Wavelength Newsletter

Monday, April 28, 2025

• High School Spirit Week - Teachers vs. Scholars (Teachers dress like scholars and Scholars dress like teachers.)
• Scholars should arrive in proper uniform and dress code. 
• Scholars should have a backpack and a tightly sealed water bottle with them each day. 
• High school scholars and 8th graders should arrive at the first block with their chromebooks fully charged. 
• All phones and personal electronic devices are to be stored in their Yondr pouches. 

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

• High School Spirit Week - Cowboys vs. Aliens - Pick one...or maybe both??
• Scholars should arrive in proper uniform and dress code. 
• Scholars should have a backpack and a tightly sealed water bottle with them each day. 
• High school scholars and 8th graders should arrive at the first block with their chromebooks fully charged. 
• All phones and personal electronic devices are to be stored in their Yondr pouches.
• After school Clubs and activities -Please use this form    to let us know if you plan to have your scholar stay:
  • MS Sea Perch-Internationals competitors only: 3:15pm-4:15pm RM 139
  • MS FBLA Club:  3:15pm-4:15pm RM 134B-FINAL MEETING
  • NAHS & JAHS: 3:05pm-4:15pm RM 231-FINAL MEETING
  • Dance 3:15pm-4:15pm Auditorium Stage
• Activity buses will be running with North Charleston and West Ashley drop offs locations only. Please see drop off locations here.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

• High School Spirit Week - Soccer Moms & BBQ Dads - We are all one family!
• Scholars should arrive in proper uniform and dress code. 
• Scholars should have a backpack and a tightly sealed water bottle with them each day. 
• High school scholars and 8th graders should arrive at the first block with their chromebooks fully charged. 
• All phones and personal electronic devices are to be stored in their Yondr pouches.
• NAHS & JAHS: Induction Ceremony, See Emails from Mr. Pope for more information.

Thursday, May 01, 2025

• High School Spirit Week - Mathletes & Athletes - Choose the right angle today - you can be both!
  
• Drop off donation for Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week in the front office, please.
• Scholars should arrive in proper uniform and dress code. 
• Scholars should have a backpack and a tightly sealed water bottle with them each day. 
• High school scholars and 8th graders should arrive at the first block with their chromebooks fully charged. 
• All phones and personal electronic devices are to be stored in their Yondr pouches.
• After school Clubs and activities -Please use this form    to let us know if you plan to have your scholar stay:
  • MS Sea Perch-Internationals competitors only: 3:15pm-4:15pm RM 139
  • Band: 3:15pm-4:15pm Band Room 
  • Dance 3:15pm-4:15pm Auditorium Stage

• After School activity buses will be running with North Charleston and West Ashley drop offs locations only. Please see drop off locations here .
• The CCSMS Dance Team will be hosting their annual dance showcase on Thursday, May 1st, 2025. The event starts at 5:30pm and will be located in the CCSMS Auditorium. Come out and show support for these hardworking scholars!

Friday, May 02, 2025

• High School Spirit Week - Show your Riptide Pride! Show your school spirit by wearing CCSMS colors: red, white, and navy!
  
• Drop off donation for Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week in the front office, please.
  
• Scholars should arrive in proper uniform and dress code. 
• Scholars should have a backpack and a tightly sealed water bottle with them each day. 
• High school scholars and 8th graders should arrive at the first block with their chromebooks fully charged. 
• All phones and personal electronic devices are to be stored in their Yondr pouches.

Looking ahead:

• Assessments start the week of May 5th.  Please see the calendar or the assessment page for more information.

• Calendar for 24-25

• Calendar for 2025-2026 School Year

• Uniform and Dress Code

• Back to School Info

• Bus Routes

• School Meals and Lunch Info

• Afternoon Academy

• School Supply Lists

• CCSMS Riptide Athletic Website

• Assessment Information

Hello CCSMS families,

Our scholars  came back from Spring Break ready to learn! Thank you for your partnership in valuing your child's education. Starting next Monday, there will be assessments for various classes and grade levels over several weeks. This is your scholar's opportunity to shine and show all they have learned. Our CCSMS teachers create a supportive learning environment and productive testing environment in their classrooms, but if scholars come in exhausted that is hard to overcome.

Here are a few ways our amazing Riptide families can help scholars in the coming weeks:

• Help them get enough sleep each night. This may be as much as 9 to 10 hours for some scholars!
• Reduce access to screens at a reasonable time each night - including phones, (yes, even old phones or ipads on your wifi), video games, TVs, etc...
• Hydrate and eat breakfast.
• Be at school on time.
  

Many of our scholars will tell us in various ways that they could not stop looking at their phone the night before or kept turning their video game back on. We had some middle school scholars tell us they did not do as well on MAP assessments because of social media drama that was playing out on their phones at night that week. Please help them create some healthy habits that will allow them to be awake and ready to show how much they have learned in the coming weeks.

Thanks!!

The CCSMS Admin Team

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

• If you need an individual meeting with your scholar's teacher please reach out to them directly via email to set up a meeting time or a phone call. Teachers should respond within 24 hours during the work week.  We do not expect them to respond in the evening or on the weekends. They will send an introduction email at the beginning of the semester and their email should be in the course syllabus shared at the beginning of the semester.
  
• If you have questions about PowerSchool, bus transportation, 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.
  
• Our school counselors are Mrs. Domin for high school and Ms. Manigault is serving our middle school scholars this year with Ms. Nguyen.  They can help with course selection, adjusting to middle school or high school, and other resources your scholar may need to be successful. Mr. Bert Hudnall, our college advisor,  is an experienced and well-respected and will work to assist with developing self-sustaining college counseling programs. 
• If you have questions about your scholar's IEP or 504 plan, Mrs. Cannon can assist you.
• For attendance, records, address/email/phone number updates, Operoo, 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.

Some simple ways to get involved:

• • Look for Sign Ups coming in September and we look forward to meeting you at Meet the Teacher Night later this month.
    

  • 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.

This is a reminder to please use the designated drop-off area at the back of the school in the car loop only.