Only 2 weeks left until our next Academic Break! Students, please stay focused and engaged in your studies. Face-to-Face conferences are being scheduled soon. Elementary parents, your student’s teacher(s) may have already begun scheduling these. Please make plans to attend those conferences as the information shared between the teacher and parent is vital to your student’s success!
Don’t forget to check out our website at www.cgsnc.org and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cgsgrizzlies for updates!
Parent/Teacher Conferences:
Grades 6-12 will be hosting a Face to Face Open House night on October 20th from 5:30-7:30. Conferences are open to all families however we strongly encourage families with students that are struggling to join us to discuss student progress and goals. Conferences will be conducted in teacher classrooms and families are highly encouraged to attend during the following windows:
Last Name : A-G 5:30-6:00
Last Name : H-P 6:15-6:45
Last Name : Q-Z 7:00-7:30
If you would like a more in depth conference please contact your student’s teacher to schedule.
Feedback Form FAQ 22-23
“Feedback Form” Submissions from week of 9/12:
When will the grades be fixed for 5th grade? I have no way of knowing what my child’s current grades are?
- We are sorry for the delay. There were issues with the Canvas Platform and Power School Platform but are currently being resolved. Grades should be updated by Wed. of this week! We appreciate your patience and understand the frustration with not being able to see your student’s progress. You will see updated grades by Wed. and will receive their most up to date progress report on Wed. as well.
When will the new academic schedule calendar for 23/24 be available?
- It was officially approved by the BOD at last week’s meeting. It will be posted on our website this week!
When will the Make-Up Day for school pictures be?
- 9/26 will be the Make-Up Picture day for Fall pictures.
Why can’t we park in the parking spaces behind the Sheriff’s car? There are temporary no parking signs out in the spaces.
- The parking space marked behind our School Resource Officer’s car belongs to one of our staff members and is reserved. The spaces marked off behind that spot that are considered towing zones are done so to ensure that we can always have 2 lanes of traffic running at all times for safety in case of fire, etc. Parking cars on that curve prevents through traffic. Additional parking spaces if the front circle is full can be found in our overflow parking lot located behind building three.
If we are struggling to get teachers at our current location how are we going to be able to fill all the needed positions at the new high school? Some of the teachers now teach middle and high school.
- This is a very valid concern that we appreciate you sharing! Our amazing staff at CGS are working very hard as we’ve begun logistical planning for next school year. We are doing our best to work out feasible schedules that will allow our teachers the opportunity to stay on one campus as much as possible with the least amount of travel back and forth as possible. We are working on recruiting strategies now once we “finalize” next year’s master schedule to help fill the new positions as well as fulfill our current vacancies.
When should we be receiving the proofs from the Sports Pictures so that we can order them?
- Coach Paschal is making contact with the vendor representative this week in regards to pictures and will be in contact with when to expect your student-athlete’s proofs.’
If you missed something or just need clarity on an event, etc. please fill out the form found here: https://forms.gle/L7oKFaRZUuiuh8JH7 This form will be monitored weekly and answers to frequently asked questions will be provided in the weekly Sunday message.
AMAZING Grizzly Heroes!
Please help us celebrate and SHOUT OUT our Amazing Grizzly Heroes recognized at CGS this week! These students are doing an AMAZING job of modeling our mission, vision, and values at CGS. They go above and beyond at CGS and we are VERY proud of them! Keep up the GREAT work!!
This past week, we celebrated AMAZING Grizzly Heroes that have done a fantastic job this entire 1st quarter!! The students listed below were recognized with a free $15 gift certificate to our school’s Fall Scholastic Book Fair! (Only Elementary Students were recognized with this program.) They were granted this reward for going above and beyond and simply for being AMAZING!! Congratulations!
Staffing Updates:
Parents, thank you for your patience while we work hard to fill our current teaching vacancies at CGS. We are actively interviewing applicants and working hard to fill our openings as quickly as possible with the most qualified applicants. Thank you for patience while we work to fill our openings. If you know of someone that would be a fantastic fit for our CGS family, please send them to our website to apply at http://cgsnc.org/home/careers/.
