Mark your calendars! The Annual Stakeholders/Continuous Improvement Meeting is Thursday, January 9, 2025 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Forest Hills Elementary School located at 633 Hiers Corner Road, Walterboro, SC.
R.S.V.P: Office of Superintendent
Phone: 843-782-4525 or Email: lhyman@colleton.k12.sc.us
January 3, 2025
Colleton County School District and the South Carolina State Board of Education will implement the “Free to Focus” project to meet the requirements of the General Appropriations Bill, H. 5100 of 2024, Proviso 1.103: (SDE: Anti-Bullying/School Safety) To receive state funds allocated for State Aid to Classrooms, a school district shall implement a policy adopted by the State Board of Education that prohibits access to personal electronic communication devices by students during the school day when we return to school on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. For purposes of this provision, a personal electronic communication device is considered to be a device not authorized for classroom use by a student, utilized to access the Internet, wi-fi, or cellular telephone signals.
The Colleton County School Board has reviewed, updated, and approved Policy JICJ Possession/Use of Electronic Communication Devices in School to ensure that our district policy is in compliance with the General Appropriations Bill & the Proviso 1.103 which can be found at: https://5il.co/3342r. Also a copy of this letter and other important documents can be found on the district website & all school websites in the documents folder under the “Menu” tab.
CCSD Title 1 Parent & Family Engagement & Genesis Health Care, Inc held "Cocoa & Mittens Holiday Drop-In,Thursday, December 19, 2024, at the CCSD Board Room from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. There were crafts, books, school supplies, and music for all to enjoy. Thank you to our Gold Donor & participant: Sonic Drive In & our Silver Donors & participants: SC DEW, Community Innovations, LCCAA, & In His Name Colleton. Thank you also to the following organizations for participating: Healthy Blue; CC First Steps; CC Board of Disabilities; Dominion energy; SCDHEC; Pillars for Hope; Absolute Total Care; & SCDMH. CCMS' Sisters in Action & CCHS' Ladies of Excellence were fantastic volunteers that helped in many aspects of the event. CCSD Student Nutrition held a taste tasting. Items included all beef pretzel dog, chicken & cheese empanadas, pepper jack cheese pretzel bites, double chocolate cookies, sugar cookies, and apple or orange juice.
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Colleton County School District wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable Christmas Break. We look forward to seeing all of our students on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
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Don't forget our "Cocoa & Mittens Holiday Drop In" on Thursday, December 19, 2024, from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. @ the CCSD Board Room located @ 500 Forest Circle, Walterboro, SC 29488.. There will be lots of goodies & Santa will be there!!
The So Icey Bash has been rescheduled and will now take place on January 24th! Bring the icey vibes, because it’s gonna be a 90s and 2000s throwback you don’t wanna miss!
7th Graders: Think you’ve got what it takes to be Princess Ice or Prince Ice? 👑 Stop by and see Ms. Thomas during YOUR lunch to throw your name in the running!
8th Graders: Wanna claim the crown as Miss So Icey or Mr. So Icey? Swing by Room 524 during your lunch and let Ms. Thomas know you’re ready to run!
This is YOUR time to shine,so come in your best throwback outfit, because this is NOT a formal dance. Let’s make this a night to remember! See y’all at the So Icey Bash in January! 🎶💎 BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!
Greetings Parents and Families of the Colleton County School District.
As we embark upon the Holiday Break, we will continue to emphasize academic learning as our main focus. Although there will be various events and activities this week, please encourage your child to continue to do their very best academically, behaviorally and socially. We know this is a season of excitement and sometimes students may involve themselves in behavioral actions they would normally not do. Please join us in encouraging your child to institute safe practices at all times during the school day and at after school activities. We want to close this semester with high academic achievement and no behavioral issues so we can begin the new semester on January 7, 2025 focused on learning.
Friday, December 20, 2024 will be a half day of school. Please check our website for dismissal times at each location.
Thank You for your continued support as we work together to prepare every student for success!
DOLLS has partnered with CCHS JAG and the Walterboro Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta for our Christmas Drive initiative! 🎄🎁 A huge thank you to Ms. Davis and everyone who donated — your generosity is making this holiday season special for many young children! ❤️ Your support is truly appreciated, and we’re so grateful to be part of such an amazing community. Wishing you all a joyful and blessed holiday season! ✨🌟
Mrs. Barnette's 6th grade art classes took a trip to the Colleton Center today to experience the holiday magic of a live theatre production of A Christmas Carol presented by the Columbia Children's Theatre! The play recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. In the process, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. Our students enjoyed seeing other students their age in the play and had a great time!
