News About Town: The Board of Commissioners meeting agenda is available online. Once again, the meeting will be conducted remotely. To watch live, the meeting is available via Zoom (link here, meeting starts at 7 pm, Monday). A livestream of the meeting will also be available via the Town of Matthews YouTube Channel. To listen live, call toll free 888-788-0099 and enter meeting ID 995 8121 1307. For more information, including the process for public comment, visit the town website.

News Around Town: During the December 8 remote meeting, the CMS Board of Education made the decision for K-12 grade students to return to remote instruction until January 19 due to increased numbers of COVID-19. Starting Monday, December 14, all students will be full-remote. This five week pause includes the two week winter break. Pre–K and Exceptional Children (EC students) whose Individualized Education Programs mandate in-person learning will continue to be offered in-person learning. After the second cluster outbreak on their Matthews campus, Covenant Day recently ceased in-person classes and resumed virtual learning. Edited: Last month, the high school classes at Covenant Day School, a Tk-12 school, went to remote learning November 9 after a COVID outbreak of eight students, then resumed in-person learning after the Thanksgiving break.

Our Teacher Appreciation Drive Needs You! We still have spots to sponsor a teacher for the week or donate gift cards for our Teacher Appreciation Drive! Donate a gift card or five days of gifts (we have a schedule of suggested items on the sign up sheet) and delight a C.O.S. Kids teacher this season.