Athletics Schedule
Fall Athletics has begun!! – For ALL CGS Grizzly Fans – ANYONE wanting game information who is interested in getting the CGS schedules can use the CGS Dragon Fly website by using this web address https://go.dragonflyathletics.com/sites/NCHSAA to view each teams schedule, coaches, rosters, purchase tickets and watch games remotely if schools have the NFHS Network.
Please contact our Athletic Director, Coach Paschal for any questions at taylorpaschal@cgsnc.org.
Fall Scholastic Book Fair is COMPLETE!
Thank you SO much to all of our book fair volunteers who helped make our Book Fair this fall a success! Thank you to everyone who purchased materials and to everyone who helped organize and make the fair run smoothly. Our Fall fair made over $12,000.00 in sales!! WAY TO GO!! We are so excited about this and can’t wait to give the proceeds of the profit that our school gets BACK into the classroom and to our teachers. Thank you so much for your support!
Trunk or Treat Event!
Trunk or Treat is BACK! See the flyer below for a FUN event hosted by CGS! Hope to see you there!!
If you’re able to donate any items for the event such as candy, decorations, etc. please contact Mrs. Jennifer Cox at jennifercox@cgsnc.org.
Lunch Menu- October
Please see the attached October lunch menu.
Please see the links below if you are in need of any assistance.
How to create a myschoolaccount- https://youtu.be/0QZDU5Xm7zU
How to login and manage students- https://youtu.be/9vS7n4tnZ8s
How to deposit funds- https://youtu.be/13k29YnYuZw
How to preorder lunches- https://intercom.help/myschoolaccount_help_center/en/articles/2330998-place-a-pre-order
Please see above for adding funds to your student account. Please make sure your account is no more than $50 in the negative. If your student’s account is more than $50 in the negative he/she will not be allowed to purchase a la carte items and charge them to their account.
Lost and Found
Parents, don’t forget to check out our lost and found photos posted on our website to see if your students have forgotten any of their belongings at school. As a suggestion, initial or write your student’s name in their jackets, hats, etc. so that we can ensure that their items get returned to them if left. Thank you!
Drop off Procedures in the morning
REMINDER: Please do NOT drop your student off prior to 7:30 A.M. Even if it’s just a few minutes early. Dropping your student off on the porch and driving away is not allowed and is dangerous! Our staff are not available to supervise our students until 7:30 A.M. If your student is dropped off early, they will be required to attend before school and you’ll acquire a fee for before school care.
Your student must be dropped off and in their classrooms by 8:00 A.M. In the past, we’ve given a “cushion” of 5 minutes but we are losing valuable instructional minutes 1st period when we do this. Please leave your home early enough and safely enough to ensure your student is on time for school and inside their classroom when our 8:00 A.M. bell rings. Thank you for making your child’s education a TOP priority! You will be asked to sign in if your student is not on campus in enough time to make it to their classroom by 8:00 A.M. A copy of our tardy policy can be found in our Student/Parent Handbook on pages 13 & 14 if you’d like to reference it.
Thank you to all of you that travel on our campus safely, drive 5 mph or less, and don’t pass in our car rider lines! We greatly appreciate you and your dedication to the safety of our staff and students on campus!
Picture Day Money DUE
Reminder, that any picture day packets of money are due to the front office by this Friday, 9/23.
Expansion Updates
- Continue erecting the structural steel
- Welding steel angles and corners on steel beams
- Continue rough in underground electrical
- Continue prepping to pour concrete floor slab
- Continue underground electrical conduit for parking lot/roadway lighting
- Continue surveying for more sections of curb and gutter
- Lowering and spreading mulch piles to minimize fire hotspots. Fire Department is fully aware and will continue to be on standby
Please see the photos below.
Technology Questions?
Please email Mrs. Paylor at toripaylor@cgsnc.org for questions regarding technology.
Canvas Questions?
Please use the email canvasassistance@cgsnc.org for questions regarding Canvas concerns.
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