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The Friday Five
November 1, 2024
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Good afternoon, Cabarrus County Schools families,
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Happy November! As a reminder, traditional school students will be out of school on Tuesday, November 5th for Election Day. Early Colleges will run on a normal schedule. Welcome to this week's edition of The Friday Five -- five reminders on Friday afternoon to get your upcoming week off to a great start. |
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#1 Snapshot Survey: Fall 2024 Parent Communication
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Cabarrus County Schools' communications team wants to make the methods we use to provide you with information as effective as possible, tailored to your needs, and give you enough opportunities to give us your feedback.
Please take a few minutes to complete our short survey. Your feedback will enable us to improve our communication with you. The survey was distributed to parents today via a separate ParentSquare post and is available here: https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/40797590
You must have a registered ParentSquare account to respond to the survey. Please register your account so you gain access to ParentSquare's engagement features.
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Attention families! We want to remind you about our valuable K-5 reading resources designed to support North Carolina’s youngest readers.
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has developed Literacy at Home, a digital resource filled with engaging literacy activities tailored for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. This resource focuses on essential skills such as phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and oral language. By exploring these activities together, you can help your child build a strong foundation for becoming proficient readers.
You can access Literacy at Home today and empower your child’s reading journey! Literacy at Home is also available on both the district and school webpages by looking in the icons row near the top of the webpage.
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Tuesday, November 5th - Election Day - is a staff development day for all CCS schools except the Early Colleges. Many CCS schools are used as voting precincts on election day. There will be no school for students at our traditional schools on Tues, Nov. 5th.
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Academic Calendars for 2025-26 approved: During their October 14th business meeting, the Board of Education approved the 2025-2026 Academic Calendar and Early College calendars. The approved calendars may be viewed on our district website at the links below. Both the Academic Calendar and Early College calendars are also attached to this post as print-ready PDFs. 2025-2026 School Year: 2025-2026 CCS Academic Calendar 2025-2026 CCS Early College Calendar
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Program Choice Applications for 2025-26 now open: 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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Hilbish Ford Teacher of the Month: Nominate a teacher for Hilbish Ford Teacher of the Month
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EngageWithCCS is the our district engagement website where you can keep up with current projects ongoing in the district. Please visit and take a look at the Coltrane-Webb/Beverly Hills STEM replacement project.
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#4 Important Upcoming Dates
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November 2024
- Tue 11/5 • Election Day Planning/Staff Development - All except Early Colleges
- Mon 11/11 • Veterans Day Holiday - No School
- Tue 11/12, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm • Board of Education Work/Business Meeting
- Fri 11/15 • 2nd Quarter Progress Reports
- Wed 11/27 - Fri 11/29 • Thanksgiving Break
December 2024
- Mon 12/02, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm • Board of Education Work Session
- Mon 12/09, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm • Board of Education Business Meeting
- Thu 12/19 • End of Quarter - Early Colleges
- Fri 12/20 • Early Dismissal ALL
- Fri 12/20 • Planning/Staff Development - Early Colleges ONLY
- Fri 12/20 • End of Quarter - Traditional Calendar Schools
- Mon 12/23 - Fri 1/3 • Winter Break
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#5 Program Choice Open House for interested parents and students
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Over the next several weeks, schools across the district will hold open house events for parents of students interested in program choice offerings. Remaining scheduled events include:
📅November, 2024
6 Concord High School International Baccalaureate (IB), Public Safety Academy, Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, 6-7:30 P.M.
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FREE admission. $8 parking - cards only!
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CCS 14th Annual Holiday E-Card Contest
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Calling all K-12 public school students in Cabarrus County! This year's theme is "Bright Lights, Bright Futures." 💡🎓 Let your creativity shine by designing a 2D artwork that captures the holiday spirit and the power of education. Your masterpiece could be featured on the district’s official holiday e-card, shared by the Superintendent across our community! 🌟
🖌️ Who Can Participate: All K-12 Cabarrus County Schools students
🎨 Theme: Bright Lights, Bright Futures
📅 Submission Deadline: Friday, November 15, 2024.
Light up the season with your talent!
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Annual Report to the Community 2024
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We are thankful for the many voices who contributed to this strategic plan and in doing so have shown their commitment to be a part of our journey. Stakeholder input, planning and design are evident in Destination 2025, which includes:
■ A renewed vision for student success;
■ A framework for academic and departmental goals and objectives ;
■ An expectation of excellence for students and staff ;
■ A commitment to community engagement; and
■ Measurable outcomes.
We look forward to continuing our journey together as we set a course for Destination 2025.
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Juniors and Seniors: Fall Financial Aid workshop on Nov. 19th at J.M. Robinson
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CCS Families of juniors and seniors:
Cabarrus County Schools will be hosting an in-person session with College Foundation of North Carolina on November 19th at 6:30 pm at Jay M Robinson High School. This event is intended for parents of juniors or seniors in high school regarding how to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and other important financial aid and scholarship resources. We hope to see you there!
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Holiday Traditions Return to Downtown Concord
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Holiday traditions return to Downtown Concord next month! The City of Concord’s 27th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, presented by Eli Lilly, will take place on Friday, November 22, and the 96th Concord Christmas Parade, presented by TrueCare Pharmacy, is on Saturday, November 23.
Both events are free and filled with family-friendly fun and entertainment for all ages, plus fireworks on Friday night. Many of our CCS students will be participating in the events, so come out and support them and enjoy these time-honored traditions.
More information on the weekend’s events below:
Friday, November 22, 6-8:30 p.m. - 27th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, Presented by Eli Lilly
- Kids’ activities in the Winter Wonderland, sponsored by Uwharrie Bank, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Santa Land, sponsored by Kinetic by Windstream, live musical performances on the main stage – including performances by Royal Oaks and the W.M. Irvin Elementary School choir – food trucks, fireworks, and more!
- The illuminated city vehicle display is returning and visitors will enjoy meeting some of their favorite holiday characters as they stroll through the festive displays on their way to meet Santa or watch the fireworks.
Saturday, November 23, 2:30 p.m. - 96th Concord Christmas Parade, presented by TrueCare Pharmacy
- Concord’s Christmas Parade is a holiday tradition you don’t want to miss! It’s is one of the oldest and continuously running Christmas parades in North Carolina.
- The parade is returning to Union Street this year! It begins at the intersection of Church Street N and Lake Concord Road, and continues over two miles along Church Street, Buffalo Avenue, and Union Street, ending at the intersection of Union Street and Corban Avenue.
- Many of our schools and bands participate and are eligible to win prizes for best-in-show!
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NC Farm Bureau Letter Drive for Western NC
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Show your support for Western North Carolina by writing notes/letters/poems or drawings to families, farmers and individuals affected by Helene, or to first responders, emergency personnel and community helpers.
Physical letters may be mailed to:
NCFB
Attn: Ag in the Classroom
PO Box 2776
Raleigh, NC 27611
You may also scan and email notes to Heather Morton at heather.morton@ncfb.com
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