Weekly Message 3.27 – 4.1

Our 3^rd and last set of NC Check Ins begin this week for 3^rd-8^th grade students. This benchmarking assessment helps us to see where our students are excelling and where additional supports are needed prior to their last and final end of year assessments in May. Please encourage your students to do their very best on their check ins so we will know exactly what supports to put into place this last quarter to best prepare them for their EOGs/EOCs.

Some of our students are at risk for retention. Those of you that have students in this category have already been contacted from your child’s teacher. Administration will also be reaching out to you soon to discuss end of the year goals and expectations that your child must surpass in order to advance to the next grade level/course.

Covid-19

We were at 0% quarantined students and 0% positive Covid-19 cases last week at CGS!! This is amazing and such refreshing news! Please continue to keep your student healthy and well and keep them home if they are exhibiting signs of Covid-19. Reminder that per NCDHHS guidance, if your child is positive for Covid-19, they may return to school in 5 days, BUT must continue wearing a facemask for an additional 5 days. If you have any questions regarding this procedure, please contact our school’s nurse, Ms. Corbett at angelacorbett@cgsnc.org.

Prom

Attached is the flyer for Prom.  Tickets go on sale Monday, March 28^th and will be sold each day in the cafeteria (before school & lunch) until Friday, April 8^th.

Reminder: Students, if you plan to bring a guest from outside CGS, you must pick up a form from Mrs. Lassiter in the front office.  Forms are due back to the office by April 5^th.

All eligible Juniors/Seniors may purchase Prom tickets. Administration will be in touch with any students who are ineligible to attend this year’s Prom event.

Book Fair

Our Spring Scholastic Book Fair is coming soon!! Our Spring Book Fair will be open from April 4^th– April 8^th. We will be sending out a sign up genius soon for those parents who are interested in volunteering!

Parent Volunteers:

We have released the restrictions for parent volunteers in our classrooms. The only restriction is that you don’t go classroom to classroom but volunteer in “one classroom” for the day. If you’re interested in obtaining some volunteer hours in your child’s classroom, please reach out to your student’s teacher for more details on how you can be of assistance.

PTT

We will officially have our 1^st PTT (Parents Teachers Together) meeting on Monday, April 4^th @ 6:00 P.M. in our cafeteria. This will be a chance to meet our current PTT officers, meet other parents at CGS and talk about the end of the school year and events coming soon! Please join us if able!

Culture Week

We are excited to present the Clover Garden Community with “Culture Week” hosted by our CGS Diversity Club. Culture Week will take place April 11^th through April 14^th. This will be a week to celebrate and represent other cultures that make up our CGS student community. During this week, we will be focusing on important information, facts, successes, and accomplishments from cultures all around our world. We will be incorporating different cultures throughout the week including Asian culture, Latinx culture, African American culture, and Native American culture. See schedule listed below.  Teachers will be incorporating Culture Week into his or her own classrooms throughout various lesson plans and activities. Each day during High School lunch, we will have a guest speaker scheduled for those students who would like to participate and learn more about that culture. We will end our culture week with a Culture Night. All students and families are invited to attend Culture Night on 4/14. Culture Night will be an opportunity to celebrate and learn about each culture with fun interactive presentations and performances. More details coming soon! We are excited about this opportunity to learn more about the various cultures around the world as we continue teaching our students about global awareness and respecting other cultures. If you have any questions, please contact our Diversity Club Advisor, Ms. Burge at candaceburdge@cgsnc.org.

• Monday, 4/11: Asian Culture
• Tuesday, 4/12: Latinx Culture
• Wednesday, 4/13: Black/African American Culture
• Thursday, 4/14: Native American Culture

Board of Directors’ Vacancies COMING SOON:

Parents, we will have 2 parent Board of Directors’ seats coming available soon! Be on the lookout for more information in regards to submitting your resume and letter of intent if interested in possibly running for the elected seats. We greatly appreciate our two board member parents who are rolling off of our board at the conclusion of the school year. We greatly appreciate them for their continued support, dedication, and tireless efforts to make CGS the BEST! We greatly appreciate what they’ve done for CGS during their respective terms.

