Wavelength Newsletter

Monday, September 2,  2024

• No School, Labor Day

Tuesday,September 3, 2024

• Welcome back! Scholars should arrive in proper uniform and dress code.
  
• Scholars should have a backpack and water bottle with them each day. 
• High school scholars should arrive to first block with their chromebooks fully charged and their phones and personal electronic devices in their yonder pouches.
• Clubs and activities - Please use this form to let us know if you plan to have your scholar stay:
  • Interested in STEM Competition Teams? Calling all scholars who are interested in joining a STEM Competition Team this year! We will have our informational meeting on Tuesday, September 3rd from 3:10 to 4:30pm in Room 139 for both Middle and High School scholars. Our Team offerings are: Vex Robotics (MS + HS), SeaPerch (underwater robotics; MS + HS), MathCounts (MS), and STEM Team (MS). These clubs run on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays from 3:10-4:30 each week. CCSMS offers after school buses to North Charleston and West Ashley if needed. Scholars should fill out the following form to let us know their interested in joining: High School Scholar Form or Middle School Scholar Form If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Hosig. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday!
  • Interested in Dance Team? The CCSMS Dance Team will be hosting their first official Interest Meeting and Dance Clinic on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 from 3:15 to 5pm. Any CCSMS scholar in the 6th-12th interested in participating must have a sports physical on file upon making the team. The clinical portion will involve dancing and movement so appropriate comfortable clothes should be worn on Tuesday afterschool, September 3rd. Dance Team Interest Forms and Physical forms are located in the front office. All forms should be brought to Ms. Moore before or on the day of the Interest meeting/ dance clinic. Please email her for more information.
  • Spanish Club will meet on Tuesdays afterschool.
• Afterschool activity buses will start to run on Tuesday.  They will leave campus around 4:30pm depending on traffic on the regular routes.
• Afternoon academy until 5:45pm for those signed up.

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

• Scholars should arrive in proper uniform and dress code.
• Scholars should have a backpack and water bottle with them each day. 
• High school scholars should arrive to first block with their chromebooks fully charged and their phones and personal electronic devices in their yonder pouches.
• Afternoon academy until 5:45pm for those signed up.
  

Thursday, September 5, 2024

• Scholars should arrive in proper uniform and dress code.
• Scholars should have a backpack and water bottle with them each day. 
• High school scholars should arrive to first block with their chromebooks fully charged and their phones and personal electronic devices in their yonder pouches.
• Clubs and activities - Please use this form to let us know if you plan to have your scholar stay:
  • Band will meet on Thursdays afterschool.
• Afterschool activity buses will run.  They will leave campus around 4:30pm depending on traffic on the regular routes.
• Afternoon academy until 5:45pm for those signed up.

Friday, September 6, 2024

• Scholars should arrive in proper uniform and dress code.
• Scholars should have a backpack and water bottle with them each day. 
• High school scholars should arrive to first block with their chromebooks fully charged and their phones and personal electronic devices in their yonder pouches.
• Afternoon academy until 5:45pm for those signed up.

Looking ahead:

•  Friday, September 20, 2024 is a Teacher Workday, no school for scholars.
  

• Uniform and Dress Code

• Back to School Info

• Bus Routes

• School Meals and Lunch Info

• Afternoon Academy

• School Supply Lists

• CCSMS Riptide Athletic Website

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.

Hello CCSMS Families,

CCSMS clubs and activities are gearing up in the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience as we get all of them up and running. Middle school activities and a few high school activities take place afterschool on Tuesdays and Thursdays. High school has many activities taking place during their Riptime/Lunchtime from 11 to 12.  For more information about the middle school clubs contact Ms. Manigualt.  For the STEM competition teams, please contact Mrs. Hosig.

Please use this activity form each week if your scholar is participating in a club to let us know your plans for your scholar and how they are getting home.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we have after school activity buses running limited routes leaving the campus at approximately 4:30, depending on the traffic on their regular routes.

Clubs starting this week after school: 

• Interested in STEM Competition Teams? Calling all scholars who are interested in joining a STEM Competition Team this year! We will have our informational meeting on Tuesday, September 3rd from 3:10 to 4:30pm in Room 139 for both Middle and High School scholars. Our Team offerings are: Vex Robotics (MS + HS), SeaPerch (underwater robotics; MS + HS), MathCounts (MS), and STEM Team (MS). These clubs run on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays from 3:10-4:30 each week. CCSMS offers after school buses to North Charleston and West Ashley if needed. Scholars should fill out the following form to let us know their interested in joining: High School Scholar Form or Middle School Scholar Form . If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Hosig. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday!
• Interested in Dance Team? The CCSMS Dance Team will be hosting their first official Interest Meeting and Dance Clinic on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 from 3:15 to 5pm. Any CCSMS scholar in the 6th-12th interested in participating must have a sports physical on file upon making the team. The clinical portion will involve dancing and movement so appropriate comfortable clothes should be worn on Tuesday after school, September 3rd. Dance Team Interest Forms and Physical forms are located in the front office. All forms should be brought to Ms. Moore before or on the day of the Interest meeting/ dance clinic. Please email her for more information.
• Spanish Club on Tuesday after school.
• Band Practice Thursday after school.

Sincerely,

The CCSMS Admin Team

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.