The CMS Tide Weekly Newsletter

The CMS Student Council is raising money for hurricane relief through the American Red Cross as many communities have been deeply affected this hurricane season. All grades will work together to bring in money to earn a fun movie day on the 31st of October. A link will also be sent out to parents to donate through MySchoolbucks as well. To earn the movie day, we will have to raise at least 300 dollars. If we raise even more, at least 500 dollars, we will receive a special surprise on the day of the movie. At lunch, starting on the 23rd, there will be a table every other day where you can donate money by paying a dollar or more and receive a spin on THE WHEEL OF DESTINY!

Last Friday, students attended a Garden Party in the CMS courtyard where the CMS Garden Club harvested of turnips with students, administration and teachers, the Food Department, and the Cohasset Education Foundation whose generosity made the garden possible.

Chef Cordon, our Food Director served Roasted Turnips, Kale and Gnocchi with olive oil and lemon to students at lunch on Monday along with the regularly scheduled menu. Absolutely amazing!

MCAS results for your child will be available beginning on October 18 for your review. The letter below, which is being emailed to you from Dr. Scollins, Assistant Superintendent, explains the process to access your student's individual MCAS report.

Did you know that CHS’s National Honor Society hosts a homework center today for our students? Check it out with your friends to get your work done and have access to help in case you need it by going to the Pratt Library. The HW Center is located at the Paul Pratt Library from 3:30-5 on Tuesdays and 6:30-8 on Thursdays.

School immunization requirements exist to protect students and members of their community from serious vaccine-preventable diseases by ensuring high vaccination rates. Massachusetts students must provide documentation of immunization or show a medical or religious exemption.

Prior to the start of seventh grade, students are required to provide documentation that they have had the following vaccines: 1 dose of Tdap, 4 doses of Polio, 3 doses of Hepatitis B, 2 doses of MMR, 2 doses of Varicella (laboratory evidence of immunity acceptable), 1 dose of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MenACWY) and are up to date with all other immunizations.

Information about school immunization requirements and data are available at mass.gov.

Please contact me with any questions.

Thank you,

Nurse Erin

Erin Kalberer, APRN

Cohasset Middle School Nurse

143 Pond St, Cohasset, MA 02025
Phone: (781) 236-1070

Fax: (781) 236-1040

Ekalberer@cohassetk12.org

Massachusetts General Law Chapter 76 requires that each school notify parents and guardians if their student has five (5) or more unexcused school absences. Parents and guardians will receive a letter when their child has 5, 10, and/or 15+ days of unexcused absences. The letter will also include the number of unexcused tardies and unexcused early dismissals.

For the purposes of school attendance records, a student must arrive at school before 11:35 am to be considered "present." A student who begins the school day at 8:15 a.m. must remain in school at least until 11:35 am in order to be considered "present." Refer to MGL Chapter 72, section 8: "A pupil who is not present during at least half of a session shall be marked and counted as absent for that session.."

Absences will be excused under the following circumstances:

• After a medical appointment documented with a note from the medical office

• Illness or quarantine with a note from the appropriate medical office

• Observance of a religious holiday

• Bereavement or serious illness in family

• Court appearance

• A child may also be excused for other exceptional reasons with approval of the Principal or designee in accordance with the school committee policy and the regulations set in Chapter 76

Daily attendance is essential to a student's success. Missing a significant number of days of school has a detrimental effect on academic and social development. Therefore, each school will work with individual families to support student attendance.

Safe Harbor Cohasset Coalition is excited to reintroduce the “Our Safe Home” campaign to address the issues of youth access to alcohol in the community. This effort involves parents, guardians, merchants, and youth themselves. Parents pledge their commitment to joining other parents in providing a fun, safe, and substance-free environment for our children. Merchants pledge to comply by following the law and regulations, to not sell alcohol to young people under 21 years old. Youth are increasing awareness of the issue by talking to adults in their community.

We recognize that we cannot supervise our teens 24/7, nor can we always control the choices they make. However, we will do our part to discourage underage drinking and we will do our best to help each other support and monitor our teens.

You can join us in our efforts to create a safe space for youth in Cohasset by joining the Our Safe Home Directory at our website, www.safeharborcohasset.org/oursafehome. You do not have to have school age kids to participate, it’s simply a message of support. This is not a pledge for adults to not have alcohol in the home- it is a pledge to not provide to minors. You don’t have to share more than your name if you don’t want to, to participate. Please email safeharborcohasset@gmail.com with any questions.

Check out this video to learn more: https://videopress.com/v/rhvBG5Mp