Wavelength Newsletter

A Look At the Week Ahead

Monday, April 7, 2025

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.
F3 PTO Board Meeting at 6pm. In person or zoom.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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: 3:15pm-4:15pm RM 134B
- NAHS 3:05pm-4:15pm RM 231
- MS Spanish Club: 3:15pm-4:15pm RM 212
- 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 .

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

WIN makeup testing as assigned.
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, April 10, 2025

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
- JAHS: 3:15pm-4:15pm RM 231
- 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 .

Friday, April 11, 2025

Early Release - April 11th at 12pm.
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.

April 14-18, 2025 Spring Break

Monday, April 21, 2025

Back to School! Full School Day.

Reminders and Links

Note from the CCSMS Administration

Hello CCSMS families, friends, scholars, and staff!

We are looking forward to a great week of instruction with scholars engaged in their learning. Please help us make sure scholars are coming to school in uniform and with their chromebooks fully charged.

As we head towards Spring Break, please help your scholars focus on any missing work. Please contact their teachers for meetings as needed.

The CCSMS Admin Team

Who to reach out to

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.

Athletics Website

Please visit the CCSMS Riptide Athletics Website for updates and schedules.

Riptide Athletic Logo

With the weather getting cooler, it may be time to invest in some new Riptide outerwear. Go to our BSN school store and get some items to keep you warm and cozy! Please remember scholar layers for the school day must be navy. Link to CCSMS Spiritwear Store
Spring Sports Open Season Workouts are ongoing see the CCSMS Riptide Athletics Website for details. All participants must have a physical form uploaded in PlanetHS.com in order to participate.

Upcoming at CCSMS

Apr 21

School Day, Scholars Return, Different than CCSD

Charleston Charter School for Math & Science
Apr 24

Board Meeting 6:00 pm.

Charleston Charter School for Math & Science
May 7

English 2 - Writing EOC

Charleston Charter School for Math & Science

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Updates from the Website

Gardening Club Needs Your Help

The Garden Club has been hard at work improving the garden beds and developing a composting station. We now need to fill our renovated raised bed. If you are willing to drop off a bag of soil/potting soil/compost at school, we can get our tomatoes, onions, and herbs in the ground!

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Charleston Charter School for Math & Science
Weather Makeup Day: Friday, March 14th

The CCSMS weather make up date will be Friday, March 14th. This will be an early release day with a 12 pm dismissal. Buses will run that day and we thank our drivers for quickly responding to confirm this would work for them.

Charleston Charter School for Math & Science
Safety Drill Completed

This morning we practiced a safety drill, called a lockdown drill. It was announced very clearly to all on campus that this is a drill at the beginning of the safety exercise. All faculty and staff have been made aware this is a drill.

The drill is now completed.

During lockdown drills, teachers ensure scholars are in a safe zone within the classroom. We have already discussed this with scholars previously this semester. The teachers will follow the protocol in place from CCSD and the Standard Response Protocol. This process can be reviewed at https://iloveuguys.org/The-Standard-Response-Protocol.html#Pre-K-12

The SRO assigned to our school was on campus to assist with the drill.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Frasier at MFrasier@CharlestonMathScience.org.

Charleston Charter School for Math & Science

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CCSMS Family, Faculty, and Friends - F3

About F3

The CCSMS Family, Faculty, and Friends organization (F3) encompasses the PTO, Athletic Booster, Band Booster, and School Activities Supports. Please let us know if you would be interested in serving in a leadership role and someone will follow up with you.

F3/PTO is always looking for volunteers for various projects throughout the year. F3/PTO is currently in looking for board members for the coming school year. We need parent/guardian representatives from Athletics teams as well. Please complete our volunteer form if you are interested in volunteering with us:

Please complete this form, if interested.

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.

Drop off and Pick Up at CCSMS - Please use the designated drop-off area at the back of the school in the car loop only

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

Map of drop off zone and pick up zone at CCSMS.

State of South Carolina with Riptide Logo

The mission of the Charleston Charter School for Math and Science is to educate scholars for success in college and careers by providing an innovative learning environment that is academically excellent, developmentally responsive, and socially equitable.

Go Riptide!

Wavelength with red bars and blue waves

Thanks for reading the Wavelength. The Wavelength is our weekly email communication at CCSMS. Families will also receive a robocall once a week with a summary of any major events or info you need.

Wavelength: noun. : 1. The measurement of the distance between any two corresponding points on adjacent waves. 2. λ = velocity divided by frequency. 3. A weekly CCSMS communication to inform and unite.