healthy this season. Please read this important information here.

On Wednesday, November 9, CCA's student council will sponsor a dress-down day. All students in grades K-12 are invited to participate. The cost is $5 per person; student council representatives will walk around the school to collect money from each student who would like to dress down for the day.

On Thursday, October 24, parents and guardians of middle and upper school students were invited to a special webinar on executive functioning via Zoom. Hosted by Sarah Ward, an internationally recognized expert on executive functioning, she delivered an outstanding presentation. Parents were able to learn strategies for supporting children with ADHD and executive function disorder, as well as those that simply need some organizational guidance. Sarah has shared a recording of her presentation here. (Passcode: *&LV$L5Kswefcca!)

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.

Ordering forms were sent home in our lower school students' backpacks. You can also order popcorn online by clicking here and have it shipped to family and relatives or 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).

Following in the footsteps of the successful middle and upper school social at Naukabout Brewing, lower school families will have the same opportunity to gather together at Naukabout tomorrow, Saturday, November 5 at 3:00 p.m. Parents may purchase food and beverages and enjoy the company of other lower school families. Naukabout is family-friendly so there is no need for a babysitter! Please RSVP here if you can attend so that we may give them an accurate count. Thank you again to the Germani family for opening their venue to our families.

Fastest Pumpkin: Henry Daigle with "Wilma"

Best Overall Designed Pumpkin: Alessia Mezzacappa with "Queen of Hearts"

Scariest Pumpkin: Peter Riley for his Scary Fast "The Crack"

Most Seahawk Pride: Ben Ridl with "Ribbon"

Best-Themed Pumpkin: Violette and Nadalia Najarian with "Sugar Bones"