In this Week’s Dean’s Memo:

• Block Schedule Calendar QR Code
• Covid-19 Protocols and Health Updates
• Covid Testing: Quidel
• Notification
• PTSO Meeting and Calendar Events
• Mums Sale Band Booster Club
• Hispanic Heritage Month
• Yom Kippur: School Closed
• Nutrition Services
• Remembering 9/11
• Activities and Clubs
• Student Highlights.

• Please consider using the above block schedule Calendar QR Code which will give you the block schedule on the specific day of the week.
• Thanks to Mr. Touchette, Mr. Grieder, and Mr. Georgsson for making this happen for our school community.

• September 13th: National Honor Society @ 11:45 AM
• September 13th: PTSO @ 7:00 PM
• September 14th: Cab Calloway Fund Meeting @7:00 PM
• September 15th: School Board Meeting @ 7:00 PM
• September 16th: Yom Kippur School Closed

1. If your child has received their Covid vaccines, it is suggested you submit documentation to the school nurse: Phyllis.Whaler@redclay.k12.de.us
2. In partnership with the Delaware Department of Health and Quidel, your school is offering COVID-19 testing. We recommend Health’s platform:
3. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
4. We are offering onsite weekly Covid-19 testing this week. We are scheduled for Friday, but looking to confirm an earlier date for this week.
5. Testing will primarily be done through self-swabbing and monitored by medical staff on-site. School staff will not be doing the testing.
6. For more information on the test, please read the fact sheet here: Quidel QuickVue Fact Sheet.
7. Results are primarily shared every 15-30 minutes.
8. If your child tests positive, the school will contact you directly.

Daily COVID-19 Health Screening

• Remember to have your child perform the Daily Self Screener:
• Click on the below button to follow the COVID-19 Process Map for staff and students.
• Follow the below Covid-19 Process in the event of a positive case

• This is a courtesy notification for parents or students who may use the neighboring business owners parking space area to drop off or pick up your student.
• Three business owners have contacted the school to express concerns regarding parking and communicated their plan to tow.
• Please consider using the car line which has been improving day-day.
• Last Notification for this Marking Period.

• We thank the PTSO for helping with the start of the school year.
• They helped launch an amazing start of our school year with celebrating our teachers during the first week back to school and providing an Ice Cream Social for Open House
• Now we welcome our parents and teachers to join PTSO as a member and participant at upcoming events and meetings.
• First Meeting is scheduled for September 13, 2021 7:00-8:30 PM.

• It's that time of year for the Band Boosters Fall Mum Fundraiser.Monday, 9/13 is the deadline to place & pay for your order.
• Pick up/ Delivery is scheduled for 9/22.
• Please follow this link to order your mums.

• Every year from September 15 to October 15, Americans celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month by appreciating the community’s history, heritage, and contributions of the ancestors of American citizens who came from Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, and South- and Central America.
• We will look to recognize the Hispanic community contributions of art, music, and education throughout this month.

• In observance of Yom Kippur, school will be closed on Thursday September 16th.
• Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year for the Jewish faith.
• Did You Know? Cab Calloway drew heavy influences from Jewish music even going so far to be considered an "Afro-Yiddishist."
• Calloway's friendship with his Jewish manager, Irving Mills was Calloway's main gateway into the world of Jewish music and songs.
• Calloway also said he learned about Jewish music when he was a kid and would go to hear the cantors sing in synagogues, which he claims directly influences his notable "''Hi-De-Ho' style," exemplified in his hit song and later famous animation, "Minnie the Moocher."Calloway directly paid homage to the Yiddish culture introduced to him by Irving Berlin in his song "Utt De Zay (The Tailor's Song)" based on a real Yiddish song of the same name.

• Download the free application to get access to the menu and nutritional information
• Mobile Menu App
• Please visit website for more information https://www.redclayschools.com/Page/2251

Titan: New Nutrition Payment System

• The new system is called TITAN and is currently active and able to accept payments.
• TITAN has all the same capabilities as PayPams and more so parents will not miss any features they previously enjoyed with PayPams.
• Titan Announcement
• Spanish Parent Portal
• English Parent Portal

• We paused for a moment of silence this past Friday to remember the events of 9/11 as we honored the victims and the heroism of first responders.

Ava Barton

• We have two more weeks left to promote and support Ava.
• Ava, 16, Life Sciences, USA, North America Region: This video has made the Popular Vote of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge! If you think it should go straight to the final round give it a Like or another positive reaction (Love, Haha, Wow) before the September 20th deadline.

Red Clay Consolidated School District Voice Leadership Conference: Final Announcement.

• On November 8, 2021, the first Red Clay Leadership Conference will be held here at the Cab Calloway School of the Arts.
• There will be guest speakers and student alumni panelist engaging in interactive discussion on leadership.
• We are asking you to consider students (student government, clubs, NHS, Sports, etc) who exemplify leadership and send your recommendations to Dr. Robinson by September 15th.
• We are looking to select 30 HS students and 6 MS students.
• Please review the below details. Click on button below.

Cab Student Voice

• Dean Bolden will continue to meet with Cab’s student voice organizations this week.
• Dean met with National Honors Society Officers
• September 13th: Student Government Representative.
• September 14th: Black Student Union Representative.
• September 15th: National Honor Arts Society Representative.
• September 21st: National Honor Society Induction Ceremony.
• Student leaders of Class 2022, Class 2023, and Class 2024 please feel free to send me an email, to arrange a time to meet with me before October 5th.

There will be updates shared throughout the next couple of weeks regarding interest meeting dates/times for clubs along with the activity bus schedule.

Mock Trial

• Interest meeting is Tuesday after school in my room (211).
• Students will be able to sign up to audition (which will be the following week).
• There will be 5 minute slots to sign up for over a two day period.
• Those auditions will also take place in Mr. Brian Winnington room.

Black Student Union Interest Meeting

• Students interested in joining Black Student Union must sign up in Ms. Morris classroom.
• Interest Meeting will be held this week.
• PTSO is planning a virtual Club Fair event. Please stay tuned for more information.
• Please visit the Sports website for scores and schedules: http://www.forcessports.com