End of Year Awards:

This year we are looking forward to having our End-of-Year Awards in person! We have decided to split the awards into two separate days in order to have smaller audiences in the gym at one time. Please see the schedule that was on your student’s report card as well as listed below. We hope to see you there! More details to come.

Monday, May 23, 2022:

• K-5 End of Year Awards @ 1:00 P.M. in our CGS gym 

Tuesday, May 24, 2022:

• MS/HS End of Year Awards @ 1:00 P.M. in our CGS gym 

Yearbooks:

Yearbooks will be on sale until April 15^th! Order now! https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/YB111122

April is Poetry Month

Teachers will begin collecting student work for the 26th Annual National Student Poetry Contest.  All students in Grades 3-12 can compete in this competition with the opportunity to become a published author.  Student work for Grades K-2 will be displayed throughout the school building. See flyer attached!

NICU Board Book Donations

The CGS Student Council will be collecting board books for babies from April 4th-14th.  These items will be donated to the NICU at Cone Hospital in Greensboro.  In a typical month, they need about 150 books so that each child and family can receive a special item.  Books will be available online during our Spring Scholastic Book Fair.  Monetary donations will be collected as well, but it needs to be cash only.  Please look for more details by the end of the week.  If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Wilson at lisawilson@cgsnc.org or Mrs. Paschal at taylorpaschal@cgsnc.org.

Parent Survey:

Thank you to everyone that completed our annual Mid-Year Parent Survey! We greatly appreciate your time and effort in providing us with feedback to help improve our organization. Results are being analyzed at this time and will be presented to our families by the end of the school year. Thank you again!

Here’s a quick glance at the week:

Monday, March 28

• Monday- March 28^th– NCCI-3-Math 3^rd-8^th

• 3:30       MS Coed Golf @ River Mill Academy (Southwick)
• 3:30       MS Coed Tennis HOME vs. River Mill Academy (Bill Cooke Park)
• 4:00       Varsity Boys Tennis HOME vs. River Mill Academy (Bill Cooke Park)
• 4:00       MS Baseball HOME vs. Southern Wake Academy (Fairchild)

Tuesday, March 29

• Tuesday- March 29^th– NCCI-3-ELA 3^rd-8^th

• 4:00       MS Girls Soccer @ Burlington Christian Academy (Joe Davidson)
• 4:00       MS Baseball HOME vs. Burlington Christian Academy (Fairchild)
• 4:00       Varsity Baseball HOME vs. Chatham Charter (Joe Davidson)
• 4:30       Varsity Softball HOME vs. Chatham Charter (On Campus)
• 5:00       Varsity Girls Soccer @ Cornerstone Charter (On Campus)

Wednesday, March 30

• 3:30       MS Coed Golf Conference Match @ HOME vs. RMA, Cornerstone, SWA (The Valley)
• 4:00       MS Softball HOME vs. Bethany Community (On Campus)
• 4:30       Varsity Boys Tennis HOME vs. Eno River Academy (Bill Cooke Park)
• 5:00       Varsity Baseball @ Cornerstone Charter (Stoner White Field – Jayce Park)
• 5:00       Varsity Softball @ Cornerstone Charter (Gibson Park)
• 5:30       Varsity Softball  – River Mill Academy vs. Southern Wake Academy (CGS Campus)

Thursday, March 31

• 3:00       Varsity Boys Golf @ Research Triangle HS (Falls Village)
• 5:00       Varsity Softball @ Graham HS (On Campus)
• 6:00       Varsity Girls Soccer @ Western Alamance HS (On Campus)

Friday, April 1

• 4:00       MS Baseball @ Southern Wake Academy (Jake Marley Park, Angier)
• 4:30       MS Softball HOME vs. NC Leadership Academy (On Campus)
• 6:00       Varsity Baseball @ Triangle Math & Science (Lions Park Community Center #4)

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