CCS Update 2.21.25

We raised $50 for the National Birth Defect Prevention Network. Go team!

Information on February's wellness walk is below.

Each month we pick an organization, and we walk to benefit that organization and for our own fitness. We request each student bring in $1 for the walk that we will collect and then donate. This month we will be walking for the American Heart Association.

WHY: To bring awareness to heart issues and prevention.

WHEN: Thursday, 2/27 in the afternoon

WHERE: JAM Multipurpose room

For more information about the American Heart Association, you may click this link: American Heart Association | To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Learn about heart attack and stroke symptoms and how to do CPR. There are also healthy living ideas and healthy food recipes.

Some of our CCS staff members and students attended Night to Shine at Emmanuel Church and loved it! Thanks to Ms. Brooks, Ms. Jones and Ms. Hillyer for sharing these pictures.

Thursday, 2/27: American Heart Association Walk 🫀

Monday, 3/17: St. Patrick's Day 🍀

Wednesday, 3/19: 2-hour late arrival

Thursday, 3/20: Three Brothers fundraiser

Thursday, 3/27: End of 3rd marking period

Friday, 3/28: 2-hour early dismissal for students

Congratulations to Kasey Crews, Connor Curry and Tyasia Mackall who will each have a piece of art displayed for Youth Art Month at CalvART Gallery in Prince Frederick. The reception for families will take place on March 1st from 1-3pm and gallery hours are Monday - Saturday from 11am-4pm. All are invited to stop into the gallery during March to see the artwork of talented artists within CCPS.

Our LFI (Learning for Independence) program is raising a female terrapin named Swim Shady! Each year, Ms. Bonalewicz and her students "adopt" a newly hatched terrapin from Chespax to raise during the school year. Swim Shady is kept in a temperature-controlled tank in Ms. B's classroom. The class collects data on Swim Shady's measurements as she grows. She will be released in June near the location where her egg was collected last year. This program allows terrapins to grow to a healthy and more survival size before their release in the Chesapeake Bay in June. The Diamondback Terrapin is the Maryland State Reptile and a species native to Calvert County.

Thanks to staff and students for helping to share a little love, kindness, and a sweet treat to others via a candy gram. Our little fundraiser earned $47 for the Student Activity Fund.