CDA is bustling with activities and there is never a busier time of year than now!  There are so many wonderful things happening!  Please take a moment and read through the upcoming events, changes, make-up picture and hot dog day, announcements, and invitations. 

Friday Classes has a special schedule for 7th-12th graders.
Ties are required for High School students.  Logic level students should wear their oxford shirts.

• Special Friday Assembly:  Tomorrow (December 1st) we will have a special high school assembly.  This is a rare opportunity for our students and faculty to hear from alumni Hunter Grunden.  As such, we have re-arranged our Friday schedule as listed below:

1st Period 08:00 am 09:20 am
2nd Period 09:30 am 10:50 am
3rd Period 11:00 am 12:20 pm
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Lunch  12:20 pm 12:45 pm
Assembly 12:45 pm 01:20 pm
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4th Period 01:30 pm 02:50 pm

FESTIVAL RESCHEDULED
Festival is re-scheduled for Friday, December 1st at 7:00 pm.
Please come and join in the fun with the classical guitar class, the M/W 7th grade speech students, and Diane Walker-Gladney’s art classes.

MAKE-UP PICTURES
Make up pictures are December 6th and 7th

UPCOMING LUNCHES
Hot Dog Make-up Day for November 30, 2006 will be December 7th.

Chick-fil-A Lunches – (preordered) December 4/5
Hot Dog Day – (pre-ordered) December 7th (make- up day)
Hot Dog Days – (pre-ordered) December 11/12
Pizza Day (bring $4) – December 13/14

OTHER COMING EVENTS and important dates on the calendar:

 Great Books Discussion - December 5 - see previous posting
 Make-up pictures - December 6/7
 Music featuring the Symphonic Wind Ensemble – Thursday, December 7th 7:00pm
 Saturday Morning Prayer – See “Prayer and Planning” below
 Students prepare for another round!  Spell Down II is December 13/14 (W/Th.)
 Christmas Parties for 5th and 6th grades – December 13/14 – Please check with teachers for schedules
 Make-up Friday – December 15th may be needed for make-up of missed high school classes. Not all classes will meet and individual instructors will contact via TeacherEase if the class will meet that day.
 Christmas Break – December 16th through January 2nd

Please check the calendar for other important events.


PRAYER AND PLANNING
As we make plans and work to develop our Flower Mound campus, we seek God’s direction. We view this property as the cornerstone for our vision to train ethical leaders and wise thinkers for the glory of God.  We want to make wise decisions about the design and the fund raising for development of the property.

We invite you to join us in prayer, both in your own home at your own time and together on Saturdays, Dec. 2 and 9, and resuming every Saturday beginning again Jan. 6.
Dec. 2 and 9
Study Center
CDA Flower Mound High School
7 – 7:45 a.m.
Saturdays

Please pray for God to direct and bless this effort.


ANNUAL GIVING – You should have received a letter from Coram Deo Academy President Rodney Marshall, inviting you to share resources and make a contribution.  Please do not hesitate to telephone Louise Henry, CDA development director, at 800.465.0561 x 166, if you have any questions about contributions.


CORAM DEO CAFÉ Christmas Coffee
Thursday December 7
8:30-10:30am
Host: Leanne Beardsley 
4304 Native Oak Court in Flower Mound, 75022.
Join us as we celebrate our Savior’s birth with a time of devotion, fellowship and a cookie exchange. To participate in the cookie exchange, please bring three dozen cookies wrapped in quantities of six in each package (you will have six bags of six cookies in each bag). For more information about the meeting contact Donna Rector at DRYutzy@aol.com 

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
There are always several opportunities for giving this time of year.  The Grammar School is collecting Macaroni and Cheese.  The Logic School is helping with Bisquick and hygiene items.   Coram Deo Academy is also joining with families of the Church at Wichita Creek to help the annual CCA food pantry drives. Collection boxes are in the Worship Center Foyer (Auditorium) and the church office. The Christmas collection deadline is Sunday 12/10/06.  All gifts go to CCA.  Thank you for considering what is right for your family and budget.

NEW STUDENT ADMISSION is well underway. If you intend to enroll another child in our school, you may submit a New Student Application using your family login.  Re-enrollment for current students begins in January.

TUTION ASSISTANCE
We are now taking tuition assistance applications for 2007-2008 school year.  Awards are available for re-enrolling students only and are based on financial need.  For more information on the application process please go to http://coramdeoacademy.org/content/admission/tuitionassistletter.php

STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Melodie Jack took 6th place in Dallas Music Teacher’s Association’s 2006 Solo Piano Competition in Division VI, Age 13, playing “Improvisation” Op. 84, No. 5, by Gabriel Faure.

First Spelling Bee Winners:
M/W
Preston Green - Winner
Emily Westbrook/Caleb Pond - Tie for Runner up
 
T/Th
Gill Lipton/Grace Frank - Tie for Winner
Jessica Gregory - Runner up

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR TALENTED STUDENTS.
If i have missed something your child has done, please don't hesitate to let me know so I can post it and celebrate their accomplishments with them!