Crofton Middle
Monday, September 15th, 6:30pm - PTA Meeting, Media Center
Monday, September 15th, 6pm OR Thursday, September 18th, 6pm - CMS Musical Mandatory Information Night & Audition Sign Up. See more information here.
Tuesday, September 23rd - NO SCHOOL - Rosh Hashanah
If you are walking to the property to pick up your child, we ask that you do not stand in the front of the building. Please stand at the corner/end of our bus parking lot and Old Post Road (this is the access road between CMS and CHS). We have a staff member down there who will assist you as to where to stand while waiting for your child. Additionally, our staff parking lot in the front of the building is not a pickup location for students. Please follow the pickup directions sent previously and located further down in this Parent Blast.
If you plan to drop off your student in the morning and/or pick them up at dismissal, please see this link with maps describing the procedures.
We strongly encourage you to plan any early dismissals prior to 3:15pm, if possible. This is to allow for high school traffic to be smoother, for our car rider line pick ups to run more smoothly, for our buses to arrive and park, and for a reduction in interruptions to 6th period classes. Please remember this when making appointments throughout the year. Thanks for your understanding!
AACPS Central Office has established a new policy regarding student attendance. Email messages will NOT be accepted for absence excuses. Schools are only accepting handwritten notes, doctor notes, or online messages via the school system’s Parent Portal located on the AACPS website. Please do not email teachers or the office staff regarding student absences. Click here and under the Videos heading on the right click on “Submitting Attendance Notes in Parent Portal”.
Please make sure that you have completed your child's Emergency Card Verification form. Click here to access the form. You will need your student's birthdate, student number, and 5-digit pin (previously provided by your school). Please call the school if you need assistance.
Crofton High School is extremely excited to be hosting fall athletic events. A few reminders as we get closer to opening day for regular season contests.
Cash will not be accepted at the Crofton Stadium concession stand. We accept all major credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Cash Apps.
Game facilities will open 45 minutes before game time for spectators to enter.
Tickets are only available online and must be purchased at https://gofan.co/app/school/MD73091.
Children under the age of 7 are admitted at no cost.
AACPS has a strict “NO RE-ENTRY POLICY.”
No outside food or drink may be brought into the stadium except for bottled water.
No bookbags or large handbags may be brought into the stadium.
CONDUCT of SPECTATORS
The supervising personnel at an athletic function are required to maintain and enforce appropriate conduct of the spectators.
Photographers must have an AACPS School Access Badge to enter the field. Please check in at the ticket booth upon your arrival.
Elementary and Middle School students must be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older.
Spectators represent their schools.
Spectators are expected to demonstrate the highest standards of sportsmanship.
Booing, taunting, inappropriate cheers, or attempts to intimidate student-athletes, coaching staffs, event personnel, administrators, officials and opponents are unacceptable behaviors. Spectators should support and cheer for their teams in a positive manner.
Spectators who exhibit unacceptable behavior will be asked to leave the contest without reimbursement of game fees and will not be permitted to re-enter that contest. Further disciplinary action may be imposed by the school principal.
Spectators will not be permitted to leave and re-enter without paying a second admission.
Spectators must comply with the AACPS’ alcohol, drug and tobacco policies.
Spectators must stay in the bleachers or stands and may not stand on the bleacher walkways or ramps. For spectator safety, there is no jumping on the bleachers or stands.
Only authorized coaches for the designated activity and/or authorized school supervisory personnel so designated by the school are permitted on the sidelines.
Reporters who have requested to be on the sidelines should check in with game management.
School dress code extends to athletic contests.
During contest, spectators may not play catch or pickup games inside the stadium or gymnasium.
Noisemakers are prohibited at athletic events.
Please visit our athletic website, www.croftonathletics for more information.
All adults visiting our school, please make sure to have your photo ID out and facing the camera when you ring the doorbell. This saves time and is much appreciated by the front office.
Parents/Guardians: Please review the school bus dismissal location map with your student so that they know where their bus is parked at dismissal. Once bus riders are called for dismissal, students are expected to go directly to the number location of their bus in the parking lot and get on their bus for the ride home. If there is a substitute bus, the bus will still be parked in the regular bus location. Also don't forget to sign up for mail and text message notifications of disruptions to student bus service here.
Does your student want to be a part of the spring musical, The Music Man? There are many different roles that are needed: from being on-stage in a leading role, to the choral ensemble, to the back-stage crew. All roles are instrumental in the production of the amazing musical. There is a Mandatory Information Night & Audition Sign Up on Monday, September 15th, 6pm OR Thursday, September 18th, 6pm. For more information see the CMS Musical page here.
Great News! AACPSConnect is live for the 25-26 school year!
What is AACPSConnect?
AACPSConnect, powered by ClassLink, provides parents and guardians access to all the essential digital tools that support students and schools. With AACPSConnect, all AACPS families can belong, grow, and succeed all in one place. AACPSConnect is a customized experience determined by a user’s role within our AACPS family. Whether someone is a student, staff member, or parent/guardian, AACPSConnect presents a customized view for each type of user. This means students, staff, and parents/guardians only see the applications and links that are relevant to them.
Parents/Guardians can begin registering for their AACPSConnect accounts as soon as Communications makes the announcements to all AACPS families. Parents/Guardians must be registered in AACPSConnect to access the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
Canvas courses will be visible to students and families on or around Monday, August 25th, when teachers begin publishing their content within Canvas. See the links below for more information.
AACPS uses Canvas by Instructure to provide an efficient, enhanced, and engaging teaching and learning platform for students, staff, and families.
All parents and guardians are invited to join the Canvas Parent/Observer community to stay connected to their student's learning. Features include dynamic dashboards where families can track student progress; two-way communication tools to support school-family connections; and, easy access to lessons, assignments, quizzes, and grades. See links below for more information.
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new Community Resources Landing Page designed to support AACPS students and families! This centralized webpage provides easy access to local and school-based services, including food assistance, housing support, mental health resources, and more. The page is organized by category and is available in multiple languages to ensure accessibility for all families.