Panther Post

A Message from Mr. Springer…

It’s amazing that we are already in October and more than halfway through the first quarter of school. As we enter the fall season, we are in full swing with academics and are looking forward to great success as the year progresses.

By now you should have seen your child’s interim report for the first quarter. If you would like to schedule a meeting with your child’s teachers, please contact Mrs. Monti in our Guidance Department at 954-340-4134. In addition, please look for your child to bring home his/her report card in mid-November. It is important that you play a role in your child's academics and encourage their maximum effort. Should your child need additional assistance in specific classes, have your child to co-ordinate with their teachers to receive extra help after school. As a school we value the relationships with our parents and focus on the best interest of their child.

As far as Open House, I feel that it was an incredible success. The feedback and involvement is what I look forward to for the remainder of this school year. I ap-preciate those who attended our first PTSO meeting following our Open House that evening. If you have not already done so, please consider joining the PTSO. The cost is $15 per family and you will receive two parent volunteer hours. The money is used to fund the many activities & projects for the school. I encourage all of our parents to start early and often with their involvement in our many meetings that al-low you to begin earning hours towards your volunteer requirement. Your attendance at PTSO, SAC, and Guidance programs keep you abreast of current school activities and provides us an opportunity to receive your valuable feedback. I love to see you on our campus or at events in the community because I enjoy the family environment that we have created over the years.

Our Homecoming game is scheduled for Thursday, October 17th at the Sportsplex. At the game we look forward to welcoming back our alumni, honoring their presence. We will be hosting a tailgate prior to the game from 5 PM-7 PM. Hope to see you all there!!!

The Homecoming dance will be held on Friday, October 18th at the Heron Bay Mar-riott. This year’s theme is “Miami Vice”. SGA is looking for donations in return for parent volunteer hours. Please contact Ms. Parks at sparks@coralspringscharter.org for more information.

GO PANTHERS!!!!!

OFFICE DEPOT 5% BACK TO SCHOOLS Remember to shop for your school supplies at Office Depot and provide them with our school ID number. CSCS will receive credits equal to 5% of the qualifying purchases for use for free supplies. CSCS ID# 70021362. If you forget to bring the number, please mention the name of our school and they will credit us.

Important Numbers MS Attendance: 954-340-4128 HS Attendance: 954-340-4129 Guidance: 954-340-4134 ESE: 954-340-4139 Registrar: 954-340-4108 Athletics: 954-340-4146 Clinic: 954-340-4107 Activities: 954-340-4120 MS Dean: 954-340-4118 HS Dean: 954-340-4125

KEEPING TABS First Priority Club is collecting can tabs to benefit Ronald McDonald House. Please drop off any can tabs to the front office marked “First Priority”.

GUIDANCE CORNER

PSAT

The PSAT will be administered to all 10th grade students on Wednesday, October 16. The PSAT is a preliminary SAT and the results will provide valuable infor-mation to prepare our students for the SAT. 10th graders do not need to sign up and they take the test for free.

11th grade students are also eligible to retake the PSAT by signing up in the guidance office. The fee is $17.00 and students must sign up by October 11. The scores for the 11th grade students who take the PSAT will be entered for consideration for the National Merit Scholarship.

For more information, visit colllegeboard.org/psat. You’ll also find practice questions.

HIGH SCHOOL PARENT UNIVERSITY

Our annual CSCS High School Parent University will be held on Saturday, Octo-ber 26 from 8am to 12pm. Parent University is a series of presentations that pro-vide our parents with valuable information relating to their high school stu-dents. Topics will include graduation requirements, financial aid, post secondary options and career readiness. Families will earn 5 parent service hours for at-tending.

Breakfast will be served from 8am – 8:45am in the cafeteria. The workshop will begin at 9:00am in the theater. Please bring a sweater or jacket as the building may be chilly.

Although walk-ins will be welcome, we would greatly appreciate you registering beforehand so we can make sure we provide enough food and printable handouts. When you register, please indicate the number of people attending. Students are welcome.

