Weekly Message 2.28 - 3.4 – Clover Garden School

We hope that everyone had a great Academic Break last week and enjoyed time with family and friends. Hopefully, you got to relax some and are ready to knock out the next 3 short months of this school year! We only have 1 break left and that’s our Spring Break which takes place in April. Keep working hard. After April, we will be prepping for the end-of-grade/course exams and THEN it’s summer time! We’ve got a lot of work to do over the next 3 months so make sure you’re buckling down and getting to work!

This is the LAST week of our 2022-2023 Lottery!! Don’t forget to share with family and friends that our lottery for next school year CLOSES on March 5^th! The lottery will take place electronically at 2:00 P.M. on March 7^th.

Shout out to our Athletics program and to our Varsity Girls’ Basketball Team. Our amazing girls made it to the 3^rd round of the playoffs and suffered a tough loss this past Saturday. We are VERY proud of them and of our Coaches. Great job girls! You all are winners in our eyes! #GrizzlyAthletics

Please make sure that you review the information sent out last Sunday in regards to some updates from our Board of Directors’ meeting on 2/15/22. Reminder that effective tomorrow, Monday, February 28^th, face masks will be OPTIONAL at CGS.

**Masks are still REQUIRED while traveling on SCHOOL BUSES per a federal mandate. (There were some changes made to this on Friday, 2/25/22 per the CDC. We are getting confirmation on whether or not this requirement will still be in effect for CGS. We will let you know if/when this changes ASAP! Please plan to wear a face mask if traveling on our school buses until we get clarity)

Please remind your student that bullying WILL NOT be tolerated and that wearing face masks is a personal choice and everyone’s choices will be respected at CGS.

Covid-19:

Please see the attached metrics for this past week. Alamance County is still considered to fall in the category of “high transmission” per the CDC’s community transmission map with a 10.5% positivity rate. Masks continue to be recommended by the CDC for areas of high transmission. Please report any signs or symptoms of Covid-19 as soon as possible to our school’s nurse or nurse’s assistant. Quick action helps keep our community as safe and healthy as possible. Thank you for working together with us to keep our students safe and protected. Safety ALWAYS comes first at CGS!
Please direct all Covid-19 related questions to our School’s Nurse, Ms. Corbett at angelacorbett@cgsnc.org or to our nurse’s assistant, Ms. Keller at amykeller@cgsnc.org.

PROM 2022:

We are excited to announce that PROM will take place this school year! Our Prom Committee is very excited to be able to work on this event for our Juniors/Seniors! Additional information will be coming soon in regards to purchasing Prom tickets, venue and event details, etc. Save the Date for Friday, April 15^th, 2022.

Make Up Picture Day:

Reminder that Make Up picture day for Spring Pictures will take place this Friday, March 4^th! See attached flyer for additional information.

March into Literacy:

Our classroom teachers and clubs have some FUN things planned for our students throughout the month of March. Our Scholastic Book Fair will be here in April- so “save the date”! A calendar of events will be coming soon!

Mid-Year Parent Survey:

Parents, your feedback is very valued at CGS! Please take a moment to complete our annual mid-year survey. We use this information to improve and set our goals for the remainder of the current school year and put things in place for the next school year. This is an opportunity to shine a light on things that are working well as well as focus on things that could be better! Thank you for taking the time to fill this survey out. It will take approx. 15 minutes to complete. Survey will close on Sunday, March 20^th at midnight. Thank you!

Calendar for the 2022-2023 School Year- Amendment:

At the BOD meeting on 2/15/22, our Board of Directors’ approved an amended version of next year’s school academic calendar. Please make sure you REPLACE the older version on this calendar. This calendar will go into effect next school year. There were only a few subtle changes (updates to Teacher Workdays, added mental health days, backed up the first day of school to a Monday, and added in a workday before the new semester begins). The amended 22-23 calendar is attached.

Testing:

March is a BUSY month for testing! All 11^th grade CGS students will be taking the ACT on Tuesday, March 1^st. Please make sure that your student gets a good night’s sleep, that they are on time for school on Tuesday morning and that they have a calculator with them. Additional information is below and attached. If you have any questions, please contact our testing coordinator, Ms. Robyn at robyncox@cgsnc.org.

The State Board of Education is required by General Statute §115C-174.11 (c)(4), to plan for and require the administration of the ACT test to all public school students who are enrolled in the eleventh grade for the first time. Your student will take the statewide ACT test, free of charge using the paper format on Tuesday, March 1st @ 8:00am.
The ACT is part of North Carolina’s school accountability program. Colleges use ACT scores for admissions decisions, course placement, academic advising, and loans and scholarships. Students participating in the statewide ACT administration can select for free up to four colleges (or other reporting agencies) to receive their ACT scores.

Mid Terms:

Reminder that Mid-Terms are coming soon! All work for Middle and High School students for Quarter 3 is due by 3/11/22. Midterms for 2^nd, 3^rd, and 5^thblock classes begin on 3/14/22 and will end on 3/16/22.

Course Registration for the 2022-2023 School Year:

All students will register for the 22-23 school year courses during the registration window below. Students will be called out of class to register for courses. Please review the course catalog via the school’s website at for course offerings, NC Graduation requirements and planning guidelines. If you have questions please email Mrs. Nina Miller at ninamiller@cgsnc.org or Mrs. Emily Reagan at emilyreagan@cgsnc.org.

Rising 12^th graders: 2.28.22
Rising 11^th graders: 3.2.22
Rising 10^th graders: 10 3.4.22
Rising 9^th graders: 3.8.22
Rising 8^th graders: 3.10.22

Students in the following grade levels will register for electives during the regular school day during one of their scheduled classes with the help of the registrar team.

Rising 7^th graders: 3.14.22
Rising 6^th graders: 3.16.22