Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2

Change #2: Next, for those remote learning students that would like to return to in-person instruction, you may switch at the 1st Quarter mid-term, which is Friday, September 11. If you would like to switch from remote learning to in-person instruction, please contact Mr. Kerley for Grade School students at jkerley@cmsfcats.org or Mrs. Kuhlmann for High School students at mkuhlmann@cmsfcats.org. You may also call the school and notify Mr. Kerley or Mrs. Kuhlmann of your intent to change. This change must be made by September 11 and your child/young adult will begin in-person instruction on Monday, September 14.

Change #1: Each Wednesday will be a full remote learning day with no student attendance. This change will begin on Wednesday, September 16 and continue through Friday, October 9 (which is the end of the 1st Quarter). We will reevaluate the Wednesday remote learning days at the end of the 1st Quarter.

Due to the large number of students choosing remote learning for the 1st Quarter, the Carrier Mills-Stonefort Grade School and High School will have to make the following three changes to the schedule:

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Egyptian Health Department (EHD) recently released their updated COVID-19 Exclusion Guidance. It states that any student should be sent home and provided remote instruction if they have any of the following symptoms: a fever of 100.4 or higher, headache, shortness of breath, cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, congestion or runny nose, new loss of sense of taste or smell, nausea, fatigue, and/or muscle or body aches. If your child/young adult has any of these symptoms, please keep them home from school. If they complain of any of the above symptoms while at school, the school will contact you to pick them up.

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Attention Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School Parents and Students: School is scheduled to begin for students on Monday, August 24. Both Remote Learners and In-Person Learners will be loaned a Chromebook this year for use at home and at school. On August 19, 20, and 21, from 8:00 am-11:00 am, students may come to the High School and pickup their electronic devices and chargers. Please follow the schedule below, along with the pickup points: 8:00 am-11:00 am- Freshmen and Juniors report to the side door of the High School. 8:00 am-11:00 am- Sophomores and Seniors report to the front door of the High School. A staff member will bring the Chromebook, a charger, a copy of the CMSF User Agreement, and a copy of your schedule to you at your designated door. All registration paperwork must be returned to pickup a device on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. Please call the CMSF High School at (618) 994-2392 or email Mrs. Kuhlmann at mkuhlmann@cmsfcats.org for further information.

DEVICE PICK-UP FOR ALL STUDENTS: E-Learners: On Thursday, August 20th, everyone who has chosen the E-Learning option to begin the 2020-2021 School Year will be responsible for attending the E-Learning orientation. At orientation there will be an opportunity for students and parents to ask questions as well as receive instruction on their devices. During this time students will be completing diagnostic tests with staff in classrooms. Parents/Guardians will remain in the gym to receive more training on the Chromebook and to have a Q & A session with administration. It is the goal of Carrier Mills Unit 2 to make this experience the best it can be, therefore it is paramount that at least one adult from the household attend this meeting. In-Person: Friday all in-person learners will pick up their device at the scheduled time. E-Learners Device Pick-up, Orientation, and Diagnostic Testing Thursday, August 20th Kindergarten 8-9:30 1st 10-11:30 2nd 10-11:30 3rd 12-1:30 4th 12-1:30 5th 1:45-3:15 6th 1:45-3:15 7th 1:45-3:15 8th 1:45-3:15 In-Person Device Pickup, Friday, August 21st 8-9:15 Kindergarten, 2nd, 4th Grades 10-11:15 1st, 3rd, 7th Grades 12:30-1:45 5th, 6th, 8th Grades

Attention Wildcat Community: Due to the increase of positive Covid-19 cases in Saline County over the past several weeks, along with the high number of students choosing Remote Learning to start the school year, the start of school will be moved from August 13 to August 24. The teachers will report to school on Monday, August 17, and will receive training for all safety and cleaning procedures along with remote learning training from August 17 to August 21. Although educating all of our students is our highest priority, the students health, safety, and well-being are just as important.  If you have not yet registered your child/young adult for school, please do so as soon as possible. Also, make sure you let us know if you are choosing In-Person Instruction or Remote Learning to start the school year. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!

Summer School began on Tuesday, August 4 at the Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School for those students that have yet to complete their E-Learning Packets from the 2019-2020 school year. If your High School student received an INCOMPLETE in any class, they have been scheduled to attend summer school. If you have not heard from the school and your young adult received an INCOMPLETE in one or more classes, please call the school at (618) 994-2392 and we can schedule a time for them to complete their work.

IN-PERSON REGISTRATION THIS WEEK! We are getting closer to being together again! The registration times below are for all those who have not turned in completed packets. Remember, if you are doing Remote Learning as a CMSFGS student, you will still need to register. Tuesday, August 4th 1st & 2nd Grades 7 a.m. - 9 a.m. 3rd & 4th Grades 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. 5th & 6th Grades 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 5th 7th & 8th Grades 9 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. Open Registration 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. If you are unable to attend the registration times available, please call the office @ 994-2413 to set up an appointment. Registration fees total $32.00

​Attention Parents/Guardians: The beginning of school is right around the corner (August 13 is the first student attendance day). To those of you that have turned in your Registration Forms and your In-Person vs. Remote Learning Form, thank you very much! For those of you that have yet to return your forms, we are setting up appointments for you to come in the week of August 3 to complete your paperwork. If you have yet to turn in your forms, expect a call on Monday, August 3 from the High School. We will give you the date and time of your registration appointment. We look forward to meeting you next week. Have a wonderful weekend!