Earn Parent Hours

Robotic Scrimmage: Parent volunteers are needed to help out with our Ro-botic Scrimmage on Saturday, October 5. This event is from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, but volunteer helpers are needed from 8:30am to 4:00pm. If a parent can only help out a few hours, the primary times we will need volunteers are: 8:30 to 10:00 to help check in teams and collect money for lunches 11:30 to 1:00 to help pass out lunches 2:30 to 4:00 to help clean up Volunteers are also needed throughout the day (9 - 3) to help with the conces-sion stand. Please contact Ms. Fasciani at sfasciani@coralspringscharter.org to sign up to volunteer Blood Drive: Donate blood during our Blood Drive on November 1 between the hours of 7:00am and 3:30pm. You’ll earn 2 hours. Have other adults do-nate and you’ll earn 2 hours per each donation! Help from Home: We have many tennis balls the need cut to fit on the bot-toms of chair / desk legs. If you can pick them up from the school, this is something you can do at home. Please stop by the office anytime from 7:00 – 3:30 to pick up the tennis balls. Please call Kris Miller at 954-340-4139 or email kmiller@coralspringscharter.org if you have any questions. Donations Request for Football: If you would like to donate towards our Pre-Game Meals, we are in need of gift cards (Walmart, Sams Club, Costco, Publix or Visa). Please place your donation in a sealed envelope with "ATTENTION: Kris Miller Panthers Football". You can drop this off at the front office of the school. Also the following items can be dropped off any-time: Gatorade / Water / Gatorade Gummy Chews /Protein or breakfast-type bars. Please let the front office know items are for the football team. Thank you.

WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS!!!!

CSCS Staff Holiday Party: During our Holiday Staff Party we have a basket auction to raise funds for CSCS Helping Hands. This fund is used to assist students in times of need. We are seeking donations of Large Glass Jars (Wal Mart carries these) , Designer Hand Bags Makeup & Toiletry Items, Candles, Bath Items, Jewelry, Auto Items, Sports Items, Beach Items. Also any Gift Cards (Restaurants, Retail Stores, Groceries, Movies, En-tertainment, Spas, Hair Salons, Nail Salons, Hotels). Please drop off your do-nations, marked Holiday Staff Party to the front office by Nov. 26, 2019. Any questions, please call or email Kris Miller at 954-340-4139 or kmil-ler@coralspringscharter.org. Thank you! Parent Volunteer Training Courses : All Coral Springs Charter School volunteers must complete three SafeSchools Online Safety Training Courses in order to volunteer for CSCS. Once the trainings are completed, there will be three certificates that must be printed and brought to Mrs. Careccia in the front office. Parents will earn two parent volunteer hours for completion. Please visit this web site to complete your courses: https://charterschoolsusa-chartersafe.safeschools.com/register Then enter: Registration Key: a496ee98 PowerSchool Parent Page : Please enter your hours on your PowerSchool Parent Page throughout the school year. Follow steps 1 through 3 to enter your volunteer hours.

1. Login to your PowerSchool Parent Account. 2. Select the CSUSA Volunteer Hours link from the left-hand menu.

What a great month September was for the National Honor Society! The month kicked off with our first General Membership meeting. Over 120 members were present in the chorus room and the ones that were not, all had written excuses from coaches or workplace manag-ers. The agenda of the meeting was to get everybody fired up for a great year. Members heard information about dues amounts and due dates. Then members were reminded to make sure they were on the REMIND messaging system and the text was also posted on the front board. There was a tour of the NHS website CSCSNHS.ORG where members can see their compliance tallies, photos, and news of future events and tutoring opportunities. Finally, members were presented with all the opportunities available to them in September. Middle School math tutoring began in Ms. Sonders’ room. For three weeks in a row, (so far) at least 15 NHS members tutored over 20 middle school students in math. The younger kids love the personal care that our members offer when helping them with math. Parkland Buddy Sports began, and it’s flag football season. This is where our members play organized sports with mentally and physically challenged kids from all over the county. Of the 50 volunteers from all the area schools, 30 are from CSCS NHS. This is every Saturday afternoon. Next month starts soccer, track and field buddies. On September 14th, we participated in the “Keep Coral Springs Beautiful” initiative by cleaning the parks on our adopted street, Riverside Drive. 30 members marched up and down the street cleaning garbage from the parks, bus stops and canals. Over 80 pounds of garbage had been removed including such items as a shopping cart, fire extinguisher, car seat, and volumes of beer cans and alcohol bottles. Last year we won an award for the most garbage collected. We intend on winning again this year. Some of those that participated in the morning clean up participated in Buddy sports later that day! It was a great month and a great start of the year. Remember; members must maintain an unweighted GPA of 3.25, perform 6 hours of tutoring and attend three NHS events each se-mester. Contact Mr. Singer at

msinger@coralsoingscharter.org for more information.