CMS EAGLE EXPRESS
January 2, 2022 VOLUME 14 ISSUE 20
a message from interim principal, ms. huckabee
We will welcome students back to campus tomorrow with Level Orange Mitigation Strategies in place. Students will report to first block upon arrival unless they need to stop by the cafeteria for breakfast. We also ask that students continue to bring a refillable water bottle. Our campus is currently not open to volunteers and visitors and we ask that you call the front office before entering the building.
Please direct any health-related questions to our school nurse, Nurse Sightler (vsightle@lexrich5.org).
Students who are placed on quarantine will automatically be added to a Covid Student Support Team to provide support for instruction while they are off-campus.
If your student is an 8th grader, he or she will be receiving a new Chromebook on January 27. Please see below for specific information on what students will need to turn in to receive a new device, charger, and case.
We look forward to seeing our students tomorrow and wish you and your family a Happy 2022!
Please see our website and social media for more information on these events and all things CMS and remember our theme this year - United We Rise!
As always, we are Respectful, Responsible, and Remarkable.
We aRe Chapin!
Stephanie Huckabee
Interim Principal
CALENDAR AT A GLANCE
JANUARY
4: CMS Basketball vs Newberry (away) ~ 5:30 pm\
6: D5 Virtual Magnet Fair ~ 5:00-6:30 pm
6: CMS Basketball vs Newberry (home) ~ 5:30 pm
11: CMS Basketball vs DOT Charter (away) ~ 5:30 pm
11 & 12: CMS 8th Grade Honors Drama performance of Charlotte's Web ~ 6:30 pm
13: End of 2nd Nine Weeks
13: CMS Science Fair ~ Media Center
13: CMS Basketball vs DOT Charter (home) ~ 5:30 pm
17: Schools & Offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
18: CMS Basketball vs Busbee (home) ~ 5:30 pm
20: CMS Basketball vs Northside (home) ~ 5:30 pm
24: Report Cards go home
24: CMS Basketball vs Pine Ridge (away) ~ 5:30 pm
27: CMS Basketball vs Fulmer (away) ~ 5:30 pm
FEBRUARY
2: Middle School Late Start Day (Doors open at 9:00 am)
D5 MAGNET / CHOICE INFORMATION
way to go! kudos! woo hoo!
very cool cms clay monster artwork!
cms clubs & activities ~ get involved!
STAYING CONNECTED TO YOUR STUDENT
Parents often ask how to stay connected to a child’s progress and have some controls with assignments on the internet. At CMS we are committed to helping you accomplish this. We have several ways that you can actually keep an eye on your student’s academics and their digital footprint.
Currently we have three options. Parent Portal, Student Google Login, and Google Classroom Guardian Email Summaries. I have outlined the benefits of each in the table below.
CMS currently would like to suggest that you sign up for Parent Portal and learn how to log in to your child’s Google Account. The Google Classroom Guardian is also a great tool but may be redundant if you log into your child’s account regularly. CMS requests that you log into your child’s account regularly. If students are aware that parents can look at email correspondence, classwork and other activities regularly, it helps them make the better choice in a difficult situation.
As you are aware, District 5 uses a student’s birth date as a password. We choose at CMS not to reset these passwords so that parents can easily access student accounts regularly. The benefit of not having lost instructional time for “forgotten” passwords is invaluable, and when students know that parents and teachers can access their accounts, it helps them stay on task and make good choices.
If you have any questions regarding how to sign up for any of this information please contact our Digital Integration Specialist, Lori Powers at lpowers@lexrich5.org or 803-722-5573. Click here to access the document below with LIVE LINKS.
CHAPIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Website: https://www.lexrich5.org/Domain/22
Location: 11661 Broad River Road, Chapin, SC, USA
Phone: (803) 722-5500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chapinmiddleschool/
Twitter: @chapinmiddle