Q4 After-Tutorial Clubs (April 17 - June 12)

Greetings Tiger Families:

We are excited to announce

the next round of School Clubs

that will take place AFTER tutorial (4 - 5 PM)

throughout Quarter 4 (April 17  - June 12).

Please see flyer below for a List of Clubs,

scheduled days and a permission slip.

 

Click HERE for Flyer/Permission Slip

Please return the signed permission slip

by THIS Friday (March 31).

Space is LIMITED - Sign Up Today!

 

Don't miss out on the wonderful opportunity

for enrichment and fun,

right here at College Prep!

Go Tigers!!!

THIS Friday (3/31/23): End of Q3 and Mini Day

Hi Tiger Families:

Quarter 3 ends

THIS Friday, March 31st
(report cards will be emailed home the following week)

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Friday, March 31 is also a Minimum Day Schedule

(FYI: The last day of each quarter is a Minimum Day Schedule)

Click HERE for the Minimum Day Schedule
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Friday (3/31/23) is also Dress Down Day.

(as is every last day of the quarter)

Even though students do not need to wear their uniforms, 
the College Prep Dress Code will be STRICTLY enforced and

students need to comply with the following guidelines:

• ALL shirts require sleeves covering the shoulders
• NO spaghetti straps
• NO Pajamas
• NO Halloween Costumes
  
• ALL logos and prints must be school appropriate
• ALL pants and shorts must fit properly around the waist
• ALL shorts must be AT LEAST mid-thigh in length

Please review College Prep Dress Code
in the Student Handbook.

 Families will be contacted for any dress code violations

to bring their students' uniform to be worn

for the remainder of the day.

 

Please help make sure that we continue this CPMS tradition

by complying with the Dress Code and having a positive day:)

Any student with dress violations will not be eligible for next quarter's "Dress Down" day.

Thanks for helping to make our 3rd Quarter
A GREAT SUCCESS
and we look forward to an EVEN Better

Final Quarter of the 2022-23 School Year!!!

Go Tigers!!!

Lottery for New Student Enrollment: Friday (3/31/2023)

Prospective Tiger Families:

The Lottery for New Student Enrollment

for the 2023-24 school year

will be Live-Streamed

Friday (3/31/23) @ 3 PM.

(a link will be emailed to all participants)

 

Please Note: The Lottery ONLY applies to

complete applications submitted

BY Monday (3/27/2023) @ 3PM

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Families do not need to view live-stream
in order to participate in the lottery.

Families will be notified of their enrollment status
following the outcome of the lottery via e-mail.

The Lottery will determine students
who may enroll for the available openings (per grade).

Once at capacity (per grade), the remaining students

will be placed on a waiting list in the order
that they are chosen in the lottery.

Families on the wait list will then be contacted
as soon as openings become available.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
College Prep Office

(619) 303-2782
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We look forward to meeting all of our new Tiger Families
as we continue to build upon

our foundation of academic success.

Go Tigers!!!

Leave a Paw Print in the College Prep Yearbook!!!

Tiger Families:

 

Here are 2 ways to "Leave a Paw Print" in this year's Yearbook:

1) Do you want to send your student, family, or teacher a

Special Shout-Out

in this year's College Prep Yearbook?

2) Would you like to include Grade 8 Baby to Now Pictures

of your promoting 8th Grade Tiger  

along with a special message?

 

Please click HERE for More Info

Click HERE to Order Online

Ordering is ONLY available ONLINE.

(PTSA will NOT be taking any payments for orders)

The CPMS 2022-23 Yearbook is NOW on Sale (Order by April 23 for Early Bird Discount)

THIS FRIDAY - Minimum Day (Spring Break: 4/3/23 - 4/14/23)

Hi Tiger Families:

With Spring Break coming up,

we just wanted to remind you that

THIS Friday (3/31/23)

is a Minimum Day.

Please follow Minimum Day Schedule

There is NO School from 4/3/23 - 4/14/23.
School resumes Monday 4/17/23.

We would like to wish all of our Tiger Families

a relaxing, enjoyable and safe Spring Break.

No Gum @ CPMS

Greetings Tiger Families:

In an effort to maintain a clean

and sanitary school campus,

CPMS has a strict policy of NO GUM

anywhere on school grounds.

 

Despite frequent reminders here at school,

we are still finding students with gum.

We are asking our families to please make sure that

your students are not bringing gum to school

and to save it to enjoy at home.

