Welcome Back!

First Day of School for the 2011/2012 Academic Year!
Welcome back to all our students and staff. It was wonderful to see and hear the children arriving at school this morning. Hope everyone settles in to their new classrooms quickly and we all attack the new year with vigor and curiosity!

School's OUT for summer!

It has been an amazing year!

We, the staff of CCCS, will miss our daily interaction with the students and parents over the next few months. Stay safe and we're already looking forward to seeing you in August.

Until then... READ everything you can get your hands on!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Have a safe and happy weekend everyone!
See you next week for the final stretch!

Invitation for Parents

Our Fourth and Fifth graders will be performing a Revolutionary War Play at 4pm on Wednesday, June 1st at Trinity UMC's Social Hall. Please come to see what they've put together.


and then stay for the Baccalaureate Ceremony for this year's 5th, 8th, and 9th graders. It's a wonderful way to close out the year! Please plan to attend!

Ahoy!! Photos of the Pirate Carnival

Thanks!  What a fine CREW who put our Pirate Carnival together last Saturday!
We've got a scrapbook of photos to share: ESVA.net
How did we miss a photo of Ms. Coghill in the dunk tank??

Baccalaureate Cermemony Scheduled

We've set a time for our Baccalaureate Ceremony for this year's 5th, 8th, and 9th graders. It's a wonderful way to close out the year! Please plan to attend. All fellow students, parents, and community are invited. 6:30pm on Wednesday, June 1st at Trinity United Methodist Church.

Anchors Away!!

We've just announced Summer Day Camp! Children PK (with some school experience) through rising 6th graders are invited to join us for a fun-packed summer in Cape Charles. Each week will have a different theme: Pirates!, Ice Cream, Sandcastles, Creepy-Crawleys, Making Music, or Fish in the Sea! Read all about it on the web site, then sign up in the School Office.

Happy Easter Break!

Enjoy the warm weather and (current) sunshine! Be safe, especially if you are travelling!
See you have Easter on the 25th... the start of Bring-A-Friend-To-School Week!

Berkley Rayfield Honored by NoCo Chamber as Citizen of the Year

The Northampton County Chamber has recognized something that we already knew! They have given Mr. Berkley Rayfield, our Board Chairman, an award for "Citizen of the Year 2010" for his generosity and drive in forming our school, Cape Charles Christian School. 

Congratulations Berkley!

 
From the Northampton County Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner, March 2011:
Many of you know Berkley Rayfield as the Cape Charles pharmacist whose contagious smile warms the hearts of the locals who visit the pharmacy.  What you may not know about him is his steadfast Christian beliefs, his work as a philanthropist and entrepreneur, and his desire to leave a better place for not only his children, but the children of others and the generations that follow.

In February 2009, a conversation after church one Sunday lit a spark in the minds of several people.  The spark ignited by Berkley Rayfield produced several public meetings to gather more interest and supporters.  Supported and encouraged by his wife Joy, the entire Rayfield Family, and a dedicated Board of Directors led by Kate Brown, a decision was made to establish a Christian school in the town of Cape Charles.  Why did this group take a giant leap of faith?  Their mission was to provide education to children and develop the whole child in a non-denominational setting.  Their guiding principles focused on educating the whole child including mind, body, spirit, and stewardship.

The old adage that “it takes an entire village to raise a child” took on a special meaning for Berkley, Kate, and the Board.  Berkley’s charisma and easy going manner charmed volunteers, donors, and the members and pastors of two churches to paint, renovate, and refurbish classrooms in Trinity United Methodist Church for use as a school.  The entire town, mayor, and citizens opened their hearts and embraced the school.  The parents of 54 students and five teachers took the leap of faith with them that first year and Cape Charles Christian School became a reality in the fall of 2009.

But Berkley had just begun to build.  With enrollment doubling the second year, Berkley secured funding to purchase and renovate another building for an upper school campus.  In December 2010, students, teachers, and parents carrying books and classroom supplies proudly marched down the street with a police escort to the new Upper School Campus. 

Berkley’s vision and hope for a new and better tomorrow can be seen in the eyes of Cape Charles Christian School students each day.  He has left a living legacy of generosity, stewardship, and love of mankind in the lives that he has touched.  His perseverance, countless hours of dedication to children, readiness to do what it takes to get the job done, and his desire to give back to society more than he takes in life, are just some of the qualities that make him deserving of the Citizen of the Year Award.

Start your Spring Cleaning!! YARD SALE SCHEDULED!

Start your Spring Cleaning!!

