MS Monday Memo

15 March 2021 | Chartiers Valley Middle School

Hello Colt Families,

Welcome to the final stretch! The last nine weeks of the 2020-2021 school year officially begins tomorrow. Although the end is in sight, we still have so much to accomplish. Help us make the remainder of the school year a success by communicating your needs with teachers and encouraging your students to actively engage and participate in classes. If you need to change your student's enrollment, please notify us of your request by emailing jmodelo@cvsd.net.

The virtual spring book fair kicks off on March 22. This is a great way to stock up on some summer reading while helping to support the CVMS PTG. Click here to be directed to the shopping link.

Lifetouch will be on site for spring pictures on Wednesday, April 28th for in-person students and Friday, April 30th for virtual students. More details will be distributed as we get closer to the date.

Spring recess is right around the corner, so mark your calendars! There will be no school Wednesday, March 31-Monday, April 5 and classes resume on Tuesday, April 6.

Make it a great day,

Dr. Michele Welter, Principal

Mr. Dan Knause, Assistant Principal

*If you need this information translated into your native language, please contact us with your desired language.

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Important Upcoming Dates

Monday, March 15- Day 3

Tuesday, March 16- Day 4

Wednesday, March 17- Day 5

Thursday, March 18- Day 5

Looking Ahead:

Monday, March 15- End of 3rd marking period

March 31- April 5- Spring Recess (No School)

Kindergarten registration is now open! Visit the Registration page on the District website for more information!

FREE MEALS!

Following the extension of the Federal Free Breakfast and Lunch Program, all students are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch daily. Remote students should complete the Google form to order meals for pick-up.

Student Newspaper

It's time to warm up your life with another fabulous edition of A Dose of Colt Coffee. We have created yet another magnificent publication to chase away your winter blues. Click here to read the "Ice Cold Edition" of A Dose of Colt Coffee.

Yearbook Orders

Yearbook orders for the 2020-2021 are now being accepted! Buying early means you will get the lowest prices as the cost increases every couple of months, so don’t delay! Click here to order:

CVMS Yearbook Best Price

Free ebooks and audiobooks

Click here to access Sora, a free collection of ebooks and audiobooks curated specifically for our school. This is a great resources for home and school learning!

Free Meals

Chartiers Valley School District is now offering FREE breakfast and FREE lunch to every student, every school day. This includes to-go meals for students learning virtually.

To-go meals for virtual days (both CV Cyber and Hybrid) must be ordered using this Google Form: To-Go Meals Order Form. Orders must be placed 24 hours in advance and picked up at the following times:

CV Cyber Students can pick up to-go meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 am -12:00 noon at the High School.
Hybrid students with last names beginning in A-K can pick up meals for their remote days at the end of the day each Tuesday before leaving school.
Hybrid students with last names beginning in L-Z can pick up their to-go meals each Thursday before going home.

At this time, the free meals for all students will only run until December 31, 2020, at which time meal pay statuses will return to Paid, Free, or Reduced rates based on qualifications. Be sure to submit your free/reduced meal applications as soon as possible to avoid any gap in benefits. Applications can be found on the District website.

Helpful Links

Questions & Who to Contact

Account Login/Password Cheat Sheet

Students- How to check in for attendance

Parents- How to check in attendance

The Middle School has an Instagram page! Follow us @cvsdmiddleschool

Also follow: @cvsdcolts @cvsdprimary @cvsdintermediate @cvsdhighschool

Attendance

Remember to take attendance on your online learning days- it takes only a few clicks to do! Here’s a short and helpful video on how a student can take their attendance in Infinite Campus. Or, a parent can take their child’s attendance in Infinite Campus. Click here for a video on how a parent can take attendance.

If your child is absent from school (online or in person), please email the MS Attendance Secretary, msattendance@cvsd.net. If your child is a hybrid student and is too sick for school, but able to attend online, please email msattendance@cvsd.net to inform the school that your child will be working from home that day.

Peach Jar

All flyers are sent digitally via PeachJar!

That means no more backpacks full of paper and over 150,000 pieces of paper saved each year...that's 17 trees!

Click on the graphic to view flyers for: