April 28, 2016
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FAMILY NIGHT - Poetry in Motion
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Here's a little teaser of what tonight will have in store for CMCS families - a poem by Ms. Shaye's lower elementary class:
Montessori
independent, kind
learning, caring, loving
friends helping friends
Education
On the evening of April 28th, students will showcase their poetry and literacy skills for parents. Some classrooms are having a poetry jam where students are sharing their poetry. Other classrooms are showcasing their students' ability to analyze and perform classic poems. Another class will be displaying book reports. Students will also be serving guests snacks as they listen and observe the performances.
After the classroom activities, parents and students are invited to join me in the cafeteria for a few literacy activities that will inspire parents and students alike to REMEMBER LITERACY this summer. Being a parent is difficult. Being a child is difficult. Sometimes, it's hard to remember how easy and fun it is to make time for literacy at home.
It'll be a fun night. And let me repeat, snacks will be served.
We hope you join us!
Ms. Amber
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THIS WEEK
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APRIL 2016
Testing in progress. Refer to schedule.
4/28 (Thurs.) - Family Night, 5:30 - 7 p.m.
4/29 (Fri.) - Board Game Day, 3:45 - 5:30 p.m., $10 per student + $5 for siblings
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ON THE HORIZON
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MAY 2016
5/4 (Wed.) - Wacky May Day - Twin Day
5/6(Fri.) - Earned Free Dress
5/6 (Fri.) - Board Game Day
5/9 (Mon.) - CMCS Board Meeting
5/10 (Tues.) - Wacky May Day - Crazy Sports Fan Day
5/10 (Tues.) - PTO Meeting
5/13 (Fri.) - 5th and 6th years field trip to Boeing
5/13 (Fri.) - Board Game Day
5/15 (Sun.) - PTO Beach Blast
5/16 - 5/27 - Final Parent Teacher Conferences
5/16 (Mon.) - 2nd years field trip to Fort Sumter
5/17 (Tues.) - Lower Elementary Play, "Go Fish!" at WHS
5/18 (Wed.) - MMUN Dollar Dress Day
5/18 (Wed.) - Progress Reports sent home
5/18 (Wed.) - Wacky May Day - Blast from the Past Day
5/18 (Wed.) - First Tee Champions Challenge
5/19 (Thurs.) - CB Dodson Awards
5/20 (Fri.) - GCSD Tech Fair
5/20 (Fri.) - Board Game Day
5/25 (Wed.) - Formal Dining Day
5/25 (Wed.) - Lower Elementary Observation Day
5/26 (Thurs.) - Upper Elementary Observation Day
5/27 (Fri.) - Wacky May Day - Movie and Pajama Day
5/30 (Mon.) - Memorial Day - No School
JUNE 2016
6/1 (Wed.) - Lower Elementary Graduation
6/1 (Wed.) - 1/2 day, 12:45 dismissal
6/2 (Thurs.) - Upper Elementary Graduation
6/2 (Thurs.) - 1/2 day - 12:45 Dismissal
6/3 (Fri.) - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - 1/2 day, 12:45 Dismissal
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Wacky Dress Days of May
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- Wednesday, May 4th: Twin Day
- Tuesday, May 10th: Crazy Sports Fan Day
- Friday, May 20th: Blast from the Past Day (dress in a costume from any past decade)
- Friday, May 27th: Movie and Pajama Day
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5th and 6th Grade Field Trip to Boeing - DreamLearners
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 5th and 6th year scholars will travel to Charleston on May 13th to participate in Boeing's
DreamLearners' program. The mission of the
DreamLearners' program is to enhance student and teacher awareness of Boeing South Carolina through experiential learning and exposure to business and industry, inspiring the next generation of Boeing South Carolina teammates.
The program has two components:
- An onsite educational program with STEM based hands on components
- A guest speaker component
Chaperones are limited, so no parent volunteers are needed.
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CMCS Summer Camps
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Sign up by May 20th for Early-Bird Prices!
Click on the links below for more information on each camp offered by talented CMCS staff members.
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Upcoming Test Schedule - Spring 2016
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Thursday, April 28
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SC Ready
MATH - 5th and 6th GRADE STUDENTS
Friday, April 29
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SC Ready
WRITING/ELA MAKEUP STUDENTS
Monday, May 2
nd
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SC Ready
MATH - 4
th
GRADE STUDENTS
Tuesday, May 3
rd
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SC Ready
MATH - 3
rd
GRADE STUDENTS
Thursday, May 5
th
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SC Ready
WRITING/ELA/MATH MAKEUP STUDENTS
Friday, May 6
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SC Ready
WRITING/ELA/MATH MAKEUP STUDENTS
Wednesday, May 11
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SC PASS
SCIENCE - 6
th
GRADE STUDENTS
Thursday, May 12
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SC PASS
SCIENCE - 5
th
GRADE STUDENTS
Friday, May 13
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SC PASS
SCIENCE - 4
th
GRADE STUDENTS
Monday, May 16
th
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SC PASS
SOCIAL STUDIES - 4
th
GRADE STUDENTS
Tuesday, May 17
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SC PASS
SOCIAL STUDIES - 5
th
GRADE STUDENTS
Wednesday, May 18
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SC PASS
SOCIAL STUDIES - 6
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GRADE STUDENTS
Thursday, May 19
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SC PASS
MAKE UP TESTING
Thursday, May 19
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MAP
READING TEST - Ms. Antoinette's and Ms. Shaye's 2
nd
& 3
rd
grade students
Friday, May 20
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SC PASS
MAKE UP TESTING
Friday, May 20
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MAP
READING TEST - Ms. Amy's and Ally's 2
nd
and 3
rd
grade students
Monday, May 23
rd
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MAP
MATH - All 2
nd
and 3
rd
grade students
Tuesday, May 24
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MAP
READING - All 4
th
, 5
th
and 6
th
grade students
Wednesday, May 25
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MAP
MATH - All 4
th
, 5
th
and 6
th
grade students
Thursday, May 26
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MAP
LANGUAGE - All 2
nd
and 3
rd
grade students
Friday, May 27
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ALL MAP
MAKE UP TESTING WILL TAKE PLACE
Tuesday, May 31
st -
ALL MAP
MAKE UP TESTING WILL TAKE PLACE
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Before and After School Options
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MAY AFTER SCHOOL ART STUDIO
MIXED MEDIA
Mondays in May (2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd)
3:45 - 4:45 p.m.
CMCS in Ms. Elisabeth's Room
$40 includes materials
Administered by
Ms. Kim
Click here for the flier and sign-up form
WACCAMAW WARRIORS CHEER TRYOUTS
Conditioning and Skill Clinics: April 12th, 14th, 19th, 21st, 3:30 - 5 p.m.
Tryouts: April 25th - 29th, 4 - 5:30 p.m.
Click here for the flier
WMS B-TEAM CHEER TRYOUTS (Rising 7th Graders)
Try outs: May 9th - 11th
Mandatory Conditioning: May 6th, from 3:30 - 5pm, at the WMS GYM
All participants must have a VALID physical and should have workout clothing
Click here for more info
RISE AND SHINE, IT'S YOGA TIME!
Scholars can do yoga with Robyn Jones on Mondays and Thursdays from 7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. $5 per person/per week
Proceeds go to the CMCS Playground account
Must sign up to participate.
Text Robin to sign up at 843-457-0382
MAY HOMEWORK CLUB
MONDAY - THURSDAY
After-School Homework Club, facilitated by Coach Chris, runs from 3:45 to 5 p.m., and offers homework support for all interested students.
Click here to sign up for May. Advance reservation price is $7/day, same day price is $10. Homework Club is held at CMCS.
FRIDAY BOARD GAME DAYS
Fridays CMCS offers board games for students from 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Cost is $10 child or $5 per sibling if more than one child from the same family attends. Board Game Fridays begins the first of the year.
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Community Events
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VISUAL PRAYERS FOR EARTH DAY EXHIBIT
by Recent CMCS Staff Presenter and Artist Mary Edna Fraser
Opening: Friday, April 22
Viewing: April 25th - 29th
Circular Congregational Church in Charleston
Meet the artist and community leaders
Click here for more info
PALMETTO PEE DEE JUVENILE DIABETES WALK
Saturday, June 4th
Pelican's Ballpark
Registration 9 am, Walk 10 am
Entertainment, Food, Prizes and More!
Click here for information on the walk including volunteer opportunities
FIRST TEE YOUTH GOLF 2016 MEMBERSHIPS
$125 includes $30 greens fees, carts included, at 33
Founders Group International and
East Coast Golf Management golf courses, one play per course per year.
Click here to sign up and for more information or call 843-443-7888. Some limitations apply.
HEALTH COACH FOR KIDS AND TEENS
Customized plans for children to get and keep them healthy including food physical education along with emotional support and mindfulness activities.
Click here for the flier with all the details.
SHANTI YOGA STUDIO
in Pawleys Island is offering a $5 Community Yoga Class on Fridays from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will from this weekly class will help build the playground at our new school. For more information, contact studio manager
Karen Patriarca.
Many thanks to Shanti Yoga Studio for their support!!!
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PTO CORNER
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NOW IS THE TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE CMCS PTO BEACH BLAST!!
Sunday, May 15th
Huntington Beach State Park
12 - 4 p.m.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER:
This Friday, April 29th
Click here to view the flier with sign-up form
(note: fliers were sent home last week). The Beach Blast takes the place of our End-Of-The-Year Picnic, so you don't want to miss this team beach game extravaganza with prizes and food!
Please contact Robyn Jones or email the PTO for more information.
FACEBOOK
Follow our very own CMCS PTO on
Facebook
for all the latest on activities and fundraising.
