CARROLL MIDDLE SCHOOL
October 5, 2020
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In this Issue:
  • Form to Change your Student Instruction
  • Attendance Sign In/Out Procedures
  • Dress Code
  • Order your Yearbook
  • Yearbook 8th Grade Recognition Ads
  • Yearbook Photos Needed
  • Art Contest
  • Animal Science Animals need Veggies
  • Prudential Spirit of Community Award Application
  • Student Activities
  • DVA Library Book Check Out
  • Extended Day
  • COVID19 Criteria
  • PTSO - membership, Spirit Shop, & More
  • Sports Results
  • CISD Events
Calendar

Events for the Week
Monday, Oct. 5
Dragons Go Blue - National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month (wear blue)
Deadline to change method of instruction for student (see Office News)

Tuesday, Oct. 6
AP Booster Virtual Meeting: Applying for College 7:00 p.m.
FB vs. Medlin- 7(H)/8(S)

Wednesday, Oct. 7
Cross Country @ Hillwood (KISD)

Thursday, Oct. 8
VB vs. Medlin- 7(H)/8(A)
SAGT Fall Social Central Market Cafe 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 9
No Scheduled Activities

Save the Date
PTSO General Virtual Meetings
Oct. 20 (See PTSO below for additional info)

Thursday, Oct. 29
Make-Up School Portraits

Friday, Oct. 30
Last day to submit 8th grade recognition ad (See Yearbook Information below)
Office News
Parents-
Random Drug Testing Program
If you are interested in learning more about the district’s Random Drug Testing program, please mark your calendar to join CMS Administrators on Zoom Wednesday morning, Sept. 30 at 10:00 a.m. Link will be sent out to all parents early Wednesday morning.

Method of Instruction
We are only a few weeks away from the time for you to decide if you'd like to change your student from DVA to F2F or vice versa, so I want to give you some information about what things look like at school and how that might change a bit, depending on how many F2F students we have beginning Oct. 19.
 
First, you can certainly keep your student where they are currently - DVA or F2F. If the choice you made for this first grading period is working well for you and your student, you are absolutely welcome to continue with that same learning platform!  😊 If you would like to make a change, please click on the link below to access the Request Form. (Form is included at bottom of this email)  

*****IMPORTANT: The DEADLINE for parents to make a change will be Monday, Oct. 5.  That will give parents two weeks to decide if you would like to make a change and submit that to us.  We will then make necessary adjustments on campus to accommodate the number of students who will be coming in person beginning Oct. 19. This deadline of Oct. 5  is CRITICAL in order for us to have time to prepare for the changes. 
 
For this first grading period, teachers prepared their classrooms based on the number of students they had coming F2F. They have desks spread out and also have students leave "empty" desks between themselves and classmates as much as possible, depending on how many students are in that class period. If we have more F2F students for the second grading period, there will be more students in our classrooms. I assure you that our teachers and staff are diligent about following the safety guidelines, and they will continue to keep students/desks spread out as much as possible. I just want to be sure you know that while we will do everything we can to keep students as far apart in classrooms as possible, there may be times when they are seated closer that 6 ft to another student. Masks are worn in classrooms, and all students "face" the same direction...so they are not facing each other as they speak.
 
Lunches: For this first grading period, we added a fourth lunch period so we could keep students 6 ft apart while they are eating. At lunch, of course, students do NOT wear their masks, so we tried to provide the "safest" scenario possible. The "downside" to having only 2 students per table is that it puts a bit of a damper on their "social time" during lunches. If we have more student coming F2F during the second grading period, we will have to have more students at each table. We have already set up 14 tables in the hallway to help with social distancing...we don't have more tables to use. Also, we set up tables on our outdoor cafeteria patio; as the temperature cools, there will be days when students will not want to use these tables.  So, IF there are more students "in person" during the second grading period, I want you to know that students will be seated 3-4 to a table. That will be much more enjoyable for students from a social aspect, (yay!), but some of them will be closer than 6 ft while they are eating.   I just want to be sure parents are aware.
 
