The Knightly News: July 18, 2024

Welcoming New Staff and Faculty – Click here to meet the new members of our team.

Communication Channels – Communication is the key to a strong partnership at CCS. We have three main channels of communication. Behind each technology, there is administration, faculty, and staff that are available and eager to communicate with you.   

• Veracross Portal – K-12 Parents and 6-12 Students can readily access our main hub of information for their household and the whole school.
  • Click here to access your portal. Each parent has a login. Students (Grades 6-12) can only use their CCS email to login.
  • Each user can subscribe to school calendars. Click on the Calendar icon then “Subscribe” to choose the calendars of interest and how to connect them to your own calendar.
  • Directories of employees and enrolled families are found in the portal.
  • This year, we are launching “Department Pages” located on the homepage/dashboard of the portal. This is where you can find more detailed information in one location for the whole school year.
  • Magnus Health – Amber writing some copy for this.
• The Knightly News – This is our e-newsletter that provides a 2-week bulletin of upcoming events and information throughout the school year. New for this year is a quick link (see below) to past issues when needed.
• ParentSquare/StudentSquare – K-12 Parents and 6-12 Students have access to our in-house social media platform and communication tool for athletics and other areas of the school. To learn more about this, or get logged in for the first time, click here then on the ParentSquare icon.  Room Parents will use this for classroom and grade-level communication.

Note: All three of these are linked at the bottom of each issue of The Knightly News.

• Additional Communications –
  • Policies – Board, Corporation, Parent-Student Handbook (housed on the Portal)
  • Monday folders – Lower School
  • Emails – from Administration and Faculty
  • Signage around campus

2024-25 Calendars (housed on the Portal) – 

• Academic Year
• Quarter 1 Events
• Subscribe your household to calendars of choice for convenient planning and up-to-date information.

Uniform Updates – Refer to the 2024-25 Parent-Student Handbook (housed on the Portal) as you finalize any purchases for the new school year.

Uniforms –

• Uniform Guidelines – Click here.
• Uniform Supplier – FlynnO’Hara has new pieces available for purchase:
  • Performance fabric shirts and shorts (Grades K-12)
  • Performance fabric pants (Grades 9-12)
  • Performance fleece 1/4 zip pullover in navy and hunter green (All Grades)
• Spirit Wear – Show your school spirit! The online Spirit Store has NEW items available for purchase! The on-campus Spirit Store is open on Thursdays, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. at the Pavilion, and will have new t-shirts and classroom-approved quarter-zips for youth and adults! If you are interested in volunteering at our weekly on-campus Spirit Store, signup through ParentSquare (in the tab for SignUps and RSVPs).

Supply Lists – 

• Grades K-5 – Click here. 
• Grades 6-8 – Click here. 
• Grades 9-12 – Click here. 
  • To save time, click here for the School Toolbox program, which offers pre-packaged supplies delivered to your door!

Hot Lunch Program – anything to include about this?

After-School Care Program – All K-8 students who are not involved in an after-school activity must register for After-School Care if they are not picked up or in an official after-school activity by 3:00 p.m. Click here for information about this program.

Carpool – Be extra cautious and patient with each other as our student drivers and new families may be starting a new routine and learning our carpool process.

Health & Safety –

• Wednesday, August 7 – Kindergarten Proof of Immunizations and Health Assessments Are Due. If you have not submitted your kindergartner’s immunization information (including religious or medical exemptions) before this date, you will have 30 days to become compliant according to NC law.
• Wednesday, August 7 – All 7th and 12th Grade Students Proof of Immunizations Are Due. If you have not submitted your child’s immunization information (including religious or medical exemptions) before this date, you will have 30 days to become compliant according to NC law.

Medicine Disbursement Policy* – CCS follows NC laws with the disbursement of both over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medications. Furthermore, these policies differ between Lower School and Upper School. Review these policies:

• Lower School students (Grades K-5) are NOT permitted to have over-the-counter (OTC) or prescription medications on them at school unless medically necessary and with approved documentation. This includes cough drops. If a Lower School student requires medication (OTC or prescribed) during school hours, it must be brought to the Health Office in its original packaging with instructions for administration. 
• Upper School students (Grades 6-12) may carry a single daily dose of an over-the-counter medication (OTC) if the medication is properly labeled and in its original container.
  • They may NOT self-carry any prescription medications without completion of the proper forms and approved documentation from the Health Office. These forms are available through the Magnus Health Portal. They must be completed and signed by a parent, then reviewed by a CCS Health Office staff member prior to a medication being sent to school. 

* No loose medications are permitted regardless of type per the CCS Health & Safety policy. 

*If unidentified or unauthorized medications are found, they will be collected and discarded. 

*It is also against school policy for a student to distribute medications to a classmate or other student. 

*Refer to Medication Disbursement Policy in Parent-Student Handbook.

For further questions contact Amber Boger. 

Medication Drop-Off – Parents or Guardians may drop off all medications required for administration at school (including EpiPens, inhalers, etc.) with Mrs. Blondin, at the front desk downstairs, or to Mrs. Boger or Mrs. Edwards in the Health Office from July 31-August 7, or as soon as possible thereafter. 

Note: No prescription medications will be administered without proper labeling, instruction, and parental consent.