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Week At A Glance
CYMS Weekly Newsletter
August 30, 2024
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The 2024.25 school year is almost here! If you are new to Cal Young this year, welcome to the Cal Young family! If you are a returning cougar, welcome back! Each week, this Week At a Glance newsletter will be sent out and posted to the Cal Young website. Most will not be as long as this first one.
In the calendar section above, date changes will be highlighted in yellow and no-school days will be in bold.
The office staff looks forward to seeing everyone and wish you all a happy last few days of summer.
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Wednesday, September 4th, Cal Young staff and student WEB leaders will greet our 6th grade students as well as new 7th & 8th graders. Students should not bring anything with them for orientation. Lunch is provided. Please do not send your student's school supplies on this day.
Doors open at 8:45 for 6th grade students to come in and have an opportunity to eat breakfast and find out their groups. Orientation begins at 9:00.
7th & 8th grade students new to Cal Young this year should arrive to campus and report to the front office at 1:00 pm for their tour and brief orientation.
Dismissal for all students is 2:35.
Bus transportation is available.
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Thursday, September 5th, is the first day of classes for all grades. Students should plan to bring their school supplies on this day. Backpacks and personal devices, such as cell phones, must remain in lockers for the duration of the school day. Binders, pencils, and pens, should be brought to each class on the first day of school. If your student needs help with supplies due to financial hardship, we are here to help! Please contact Alexis in the front office at krivchuk_a@4j.lane.edu or 541-790-6414 for assistance.
Student lunches are based on their 4th period teacher.
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Picture day is coming up on September 19th. Families are encouraged to order pictures through the LifeTouch online portal. If you would rather purchase using cash or check, picture packets are available in the front office.
Please use Picture Code: EVTV78VSJ
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Our bell schedule has changed this year. District wide, middle school has moved to seven academic periods with one advisory period per day. Early release days will consist of only the academic periods and advisory will not be held. Please note that every Wednesday of the school year is an early release schedule, with students dismissed at 2:35.
This first week of school we will operate on a special schedule, with extended advisory periods.
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Student Drop Off/ Pick Up
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As you prepare for the first day of school, please remember, when picking up or dropping off your student, to keep the bus loop clear at all times. Parents should remain in their vehicles both at drop off and pick up times when using the drop off/ pick up loop. There are limited spaces available for parking if you need to come into the building. Traffic on Gilham can easily become quite backed up during pick up time in particular.
Families may with to consider meeting their students along any of the following nearby streets: Holly, Teresa, Elanco, and Benson. If you do utilize the drop off loop, please be considerate of others, pull all the way forward, and watch for students as they cross to their family's vehicles.
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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
9:00 am thru 3:40 pm
Wednesday, Early Release
9:00 am thru 2:35 am
**Students are able to access the school building and cafeteria beginning at 8:30 am
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School Days
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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If your student needs a schedule correction (example: has 2 math classes and no science class on their schedule), they will need to complete this Schedule Correction Request Form. Class change requests for anything other than scheduling errors require a meeting with Mr. Parks in addition to filling out the form. The request deadline for changes is Thursday, September 12th. |
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Please contact the Cal Young attendance phone line at 541-790-6454 to excuse your student due to illness or other excused absences. Students who come in to school late will need a medical note or other contact from the parent to excuse a tardy. |
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We ask that appointments be scheduled during non- school hours as often as possible but recognize there are times when class must be missed to accommodate appointments. If you need to pick your child up from school early for an appointment or family reason, please call the front office, 541-790-6400, at least 30 minutes in advance of your needed pick up time. This allows us to have your student ready for you.
Parents do need to come in to the front office to sign their child out. Only those on a students approved list are permitted to pick a student up early from school.
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A reminder to families that 4J's devices policy is that all student personal devices be off and stored in lockers for the duration of the school day. This includes break times and lunch. The policy includes phones, tablets, air pods, music players, gaming devices, and all personal electronic devices.
If you need to contact your student during the day, please call the front office at 541-790-6400.
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All adults who volunteer in the school are required to have an approved background check on file. Volunteer approvals and background checks are good for two calendar years. If you have not completed this process and would like to volunteer in the school, please complete the online application. Once approved, you will receive an email notice and you will be uploaded into our system.
Due to the volume of volunteers across the district, background checks can take a while to get processed. We recommend parents who think they may be interested in volunteering at some point in the year take the time early to complete the process. Please note that the background check does not commit you to any particular volunteering opportunity or event.
To check out current volunteer opportunities, please visit our volunteers page.
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This year we have a variety of spirit gear available to purchase either by order form or online. All orders are due by Friday, September 27th. Parents are encouraged to order online when possible, however, paper order forms are available in the front office. Please make any checks payable to Cal Young Middle School and include your student's name in the memo section.
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If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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