Wavelength Newsletter

Donations are needed for the following:

• Ms. Herron's SeaPerch Donors Choose has 11 hours to reach her goal and $198 left to fully fund it. Please consider pitching in if you can. Link to Donors Choose
• We can always use uniforms scholars have grown out of. Please drop off clean donations in the front office. 
• Extra school supplies and tissues are always welcome. Please drop off donations in the front office. 

Monday, August 17, 2026

• Second week of school begins. Cafeteria opens at 7:30 a.m. First bell is at 8am. Let's Go Riptide!!
• Scholars should arrive in uniform and dress code, with a clear backpack, and a refillable water bottle. 
• Afternoon Academy will be in the Auditorium Lobby after school for those registered.   
• Athletics, please see site for information. 

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 

• Scholars should arrive in uniform and dress code, with a clear backpack, and a refillable water bottle. 
• Afternoon Academy will be in the Auditorium Lobby after school for those registered.   
• Athletics
  • Middle School Volleyball Tryouts, 3:15 to 4:15 in CCSMS gym. Physical must be on record before trying out. Please reach out to Assistant AD Coach Smith for more information. 
  • Athletics, please see site for information. 

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 

• Scholars should arrive in uniform and dress code, with a clear backpack, and a refillable water bottle. 
• Afternoon Academy will be in the Auditorium Lobby after school for those registered.    
• Athletics
  • Middle School Volleyball Tryouts, 3:15 to 4:15 in CCSMS gym. Physical must be on record before trying out. Please reach out to Assistant AD Coach Smith for more information. 
  • Athletics, please see site for information. 

Thursday, August 20, 2026 

• Scholars should arrive in uniform and dress code, with a clear backpack, and a refillable water bottle. 
• Afternoon Academy will be in the Auditorium Lobby after school for those registered.    
• Athletics, please see site for information. 
• CCSMS Board Meeting, 6pm. 

Friday, August 21, 2026 

• Scholars should arrive in uniform and dress code, with a clear backpack, and a refillable water bottle. 
• Afternoon Academy will be in the Auditorium Lobby after school for those registered.    
• Athletics, please see site for information. 

Looking ahead:

• Thursday, August 27, 2026: Meet the Teacher Night, 5:30 to 7pm
• Friday, September 4, 2026: Early Dismissal at 12pm, No Afternoon Academy
• Monday, September 7, 2026: No School, Labor Day

Dear CCSMS Families and Scholars,

We had a great first week with our new and returning scholars. So many scholars were showing up "ready to learn." Go Riptide!

Here are some updates for our families and scholars: 

• Monitoring the temps inside and out. We are keeping up with the safety recommendations with this mid-day to afternoon heat and will adjust our outside where needed. Additionally, we have had several vendors back on campus to make adjustments to the new AC units in the cafe and existing systems in the main building. We are looking forward to seeing some consistently cool temps inside this week...just not the 58 degrees we got down to in one room on the first day! That was a little too much of a fix for everyone, but the scholars were just going with it. 
• iReady will be ready the week of August 24th. CCSD is moving from MAP to iReady for middle school assessments. Many of our scholars have already done iReady in elementary school so the data will stay consistent and we can monitor growth. We originally planned for iReady the week, but will be moving it to the week of the 24th. 
• Meet the Teacher Night is Thursday, August 27, 2026!
  • We are looking forward to welcoming our families on Thursday, August 27, 2026 from 5:30 to 7pm to meet teachers, learn about what goes on in your scholars' classrooms, find out about clubs and activities, and get help with Powerschool, Forms, or other tech.
  • Scholars and siblings do not have to attend, but are welcome to join us with their parents and guardians and must stay with their parents or guardians during the event.
  • If you need an individual meeting with your scholar's teachers, please reach out to them to set up a call or in person meeting. Meet the Teacher night is very informal and busy, it does not really allow for specific conversations and our teachers are very aware of ensuring scholars' needs are handled privately (and not in a room of 20 other people). Teachers will also have sign up sheets in their rooms that night for you to sign up for a meeting. 
• After School Activites and Clubs
  • Most after school activities and clubs will start the week of September 14, 2026 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our after school activity buses will begin to run on on those days as well. More information will be shared at Meet the Teacher Night and over the coming weeks. Surveys for interest will be shared with scholars and families. 
  • Many of our high school clubs meet during Riptime from 11am to 12pm Tuesday to Friday. They will be receiving more information about those opportunities in the coming weeks. 
• Athletics 
  • We have a new athletic website that is still getting populated by the teams and staff. Thank you for your patience and thanks to AD Traquair and Assistant AD Worth Smith!  
  • Middle school volleyball tryouts are on Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:15 to 4:15pm.  A  physical must be on record before trying out, see this link for details. Please reach out to Assistant AD Coach Smith for more information. 
  • We will have Riptide gear available to order and purchase at Meet the Teacher night. (Yes, scholars will receive one new Tshirt this year, but not at Meet the Teacher Night.)

