Three Important Announcements
The following announcements pertain to important schedule/program decisions for April, May, and summer.
1. To make up for the three lost school days before Spring Break, we are adding a school day on April 26. This day was originally slotted to be a faculty professional day with no classes for students. We will not have a regular letter day, but rather will have every class period meet according to the schedule below. Please note that blocks 2 and 3 will go in reverse order to accommodate teachers who teach in multiple divisions.
2. We have revised our final academic week in the Upper School. In the past we have scheduled two and a half days of final exams with each department getting an allotted time slot. This year instead we will rely on our usual block system with each class period being allotted a three-hour time period to use according to the teacher's discretion. In some cases, teachers will give a traditional final exam, others may give in-class essays, still others might have students doing final projects or presentations. Even field trips will be possible. Every teacher is expected to use at least 90 minutes of the three-hour window. As in the past, if a student does not have a scheduled block, they do not need to be in school. Freshmen do not have to come for their study hall block but certainly may do so if they wish to study at school.
Monday, May 20
8:30-11:30 Review sessions, help time; 9th graders are required to be at school
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30-3:30 Block 1
Tuesday, May 21
8:30-11:30 Block 2
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30-3:30 Block 3
Wednesday, May 22
8:30-11:30 Block 4
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30-3:30 Block 5
Thursday, May 23
8:30-11:30 Block 6
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30-3:30 Block 7
Friday, May 24
8:30 All-School Assembly
9:30-11:30 Upper School Awards
11:30-1:00 BBQ lunch, outdoor activities
1:00-3:00 games, relays, Giant Relay Day
3. Summer courses at CA: I’m pleased to announce that we are adding a new academic component to the Upper School for those who are interested. During a two-week period from July 29-August 9, we are offering three different electives that students can take as a trimester elective. These courses will run from 9:00-2:15 daily (the total time over two weeks adds up to the same total hours as a traditional trimester class). The courses are:
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1. To make up for the three lost school days before Spring Break, we are adding a school day on April 26. This day was originally slotted to be a faculty professional day with no classes for students. We will not have a regular letter day, but rather will have every class period meet according to the schedule below. Please note that blocks 2 and 3 will go in reverse order to accommodate teachers who teach in multiple divisions.
8:10-9:00 – 1st Block
9:05-9:55 – 3rd Block
10:00-10:50 – 2nd Block
10:50-11:10 – Advisory
11:10-12:00 – 4th Block
12:05-12:55 – 5h Block
12:55-1:35 – Lunch
1:35-2:25 – 6th Block
2:30-3:20 – 7th Block
Sports after school as per usual.
Sports after school as per usual.
2. We have revised our final academic week in the Upper School. In the past we have scheduled two and a half days of final exams with each department getting an allotted time slot. This year instead we will rely on our usual block system with each class period being allotted a three-hour time period to use according to the teacher's discretion. In some cases, teachers will give a traditional final exam, others may give in-class essays, still others might have students doing final projects or presentations. Even field trips will be possible. Every teacher is expected to use at least 90 minutes of the three-hour window. As in the past, if a student does not have a scheduled block, they do not need to be in school. Freshmen do not have to come for their study hall block but certainly may do so if they wish to study at school.
- Classes will meet in their regular classroom spaces unless otherwise specified by the teacher.
- Seniors will be engaged in Launch Week activities during this week. We will post that schedule soon.
- Students in other divisions will have regularly scheduled classes.
- Buses will run as usual.
- Students who receive extended time will have that accommodation built into the time frame. In other words a teacher may give a two-hour exam with the extra hour available for those students who get time-and-a-half for testing.
- Upper School Students doing portfolio reviews that week will be scheduled in consultation with their arts teacher.
Monday, May 20
8:30-11:30 Review sessions, help time; 9th graders are required to be at school
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30-3:30 Block 1
Tuesday, May 21
8:30-11:30 Block 2
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30-3:30 Block 3
Wednesday, May 22
8:30-11:30 Block 4
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30-3:30 Block 5
Thursday, May 23
8:30-11:30 Block 6
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30-3:30 Block 7
Friday, May 24
8:30 All-School Assembly
9:30-11:30 Upper School Awards
11:30-1:00 BBQ lunch, outdoor activities
1:00-3:00 games, relays, Giant Relay Day
3. Summer courses at CA: I’m pleased to announce that we are adding a new academic component to the Upper School for those who are interested. During a two-week period from July 29-August 9, we are offering three different electives that students can take as a trimester elective. These courses will run from 9:00-2:15 daily (the total time over two weeks adds up to the same total hours as a traditional trimester class). The courses are:
Fiction & Film: the Summer Edition (taught by Ross Holland); open to rising Grades 11 and 12
Learning Python (Sean Gallop); open to rising Grades 10-12
Data Analytics: Excel, SQL, and Tableau (Austin Harvey); open to rising Grades 10-12
The first one listed receives a credit but does not count toward a student's four years of English requirement. The second two offerings receive credit and count towards the Computer Science/Engineering & Design requirement.
The cost is $1200/class. Financial aid is available. For now, these classes are only open to CA students. Registration is done through the summer programs website.
See the link below for information, or see me or the teachers of the courses for additional information.
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