CMCSI Warrior Word Back to School Information
July 28, 2022
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Welcome Back Warriors!
Warrior Families,
We are excited to begin the 2022-2023 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 teacher no later than Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Please join us for Open House on Thursday 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!
Dr. Betsy Ainsworth, Principal
Mrs. Dana Walker, Assistant Principal
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 (Gym Lobby)
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)
Hot Dog Ninja and Frozen Frenzee will be at CMCSI for Open House! Purchase dinner or a treat to enjoy.
Proceeds benefit CMCSI PTO.
Back to School Paperwork
We have several school forms that need to be completed at the Beginning of the Year for your child (even if your child registered this year). These documents are linked below for you to print and complete prior to Open House. Be sure and bring these completed documents to your child's teacher at Open House. Bringing these completed forms speeds up your time at Open House. If you are unable to print, paper forms will be available at Open House.
Back to School Paperwork (English)
Back to School Paperwork (Spanish)
Additional Required Forms on Parent Portal
Parents must also complete 4 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. Forms to be completed in Infinite Campus include Digital Citizenship, GA Department of Education (Grades 3rd-5th only), Safer, Smarter Schools, and Student Device Acceptable Use and Agreement (K-12).
Homeroom Teachers
Parents may view your child's schedule this year on Parent Portal beginning at noon on Friday, July 29th. 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, August 2nd.
School Health Updates
The Hall County School District has updated COVID-19 protocols. Please click here to view all Guidelines for Opening Schools. A few highlights from the document are also listed below.
Parents/ Guardians should report to the School Nurse if your child tests positive for COVID-19 in order to get a return to school date.
The district will no longer conduct contract tracing.
Masks are optional.
School across the district will continue to promote handwashing and respiratory etiquette.
What's NEW at CMCSI this year?
Stop by our NEW Learning Commons at CMCSI! It is a great learning space for our Warriors!
MakerSpace Lab... coming soon to CMCSI! Classes will visit our MakerSpace Lab to create, discover and explore!
Warrior Workshop is our new Specials Class replacing Computer Lab (since all students now have Chromebooks in Hall County Schools). Mrs. Alma Mora will be teaching Warrior Workshop focusing on our Warrior Way, Service-Learning Activities & SEAD (Social- Emotional- Academic Development).
Mr. Richard Bass will be joining our Administration Team in the front office (along with teaching SEARCH part-time). You can contact Mr. Bass at richard.bass@hallco.org
The waiver that allowed the Hall County School District to serve meals to students at no cost has expired. Therefore, the district will resume taking applications for free and reduced-price meals for the 2022-2023 school year. Please visit here for access to the application. More details below!
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 5th and Monday, August 8th. We will have staff members available each day to ensure students get to their classroom safely.
We are excited to be able to invite parents and guardians back to have lunch with their child this year! All elementary schools in the district will begin having visitors for lunch beginning Tuesday, September 6th. Please be patient with us as we work out the logistics. A lunch reservation will be required due to minimal seating. More information coming soon!
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:
Are you interested in becoming a volunteer in your child's classroom or volunteering at some of CMCSI's special events? If so, complete this form for PTO and they'll be in touch!
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 and a background questionnaire prior to volunteering. More information will be sent to parents/ guardians soon.
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.
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
The waiver that allowed the Hall County School District to serve meals to students at no cost has expired. Therefore, the district will resume taking applications for free and reduced-price meals for the 2022-2023 school year. Please go to the following link for access to the application:
https://www.nlappscloud.com/Welcome.aspx?sid=1818#loaded
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.
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
Students can also bring their own water bottle (to use in our refillable water stations) each day. Water fountains will also be available.
Get CONNECTED @ CMCSI
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