CRMS Principal's Communication

While students have been enjoying the final days of summer, our teachers have returned to CRMS.

One of my favorite parts of these staff workdays is seeing the excitement that comes with a fresh start. Our staff are just as excited to see each other as students are when they come on the first day. Our teachers embrace the same excitement as they prepare to welcome students back into their classrooms.

Our next opportunity to kick off the school year together is Back to School Night this Monday. It is an opportunity to meet the incredible educators who will be working alongside your child this year, ask questions, reconnect with friends, and begin building the strong partnership between home and school that is so important to student success.

We are looking forward to welcoming our families back into the building and sharing the excitement that our staff has been feeling all week. The countdown is almost over, and we cannot wait to see our Blue Knights fill these hallways once again. It's going to be a fantastic year!

John Veit

Principal

Castle Rock Middle School

Mark your calendars for Back to School Night on Monday, August 10, from 6:00pm - 7:30pm. This is a wonderful time to see the school, meet your student’s teachers, see where they’ll be and get some questions answered before the year starts up.

Students and parents will be able to view students' schedules today, August 7, in Infinite Campus after 4:00pm.

If you have questions about your student's schedule, we ask that everyone complete this form if a repair is needed for your child's schedule: Repair Form.

After you have completed the repair form, you may contact your student's grade level counselor if you need further information.

Sir Ector and King Arthur- Ms. Puckett (bpuckett@dcsdk12.org)

Sir Galahad - Ms. Turner (jturner@dcsdk12.org)

Sir Kay - Ms. Karagan (lkaragan1@dcsdk12.org)

Staying hydrated and energized throughout the day is key to doing our best work, and water is the ultimate brain fuel. To help keep our shared spaces clean, spill-free, and focused, we are updating our beverage guidelines starting on the first day of school, August 12, 2026.

Going forward, water in closed containers will be the only drink permitted for students in school. Energy drinks, coffees, sodas, etc are not permitted at school. Please do not send your student with them to school.

Students may purchase other beverages during their lunch to enjoy at lunch if they would like to.

We appreciate everyone’s help in keeping our spaces clean and pest-free.

This year all bikes and scooters will park on the east side of the school near the athletic doors. We will not park any of these inside the school. Although the area is on camera, we recommend you send your student with a lock to secure their ride.

Please, please, please talk with your students about safety while riding to school.

Refer to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office webpage and the Town of Castle Rock webpage regarding what options are legal for students to ride to school. If it's not legal for students to ride, it can not be parked at school.

Express Check-In opened July 27th, for our families. This is required for all families to complete before the first day of school (August 12th). Your personal email is NOT your email to login. It will be your Parent Portal username turned into an email address: username@p.dcsdk12.org

Parent Portal Reset Information District Website :

Parent Username Retrieval - You don't know your username

Parent Password Reset - You know your username but not your password

Students with a POD (Personally Owned Device) that is a Chromebook must have a school account to connect to the DCSD-Secure network. If your student will be using a personally owned Chromebook, please add an account using your student's school email and school password before arriving at school on Wednesday. If they have a personal gmail account already, that is fine. But they need the @s.dcsdk12.org account added as well (in which case they would have two circles on the login screen). The account will have an S for the icon followed by their name.

If your student is using a Windows device with unique email accounts, it is helpful they have a dedicated account set up with their school email as well. Windows security will require they know the Window Security account information so please make certain they know that information.

The 2026-2027 school year calendar is linked here. This is for your reference when planning for breaks and vacations.

Just a reminder that the first bell rings at 7:35am and classes begin at 7:40am. We have included the link for this school year: Bell Schedule.

At CRMS, our Parent Involvement Program (PIPs) is our parent teacher organization run by parents to support our teachers and the school. Parents interested in finding out more information regarding PIPs and ways they can support our school, please reach out to crmspips@gmail.com for more information.

Starting with the 21-22 school year, our school implemented a Bring Your Own Device initiative. In order to accomplish this, we have changed our school supply list to the items below:

• Chromebook
• 2 College Ruled Spiral Notebooks
• Good Working Pen and Pencil each day

The rest of the necessary school supplies will be provided by the school. We have further information about why we have chosen Chromebooks for our school on our BYOD initiative webpage. This information includes recommended specifications for devices.

We know there is a financial burden to providing a Chromebook or comparable device, but we hope the elimination of so many other items will help save some costs for our families.

Registration is now open for 8th Grade Girls Volleyball and Cross Country. Please note that all students must have a current physical on file to participate. Physical forms are on our Athletics Webpage as well as in the registration website. Practices begin on Thursday, August 13, 2026 after school.

Student pictures will be taken on August 14, 2026. You will receive an email from DR Photo with instructions on how to access your gallery and order pictures. Here is the link for DR Photo.

1. When dropping off or picking up in the lane closest to the school you must pull all the way forward to the sign marked "Pull up to Here." Students will exit or enter your car directly onto/from the sidewalk. When dropping off in the "parking aisle" please pull forward to the marked walk zone before dropping off or picking up your student. In this way they can cross to and from the school under the supervision of our security crossing guard.
2. At no time will you be able to park, stop or wait in the area identified as the fire lane on the East side of our parking lot (marked in ////// on our map). I realize this appears to be a convenient place to wait in line, but when you stop in this lane it quickly backs up and prevents anyone else from entering the parking lot including the fire department and this is a violation, which could result in a ticket. If the drop off/pick up lane is full, continue to drive through the lot in the left lanes and queue up in our parking lot identified on the map until an opening occurs.
3. When exiting our parking lot we would suggest that people exiting to the West stay in the far right lane. If exiting straight across Meadows or turning left, please exit in the second lane from the right marked with appropriate arrows. Please note that if you are turning left you will have a short green arrow where pedestrian traffic is held, but once the light turns green there will be an opportunity for pedestrian traffic to cross and of course they do have the right of way. Please pay special attention to these students.

Student Safety is most important, so thank you for being patience when dropping off or picking up your CRMS student(s). This plan is also available on our CRMS Website > Family Resource > Traffic Plan

Back to School Night - August 10, 2026

First Day of School for Students - August 12, 2026

Student Pictures - August 14, 2026

Labor Day (No School) - September 7, 2026

Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences - September 15 & 17, 2026

Professional Development Day (No Student Attendance) - September 21, 2026