All School Updates
July 14, 2016
Medical Forms Due Tomorrow, July 15:
You received an email from Nurse Wendy Featherston (wfeatherston@ccsk12.com) on June 28
reminding you that medical forms for ALL students are due on July 15. All forms must be
completed and submitted electronically on our website:
https://www.ccsk12.com/our-school/school-health.
New students are also required to submit a Tennessee Immunization Record. These may be
emailed, faxed to 423-664-1239, or dropped off in the Admission Office during summer office
hours.
***Hixson Bus:
CCS provides bus transportation for students from the Hixson area. There are currently spaces
available on the Hixson bus for the 2016-2017 school year. If you would like to reserve a space
for your child, please contact Angie Anand at aanand@ccsk12.com.
Important Dates for the start of 2016-2017:
We distributed the 2016-2017 School Calendar in January, but we want to highlight a few
important dates (please note that this list is not exhaustive):
● July 25, 26, & 28 - Lower School Family Picnics (more info below)
● August 8 - Desk Day for Pre-K and Kindergarten
● August 9 - Locker/Desk Day
● August 11 - First Day of School
● August 15 - HS Parents' Night
● August 18 - ES Parents' Night
● August 19 - Lower and Upper School Picture Day
● August 22 - MS Parents' Night
Athletic Department / Athletic Trainer Updates:
● Physicals and Privit: All athletes (Middle and High School sports) must have a physical
dated after April 15, 2016 to participate in any campus activity and must be cleared on
Privit. Privit statuses will be updated today, June 30, and again on July 5. Contact
Brianna Fryar (bfryar@ccsk12.com) with any questions.
● Required Concussion Testing: Please remember that all athletes must have
concussion testing to participate in athletics. Concussion testing is available in the CCS
Power House at the following dates and times:
○ Available by request July 5-7 during morning hours (email bfryar@ccsk12.com).
○ July 18 - July 21: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
○ July 25 - July 28: 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Pray for Me Picnic August 2 (Rain Date: August 4):
On Tuesday, August 2 from 6:30 to 8:00 PM, CCS will host its first Pray for Me Picnic designed
to join families at CCS in prayer for each other during the 2016-2017 school year. CCS has
been invited by the Chattanooga Youth Network to adapt its highly successful Pray for Me
Campaign to a Christian school setting. Every family who chooses to attend will be partnered
with a small group of families for the purpose of committing to pray for each other during the
school year.
You can learn more about the Pray for Me Campaign by clicking here. Families with students of
all grade levels are invited to attend this event that we hope will become a tradition at CCS.
More information about the Pray for Me Picnic is forthcoming. A picnic dinner will be provided,
and sign-up information will be coming soon. If you are interested in helping with this event,
please don't hesitate to contact Chad Dirkse directly at cdirkse@ccsk12.com.
Summer Reading:
● Upper School: Each student is required to read 2 books: 1 for English class and 1 for
the Book Group. The list of books required for the English classes is available on
Moodle and on our website (ccsk12.com/commons; then select Summer Reading). The
student book group lists are also available on Moodle and on our website, but they
require a ccsk12 login, so have your student check for his/her group. Each student will
be required to complete a brief comprehension quiz on his/her Book Group selection,
and those quizzes will be available online later in July. If you have any questions,
please contact Sara Coffman (scoffman@ccsk12.com).
● Lower School: The Amazing Reading Race is underway! We hope everyone is
enjoying the all-school book, Last Stop on Market Street, by Matt de la Pena. Mark
your calendar now for his visit to CCS on August 18. If you are a new family and have
not yet picked up your packet of Summer Reading information, please try to stop by the
Main Office soon (summer office hours: M-Th 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM; F 9:00 AM - 12:00
PM). If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sara Coffman at
scoffman@ccsk12.com.
All-School Book and Fall Reading Series Announcement
We are pleased to announce a new component to our Summer Reading program. All students
PreK-12 are encouraged to read our All-School Book: Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la
Pena. This book was awarded the 2016 Newbery Medal and is a lovely story of family,
community, and service. In the fall, our Seniors will participate in some fun activities with our
Lower School students with this book. Additionally, we are excited to announce that author
Matt de la Pena will be our guest author for the 2016 Fall Reading Series. Mark your
calendars now for Thursday, August 18 at 7:00 PM! More information to come!