CSP Newsletter

If you signed up to send in gift cards for families in need, please send them in by Monday. Thank you to those that have already sent them in.

The CSP Spelling Bee will be held on January 12 at 8:30. All Middle School students will be in attendance to watch the top 25 spellers compete for the CSP Spelling Bee crown. That one winner will advance to the County Spelling Bee with a chance to advance to the national Spelling Bee, which will be televised live on ESPN in the spring. Parents are welcome to attend!

Yearbook Recognition Ads are the perfect way to commemorate achievements and celebrate milestones such as graduating from middle and high school. In addition, revenues from Recognition Ads help our school create a better yearbook. To purchase your ad online, follow the instructions on the flier below. Jostens is responsible for our school's yearbook ad sales. Please do not contact or send materials to the school. Please also consider our school's ad content guidelines found on the flier while creating your ad online.

All orders must be placed by 02/09/2023.

Congratulations to our Tigers for showing their Tiger PRIDE during the month of November!

6th Grade

Dylan Wassberg

7th Grade

Joshua Adeniyi

Bryant Crespo

Abeeha Iftikhar

Khiah Newbold

8th Grade

Brecklyn Snakenberg

Aidan Speights

• Please ensure your child brings their fully charged issued device to school with them daily.
• CSP no longer issues loaner devices for those students who leave their Chromebooks at home. It is the responsibility of the student to bring the required materials to school daily. Not doing so can hurt their academics.
• CSP can no longer afford to issue loaner devices due to the excessive number of damaged and/or lost devices.
• If your child loses or damages their device, restitution must be paid before receiving a replacement device.

• CSP is discussing with the bus company the possibility of adding a sixth bus to our transportation schedule next school year.
• We will need at least 290 students utilizing bus transportation to secure the sixth bus.
• A sixth bus will allow us to service more areas and provide more seat availability.
• Due to increased fuel costs, which CSP has paid for the past year and a half, transportation costs will increase by $50 per student next school year.

• Review the ROAR schedule with your student. Have them sign up for Content Support on the available days rather than going to their club.
• Check PowerSchool every Tuesday evening. Make it a family event.
• Email teachers whenever you have a question about an assignment.
• Monitor your child's BrightSpace page.
• Review your child's assignments before they submit them to their teacher.
• Contact the School Counselor if you want to schedule an appointment with your child's teacher(s).
• Ms. Siwicki is the School Counselor for students whose last name begins with A-L. Her email address is jsiwicki@mycsp.org.
• Ms. Shepherd is the School Counselor for the students whose last name begins with M-Z. Her email address is mshepherd@mycsp.org.

Please join me on Wednesday, January 25, from 9:00 - 11:00 am for our second Donuts with the Principal event. I would love to get to know parents and stakeholders. The discussion topic will be transportation, the master schedule, the Maryland Blueprint, and parental engagement. I will also hear your concerns, ideas, feedback, and general thoughts on how to better CSP. This is on a first-come, first-served basis for the first 50 parents that RSVP.

We kindly ask that you respond by Friday, January 20, if you are interested in attending. The event is for parents only and is open to the first 50 to respond. The link to respond is HERE.

• College Career Ready Definition - Any student who has passed the Algebra I and English 10 Maryland State Assessments at the end of their 10th-grade year.
• Students must be 16 or older: the exception is this current academic school year.
• I am awaiting the names of all students who qualify for free tuition and fees.
• AACPS will issue refunds to those who are enrolled in AACC courses and those who meet the qualifications.
• CSP will issue refunds to those who are enrolled in AP courses and those who meet the qualifications.

JANUARY

• 6 - B-Day
• 13 - A-Day
• 20 - A-Day
• 27 - A-Day

FEBRUARY

• 3 - B-Day
• 10 - A-Day
• 17 - A-Day
• 24 - B-Day

If you have an 11th-grade student, Mr. VanDyke from Josten's will be here on January 26, from 11:00 - 11:15 am, to discuss the process of ordering class rings. This is the only opportunity for students to meet with Josten's representative.

If you have a 12th-grade student, Mr. VanDyke from Josten's will be here on January 26, from 11:15 - 11:30 am, to discuss ordering their cap/gown, graduation announcements, and other senior-related items.

Please make arrangements for your child to attend this meeting even if it is not a scheduled time for them to be in school. Students must purchase a cap and gown to participate in the graduation ceremony.

JANUARY 2 - 6:

• No afterschool clubs/activities

JANUARY 4:

• Wendy's Fundraiser (benefits Class of 2023)

JANUARY 6:

• 8th-grade Vision and Hearing Test

JANUARY 7:

• 9:00 - 11:00 am - Saturday School (by invite only)

JANUARY 12:

• Middle School Spelling Bee

JANUARY 16:

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day - All Schools & Offices Closed

JANUARY 18:

• Fundraiser - Wendy's at Arundel Mills location (benefits Class of 2023)

JANUARY 21:

• 9:00 - 11:00 am - Saturday School (by invite only)

JANUARY 23 - 27:

• No Afterschool Clubs / Activites

JANUARY 23 - 24:

• Two-hour Early Dismissal for Students - End of the Second Quarter

JANUARY 25:

• Schools Closed for Students - Semester Break
• Bus Payment Due Date
• 9:00 - 11:00 am - Coffe, Donuts, and Conversation with the Principal (RSVP above)

JANUARY 26:

• 11:00 - 11:15 am - 11th-grade Meeting - Ordering Class Rings
• 11:15 - 11:30 am - 12th-grade Meeting - Ordering Cap/Gown, Graduation Announcements, etc..