China Spring Middle School

CSMS Newsletter

Parent & Student

Week of May 5th through May 8th

FROM MR. ELLIS

• david.ellis@chinaspringisd.net.

• STAAR Testing Has finished! Thank you to our students and staff for their hard work and dedication to our state testing. Results from these tests will hopefully be reported in the summer. 

• The 8th Grade Field Trip is Approaching! On May 15th, we will take 8th Grade students to Spare Time in Temple, TX. Students must meet the following criteria to be able to attend:

  • Attendance at 90% or better. If below 90%, Saturday Schools MUST have been served.

  • Students must NOT be in active Truancy

  • No ISS or OSS placements of 3 days or more

  • No DAEP Placements of any length. 

  • ALL CLASS DUES PAID

  • ALL LIBRARY FINES PAID

  • ALL CELL PHONE FINES PAID

  • STUDENTS MUST RETURN THEIR PERMISSION SLIP TO THE MS OFFICE IN ORDER TO ATTEND

• On May 22nd, All students will return their school issued iPad. All work for the remaining week after turn-in will take place with hands-on activities and work. Please begin gathering the items checked out to your student so that they can be returned and inventoried by the district. 

• CSMS is ALL about teaching and learning. Please make sure your student is coming to school prepared with necessary materials, including their iPad. Please reach out to your child’s teacher(s) should you have any questions. 

• Attention Parents: Students who attend a MS extracurricular event must NOT be roaming the school during the event. All students wanting to attend can remain in the gym or at the stadium but must not wander through CSISD facilities or the school campus. Students not obeying this rule will be sent home. This is for the safety of all students and spectators who attend CSISD sporting and/or extracurricular events. Parents, please understand that students should not be completely without parental supervision at games in the stands and bleachers. If students violate the code of conduct during an extracurricular activity, it might necessitate you taking them home from the game. If you drop your student off, please be available to take a call from an administrator should we need to get a hold of you due to circumstances that happen in the stands or bleachers. 

• NO THIRD PARTY DELIVERIES ACCEPTED ON CAMPUS i.e. (DoorDash, UberEats).  Parents, we appreciate your cooperation because it has helped us create a much safer environment for students at school.

• CELL PHONES PROHIBITED at CSMS.  Student cell phones must be off and stored in a backpack or purse.  Should a student need to communicate with a parent/guardian via their personal cell phone, he or she should ask for permission to go to the office to call or text his/her parent. Cell phones distract from the teaching and learning that must take place each day. Thank you for keeping your cell phone put away.

• Dress Code Reminders - The full copy of the CSMS Dress Code can be found at chinaspringisd.net by going to the middle school page and looking under the Handbook link.  Some of our most common dress code violations are wearing shorts that are too short, wearing pajamas to school, changing hair color to an unnatural color (like green or blue or Ferrari red).  Parents, please remind your children that blankets and pajama pants are both against the district’s dress code.  Please ensure that your child is coming to school in school-appropriate attire each and every day to avoid being dress-coded.  If a student is in violation of the dress code, they will be given an opportunity to correct the issue.  If this is not done in a timely manner, he or she will remain in ISS until the dress code issue is resolved.  Thank you for your cooperation.

FROM MRS. BARTEE

• sbartee@chinaspringisd.net

• PLEASE NOTE:  Several CSISD campuses have different start times due to transportation needs.

  • Primary Campus Start Time – 7:50am

  • Elementary Campus Start Time – 8:00am

  • Intermediate Campus Start Time – 8:00am

  • Middle Campus Start Time – 7:55am

  • High Campus Start Time – 7:55am

• Attendance

  • Attendance is taken every day during every class period.

  • School starts at 7:55am.  If a student is more than 20 minutes late to school, he/she will be marked absent for first period.

  • When you know your child will be absent, please call the school office AND email Mrs. Palmer (spalmer@chinaspringisd.net) to notify us of his or her absence.  This will keep you off of our call list for that day when we call absent students.

  • Every absence needs to be documented in writing with the front office within  (3) school days of the student returning to school.

  • Attendance warning letters will be sent home once a student reaches three (3) unexcused absences.  Additional warning letters will be sent home after five (5) unexcused absences.  Once a student reaches seven (7) unexcused absences, Mrs. Bartee and Officer Boothe  will require parents to meet with them at the middle school in person to discuss truancy prevention measures and to make a plan for improving school attendance.  After ten (10) unexcused absences, truancy charges will be filed against the parent, and Judge Richardson will contact the parent to schedule a court hearing.

• Weekly Attendance Update – It is our goal at China Spring Middle School for our average daily attendance rate to be at or above 97%.  This past week, we did not meet our attendance goal with an average daily attendance rate of 95.97%. Research has proven that there is a direct correlation between student attendance and student success.  Thank you for all you do to ensure your children come to school every day for every class period!

  • Monday, April 28

    • 7th grade – 96.44%

    • 8th grade – 95.65%

  • Tuesday, April 29

    • 7th grade – 99.11%

    • 8th grade – 96.44%

  • Wednesday, April 30

    • 7th grade – 95.96%

    • 8th grade – 93.28%

  • Thursday, May 01

    • 7th grade – 96.88%

    • 8th grade – 94.47%

  • Weekly Average

    • 7th grade – 97.10%

    • 8th grade – 94.96%

    • Campus – 95.97%

FROM OUR PARENT VOLUNTEERS

We wanted to communicate  all the plans for the 2024-2025 school year so you can plan accordingly. Please see the dates and additional info below.

• Catered Teacher Appreciation Lunch 5/8/25

Randomly throughout the year we will ask for monetary donations to stock popcorn, sodas, and water all year for the teachers and staff.
If you want to donate $75 now you will be done for the year. You can drop cash or check (CSMS) at the front office or Venmo, Kristin-Clements-4. Otherwise, we will send emails leading up to the event and you can donate then, if you can!

Thank you all so much for helping to make these events possible for our students and teachers! 

Amanda Talbert, parent volunteer

Kristin Clements, parent volunteer

FROM MRS. MCADAMS, School Counselor

• amcadams@chinaspringisd.net

• If you have any questions about Section 504, please contact Mrs. McAdams.  

• Please contact me if your child has any counseling needs. 

• We had a blast on our NJHS/Yearbook Field Trip!  Check our China Spring Middle School Facebook page for pics!

• Tuesday, May 6th at 7:30am in the library, will be the 7th Grade Mandatory Meeting with 8th Grade Officers.  Students will receive volunteer logs, and we will talk about how to vote for NJHS positions. 

FROM MRS. PALMER,  Registrar/Attendance Clerk

• spalmer@chinaspringisd.net

• DUES: Class Dues are $20 - we accept Cash or Check made out to CSMS or you may pay online through Myschoolbucks.com - Store, Browse All, Class Dues.

• If you have an absence excuse note for your student, you may email Mrs. Palmer or bring the note to the front office.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• 05.06.2025 – MS Jazz Band Concert

• 05.13.2025 – MS Band Spring Concert

BELL SCHEDULE