Off to a Good Start

 

We've gotten off to a good start this week at CCS. Students are settling in , learning their schedule, figuring out the combination to their lockers, and getting into the rhythm of school. 

As school progresses, you may have questions or concerns about a class your child is taking. If that is the case, please reach out to the teacher. If after contacting the teacher you still have concerns, please feel free to contact Mr. Hepler and he can arrange to meet together with the teacher and you to resolve any concerns. that you may have.

If there are other general questions or concerns that you have about the MS, please contact Mr. Hepler and he will gladly talk or meet with you.

MS/HS Grandparents Day on September 26

Because CCS' student body has grown so large, we are no longer able to accommodate all of the grandparents on one day for Grandparents Day. As a result we are having two Grandparents Days.  The first is the MS/HS Grandparents Day on September 26.  The second is the PS/K-5 Grandparents Day on May 8, 2025.

Please mark your calendars and be on the lookout for more information as we get closer to September 26.

As we move into the month of September, you should be able to see grades, attendance, and homework (in lesson plans) posted in your child's classes through the Family Portal in FACTS, our school management system. If you have not already set up your Family Portal for FACTS, click here for instruction to set up your Family Portal account.

If you are not sure how to navigate the Family Portal in FACTS, please contact Mr. Hepler or Mr. Smoker, CCS' Director of Technology.

Learning Support Plans

You may have a child in MS that has learning needs for which CCS has developed a Learning Support Plan (LSP) that identified the educational strengths and weaknesses of a child and recommended accommodations to be used in the classroom.

Other children who are new to CCS may come with an Educational Evaluation and/or an IEP.  In either case, for the beginning of school, the educational needs and recommended accommodations of the present LSP, Educational Evaluation, or IEP have been shared with a child's teachers.

In late September/early October, Mrs. Moffa, our Director of Assessment, will be reaching out to the parents of students who presently have an LSP and the parents of new students with an Educational Evaluation/IEP to schedule a meeting with a child's teachers and the parents. This meeting will be to update any present LSPs or write new LSPs (for new students with IEPs) based upon teacher input and other documentation we have on a child.

If you have any questions about the process and how your child's needs are being met at CCS, please feel free to contact Mr. Hepler.

Today's technology through computers, tablets, and other smart devices (phones) has given our children access to a virtual world where many danger await.  Protect Young Eyes is an organization created to educate parents on how to defend your children from online dangers. There are a plethora of resources available to parents to help them as they try to keep their children safe from the dangers of the virtual world. 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.