As we say each day at College Prep,

Please Take Care of Yourselves,

Each Other and This Place.

 

We appreciate your support.

 

Go Tigers!!!

THIS Friday (3/31/23): End of Q3 and Mini Day

Hi Tiger Families:

Quarter 3 ends

THIS Friday, March 31st
(report cards will be emailed home the following week)

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Friday, March 31 is also a Minimum Day Schedule

(FYI: The last day of each quarter is a Minimum Day Schedule)

Click HERE for the Minimum Day Schedule
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Friday (3/31/23) is also Dress Down Day.

(as is every last day of the quarter)

Even though students do not need to wear their uniforms, 
the College Prep Dress Code will be STRICTLY enforced and

students need to comply with the following guidelines:

• ALL shirts require sleeves covering the shoulders
• NO spaghetti straps
• NO Pajamas
• NO Halloween Costumes
  
• ALL logos and prints must be school appropriate
• ALL pants and shorts must fit properly around the waist
• ALL shorts must be AT LEAST mid-thigh in length

Please review College Prep Dress Code
in the Student Handbook.

 Families will be contacted for any dress code violations

to bring their students' uniform to be worn

for the remainder of the day.

 

Please help make sure that we continue this CPMS tradition

by complying with the Dress Code and having a positive day:)

Any student with dress violations will not be eligible for next quarter's "Dress Down" day.

Thanks for helping to make our 3rd Quarter
A GREAT SUCCESS
and we look forward to an EVEN Better

Final Quarter of the 2022-23 School Year!!!

Go Tigers!!!

ICYMI: College Prep: 2023 Schools to Watch!!!

College Prep: 2023 CA Schools to Watch!!!

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Congratulates

High-Performing Middle Schools Named

2023 Schools to Watch

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today announced that 77 high-performing California middle grades schools have been recognized for 2023 by the California Schools to Watch program. There are 36 new California Schools to Watch this year. An additional 41 schools reapplied to the program, demonstrated their sustained progress, and have been redesignated as 2023 California Schools to Watch. Altogether, there are now 186 California Schools to Watch.

“Congratulations to these schools for building systems that support all students from all backgrounds and who bring a wealth of individual and family assets,” Thurmond said. “These middle grades students attend programs that help them believe in themselves, discover their interests, and work toward their academic, life, and career goals. These middle schools are exceptional role models of how educational innovation and an enthusiastic school community can keep students engaged and learning through a critical stage in their K–12 journey.”

These high-performing model schools demonstrate academic excellence, social equity, and responsiveness to the needs of young adolescents. For example, Alta Sierra Intermediate School has a targeted intervention program for students called Support for Success that includes supports such as reteaching; study hall; lunch labs with teachers; a homework center; pull-out tutoring from PE class; and Program Reach, designed to support victims of bullying, harassment, or racially motivated behavior to teach coping skills, conflict resolution, and empathy. And La Paz Intermediate School’s culture and climate is enhanced by a fully developed Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program implemented schoolwide as well as a year-round Where Everybody Belongs (WEB) program that connects with students during lunch activities, nighttime social events, and classroom lessons.

The California Schools to Watch program is sponsored by the California Department of Education, the California League of Educators, and the California Middle Grades Alliance in association with The National Forum. To earn this designation, schools must complete an extensive application and host a site visit by middle grades experts. In order to retain the designation, each school is reevaluated every three years.

The 2023 schools will be recognized at the California Schools to Watch Celebration in Monterey on March 9, 2023. For more information about the program, please visit the California League of Educators California Schools to Watch web page.

Click HERE for the Full News Release

March 2023 Menus

Hi Tiger Families:

Click HERE for the March 2023 Menus

School Meals

are FREE to ALL students

for the 2022-23 school year!

(Meal counts will be taken each morning in Tigers Den)

Extra, Extra...Read All About It:)

We are happy to announce that the second issue of

The Tiger Chronicle
for 2022-23
is now available!!!

Click HERE for The Tiger Chronicle (Vol 9, Issue 2)

A Big Tiger's Roar to Mr. Bensley

and his amazing Quarter 2 Journalism Class

for producing a school newspaper 

full of Tiger Pride!!!

Enjoy!!!

College Prep: 2023 CA Schools to Watch!!!

 State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Congratulates 

High-Performing Middle Schools Named 2023 Schools to Watch

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today announced that 77 high-performing California middle grades schools have been recognized for 2023 by the California Schools to Watch program. There are 36 new California Schools to Watch this year. An additional 41 schools reapplied to the program, demonstrated their sustained progress, and have been redesignated as 2023 California Schools to Watch. Altogether, there are now 186 California Schools to Watch.

“Congratulations to these schools for building systems that support all students from all backgrounds and who bring a wealth of individual and family assets,” Thurmond said. “These middle grades students attend programs that help them believe in themselves, discover their interests, and work toward their academic, life, and career goals. These middle schools are exceptional role models of how educational innovation and an enthusiastic school community can keep students engaged and learning through a critical stage in their K–12 journey.”

These high-performing model schools demonstrate academic excellence, social equity, and responsiveness to the needs of young adolescents. For example, Alta Sierra Intermediate School has a targeted intervention program for students called Support for Success that includes supports such as reteaching; study hall; lunch labs with teachers; a homework center; pull-out tutoring from PE class; and Program Reach, designed to support victims of bullying, harassment, or racially motivated behavior to teach coping skills, conflict resolution, and empathy. And La Paz Intermediate School’s culture and climate is enhanced by a fully developed Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program implemented schoolwide as well as a year-round Where Everybody Belongs (WEB) program that connects with students during lunch activities, nighttime social events, and classroom lessons.

The California Schools to Watch program is sponsored by the California Department of Education, the California League of Educators, and the California Middle Grades Alliance in association with The National Forum. To earn this designation, schools must complete an extensive application and host a site visit by middle grades experts. In order to retain the designation, each school is reevaluated every three years.

The 2023 schools will be recognized at the California Schools to Watch Celebration in Monterey on March 9, 2023. For more information about the program, please visit the California League of Educators California Schools to Watch web page.

Click HERE for the Full News Release

New Students Open Enrollment Information (2023-24)

2023-2024 School Year

Open Enrollment

College Preparatory Middle School

(10269 Madrid Way, Spring Valley)

New Students

February 17 - March 27, 2023

Lottery

March 31, 2023

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New Students

College Prep Applications will be available on our website

www.MyCPMS.net

Beginning February 17th

If there are more applications than spaces available,

there will be a random lottery per grade.

Completed Applications are
DUE by Monday, March 27 @ 3PM
in order to be included in the school lottery.
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For more information,

please attend any one of our

Open Houses

(5:30 PM - 6:30 PM)

Tuesday, February 28

Thursday, March 16

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If you have any questions or require translation assistance,
please feel free to contact College Prep

(619) 303-2782

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We encourage families to visit the College Prep Blog for updates

which will be posted as they become available:

Tiger's Tale (CPMS Blog)

We look forward to meeting
all of our prospective Tiger Families
as we continue to build upon

our foundation of academic success.

Go Tigers!!!

New After-Tutorial Clubs (Feb 6 - March 31)

 Greetings Tiger Families:

We are excited to announce some NEW school clubs

that will take place after tutorial (4 - 5 PM)

throughout Quarter 3 (Feb 6  - March 31).

Please see flyer below for a List of Clubs,

scheduled days and a permission slip.

 

Click HERE for Flyer/Permission Slip

Please return the signed permission slip

by THIS Friday (Feb 3).

Space is LIMITED - Sign Up Today!

 

Don't miss out on the wonderful opportunity

for enrichment and fun,

right here at College Prep!

Go Tigers!!!

High School Websites

Greetings Tiger Families:

 

We want to thank everyone who attended this year's

CPMS Virtual High School Night.

 

Below are the websites for all 

of the High School Participants:

 

Steele Canyon High School

Monte Vista High School

Helix Charter High School

Valhalla High School

River Valley Charter School

High Tech High

We encourage you to start contacting high schools

of interest to find out more about 

their enrollment process,

placement exams schedule and school tour offerings.

Feel free to contact College Prep 

if you have any questions.

Canned Food Delivered:)

Hi Tiger Families:

We wanted thank everyone for a VERY successful
Canned Food Drive!

Thanks to everyone's very generous donations,

we were able to collect

a school-wide total of over 1800 food items!!!

(1,535 Pounds of Food = 1,279 meals!)

 

ALL of the food was picked up by the San Diego Food Bank.

A Big College Prep Roar to Ms. Spencer and The Builders Club

for coordinating this special event:)

Thanks again for sharing that Tiger Pride with those in need!!!