Here are a few reminders repeated from last week: 

• We will continue to monitor traffic patterns and balance the bus routes this week as traffic gets into the "school is in session" mode around Charleston. 
  • The bus schedules are posted here.
  • For car riders, please drop off scholars in the back of the school in the car rider loop. See the image below. 
  • For bike riders, there is a rack in the front of the school. 
  • For walkers, they can enter the gate between the gym and school on King Street starting at 7:30 am each day. 
• Scholars should be in Uniform and Dress Code.  (Don't worry - We will have lots of theme days and dress up, non-uniform days this year.)
• The Cafeteria opens at 7:30am
  • All meals are free this year. 
  • Breakfast Menu 
  • Lunch Menu

    • High school scholar’s can have money added to a cafeteria account for add-on items: CCSD Nutrition Services - LINQ Connect

• Scholars should bring a clear backpack with the pencils and supplies they need for that day and
• A refillable water bottle will help keep your scholar hydrated throughout the day. 
• Afternoon Academy information can be found here. This is a fee based service provided by CCSMS similar to Kaleidoscope in CCSD. 
• Additional Back to School info is here. 

We are all here to support your scholars and we are so excited for week 2 to begin!

Thank you, 

The CCSMS Admin Team

Please use the designated drop-off area at the back of the school in the morning and afternoon.  King Street is very busy in the morning and we want our scholars safe.

• 2026-27 CCSMS CCSD Calendar - updated June 24 2026 (CCSMS is following the CCSD calendar, along with two additional early release days on Nov 20, 2026 and January 15, 2027)
• Returning Student Registration Link

• Uniform and Dress Code

• Back to School Info

• Bus Schedules

• School Meals and Lunch Info

• Afternoon Academy

• School Supply Lists

• CCSMS Riptide Athletic Website - New website for athletics currently updating and will be live later in the week

Here are some tips for who it reach out to with questions, ideas, or concerns:

• If you have questions about PowerSchool, Contact Andrea Woolum, email or 843-720-3085 x1130 during school hours. 
• Bus transportation questions, or other front office related matters, please email the front office and someone will respond to you.
• If you have general questions about middle school, Mrs. Carter is the Assistant Principal for middle school at CCSMS, and is always happy to help guide you and answer questions.
• If you have general questions about high school, Mr. Thompson is our Assistant Principal for high school and is ready to help support your scholar's success at CCSMS.
  
• If you have questions about your scholar's IEP or 504 plan, Mrs. Cannon can assist you.
• If you have a schedule or course question, please reach out to your scholar's school counselor: Mrs. Nguyen, Mrs. Manigualt, or Ms. Birch.
• For attendance, records, address/email/phone number updates, admissions, and enrollment, please reach out to Mrs. Woolum. 
• Mrs. Frasier, our lead principal, can assist you if an issue is not resolved at the teacher or administrative team level. She handles all of our day to day operations.
• Mrs. Carmichael, our Executive Principal and CEO, can assist  you if you have an issue you need to discuss that impacts the overall functioning of the school.
• If you have an appeal of an administrator decision, there is a formal process to bring that issue to the board. You can reach the board members to start that process.

Information will be posted here during the school year. 

IReady assessments will be used by CCSD instead of MAP assessments this year.  This assessment will take place between 8/18 and 9/2. 

Some simple ways to get involved:

• •  Join us online on Facebook

  • Link those Harris Teeter cards to our school – our #7617 and add CCSMS to your to your Publix account.

  • Donate backpacks, uniform clothing, tissues, classroom supplies, and gift cards when you can. They can be dropped off in the front office and will be put to use based on the priorities of the day.