CSP Middle Newsletter

Chesapeake Science Point Middle School

Our Saturday Academy provides students with additional academic support and opportunities to strengthen their learning.

🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

📅 Upcoming Saturday Academy Dates

• November 2026: November 7 and 14

• December 2026: December 5 and 12

• January 2027: January 9 and 23

• February 2027: February 13, 20, and 27

• March 2027: March 6, 13, and 20

• April 2027: April 17 and 24

• May 2027: May 8, 15, and 22

📧 Important Information for Families

Parents will receive an email during the week of each Saturday Academy session confirming which subjects will be offered and supported.

🌦️ All Saturday Academy sessions are weather permitting.

For questions or additional information, please contact Dr. Klein at aklein@mycsp.org.

We look forward to supporting our scholars throughout the school year!

Dear Families,

Please take a moment to review these important health room policies and guidelines to help us keep our school community healthy and safe:

🌡️ Fever & Illness Guidelines

• 24-Hour Rule: If your student is sent home with a fever, please do not send them back to school until they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.

• Prompt Pick-Up: If you receive a call to pick up your sick child, please arrive within 1 hour of the call. If you are unable to come within this timeframe, please arrange for a designated contact to pick them up. We appreciate your cooperation in planning ahead for this possibility!

  
  

💊 Discretionary Medications (Middle & High School)

• AACPS sent discretionary forms via text and email allowing middle and high school students to receive Tylenol in the health room with parental consent.

• Attached to this email is a copy of the form if you would like to keep one on file for your student.

  
  

😷 Mask Policy

• Masks are not provided by the health room for daily use. If your child is feeling unwell, please send them to school with a mask.

• Exception: If a student comes to the health room presenting with a fever, we will provide a temporary mask for them to wear while awaiting pick-up.

  
  

💊 Student Medications & Cough Drops

• No Self-Carrying: Students are not permitted to carry any medications unless they have official medical authorization from a doctor.

• Cough Drop Rules: Only non-medicated drops (e.g., non-menthol drops or Luden's pectin drops) are permitted. All other medicated cough drops require a signed doctor’s order.

  
  

📝 Physical Restrictions & Injuries

• If your student sustains an injury that requires physical restrictions during the school day, please submit a formal doctor's note.

• Please ensure the note details the specific restrictions and the expected timeframe.

  
  

💙 Thank you so much for your ongoing cooperation and support!

Warmly,

Nurse Patty & HA Nichole

We need YOUR help to make this school year an absolute success! Whether you have 15 minutes or a few hours to spare, every bit of support makes a huge difference for our students and school community. 💙

✨ How You Can Get Involved:

• 🎈 Help plan exciting school events

• 💰 Support our fundraising initiatives

• 📣 Assist with communications & social media

• 🤝 Connect with local community partners

Ready to lend a paw? 🐾

👉 Click here to sign up as a volunteer!

Get ready for some autumn fun! Join us on October 29 for our Fall Fest & Trunk-or-Treat! Bring the whole family out for costumes, delicious treats, and fun family-friendly activities. 🍬👻

🐯 We Need Volunteers!

Events like this can’t happen without our amazing parent community. We would love your help to make this event special for our students!

👉 Visit our PTSO Events Page to see all the event details and find out how you can get involved.

Let’s make this a fall to remember! ✨

What a fantastic final week of fall athletics! Our Tigers stepped up, showed immense heart, and proved that size is no match for grit! 💪

🏀 Basketball Season Finale Highlights

Facing Severna Park Middle School (a school with 1,600 students compared to our 500!), our teams put on an absolute show:

• 🥇 Boys Basketball Victory: After an undefeated-less season last year, our boys rallied together to defeat a #1-ranked 4-1 team! Talk about unbelievable growth and hard work! 📈🔥

• 👏 Girls Basketball Grit: After falling behind by 16 points early on, our girls fought all the way back within 7 points, showing incredible heart until the final whistle! ⚡💖

🙌 Heartfelt Thanks & Shout-Outs

Our game-day setup and full concession stand are second to none in the district! A massive thank you to everyone who made this season possible:

• 🌟 Special Thanks: Huge shout-out to Miguel Smith and Jen Larson for their unreal support week in and week out!

• 🏀 Coaching Support: A big shout-out to our staff coach Ashley Conley for guiding and supporting our girls' basketball team!

• 💙 Support System: As my first year as Athletic Manager, I am deeply grateful for our incredible staff, volunteers, and supporters!

🍽️ Looking Ahead: Fall Athletics Banquet

We are currently planning our Fall Athletics Banquet for late November!

Warmly,

Will Sinnott

Athletic Manager | Chesapeake Science Point 🐯

🧪 Exciting News from 6th Grade Science!

What an exciting time in 6th grade science! 🌟

Our students have just finished their Quarter 1 assessment while diving headfirst into their Think Sheets for the upcoming CSP Science Fair Project.

🧠 A wonderful opportunity for them to explore their curiosity and creativity!

📌 Important Reminders & Next Steps:

• 📚 IXL Practice: We are encouraging consistent practice on IXL to solidify key concepts as we wrap up this quarter.

• 🗓️ New Quarter Starts Soon: Quarter 2 officially begins on Tuesday, October 27!

  
  

🙌 How You Can Help at Home:

Your support makes such a difference! Please continue to encourage your student to:

1. Practice their IXL skills daily ✍️

2. Keep working on their science fair project 🧬

   
   

We are so proud of the hard work and enthusiasm our students are showing every day. Let's start the new quarter with a ROAR! 🐯💥

Mrs. Sayles’ ELA6 students ended the quarter with an incredible hands-on project! 🌟

After reading Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet, students put their problem-solving skills to the test by building creative solutions to Brian’s survival challenges. 🌲🔥

✨ Their Journey to Success:

• 💡 Brainstorming innovative ideas

• 📋 Proposing smart design plans

• 🎤 Pitching their final solutions

  
  

Having successfully tackled every challenge, our students have officially earned the title of Novel Engineer! 🏆👏

We are so proud of their hard work, creativity, and critical thinking skills! 🐯🎉

We are so proud to celebrate the incredible hard work and determination of our Computer Science students! 💻🎉

In record time, our students have mastered HTML fundamentals—building full web pages complete with structure, images, links, lists, and tables. Now, they are diving into CSS to bring their unique creative designs to life! 🎨

📸 Take a look below at some of the fantastic web pages created by our students!

Let’s hear it for our amazing Tigers!

🐯 Your hard work, curiosity, and rapid progress in the tech world make us so proud.

Keep up the fantastic effort! 🚀👏

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

💡 Dream Big, Work Hard!

Your dreams are not just idle thoughts; they are the seeds of your potential! Every subject you learn, every skill you practice, and every goal you set is a step toward building the future you imagine. Believing in yourself is the first step. 💙💛

🐯 Tiger Challenge of the Week:

What is one dream (big or small) you have for yourself this school year? 🌈

✨ Believe. Imagine. Achieve! ✨