The CMS Scoop
The Best Middle School in the Universe!
Volume 14, Number 20 - April 27, 2020
Week of April 20th
CMS Families,
We hope you continue to do well at home. Our hope is you are staying home as much as possible and staying safe. The longer we get into this, I know it's difficult to keep busy at home. I know there are many events in our lives we are all missing. However, I'm hopeful we are finding the silver lining in all this extra time at home. During Chapa Chatter Live our students are bringing a positive quote to share and I am so inspired by the quotes our students and teachers are sharing. If there is anything we can do to help with life events, please reach out to any of us for assistance.
Grading Guidelines were sent out this week by Hays CISD. Please refer to them below. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your child's teacher, counselor or administrator.
We are doing our best to make sure our students are participating as much as possible for each class. You may receive a call if our child does not participate in one of their classes. This call is just to let you know your child is not participating and answer any questions or concerns you may have regarding their classes.
We know all our lives are busy so please try and do your best at home but try not to get overwhelmed. Everyone is trying to still balance work and school. We appreciate all you are doing for your children. We all miss them and we love seeing them via zoom. I know many students are turning in work but we all really miss that connection so please encourage your children to participate via zoom with their teachers.
All incoming 6th, 7th and 8th grade students will be receiving verification sheets for their upcoming classes. Stay tuned for an email from our counselor detailing the steps you should take. The email will go to both parents and students.
We continue to air Chapa Chatter Live Zoom Edition around 4:00 - 4:15pm. Watch us live or go back and watch. We look forward to your comments!
Please also utilize the Meals to go provided by the district. As it gets difficult to go to the store, please utilize this service! Our middle school kids eat a TON and any little bit helps.
We are all working virtually. We have laptops and are checking email all day, so please feel free to email any of us for questions. We are here for you.
Take care and know that we love our CMS Families!!!
We are Chapa Middle School! We are Cougar Pride!
Attention 8th grade! Are you interested in....
https://sites.google.com/g.hayscisd.net/lehman-colorguard-recruitment/home
Attention 8th Grade Parents
Students will receive this information in advisory on April 20th once we know most students should have devices. Meanwhile, they can login and check their course selection.
Students Will:
View their Student Self Serve portal “4 Year Plan” to review next years course selections
Email Magda Flores, Counselor, for any changes (magda.flores@hayscisd.net).
Directions for students:
Log into your student self serve (SSS) portal. There’s a new tab labeled “4 year plan”. Your requested courses will be listed in one of the boxes. They are labeled as Pre-High School, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, and Year 4
These are the courses your counselor entered based on your course request sheet
Make sure you have a total of 7 credits for classes. Be mindful of semester duration classes that only count as half of a class. Look for any course numbers with a 2 or 3 after the decimal (period) indicating the class is multiple periods long (Blocked)
Changes need to be “one for one” to ensure you still have 7 classes.
It’s important to know once school begins in August, Counselors will only correct errors or add a required class that is needed for graduation.
Students with further questions regarding offered classes can be directed to:
https://www.hayscisd.net/Page/4939
Counseling Center: https://sites.google.com/hayscisd.net/lhscounseling/home
MAY 11th - 2nd round verification sheet during advisory
Chapa Essentials
Chapa Middle School
Email: lisa.walls@hayscisd.net
Website: www.hayscisd.net/
Location: 3311 Dacy Lane, Kyle, TX, United States
Phone: (512) 268-8500
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChapaMS/
Twitter: @Chapa_Cougars