Back to School Nights: This Week (Sept. 9 - 12)

Tiger Families:

This school year's

In-Person

Back To School Nights

will be held

THIS WEEK

(5:30 - 7:00 pm)

 

Grade 5: Monday, Sept 9

Grade 6: Tuesday, Sept 10

Grade 7: Wednesday, Sept 11

Grade 8: Thursday, Sept 12

For Parents/Guardians Only

(No Students please)

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Following a brief introduction by

the CPMS Directors and our amazing PTSA,

you will have an opportunity to meet your students' Teachers and learn all about each of their classes.

We look forward to seeing you as we partner to support your student's success and earn their STRIPES!!!

CPMS 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 2:45 - 3:45 (Mon - Thur). 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 are expected to 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 are to 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 may 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 Google Classroom Calendars to check daily assignments.

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

PTSA Membership (2024-25)

 

College Prep's ParentSquare

Greetings Tiger Families!

We are excited to announce that we recently adopted a new form of school-to-home communication at College Prep called ParentSquare.

This unified communications platform is designed to keep parents and guardians informed and encourage greater engagement and connection with our Tiger Community.

Parents/Guardians: Getting Started Video

As we roll out this new communication tool for the upcoming school year - all school, grade level and classroom information will begin to be sent to your computer or phone via email and/or text.

 

Please note that we will transitioning from our Blog to ParentSquare 

starting September 13,

following Back To School Nights.

We hope that this is yet another way to support the partnerships that we have with our amazing Tiger Families!

Go Tigers!!!

 

https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/35474872

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.

We ask 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!!!

CPMS Morning Phone Prep

 Greetings Tiger Families:

 

As we prepare for the upcoming school year,

we wanted to remind everyone that

Students are NOT permitted to use their phones/smart watches

ANYWHERE on the school campus

THROUGHOUT the school day.

In an effort to have everyone ready for the school day,

we ask for all Students to have their phones/smart watches

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 Summer Reading Assignments (Gr 5 - 8) / Due: September 10, 2024

Greetings Tiger Families: 

We hope that everyone is

enjoying their summer break.

We just wanted to remind all of our Tigers

about the Summer Reading Assignments
DUE September 10, 2024.

 

Click Link Below for 

Grade Specific Summer Reading Assignments

Click HERE: Grade 5 Assignment

 

Click HERE: Grade 6 Assignment

 

Click HERE: Grade 7 Assignment

Click HERE: Grade 8 Assignment

We look forward to seeing everyone refreshed 

and ready for an amazing new school year 

@ College Prep!!!

GO TIGERS!!!

CPMS School Meals Information (2024-25)

  Greetings Tiger Families:

 

The Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD)

Food Services

will provide School Meals

for the 2024-25 school year.

School Meals will be available starting

the first day of school

(Tuesday, September 3).

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School Meals

will be FREE to ALL students

for the 2024-25 school year!

 (Meal counts will be taken in Tigers Den)

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School Meal Menus will be posted 

on the school website and blog each month.

School Meal Menus: September 2024

Greetings Tiger Families:

 

The Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD)

Food Services

will provide School Meals

for the 2024-25 school year.

School Meals will be available starting

the first day of school

(Tuesday, September 3).

 

Click HERE for School Menus (Sept.)

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School Meals

will be FREE to ALL students

for the 2024-25 school year!

 

(Meal counts will be taken in Tigers Den)

CPMS Summer Reading Assignments (Gr 5 - 8)

Greetings Tiger Families: 

We hope that everyone is

enjoying their summer break.

We just wanted to remind all of our Tigers

about the Summer Reading Assignments
DUE September 10, 2024.

 

Click Link Below for 

Grade Specific Summer Reading Assignments

Click HERE: Grade 5 Assignment

 

Click HERE: Grade 6 Assignment

 

Click HERE: Grade 7 Assignment

Click HERE: Grade 8 Assignment

We look forward to seeing everyone refreshed 

and ready for an amazing new school year 

@ College Prep!!!

GO TIGERS!!!

The Uniform Store - Summer Sale

Greetings Tiger Families:

The Uniform Store would like to WELCOME

our New and Returning Families

and share some basic information.

 

Click HERE for More Information

Their annual summer sale is under way!!!

 

All uniform merchandise is 10% off.

 

The discount will be calculated automatically at checkout

so there is no need for a coupon code.

 

The sale applies to both online and in-store purchases

of school uniforms.

 

Click HERE for the Summer Sale Flyer

Location and contact:
• Address: 8160 La Mesa Blvd. La Mesa, CA 91942
• Email: customerservice@myschoolsuniform.com (preferred)
• Text: (844) 560-6477 Phone: (619) 466-5437
• Web store: MySchoolsUniform.com

CPMS-PTSA's 2024-25 Board

Hi Tiger Families:

We would like to send a Big CPMS Tigers Roar to
our 2024-25 PTSA Board!

President: Cameron Wheeler

VP Ways & Means: Eva Haddad

Co-VP Programs: 

Tara Mica and Libertad Villanueva-Wright

Auditor: Alissa Ulrich

VP Membership: Amanda Koczwara

Secretary: Cristy Bosivert

Treasurer: Yvonne Miles

Spirit Gear Sales: Stacey Reisert

Yearbook Sale: Cristy Bosivert

We would also like to THANK

our Outgoing Board and Committee Members:

Mara Rathbun, Matina Kleiner, Rebeccs Brooks,

Thomas David and Lisa Cohen

for going above and beyond

to help support CPMS throughout the school year!

