Clinton-Massie Middle School

Please help us congratulate and recognize our students of the month for November! We are so proud of your accomplishments.

6th Grade: Natalie Danforth and Zeb Motsinger

7th Grade: Nina McHale and Jackson Long

8th Grade: Ava Paytes and Luke Hensley

CMMS wants to recognize our students for their outstanding behavior and contributions to our school and community. The following students were nominated by staff members:

Problem Solver: Aubrey Barr (Caldwell), Addyson Beckett (Caldwell), Bristol Brady (Caldwell), Bia Burton (Caldwell), Tristan Burwinkel (Caldwell), James Cope (Ratliff), Adam Gorman (Caldwell), Carter Harris (Caldwell), Avery Hart (Caldwell), Landen Joyce (McClain), Ella Kidder (Caldwell), Hana Latif (Caldwell), Tenley Linebaugh (Caldwell), Jaxon Lorenz (Caldwell), Ally Montague (Caldwell), Naylah Patrick (Caldwell), Renni Sagraves (Caldwell), Emily Webb (Caldwell), and Bentley Willemsen (Caldwell)

Respectful: Emmett Burton (Machado), Gabrielle Scherz (Graves), Grace Sizemore (Machado), Andrew Still (Graves), Logan Thomas (Graves), Brody Webb (Avery), Dylan Walker (Graves), Jillian Walker (Graves), and Parker Webb (Machado)

Responsible: Colton Converse (Caldwell) and Ella Kidder (Caldwell)

Because students had such a successful start to the school year, the staff decided to surprise them with a Halloween dance to celebrate! Here are a few pictures (and there are a few videos on the CMMS Facebook page).

That feeling when Thriller comes on... and you are dressed up like Michael Jackson...

Students playing Coordinate Plane Battleship in Math class (Beam)

6th Grade Math Topics - Quarter 2

➢ Coordinate Plane

➢ Integers

➢ Variables and Expressions

➢ Solving Equations

➢ Writing Expressions and Equations

➢ Combine Like Terms

➢ Distributive Property

➢ Writing and Solving Inequalities

➢ Factoring

➢ Writing Equations to Represent Patterns

6th Grade Social Studies Topics - Quarter 2

➢ Humans and the Physical Environment

➢ Economic Choices and Consequences

➢ Specialization and Global Trade

➢ Systems of Government

➢ Movement of People, Products, and Ideas

English

• Students have been exploring the Space Race and diving into a plethora of research and texts surrounding it. They will utilize their research and writing skills to produce an informative essay over the topic.

• 8th graders will continue to routinely apply new techniques/strategies in their creative writing as well as embark on a new monthly vocabulary challenge.

• In the following months we are looking to dive into more historic moments such as the Holocaust and analyze scenes from the play Romeo and Juliet.

Science

• Students have been learning about tectonic plates, continental drift, and Pangaea

• The next unit includes diving deeper into what happens at our plate boundaries, specifically earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.

The holiday season is fast approaching, and it's time for families in need to sign up for holiday assistance. If you find that your family is in need of assistance with gifts for your Clinton-Massie student(s) in grades Pre-K-12 (and their younger non-school aged siblings), please complete a Delights of December Form for EACH child in the household by November 15th, 2024.

If you would like to join the elves this holiday season and provide gift assistance for students in need, please complete the Holiday Helper Form.

Clinton-Massie Local Schools invite all veterans and their families to join us on Monday, November 11th for our Veterans Day Program. The MS/HS Program will begin at 9:45 a.m. in the HS Gym. (Please see the FAQs for details about parking, arrival, breakfast, etc.)

We welcome our Veterans to stay with us to join the elementary for the Veterans Parade at 11 a.m.

CMMS/CMHS will be hosting Parent/Teacher Conferences on 11/21 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. You have the option to schedule virtual, face-to-face, or phone call conferences with your student's teacher(s).

Governor DeWine and Education and Workforce Director announce five-year attendance goal

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Director Stephen D. Dackin last week pledged to cut chronic absenteeism by 50% over five years in Ohio schools. Studies show the connection between regular attendance and critical school measures such as reading proficiently, performing well academically, and graduating from high school.

Chronic absence is defined in Ohio as a student missing 10% or more of the school year for any reason – excused, medically excused, unexcused, and suspensions. Nationwide, 14.7 million students were chronically absent in the 2021-2022 school year. Data released last month show Ohio’s focus on student attendance is making a difference. The 2024 Ohio School Report Cards showed chronic absenteeism declined from 26.8% in the 2022-2023 school year to 25.6% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Schools continue to raise awareness on the importance of students staying engaged in their learning, strengthening their connection to the school community, and making sure attendance is a priority for children and families. Beginning the school year on a positive note is important. Research shows that half the students who miss two to four days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school.

See the full article here

Clinton-Massie Middle School has signed up to participate in the Stay in the Game! Network. We look forward to partnering with this organization to highlight the importance of daily attendance. Our goal is to increase daily attendance every quarter this school year and reduce our chronic absenteeism rate for the middle school for the 24-25 school year (students missing over 10% of school, excused or unexcused absences).

See https://stayinthegame.org/about/ for more information.

November 11: 6-12 Veterans Day Program

November 21: Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 25-26: Teacher In-Service (No School)

November 27-29: Thanksgiving Break (No School)

Please visit https://clintonmassie-oh.finalforms.com/ to update your student's records for the 24-25 school year. These must be updated every year by the parent/guardian AND the student.