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Patriots STEM Family News
November 18-22, 2024
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- November 15th - Q2 Progress Reports
- November 18th - Fall Picture Make-ups
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November 19th - Skate Night
- November 27th - 29th: No school, Thanksgiving Break
- December 2nd: PTO Meeting 6pm
- December 20th: Early Dismissal at 12pm
- December 23rd - January 3rd: No school, winter break
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Pictures from our Veteran's Day Celebration
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Purchase Sweet Potatoes from our STEM Garden
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If you would like to purchase sweet potatoes from our STEM garden, here is the form to complete. $5 for a 5 pound bag.
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End of Quarter 2 Celebration
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Our End of Quarter 2 Celebration will be here before we know it!
The event will be on Monday, December 16th.
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Program Choice applications open through Dec. 15th
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Program Choice applications for the 2025-26 school year will be open from October 17, 2024 to Sunday, December 15, 2024. Parent notification of placement will occur in the online family dashboard the week of February 3, 2025. Parents will have until Monday, Feb 17, 2025 to make a decision and accept a seat in their online dashboard. Any seats not accepted within this window will be forfeited to waitlisted students
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Community Input Survey on Magnet Programs
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Dear Cabarrus County Stakeholders,
As we plan for the future, we value your input on the programs and magnet themes that will best serve our students and community. Your feedback is essential in helping us enhance our offerings and ensure we are meeting the diverse needs of all learners. Please take a few moments to share your thoughts and ideas, so together we can create the best possible educational experiences for our students. This survey will close at 11:59 P.M. on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. To begin the survey, click the link below.
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The PTO is looking for volunteers to help with the Dance Committee. This would involve helping plan the two dances in February. The dates for the dances are 2/21 and 2/22. If you can help out, please email president.patriots@gmail.com.
The next PTO meeting will be December 2nd at 6:00 in the school cafeteria. We would like to have some parents join us to help rewrite our PTO by laws and plan our upcoming events for the school.
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For the week of November 18-22, students with the last names T-Z may have visitors for lunch time. Visitors must be listed in PowerSchool as approved contact. If you need to add a contact for your child, please contact the main office.
If you are celebrating a birthday, store bought cupcakes may be brought in . Cakes and balloons are not permitted.
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The 2024-2025 Patriots Parent Handbook can be found at t his link
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Parent Teacher Organization Links
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When your student is absent, please click this link to access absence form. This should be completed for all absences. The form for educational opportunities is also found at this link. |
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Transportation Change Link
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in addition to letting you child's teacher know about transportation changes, please complete this online form by 1:30pm. Click here to send notification about a change in transportation.. |
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Click here to apply for free & reduced lunch benefits. We encourage all parents to apply, just in case you qualify for meal benefits!
LINQ Connect opens July 22nd for families to begin applying for free or reduced meals for the 2024-2025 school year.
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CCS Policy Code 4318 Student Use of Electronic Devices
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- Elementary School: Students are not allowed to utilize electronic devices from arrival on campus through departure from campus. Students are required to power off and securely store their cell phones away from their person throughout the school day.
- Middle School: Students are not allowed to utilize electronic devices from arrival on campus through afternoon dismissal. Students are required to power off and securely store their cell phones away from their person throughout the school day. Students engaged in after-school activities will have access to their electronic devices for communicating with parents/guardians.
- High School: Students are not allowed to utilize electronic devices during instructional time. Students may use electronic devices during non-instructional times which may include arrival/dismissal, breakfast/lunch, and class change. During instructional time, students are required to power off and securely store their electronic devices away from their person.
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Parent Square Communication App
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ParentSquare is the official platform for school-to-home communications in Cabarrus County Schools. Our district, schools and teachers use ParentSquare to communicate directly with families on a daily basis and in case of emergency. We strongly encourage you to download the ParentSquare app and register your account today.
Please visit our ParentSquare for Parents information page to learn more about the free Mobile App, where you can customize notification preferences to fit your needs and schedule, set your preferred language for automatic two-way translation and so much more.
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Car Rider Drop-off & Pick-up at Arrival & Dismissal
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Starting on the first day of school, August 13th, all car rider traffic will need to enter at CC Griffin Middle School and travel down the newly paved road into Patriots.
Buses & Staff will still use the main Patriots drive.
Cars will exit the main Patriots drive.
Here are details about the route:
Note: In afternoon only, we will use both lanes of newly paved service road to enter Patriots.
Also, please allow CC Griffin Staff to pass through to enter their parking lot.
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CCS is continuing to use this school bus tracking app. Parents can track their student's bus location on this app. Currently the messaging portion is not active yet, so if a sub bus is running it won’t show the sub bus number or info. But otherwise should be working to track regular buses.
Here are some links to get started using this app:
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Meal Payments on LINQ Connect
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What is LINQ Connect?
LINQ Connect is a secure, online portal that allows families to:
• Make an online payment to their student’s meal account
• Remotely monitor their student’s accounts
• Set up automatic recurring payments
• Set up low balance email message alerts
• Submit an online application for free and/or reduced meals
• View online breakfast and lunch menus
How do I get started?
2. Verify your Account: Verify your account by clicking on the email verification link sent to your email address.
How do I add my children to my account?
You will need to add your student to your LINQ Connect account. Click on + then Type and complete the information to link your student. You will need to complete this process for each student you wish to add.
Where can I get more information or help?
Please see the attached FAQs for both desktop and app versions of LINQ Connect. Contact Maria Antunez in the Cabarrus County School Nutrition Department at (704)260-5554 for further information..
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How to Set Up Parent CANVAS Account
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See directions linked here to set up Parent Account for CANVAS. Parents can see classroom information & resources on CANVAS.
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The spirit rock allows you to recognize a student, share your school spirit, thank a staff member, or any other celebratory event. This is a great way to spread positivity at our school. The spirit rock is located across the main drive from the bus parking lot.
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Location: 1510 Holden Avenue SW, Concord, North Carolina 28025
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