Newsletter
Upcoming Events:
Highlights for the Week
Kona Ice during lunches: 10/15 (cash or card)
In two weeks, China Spring Middle School will conduct a scheduled lockdown drill as part of our required safety procedures. A lockdown drill teaches students and staff how to respond if there is a potential safety threat inside or outside the building that requires everyone to remain safely secured in classrooms. To help students feel prepared, staff will review lockdown procedures through a classroom presentation and discuss what to expect before the drill takes place. Our goal is to conduct the drill in a calm, age-appropriate manner that helps students practice important safety procedures without creating unnecessary anxiety.
Important Information
10/20 Spirit Dress Up Day: Tennyson Texas Theme “Stomp the Texans.” Wear Western and pep rally day.
10/23: Parent-Teacher Conference Day
11/3 Spirit Dress Up Day: Carver Panthers Theme “Who Wears It Better.” Twin Day with a Twist.
11/5, 12/3, 1/7, 2/4, 3/4, 4/1, 5/6: Kona Ice during lunches:
11/12: Fall Retakes and Fall Dance
11/16: Staff Luncheon by Parent Volunteers
Lost & Found Items: Please remind your students to check the Lost & Found for any missing items. All unclaimed items will be donated to charity on the last day of each month.
From Dr. Dominguez
Students must charge iPads at home.
Please make sure students are aware if they are getting food delivered on game days. This helps minimize interruptions to instruction and helps the front office run smoothly.
To reference the approved academic calendar, please CLICK HERE.
Doors to the middle school open at 7:00 am.
NO THIRD PARTY DELIVERIES ACCEPTED ON CAMPUS, ie, DoorDash, Uber Eats.
From Dr. Davidson
Please help ensure that your students are following the dress code outlined in the CSMS handbook. Expectations were reviewed during last week’s assemblies, and dress code will be fully enforced starting this week. Students out of dress code will be given the opportunity to correct or change into appropriate clothing immediately if available; otherwise, parents will be contacted to bring clothes so the student can return to class promptly.
Attendance is taken every day during every class period.
Tardies can be viewed under the Attendance tab in Ascender
A student who is tardy to class by more than 3 times per grading period may be assigned to before school detention or given another appropriate consequence.
Students arriving late to class will be marked as tardy.
Tardies count for every class, every period.
After School Detention will be held from 4:00-5:00 pm, and parents are responsible for transportation.
CELL PHONES, AIRPODS, & SMART WATCHES ARE NOT PROHIBITED at CSMS. Non-school-issued technology must be turned off and stored out of sight. Should a student need to communicate with a parent/guardian via their personal cell phone, he or she should ask for permission to go to the office to call or text his/her parent.
From Mrs. Killian
If your child has any counseling needs that need to be addressed, I am always available to help!
From Nurse Nixon
Over-the-counter medications given per the bottle directions need a parent signature otherwise they will need a physician and parent signature.
From Mrs. LupPlace
What do I need to do if my student needs to miss school?
STEP 1: Email Mrs. LupPlace, the Attendance Clerk with a parent/doctor note.
YOU HAVE 3 DAYS TO TURN IN A NOTE FOR THE ABSENCE TO BE EXCUSED. Please note: A PARENT NOTE will ONLY excuse ONE day with a MAXIMUM of FOUR PARENT NOTES (parent signed excuse) per semester will be accepted as 4 excused absences. For all absences exceeding the 4, students must turn in doctor’s notes or other formal documentation/proof. Otherwise, the absence will be unexcused. The doctor’s notes/documentation must be turned in within 3 days of the absence.
For questions regarding athletics, please contact Coach Harvey at charvey@chinaspringisd.net.
From Mrs. Lorena Lugo
For general campus questions, call the school at 254-836-4611.
DUES: Class Dues are $20. We accept CASH, CHECK made out to CSMS, or you may pay online through Myschoolbucks.com.