Hello CRMS Families,

Each morning, I use the morning announcements to share a "Quote to Inspire Personal Growth" that reminds our students that success isn’t something that just happens—it’s the result of consistent effort and perseverance. These quotes focus on the importance of working hard, learning from mistakes, and believing in the power of growth. This approach, known as a growth mindset, is a key ingredient for success in academics and in life. With this mindset, students can approach challenges as opportunities to learn and grow.

How You Can Support Your Child’s Growth Mindset at Home:

1. Encourage Persistence: When your child faces a challenging assignment or subject, remind them that learning takes time and effort. Praising their hard work rather than just the outcome helps them understand that success is about the process, not just the result.

2. Model Positive Language: Using phrases like "I can’t do this yet" or "What can I learn from this?" encourages a problem-solving attitude. When you model these phrases, it helps them see mistakes as part of learning rather than something to fear.

3. Set Personal Goals Together: Help your child set small, achievable academic goals each week. This could be as simple as spending an extra 10 minutes each day reading more, working on a challenging subject (those multiplication tables are still a struggle for some) or reviewing notes before quizzes. These personal goals can build a habit of self-improvement and make larger academic goals feel manageable.

Let’s continue to foster an environment where our students know that success is within their reach with the right mindset and effort. Thank you for all that you do to support your child’s education and growth!

Take Care. Be Well.

#BeAPowerPlayer

Starting November 1, 2024, CCPS will begin to obligate students for damaged and missing technology equipment. The CCPS Student Technology Obligation Program is designed to promote students' responsible use of technology and reduce damage costs through a tier-based pricing system. This program aligns with the Technology Obligation Regulation (Reference: III.31.71R) and the CCPS Terms of Use Agreement governing the use of technology by students.

Program Objectives:

• Cost Reduction: Minimize repair and replacement costs for student-issued technology devices.
• Responsibility Encouragement: Encourage students to take responsibility for the care and use of their assigned devices.

Tiered Pricing Reference: For details on the tiered pricing structure, please take a look at the Tiered Obligation Pricing. This document outlines the pricing levels based on the type and extent of damage.

Payment Processing: Tech obligations are treated like any other in-school obligation:

• In-School Payments: Payments may be collected at the school level and forwarded to the Central Office Finance Department for processing. When a payment is received in school, it must be documented, and the in-school tech should be notified to update the system accordingly.
• Online Payments: Parents and students can also make payments conveniently online using MySchoolBucks at CCPS Tech Payments.

For Further Information: For questions or support regarding tech obligations, please contact the in-school tech or refer to the CCPS Technology Department.

Check out this article from the CDC for tips on preventing Type 2 diabetes in children.

Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Kids

Dear Parents,

We join our Choptank Health partners during this gratitude season to thank our parents for enrolling your students in School-Based Health.

This season of gratitude is also when the latest variants of flu and COVID-19 can interrupt learning and our lives.

We’re reminding parents that getting you and your children vaccinated against the latest variants of flu and COVID-19 is a safer choice than risking severe illness, especially as family gathering times approach with the upcoming holidays.

Be sure to schedule your flu and COVID vaccines with your student’s health center today.

Our Choptank Health providers are integral in keeping our students ready for learning through the medical, dental, nutrition, and behavioral health services provided, and all on a schedule that helps our parents too!

They work with your primary health care provider to keep your students as healthy as can be.

You can enroll your child in School-Based Health at any time throughout the year, with enrollment forms, locations, contact information, and more at www.choptankhealth.org/schoolbased.

Good attendance for your student begins on the first day of the school year. Consider the following facts:

• Chronic absenteeism may prevent children from reaching early milestones.

• Chronically absent students have difficulty keeping up with the pace at which they are expected to learn and grow.

• Students who are absent even a day or two every few weeks fall behind their peers.

• Irregular attendance can be a better predictor of whether students will drop out before graduation than test scores.

• Consistent, on-time attendance is a habit that lasts into adulthood.

November 18th--CRMS Community Stakeholders Meeting

November 21st--CRMS Drama Club Presents "Little Women 2: Wrath of the Undead"@6pm at CRMS

November 27th-29th--Thanksgiving Break

December 12th--CRMS Music Department Winter Concert @7pm at CRHS Auditorium

December 20th--Half Day for Students

December 23rd-January 6,2025--Return to School from Winter Break

Need to provide or update your student's information? Parent/Guardians should use the Year Round Form, also in the parent portal in PowerSchool.

Visit carolinecps.powerschool.com and log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal. (You must log in via a browser, not the app.)

From the Parent Portal:

1. Select the student you wish to update along the top.

2. Select the Student Information Update form icon on the left side for the applicable school year.

3. Verify the student's date of birth.

4. Select ‘Begin Form’.

If you are unable to access either form, please contact the school to update your child's information. This information is also available on the district website.

CCPS is committed to providing a safe, respectful, nurturing educational environment where the worth and dignity of individuals are valued and their safety and rights are protected. Behaviors that compromise this environment, interfere with school operations or are otherwise contrary to the basic mission of our public schools will not be tolerated. Bullying, hazing, harassment or other discrimination affecting a student or a staff member should be reported by a victim, parent/guardian, witness, staff member or other person having knowledge.

Staff members with knowledge of such conduct are required to promptly report it to the building principal.

Mr. Eric (Neil) Lambert, Assistant Principal

Mrs. Tricia Bolduc, School Counselor 8th grade and 7th grade Last Names A-L

Mr. Michael Tyndall, School Counselor 6th grade and 7th grade Last Names M-Z

Mrs. Jane Towers, Enrollment & Attendance Secretary

Ms. Kiesha Hynson, Administrative Secretary

Email: holloway.yolanda@ccpsstaff.org
Website: https://www.colonelrichardsonms.org/
Phone: 410-479-1462
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Colonel-Richardson-Middle-School-329879580517088