Wow, what a busy week! This past week was filled with sports, field trips and celebrations. Our spring sports team have shown dedication and resilence. It's been a weather roller coaster and all of our teams have had to pivot at the last minute for one reason or another. Our 8th graders are in full transition mode, as they start planning their high school classes. We took our zoned kids to BCHS for a tour and both CHS & SHHS came over for an informative visit. Zoned CHS students will take a trip to tour their school later this week (make sure to turn in your field trip forms). On the subject of transitioning schools, some CMS ambassadors visited with 4th graders at all three feeder schools to help prepare them for middle school. Student Council toured the state capitol this week to learn about government. And finally, we all took part in World Down Syndrome Day to raise awareness and donations. Be sure to check out our Facebook page for updates and photos!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT from the district: On-line registration for the 2025-2026 school year will go live starting April 1st . Out of Zone applications will be available online, at all school locations, and central office starting Monday, March 24th. Out of Zone applications can be submitted April 1st- April 30th. All students attending MCPS schools for the 25/26 school year are required to complete on-line registration using your Parent Vue account. If you intend for your student to attend a school out of your zoned location - applications must be submitted to the intended school of choice. If your student is currently Out of Zone this year, you must reapply for next school year.

This is final week before Spring Break. There will be no school for students and our building will be closed March 31 - April 4th. Staff and students will return on Monday, April 7th.

When we return from Spring Break, we will begin preparations for TCAP. We encourage you to polish your routines to include adequate hours of sleep, good breakfast and arriving to school on time. Students who are not in class before 7:45am on test days, potentially may not be able to test with their class. Late students will be sequestered while testing occurs and then required to make up testing in the afternoon. Please adjust your schedule for your student to arrive on time. If you are able to schedule appointments around the testing window or later in the afternoons, we would greatly appreciate it.

Please have a conversation with your student about taking the TCAP seriously. Our staff and students have worked very hard to improve academics at CMS. We're excited for our cougars to show what they know - but they have to try & give it their best!