Welcome to the CFA Middle School Homepage 

Parents, please visit approximately every 2 weeks during the school year for new information! Thank you.

MS Director email sent to all CFA MS families on July 12

Greetings, CFA Middle School Parents.

I hope this finds your family well and enjoying time in the sun! We are busy here on campus preparing for the start of the next school year. Please READ CAREFULLY BELOW for important information.

• Please refer to the July 1 email and sign into Veracross. Please contact itsupport@capefearacademy.org if you have any concerns with accessing Veracross.

• The lists of school supplies & novels needed by each Middle School student follow - 6th grade,  7th grade, 8th grade. Students should clearly mark each item with their first and last name in preparation for the first day of school. Many items will be kept in classrooms to lighten the load that students carry. 

• All Middle Schoolers have summer reading which can be found here in the left column by grade.  (6th & 7th grade also have required summer math work per an email sent earlier in June.)  Additionally, the link also includes our community reading project that focuses on universal stories and shared experiences. All community members - parents, grandparents, faculty, alumni, and current students can choose to take part. 

• Now is the time to sign up for a school laptop for your child and for After School Care  if they will be on campus after 3:30 pm.

• The new and improved CFA Middle bell schedule can be found here.

  • Middle School begins each day at 8:10 and ends at 3:20 Monday - Friday.

  • Students are enrolled in 7 classes which meet on a 2-week rotation.

Please print a copy for your reference.

• You can expect an email by July 26 notifying you that your child’s class schedule is available for viewing in Veracross.  Please sign in to Veracross ASAP so you are able to access the schedule in later July.  Veracross will not only show you a list of your classes but map them across the daily schedule so that you can better envision the coming school year.

Note: Schedules will not include an advisor until the first weeks of school.

Next, please join me in welcoming our new Middle School faculty. We are excited to have these outstanding and experienced educators join us and are looking forward to the expertise they bring to our team.  

Mr. Paul Capodanno, who has been teaching CFA Lower & Upper School physical education, will instead be teaching Middle School Physical Education & Health as well as Upper School Fitness and Conditioning and coaching Varsity Boys Basketball. Paul has over 10 years of experience teaching, coaching, and directing athletics.

Mr. Todd Jones joins CFA as a Middle & Upper School Social Studies teacher with a Masters of Arts in Teaching, a Bachelors in History and twenty-eight years of teaching experience.  

Mrs. Katie Smith will teach CFA middle school math and has a Masters of Arts in Teaching with a concentration in Middle School math, in addition to 12 years of teaching experience, most recently at the Oakwood School in Greenville, NC.  

Please mark your calendar:

July 1 Parent sign-in for Veracross

July 17 Magnus Health Portal Opens which includes the CFA Handbook for families to review

July 25     Due date for Magnus Health Information

By July 26       Parents emailed that MS student class schedules are in MBP

August 8, 6:00 pm New Parent Orientation & Social - all divisions, McNeill Fine Arts Center

August 13, 9:00 - 10:30 am  Middle School Preview for ALL 6th graders and their parents & New Students in 7th and 8th Grades and their parents - McNeill Fine Arts Center 

August 14, 8:10 am - 3:20 pm First Day of School

August 28, 6:00 pm MS Curriculum Night for parents to follow their child's schedule, meet teachers, and more about our course of study!

As you enjoy the rest of the summer with your Middle School kiddo, please know the Middle School teacher team and I wish you a summer of laughter and family time, while remaining safe and well. See you in August!

Warmly,

Carla Whitwell

Director of Middle School

carla.whitwell@capefearacademy.org

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