CSP Principal's Honor Roll Breakfast will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the school cafeteria. An email has been sent out to invite the parents/guardians of the students who will be honored. Please make sure that you have RSVP'd using the link provided:

http://goo.gl/forms/G0Yjv5FiPH

K. Smith - CSP Middle School Counselor

On Friday, April 29, 2016, Chesapeake Science Point will be hosting Career Day. Parents and members of the community are invited to share information about careers and higher education. The event will be held from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. If you’re interested in joining us in this endeavor, please complete the Career Day Request Form. The link is provided below. If you have problems viewing or submitting the form, please contact me at ksmith@mycsp.org. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Here are some tips for your presentation:

Explanation Of Your Job
Describe your job, emphasize work hours, job duties, special training or education needed, length of employment, employer, etc.

Set Up & Preparation
The event will be held in gym-expo style. Two grade levels at a time will have an hour to rotate between various presenters. If possible, please bring samples of visual aids or tools you use. You can also bring out giveaways for students if you choose.

Link:
Career Day Request Form: https://goo.gl/2brBlB

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K. Smith - CSP Middle School Counselor

Hello Parents,

I just wanted to let you know that we are in the final stages of finalizing our after school social skills group. If you are still interested in applying for child(ren), they will have to go through a screening interview with the company. In addition, please share your insurance company with them to see if your insurance will cover the costs. The contact person is Nikki Stewart and her email address is nikki@verbalbeginnings.com

If you can cc me also (Mona Gomaa, mgomaa@mycsp.org) so I can keep track of how many students are willing to participate that would be great. Thanks!

Mona Gomaa. Equity Liasion

The Chesapeake Science Point 2016 2017 application opened in October and will close at noon on December 21st.

If you have another child that you are interested in attending CSP next year (2016-2017), you must submit an online application by the deadline.

All siblings must have submitted an application by the deadline. If you submit the application after the deadline, it will be added at the bottom of the waitlist.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Mrs. O'Brien at aobrien@mycsp.org

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

Hello CSP Parents and Guardians,

In the past during the holidays, we reached out to you in order to ask for your help in collecting money and items to help our students whose families are struggling financially. This year, we would like to share that we will be working hard to help our families not only during the holidays, but also throughout the year. A list of suggested items is below.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mona Gomaa, Equity Liaison at mgomaa@mycsp.org or (443) 757-5277.


Suggested items:
- Nonperishable food items (cookies, candy bars, snacks for kids, popcorn, granola bars, fruit snacks, etc.)
- Clothing - please contact Mona Gomaa for more details (mgomaa@mycsp.org)
- Gift cards (any monetary value)
- Money (please give directly to Ms. Cassy at the front desk---make checks payable to CSP)
- Cleaning supplies (soap, laundry detergent, etc.) and paper products (tissue, toilet paper, etc.)

CSP Administration

As children's schedules fill up with activities and their backpacks fill up with homework, it is normal to worry about the increasing stress in their lives. Too much stress can hurt kids, contributing to behavioral changes and many physical and emotional problems. While stress cannot be eliminated completely from their lives, parents can play a role in helping students understand where stress comes from and how to handle it.

STICK TO ROUTINES

One of the biggest stressors across the board for all children is an unstable or unpredictable environment at school and at home. Keep a routine as much as possible. And when schedules have to change, give kids an early heads up that schedules are changing.

SET LIMITS

Having a regular schedule is important, but it is just as important not to overschedule activities. There is no hard-and-fast way to know if you are overscheduled, but when your kids are so scheduled they cannot fit in homework or have unstructured downtime to do a hobby or read a book, that is a problem.

EAT FOR SUCCESS

Healthy eating is a big part of managing stress. Kids who are not eating right are not going to learn very well. This causes more stress because they fall behind in school. This is a chain reaction contributing to areas that are also stressful.

When kids struggle with stress, there are many steps parents can take to help them cope better. Families can find support at school, too. Teachers and counselors can be a great asset to parents as they try to help a stressed child find healthy ways to manage their feelings.

K.Smith - CSP Middle School Counselor