If your student is currently utilizing F2F and you are considering DVA, please understand that they will be DVA for ALL classes. They can not come up to school for elective classes during the day. The only class they will come to school for is Athletics, and that will be ONLY for students who are on a competitive team as those practices will be held before or after school. Team practices do not take place during the athletic period during the school day; they do strength and conditioning during the class period and DVA students participate through DVA for that. So, please understand if you are going to move your child from F2F to DVA, they will not come to campus for band, choir, art, outdoor ed, etc. All classes for DVA students will be done virtually (except for students on a competitive athletic team, and those practices will take place before or after school hours). Just wanted to be sure you were aware of that as you decide what you'd like for your student to do moving into the second grading period.
 
We will still not be having big assemblies or large student gatherings. Because we are not using lockers, students are not crowded around each other between classes, and our "one way" traffic in the hallways and stairwells is working well! Our students have been doing an excellent job of following guidelines regarding social distancing, masks, etc. After school as students wait for their ride, many of them are gathered closer than 6 ft, but because the carpool line moves so quickly, they aren't close together for more than a few minutes. We are asking our students to wear their mask as they wait for their car or bus ride.
 
Our teachers and staff will continue to provide the safest environment for our students we possibly can! Of course, we can't guarantee that no one will get the virus, but we are committed to doing the very best we can to keep everyone safe and healthy!  
 
Please be thinking over these next few weeks how you would like for your student to proceed with learning for the second grading period. You may want to watch the news to see if there are any significant changes in COVID cases after this past holiday weekend. You will have time to wait and see if there is a significant change in that before you're asked to make a decision for your student's learning platform.
 
ONLY those who choose to "change" their child's learning platform will need to complete the form.
 
***DEADLINE for submitting a change is Monday, Oct. 5.


**NEW Procedures to begin 9/21**
 CMS Attendance Sign In/Out Procedures
 
1-Parent/Guardian will push the intercom button and let the CMS Employee know your reason for visiting the school. Please have your Driver’s License ready to show to the camera for verification. Upon verification, our receptionist will buzz you into our lobby.

2-On the table to the left inside the lobby you will see a QR Scan code and an iPad. You may use either method to sign your student in or out. 

3-Fill out the Google Document and submit.

For Sign Outs:
1-The Attendance clerk will receive the notification and retrieve your student for sign out. The student will meet you in the lobby entrance.

For Sign In:
1-If your student has a doctor note, they can sign in on the QR Scan code or iPad then proceed to the Attendance window to drop off the note and receive an admit slip back to class.

2-If your student does not have a doctor note, the parent needs to sign them back in on the QR Scan code and the student will proceed to the Attendance Window to receive an admit slip back to class.
Dress Code
Please remember that there is length requirement for shirts being worn over leggings. Shirts must be long enough to reach past the first knuckle on one’s hand when one’s arm is resting at one’s side. Shorts, dresses and skirts must also meet this length requirement.
 
The shorter shirts are in style now but dress code states that no skin may be exposed at the midriff. In other words, shirts must be long enough.
Yearbook Information
CMS Yearbooks on Sale
$45
only until Sept. 19-Nov. 13

Click here to order online.
or call Jostens 1-877-767-5217

8th Grade Parents - Recognition Ad
Parents of 8th graders can buy a recognition ad for their child. Click 8th Grade Recognition Ad for the website. Deadline is Oct. 30.

Pictures Needed
Any sporting event
Giving back during the pandemic
Off-campus PE participants
Summer vacations/Staycations
Submit your pictures to ReplayIt. Please include information about the picture: identify the student(s), the activity, when it took place, where it was, who took the picture.
Animal Science News

We are super excited to get the year started with all of our animals. Thanks again for everyone's help during our long "break".  

We are looking for any donations of vegetables (lettuce, collard greens, peppers, carrots, cucumbers) that might be expiring soon and you know that you won't be using them. We used to get our supply from the cafeteria but they do not have as much any more so our supply runs low quickly. If you are able to bring up any that you know you won't be using, instead of throwing it away, it would be much appreciated if you could donate it for our animals in class.  

You can reach me at lori.cashon@southlakecarroll.edu for more information or drop off arrangements.

APPRECIATE YOU!!

Lori Cashon
Nurse Bonczyk Notes
Dear Parents,
This year will certainly look and feel different. I wanted to let you know about a few health clinic changes.

