CMS Eagle "News"

September / October 2005

Issue #9

Join Us Tuesday, October 18, 7:00 pm
for CMS Family Math Night

Dear Parents,

Would you like to know more about the Math your child is learning? Would you like to learn how to use those expensive graphing calculators? Maybe you'd like to find out how you can best help your child with their Math homework. These are just a few of the many reasons you might want to join us on Tuesday evening for Family Math Night at Chimacum Middle School ­ Room 505. Come share in the fun and learn Mathematics at the same time.

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What's Happening

October

17 Mid Term Grades

17 Picture Retake Day 7:45

18 Family Math Night

18 Magazine Drive

18 Volleyball @ Stevens

19 Football @ Forks

19 Volleyball @ Quilcene (JV)

20 Sexual Harassment Parent Night @ 6:30 Rm. 402

20 Volleyball vs Klahowya

21 MS Dance 2:30 - 4:15

21 Magazine Drive Ends

24 Volleyball vs Blue Heron

25 Port Ludlow Singers

Assembly @ 10:10

25 Volleyball vs Forks

26 Early Release @ 11:20

26 7th Gr. Culture Fair Night

27 Football vs Roosevelt

27 Volleyball @ Sequim

28 8th Gr. Field Trip to

Seattle Theater

31 Sept./Oct. Assembly 10:10

November

2 Football @ Sequim

7-8 8th Gr. SH Presentations

9 Football vs Blue Heron

9 Early Release @ 11:20

11 NO SCHOOL

14-15 7th Gr. SH Presentations

21-22 6th Gr. SH Presentations

December

1 1st Trimester Ends

9 MS Dance 7:00 - 9:00

FREE TUTORING

Homework Club: We are very excited to announce that Jefferson County Library will be providing FREE TUTORING every Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30 ­ 5:00, beginning October 18. Students may request a bus pass for route 111 or 113 to ride from CMS to the library. Students will need a note from their parents.

If you would like to request a permanent pass to Homework Club, please send a note to our office.

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Press Release - Family Math Night @ CMS Tues. Oct. 18th

Chimcacum Middle School will be offering parents another chance to improve their Math skills and learn about the District's Mathematics curriculum.

Parents, children and interested community members are invited to attend a Family Math Night on Tuesday, October 18th, at 7:00 pm in the Middle

School's 7th and 8th grade Math wing (Room 505).

Parents will get a chance to play with TI-73 graphing calculators, play the

factor game on an interactive whiteboard and see how teachers and students use document cameras to promote sharing and encourage Math talk. Parents will also get a chance at an in-depth look at the district's Middle School curriculum, CMP, the Connected Math Program. Tips for helping your child will also be provided.

Chimacum Middle School's Math teachers are currently participating in

Washington State's NO LIMIT (New Outcomes, Learning Improvements in

Mathematics Integrating Technology) grant training which focuses on best

practices in teaching Mathematics and the use of Professional Learning

Communities to improve teaching and learning.

Mathematics instruction used at CMS emphasizes inquiry and discovery of

mathematical ideas through the investigation of rich problem situations,

with a focus on understanding and reasoning, rather than memorization.

Culture Fair Family Night

Maybe you've heard about 7th grade Culture Fair and you're wondering what it's all about.

Maybe you've seen Culture Fair in the gym on Eagle Night and you and your 7th grader are wondering how you will accomplish such a thing. Perhaps you just want to be the best support possible for your student. Whoever you are, if you are the parent or guardian of a 7th grader, we invite you to Culture Fair Family Night to learn more about this amazing project before it is introduced in class.

Photos, previous display boards, and information packets will be available for viewing Wednesday Oct. 26th in Room 402 at 7:00 p.m.

Please come in and find out more from Ms. Berg. Students are welcome and encouraged to come as well! See you then!

NO SCHOOL on

November 11, 2005

Veteran's Day

Update from Ms. Kuehl's class

World Geography has been doing a unit on western European countries, which will culminate in student presentations at midterm.

3.

Fall Sports Awards Night

for football and volleyball

November 15th

MS Commons

6:30 p.m.

A special thank you to our parent volunteers who helped us with our Magazine Fundraising Drive.

Tami Robocker

Elma Beary

Kim Giakas

Teresa Dukuk

Chimacum Middle School Website:

Our website is up and running again so can you use the following link

http://eagle.csd49.org/ to access school information. The link to Mr. González's Science & Social Studies class website is http://educatoral.com/

Attendance

Please remember to excuse your children's absences within two school days of the absence. If you know in advance that your children will be gone, please let the teachers know so that they may receive their homework.

Remember that our main purpose in school is to help all children achieve greatness in academic areas. When all students come to school, ready to learn, agree to follow school rules, and cooperate with their teachers, we will truly see wonderful results. Thanks for being part of our team!

A Health Note to Parents

Alcohol is a drug. It is a powerful, mood-altering drug and affects children's changing and developing hormonal system. It is very harmful to bodies and minds that are still growing. When we hear of the death of a 14-year old in Oregon who was given alcohol by her parents, we should be outraged. When our children come home showing clear signs that they have been drinking, it cannot be dismissed as a "rite of passage". IT IS NOT.

