Fall is Here and In Full Swing

 

With the coming of the Fall comes the beautiful changes in the season and the wonderful color of changing leaves.

Fall also brings our annual CCS Chicken Barbecue and Country Auction on October 18 & 19. It is a wonderful opportunity to volunteer as well as share in the community.  I encourage you to attend the auction on Saturday, the 19th, with your children . You will have the chance to work and enjoy interacting with other parent and your students will be able to be a part of presenting their class baskets and enjoy hanging with their friends.  For more information, to volunteer, to order chicken dinners, and order apple dumplings click on the link above.

Picture Day is coming on October 7. Make sure your children look their best as they pose for their pictures that you will have for years to come.

CCS will be hosting an evening presentation on the November 12 given by Protect Young Eyes to educate parents on how to defend your children from online dangers. This will be free to CCS parents. I encourage you to make this a priority and plan on attending. If you have not seen it already, I would encourage you to watch Childhood 2.0 a documentary on YouTube put out by Protect Young Eyes on the dangers of social media. Keep an eye out for more information to follow.

Also, on November 13, Protect Young Eyes will be presenting to middle and high school students about the dangers of social media and how it is harmful to them.

We are halfway through the first trimester. Have you been checking your students' grades in the FACTS Family Portal. You can access the Family Portal through CCS' Webpage. It is the tab on the far right of the page. If you have not already set up your Family Portal for FACTS, click here for instructions to set up your Family Portal account.  If you have questions about your child's grades, please reach out to his or her teacher.

In his 6th grade class, Mr. Schmidt has been teaching about personal hygiene. One of his classes in which I  visited, Mr. Schmidt was talking about how in adolescence, our bodies change and there is a need to start to use deodorant or anti-perspirant.  He went onto talk about how good hygiene is not only important for our health but also takes into consideration those with whom we come in contact with daily. 

For more information on good hygiene that you can discuss with your students see the links below:

Good Hygiene for Kids - A YouTube Video

Creating a Personal Hygiene Routine

Basics of Personal Hygiene

On March 24 the middle school will be having a social event at Mast Farms Corn Maze , a half mile from the school, and leaving school around 2:15 p.m. Parents should plan on picking up their or arranging for a ride at 4:30 p.m.  More information will follow.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

October 7                        Picture Day

October 18 & 19             Chicken BBQ & Country Auction

October 24                      MS Social

October 25                      Teacher In-Service - No school for students

November 7 & 8             Fall Drama

November 13                  Protect Young Eyes Parent Presentation

November 15                  End of Trimester 1

November 25 & 26        Parent-Teacher Conferences - No School for Students

November 27-30            Thanksgiving Break