Mustang Round-Up Back-to-School

• School Start Date and Time: School starts August 15th. School Instructional hours are from 7:40-2:20. You can access a complete bell schedule here or on our school website. Our building will open for breakfast and early entry at 7:10am. All students should report to breakfast or their Advisory class when they arrive. Advisory is a class and counts towards attendance.

• Lockers: Students do not have access to lockers. This eliminates the majority of class tardy issues, hallway issues, and having to leave the room because a student forgot something in their locker. One Chromebook replaces the 5 textbooks they used to carry. We are lucky student classes are mainly located in one hallway just a few steps from each other. We will continue offering medical, athletic, and music equipment drop-off room locations. Please keep this in mind when you purchase school supplies. Keep purchases limited to needs only. Grade levels will collect the shared items and tell students what to keep at home. Backpacks should carry the essentials only from class to class.

• Refillable Water Bottles: Students may also carry a refillable water container. It is important to put their name on the container. Refillable water containers should not contain other liquids. Do not send squeeze bottles or bottled water. Students arriving to school with outside drinks will be asked to finish them in the office or cafeteria before reporting to class. We have had too many spills and disruptions involving squeeze water bottles, bottled water, outside drinks, and drinks other than water.
  

• Backpacks: Backpacks are allowed in the classroom. Female students may also carry a small purse with personal items. Students are encouraged to only bring the essential items to school with them daily.

• Food: Breakfast and lunch are available for purchase each day in the cafeteria. We also have a snack bar with additional items for purchase. We do not allow Door Dash items, group lunches, or deliveries. Students arriving at school with outside breakfast items will be asked to remain in the office or cafeteria to complete them before reporting to class. Students should not bring full-size bags of food to school. Classrooms are a no-food zone. Exceptions will be made for class or school activities. Students may bring their lunch in a lunchbox or disposable containers. Student names should be written inside lunchboxes for easy identification.

• See below for lunch pay plan, lunch applications, and transportation details.

DRESS CODE POLICY

Please take a few minutes to look over the Edmond Public Schools Dress Code policy #4510. and STUDENT DRESS CODE (REGULATION) Here are a few key points.

• Hats/Headwear: Students shall not wear hats or headwear in classrooms unless a medical or religious exception exists.

• Clothing: Clothing must cover areas from one armpit across to the other armpit, down to the upper thighs. Tops must have shoulder straps. Rips or tears in clothing should be below the pocket area of jeans or pants. The top and bottom clothing items must be touching (No mid-drift).

• Shirts may not be sheer or mesh and must cover the entire trunk of the body. Messages on shirts shall not include illegal drugs, alcohol, tobacco or other products that may not be utilized by children. Vulgar and/or obscene messages are prohibited and will be subject to discipline under the student discipline code.

• Pants, shorts, skirts, and skorts shall be worn at the waist and must be no shorter than mid-thigh.

NO BLANKETS-

• Over the past school year, we have observed more students bringing blankets to school. We would like to remind everyone that blankets are not encouraged. If a student brings a blanket to school, it will be confiscated and returned to them at the end of the school day. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

To have a student schedule released via email or in person - parents must have all information(annual update, utility bill, immunizations, fines) completed before students attend school on Thursday August 15th. We are open 7:30-3:30pm to assist you with any questions or assistance you may need.

*** Please remember that all information, shot records, and fines must be up to date or paid before a schedule can be released.

In order for your student to receive their digital schedule release on the evening of Wednesday, August 7th, the following items Must Be Completed:

1. Annual Update Completed in Infinite Campus/Parent Portal

2. Proof of Residency: Utility Bill Verification uploaded to google form or delivered in person

3. Student Fines/Fees have been brought current (The STPP-Secondary $20.00 Fee, which is the Chromebook Protection Plan for the 24-25 School Year, does NOT need to be paid in order for students to receive their schedules. All other Fines/Fees must be paid for the scheduled release on August 7th.) Pay Fines and Fees through In-Touch

As we prepare to release student schedules in a digital format again this year, it is imperative that you submit your utility bill (electric, gas, or water bills only) digitally. Please load your utility bill through the Google form or bring a copy to our office. The image must have the Parent/Guardian name, address, and dates of service visible to be accepted.

Proof of Residency

• Utility bills must be for the service address that matches the primary address and contains the name of a household parent or guardian in Infinite Campus.

• Take a picture, scan, and load your utility bill to the Google Form

• Utility bills are limited to electric, gas or water bills.

• This must be a recent July 2024 or August 2024 bill.

• Families with multiple middle school students can submit the Google form once.
  
  

***Utility bills must be loaded to the Google Form or delivered to the school for residency verification regardless if you previously uploaded these documents on the Annual Update. These are two separate processes.