We will have a Well clinic and a Sick clinic, which is called the waiting room. The waiting room is where kids who have any of the symptoms listed below will wait for their parent or emergency contact to pick them up. These two rooms are completely separate to limit cross contamination.  Per the TEA and Tarrant County Public Health Guidelines, your child must be sent home for additional monitoring and observation. It is strongly recommended that you 1. Isolate your child at home, 2. Avoid unnecessary contact with others and 3. Contact your child’s physician for further guidance.

Covid-19 like Symptoms include:
Fever
Sore Throat
New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing or in a diagnosed asthmatic or chronic allergic student, a change in baseline
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Abnormal taste or smell
New onset of severe headache

Additional relevant symptoms include:
Fatigue
Chills
Congestion or runny nose
Significant muscle pain or ache
Nausea

Please have a plan in place every morning for how you will pick up your child should you get a call. If neighbors or friends are your emergency contact, please make sure they will be available if you are not. We are expecting your student to be picked up ASAP and within 30 mins.
We are asking parents to be extra vigilant this year and not send your child to school with any of the above symptoms. Remember to screen (including temperature) every morning and fill out your Sunday evening screening survey.

We are discouraging the use of as needed meds as it could mask symptoms. It will depend on the circumstances surrounding the clinic visit. Please call to discuss this further if you have concerns.
If your child has seasonal allergies, please start medicating with a daily allergy medication now and consider a daily nasal spray. Developing a good routine now will help cut down on their symptoms later and will avoid me from having to send your child home unnecessarily. 

Per CDC, AAP and TEA, nebulizer treatments for Asthmatics are not recommended. We are only accepting inhalers this year.

Please try to anticipate your child’s needs and send water bottles, lip balm, snacks and hygiene products. We are trying to keep the amount of students who visit the clinic to sick and urgent matters.

It is important to have a clean mask every day. Consider having multiple masks to be worn during the week to be laundered over the weekend. Paper masks can air dry in a brown paper bag over 2-3 days.
Please make sure your primary number is the one you want us to call first, should your child need to come home. Consider saving CMS number 817-949-5400 in your phone as a recognizable contact.
Parents if you still need to drop off emergency meds to the clinic like Epi pens and inhalers, there is a medication bin in the mantrap.


Thank you for your understanding and for your cooperation during these unprecedented times.

Nurse Bonczyk is going paperless this year with immunizations, so please email her a copy of your students updated immunization records at your earliest convenience. 
  
Susan Bonczyk, RN, BSN
Extended Day
Need to make up a test or quiz? Want a quiet place to study? Need help on homework? Join us in Extended Day! We are open:
 
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays
3:55-4:50 p.m. 
CMS Library
 
General guidelines:
Students who join for studying or homework must arrive in the library by 3:55 with all materials needed for their time in Extended Day, such as laptops. These students stay until 4:50 to provide a concentrated and distraction-free study hour. 
 
Students who need to make up tests or quizzes will come to Extended Day, where a teacher will have left a paper test or instructions to log on to computers to take the assessment. Students who come to take tests or quizzes may leave as soon as they're finished or they may choose to stay and study until 4:50.
 
Extended Day staff is made up of CMS teachers who can help your students with homework or concepts if they ask for it.
Attention DVA Students and Parents
You can reserve a library book and pick it up curbside. Please see the information on the CMS Library Canvas page or contact Ms. Kosev at brittney.kosev@southlakecarroll.edu. 

Brittney Kosev
CMS Librarian
PTSO
PTSO ZOOM MEETING
OCT. 20
10:00 a.m.
Email t.dickenson@hotmail.com for Zoom info

For more information about PTSO, visit our website.

Spirit Shop
Spirit Shop
🐉🖤💚 Inventory CLEARANCE!!!  💚🖤🐉

The Spirit shop is having Inventory clearance sale! Check out Carroll Middle School Spirit Shop FB page for the latest promotion!

Visit the Carroll Middle School On-Line Spirit Shop for featured styles and prices.

As always, we appreciate our spirit shop family for shopping with us,
where ALL proceeds benefit CMS!!! 💚
Please register your Kroger's Shopper Card to help support Carroll Middle School. 
** Needs to be re-registered every year **
  1. Link your shopper's card, click "Get Started"
  2. Sign in to your online account, or create an account
  3. Find and select Carroll Middle School PTSO (QQ003) 
Within 7 to 10 business days, you should see CMS PTSO listed at the bottom of your Kroger receipt.
Social Media
Please sign up for the Carroll Middle School Spirit Shop Facebook page and follow CMS on Twitter to receive information regarding the Spirit Shop. We will have previews & pre-sales of upcoming merchandise.
Athletics
Booster Club
Be sure you select CMS when joining!
You can also join through our app, just search Southlake Carroll Dragons.