We look forward to another successful year,

thanks to our incredible 

Parent-Teacher-Student Partnership!

 

Go Tigers!

Family Guide to Supporting Young People's Well-Being

 

High School Registration Links

Greetings 8th Grade Tiger Families:

 

With the new year quickly approaching, 

many of our local high schools are beginning their 

Registration and Enrollment process 

for next school year.

Below are the websites for more information regarding 

each high school's Registration/Enrollment process:

 

 Grossmont Union High School District

Helix Charter High School

Monte Vista High School

Steele Canyon 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.

 Ms. Mac will be emailing additional information

as it become available.

 Feel free to contact College Prep 

if you have any questions.

U.S. News and World Report: College Prep #8 Best Charter Middle School in California!!!

Tiger Families:

We wanted to share this exciting news from

U.S. News and World Report:

College Prep is (once again;) ranked 

#8 Best Charter Middle School in California!!!

Click HERE for List of Best Middle Schools!

 

A Big Tiger's Roar goes out to our entire Tiger Community

for contributing to our success!!!

 

 

Now that's what we call "Tiger Pride!!!"

Just Released: 2023 CA State Testing Results!!!

Greetings Tiger Families:

The most recent 2023 State Testing results were just released
and we wanted to share these impressive scores
with all of our Tiger Families and Friends!

Met or Exceeded Standards	CA State Results	SD County Results	CPMS Results
English Language Arts	46.66% (met or exceeded)	52.19% (met or exceeded)	82.89%  (met or exceeded)
Math	34.62% (met or exceeded)	40.22% (met or exceeded)	69.02% (met or exceeded)

 

Way To Go, Tigers!!!

Click HERE for more Info

 

These scores are a true testament to all of the hard work

by our Students, Families and Staff!

 

Now that's what we call

Tiger Pride!!!

GO TIGERS!!!

Enjoy Ebooks and Audiobooks for Free: OverDrive.com

 Tiger Families:

You can now access ebooks and audiobooks

through your local library for FREE

at www.OverDrive.com.

Click HERE to visit the OverDrive Website

The OverDrive website includes Libby,

a free app for your phone or tablet,

that allows families to borrow and read

FREE ebooks, audiobooks and magazines

from your local library.

Enjoy!!!:)

Top 100 CA Middle Schools: College Prep!!!

Successful middle schools put students on the right path toward success in high school and beyond. Here in California, a significant number of charter public middle schools secured top rankings in this year's U.S. News and World Report Best Middle Schools list. 

U.S. News analyzed over 7,000 middle schools in the Golden State. Check out which charter middle school made the Top 100 list in 2023-2024!

 

TOP RANKED CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLS

• Ranked #8 – Bullis Charter (Los Altos)
• Ranked #14 – Orange County School of the Arts (Santa Ana) 
• Ranked #27 – Hollister Prep (Hollister)
• Ranked #42 – Western Center Academy (Hemet)
• Ranked #43 – Oxford Preparatory Academy – South Orange County (Mission Viejo)
• Ranked #51 – Pacific Collegiate Charter (Santa Cruz)
• Ranked #64 – College Preparatory Middle (Spring Valley)
• Ranked #67 – Arroyo Vista Charter (Chula Vista)
• Ranked #77 – Charter School of Morgan Hill (Morgan Hill)
• Ranked #83 – San Carlos Charter Learning Center (San Carlos)
• Ranked #85 – Discovery Charter (Chula Vista)
• Ranked #90 – Mission Preparatory (San Francisco)
• Ranked #92 – John McCandless Charter (Stockton)

College Prep Middle School: 2023 National School to Watch

Greetings Tiger Families:

We would like to thank our amazing Staff, Students and Families

for helping College Prep Middle School to be designated as

a 2023 National School to Watch!!!

Click HERE for the Press Release

 Go Tigers!!!

CPMS School Meals Information (2024-25)

  Greetings Tiger Families:

 

The Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD)

Food Services

will provide School Meals

for the 2024-25 school year.

School Meals will be available starting

the first day of school

(Tuesday, September 3).

-----------------------------------------------------------

School Meals

will be FREE to ALL students

for the 2024-25 school year!

 (Meal counts will be taken in Tigers Den)

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School Meal Menus will be posted 

on the school website and blog each month.

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

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

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Google Family Link: FREE App to MONITOR student eletronic devices

Tiger Families:

 

Whether your children are younger or in their teens, the Family Link app lets you set digital ground rules to help guide them as they learn, play, and explore online...and it's FREE!!!

 

 

 Google App Store

https://families.google.com/familylink/

Apple App Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-family-link/id1150085200

 

You can:

 

Guide them to good content

• View their activity - Not all screen time is the same. Help your child make healthy decisions about what they do on their device, with activity reports showing how much time they’re spending on their favorite apps.

• Manage their apps - Handy notifications let you approve or block apps your child wants to download from the Google Play Store. You can also manage in-app purchases, and hide specific apps on their device.

• Feed their curiosity - It can be hard to figure out what apps are right for your child, so Family Link shows you teacher-recommended apps that you can add directly to their device.

Keep an eye on screen time

• Set limits - It’s up to you to decide the right amount of screen time for your child. Family Link lets you set time limits and a bedtime for their supervised devices, so you can help them find a good balance.

• Lock their device - Whether it’s time to go play outside, have dinner, or just spend time together, you can remotely lock a supervised device whenever it’s time to take a break.

See where they are

• It’s helpful to be able to find your child when they’re on the go. You can use Family Link to help locate them as long as they’re carrying their devices