On March 18, 2016, Chesapeake Science Point (CSP) middle school math team concluded its season with a bang! They earned first place in the team round and first place in the written individual round for the 2016 Cardercock Math contest. The contest was held at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock, Bethesda, Md. and participants included students from schools in Virginia, Washington DC and Maryland.

Representing CSP included the following students and coaches:
6th grade: Nathanial Hardyman and Raine Ingulia
7th grade: Isa Liggans, Om Mehta, Akash Prasad, Anagha Sandeep and Emily Zhu
8th grade: Oumarr Bah
Coaches: Mrs. Lyniper Al-Os, Mr. Vincent Njong, and Mrs. Imelda Valencia

Oumar Bah earned first place in the written individual round and first place in the team round with his teammates Isa Liggans, Om Mehta, and Anagha Sandeep.

The team not only enjoyed the contest, but the presentation by the DARPA personnel on Haptix: Hand Proprioception and Touch Interfaces for Prosthetic Limbs and the guided tour. The tour at the Harold E. Sauders Maneuvering and Safekeeping facility gave the students the chance to see real life applications of the mathematics concepts they are learning about.

CSP Math team continues its success due to the support of our parents/guardians, Mr. Gurbuz, our principal, the whole CSP staff and the dedication of the coaches.

Mrs. Valencia

March 20th - 28th - Spring Break

Friday, April 1st - Middle School Dance 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Saturday, April 2nd - AACC Math Competition

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

The middle school will host their Spring Fling on Friday, April 1! Tickets will be on sale the week we return from spring break. Tickets are $5 and WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. The dance will take place from 6:00-8:00. Donations would be greatly appreciated. Some of the materials student council needs are pastel colored streamers, metallic or pastel colored confetti, pastel colored poster board/card stock, white twinkle/christmas lights, fake flowers, candy and snacks. Thank you so much for your help to make this an awesome dance for our middle schoolers!

Ms. Zambito and Student Council
rzambito@mycsp.org

Hello parents/guardians:

Please assist the Middle School Student Council by providing much needed chaperone and food donation help. Please click on the link below.
Tickets to go on sale when students return from Spring Break.
Thank you!

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/508084DA5AC22A20-cspspring

Melissa Waters
PTSO President

Parents/Guardians,
Please come out and help support the last fundraiser for the PTSO. This event is very important to us as we look forward to partnering with over 25 crafters and vendors on April 13th. There is something for everyone and earn a free dress down day pass for your student(s).

With school letting out at 3:00 pm, we could use all hands on deck to get the gym ready for our crafters and vendors who will begin to set up right at 3:30 pm.

We appreciate any help you can provide:

Click on the link for additional information:

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/508084DA5AC22A20-cspspring1

Melissa Waters
PTSO President

Hello Parents,

CULTUREFEST IS COMING!!! TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 14th
(sale ends April 8th with limited availability!!!)

Advanced Ticket Price: $2.00 (children 12 and under 50% off).
DOOR PRICE $3.00 (if not sold out)

Join Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation and all CLF school participants for our 4th Annual Culture Festival: CULTUREFEST! This talented exciting event will take place at Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel on Saturday, April 16th at 2pm and includes live performances and a special guest performance for the finale!

This exciting event is open to all CLF schools and families to come together and celebrate diversity, talent, and our cultural heritages. Great fun infused with a cultural extravaganza and everyone is sure to benefit from the cultural foods and performances.

Each school has a CULTUREFEST performance coordinator. All potential student performers at CSP can contact Mrs. Derin.

Any talented students wishing to participate in the CULTUREFEST performance, please use the link below for sign-up:

http://goo.gl/forms/G0h0Zc2CsV

Doors open at 1:00 pm for food and the CULTUREFEST performances will start at 2:00 pm!
We look forward to seeing everyone at the 4th Annual CULTUREFEST!!!!!

Juliana Derin
World Languages Teacher

Parents/Guardians,
Luncheons are a favorite way for parent groups to express their thanks during Teacher Appreciation Week and other times of the year. They’re easy to organize and generally not too expensive—and nothing tells teachers you appreciate their hard work like an afternoon spent enjoying a nice, and thoughtful, meal. Please visit the sign up genius to help support our teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week May 2-6, 2016.
Please stop the front desk with your donations. There are 45 staff members at CSP.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084da5ac22a20-cspteacher/

Melissa Waters,
PTSO President

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

On Thursday, March 18th CSP was visited by one of our alumni, Chance Tantheory. Chance Graduated from Meade high school in 2014, and attended CSP in middle school. Chance now attends the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. Today he came back to CSP to give a presentation to our Junior Class about the academy, to show the students of CSP what college is like and to talk about the requirements for one of the most prestigious schools in the country.

