CGS Weekly Message for 25-26

Happy Sunday!

We are rocking and rolling now as we head into our third week of school. Our students have done a great job of transitioning into routines and are following schedules well. We are still working on issues with syncing between Canvas and Infinite Campus. Please continue to be patient as we work through these issues caused by the integration to the new student information system (Infinite Campus). We are working on access keys for our middle school parents. We received our list of parent log in information for our middle and elementary parents on Friday. We will distribute that information as soon as possible over the next week so you can log in and set up your parent accounts.

REMINDER: This week, Wednesday 8/13 will be a half day dismissal for our students. Lunch is NOT provided on half days. Bus Transportation and After School Care are. Dismissal for our K-8 campus will be at 11:45 A.M. and dismissal for our HS Campus will be at 12:00 P.M.

Save the Dates:

• 8/12/2025: August BOD Meeting at 6:30 P.M. at the HS Campus or online via YouTube
• 8/13/2025: 1/2 Day Dismissal! Dismissal at 11:45 A.M. for the K-8 Campus and 12:00 P.M. for our High School Campus
• 8/22/2025: Boosterthon Fundraising Event for Athletics at our K-8 Campus
• 8/25/2025-8/29/2025: Academic Break! NO SCHOOL for students or staff!
• 9/1/2025: Labor Day Holiday! NO SCHOOL!
• 9/15/2025: Fall Individual Picture Day Kindergarten- 11th Grade

Looking further ahead:

• 10/3/2025: Senior Drape/Tux Portraits @ 9 AM at the HS Campus
• 10/4/2025: Annual Athletics Golf Tournament Fundraiser at Quaker Creek Golf Course

Reminder- Check out our CGS Directory for questions regarding anything CGS! You can also reach out to us at info@cgsnc.org for questions.

Don't forget to check out our website at www.cgsnc.org and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cgsgrizzlies for updates!

Below is the most up to date version of our Student/Parent Handbook for 2025-2026. Thanks!

School Day:

K-8: School starts at 7:45 A.M. and ends at 2:45 P.M.

(students may arrive as early as 7:15 A.M.)

9-12: School starts at 8:00 A.M. and ends at 3:00 P.M.

(students may arrive as early as 7:30 A.M.)

All families, please familiarize yourself with our Car Rider Line Procedures. They can be found by clicking HERE.

K-8 Campus:

Please do not forget your white sheet of paper on your dashboard for dismissal. This sheet should state your child's First/Last Name, Grade Level, and name of Homeroom Teacher. This helps our car line duty teachers quickly put in your student's information into our system so that they are waiting for you upon your arrival to the cones. Thank you!!

Dear Grizzly Families,

Thank you for adhering to our Car Rider Procedures; we see and appreciate your cooperation in this effort! Additionally, most of our Grizzly students have been arriving at school “H.O.T. (Here On Time) & Ready” to learn! Let’s keep this up as we strive to have 100% students at school on time!

I do solicit your assistance with one thing…Please be sure to return your emergency packet if you have not done so. It is imperative that we have accurate student data on file. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

As always thank you for your support and participation. We look forward to another great week of teaching and learning as well as the continued partnership with you!

Thank you for your continued support; have a restful evening!

#GrizzlyPride

Parents, if you have a student in middle school, please be sure to fill out the form listed HERE to ensure you get all updates specifically from our middle school teaching team. Thank you!

Hello Grizzly Families,

Thank you for another great week! Our teachers have done a phenomenal job supporting students as they adjust to high school and begin learning content in each of their courses. We look forward to our continued partnership with you to produce successful outcomes for our students.

Thank you for your support!

Dr. Morris

General Reminders:

-Cellphones must be turned off and placed in the teacher-designated area when the students enter the classroom. If you need to communicate with your student, please call the front office and speak with Mr. Graham.

-Review the dress code (pg 49). Leggings and yoga pants can be worn with a top/dress that is mid-thigh.

-Review the attendance policy in the Student/Parent Handbook (pg. 41)

-Review the Student Code of Conduct.

