CSP Newsletter

Please join us in celebrating our teachers and staff at Chesapeake Science Point for Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week, May 8th to May 12th. We will be providing a continental breakfast for all teachers and staff on May 8th, a catered lunch on May 10th, and goodie bags and sweet treats on May 12th.

Please review the requested items via this signup and select one (or more) to contribute during this week of celebration. Please note, for the safety of our beloved staff, all items must be store-bought and include the ingredients.

Thank you, and we appreciate your help in celebrating our wonderful teachers and staff at CSP!

- Chesapeake Science Point's PTSO

Did your child earn the Principal's Honor Roll (all A's) on the third quarter report card? If so, congratulations, you are invited to a celebration on:

Friday, May 12 at 9:00 a.m.

We look forward to gathering together to honor the hard work of your child in a ceremony in the CSP Gymnasium, followed by refreshments.

Your child may dress UP for the special occasion or wear the CSP school uniform.

Please fill out the following form regarding school supplies for the 2023-24 school year.

School Supplies Survey

One response per graduating senior is required by the deadline of, today, April 28. This form is being shared in multiple places to make sure parents receive the information.

Please click here to submit a response

CSP's CultureFEST is set to return on the evening of June 9th! Please be sure to mark this exciting family event on your calendar! Stay tuned for more details.

We can't wait to see you there.

The Class of 2024 will have their senior portraits done on June 26 at CSP in the gymnasium.

For tips and ideas on how to best prepare for your session, or if you just want more information, please visit prestigeportaits.com. And remember, your pictures need to be photographed by Prestige to be included in the graduates’ section of the yearbook.

CLICK THIS LINK https://schedule.prestigeportraits.com/schedule/home.html to schedule your appointment.

There will be one makeup session on Aug 7 if you cannot make the June 26 date.

Prom is coming soon! Tickets went on sale Monday, March 20th. They're $80 per ticket or $150 per couple.

In addition, we are in need of decorations donated for prom. Please see our Amazon wish list here and consider purchasing one of the requested items. Thank you in advance!

Autism Awareness Month

School Library Month

April 28:

Last day for seniors to submit a response to the Senior Breakfast, Awards, and Graduation Ticket Order Form

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May 1 - 22:

Seniors can begin to pick up free tickets and pay for / pick up five additional tickets for graduation. Please do not send in payment for any requested tickets beyond the five allotted. You will hear from Ms. O'Brien about when to send a payment for those tickets.

May 1 - 4:

MCAP Social Studies - 8th-Grade

May 1:

School Principal's Day

May 2:

Teacher Appreciation Day

May 5:

Cinco de Mayo

School Lunch Hero Day

Field Trip - Ms. Thomas

May 8 - 12:

Teacher Appreciation Week

May 10:

School Nurse Day

May 12:

Prom

9:00 - 10:00 am - Principal's Honor Roll Assembly

May 14:

Mother's Day

Quarter Four - Interim Email (halfway point)

APRIL

• 7 - CLOSED FOR EASTER/SPRING BREAK
• 14 - A-Day
• 21 - CLOSED FOR EID AL-FITR
• 28 - B-Day

MAY

• 5 A-Day
• 12 B-Day
• 19 A-Day
• 26 A-Day

JUNE

• 2 A-Day
• 9 B-Day

If your student consumes school lunch, please check their account balance. We currently have a deficit totaling $4700.00. CSP is responsible for the outstanding balance if the accounts are not brought current.

Paying this balance requires that we shift funds from the instructional program, which will have a negative impact on the school as a whole.

• Please review the drop-off and pick-up procedures at the link below. Parents are not following the correct protocols in place, and it is creating a safety hazard for students and staff.

Please make sure you are checking in using the Pikmykid app. Share this with whoever may be picking up your child.

Drop-off and Pick-up Procedures Link

There are no available student parking spaces on campus. If your student recently acquired their driver's license and planned to drive to school, they are not permitted to park at the adjacent businesses. The property managers of each privately owned business have contacted us to share that they will tow any unauthorized vehicle. Parking on their property creates liability issues. We do not want to ruin our relationship with our neighbors. Students are permitted to park on the street if there are available parking spaces.

Due to an increase in students not being in assigned areas during the ROAR period, we are implementing the following changes immediately.

• Students must sign up for Content Support no later than 8:30 the morning of that day’s scheduled content support.

• Students will not be permitted to first go to a club and then leave out for content support.

• Students will not be permitted to leave content support to attend their clubs.

• Students are not permitted to bring their personal laptops to school.

• The use of personal devices (laptops) is a security risk and has already created an issue with our server.

• Students will not be allowed to borrow our Chromebook should they leave theirs at home. The only exception is when testing is taking place.

• We currently have 160 seats filled out of 250 seats available. Please do not wait until the last minute to submit a completed contract.

• The transportation registration window opened on March 1, 2023

• Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis

• Current routes and stops are not guaranteed for the next school year.

• The sooner a paid contract is completed, the sooner the bus company can begin determining routes.

• The updated Transportation Contract was made available on 2/21/23 on the school’s website. MYCSP.ORG

• Please DO NOT contact the bus company.

We are in the final quarter of the 2022-2023 school year.

Please make sure that you are monitoring your student’s progress. You can accomplish this by monitoring the gradebook, BrightSpace, and contacting your student’s teachers. Please ensure your students are taking advantage of the academic support structures during the academic school day and after school hours. Please contact teachers if you observe the grade book has not been updated on a weekly basis.

Parents and Guardians,

If your child's doctor requests that educational forms, such as ADHD and Vanderbilt Scales, be completed by teachers, please reach out to your child's school counselor directly. Your child's counselor will distribute the forms to the requested teachers and then submit the completed forms directly to the doctor through a link or email provided by the doctor.

Please do not reach out to individual teachers with doctor's forms requests.

Who is your child's counselor? See below:

Mrs. Siwicki -All students with last names beginning with A-L

Mrs. Shepherd - All students with last names beginning with M-Z

If you would like to volunteer or chaperone at CSP, you must submit a response to the following form. If you already submitted a reply, you do not need to submit another one.

FORM

Once you submit this response, I can follow up to see if your commercial background check is cleared, or I can request a copy of your fingerprint card, whichever you have completed.

Hi CSP Parents, Please see below regarding details on Chesapeake Science Point's NO REPEAT policy. If you have questions and/or concerns regarding this matter, please reach out to your child's school counselor. CSP continues to provide a rigorous and quality education to all students. It has always been our goal to improve upon past practices, find new ways to engage students, and make learning something students enjoy. We also believe that high school students need to put forth that same effort in order to become successful adults; therefore, CSP is Repeat Free. If a student receives an E in a required high school course, the class will have to be repeated in an alternate program such as Summer School, Evening School, and Twilight School. These programs are available for students to make up credits in courses that they were not successful in the first time; classes at CSP are for students taking them for original credit. If a student does not make up the failed class in one of these alternative programs, there is a chance that we will not be able to schedule the student for the classes required for graduation and the student will have to take classes at CSP for more than four years.

Parents/guardians of current 6th graders:

This is a friendly reminder that 7th-grade students are required to have the following immunizations before starting the 7th grade:

MCV4 and Tdap

I will need an updated immunization record showing that your child received both immunizations. Please send this to me as soon as you have it.

Thank you,

Ms. Calvert

jcalvert@mycsp.org

• Beginning on March 23, CSP began sending refunds for up to two AP exam fees for 9th and 10th graders.
• Beginning May 19, when AACPS has complete data to determine College and Career Readiness status, refunds will be calculated for 11th and 12th graders.
• Students who do not meet College and Career Readiness criteria will be refunded for up to two exams.
• Students who meet the criteria will be refunded for all the exams.

Any student who wishes to receive high school credit for any dual credit AACC class they have taken must present an official transcript from AACC to their counselor. The Registrar’s Office at AACC can assist you with obtaining an official transcript. If you have any questions, please contact your counselor.

SENIORS! Please be sure you follow up with your counselor regarding admissions decisions. We cannot wait to hear from you, and we need to be sure to document all admissions decisions in your Naviance account. Please let us know if you have been awarded any scholarship money. We need documentation of the scholarship award and the dollar amount. You may supply this information via email or paper documentation. As a reminder, please be sure you are reaching out to the undergraduate admissions offices to be sure that your application is complete and you have no missing required documents. As always, stop by with any questions. Your counseling department is SO proud of all the hard work you have put in!

Hi Juniors & Seniors! It’s no secret that most college applications require you to submit your SAT or ACT score, making taking the exam an absolute must. In addition to it being a requirement, colleges and universities receive thousands of applications every year. The scores on the SAT and ACT allow them to narrow down the playing field and make decisions on acceptance. In addition to your college applications, your SAT and ACT scores can be used to apply for scholarships. These are sometimes merit based scholarships, granted directly from your choice of college during the application process. Others may be from local, state, or regional programs where your grades, academic achievements, and score affect your eligibility. We wanted to stress the importance of taking the SAT and/or ACT more than once. Studies show that students typically receive a higher score the second time they sit for the test. It would be most beneficial to take the SAT and/or ACT your junior year, then again your senior year. If you receive free or reduced lunch, you qualify for a fee waiver. The counselors have them available in their offices. See your counselor with any additional questions.

SAT TESTING DATES:

May 6th

June 3rd

See registration deadlines and sign up here collegeboard.org.

ACT TESTING DATES:

April 15th

June 10th

July 15th

See registration deadlines and sign up here https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration.html.