CMS Chronicle

Chester M. Stephens Elementary School

Principal's Message

Dear CMS Families,

I wanted to take a moment to express our gratitude for your enthusiastic participation in our Back-to-School Night. It was truly a fantastic event, and we were thrilled to see so many of you joining us to kick off the school year.

We’re excited to share that we’ve just kicked off our very first Marauder Rally, designed to bring our school community together and celebrate our staff and students! We will hold our rallies the first Friday of the month and encourage students to wear their Marauder spirit wear.

Your support and involvement build our school community, and we thank you for partnering with us to support your child's educational experience.

Thank you,

Nicole Musarra, Principal

CMS Highlights

Mark Your Calendars

September 23rd: BOE Meeting 6:30PM

September 26th: SCA Walk A Thon

October 1st: Picture Day

October 3rd: Schools Closed

October 9th: SCA Meeting

October 14th: No school for students

October 29th: SCA Trunk or Treat

November 4th-6th: Parent Teacher Conferences- Shortened Days

November 7th-8th: Schools Closed

2024-2025 School Year Calendar

Counselors Corner

As the school counselor’s at CMS, we have the amazing privilege to work with every student in the school. We work with parents, collaborate with teachers and staff, and consult with community organizations to benefit and meet the needs of all CMS students, and the community. Our favorite part is that we are lucky to work with every student here in school, doing small groups, individual counseling sessions, as well as classroom lessons and activities.

Olivia Mayberry

olivia.mayberry@motsd.org

(973)-691-4002 ext. 6305

Kelsey Bautz

kelsey.bautz@motsd.org

(973)-691-4002 ext. 6301

Heather Hoffman

heather.hoffman@motsd.org

(973)-691-4002 ext. 6302

Message from our Nurses

Parents of children who require daily or res medications at school: please remember to get your signed action plans/orders in during the first week of school. Health forms can be downloaded from the district webpages under Student Life, then Health and Nursing Services.

https://www.motsd.org/student-life/health-and-nursing-services

Kathleen Olup

kathleen.olup@motsd.org

x6480

Michele Herman

michele.herman@motsd.org

x6480

Food Allergy Management Information

Respiratory Virus Guidance

CMS- School Community Association

SCA Executive Board

Becky Park - President

Chrissy Mangione - Vice President

Shanna Driber- Treasurer

Corinne Lowenstein- Secretary

Caroline Shuart- Volunteer Liaison

Jessica Bradley- Financial Officer

Reach out: cmsscax@gmail.com

Walk A Thon

Reminders

Pick up and Drop off Procedures

SCHOOL TIMES

8:45 Drop-Off Starts (see information below)

9:00 School Starts

3:45 Dismissal

DROP-OFF PROCEDURES:

If you plan on dropping your child off the drop-off line is a continuous stream of traffic. Parents will not be able to park their vehicle and walk their child(ren) to the door.

PICK-UP PROCEDURES:

If you plan to pick up your child(ren) in the afternoon you will have to pick them up on the side of the building, just like drop off, in the line of continuous stream of traffic. Parents will not be able to park their vehicle and pick up their child(ren). If you have to pick up your child prior to dismissal, you can do so up until 3:20pm. Any pick ups after 3:20 must be done at the dismissal car line.

PickUp Patrol

As a reminder, it is mandatory to use the Pick up Patrol App to report any student absences, early dismissal plans, and dismissal plan changes specific to if your child is being picked up, going to aftercare, or taking the bus, etc. This will help expedite our dismissal procedures and ensure that your child is exactly where they need to be.

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