Option1- Send in donations for us to sell to raise money for CCCS. Donations can be dropped off during school hours (8:00-3:00) at Heyward Hall. If these hours do not work for you, please call Kate Tayloe at 331-1616 for other arrangements.

If you have large items that need to be picked up, call Angie Pfeiffer at 331-0828. She and her truck will be available April 28th and 29th to pick up your unwanted treasures! Clean out that house!

Option 2- Tables are available for those of you who would like to sell your own items. The cost for each table is $10.00 if you sign up before April 29th, and $15.00 the day of the sale.

There will also be delicious baked goods for sale. If you would like to donate baked goods, please call Kate Tayloe at 331-1616

Parent's Night- Planning for Year 3!

All parents of current CCCS students are invited to an informational meeting on Tuesday, March 22nd at 7:00pm in the Cape Charles Baptist Social Hall.

Topics will include tuition for 2011-2012, the current and projected state of the school, and YOUR opportunity to ask questions.  This meeting will be valuable for planning the next year at our great school.

We look forward to seeing you there.

FYI: enrollment for current and potential students will begin in April.

Parent's Night Tonight! 7pm

Really though... it's Family Night!  Bring the kids!  We're decorating Christmas Cookies in Heyward Hall. Hope to see you tonight!

Moving Day

At long last! We celebrated the first day in our new Upper School Campus today with a procession of students carrying books to the new school down Tazewell Street.

Tea Time!

December starts TODAY!

That means we are only days away from the glorious opening of our new building with the Victorian High Tea and Stroll at Heyward Hall on Saturday!



Details on the web site and on Facebook! Hope to see you all there!

Thanks to the Whole Crew!

Thanks!
Big round of applause to the crew that was out raking leaves and cleaning up the Town on Saturday morning!

The Mobile Unit

Little Guy, Big Help!

Wait! That's not a leaf!

Good Clean Fun!

Best of Luck to the whole CCCS crew this Saturday as we "sweep" through Cape Charles during the 2nd Annual Cape Charles Clean-up Day. The whole school community will be working its way through the town picking up leaves, debris, and trash. This is one of the ways we like to say thanks to our town and community. All are welcome to join in!

A Return to Christmas Past

The Christmas that most of us think about today is one of nostalgia and Norman Rockwell paintings showing how in the “good-old days”, we celebrated the holidays. Our visual images of Santa Claus derive from Clement Moore’s “The Night Before Christmas” and our concepts that, at Christmas, we are responsible for helping those around us, come from Dickens “A Christmas Carol”. Both were written during what we refer to today as the “Victorian Era”.

Those of us who wish to return to that time of holiday celebration now have the opportunity to do so. Cape Charles Christian School is sponsoring “The Cape Charles Victorian Christmas Tea and Stroll”, to be held Saturday afternoon, December 4, 2010, from 3:00 pm. to 6:00 pm. Tickets are $20.00 per person and may be purchased at Rayfield’s Pharmacies in Cape Charles and Nassawadox.

The Tea will be held in what was formerly the Cape Charles Presbyterian Church, renamed “Heyward Hall”. The Church was recently purchased by the school and has been under renovation for several months. Heyward Hall (the sanctuary) will be decorated in the Victorian tradition and will be serving the traditional afternoon tea fare, teas, sandwiches, and sweets. Guests may enjoy camaraderie and fellowship, presentations by the CC Christian School Choirs, and then depart and stroll through the Central Park, visit various B&Bs, such as Cape Charles House, Seagate, Sterling House, and Fig Street Inn, all of which will also be decorated for the holidays, and enjoy shopping in the downtown area. Additional information and maps will be distributed at Heyward Hall.

If you long for the ghosts of Christmas Past, this is your chance to relive the family-oriented celebrations of years gone by and restore the true meaning of Christmas. Call 331-1616 or 678-5878 for any additional information.

Thanks for a Great Parent's Night!

Thanks to all the parents who came out tonight for Parent's Night, our Potluck Dessert Social. We were able to touch on many topics: the growth of the school, the new structure for the Volunteer Program, our monthly statements and how to subscribe to the CCCS Calendar.

The sweets were delicious and the "whistling lessons" were a HOOT!

You never know what you might miss!
For those of you unable to attend tonight, we'll follow up with a summary of tonight's topics. Signing up for your Volunteer Team is on a First Come, First Served basis so please let us know your preferences quickly.

Welcome, Parents!

Teacher/Parent conferences will begin in less than an hour! Welcome-- We're looking forward to discussing our favorite topics... your children!

We'll see you all again next week for the Parent Potluck Dessert Social at Arts Enter!