We have 5 full days of school scheduled for this week.
A/B Day Calendar Link – This calendar shows A/B days for the entire school year (A-days are underlined). Whether a school day will be an A or B-day is set in stone when the calendar publishes for the school year. A day will never change from an A-day to a B-day or vice-versa.
Attendance Matters: Studies have shown that students who are chronically absent have lower achievement scores in math and reading, and also have a decreased skillset in terms of social engagement with others.
“Chronic Absenteeism” means missing more than 10% of school days (whether excused or unexcused, whether due to illness, travel, etc). At this point in the school year, that means having missed 11 or more school days so far.
CMS Mega Blast Fundraiser Starts Tuesday:
Dear Families,
Our Spring Mega Blast Fundraiser kicks off next week on Tuesday, February 25th! This is a simple and easy fundraiser and students can earn a ticket to go to an incredible feature event right here at our school. They can also win some awesome prizes for participating. This fundraiser requires no selling, no product, no money collection and no delivery and will only take you 5 minutes to complete.
The first step of the fundraiser takes less than 5 minutes to complete using your phone, tablet or computer. When you register and send 10 emails to friends and family, your student automatically wins a Light Up Fidget Spinner Pen, a light up Pop Tube, a Bling Bling Jelly Ring for candy during lunch, a Zee Beez Drop Top and 500 Tuition Reward points for college. If they enter 20 or more emails they will be in a drawing to win a Mini Fridge for their room.
If you want to start early and load your 10 emails before we start, you can. Simply go to this link and click the register tab at the bottom of the page.
www.themegablast.com/join/Chancellor
Look for an email on next Tuesday as students will be bringing home their large, 11 x 17, gold informational flyer after our in-school kickoff assembly.
There are also additional incentives at the end, including the Silent Beats Glow Dance Party. This awesome event features On Target DJ, along with individual headphones for each participant, with 3 channels/colors that allow you to choose your music, style and dance party, all in a black lit arena that makes everything glow! This should be a lot of fun! Other prizes include brand name electronics, the Kona Ice Truck Party, the Video GameTruck Party!
More information to come next Tuesday.
Thank you for taking action to help your student help our school!
Chancellor High Baseball: For any 8th grader interested in playing baseball: Chancellor High School is holding tryouts for their JV Baseball Team on Monday Feb 24th from 3pm to 5pm at the Chancellor High School baseball field. Any interested 8th graders that are zoned to attend Chancellor High School should bring their current physical with them to tryouts on Feb. 24th.
February Attendance Incentive: Every student who has perfect attendance throughout the month of February, along with no ISS/OSS, will be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift card to C’s Gifted Hands, a custom t-shirt and apparel shop in Stafford.
https://www.csgiftedhands.com/
Music Fundraiser Pick-Up: If you sold fundraiser items for Band, Chorus, or Orchestra for Busch Gardens, the items will need to be picked up in the CMS Chorus room on Thursday, Feb 27, from 3-5pm. Students that sold 10 or less items can take the items home on the bus. Students that sold more than 10 items will need someone to pick up these items at that time.
Band, Chorus, Orchestra Students: Remember, all Busch Gardens forms, money, and volunteer forms (for chaperones) are due Monday, March 3rd. We will not be accepting any late money or forms, no exceptions. So, please mark this on your calendar and have these items submitted on-time to your music teacher. Thank you!
Spotsylvania County Schools Job Fair: Spotsylvania County Public Schools will host its annual Spring Recruitment Fair for Licensed Positions at Massaponax High School on Saturday, March 1, 2025, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. We are looking for individuals with a bachelor's degree who may be interested in teaching or serving in another licensed position within our organization. All of our schools will be represented during the event, and our Human Resources Licensure Specialist will be there to answer questions and hold informational sessions regarding the steps required to obtain a Virginia teaching license. Participants will have the opportunity to pre-register for interviews using this link or participate in an on-the-spot interview. Please take a look at this flyer for more details.
We hope to see you there!
Shoe Drive (ChHS FBLA): Starting now through the end of March, Chancellor High School’s FBLA club will be collecting new or gently-worn shoes. There is a drop-off box in the CMS main lobby (as well as at Chancellor High School).
CMS Lost and Found: The lost and found, located near the cafeteria, will be emptied on March 15th. Any items remaining in the lost and found on March 15th will be discarded or donated to local charities.
