Communications from Mr. Seawell A weekly newsletter from Calvert Middle School

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1 Communications from Mr. Seawell A weekly newsletter from Calvert Middle School This Week: April 3 April 7, 2017 Monday, April 3 (A): Autism Awareness Day Wear Blue / Baseball (2:30-4:00) / Softball (2:30-4:00) / Robotics (2:30-4:00) / Play Practice (2:30-4:00) / Track Meet at CHS (4:00PM) Tuesday, April 4 (B): Baseball (2:30-4:00) / Softball (2:30-4:00) / MESA (2:30-4:00) / Play Practice (2:30-4:00) / Green Team (2:30-4:00) Wednesday, April 5 (A): Bus Evacuation Drills (weather permitting) / Baseball (2:30-4:00) / Softball (2:30-4:00) / Boys Track (2:30-4:00) Thursday, April 6 (B): Baseball (2:30-4:00) / Softball (2:30-4:00) / Girls Track (2:30-4:00) / Play Practice (2:30-4:00) / MESA (2:30-4:00) Friday, April 7 (A): 3 rd Quarter Report Cards (Available online after 3:00PM) / Chespax Field Trip Ms. McCleaf s 6 th Period / School Dance (7:00PM) New Announcements: After School Pick-Up: Please remember to coordinate after school transportation pick-up with your son or daughter if they are staying for a club, sport, or other activity after school. The CMS coaches and sponsors are required to stay with students until they are picked up, and many of our coaches and sponsors have evening obligations to attend with their own families. If you are unable to arrange transportation for your son or daughter, they may need to skip the activity for that day. PTSA Announcements: PTSA Events in April Apr. 3 Spirit Night at Fortune Cookie

2 Apr. 6 Meeting for the 8 th grade dance and picnic committee Apr. 7 CMS Dance (7:00-9:00) Apr. 26 Spirit Night at Adams Ribs CMS PTSA Facebook Page If you are a Facebook user, please like our Calvert Middle School PTSA page. We will keep you updated via Facebook about all the events and activities the PTSA is working on this year! 8th Grade Dance/Picnic Planning Committee: The next planning meeting will be taking place on Thursday, April 6 th at 5:15PM in the CMS media center. Previous Week s Announcements: CMS Relay for Life: Calvert Middle School will once again be raising money for Relay for Life. Our school team has organized a few upcoming events to help collect donations and raise funds. Any help you can provide would be appreciated. Relay for Life Yard Sale: Saturday, April 29 th at CMS. Are you Spring cleaning? Not sure what to do with your junk! Creating More Survivors (CMS) Relay for Life's team has a suggestion. Please donate items to our team. We are collecting items for the yard sale that will take place on Saturday April 29, Please consider donating your items to CMS. CMS Mini Relay: Monday, June 5 th (CMS Students). The team is looking for donations of stuffed animals and items for raffle baskets. A few basket ideas from the past include gift cards, movie passes, water park tickets, sports items, video game theme, beach theme, baking items, and drawing and art supplies. New CMS Phone Numbers: Calvert County Public Schools is in the process of implementing a new phone system. Calvert Middle School is one of the first schools to begin the new system, so all of our phone numbers have changed. The new main office number is:

3 The new fax number is: When calling the main office, you will now have the option of connecting to our different departments using a new automated system. NJHS Tutoring: The National Junior Honor Society is offering tutoring for 6th graders on Tuesdays and 7th graders on Thursdays during A lunch. All core subject help is available. School Store: Need a pencil? Notebook? Paper? The school store will be open during lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays. All proceeds from the store are used by Student Government to help others in our school and our community. General School Reminders School Messenger: School Messenger is a program that is used to send information out to parents and the community periodically through phone calls, , and text-messages. CMS sends out an weekly update that includes important calendar items and school announcements. If you would like to receive the School Messenger messages, please make sure your contact information is correct. This year, all of your contact information is being handled in the HAC system. If you are a parent or guardian of a student in CCPS, you will automatically receive School Messenger notifications at the address and phone numbers that are on file for you in HAC. HAC is the only system where you may update your contact information. This year there is also a smartphone app that you can download for free from the Apple Store or Google Play Market. More information on the CCPS notification system, and how to change your contact information can be found on the CCPS website. School Hours and Parking: All students are allowed in the building starting at 7:10AM and need to be in first period class by 7:22AM. If you are bringing your child to school, please make sure that you allow enough time for your son/daughter to visit their locker and walk to their first period class. The parent drop off location is on the side of the building. Vehicles are not permitted in the front bus lanes in the morning or afternoon between 6:55AM and 7:25AM, and between 1:45PM 2:25PM. If you need to visit the school during these bus windows, please park on the side of the building. Car riders are dismissed in the afternoon after the buses have left at approximately 2:23PM. Bus Notes: Students that are planning to ride a different bus need to submit a bus permission note from their parent/guardian to the main office. Notes should be dropped off in the morning and should include contact information from the parent and/or guardian of the student. In addition, the address of the destination and bus number should be included on the note. The