Morning Phone Prep:)

 Greetings Families:

 

As you may be aware,

Students are not permitted to use their phones 

while on the school campus

throughout the school day.

In an effort to have them prepared for the school day,

we are asking for all students to have their phones

POWERED OFF and STORED in their backpacks

BEFORE arriving to school, each morning.

We have phones throughout the building if needed.

 

Thanks for your assistance and support!

 

Go Phone-Free Tigers!!!

CPMS Tiger in the News!

 Greetings Tiger Families:

Check out one of our very own Tigers, Londynn, on KUSI News 

reporting on her amazing flag football skills 

as a part of the Scorpions Elite Flag Football Team.  

 Click HERE to see the KUSI report:)

Go Londynn!  Go Scorpions!!  Go Tigers!!!

PTSA Thanks You!!!

On behalf of PTSA,

we would like to send A Big Tiger's Roar

to our Tiger Families

for all of the kind donations

to this year's

"Feed the Tiger" Fundraiser!!!

We deeply appreciate all of the support

we have received and look forward to

having the needed funds to support

enriching activities for all of our students.

Thank you Tiger Families!!!

With much gratitude,

CPMS PTSA

 

Go Tigers!!!

Protect/Prevent: Flu & Respiratory Illness in Schools

Greetings Tiger Families:

 

As you may all be aware, San Diego County is seeing an increase in respiratory illness in the school community. The CDPH would like to take this opportunity to provide us all with some information on ways we can mitigate illness in our school community:

 

• Encourage ill students to remain home and report illness to school attendance officials.

• Encourage good hand and respiratory hygiene practices.

• Promote COVID and Flu testing as indicated.

• Promote seasonal flu vaccination and COVID vaccination scheduling with medical providers. 

  

CLICK HERE for "Everyday Actions" that you can take to help protect yourself and others from the flu and other illnesses.

New Tiger's Tale Subscription Service

Tiger Families:

 

You can now subscribe

to the College Prep's Blog (Tiger's Tale)

with the Blog Subscription Service - "follow.it"

Click HERE to Subscribe!!!

 

Once you subscribe,

you will need to REPLY to the confirmation e-mail

in order to confirm your subscription.

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You will then begin receiving emails

(hi@follow.it) sent directly to your inbox

every time the Blog gets updated.

 

All new and updated College Prep info

will be posted on the main page

(which will be e-mailed to you:)

and then archived for future reference.

So, subscribe today and keep up on everything

College Prep!!!

After-School Tutorial Guidelines

After-School Tutorial

Please review the following tutorial guidelines and expectations,
if you plan on your student attending:

• After-school tutorial runs from 2:45 - 3:45 (Mon-Thurs). There is NO tutorial on Fridays.

• Student are to be picked up promptly at 3:45. 

• We ask that if your student attends tutorial, they stay for the entire time. Students picked up during tutorial can be a distraction to the rest of the students attending. Students will not be released until 3:45.
  

• We ask that if your student is NOT attending tutorial, they be picked up by 3:00 pm

• Any student attending After-School Tutorial is expected to be working the entire time. Since this is a privilege and not considered part of the school day, students who are not using this time productively will have their families contacted to be picked up immediately and will lose this privilege.

• It is the student's responsibility to attend the classes that they feel will be most beneficial. Students will need to remain in one class each day, so they will need to choose the class where they need the most support. Please discuss with your student which class would be most helpful to them.

• Students who attend tutorial will most likely still have some homework to complete (including daily reading assignment). Please refer to teacher calendars to check daily assignments.

Thank you for helping us maintain
a positive and supportive environment
for all of our hard working Tigers.

CPMS Tiger Pride Spirit Wear!!!

TIGER PRIDE Spirit Wear

Students may wear Tiger Pride T-shirts every Friday.

Spirit Wear can be purchased online 

on the CPMS Spirit Wear website:

https://cpms-spirit-wear.square.site

T-shirts (100% Cotton) and Dry-Fit T-shirt (100% Polyester) available in Navy Blue or Orange for $16.00

NEW! Women’s/Girl’s Fitted Crew T-shirt (100% cotton) available in Navy Blue for $16.00

NEW! Hooded Pull-Over Sweatshirt (50% Cotton/50% Polyester) available in Navy Blue or Orange for $30.00

Unfortunately, due to supply issues,

some styles and sizes may not available.

The CPMS Spirit Wear website will be updated

as inventory is received.

 For questions, please email CPMSspiritwear@gmail.com