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

On Friday March 17th, students that placed 2nd and 3rd in the CSP Science Fair and CLF STEM Fair received their awards / gifts. First place and grand prize winners received their awards previously during the awards dinner hosted by CLF. The 3rd place winners received a Hawkeye I quadcopter and the 2nd place winners received a HD Hover Craft. Once again congratulations to all our winners.

Third place:
Noelle C., Mark K., Stanley Z., Theresia M. and Hannah B., Joseph T., and Alexander O.

Second place:
Dominic A., Noah C., Matthew B., Nina S., Kyle Y., John S and Caleb B. Samuel M and An N, and Asjed T.

First place:
Dhruva K., Saja M., Benjamin R., Aaron C. Leah S., Alexander B., Nicolas C., Cecilia R., David K., Ana F. Glenn B., Roman O.

Grade Prize:
Akash P. and Zachary S., Ellie F., Anagha S., and Ben Kelm

Yasmin Beazer-Barclay

Save the date for PARCC family night!!!

When: April 7, 2016 Thursday, at 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Where: CSP gym

Families will have the gist of how PARCC differs from the previous state assessments and how they can help their child succeed. Light refreshment will be served.

Mrs. Valencia
Math /Technology Department Chair

Graduating seniors, please read over the attached information regarding the use of alcoholic beverages, controlled dangerous substances, and other intoxicants.

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Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

We had a great time at our school volleyball game on Friday!! It was a close match, but the teachers beat the students 2 games to 1. Congrats to everyone who participated for all their hard work!!

Regina Zambito

CSP Parent Athletic Committee

Hi Parents / Guardians!

CSP Athletics has been busy this year with fall soccer, basketball, and now track. We are looking forward to warmer weather:)

Most of you are familiar with the PAC (Parent Athletic Committee), but some of you are not.

The PAC was started 2 years ago in CSP's Inaugural Athletic Season. It was created as a support group
for student athletes. It was very successful the first 2 years and able to fund uniforms, busing, equipment
and meet fee's.

This year the PAC is lacking leadership and needs YOUR HELP!!!

All of the time consuming, set-up work has been done!

Your student athletes need a few parents to step up and support CSP Athletics with just a few hours per month.

Please contact the PAC at cspathletics@gmail.com and let us know how you can help!

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

We have great news for students interested in going on the DC trip, but didn't get their permission slips in on time.

We still have a few spaces left and extending the deadline to hand in slips and money until Wednesday, March 30th. The permission slip is attached:)

Parents / guardians, we need unlimited chaperones for this trip and don't plan to turn anyone away wishing to join us. If you want to read more about the trip planned, see the attached flier.
Please be sure to reach out to Ms. Ingulia (tingulia@mycsp.org) if you are interested in chaperoning.
Chaperones must submit an online background check if you haven't done so already.
If you need to submit the online background check, follow these simple steps.
~ Please click on the following link (or copy and paste the link) to submit the online background check.

http://www.aacps.org/chaperone/screeningcriteria.asp

~The first step is to read over the first page that includes the screening process. Once you have read it, check the box at the bottom and click submit.
~The background form will immediately open. Please complete the form and submit when finished.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Ms. O'Brien or Ms. Ingulia.

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Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

Hello 8th Grade Parents!

The students voted to go to Boston for the 8th grade trip this year. The dates of the trip will be April 27th (after school) to April 29th. Students will visit MIT, Harvard, and Yale Universities. The permission slip with more detailed information will be handed out to students after the break. The estimated cost of the trip is $250 per student which includes lodging, transportation, breakfast/dinner, and activities. The initial deposit will be due in early April and must be received in order to secure a spot for your student. All available spots will reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. We are also seeking both male and female chaperones for the trip and the cost of chaperones is the same cost as students, $250. If you are interested, please contact Ms. Moore directly via email at amoore@mycsp.org.

Ashley Moore
Assistant Principal

A message from Ms. Cunning...

The 9th and 10th grade student trip to the Newseum was a huge success. When asked about their favorite part of the trip, the first response for many was the food, but they also enjoyed seeing a piece of the Berlin Wall, the special exhibit on the Presidential dogs, and the interactive newsroom where many were able to play the role of a reporter and broadcast the news. "It was cool knowing how it felt to be in front of a camera," said Jairo, 10th grade.

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary