SEAHAWKS' NEWS
May 20, 2022
A weekly update for
Cape Cod Academy families
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See You at the Spring Gala & Auction Tomorrow! |
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Upcoming Events
Saturday, May 21
Spring Gala & Auction at Oyster Harbors Club @ 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 25
Spring Concert @ 6:00 p.m.
Evening of Rock @ 7:00 p.m. in the Blackbox Theatre
Friday, May 27
All-School Field Day
Monday, May 30
Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, May 31
Spring Sports Awards Night @ 6:30 p.m. in the Lower School Gym - Dress Attire
Wednesday, June 1
E2 Presentations and Senior Service Learning Presentations @ 8:00 a.m.
Thursday, June 2
Middle and Upper School Book Awards & Chair Ceremony @ 8:15 a.m.
Fifth Grade Memoirs @ 10:00 a.m.
Eighth Grade Ceremony @ 1:00 p.m.
Friday, June 3
Lower School Classroom Parties & Celebration of Arts & Learning
Grade 5: No school; Swim and Lunch Party from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Grade 8: No school; Swim and Lunch Party from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Graduation Rehearsal and Senior Dinner @ 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 4
Commencement at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, June 9
New Parent Reception/PA Reception
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CCA Students Participated in
Cape & Islands Youth Climate Action Summit
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Six CCA students were a part of the Cape & Islands Youth Climate Action Summit held this past Wednesday in Sandwich. This event is sponsored by Mass Audubon and an excellent opportunity for students to gather with peers to learn from experts about the possible impacts of climate change on Cape Cod, possible career paths in the sciences and related fields, and learn about how public meetings function in the democratic process.
Students attending included Hannah O'Dowd ’23, Malia Puls ’23, Tianya Liu ’24, Ben Catalano ’26, Grace Smith ’26, and Noelle Jatczak ‘26. The event garnered great press coverage from the local media. An article ran in today’s issue of the Cape Cod Times here and one in the Enterprise here.
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Ben participating in the seminar, "Eating for the Planet and Your Health" by Dr. Kumara Sidhartha.
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Tianya being interviewed by CAI NPR reporter, Eve Zuckoff. |
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Grace giving public comment during the mock select board meeting in Sandwich Town Hall. |
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Noelle giving public comment during the mock select board meeting in Sandwich Town Hall. |
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The Pool is Open
Cape Cod Academy's heated pool is officially open! Next week, our lower and middle school students will be swimming during P.E. classes. The pool will also be used for lessons and yoga classes this summer as part of our Summer Program offerings. Check out our website for Summer Program classes and registration information.
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Students Create Story Fence
Storywalks became popular during the pandemic as libraries looked for ways to conduct storytime sessions without going inside the library. Many libraries have continued this outdoor activity and now Cape Cod Academy has a storywalk on the Lower School Playground. Named the "Story Fence" by the group of middle school students who helped assemble and hang the story on the fence of the playground, this oversized storybook is fun to read and includes special activities designed by the middle school students during their Seminar classes to make the story fence even more interactive. Stop by the Lower School Library with your child to check out the story, Silly Sally!
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D'Andre Adams '27 and Liv Daigle '27 hang the story fence panels during Seminar. |
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The kindergarten class was invited to the big reveal on Wednesday! |
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Library Books Due June 1
All CCA Library Books should be returned to the Tew Library by June 1. If you have any questions about books, please contact our Librarian, Deb Hobday, at email: dhobday@capecodacademy.org.
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Prom Was Held Last Friday at Willowbend Club |
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Honors Symposium Students Visit East Sandwich Game Farm for Nature Writing Inspiration |
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Biology Students Conduct Frog Dissection |
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Lower School Science Students Keep Busy
Last week was a busy week in science classes. Our third graders had their CCA Invention Convention Showcase, the culmination of a months-long process that involved identifying problems to solve, and designing, physically building, and presenting inventions in a state-wide contest through MIT. Kindergarteners, armed with field science clipboards, journeyed to Beacon Gardens on a field trip.
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Fifth Graders Win in the Music Madness Bracket
This spring, our lower school students participated in The Music Madness Bracket. Each class submitted a song for the bracket and two songs faced off against one another each week until there was only one left. This year's theme was classical, so after students listened and discussed a composer, the history of the piece, instrumentation, and other musical details, they voted on their favorite song. Ms. Hawkins' second-grade class came in second with the "William Tell Overture" (used as the theme to The Lone Ranger), and the fifth-grade students’ submission of "He's a Pirate" (Pirates of the Caribbean) won the bracket.
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Swiss Visitor Works with World Language Classes
Améline Fee, niece of CCA’s Director of Advancement, Hellie Swartwood, recently visited the world languages classes in the lower school. Améline was born and raised in Switzerland with her first languages being French and English. She visited our students to share her experiences growing up in Switzerland. She also helped them practice French. She gave presentations to each class and enjoyed cultural conversations with the second graders while reviewing a book about Switzerland with them. She worked one-on-one with the fourth and fifth graders on the French portion of their final language project.
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All-School Field Day
All-School Field Day 2022 is next Friday, May 27th from 11:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. We look forward to this tradition of wrapping up the year with camaraderie and healthy competition between our Team Blue and Team White members.
If your child has grown out of his/her field day shirt, there is an inventory of replacement shirts for $10. Please email Jeff Conlon at jconlon@capecodacademy.org to obtain a new shirt. If you have a question about what field day team your child is on, visit the Resource Board on our website to view the team rosters.
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Celebrating Women in Sports Day
Today, Coach Marvullo, accompanied by students, Lilian Shanahan '25 and Alexa Scarpato '23, attended the national celebration of Women in Sports Day held at Faneuil Hall in Boston. This event celebrates girls and women in sports. It is a day set aside to honor all of the female athletes on all levels. Each year, two female athletes and a female coach are invited to Boston for the day of honor and motivation.
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Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week (left to right): Julia McCaffrey '24, Girls' Varsity Tennis; Noah Belson '25, Sailing; and Rebecca Chen '28, JV Tennis.
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Congratulations to Athlete of the Week, Cooper Hall '29, JV Tennis
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Spring Sports Award Ceremony
Our spring sports athletes and their families are invited to join us for the Spring Sports Awards Ceremony on May 31 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lower School Gym. We look forward to seeing all our athletes who played the following sports this spring:
Girls Varsity Lacrosse
Boys Varsity Tennis
Girls Varsity Tennis
Varsity Sailing
Boys Lacrosse
Junior Varsity Tennis
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Next Week's Sports Schedules
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Don't forget to connect with Cape Cod Academy on social media! We post news and photos on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin, and YouTube. |
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