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Mark Your Calendars: 2023-2024 CCMPCS First Day of School by grade level

Kindergarten – 8th Grade First Day of School: Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Four-Year-Old Prekindergarten First Day of School: Monday, August 28, 2023

Three-Year-Old Prekindergarten First Day of School: Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Save the date for the CCMPCS Open House: Monday, August 21, 2023

Open House is a chance for CCMPCS students and the grownups in their families to prepare for the new school year by:

• visiting  the classroom
• meeting staff
• receiving paperwork
• checking in with the school nurse
• dropping off school supplies (lists available at this link https://carrollcreekmontessori.org/current-families/supply-lists/) 

Each grade level in each classroom has a separate time to reduce crowding in the classrooms and parking lot.  Please make note of the time for your grade level.

• PreK3, 1st grade, 4th grade @ 1:00-1:20
• PreK4, 2nd grade, 5th grade, 7th grade @ 1:30-1:50
• K, 3rd grade, 6th grade, 8th grade @ 2:00-2:20

• Daily drop off:
  • All students: 8:40 – 9:00 am
• Classes start:
  • All students: 9:00 am
• Daily dismissal:
  • Morning-only students (preK3): 11:20 am
  • Full-day students (preK4-8th grade):
    • Monday – Thursday: 3:40 – 4:00 pm
    • Friday: 2:40 – 3:00 pm

Click here to reference the 2021-2022 CCMPCS handbook.  An updated Handbook will be posted when summer revisions are completed.

As a Frederick County Public Charter School, CCMPCS follows the FCPS school calendar.  Visit https://www.fcps.org/about/calendar-handbook for more information about the FCPS/CCM school year calendar.

In general: 

• If FCPS schools are open, CCMPCS is open.  
• If FCPS schools are closed, CCMPCS is closed.  
• If FCPS schools dismiss 2 hours early, CCMPCS full-day students (preK4-8th grade) dismiss 2 hours early. 
• If FCPS schools open 2 hours late, CCMPCS opens 2 hours late for CCM full-day students (preK4-8th grade). There is no school for CCMPCS morning only preK3 students on days that FCPS schools have a late start.

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CCMPCS school meals are provided through FCPS Food & Nutrition Services.  Visit the FCPS website https://www.fcpsnutrition.com/ for information about CCM school meal prices, menus, and the meal benefit application for free and reduced-price school meals.

CCMPCS follows FCPS policy for food allergies and other food needs. There are FCPS forms and plans (available at this link https://www.fcps.org/student-services/forms) that need to be filled out for students with food allergies and other related needs. CCMPCS students eat lunch and snack in the classrooms. We will have separate areas within the classroom for students with allergies to eat. Students may not share their personal lunch and snacks brought from home.

MMCI, the non-profit charter operator for CCMPCS, has contracted with the Clubhouse Kids to offer before and aftercare programs on site at CCMPCS.

For more information about before and aftercare programs at CCMPCS including hours of operation, current enrollment options, and rates, please contact Clubhouse Kids directly by visiting the website www.Clubhouse KidsOnline.com, emailing info@ClubhouseKidsOnline.com, or calling (301) 685-5100.