Dear CCMS Families,
We want to thank everyone who showed interest in our upcoming So Icey Bash. Unfortunately, due to low ticket sales, we have decided to reschedule the event to January. This decision was made to ensure we can provide the best possible experience for all students and families.
We will share more details about the new date and ticket availability in the coming weeks. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to making the So Icey Bash a fun and memorable event in the new year!
Thank you for your continued support of our school and students.
Hi CCMS families,
Donuts for Dads occurred on Monday December 9!! What an awesome turnout! It gave me Goose Bumps to see male students sitting there with their fathers/Dads, GDad, etc. The aroma of support filled the room.
Thanks to the Administrative Team, SIC (School improvement Council) of CCMS, School Counselors, Walmart Neighborhood Market (St. James) Krispy Kreme(Ms. Ashley/ Ladson Rd.) Dunkin’ Donuts (Walterboro) and our amazing speaker Mr. Charles “Coach Chuck” Middleton for all that you did to make this event a success!
Don’t forget to reach out to Mrs. Carolyn Anderson if you need any ideas of how to make some connectivity with your young men at your schools . Enjoy these wonderful pictures.
#eachone #teachone #reachone #CCMS
Hi CCMS families,
See the great news below. We want to thank GKM for providing these wonderful kits to the students of this community. We appreciate it.
On Thursday, December 5, 2024, Superintendent Jessica Williams hosted the 2nd CCSD Parent Forum. Mrs. Williams greeted the attendees with a warm welcome and shared some exciting information about our school report cards and the State Superintendent Ellen Weaver speaking at our special school report card recognition ceremony. A light meal was provided for participants to enjoy as the meeting started. Each participant had the opportunity to share a positive event and an improvement wish(concern) that they experienced in the district since the last parent forum in September. The parent forum collaborated to create a plan to promote the positive things happening in the Colleton County School District.They plan to spread the word about the great things happening at our schools & in the district and use #CCSDOntheMove to draw attention to the district on Social Media platforms. They ended the meeting with an action plan in place and a challenge to bring a friend to join the next parent forum.
On Thursday evening, December 5, 2024, the Colleton County School District Office of Exceptional Learning held “The Parent Informational Workshop”. The Office of Exceptional Learning collaborated with South Carolina Family Connections in an attempt to provide an informational workshop for exceptional learners' families. The focus was: Understanding Your Child’s IEP; Have questions about navigating special education services?; and Are you looking to connect with other parents of a child with a disability? Family Connection of South Carolina was prepared to provide an overview of resources and services for families of children with disabilities and/or specific healthcare needs, including information on education services and the Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Refreshments were provided. Thank you to the Office of Exceptional Learning and South Carolina Family Connections for planning such an informational workshop for our parents.
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On Thursday, December 5, 2024, CCMS held the school spelling bee competition. Pictured below are the winners.
1st Place - Grady Nettles (middle)
2nd Place- Lyric Faison (pictured right)
3rd Place- (Alternate)- Ashley Cook (pictured left)
The 1st and 2nd place winner will now advance to compete in the Colleton County District Bee that will be held on January 16, 2025 at the Performing Arts Center at 6:00 PM. If one of them is unable to attend the District Spelling Bee Competition then the 3rd place winner will participate. Thank you to everyone that helped and/or supoorted this event.
CCSD Robotics K-8 will host the Ace Basin Regional Qualifier on December 21, 2024 at CCMS from 7 am -3pm, We are looking for volunteers to help, anyone interested can contact Ed Williams at CCMS xt 22207. Please come and support these young aspiring Robotics Engineers. The High School Robotics team will showcase their robots.
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The 2024 Flu Vaccine Clinics for students have been scheduled at all schools. All information can be found at: https://www.colleton.k12.sc.us/documents.
Mark your calendars!! The Colleton County School District Spelling Bee Competition will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. at the Performing Arts Center located at 150 Cougar Nation Drive, Walterboro, SC.
NJROTC will be having their Annual Military Inspection on 10 Dec 2024. Guests are asked to be seated in the main gym at CCHS by 10:30 am. Please mark your calendars & plan to support the young men & women of the CCHS NJROTC!
Mark your calendars!! You do not want to miss this event!! "CCSD Title I Parent & Family Engagement Program & Genesis Health Care. Inc. Presents...
Cocoa & Mittens Holiday Drop-In!!! "