Student Device Chargers: Students need to bring their chargers for their school-issued chromebooks to school every day. If a student has lost their charger, the student should visit our CMS tech team room to tell them and start the process of getting a new one for a replacement charge. Students will be charged for a missing charger at the end of the year, so it would be better to take care of that now and get a replacement charger to use for the remainder of the year.
Yearbooks: Don't forget to buy your yearbook. Click on the link below to purchase online or get an order form outside of room 217. Yearbooks are now $35 and LIMITED!!!!
Buy yours before we are sold out!!
Yearbook Link to Buy a Yearbook
CMS Athletics:
Boys Basketball: 2/25/25 CMS will play at SMS. 2/26/25 BMS will play at CMS. 2/27/25 CMS will play at FMS.The 5th quarter basketball game will start at 3:55pm.
Wrestling: 2/25/25 SMS will compete at CMS. 2/27/25 FMS will compete at CMS. Wrestling competition will start between 4:15/4:30pm.
Chancellor High School is holding tryouts for their JV Baseball Team on Monday, 2/24/25 from 3pm to 5pm at the Chancellor High School baseball field. Any interested 8th graders that are zoned to attend Chancellor High School should bring their current physical with them to tryouts on Feb. 24th.
Boys Soccer, Girls Softball, Boys & Girls Track: Tryouts begin 3/11/2025.
Tryouts/practices are Monday-Friday from 3-5pm. All participants must be picked up by a parent or guardian no later than 5:15pm. The expectation is for all participants to be present and on time for all tryout dates, practices and games. Students are required to bring appropriate attire, water bottle/container.
Fans can purchase their game tickets (ONLY FOR HOME GAMES) online at the following link: https://gofan.co/app/school/VA85315.
Tickets will also be made available for sale at the door, just like in prior years. Regular season tickets cost $3 and playoffs $5.
Parents, if your student wants to attend any of the home after school sports games, you must provide your student with a signed and dated permission note to stay after school. Phone calls or text messages are not permitted nor sufficient means for permission to stay after school.
Requirements: Students must have the 4 page athletic physical forms completed and turned into the school's nurse, Mrs. Tucker. In addition, all students and parents must complete the Online Concussion training and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training. Students must also adhere to the Spotsylvania Code of Conduct and must maintain passing grades in all subjects in order to try out and maintain eligibility throughout the sports season. All information and links concerning sports, physicals, concussion training, and sudden cardiac arrest training can be found and accessed on the Chancellor Middle School Website at the following link: https://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/page/concussion-information. Please contact the Athletic Director, Mr. Threatt, with any questions: fthreatt@spotsylvania.k12.va.us
Medications and Treatments in School
Students who require medications or treatments in school, including self carry/self administered medications like inhalers or EpiPens, or over the counter medications like Tylenol or allergy tablets, must have orders/forms signed by a healthcare provider each school year. You can find the forms on the School Division website under Health Services. Nurse Tucker can provide hard copies of most forms upon request.
Ongoing Reminders:
Please call the office at (540) 786-8099 or email the homeroom teacher, or our attendance secretary at chancellormsattendance@spotsylvania.k12.va.us to let the school know that your child will not be attending school that day.
Please call the school to make any changes to your contact information (phone numbers, email address, postal address, emergency contacts). This can be done any time throughout the year.
When visiting the school, you will be asked to show a government-issued photo ID in order to enter the building.
Dismissal is at 2:45pm. If you need to pick-up your student early, please be aware that early pick-up ends at 2:30pm.
In the morning, buses unload at 7:40am and students go to breakfast if they wish, and then report to homeroom. Car-riding students can be dropped off as early as 7:20am, and we will provide them supervision in the gym. Please do not drop-off your student any earlier than 7:20am. They will not be allowed in the building and there will be no supervision of them if they get dropped-off before 7:20am.
If you pick-up your student from school during afternoon dismissal, please pull all the way around the loop and pick-up your student from the front of the school. In the interest of safety, we cannot allow students to walk to their parent’s car farther back in the pick-up line.
Cell Phones: Students are allowed to bring a cell phone to school, but it must remain off and in their backpack throughout the duration of the school day. Students who break these rules will have their cell phone confiscated and returned to them at the end of the day. Students who are repeated offenders will have their phone confiscated and kept in the office for parent to pick-up. Continued offenses after that will lead to further disciplinary consequences.