If you have not turned in your registration or distance learning/in person certification form please do so as soon as possible. There is a drop box located outside the grade school. $32 Book Fees are due.

💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛 Wildcats community..... TODAY... there will be a Fruits and Vegetables Giveaway. (It will be sorted in bags). Beginning at 3:30 PM and run until it runs out (Dont delay). Free! First Come First Serve! No questions! Carrier Mills First Baptist Church!

​The Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School Back-to-School Plan has now been posted in the documents section of the school website. Please visit cmsfcats.org, click on "Menu," then click on "Documents," and then the "Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School Back-to-School Plan 2020." In this document you will find information about Safety, Entering the Building, Lockers, Registration and Schedules, Outstanding Remote Learning Work, Breakfast, Lunch, Dismissal, Physical Education, the 2020-2021 Schedule, Remote Learning, Semester Exams, and Extra-Curricular Activities. Please call the High School at (618) 994-2392 if you have any questions.

Attention Carrier Mills-Stonefort School Community: School registration has already begun at the Grade School and High School. All registration paperwork was mailed home to each family in June of 2020. Please complete the paperwork and either mail it back in or drop it off at the school. Both schools still have a drop box for student work, so you may drop off your registration paperwork in this box. If you are new to the district or you have not received your registration paperwork, please call the Grade School at (618) 994-2413 or the High School at (618) 994-2392 and we can work out a way to get you the information.

Carrier Mills-Stonefort families, the CMSF School Board approved and Egyptian Health Department approved Return-to-School Plan can now be found on our school website. Please go to cmsfcats.org, click on menu, then go to documents, and then click on CMSF CUSD 2 Return to School Plan 2020-2021. Please contact the Grade School at (618) 994-2413 or the High School at (618) 994-2392 if you have any questions about the document. Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Keep Learning, Go Wildcats!

The Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School Summer School Program that was scheduled to begin on Monday, July 20 has been rescheduled. If your young adult has not completed all of their E-Learning Packets, they will be scheduled to come to the High School and complete the work starting August 3. We will send out another notification as we get closer to the beginning of summer school.

Online Registration Form:: We are offering an online registration option. Click this link to register your child for Grades 1-8. There are still signatures and documents required, but this will save time at registration and give the school a count for both distance and in-person learning. If you already sent your form in, you do not need to do another one. https://forms.gle/nhp2EShNLPzKZMteA

​This is just a reminder, but the Class of 2020 Graduation Practice is scheduled for this Friday, July 17 in the CMSF High School at 9:00 am. LifeTouch will be here to take Graduation Pictures, so remember to bring your caps, gowns, and cords with you. We will then take a Senior Group Picture on the baseball field before heading to the softball field to practice for the ceremony. Class of 2020, remember to bring your caps, gowns, and cords. Valedictorian and Salutatorian, remember to bring your speeches. Students, remember to bring any completed work that you still owe from March 17-May 19 and to bring money if you still owe any school fees. For everyone's safety, you must wear a mask while you are in the building (you may take it off for your picture since you will be 6 feet away from everyone else). You must wear a mask while you are outside anytime you are not 6 feet away from everyone else. The group picture will be taken on the baseball field, with individual spaces marked for each student (6 feet apart). Graduates, you will be given your four tickets for the event after the practice Friday morning. The Graduation Ceremony will begin at 8:00 pm on July 17. Graduates, you will need to be at the High School no later than 7:30 pm. You will report to the High School Gym before the ceremony begins. Please call the school if you have any questions about the Graduation Practice or the Ceremony (618-994-2392).

​Attention Seniors: On July 9, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), along with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), made the following change to the Phase 4 requirements for school districts: "There must be a strict 50 person limit to all indoor activities, and that would include any spectators (people in those groups should also socially distance)." Because of this change, we will no longer be able to conduct our Class of 2020 Graduation Ceremony in DeWitt Gymnasium. After going through several different options, we have decided to make the following announcement: The Class of 2020 Graduation Ceremony will be held on the CMSF High School Softball Field at 8:00 pm on Friday, July 17. Graduation practice will still be held at 9:00 am on July 17. The practice will begin in the gym for pictures and then will move outside to practice on the softball field. To be eligible to participate in the ceremony, seniors must have all their work completed and must have all of their student fees paid. Masks must be worn while you are inside the building and outside the building when you are not at least 6 feet away from another person. The Senior Graduates and Junior Marshals will still be issued four tickets for the event. The students, faculty, staff, administration, and school board members will be on the softball field and all guests will be outside of the fence. Some chairs will be placed around the outside of the fence, spaced 6 feet apart for social distancing requirements, but you may bring your own seating. We realize that this plan will be completely dependent upon two things: The Community and The Weather. We need the community to adhere to the IDPH and ISBE rules and regulations to keep everyone safe before, during, and after the event. We need the weather to cooperate with a nice cool evening and no rain. We look forward to seeing everyone on Friday, July 17 for this wonderful event! Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Keep Learning, Go Wildcats!