CGMSC Parent Newsletter Template
January 14th, 2025
Thank you to all the families who consistently follow the drop-off and pick-up procedures. Unfortunately, when just a few do not, it can directly lead to students arriving late to school. These procedures are in place to ensure safety and efficiency.
- Please follow the drop-off procedures even if no MSC staff are present
- Do not block the staff parking lot entrance near door #2
- Pull bumper to bumper to maximize the number of students that can exit during a drop-off phase
- Make sure your student can promptly exit the passenger side of your vehicle
Important Dates
- Spring Break is March 24 - April 6
- MSC ILEARN Testing will occur on the following dates: Tues 4/22, Thurs 4/23, Mon 4/28, Tues 4/29, and Wed 4/30 (6th Grade Only). Please do not schedule appointments between 7:30-10:30 on these dates. Please ensure your student gets plenty of rest and nutrition during testing.
- All students will attend the PTO Field Day the morning of Fri 5/16. More details to come.
- MSC Awards Day will be Fri 5/23. Specific grade level times will be shared in the near future.
REMINDER - Counselors Corner
Disability Awareness Month
March is known nationally as disability awareness month. Over the next two weeks, our homeroom lessons will focus on this topic through presentations created by the Joseph Maley Foundation. Disability Awareness is a developmentally appropriate, standards-based curriculum that aims to build understanding and awareness of people with disabilities.
NEW-Sports Update
7th Grade Basketball
The 7th Grade Girls Basketball team won the Johnson County Tournament on Saturday!! In the semi - final game the team won over a very competitive team from Clark - Pleasant. The girls trailed the entire game until the fourth quarter. The girls found some additional energy and aggressiveness and used it to out score the Warriors and win the game. In the championship game, the team played Franklin Community and dominated the game from the first quarter. The girls won the game 44-20
8th Grade Basketball
Big congratulations to the 8th grade girls basketball team on their county championship this weekend as they put up some incredible numbers to claim back to back county championships. The Lady Trojans hit an impressive 18 three pointers and shooting 71% from the free throw line as they faced off against two very tough county opponents on Saturday. In the first game the trojans dominated over Whiteland with a final score of 45-30. In the championship game, the lady trojans battled it out football style against a very aggressive Indian Creek team. The game was neck and neck the entire time but the trojans came out on top with a 46-41 victory. Congrats ladies on the great victory!
NEW - Cheer Try Outs
Interested in being a 2025 Center Grove High School Cheerleader? Fall tryouts will be March 10th - March 13th in the cheer facility. If you have any questions, please email centergrovecheer@icloud.com.
NEW - Teacher Luncheon for March
Help us spoil the teachers. We need your help with donations of food so we can provide them with lunch. Please us the link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AA8AB2FA7FA7-55385964-teacher
NEW - Supporting CGMSC PTO
Supporting CGMSC PTO = Supporting Teachers and Students
We’re excited to announce the launch of the CGMSC Booster Club! The goal of this new initiative is to raise funds that support teacher and student needs, particularly through grants for teachers who require additional resources beyond what the school can provide.
So far this year, the PTO has funded:
Teacher Grants:
6th Grade Science Molecule Sets
Sun & Earth Orbital Models
Educational Conferences (Elevating Education 2024)
Legos for the Lego Club
Science carts for 6th-grade yellow team
Book sets for 7th grade special education
Tuners for the 6th-8th grade band
Other PTO Contributions:
Gift cards and prizes for CHAMP Rewards
Meals and drinks for teachers during conference nights
$20 gift cards for each teacher in December
However, there are still several teacher grant requests we cannot fund due to limited resources. To address this, we’re aiming to raise our teacher grant budget from $5,000 to $10,000 by year-end. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the CGMSC Booster Club using the QR code or mail a check to: CGMSC PTO 4900 W Stones Crossing Rd Greenwood, IN 46143.
If you can’t donate, we’d love for you to get involved by attending a monthly meeting or volunteering at an event. Sign up here for PTO dates and info: PTO Communication Sign Up
Thank you for your support!
Amazon Wishlist
Are you interested in purchasing something off an Amazon Wishlist for a MSC Teacher? Click here: Teacher Amazon Wishlist
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REMINDER - Yearbook
Attention Parents & Students: We need your photos!! The deadline for our yearbook is Friday March 14 and we need your help submitting your photos. If you have photos of events, parties and activities please use this link to submit them for our yearbook. https://photos.jostens.com/2888P9
NEW - Author Visit/Parent Feedback
CG Middle School Central and CG Middle School North are excited to announce that Mr. Gordon Korman will visit Center Grove students in the fall of 2025 for our annual author visit. Mr. Korman has written over 100 books for kids and teens, selling over 35 million copies worldwide. We are excited to have him join us at Center Grove!
Each year our students read a book or books written by the visiting author. The ELA teachers and administrative staff are recommending The Unteachables, Restart, The Fort, Unsinkable, and War Stories as possible books for our schools. Feel free to read and provide feedback on one or all of the books. You can also find information about these books by visiting www.goodreads.com as well as information about Gordon Korman by going to his website at https://gordonkorman.com/.
We will be collecting parent/guardian feedback via this Google Form until March 14th. The Coordinator of Connected Learning, media paraprofessionals, and building administrators will review the parent feedback as part of the final process.
Copies of these books can be found at the Johnson County Public Library.
NEW - Congratulations
A big shout out to green team member Ira Dharmapurikar for hitting the 15 book limit on our Wall of Champions.
Congratulations to CGCGtoo for placing 1st this week at the Zionsville Winter Guard Invitational! We are proud of you!
Congratulations to Middle School Central Band Member Kennedy Schafer who received a GOLD with Distinction at the ISSMA State Solo and Ensemble contest on Saturday at North Central High School! GREAT job Kennedy! GO BAND!