Tickets for Football and Volleyball Games can be found by visiting this website. All tickets are to be purchased online this year due to Covid Restrictions.
 
 
Please see the spectator guidelines for fans for ALL CISD athletic facilities:
  • Spectators must self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms as outlined by TEA and UIL. Spectators must also be symptom-free before arriving at the athletic facility.
  • Masks or face coverings are required as you enter, exit and move around the athletic facility as outlined by the Governor’s order and/or CISD Safety Plan.
  • Spectators will practice social distancing and sit at least six (6) feet away from other groups.
  • Spectators will not sit on any seat marked with tape.
  • No passes are accepted at the gate.
  • No one is allowed on the field or court of play.
Cross Country
Dawson Results - Top 5

Girls
7th - 1st
Sydney Klopfenstein - 2nd
Emma Bizba - 4th
Luna Guiterrez 5th
Grace Alvarez - 6th
Caroline Smith - 8th

8th - 4th
Elizabeth Smits - 7th
Audrey Hendrickson - 8th
Gabriella Tesoriero - 10th
Riley Higginbotham - 20th
Sasha Mertz - 26th

Boys
7th - 5th
Noah Abiodun - 6th
James Hadwin - 14th
Taylor Callum 19th
Nicholas Mason - 25th
Jonathan Song - 31st

8th - 2nd
Blake Bullard - 1st
Chase Mader - 10th
Griffin Cords - 13th
Nick Coscia - 15th
Vivek Athipatla - 27th
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Football
Medlin Scores
7th
A: 39-13
B: 28-0
C: No C game

8th
A: 6-20
B: 8-13
C: 6-6
Volleyball
Adams Scores
7th 
A: 25-5, 25-7
B: 25-8, 25-6
C: 25-10, 25-10
 
8th 
A: 25-22, 23-25, 9-15
B: 25-19, 23-25, 12-15
C: 20-25, 19-25
Wrestling
Interested in middle school wrestling?

Contact Coach Ian Semelroth
District Information
Odyssey of the Mind Parent Meeting
Odyssey of the Mind has been the world's greatest creative problem-solving program since its beginning, in 1978. Carroll ISD has a rich history in OM. If your Dragon is interested in taking part in this year's OM competitions, click here to learn more about the upcoming parent meeting.

Campus Entry Protocol for 2020-2021 School Year
When visiting campus this year, parents need to be prepared to show their photo ID at the front entrance video intercom system. Once their identity is verified, there are a few different scenarios for entering the building safely. Watch this video to learn more about how campus visitors will be handled this school year.

Special Programs Fall Parent Virtual Training Schedule
The CISD Special Programs Department is happy to support our Dragon community by providing educational opportunities for our families. Carroll ISD Special Programs Department is excited to host a Fall 2020 Parent Virtual Training Series.  Please click here for more information. 
Registration is not required. Hyperlinks will connect you to Zoom, our virtual learning platform. Emails to parents of students served in our department were sent through Skyward on August 14, 2020. 

Join CISD Booster for Special Programs Today!
The CISD Booster for Special Programs is a district wide organization that supports Special programs at all 11 campuses. We are a federal funded recognized non profit 501(c) 3 and your donations are appreciated! Programs we support: Special Education, Dyslexia, Speech, Occupational, Physical therapy,Section 504, ADHD/ADD,English as a Second Language, Blended Preschool, Resource Programs. Click here to join today!

Join Dragon AP Boosters Today!
The AP Booster Club Membership Drive is on now! The AP Booster club supports advanced learning for students and teachers grades 5-12. We provide grants for teachers to help supplement their classroom and virtual learning. Last year we funded grants for CMS 7th and 8th grade PAP Science departments. AP Booster club also funds seniors with college scholarships and delivers informative programs for both students and parents. Seniors must be a member by Dec. 15, to be eligible for scholarships. Only Members may attend our informative programs so Join Now! 
SAGT Fall social
DIS & CMS families invited
Oct. 8
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. 
Central Market Cafe