China Spring Middle School

CSMS Newsletter

Parent & Student

Week of September 9th – 12th

FROM MR. ELLIS

• david.ellis@chinaspringisd.net

• CSMS Football teams play Wednesday this week (9.11.24). Please reach out to coaches or the athletic department for any questions regarding athletics. 

• SPIRIT DAY - 09.11.24 - “Lei Out the Pirates” Wear your Hawaiian themed attire to show your support for our football teams as they battle La Vega this week.

• Congratulations to our Volleyball teams who SWEPT La Vega last Thursday evening. Well done, ladies! Our next volleyball game will be on Monday, 09.09.2024, in Lorena.

• Congratulations to our Cross Country Teams who competed in the Midway Meet last Tuesday. Our 7th grade boys placed 1st, 8th grade boys placed 3rd, and 7th grade girls placed 7th. Well done on a great first meet! Our next Cross Country Meet will be in Gatesville on Thursday, 09.12.2024.

• Clubs are forming and are beginning to meet after school. Talk to your students about clubs that are going on. We have Drama Club, Car Club, and Dance Club currently happening every week. We’d love to see more of our students involved!

• CSMS is ALL about teaching and learning. Please make sure your student is coming to school prepared with necessary materials, including their iPad. Please reach out to your child’s teacher(s) should you have any questions. 

• Our students did a great job at the Football game last Friday night. This is a reminder that our students are still held to the code of conduct at district sponsored events. As we now have many events happening each week, please remember that behavior at these events is expected to meet the standard set forth in the code of conduct. You can be removed from events as a player or spectator and receive school consequences should the code of conduct be violated at a CSISD event. 

• NO THIRD PARTY DELIVERIES ACCEPTED ON CAMPUS i.e. (DoorDash, UberEats).  Parents, we appreciate your cooperation because it has helped us create a much safer environment for students at school.

• CELL PHONES PROHIBITED at CSMS.  Student cell phones must be off and stored in a backpack or purse.  Should a student need to communicate with a parent/guardian via their personal cell phone, he or she should ask for permission to go to the office to call or text his/her parent. Cell phones distract from the teaching and learning that must take place each day. Thank you for keeping your cell phone put away.

• Please remind your student to charge their iPad every night and bring it to school fully charged and ready to go. 

FROM MRS. BARTEE

• sbartee@chinaspringisd.net

• PLEASE NOTE:  Several CSISD campuses have different start times due to transportation needs.

  • Primary Campus Start Time – 7:50am

  • Elementary Campus Start Time – 8:00am

  • Intermediate Campus Start Time – 8:00am

  • Middle Campus Start Time – 7:55am

  • High Campus Start Time – 7:55am

• Attendance

  • Attendance is taken every day during every class period.

  • School starts at 7:55am.  If a student is more than 20 minutes late to school, he/she will be marked absent for first period.

  • Every absence needs to be documented in writing with the front office within three school days of the student returning to school.

  • Attendance warning letters will be sent home once a student reaches three (3) unexcused absences.  Additional warning letters will be sent home after five (5) unexcused absences.  Once a student reaches seven (7) unexcused absences, Mrs. Bartee and Chief Wachsmann will require parents to meet with them at the middle school in person to discuss truancy prevention measures and to make a plan for improving school attendance.  After ten (10) unexcused absences, truancy charges will be filed against the parent, and Judge Richardson will contact the parent to schedule a court hearing.

• Weekly Attendance Update – It is our goal at China Spring Middle School for our average daily attendance rate to be at or above 97%.  This past week, we did not reach that goal with an average daily attendance rate of 96.45%.  Please make healthy choices and get well soon if you are ill.

  • Tuesday, September 03

    • 7th grade – 94.78%

    • 8th grade – 97.25%

  • Wednesday, September 04

    • 7th grade – 96.96%

    • 8th grade – 97.25%

  • Thursday, September 05

    • 7th grade – 98.70%

    • 8th grade – 96.48%

  • Friday, September 06

    • 7th grade – 96.52%

    • 8th grade – 93.75%

  • Weekly Average

    • 7th grade – 96.74%

    • 8th grade – 96.18%

    • Campus – 96.45%

FROM OUR PARENT VOLUNTEERS

We wanted to communicate  all the plans for the 2024-2025 school year so you can plan accordingly. Please see the dates and additional info below.

• Catered Welcome back Breakfast 7/31/24 — Thank you for all who donated and made that a huge success! It was wonderful to spoil the teachers and staff the day before school started. 

• Fall Dance will be November 14th.  We will need snacks, décor, and volunteers.

• Catered Thanksgiving Lunch 11/21/24

• Catered Teacher Appreciation Lunch 5/8/25

Randomly throughout the year we will ask for monetary donations to stock popcorn, sodas, and water all year for the teachers and staff.
If you want to donate $75 now you will be done for the year. You can drop cash or check (CSMS) at the front office or Venmo, Kristin- Clements- 4. Otherwise, we will send emails leading up to the event and you can donate then, if you can!

We appreciate all the support you have shown for CSMS. Looking forward to a great year. 

Amanda Talbert, parent volunteer 

Kristin Clements, parent volunteer

FROM MRS. MCADAMS, School Counselor

• amcadams@chinaspringisd.net

• 504 meetings will start being set up around September.

• September is Suicide Prevention Week - resources to come 

•  If your child has any counseling needs over the summer or would like to provide me or the teachers with any concerns, please let me know.  

FROM NURSE NIXON,  School Nurse

• lnixon@chinaspringisd.net

• If you wish for your child to take medication at school, there is a medication form located on the CSISD Health Services website.  Parent and doctor signatures are required.

FROM MRS. PALMER,  Registrar/Attendance Clerk

• spalmer@chinaspringisd.net

• DUES: Class Dues are $20 - we accept Cash or Check made out to CSMS or you may pay online through Myschoolbucks.com - Store, Browse All, Class Dues starting on 8/1/24.

• If you have an absence excuse note for your student, you may email Mrs. Palmer or bring the note to the front office.

UPCOMING EVENTS

09.09.2024 - MS Volleyball @ Lorena

09.11.2024 - MS Football vs. La Vega - These are Wednesday evening games.

• Dress Up Theme - “Lei Out the Pirates” Hawaiian Themed Dress Up

09.12.2024 - Pep Rally Schedule - We follow the high school’s bell schedule.

09.12.2024 - MS Cross Country Meet @ Gatesville

09.13.2024 - Campus Closed

09.14.2024 - Saturday School

09.16.2024 - MS Volleyball @ Gatesville

09.17.2024 - MS Tennis vs. Vanguard

09.18.2024 - MS Football vs. Tennyson - These are Wednesday evening games.

BELL SCHEDULE