August 2024 , Back-to-School Newsletter
The
Cornerstone Christian School
236 Main Street , Manchester , CT 06042 www . TheCornerstoneChristianSchool . com T : 860-643-0792
Welcome to 2024-2025 ! from the Head of School
This annual back-to-school newsletter is designed to provide an overview of information to help parents and students prepare for the new school year . This newsletter will be followed up with weekly Monday emails throughout the rest of the month as additional information needs to be shared and updates are made . Our Monday emails will continue throughout the rest of the school year , too .
All students ( new and returning ) should have already received their school supply lists ( elementary students , middle school students , and all high school students ). If you did not receive your supply lists , they are also available through the CCS app ( within the “ Parents ” button ). Course schedules are also available to middle and high school students through their Sycamore accounts .
When you come to our Back-to-School Nights , we will formally share with you some highlights from our Accreditation Self-Study ( conducted during the 2023-2024 school year ) as we prepare for our Re-accreditation Visit ( with ACSI and MSA ) on October 20-23 . We look forward to seeing you !
--Tonya Snyder , Head of School
Introducing New Teachers & Staff
We are delighted to have the following new faculty / staff members joining us for the 2024-2025 school year .
• Dr . Charity Baker is joining CCS as our new Grade 1 Teacher & Part- Time Faculty Development Administrator .
• Miss Annika Christopherson is joining CCS as our new Grade 3 Teacher .
• Mr . Ed Campolongo is returning to CCS as our new Middle School Social Studies Teacher .
• Ms . Alice Vatamanelu is joining CCS as our new High School Math Teacher .
• Mr . Paul Delmadge is expanding his role as Band Teacher to also include Music Teacher and High School Praise Team Adviser .
• Ms . Beth Caruso will be our new School Nurse , RN .
• Mrs . Jen Cane will be dually serving all five days / week as both Business Manager and McLain Administrative Assistant this year . She will primarily be seated in the McLain office during school hours .
Table of Contents
2024-2025 Theme Parent-Student Handbook Back-to-School Events 2 First Day Celebrations 3 Ready for School Checklist 3 CCS Communication 4 Varsity Soccer 5 K-12 Dress Code Policy 6 P . E . Uniform Requirements 6 PTFA 7 Transportation Information 7
Dates to Note
Monday , August 5 Last day to order FREE theme shirt sizes ( by 10 PM )
Tuesday , August 18 Orders due for P . E . uniforms from online store
Monday , August 26 Elementary Drop-In @ 2-4 PM Elementary Back-to-School
Night @ 6:30 PM
Tuesday , August 27 Varsity Soccer Meeting @ 5:45 Gr . 6-12 Back-to-School Night @
6:30 PM
Wednesday , August 28 First Day of School 1:00 Early Dismissal ( PK-12 ); no GLC on this day
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