***You will receive an automated email after submitted the google form****

We absolutely do our best to accommodate student and family requests, but we are operating within a tight window to keep class and team numbers equitable.

Schedule and team changes are not options. We can attempt to address repeat courses(2 PE courses or 2 Spanish courses), required and/or qualifying courses, and missing courses. These adjustments need to be communicated to the appropriate grade level counselor

6th-grade Jenny.Bynum@edmondschools.net

7th-grade Lindsey.Descher@edmondschools.net

8th-grade Vicki.Barton@edmondschools.net

Counselors are also able to address any specific questions regarding class descriptions.

It is vital for you to know that we want to give everyone their dream schedule, but it is impossible to fulfill all 800 student/parent dreams and wishes for teachers, courses, and teams. Remember that we want class sizes that support student learning, and if schedules are changed, it gives an unfair advantage by adjusting class and team numbers.

I am sure there will be tears and angst amongst students at the unveiling of schedules. These feelings are perfectly normal, and students experience them each year at the beginning of school. I know that feeling as a parent (I have two students myself; one is an 11th grader, and the other is a sophomore in college. When they are in distress, we want to fix it. I do, too! However, it is essential to know that we won't be able to accommodate changes. I wish we could. It is not in our nature as educators to make people unhappy. We want everyone to be happy. So, I ask you to please sit down with your child and help us soothe and assure them that it will be okay. We will take great care of your child as they navigate middle school life and pre-adolescence. But we can't do it alone; we need your help in this mission. Life is not always comfortable, and often, things do not go as we want them. We know this as adults, but kids are still learning this. Thank you for partnering with us on this journey!

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All PK - 12th grade students will be issued a district device to use for learning this year. At times, PK - 5th grade students may be given the option to take their district-issued device home with them to use, but they will mostly use their device in the classroom. All 6th - 12th grade students will be required to take their devices home each day.

All devices have a case to prevent accidental damage, however, we strongly recommend that families purchase the Student Technology Protection Plan (STPP) for each student. STPP will cost $10/year for all students in PK - 5th grade, and will cost $20/year for all students in 6th - 12th grades. Parents/Guardians will be financially responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged Chromebooks and/or iPads, as well as chargers and cases. This plan covers your student’s device at school and outside of school. You may pay for the STPP online via our InTouch payment system. If you have difficulties using the payment portal, these directions should be able to help. The last day to purchase this coverage is Friday, September 20, 2024.

Thank you for your time,

EPS Technology Department

Dear Cheyenne Parents and Guardians,

As we continue preparing for the start of the upcoming school year, we wanted to make you aware of an EPS program that will be partially housed in our building this year.

The Edmond Transition Academy is a program for our EPS Special Education students who are between the ages of 18 - 22 and are finishing their time with the district. The goal of the program is to prepare these students for their life after Edmond Schools. It’s a program that started last school year with great success and is already growing. Because of that growth, the district needs additional space for these students as we work to build a permanent facility that was approved by Edmond voters on our last bond.

It’s important to note that this will not create any disruption to the normal school day at Cheyenne. Our ETA students will be in a separate part of the building with a separate entrance. The ETA students will also eat lunch in a separate part of the building and use designated restrooms. They will also have continual supervision by EPS staff members. We felt it was important that you are aware of this program since there will be additional students in our building this year.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Thank you!

Michelle Grinsteiner

Principal

Cheyenne Middle School

Erin Trussell

Executive Director of Special Services

Edmond Public Schools

August 10- Tour Your Schedule 8-11am

August 13- Tour Your Schedule 4-7pm

August 15 - First Day of School Doors Open at 7:10, Class starts 7:40am

August 26- Cheyene Parent Night 6:30

October 10 & 14 - Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:30-8pm

Membership will include a t-shirt, a free popcorn & drink at all HOME Football games, Freshman, JV and Varsity. Future Huskies will also meet at the North end of the stadium to high five the players/coaches before each varsity home game. **Wear the 2024 t-shirt to any home FOOTBALL (Freshman/JV/Varsity) game to receive the popcorn and drink.**

Sign up here: https://form.jotform.com/241038668731157

Michelle Grinsteiner, Lead Principal, 6th grade

Stacey Ruston, Assistant Principal & 7th grade

David Wheeler, Assistant Principal & Athletic Director, 8th grade

Grace Cassell, Assistant Principal

Siomara Davis, Behavior Interventionist

Jenny Bynum, Counselor 6th

Lindsey Descher, Counselor 7th

Vicki Barton, Counselor 8th

Website: https://cheyenne.edmondschools.net/

Location: 1271 West Covell Road, Edmond, 73003 OK, USA
Phone: (405) 340-2940

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