School Messenger Notification of school closings and delays: In the event of inclement weather causing school delays or cancellations, families will receive notification from the School Messenger automated phone system. These calls will be made as early as 5:30am to allow everyone time to make alternative plans for child care and their workday. If you are not receiving calls, you might wish to contact the building secretary for your child to confirm that we have your proper home phone number on file.

Are you annoyed by repeated calls from School Messenger? Some families receive repeated notifications from School Messenger. This is caused by hanging up before the message finishes. The system thinks you were cut off, so it dials your number again. It will do this several times; you seem trapped. There is a way to stop the calls the first time. If you press "1" or "#" at the voice prompt, the system knows you heard the call. Hang up anytime after that, and it will not try your number again.

Attention Parents: There are two new Immunization Rules that will affect many CCS students. Beginning with the 2010-11 school year:

• ALL ENTERING Kindergarten, ALL 6th Grade students, and ALL students changing school districts must have two doses of Varicella vaccine or history of Chicken Pox.
• ALL Students 11-18 years of age who change school districts or are enrolled in the 6th grade must have one dose of Meningococcal (MCV4 or MPSV4) vaccine and one dose of Tetanus/Diphtheria/Acellular Pertussis (TDAP) vaccine.

Contact the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency (517-279-9561 extension 100) or your family physician for further information.

District Calendars are available online. Just click on Calendar and select District Calendar to view the district-wide, consolidated calendar for dates and times of any events in any buildings.

Use Skyward Family/Student Access to open up lines of communication with your child's school, make online food service payments, and much more! Follow this link to find out how to get set up with a Skyward SkyPort ID if you don't currently have one.