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Back to School Information

July 23, 2024

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Welcome Back, Warriors!

Warrior Families,

We are thrilled to begin the 2024-2025 school year together at Chestnut Mountain Creative School of Inquiry! We hope summer has been full of fun, relaxation, and time to recharge in preparation for a new school year. Our staff has been working hard to prepare for a great year. Rosters and schedules are being finalized this week, and you will receive a phone call or email from your child's new homeroom teacher no later than Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Please join us for Open House on Wednesday, July 31st from 3:00-6:00 pm. Information and student forms for Open House are below.

At CMCSI, we are committed to working together to make decisions to keep our students and staff safe while striving to create an amazing learning experience for your child. With your help and continued support, we are confident it will be another amazing school year for our Warriors. As always, you can reach out to us, our teachers, or the school office with questions. You can also email our school with general questions at CMCSI@hallco.org We encourage you to GET CONNECTED to stay up to date with everything happening at CMCSI. You can see more information about that below. We have missed our Warriors, and we are looking forward to seeing them soon!

Mrs. Dana Walker, Principal dana.walker@hallco.org

Mr. Richard Bass, Assistant Principal richard.bass@hallco.org

Homeroom Teachers

Parents may view your child's schedule this year on Parent Portal beginning at noon on Friday, July 26th. Parent Portal information can be found here. Your child's Homeroom Teacher will be contacting parents (via email or phone) to introduce themselves to families when they return to work next week. You should hear from your child's teacher by Tuesday, July 30th.

Open House Information

At Open House, parents will be able to...

Meet & take pictures with your child's teachers
Register for After School Programs (Cafeteria)
Sign up for a Car Rider Tag (Gym)
Get Bus Number, Meet Drivers & Get Pick-Up/ Drop-Off Times (Gym)
Purchase Spirit Wear & Pre-order Yearbooks from PTO/ Sign up to volunteer with PTO (Learning Commons)
Deliver your child's school supplies to the classroom (this makes the 1st Day of School much lighter!)
Deliver medications & complete necessary forms with Nurse Shaunda (Clinic)

Frozen Frenzee will be at CMCSI for Open House!

Proceeds benefit CMCSI PTO.

Back to School Paperwork

ALL CMCSI Families have 2 Sets of Back to School Paperwork to complete for EACH child. Even if you registered your child recently for the coming year, these are additional forms for this school year.

SET 1: PARENT PORTAL FORMS (complete online ONLY)

Parents must complete Documents via Parent Portal for all elementary students this year. Directions for signing the required documents are here. If you need assistance with your Parent Portal account, click here. Parent Portal Forms will be available to complete beginning July 28th.

SET 2: CMCSI ENROLLMENT FORMS (complete paper copies and give to teacher)

Parents must complete these 4 forms in writing and turn into your child's teacher BEFORE beginning the school year. Forms can be completed at Open House OR you may print and complete these forms at home to speed up your time at Open House.

CMCSI Enrollment Forms 24-25 (English)

CMCSI Enrollment Forms 24-25 (Spanish)

Census Verification

Parents, you can review and update your child's(children's) information shown below via the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Directions can be found here (English) and here (Spanish).

Home Address
Mailing Address
Parent Phone Numbers
Emergency Contact Information
Student Information
Health Information

What's NEW at CMCSI this year?

Welcome our new staff members to CMCSI!

Heather Beck Ashley Minton

Caroline Carmell Lana Norris

Jennifer Douds Paula Oakley

Erika McElrea Jessika Putz

Abigail Lasnetski Essie Randolph

Samantha Maddox Beth Russell

Cathy McDonald Angela Taylor

Wendy McMillan

New at CMCSI

We have a new front entrance, an awesome new sign, and a new car rider route (will be sent out soon).
We have a new literacy program in all grades called Benchmark Workshop.
We have a 6th block class called C cubed. This stands for "Careers, Creativity, and Collaboration." Students will rotate among the other block classes (Art, Inquiry Lab, Music, P.E. and Warrior Workshop) along with C cubed.
We will have new PBIS signage throughout the building in our common areas. We are excited to continue our PBIS implementation this year!
Thanks to our PTO we have a book vending machine located in our Learning Commons. This will be used for rewards and birthdays.
We will have a PBIS store where students can shop from a cart to spend their PBIS points.
We also have a modular building made up of 15 classrooms that is located behind the school. While we won't be using this building homerooms or special classes, we are excited about this extra space as we continue to grow.

Code of conduct

Please take a moment and review the Hall County School District Code of Conduct linked below. Upon completion, please sign the acknowledgement form in our Back to School Enrollment paperwork.

Hall County Schools 2024-2025 Code of Conduct

Stay tuned for our Parent and Student Handbook!

Bus APP information

The HCSD Transportation Department has transitioned to a new bus routing software called Ride360. For information regarding this app, or for instructions to download the app, click here.

