Congratulations to our first two National Lunch Week winners!
This group of girls are putting in the miles in preparation for our 5K in November! We are so proud of the girl power bonds they are building through this process! The coaches are having a blast too! @GOTRCoastalCarolina #GOTR
We have a published author at College Park Middle! 7th grader, Virginia Haynes, is doing amazing things. Hot off the press, we received the 2023 copy of the Appelley Publishing Poetry Collection of Young Poets where Virginia's poem titled, "Me" is included.
Please take a moment to review this BCSD Office of Special Services newsletter. It includes information about multiple events and opportunities. https://www.smore.com/ra6x7
Our students and staff showered the school in pink on Friday to support cancer awareness! We can't wait to do it again at the end of the month! @jostensrenaissance #MidAtlanticRenRegion #CPMCares #Pinktober
Shout out to SHS Knights for tickets to last Friday's football game! CPM families that were chosen from our online raffle appreciated the opportunity to attend!
The Tireless Teacher Award biweekly program is designed to recognize extraordinary teachers for their impact on and contributions to the students at CPM. The students from the previous winner's class vote to decide upon the next winner of this award. Elizabeth Bassetti was chosen based on the following characteristics of a Tireless Teacher. #MidAtlanticRenRegion @jostensrenaissance Tireless (adj.): Working very hard with a lot of energy for a long time; persistent effort.
T: Team player
I: Imaginative
R: Resourceful
E: Engaging
L: Leader
E: Empowering
S: School spirited
S: Supportive
Join us on Friday by wearing your pink!
Title I Annual Meeting Reminder 10/11/23
We have had an exciting start to the school year at CPM! Our first week we welcomed S's back with a summer themed Back to School Rally! The competition was intense and there were smiles all around! @jostensrenaissance #midatlanticrenregion
To better serve the physical and mental wellbeing of those who work for BCSD, the YMCA has partnered with the school district to provide free memberships to all BCSD employees. In celebration of this partnership, BCSD employees are invited to come out to the Cane Bay Family YMCA on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. to activate their memberships and tour the Cane Bay facility. Learn more at https://berkeleycosdsc.sites.thrillshare.com/article/1252290.
Due to the potential for severe weather resulting from Hurricane Idalia, Berkeley County School District (BCSD) schools will follow the half-day dismissal bell schedule (https://www.bcsdschools.net/o/bcsd/page/school-bell-schedules) on Wednesday, August 30. Thursday, August 31, students will learn from home and complete eLearning Day assignments. All schools and offices will be closed Thursday. BCSD will resume normal operations Friday, September 1.
Before and after-school care programs, activities, and athletics, to include practices and games, are canceled for Wednesday, August 30, and Thursday, August 31. Normal activities and operations will resume on Friday, September 1.
On Thursday, August 31, students will complete eLearning assignments from home via Schoology, Google Classroom, SeeSaw, or other designated virtual learning platforms. Specific information about assignments will be provided by the student’s teacher and/or school. Teachers will share information regarding their office hours to support students completing eLearning assignments at home. More information here: https://www.bcsdschools.net/o/bcsd/page/elearning-day-faqs
Due to the potential for severe weather, and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of students, staff, and families, the district will not operate virtual feeding sites on Wednesday or Thursday.
BCSD officials work in partnership with Berkeley County Emergency Management and receive regular updates regarding the weather from the National Weather Service.
As safety and security is our number one priority, officials will continue to monitor the weather and assess any resulting damage.
Schools and offices will reopen and resume normal operations on Friday, September 1.
Berkeley County School District is currently monitoring the forecasts and receiving regular updates from Berkeley County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service on Tropical Storm Idalia. At this time, there are no changes to school operations. Any changes to operations will be communicated to staff and parents.
The South Carolina Department of Education purchased and provided Berkeley County School District and other school districts in our state with My Ride K-12 for communication of bus routes and delays. The app has been unable to provide parents with consistent delay information. BCSD is now tracking bus delays for parents using Google documents.
Bus Delays: https://www.bcsdschools.net/busdelays
Beginning Monday, Berkeley County School District parents and guardians will begin to receive invites for Rooms.
Rooms is a platform that lives within the new BCSD mobile app. It supplements school and district news and information by providing direct communication tools for parents, teachers, athletic coaches, club advisors, etc.
Our goal is to streamline communication and minimize the number of apps parents and guardians need for communication.
Parent Overview: https://youtu.be/upJMsLmn91Y
Introducción de los padres a las habitaciones: https://youtu.be/7pyvEIc3OOU
Please note that not all teachers and schools are utilizing Rooms at this time, but there is a plan to launch all schools on the platform in the future.
**Additional notes**
Parents will still need to use the PowerSchool Parent portal for academic information.
Rooms will not replace student learning management systems (Schoology).
With the first day of school less than one week away, we want to make sure families are aware of the new transportation features that pertain to bus riders. Learn more about My Ride K-12 and the student transportation tag program at www.bcsdschools.net/article/1203059.
Shout out to BCSD Child Nutrition for keeping our students fed while they are completing their summer school requirements! We appreciate you!
Berkeley County School District will continue to serve meals to students this summer.
The 2023 Summer Breakfast and Lunch Program is available to all students and children in the Berkeley County community. The program is free to all children under the age of 18. Dates, times and site information can be found at www.bcsdschools.net/summermeals.
Goodbye College Park Middle, hello Stratford High! We are so proud of our eighth graders that were promoted to high school.
Earlier this year Ms. Culkin's classes with some of Mrs. Harrell's students sent letters to soldiers who are serving overseas. This past week the students received responses to their letters and pictures that they sent & some pictures back from the soldiers as well. Thank You Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bryan Smith U.S. Army for taking your time and responding to our students. They enjoyed making the letters and were so excited to hear back from everyone who received a student letter.
