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It is Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week! Thank you for the donations and to the volunteers!  The sign up for the last few items and volunteer opportunities is here: https://signup.com/go/TsMfUSt .We could use a few more $10 (or other amounts are welcome) gift cards for tomorrow if you have any you would like to donate.

Monday, May 5, 2025

• AP Biology Exam 
• 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. 
• 6pm to 7pm F3 PTO informal meeting and Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week preparation, park on King, meet by the front office.  You can sign up here to let us know you are planning on attending.
  

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

• AP Chemistry & AP Human Geography Exams
• 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 BETA Club: 3:15pm-4:15pm RM 134B-FINAL MEETING
  • Last day for activity buses. North Charleston and West Ashley drop offs locations only. Please see drop off locations here.

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

• SC Ready Assessment Writing - All Middle School Grades
• End of Course English 2 Writing Assessments - for High School scholars enrolled
• 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.

Thursday, May 8, 2025

• SCREADY Assessment - Science for 6th grade only
• Senior Exams as scheduled
• 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:
  • Band members stay after school for pre-performance preparations. Report to Mr. Sanders.
  • MS Sea Perch-Internationals competitors only: 3:15pm-4:15pm RM 139

• • No after school activities buses. Parents please make sure scholars are picked up by 4:30pm in the back of the school. 

• Spring Band Performance 6pm, concert to start at 6pm, please arrive early.
  

Friday, May 9, 2025

• AP US History Exam
• Senior Exams as scheduled
• 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 during May - Please see the calendar or the assessment page for more information.
• May 26, No school, Memorial Day
• May 27, 8th Grade Bridging Ceremony
• May 28, Academic Awards for grades 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, Early release at 12pm.
• May 28, Senior Awards Night 7pm
• May 29, Last day of school, 11 am dismissal.
• May 31, CCSMS Class of 2025 Graduation

Looking WAY ahead:

• Walk your schedule: Thursday, August 7, 2025 4pm to 6pm.
  
• First day of next school year: Tuesday, August 12, 2025!
  

• 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,

THANK YOU for all of the amazing donations for Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week! And thank yo to the volunteers who helped get us ready on Friday afternoon! We are so grateful! There are a few spots in the sign up for items and volunteer opportunities. https://signup.com/go/TsMfUSt We could use a few more $10 (or other amounts are welcome) gift cards for tomorrow if you have any you would like to donate or maybe regift.

Starting tomorrow, there will be assessments for various classes and grade levels for the next three 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.  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.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.
  

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.