Hello Chardon community! We TRULY hope that ALL are staying warm during this cold spell. This past week brought about a different schedule and we truly appreciate all of you who shared your thoughts around it. More importantly, we need to commend the students who took the MAP assessment seriously, showed some grit in taking their time and thinking through their responses and being proud of their accomplishments. So many student raised their score from the Fall assessment and should be thrilled with their results!

New information is posted below, including a sign up for Book Fair volunteers, a donation opportunity to support the First Responders in California and a celebration of four Chardon student voices at the OMEA Honors Choir Festival! And don't forget to sign up for the PTO Night at the Races. I'll see you there if you're able to attend

Additional photos are below of our PBIS quarter 2 reward that included an amazing school-wide scavenger hunt organized by Ms. Paroubek!

Stay warm all,

Craig Caroff

This past weekend, 179 7th- and 9th-grade students from 15 schools participated in the Ohio Music Education Association’s District 7 Junior High/Middle School Honors Choir Festival. Chardon Local Schools was represented by 7th graders Rien Laubenthal, Felicity Easthon, Samuel Marmash, and 8th grader Jared Arnold. These students were selected by their choir directors for their talent, musicianship, and dedication to the choral program. Over the course of these two days, they rehearsed five pieces of music, culminating in a Saturday afternoon performance. Congratulations to Rien, Felicity, Sam, ad Jared for a fantastic performance and their stellar representation of our the Chardon School District!’

Set our hearts on fire for first responders

As we all know, California is facing tragic fires, and our CMS Student Council is determined to support the brave first responders. After reaching out to various law enforcement and emergency teams, we’ve identified specific items they need. We invite each homeroom/flex to join in a friendly competition to bring in the most donations, with the winning class receiving a gift certificate for each student to King Kone. The drive runs from January 21 through January 28, and any cold or snow days will lead to an extension. Let’s come together and show our gratitude for the heroes who put their lives on the line for others.

Thank you,

Miss O’Brien and CMS Student Council

Items needed:

• Protein bars (really needed)
• Energy bars (really needed)
• Energy drink (really needed)
• Non-perishable on the go food (really needed)
• Toiletries
• Deodorant
• Toothpaste
• Dry shampoo
• Toothbrushes

Thank you very much for abiding by the following expectations for a safe arrival and afternoon dismissal process. Morning drop off has been going really well. Thank you to everyone who has been getting their students to school on time and following our traffic pattern. Please remember that there is only one lane in the morning in front of the school, and this must be adhered to for everyone's safety. Also, please be patient with our teachers who are pulling into their spots and crossing the street. We want all to report to work safely.

We need your help to improve afternoon pick up and the following items will help us achieve that as safely as possible:

• Parents are not permitted to park in the lot and have their child cross traffic to come to them. Please join the traffic line. It is unsafe for your child to run across the lot. Supervision occurs by our staff, but as you know it is a small footprint with many moving parts. We have come close to students being hit by cars and absolutely want to avoid this occurring.
• There are 2 lanes of traffic in the front of CMS in the afternoon but 1 lane in front of the board office. Please do not double park by the CMS office or the BOE building. Generally Ms. Paroubek is directing traffic, and she will only direct you to an open spot in a single lane. She never intends for you to make a 2nd lane in front of the board office. This creates a dangerous traffic situation.
• If you are going to change lanes, please look before you do. Several instances of near sideswiping have occurred.
• Always look for children before stepping on the gas pedal (in front, on the sides, and behind you).

When everyone slows down and follows the procedures and traffic monitors, traffic will move smoothly, faster, and safely.

Hello Parents and Happy New Year,

Please continue to call the school with anything contagious your child may have.

Please if your child gets any vaccines email me or send in a copy of the child's vaccines from their doctor.

If your child is ill please keep them at home.

If they come into the clinic, I will try an intervention first; if they come a 2nd time, I will call you. Please look at the student handbook for the school guidelines on what the school feels should stay home. I will call if dizzy, fever, vomiting, watery stool, or injury on the first visit.

There is an uptick in norovirus ( fever, headache, vomiting, watery stool) in the community ( not the school yet that I know of ) please instruct good hand washing with soap and water Purell does not kill it.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call me.

Jennifer Trittschuh RN BSN LSN

During the first week of school, all families received personalized QR codes to join PBIS rewards to see your student's information as it relates to positive behavior choices in the building. If you have not joined yet, please consider doing so by scanning the code you received and signing up to receive notifications.

If you need another QR code, please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher or Ms. Paroubek to access another copy.

Thanks for partnering with us on this new system!

Did you capture a great action photo of your child participating in CMS Basketball, Wrestling, or Cheer this season? Would you like that photograph in the yearbook? If yes, submit that photo to the yearbook staff for review. You might see it in the yearbook this spring!

Use this link with the password: CMS24pics!

Wondering what is for breakfast or lunch? Use this link to access the menu each day!

https://www.myschoolmenus.com/organizations/2280

*All meetings are at 4:30 p.m. in the CMS Library/Media Center on the first Wednesday of each month.

September 4

October 2

November 6

December 4

January 8

February 5

March 5

April 2

May 7

Use the screenshots above and these directions below to access the Donation Fund. We appreciate you!

In the Parent Portal, select Fees > Filter by School Year 2024-2025 > Optional Payments > FIELD TRIP DONATION > Add to Cart > select 'My Cart' > Manually add donation under AMOUNT > Complete payment process

Chardon Middle School

Principal: Mr. Craig Caroff: craig.caroff@chardonschools.org

Asst. Principal: Ms. Tracy Paroubek: tracy.paroubek@chardonschools.org

Website: www.chardonschools.org

Address: 424 North Street Chardon, OH 44024
Phone: (440) 285-4062