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Dear Cedar Grove Families,

As we welcome March, I hope we can all look forward to some warmer weather ahead! Spring is just around the corner, and with it comes many exciting events and activities for our students.

Baseball and softball are in full swing, and our Battle of the Books team is preparing for their upcoming competition this month. We also look forward to our Literacy Night on March 12, where we will celebrate the joy of reading together.

While spring break will be here before we know it in April, let’s continue to stay focused and work together to support our students in their academic success. Thank you for your ongoing support and dedication to our school community.

Principal Hayes

The BCS Battle of the Books competition was rescheduled for March 11th. The team will also travel to Charleston, SC on March 25th and 26th to visit Boone Hall Plantation, The International African American Museum, College of Charleston, and the Old South Carriage Company.

Family Literacy Night will be held on March 12th.

8th Grade:

The eighth grade team is looking forward to our dance, A Night in an Enchanted Forest, on May 2, 2025 from 6:00-8:00. The cost of admittance is $12 and must be paid by April 11. Money will be taken during on Wednesday’s only. For more information, reach out to your child’s homeroom teacher.

Our next GOAL time celebration for those students who have completed all of their GOAL time targets for the month of February is March 4 during GOAL time. We want to reward those hard working students for their efforts, so double check with your child or check Powerschool to help them maintain their learning targets.

Finally, our eighth graders are hosting a Poetry Slam for Literacy Night on March 12 from 5:30-7:30. All who are interested are welcome to have their poetry approved to be performed at this fun event! We are excited to see what our aspiring poets create!

As always, thank you for your continued support!

March is Music in Our Schools Month!

Students in Advanced Chorus in grades 7th & 8th will be performing for Literacy Night on March 12th 2025 @ CGMS (on the cafeteria stage).

The same students will sing The National Anthem and perform during the show for Brunswick County’s Arts Alive event on March 25th @ the Odell Williamson Auditorium on the campus of BCC. Show time is 6pm and the event is free!

Baseball and softball are in full swing through March 19th. Come out and support our Bulldogs!!!! Lacrosse, track and golf begin March 24th so reach out to Coach Shankle with questions.

Dragonfly information and tryout dates and times are listed on the CGMS athletic webpage. Any 6th, 7th or 8th grade student wanting to try out for lacrosse, track, or golf must have all paperwork on Dragonfly, and must have passed all 4 core classes and 1of 2 elective classes from the 3rd nine weeks.

If your child arrives at school after the 7:35 tardy bell, please bring your child inside for a tardy slip. Also, we do not allow early outs after 2:00 pm. If your child has a change in their transportation home from school, please send a note in to the office or email Ms. Ivey the information needed.

livey2@bcswan.net

Read Across America Week is March 3-7!

Here are easy ways to participate at home:

• Listen to an audiobook with your child. Use Sora, a free ebook and audiobook app available to all BCS students!

• Read aloud to your child (yes, even middle schoolers like being read to!)

• Listen to your child read aloud

• Make book recommendations to your child. What did you read at their age?

• Read what your child enjoys. Graphic novels ARE encouraged!

• Visit the public library together

• Other ways to incorporate reading: follow a new recipe and cook together, use a manual to put together or fix an appliance, play word games like Scrabble or complete a crossword puzzle as a family