CGS Weekly Message

Happy Sunday!

The next two weeks will be full of homecoming activities for K-8, holiday fun, and closing out Semester 1. Please take a moment to review the upcoming events and ensure your student is aware of the testing coming up over the next two weeks.

Only 9 and 1/2 school days left until Winter Break!!

SAVE THE DATES:

• 12/10/24: Band Concert at 7:00 P.M. in the Gym at the K-8 Campus
• 12/11/24: Chorus Concert at 7:00 P.M. in the Little Gym at the K-8 Campus
  
• 12/12/24: Homecoming for Middle School and Elementary students
  
• 12/13/24: Homecoming Dance- Winter Wonderland (K-5)
• 12/14/24: Homecoming Dance- Winter Wonderland (MS)
  
• 12/16/24-12/20/24: "Santa Store" in our library at our K-8 Campus
  
• 12/20/24: 1/2 Day Dismissal at 11:45 A.M. for our K-8 Campus and at 12:00 P.M. for our High School Campus
• 12/23/24-1/6/25: SCHOOL CLOSED for the Winter Holiday Break!
  

Reminder- Check out our CGS Directory for questions regarding anything CGS! You can also reach out to us at info@cgsnc.org for questions.

Don't forget to check out our website at www.cgsnc.org and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cgsgrizzlies for updates!

CGS Parents, if you are in need of assistance with creating or accessing your child's Power School account, please use this form. The Parent Portal through Power School is a great way to get live updates as to how your student is progressing in their classroom studies.

Here is an FAQ that may be helpful as well.

If you have any questions, please contact our registrar Ms. Walther at marissawalther@cgsnc.org.

School Day:

K-8: School starts at 7:45 A.M. and ends at 2:45 P.M.

(students may arrive as early as 7:15 A.M.)

9-12: School starts at 8:00 A.M. and ends at 3:00 P.M.

(students may arrive as early as 7:30 A.M.)

Need some new CGS apparel? Check out our School Spirit Store by clicking on the link below!

https://acceleratedgfx.com/collections/Clover-Garden

As we are gearing up for the last 2 weeks of school for 2024, please remind our Grizzlies that Teaching & Learning remain our focal point all the way until Dec 20th. We realize that it can be challenging to remain focused at times with so much excitement and future festivities. Therefore, please remind them to complete and turn in all work as the quarter is coming to close. Additionally, many of our students will be taking assessments and should be encouraged to do their BEST. Your continued support and cooperation is appreciated. Thank you!

All the best,

Mrs. Spencer

K-8 Campus

I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the support families have provided this semester. It is an honor and pleasure to serve as the CGS HS principal. We are excited for our students as they work to successfully complete their teacher-made exams and EOCs. Please ensure they study, get plenty of rest, eat a good breakfast, and arrive on time. Teacher-made exams are 12/11-12/13.

Mr. George Robinson, Assistant Director of Recruitment & Scholar Support for Elon Academy, will meet with our 9th graders on Monday, December 9th at 8:15 in the commons area at the high school. Check out this link for more information on Elon Academy.

Students taking ACC classes on the CGS campus may have exams during our teacher-made exam schedule. CCP students in ACC courses will report according to the directions of their ACC instructor and attend their ACC courses on the CGS campus as normally scheduled. If they have an ACC exam during the teacher-made exam, they will take the teacher-made exam on 12/16 or 12/17. The teachers and Dr. Morris will work with the students to ensure they complete their teacher-made exams prior to winter break if they have scheduling conflicts. Please have your student reach out to their teacher or Dr. Morris with questions.

CCP on the CGS Campus Schedule for Spring 2025

We strive to provide ACC courses on our campus in collaboration with the ACC instructors. Unfortunately, due to low enrollment in the MAT143, ENG112, and HIS132, we have had to cancel these courses being held at the Clover Garden campus for the Spring semester. Students have the option to register for online or in-person courses each semester, and many of our students who were scheduled for in-person ACC classes at CGS have decided to take classes on the ACC campus or online for the upcoming semester. Students impacted by this will receive an email from the ACC advisor to discuss options.

REMINDER- FALL EXAM SCHEDULE:

The week of 12/16-12/20 are early release days due to EOC testing. Those without an EOC will follow the early release schedule and attend each of their classes for a short period. Attendance will be taken. If students do not have exams and do not attend, they will be marked absent. Transportation will not be provided at dismissal. All students must be picked up by 12:20 pm on the early release days. Please see the Fall Exam Schedule for details.

