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

The Community Service Club is beginning 2016 with a new project! We will be putting together Blessing Bags to distribute to the homeless. Blessing Bags are bags filled with high-need items. Instead of giving the homeless money, you give them Blessing Bags. We are in need of the following items:
- Brown lunch bags
- Water bottles
- Oral care (toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash)
- Shampoo/conditioner
- Lotion
- Chapstick
- Winter gear (gloves, scarves, hats, socks)
- Deodorant
- Non-perishable snacks
- Baby wipes
- Hand sanitizer
These items will be put in brown lunch bags, so we prefer travel size items. Feel free to donate any other items you feel are important this time of year. Also, please let Ms. Zambito know if you are willing to distribute Blessing Bags in your area. Thank you for your continued support!
rzambito@mycsp.org

Regina Zambito

January 13th: PTSO Meeting 5:30 - 6:30 pm

January 14th: CSP Board Meeting 7:00 - 8:00 pm

January 15th: Bus Payment Due
January 15th: Middle School Dress Down Day

January 16th: Saturday School 10:00 - 12:30 pm

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

Want a fun way to review materials for exams or practice for state/national tests? Go to freerice.com and create an account to join the CSP 2015-2016 group. You can answer questions on numerous topics and for each correct answer the World Food Programme will donate 10 grains of rice to help end world hunger. Let's see how much we can donate as a school!

*Direct link to the group page-
http://freerice.com/content-group/csp-2015-2016

Jessica Cunning

CSP is proud that so many students earned Principal / Honor Roll for the 1st marking period. We know you, the parents/guardians are just as proud so we have a special treat for you.

We have bumper stickers available for pick-up from Ms. O'Brien's office. Just ask your child to stop by and Ms. O'Brien will gladly congratulate them on their achievement and give them a bumper sticker to bring home:)

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms. O'Brien at aobrien@mycsp.org

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

Midterms are quickly approaching. AACPS has changed grading policy and this is the first time many of your children will be taking a mid-term exam. Sixth graders are especially new to the mid-term process. Our goal is to help your children succeed. In order to help students in Stem6/7 and Stem7/8 Math do the best they can Mrs. Stinson will be holding a study group the week before Midterm exams. If you are interested in signing up your child for after school study group the schedule is as follows.
Tuesday and Thursday January 12th & 14th
from 3pm to 4:15 pm for Stem 7/8 classes.
Wednesday and Friday January 13th and 15th
from 3pm to 4:15 pm for Stem 6/7 classes.
Snacks welcome!

Diana Stinson

Please see the schedule of final exams for the week of January 19-22.
Thanks!

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Darryl Gonzalez

CSP held their 11th annual Science Fair on December 19th. Many of the students participated and the judges were impressed with the quality of their work. I would like to thank all the teachers and parents who helped us at the science fair; without your help it wouldn’t have gone as smoothly as it did.
Twenty seven middle students will represent CSP at the CLF STEM which will be held Saturday, January 30th.

Fifteen of the high school and ten middle school science fair students will represents CSP at the AACPS Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday, March 5th at North County High School. The award ceremony will take place on Thursday, March 10th, 6:00 to 8:30 at North County High School. Please congratulate these students for their accomplishments.

Yasmin Beazer-Barclay

As we start the new year, setting a resolution always comes up. New Year's Resolutions are not just for adults. It is important for kids to think about goals they would like to achieve in this year. Challenging your child to try new things, work harder and achieve goals can be a fun adventure you can go on together. Make your goals SMART. Here are some important tips when setting goals or resolutions with your child.

1. SET SPECIFIC AND REALISTIC GOALS - Encourage your child to pick one or two areas to work on. Make sure they know exactly what they want to accomplish. Example - Read a new book each month.

2. MEASURABLE - How will they know when they've reached their goal?


3. ACHIEVABLE - Make sure their goal is not too far to reach, but make it challenging.

4. RELEVANT - Link the goal to something important.


5. TIMELY - Have an idea of when you want to reach your goal. If it is longer term, have mini-goals along the way.
Post your goals as a reminder. Hang them somewhere visible.

K. Smith - CSP MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR

Does your child give you a hard time
about coming to school? Does your child
say, "I don't want to go to school" or take
too long getting ready in the morning? It's
a common problem! Here are some tips to
help curb the bad habit before it turns
into a serious concern.

First, make sure you understand the
importance of your child being at school
on time every day. Even a few tardies
really add up!

Determine any school or home barriers
that are preventing your child from
coming to school. Are they prepared? Do
they connect with their teacher? Do they
feel safe at school? Do they have a routine
for bedtime and morning at home?

Communicate with your child's teacher or
school counselor to help your
child feel better about coming to school.

Once any simple barriers are removed,
make it a priority to get them to school on
time. Do not make or accept any excuses!

Routines are key. Bedtime should be
consistent to assure enough rest.

Develop a morning routine that works. If
you or your child is constantly rushing to
get out the door, everyone needs to get up
at least 15 minutes earlier. Rushing is not a
good way to start the day.

K. Smith - CSP MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR

Mrs. McCallister picked the last harvest of the season over the holiday break just in time before they turned into carrott pops in the frozon ground. We were blessed with a bounty of beautiful orange carrotts that were saved from the theiving groundhog throughout the summer (hopefully his diet of fresh veggies keeps him warm over the winter). The Garden Club learned a lot in creating the first CSP garden this spring such as, don't drop the whole pack of carrott seeds in one spot if we want bigger carrotts :)
We are looking forward to planting again in the spring. If you are interested in helping us plant the CSP Garden in the spring, please see Mrs. McCallister.

Donna McCallister