If the onset of drinking is delayed by five years, a child's risk of developing serious alcohol problems is decreased by 50%.

- National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence President Stacia Murphy writing in the Spring 2001 Amethyst

FROM YOUR ASB

Our first dance is Friday October 21st, from 2:30 ­ 4:15. Costumes are welcome (age and event appropriate, please) if students and chaperones choose.

Successful middle school dances include parent chaperones as well as teachers and administration. Your CMS ASB would like to offer you the opportunity to join us for our first dance. There are a variety of ways that your support is needed.

Please look at the list below and decide which suits you the best, complete the form and return it to school with your student by Friday October 14th.

If you plan to chaperone the dance itself, it is helpful to arrive about 15 minutes early to go over our guidelines. Some parents like to bring ear plugs to help with the buffering of the loud music!

If you plan to help set up (decorations and food) we need you to arrive at 1:15 to check in with the office. We will be preparing the gym 6th period (1:30 ­ 2:20). If you will be helping with clean up ­ plan to stay about an extra 30 minutes after the dance.

If you can't make it for this first dance ­ there are three more! Check the calendar included with this newsletter and watch for the chaperone sign up sheets to come home! If you have questions, feel free to call Shannon Lowrie at 732 ­ 4219 or email me at Shannon_Lowrie@csd49.org

Thank you in advance for your help!

Dillon Baca ­ President

Devin Manix ­ Vice President

Tori Perkins ­ Secretary

Tasha Kiesel ­ Treasurer

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PLEASE RETURN THIS BOTTOM PORTION ONLY ­THE UPPER PART IS FOR YOU!

MY STUDENT'S NAME IS___________________ (6TH 7TH 8TH GRADE - CIRLCE GRADE LEVEL)

MY NAME IS _______________________ MY PHONE # IS _______________________

BEST TIME TO CALL_____________________

I WOULD LIKE TO HELP by (check 1 or more):

q Being a chaperone

q Helping set up decorations and food

q Supervising the refreshments during the dance (in the gym)

q Clean up after the dance

q Being a contact person to coordinate the chaperones

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ASB Dance Guidelines ­ REVISED ­ 9/2005

Guidelines:

1. Dances may be attended by 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students from Chimacum Middle School ONLY. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED!

2. The dance starts at 2:30 or evening dance at 7:00. Arrange for prompt pickup immediately following the dance.

3. Once you enter the dance you may not leave until the dance is over. There are no in-and-out privileges. If you arrive later than a half hour after the dance has started you will not be admitted without an adult.

4. Tickets will be sold at the door unless you have purchased a ticket in advance. Not all dances will have pre-sale tickets.

5. If you are absent from school the day of the dance, it is assumed that you are ill and you are not to be attending the dance, unless arrangements have been made with the principal PRIOR TO 2:15.

Behavior Expectations

1. Appropriate and modest dress is expected. Revealing clothing will NOT be tolerated. Please refer to school handbook for dress guidelines.

2. Every effort must be made to maintain a clean and safe environment. Please clean up spills and use the trash cans as needed. GUM MUST BE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY! All students are expected to help clean up at the end of EVERY dance for at least 10 minutes.

3. Appropriate indoor behavior is expected: no running, sliding, or rough-housing.

4. No 'suggestive' dancing will be tolerated. Chaperones have the authority to judge appropriate dancing and removal of students, if necessary.

5. Courtesy and respect will be demonstrated to fellow students and chaperones.

6. Do not remove or pull down any decorations.

Consequences

1. Individuals may not be allowed to attend ANY future dances.

2. Parents or authorities may be asked to remove offenders from the dance.

3. Future school dances may be cancelled.

ANY STUDENT WHO HAS RECEIVED A DISCIPLINARY REFERRAL (PINK SLIP) TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE DANCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ATTEND THE DANCE ­ NOT EVEN WITH A PARENT PRESENT! IF YOU FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY ­ PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP TO THE DANCE OR EVEN COME ON THE SCHOOL GROUNDS DURING THE DANCE.

IMMUNIZATION REMINDER

Students grade 6 - 8 must have the following immunizations:

DTP = RECOMMENDED/5 DOSES

ACCEPTABLE/4 DOSES - LAST DOSE GIVEN ON OR AFTER THE 4TH BIRTHDAY

POLIO = RECOMMENDED/4 DOSES

ACCEPTABLE/3 DOSES - LAST DOSE GIVEN ON OR AFTER THE 4TH BIRTHDAY

MMR = 2 DOSES MMR RECOMMENDED

2 DOSES MEASLES, 1 DOSE MUMPS AND 1 DOSE RUBELLA ACCEPTABLE

BOTH GIVEN ON OR AFTER THE 1ST BIRTHDAY AND AT LEAST 28 DAYS

APART

HEP B = 3 DOSES REQUIRED

Parents may sign off on any or all immunizations by signing for a personal

exemption on the students immunization form. This may be done in the Middle

School office.

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