CMSS Newsletter

What a whirlwind of a week! It has been a fabulous first week back at CMSS. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we have worked through the kinks of re-opening the building, both for our on-campus and virtual students. Thank you for trusting us with your child(ren) each and every day.

Each week, CMSS will have a Word of the Week. Teachers will use their Advisory time to discuss the word and what it means/looks like at school, home, our community, and around the world.

This week's Word of the Week is....COMPASSION.

Compassion is a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. When we break down the word, the prefix "com" means together. "Passion" comes from Latin, meaning suffering or enduring. Together, com+passion means to suffer or endure together.

“We can’t heal the world today but we can begin with a voice of compassion, a heart of love, an act of kindness.” - Mary Davis

Cabot Public Schools will be closed on Monday, September 7th in honor of Labor Day.

Mark your calendars now. Fall Pictures will be taken on Tuesday, September 15th. All CMSS students will be photographed for the yearbook, including CPDA students. Please note that there may not be a make-up opportunity. More details, including a flier with ordering information will be sent home soon.

Morning Bells

7:50 am First Bell - Students report to their Advisory Class

8:00 am Tardy Bell

Afternoon Bells

3:15 pm Walkers and Car Riders Dismissed

3:17 pm First Wave Bus Riders Dismissed

3:23 pm Second and Third Wave Bus Riders Dismissed

For pick up and drop off, cars will enter Panther Trail and turn around at the designated turn around spot, just past the water tower. Cars must use the "Merge" lane to create 1 lane of traffic heading toward Kerr Station Road. Panther Trail is a city street and must remain open for through traffic. Cars will turn into the CMSS driveway from Panther Trail.

Avoid dropping off/picking up your student in the parking lots. This creates traffic that could result in an injury to our students and staff. Parking lots are reserved for those parking and entering the building.

Morning Drop Off

• Drop off is 1 lane. Use the lane closest to the building.
• Please pull as far forward as possible when dropping off your student. This allows more students to exit the cars and speeds up the drop off line.
• Students will enter the building through the front doors.

Afternoon Pick Up

• Pick up is 2 lanes after entering the CMSS driveway. Cars must use the "Merge" lane to create 1 lane of traffic heading toward Kerr Station Road. Panther Trail is a city street and must remain open for through traffic.
• Present your placard to the caller as you approach the beginning of the car line.
• Students will listen for their name and go to the number called with their name.
• Cars will pull up to the number called. (#1 is near the 6th grade hall/closest to the Kerr Station exit/#10 is near the 5th grade hall/closest to the caller).
• Students will wait until the vehicle comes to a complete stop to load their car.

There is a one-time $25 fee that includes all necessary school supplies and a class t-shirt. In addition to the supply fee, students are asked to bring a backpack, pencils, paper, a clear drinking bottle, and a face covering.

The $25 supply fee can be paid ONLINE now (click on middle schools, and then select SOUTH). If you do not know your teacher's name at this time, just include your child’s grade level. A service fee will apply. You can also pay the supply fee at Open House by cash or check (exact change only please).

For more information, visit our district webpage at

http://www.cabotschools.org/news/2379/back-to-school-supply-lists-2020-2021

Cabot Public Schools is excited to announce the district will once again be offering free breakfast to all students for the 2020-2021 school year. Meal prices for lunch will remain the same.

Parents can also apply online for free and reduced price meals. This includes parents of students in our Cabot Panther Digital Academy (CPDA). Please remember, a new application must be filled out every year. The website is called EZMealApp. Click HERE to apply online. Select “Apply Today” and then select Arkansas and the Cabot School District.

For more information, visit our website by clicking the link below.

http://www.cabotschools.org/news/2384/2020-2021-meal-pricesfree-reduced-price-mealscpda-meal-pick-up

Lunch Menus can be found HERE as well as on our district website.

Please note: lunch menus will not be posted online until closer to the first day of school.

In addition to meeting students' academic needs, CMSS is dedicated to meeting the social and emotional needs of our students. Our two counselors are:

• Jana Terrell (6th Grade)
• LeAnn Robertson (5th Grade)

The CMSS Counseling Center now has a webpage! Click the link below to read the latest news and helpful tips from our counselors.

https://sites.google.com/cps.k12.ar.us/counselingcorner/home

Did you know that you can support CMSS through Box Tops for Education! Box Tops for Education is still going strong and each box top counts as cash for CMSS! Since 1996, General Mills has donated over $913 million to schools just like CMSS.

You can continue to send in your Box Tops with your student OR you can download the Box Top App and choose CMSS at your school. Then, simply scan your grocery receipt and CMSS will be credited for each eligible item you purchased.

Please check our district website, our social media pages, or future newsletters for more information about the following dates.

• October 23: End of 1st Nine Weeks Grading Period
  
• October 27 & 29: Parent/Teacher Conferences
• October 30: No School
• November 23-27: No School/Thanksgiving Break
• December 21- January 1: Semester Break

“The core purpose of Cabot Middle School South is to be the reason that every student is educated, encouraged, and empowered to reach their highest level of success, both inside and outside of the classroom.”

#BeTheReason

Website: www.cabotschools.org
Location: 2555 Kerr Station Road, Cabot, AR, USA
Phone: 501-743-3570
Facebook: facebook.com/cabotmiddleschoolsouth
Twitter: @CMSSouth