Next week, Cape Cod Academy students, faculty, and staff will have the opportunity to receive at-home COVID-19 test kits so they can test at home before returning to school after Thanksgiving break and our winter vacation break. We ask that the tests be used no earlier than 24 hours prior to returning to school after the Thanksgiving and winter breaks. This is a voluntary program, but we encourage you to take advantage of this.

We are pleased to announce that parents/guardians of students in grades six through nine can now view their child's Personalized Approach to Learning (PAL) profile on the Cape Cod Academy website. Click here for more information. We are excited to continue our conversations around how the PAL profile will inform your child's learning and growth. If you would like to discuss this further or have specific questions, please contact Nancy Boyle, Director of Personalized Learning at Cape Cod Academy.

If you are a strong STEM student in grades 10, 11 or 12, you may be interested in participating in the Winterim at the Marine Biological Laboratories (MBL) in Woods Hole, entitled “Anatomy and Physiology of Marine Animals". Read details here. Students will stay overnight on University of Chicago's MBL campus and conduct three days of intensive study on their Woods Hole campus. The cost of the program, room, and board is $1,375. Read the program's handbook here. Students must have approval from their current STEM teachers to participate. The capacity of the program is 15 students. If you have any questions about this program, please email Abby Wood at awood@capecodacademy.org.

As part of the holiday season activities, lower school children will have the opportunity to participate in a Secret Snowman Book Exchange. The students thoroughly enjoy this opportunity to discover a great new book chosen by one of their lower school friends. Your child brought home an information form yesterday and will be given the name for his/her exchange next Tuesday. Please make sure you check your child’s backpack for the information. You can view details here. Books should be wrapped and sent to school by December 5, and we will have the exchange on December 9. 

Congratulations to Henry Yerkes who has been selected as Citizen of the Week! Henry has gone above and beyond during reading by showing compassion and including others in his discussions of nonfiction texts. There have also been many instances where he has shown integrity. Henry works hard every day and is a leader in the classroom as well.

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.

On Tuesday, Cape Cod Academy coaches hosted a Fall Athletics Awards Night for our fall athletes and their parents. Congratulations to the following award recipients:

Girls Varsity Cross Country

Check out the schedule for the first week of winter sports practices here.

The PA is gearing up for the holidays with a Wreath Sale. Fresh balsam Vermont wreaths make wonderful gifts and can be shipped to destinations all over the continental U.S. to be enjoyed in time for the holidays. Proceeds from the sales will support PA activities. Click here for more information. This link with instructions can also be found on the CCA Parent Portal under the Resource Board. Don't forget to use the password "wreaths" when you check out! 

The PA is sponsoring a Parents' Night Out on Friday, December 2 from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Just in time for the holidays, parents can drop off their children at Cape Cod Academy and head out for a kid-free dinner or holiday shopping. This holiday-themed event is open to currently enrolled Cape Cod Academy lower school students (grades K-5) only. The price is $25 for the first child and $15 for each additional sibling. Students will enjoy a holiday movie, light snack, a craft, and festive activities. They can wear their cozy pajamas and bring a sleeping bag or something comfortable to sit on to watch the movie. Please RSVP and pay ahead here. Limited to 40 students.

We are actively looking for middle and upper school volunteer babysitters for this event. We will be able to grant you service hours in return for your time. Parent volunteers are also needed to help supervise craft stations. Please email pa@capecodacademy.org if you are willing and able to help.

Jamin Eldredge, Cape Cod Academy’s lower school art teacher, will be hosting a Holiday Resin “Pour” for parents to be held on Tuesday, December 6 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Wool Shop. The cost is $50 a person for a fun, parent-only social evening. You will create a holiday decor that will be ready for you to take home that evening. Light appetizers will be served, but BYOB. Please feel free to bring your own collection of sea glass and shells although supplies are provided. Please RSVP and pay ahead here. Limited to 25 adults.

Ninth-grade biology students Zoomed with Liza Morse, an ecologist from the Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. Our student biologists are finishing up a unit on ecology and investigated what factors lead to population changes. Hearing from Liza about her research investigating the impacts that maple sugaring has on Vermont forests was the perfect New England connection to wrap up their unit.   

This month in advisory, middle and upper school students practiced expressing gratitude by creating feathers that reflected what they are thankful for. These feathers made up the "thankful turkey" that is now posted in Davis Commons. What was most touching were the amount of "feathers" that expressed gratitude for being a part of the Cape Cod Academy community, including:

"I am grateful for the kind faculty and staff."

"I am thankful for my teachers."

"I am thankful for being able to go to CCA."

"I am thankful for a good education."

"I am thankful for the relationships I have with my advisor and with my teachers."

"I am thankful for my school community."