Gator News Plum Point Middle

Plum Point Gators had a great start to the school year. Sixth grade orientation was energizing and fun as students met their teachers and classmates. It's always exciting bringing our various feeder elementary schools together and to create our gator family. This week teachers have focused on setting class expectations and routines.

Lockers will be assigned this week. Students will be assigned lockers during Advisory this week. Students will need to bring in their own locks.

Although the conversation and messaging about cell phones may seem redundant, it is important to maintain a consistent level of expectation for students. With family support and staff setting expectations we've had minimal issues.

Welcome to Mr. Zach Renner, new physical education teacher.

Read on to learn more about student meal accounts, meal benefits, ways to purchase meals, how to monitor/limit purchases and more!

Breakfast and Lunch meals are offered daily. School Meal Prices for SY 2024-2025 are:
Breakfast: $1.65;

Secondary Lunch $3.00;

Student Milk $0.60.

The Free and Reduced Meal Program is available to all families who qualify. A new application must be submitted each school year. To see if your household qualifies, please complete, and submit one meal benefit application per household. Applications will be sent home with students in the beginning of the school year folders but may also be completed online at https://LinqConnect.com. Applications are available in many languages on the LinqConnect site but are also available on the USDA’s website at https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/translated-applications.

The school cafeterias use a computerized meal management system, known as Titan School Solutions. This system allows money to be deposited onto student cafeteria accounts for purchasing school meals and à la carte items (snacks, beverages, individual servings of an item, etc.). All CCPS students are automatically assigned a 5-digit student ID number when they enroll. This is the same number they will enter at the register when making purchases. The total purchase price will be subtracted from their account. Please review your student’s 5-Digit student ID number with them. Please Note: For accountability purposes, there is no sharing of student accounts (each student must use their own account).

Students who are eligible for free or reduced-price meal benefits can receive one reimbursable breakfast meal and one reimbursable lunch meal each day school is in session. They simply enter their student ID number at the register and the pricing will automatically adjust so that no money is deducted from their account. By using this automated system, a student’s meal benefit status remains confidential. Please note that any additional purchases (second meals, individual items, snacks, etc.) are not included as part of this meal benefit and students would be charged á la carte pricing for these items. Each Full-Service breakfast/lunch meal line will have Daily Menu signage posted at the beginning of the line to show what is included as part of a reimbursable meal, but the cafeteria staff are also great at helping to guide students as to what is included.

Student purchases and account balances may be monitored by signing up online for a LINQ Connect account at https://LinqConnect.com. There is no fee to sign up for an account, view purchases, monitor balances, set spending limits or to transfer funds between sibling accounts. If you choose to deposit funds through this site, however, there is a $2.00 service fee charged by the site per transaction. With LINQ Connect site, the $2.00 service fee now covers all deposits completed within the same transaction.

Parents are still welcome to send in cash or check to make deposits. The Child Nutrition Program follows Calvert County Public Schools criteria for accepting payments on behalf of students. Please reference the student’s name (no nicknames please) and student ID number on all deposits. Checks should be made out to the school cafeteria with a minimum check amount of $10.

Sometimes students arrive at school without a lunch or money to purchase a lunch. When this occurs, CCPS follows the procedure for students with “Insufficient Meal Funds”. Details regarding this process are available online as part of CCPS Procedure 4305.1 Regarding the Child Nutrition Program. If you have questions about this process or are unable to locate it online, please call the Child Nutrition Office at 443.550.8680 for assistance.

We appreciate having the opportunity to serve your student(s) and are looking forward to a fantastic year!

Soccer clinics begin Tuesday September 3, 2024.

Volleyball clinics begin Wednesday September 4, 2024.

Note the grade level participating on the calendar.

Students must have all paperwork turned in to stay after school and participate.

Student pick up is 5:00pm.

September

2 - Labor Day - School & Offices Closed

3 - Soccer clinics begin. See calendar for specific grade levels participating.

4 - Volleyball clinics begin. See calendar for specific grade levels participating.

10 - Back to School Night, 6-7:30 PM

11 - 2-hour Early Dismissal

26 - Fall Picture Day

27 - School Closed

30 - 2-hour Late Arrival

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Calvert County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, ancestry or national origin, familial status, marital status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or genetic information in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

• Director of Student Services 443.550.8000
• Director of Human Resources 443.550.8000

For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at: https://ocrcas.ed.gov or call 1-800-421-3481.

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Discrimination can manifest itself in behaviors such as bullying, harassment, or intimidation of individuals.

Calvert County Public Schools does not tolerate any form of harassment including, but not limited to, sexual, racial, or disability. Any individual (student, employee, or community member) who believes that he or she has been subjected to any form of harassment is encouraged to report the allegation of harassment. Students, parents, and community members may report allegations of harassment to: Ms. Cecelia Lewis, Director of Student Services, Calvert County Public Schools, 1305 Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678

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Calvert County Public Schools is committed to conducting a prompt investigation for any allegation of harassment. If harassment has occurred, the individual will be disciplined promptly. Disciplinary actions for students found to have engaged in any form of harassment may result in suspension or expulsion. Disciplinary actions for employees found to have engaged in any form of harassment may result in suspension or termination.

Calvert County Public Schools encourages all students, parents, employees, and community members to work together to prevent any form of harassment.

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Calvert County Public Schools explicitly denounces racism, bullying, discrimination, white supremacy, hate, and racial inequity in any form within our school community. Furthermore, CCPS will not tolerate the values, structures, and behaviors that perpetuate systemic racism.

Each member of the district, individually and collectively, is responsible for creating and nurturing a safe, antiracist learning environment where each student, staff member, and community partner is a respected and valued member of the CCPS community.