Please complete residency verification for the 2021-2022 school year.

May 31- No School (Memorial Day)

May 31-Please Complete the SC Department of Education Parent Survey

Revised CCSD Calendar

CCSD Virtual Calming Room (link)

CCSD COVID-19 Dashboard.

On May 25, 2nd-grade student May Bibee served as Principal for the Day. Principal Bibee spent the day with Mrs. White exploring the role of the principal.

As principal for the day May had the opportunity to:

• send a call-out to the entire school community

• make or change a rule (no uniform for the day)

• conduct morning and afternoon announcements

• talk to students about their noise levels in the hall

• monitor 8th-grade pictures

• speak to the SRO about securing the building

• meet with the School Counselor and Instructional Coaches to discuss social-emotional learning and 2nd-grade curriculum

• observed classes and write notes to teachers

• read to 1st-grade students

• and learn about some aspects of school finance.

She even found time to have lunch and give out treats to 2nd-grade classes. Mrs. White was truly impressed by this future leader. May was confident and had a take-charge attitude. She aspires to be President of the United States one day. We believe she can do it!

Registration and re-enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year is upon us. Because we are a magnet school, there are yearly residency verification requirements that our Board of Trustees has mandated. This year all new AND returning magnet students must provide residency documentation by June 30, 2021.

Residency paperwork went home with your student May 12, 2021. The school has onsite notary services, please call in advance to ensure availability.

If you have questions, please contact Angenita Watson at 843-724-7750.

Please complete by May 31, 2021.

Who should complete the parent survey? Parents of all 1st-8th grade students can complete one survey for each of their children attending the school.

How can parents access the survey?

The parent survey is available through the SC Department of Education website at the following address:

https://ed.sc.gov/surveys/parent-survey/.

BEDS code- 1001094

Please see the letter from the State Superintendent for more information English version or Spanish version.

Click here to see the Knights of the Month for May. Congratulations!

The Buist yellow ball tennis team were division champs this season! Coach Dillon states, "They played incredibly well and were so kind to the other teams. I’m so proud of them and the way they represented our school!"

8^th Grade:

Lila Garrett

7^th Grade:

Charlotte Thompson

Sophia Dillon

Blake Yarborough

Caitlin Farr

Charlie Murrell

Francesco Hamilton

Louise Martin

Mayzee Keller

Rowan Engelke

Xan Glover

Walker Glenn

6^th Grade:

Izzy Astell

Kate Murphy

5^th Grade:

Hank Garrett

CCSD Parents and Guardians.

Through our partnership with MUSC, the district has established seven regional sites to administer the COVID-19 vaccine for students ages 12 and up, as well as for every eligible person in your household.

We encourage you to click on this link to fill out a sign-up form; walk-ups will be accepted at the sites as well. We also recommend you bring an insurance card and driver’s license if you have them. However, they are not required to receive the vaccine (the Pfizer two-shot vaccine).

Regardless of where you live in the county, you are welcome to use any of the following seven regional sites.

FIRST DOSE

• Tuesday, June 1, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Simmons-Pinckney Middle School (244 President Street, Charleston, SC 29403)

• Wednesday, June 2, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Morningside Middle School (1999 Singley Lane, North Charleston, SC 29405)

• Thursday, June 3, 2021, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Baptist Hill Middle High School (5117 Baptist Hill Road, Hollywood, SC 29449)

SECOND DOSE

• Tuesday, June 15, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Laing Middle School (2705 Bulrush Basket Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466)

• Wednesday, June 16, 2021, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at C.E. Williams Middle School - South Campus (3090 Sanders Road, Charleston, SC 29414)

• Thursday, June 17, 2021, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Haut Gap Middle School (1861 Bohicket Road, Johns Island, SC 29455)

• Friday, June 18, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Northwoods Middle School (7763 Northside Drive, North Charleston, SC 29420)

• Tuesday, June 22, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Simmons-Pinckney Middle School (244 President Street, Charleston, SC 29403)

• Wednesday, June 23, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Morningside Middle School (1999 Singley Lane, North Charleston, SC 29405)

• Thursday, June 24, 2021, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Baptist Hill Middle High School (5117 Baptist Hill Road, Hollywood, SC 29449)

Our goal is to administer as many vaccines as possible to keep our schools and our community safe and healthy.

If you have additional questions about these regional vaccination sites, please contact the district’s Nursing Services Department at (843) 745-2183.

Thank you for reading this communication and for all that you do to support our schools.

Sincerely,

CCSD’s Division of Strategy and Communications

*SC Ready/SCPASS/EOC testing require in-person administration.

Spring Testing Schedule for grades 3-8

• SC Ready - Math - Wednesday, June 2

• SCPASS - Science (grades 4 & 6 only) - Thursday, June 3

Parent Notification and Information Letter

SC Ready Brochure (English) (Spanish)

SC PASS Brochure (English) (Spanish)

• Algebra 1 End of Course Exam (grade 8 only) - Thursday, June 3

Parent Information Letter

• Make Up Days - May 28, June 1, 4, and 7

CCSD is again partnering with the Charleston County Public Library for Summer Reading from June 1-August 31. All students are pre-registered.

Please see the attached flyers and talk with your teacher-librarian for more details.

Please click (English and Spanish) to access flyers for more information.

How to Keep Kids Reading This Summer

Tips for Anxious Kids Attending Summer Camps