Arrival/Dismissal Reminders:

-Before 7:58am and 3:20pm students must be dropped off/picked up in the car rider line.

-Students arriving after 8am must be signed in by a parent with the front office staff.

-Passing in the car rider line is prohibited.

-Students must be picked up by 3:20 daily.

DRIVERS EDUCATION ELIGIBILITY FORM (for learner's permit)

Please email the school-level Principal or Assistant Principal to have a document drafted and set up a time to meet for completion. Please allow 72 hours from the time you request the certificate to when you pick it up. This document requires a parent/guardian to come to the school for completion and is good for 30 days.

Transcript Requests

If you need a transcript, please use the CGS Transcript Request Form and allow 72 hours for your request to be completed. Mrs. Walther is updating transcripts for those who took summer classes. Once updates have been finalized, the transcript request will be completed. Thank you for your patience.

Digital Photography

Do you have a snapshot camera you no longer use? Mrs. Miner is in need of additional digital cameras to use in Digital Photography 1 and 2. If you have a digital camera you'd like to donate, please contact Mrs. Miner (shelleyminer@cgsnc.org).

COMING SOON!!! Clover Cafe

Clover Cafe is a student-run coffee shop sponsored by the high school Exceptional Children's Department. Students will budget, inventory, fulfill orders, create product, provide customer service, count change, clean, and restock. We need your help in order to begin operation.

Below is an Amazon wish list our students created. We appreciate anything you can contribute. We look forward to serving our high school students and staff some delicious brew! If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Barlekamp (sarahbarlekamp@cgsnc.org)

Amazon Wish List

NCVPS Classes Begin 8/11/2025

Students taking a NCVPS course will need to login and begin working Monday, August 11th. Mrs. Gladden will meet with students scheduled for a NCVPS course Monday during 1st period to review expectations, assign a nook, and ensure they know how to access their course. Login information can be found in the student's email. The course will be available on Monday. If you have questions please contact Mrs. Gladden (elizabethgladden@cgsnc.org).

CCP/ACC Classes Begin 8/18/2025

Students--please be sure to check your ACC email daily. This week you need to login to your ACC account to ensure your password is current and you are ready for class on 8/18. Be sure to have your books for your courses on the first day of class!

NC College Connect Information FOR PARENTS/STUDENTS

NC College Connect is a groundbreaking initiative offering direct college admission to eligible high school seniors across the state for the 2025–2026 school year! Open to public high school seniors with a weighted GPA of 2.8 or higher who meet course requirements, students will be matched with colleges where they already qualify — no traditional application needed.

The program now includes more UNC System schools, NC Independent Colleges and Universities and NC Community Colleges. Students are directly admitted and can accept offers by completing a short form on CFNC.org.

The student and parent webinars will give an overview of the program, while office hours are an opportunity for more personalized support.

Webinars

• September 16, 6 p.m.

Office Hours

• August 26, 6-7 p.m.
• September 30, 6-7 p.m.

Parents of 7th and 12th grade students, please see the letters below from Nurse Corbett regarding required immunization records.

Please reach out to Nurse Corbett with questions at angelacorbett@cgsnc.org.

Shout out to our PVC Parent Volunteers who met last week to discuss leadership and committee leadership roles for our new Parent Volunteer Committee (PVC). We are so excited about this school year and greatly appreciate your dedication to our school community!!

Shout out to our Athletic Booster Parents who met last week to talk about the upcoming school year in regards to our CGS student athletes. It was a great meeting and we appreciate all of our parents who participated and shared ideas on ways to have a successful school year. Thank you for your dedication and support to our student athletes at CGS!

Potential Fall Campus Clean Up day:

• October (Date- TBD)

Dear Clover Garden Families,

If you're interested in getting involved with the Parent Volunteer Committee or staying up to date on volunteer opportunities, please fill out the short interest survey below to let us know how you'd like to contribute.

We’ll be holding our first virtual meeting in September, and we’ll send out details shortly.

Thank you for being such an important part of our Clover Garden community. We can't wait to partner with you to make this year one to remember!

The PVC would also like to give a shoutout to Lily Oliver who provided a beautiful balloon arch for the first week of school!