Visitors & Volunteers

VISITORS:

For the safety of students, staff, and families, elementary schools in Hall County will not be allowing parents or guardians to walk students to classrooms with the exception of the first and second day of school on Friday, August 2nd and Monday, August 5th. We will have staff members available each day to ensure students get to their classroom safely beginning August 6th.
Parents and guardians can have lunch with their child again this year! All elementary schools in the district will begin having visitors for lunch beginning Tuesday, September 3rd. This year, CMCSI will again welcome visitors for conferences, meetings, awards days, performances, special events, etc!
For the safety of our students & staff, all visitors will be asked to check-in at the front office, wear a visitor badge, and show state-issued ID for each visit.

VOLUNTEERS:

We love our CMCSI Volunteers! Are you interested in becoming a volunteer in your child's classroom or volunteering at some of CMCSI's special events?
- - All Volunteers must complete required training here
  - Complete this form for PTO and they'll be in touch for PTO events
Again this year, we will have volunteers in our school and ask that volunteers schedule with teachers/ staff in advance so that instruction of students is not interrupted.

Volunteers are required to complete Mandated Reporter Training EVERY YEAR and a background questionnaire prior to volunteering, which can be found here.
Previous Volunteers will have to complete the compliance modules to update their Volunteer status each school year.
We are excited that each homeroom will once again have a Room Parent, which will be organized by our PTO Board. You can volunteer to be your child's Room Parent here.
For the safety of our students & staff, all volunteers will be asked to check-in at the front office, wear a visitor badge, and show state-issued ID for each visit.
Email richard.bass@hallco.org with questions about volunteering at CMCSI.

Student Arrival & Dismissal

Arrival:

7:15-7:40 am

For the safety of our students and staff, during morning drop-off for car-riders, all parents must remain in their car and go through the car-rider line. With the exception of the first two days of school and new students registering during the year, there will be no parking, walking students into school or to the front door, or sending students across the crosswalk. Please plan accordingly, and arrive early enough to go through the car-rider line.
Our tardy bell rings at 7:45 am each morning.
If students are late, parents will use the outdoor camera/ call button. Students will be walked in by a staff member after notifying our front office using our intercom system.
Please have your child exit your car from the PASSENGER SIDE each day, for their safety.
Bus Information (Drop-off/ Pick-up times) can be accessed via Parent Portal as well. Directions are here. If you need assistance with your Parent Portal account, click here.

Dismissal:

2:20- 2:45 pm

Bus riders will begin loading buses at 2:20 each day.
Bus Information (Drop-off/ Pick-up times) can be accessed via Parent Portal as well. Directions are here. If you need assistance with your Parent Portal account, click here.
Car Riders will begin at 2:20 each day and ends at 2:45. Please remember to have your child's car rider tag visible in your car each day. For the safety of our students, if there is no car rider tag visible, you may be asked to park and will be moved to the back of the line. Without a car rider tag, parents must have ID to pick up a student, and due to the additional time it takes to check ID, your pick-up will be delayed. If you need additional car rider tags or a tag replaced, email cmcsi@hallco.org
Please have your child enter your car from the PASSENGER SIDE each day, for their safety.
Please do NOT change lanes in the car rider line. We are staging students in the order your car rider number is recorded, so changing lanes causes delays and confusion for others. THANK YOU for your help with this.
Daycare buses will load once school buses have pulled away.
If your child is attending YMCA Afterschool, you can sign up and find information here. Students must register IN ADVANCE to attend YMCA .
During the year, please try not to check out your child early, as our teachers are maximizing the time for instruction daily. If your child has an appointment and must be checked out early, parents will use the outdoor camera/ call button. Parents or anyone checking out a student, will still need their state-issued photo ID to do so EVERY TIME, in order to keep students safe.
All check-outs must be completed by 2:00pm.

Cafeteria Information

Want to save money? See if your family qualifies for FREE or REDUCED-PRICE meals by completing this application:
Please remember that applying for free and reduced-price meals may also qualify your student for discounted fees for college entrance exams and scholarships.
For further questions, please contact School Nutrition (770-534-1080) or your local school.

SAVE THIS LINK FOR:

Breakfast & Lunch Menus

CMCSI does not accept cash for student meals... beat the rush at Open House, and sign up for your child's online meal pay account here

(Field Trip fees, Field Day shirts, and other school expenses can be paid through this account, as well!)

School Supply List

Click here or on the image below to access CMCSI's Supply List

Students can also bring their own water bottle (to use in our refillable water stations) each day. Water fountains will also be available.

Student insurance

Voluntary Student Insurance

Parents of students attending Hall County Schools may choose to purchase student accident insurance. The plan provides coverage against medical expenses resulting from accidental injury to your child.
Student Assurance Services is the provider.
Forms are available on district website: https://www.hallco.org/web/student-insurance/ or at CMCSI (paper copies).

Get CONNECTED @ CMCSI

See pictures, videos & learning in our classrooms during the year...

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