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Eat Play GOLF - Sign Up Now!
Saturday, May 21st
Founders Club
8:30 a.m. Shotgun, 4-man Scramble
$400 per Team
Thank you to The Carolina Tavern (and the Heenan family) for being this year's Tournament Sponsor!
The following sponsorships are still needed:
- Lunch Sponsorship
- Breakfast Sponsorship
- Hole Sponsorships (10 remaining)
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Click here for details
and contact
Ms. Kristy
to donate auction items or sponsor a hole.
We need more teams. If you don't have a foursome but still
want to play, just contact
Ms. Tia, who will put foursomes together.
You can check out our current teams on
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Breakfast and Lunch Menus
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May and June Lunch Menu
May Breakfast Menu
A NOTE ABOUT LUNCHES
Students who do not have money in their lunch accounts are unable to make "milk only" purchases. The system does not allow it. Also, please encourage your student to keep track of their ID card. Several ID cards have gone missing, which is causing issues in the lunch line. The first ID card is free, replacements are $5 per ID card.
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MMUN CORNER
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Check Out Photos From the Conference
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2016 CMCS MMUN Conference
Upper El students prepared resolutions and speeches throughout the school year regarding the world's most pressing issues for this Fourth Annual Montessori Model United Nations In-house Conference. Families observed as our future leaders collaborated and debated some of the same issues tackled by the United Nations today. The conference culminated in a presentation of resolutions and guest speaker Lex Gardner, an attorney from Myrtle Beach who grew up until 5th grade in Bangkok,Thailand.
Fridays MMUN Pizza Day on Fridays
CMCS students can enjoy pizza for lunch on Fridays for just $1 per slice. Healthy sides should be sent from home or purchased from the cafeteria.
MMUN 6th YEAR TEAM
Check out photos from their NYC trip.
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Formal Dining Day Attire
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Just a friendly reminder that attire is FORMAL for Formal Dining Day. Use as a guide clothes that would be worn to a wedding or baptism. Students opting out of wearing formal attire on Formal Dining Day are to wear CMCS uniforms.
May 25th is our final Formal Dining Day of the school year.
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News For Next Year, 2016-2017 School Year
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UNIFORMS
The uniform policy will remain in place for all elementary grades (LE and UE). We are currently developing a middle school dress code policy, modeled from East Cooper Montessori Charter School's dress code policy.
STARTING AND ENDING TIMES
When we enter into our new building
school will begin at
8 a.m.
and end at
3 p.m.
TRUANCY
The State Compulsory School Attendance Law requires all children between the ages of 5 - 17 to regularly attend school. Students must attend at least 170 out of 180 regularly scheduled school days in order to be promoted to the next grade level. Students who are unlawfully absent from school without reasonable cause will be referred to Family Court for judicial intervention.
Planned family vacations during the regular school year will be considered unexcused. Work may still be assigned, however, the absence will still be unexcused.
Important: Students who acquire more than 10 unexcused absences may be dropped from enrollment or not eligible for promotion.
Excused Absences
1. Illness
2. Death in family
Unexcused Absences
1. Suspension
2. Parental notes for student illnesses in excess of 10 days which cannot be substantiated by medical statements
3. Students absent from class as a result of extracurricular activities not previously approved
4. Routine appointments for medical, dental, or counseling services once a student has exceeded 10 absences per year
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2015-2016 School Calendar
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 CMCS follows the Georgetown County School District calendar for vacation and holidays.
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Suggestion Box
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We're always open to ideas and feedback. Visit our Suggestion Box to share yours. The CMCS staff and volunteers strive to serve our families and the community.
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Teacher and Staff Directory
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ADMINISTRATION
Dr. Nathalie Hunt, Director
Kristy Harbaugh, Office Manager
Tia Bergeron, Operations Manager
Kelly Metz, RN, School Nurse
UPPER ELEMENTARY
Sarah Wilson, Lead Teacher
Natalie Boggs, Teaching Assistant
Hillary Usher, Lead Teacher
Sarah Stimpson, Teaching Assistant
Andria Hejl, Lead Teacher
Nan Gadek, Teaching Assistant
Elisabeth Enriquez, Lead Teacher
Celeste Reid, Teaching Assistant
LOWER ELEMENTARY
Antoinette Ursits, Lead Teacher
Jacque Onions, Teaching Assistant
Shaye Heiskell, Lead Teacher
Johanna D. Wilson, Teaching Assistant
Amy Williams, Lead Teacher
Jo Addington, Teaching Assistant
Ally Boddicker, Lead Teacher
Jamie Williamson, Teaching Assistant
SPECIALTY TEACHERS
Chris Bergeron, Athletic Director and Physical Education
Keely Elliott, Spanish Teacher
Kim Evans-Robey, Visual Arts Teacher
Chadwick Thompson, Interim Music Teacher
Nicole Nucero, Special Education Resource Teacher
Amber Wheeler Bacon, Literacy Coach
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