Ready to rock your school pride? Head over to grizzlyden.org NOW and grab the hottest school apparel! Hoodies, tees, crewnecks- you name it in both elementary and MS/HS style! Don't wait, gear up, stand out, and show everyone what it means to be a part of Grizzly Nation!

Another great week of learning and instruction for our Grizzlies! Keep up the great work!

Athletics Schedule for the Week is below- take a look and come out and support our Grizzlies!

Athletics Newsletter- Click HERE for up-to-date information regarding our athletics program.

Sign up to join our 25-26 Athletics Remind App. This is a great way to get up-to-date information regarding our athletics program.

Clover Garden Families!

We’re THREE DAYS away from the start of our Clover Garden Fun Run and Color Run fundraiser where we will have fun and build community while we work to reach our fundraising goal.

Curious about the event? Find an overview of our fundraiser HERE!

Key Information to help you during the fundraiser:

Goal: $15,000

For: Clover Garden Athletics

Kickoff Date (in school): 08/13/2025

Event Date: 08/22/2025

Donations for our Clover Garden Fun Run and Color Run will be collected through our fundraising platform: MyBooster.com

How to Start on MyBooster.com:

• Choose “Sign Up”

• Enter your School

• Enter your Personal Information

• Once you sign up, it’s time to share via Facebook, email and text!

Tips for Success:

• Set a goal for how much to raise and make a plan with your student on how to reach it.

• Share, share, share using our easy online tools!

• Make sure to thank everyone who supported you after you reach your goal.

Thank you for helping make our fundraiser a success!

Thanks,

Coach Paschal

Athletic Director

Our CGS Marching Grizzlies and Color guard are preparing for their upcoming Band Competitions which begin in September.

Our 3rd Graders successfully took their BOG assessment this week! Great job 3rd graders!

We have successfully completed our first round of I-Ready diagnostic testing. We are working on make-up I-Ready testing for any that missed last week's diagnostic benchmark to see where our students fall academically to best support them this school year.

Mclass beginning of the year testing has been pushed back to September due to some syncing issues between the state and Infinite Campus.

Dear Clover Garden Families,

We’re happy to inform you that the cafeteria deposit feature is now up and running!

If you’d like to add funds to your student’s meal account, please use the following link:

https://clovergarden.familyportal.cloud/

We have made a few more changes. Our first change is that you now have until the Thursday before the serving week to place your child’s order. The other change the negative credit limit. Please make sure your account is no more than $25 in the negative. If your student’s account is more than $25 in the negative he/she will not be allowed to purchase a la carte items and charge them to their account.

Some families mentioned they hadn’t received the original message, so we wanted to make sure everyone has the correct information and access moving forward.

If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to contact me directly.

Reach out if you have any questions or if you need your students lunch number.

Thank you for your continued support!

Warm regards,
Dana Walker
Cafeteria Coordinator | B & A Coordinator
Clover Garden School
336-586-9440 ext. 228

Grizzly Families!

The Grizzly Den is a K-8 program with the priority being for our youngest Grizzlies in K-5. The Grizzly Den is not available for our High School students.

Click here to register. CGS Grizzly Den Registration Form

Please reach out to Mrs. Walker, danawalker@cgsnc.org with any questions.

Please click on this LINK if you are interested in Mental Health Services for your student(s).

Current Vacancies:

• High School Science Teacher

As always, thanks for all that you do,

Mrs. Vereyken

Executive Director

Clover Garden School

*If you need this weekly newsletter translated into a different language, please let our Title 1 Coordinator, Mrs. Simmons know at brandisimmons@cgsnc.org.

*If you have any thoughts, feedback or suggestions for our Title 1 team on ways to improve our practices, please contact Mrs. Simmons at brandisimmons@cgsnc.org.

Email: info@cgsnc.org
Website: cgsnc.org
Locations:

2454 Altamahaw Union Ridge Road, Burlington, NC, USA

5806 Pagetown Road, Burlington, NC 27217
Phone: 3365869440
Facebook: facebook.com/cgsgrizzlies