Dr. Morris will be meeting with students at the beginning of the second semester to share information on Career and College Promise (CCP) at ACC.

Thank you so much to our families, staff, students, and alumni for attending Mrs. Nina's Retirement Celebration on Friday night! It was a bittersweet day as Mrs. Nina who has been with us at CGS since we opened in 2001 retired officially on Friday. Our K-2 Students sang, "You are my Sunshine," our 3rd-5th graders colored sunflower pictures, our middle school students created a banner and "thank you cards", and our high school students made a banner, our seniors gave her carnations and the cheerleaders did a cheer specifically made for her. Our students were amazing and made her day SO special!! We are so happy for Mrs. Nina and wish her relaxation and rest as she enjoys her well earned retirement. CGS has grown from roughly 200 students when we started in 2001 to almost 1,000 in 2024 under her leadership and guidance. We can't say thank you enough to our amazing registrar and we will miss her so much!! Congrats Nina! "Once a Grizzly, ALWAYS a Grizzly!"

Click HERE for some photos/videos from the day!

Shout out to Mr. Saunders, President of our Athletic Boosters for donating popcorn and serving popcorn at Mrs. Nina's retirement event on Friday night! Mr. Saunders and his daughter both assisted with serving popcorn, cake, and ice cream and assisted with the event's clean up and organization at the end and we are greatly appreciative of them both!! Thank you Athletic Boosters for your donation and for helping make Mrs. Nina's retirement night special!

Check out the flyer below for our upcoming Homecoming Spirit Week activities!

Check out the flyers below for two dances for our homecoming festivities at our K-8 campus sponsored by our Student Council. Please click HERE is you're interested in chaperoning the events!

Please email Mrs. Bradford for any questions at laurabradford@cgsnc.org.

FernLeaf Community Charter School, which teaches over 430 K-4 students, was severely affected by catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene. To help them recover and ensure students can keep learning, donations are being collected through fundraisers and an Amazon Wish List.

Jr. Civitans, partnering with Mr. Graham's mentorship program, have adopted the school. They are collecting essential supplies to aid the school's recovery, and you can help through donation links and a general Amazon Wish List. Every contribution makes a difference in helping FernLeaf rebuild and support its students and community.

Donate to the FernLeaf Community

Amazon Wish Lists

General Amazon list

Hello all, please see the candy cane fundraiser running next week from our Jr. Civitans group! All candy cane grams will be distributed on Wednesday Dec 18th before school starts!

See the flyer below for information regarding our Chorus Concert this week!

Student Council is running a "Winter Clothes Drive". Please see the flyer for more details!

Save the Dates:

Homecoming: Middle and Elem. School- 12/12

(See Flyer Below for Details!!)

Volunteer Opportunities if interested email Coach Paschal.

Home Game Information:

Tickets must be purchased on gofan (https://gofan.co/app/school/NC50181) or with a card at the gate. Concessions will be available.

Monthly Newsletter:

https://view.gogipper.com/page/2166233

Stay In The Know: Athletics has a Remind account to send out important updates. Use the link below to join: https://www.remind.com/join/cgsa2024

Athletics Website: For all things athletics, please visit our website at https://sites.google.com/cgsnc.org/grizzly-athletics

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our athletic director, Coach Paschal at taylorpaschal@cgsnc.org.

Volleyball Training:
January 25, February 22, March 29, April 26
At Clover Garden School Gymnasium

Current 5th- 7th graders Skills Training 8:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
Price- $25 per session if you pay for all four in advance $75. Open to anyone.

Register HERE: https://forms.gle/PsHgJQ69gGLLEqwM8

High School Positional Training- Current 8th-11th graders
Hitters/Setters- 10:30-12:00
Defense/serving 12:30-2:00

Price- $25 a session or $40 for both.

Pay for all four in advance $75/Pay for all 8 in advance $120. Open to anyone.

Register HERE: https://forms.gle/PsHgJQ69gGLLEqwM8

Email Mrs. Dollyhigh with any questions at taradollyhigh@cgsnc.org

Save the Date:

12/10/24: Band Concert @ 7 P.M. in the Gym at the K-8 Campus

Shout out to Mr. Harper and our Marching Band for their 3 amazing performances in this year's community holiday parades!! They were fantastic and made the newspaper! Check out the article in the Alamance News by clicking HERE.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Harper, Band Director at justinharper@cgsnc.org.