4 main office verifies all bus notes that are submitted, and students are not permitted to ride a different bus without the office verification. Photographs and Videos of Students: Photographs and videos of students taken in school and at school events may be used in print and electronic media, including newspapers and the internet. This may include photographs and videos taken in classrooms, in other areas of the school building, and at events normally open to the public. Students may be identified by name in photograph captions. Parents who do not want photographs or videos of their children used in print and electronic media should notify the school principal in writing by September 30 th of each school year. Volunteers: Anyone wishing to volunteer in any of our schools or facilities will need to complete an online application at least two weeks prior to beginning service as a volunteer. Online applications are now available and can be accessed on calvertnet.k12.md.us from any internet connection. If completing an application online is not possible, paper applications are available in all schools. Applications can only be submitted after the prospective volunteer has completed all parts of the application process. Keep-N-Track: Calvert County Public Schools will be using KeepnTrack for visitors and volunteers to sign-in and sign-out of all schools and facilities. All visitors and volunteers will sign-in at a designated computer and the driver s license or other approved ID of the visitor and/or volunteer will be scanned using the KeepnTrack screening system. KeepnTrack will compare information from visitors and volunteers against the National Sex Offender Registry. All visitors and volunteers will be screened each time they enter a Calvert County public school or facility. Calendar Dates: 4 th Quarter March March 31 no school for students (PD/teacher work time) April April 3 Light it up Blue Day

5 April 3 Fortune Cookie Spirit Night 5 8 pm April 6 PTSA meeting 5 pm April 7 3 rd quarter Report Cards available April 7 Chespax (McCleaf 6 th pd) to KL April 7 Dance 7 to 9 pm April 13 No school April 14 No school April 17 No school April 18 No school April 20 Chespax (Campbell 2/4) to JPP April 20 SGA Field trip to HHS (GA) April 20 Special Olympics at CHS April 22 CMS/Relay for Life yard sale April 28 Musical - 7 pm April 29 Musical 7 pm May 1 May 1 Fortune Cookie Spirit Night 5-8pm May 2 PARCC Testing begins (May 2-12) May 4 PTSA meeting 5 pm May 5 4 th quarter Interims available May 9 7 th /8 th gr. Band/Orchestra concert 7 May 10 8 th grade Panoramic 12:45 pm

6 May 11 Fire House Subs fundraiser 4-9pm May 17 7 th and 8 th Grade Chorus Concert May 19 6 th grade Music Dept. Concert 12:45 pm May 19 8 th grade dance May 24 8 th grade Music Dept. to NYC May 25 8 th grade visit to CTA May 26 Chespax Reid (5 th pd) JPP May 26 8 th Grade Picnic May 29 No school Memorial Day *May 30 Final Exam - Related Arts A Day / Science May 30 Book Fair begins *May 31 - Final Exam - Related Arts B Day / Social Studies May 31 Book Fair May 31 Adams Rib Spirit Night 5-9pm June *June 1 Final Exam World Language/ELA June 1 Book Fair June 1 PTSA meeting 5 pm *June 2 Final Exam Math June 2 Book Fair ends *June 5 Final Exam Make ups *June 5 Relay for Life Mini Relay

7 June 5 Fortune Cookie Spirit Night 5-8pm *June 6 8 th grade Awards 8 am *June 7 7 th grade Awards 8 am June 7 2 hour early dismissal (CHS/NHS graduation) *June 8 6 th grade Awards 8 am June 8 2 hour early dismissal (HHS/PHS graduation) *June 8 Last day of school for students *Tentative dates pending approved final day of school