Testing in December is BUSY! Please ask your student to take their time and do their best on the upcoming benchmarks and end of course exams! Thank you for your support!

Scores for the PreACT (10th grade), PSAT 8/9 (8th and 9th grades) and PSAT/NMSQT (11th grade) will go home with your student(s) this week so please be on the lookout!

Parents of High School Students,

Our exam schedule is below in regards to exams taking place in December. Please pay close attention to the schedule as there are half days for our high school students during the week of exams (12/16-12/20) in which transportation WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE at dismissal for high school students only during those days. All high school students must be picked up by 12:20 pm on the early release days. Please see the Fall Exam Schedule for details.

Please contact our District Testing Coordinator, Ms. Ginter at tonyaginter@cgsnc.org for any questions or concerns.

Parents,

Attached please find a copy of the next month’s menu. Please review it carefully as you place your order at myschoolaccount.com. Remember we adhere to a seven day ordering window. This means that all pre-orders must be placed seven days prior to the serving date.

Please see the links below if you are in need of any assistance.

How to create a myschoolaccount- https://youtu.be/0QZDU5Xm7zU

How to login and manage students- https://youtu.be/9vS7n4tnZ8s

How to deposit funds- https://youtu.be/13k29YnYuZw

How to preorder lunches-
https://intercom.help/myschoolaccount_help_center/en/articles/2330998-place-a-pre-order

Please see above for adding funds to your student account. Please make sure your account is no more than $50 in the negative. If your student’s account is more than $50 in the negative he/she will not be allowed to purchase a la carte items and charge them to their account.

Reach out if you have any questions or if you need your students lunch number.

Thanks,

Dana Walker
Cafeteria Coordinator
danawalker@cgsnc.org

Parents,

Click below to access the Mental Health Survey for this school year if you are interested and/or in need of these services for your student.

2024-2025 Mental Health Survey Link

Donations/Volunteers Needed:

Thank you SO much to those of you that have donated wrapping paper!! If you can help by sending in any clear tape or can be available to help with our wrapping project one day this week or next, please reach out to Mrs. Redd at roseredd@cgsnc.org. Thank you again for your help!

Volunteers Needed- Santa Store:

Grizzly Families!

It is Santa Shop time!! This is such a fun way to get involved with the school. The kids love shopping for their loved ones and it is fun to see what they pick out. We would love to have your help at the sale. Your willingness to volunteer will surely contribute to the success of the Santa Shop, making it even more special for the children and the community. Our Santa Store takes place in our library from December 16th- December 20th. Parents, if you send in money for your student to purchase items from the store, please put your child's money in a bag or envelope and label it with their name and amount.

Please use the link below to help volunteer.

Santa Shop Sign-up!

If you have any questions you can email me at liboswell929@gmail.com or text me at 336-266-0292.

Thank you!

Laura Boswell

Volunteers Needed for Staff Holiday Party!
Staff Christmas Party Volunteers & Donations Needed!
Help us make the staff Christmas party a success! We're looking for volunteers and donations to bring holiday cheer to our amazing teachers and staff. Please use the SignUpGenius to donate or select a volunteer spot. Donations can be dropped off at the K-8 or High School campus (please indicate in the comments where you're dropping off). All items must be received by 9 AM, Friday, December 20. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Franchesca Jones at fcjones1125@gmail.com. Thank you for your support!

Please email our volunteer coordinator if you're interested in assisting with any volunteering opportunities at volunteercgs@cgsnc.org. Thanks!

If you know of someone that would be a fantastic fit for our CGS family, please send them to our website to apply at http://cgsnc.org/home/careers/.

Open/Vacant Positions:

*EC Coordinator

*MS Elective (looking for Technology/Computer Science specialty area)

**We have hired a new middle school elective teacher to replace our vacancy in Spanish and Art. More information will be coming soon!

As always, thanks for all that you do,

Mrs. Vereyken

Executive Director

Clover Garden School

*If you need this weekly newsletter translated into a different language, please let our Title 1 Coordinator, Mrs. Simmons know at brandisimmons@cgsnc.org.

*If you have any thoughts, feedback or suggestions for our Title 1 team on ways to improve our practices, please contact Mrs. Simmons at brandisimmons@cgsnc.org.

Email: info@cgsnc.org
Website: cgsnc.org
Locations:

2454 Altamahaw Union Ridge Road, Burlington, NC, USA

5806 Pagetown Road, Burlington, NC 27217
Phone: 3365869440
Facebook: facebook.com/cgsgrizzlies