"For the Community...By the Community." This quote from one of my favorite sit com's of all time could not be more perfect to start this newsletter. The tireless efforts of our CMS PTO Executive Board and additional volunteers made for an outstanding night! The event ran smoothly, the food was delicious and the names of each horse in each race were very creative.

Our staff thanks ALL parents who attended, participated in the silent and live auctions and were present in spirit. The CMS Topper students will absolutely benefit from your generosity!

As we begin the month of March, we continue to be thankful to have a supportive community, focused on their child's well being and academic performance.

See you this week,

Craig Caroff

On Saturday, Feb 22, 2025, Chardon Middle School was one of 12 host schools for the Greater Cleveland Council Teachers of Mathematics competition for 4th and 5th grade. This year over 1200 students from 50 schools participated across northeast Ohio! Students spent the morning working in teams solving story problems, making math constructions, and doing a mental math challenge. We are so proud of all the hard work the 4th and 5th graders put in during the weekly practices leading up to the GCCTM competition! Congratulations on a very successful and mathematically fun morning!

Honoring our CMS Staff who led our Toppers!

Coaches Mrs. Mysyk & Mrs. Mele

Volunteers: Mr. Sorn, Mrs. Brown, & Mr. D'Angelo

4th grade participants:

Simon Ghobrial

Evan Treat

Callen Schultz

Emmalee Lange

Tyler Jacobson

Lincoln Binnig

Aiden Bilicic

Grant Rosplock

Duke Allen

Jay Ice

Philip Streiff

Katie Nyzen

Ethan Coleman

Olivia Geyer

Nora Fullerman

Madi Mottice

Selwyn Zarack

Theo Caruso

Ben Clark

Joss Johnson

5th grade participants:

Anthony Phelps

Jackson Miller

Tadhg O'Brien

Ethan Miller

Jacob Yaney

Henry Rhamy

Anthony Sharaba

Emryk Desphy-Zaidman

Sofia Biloochenko

Griffin Mellin

Jame sGhobrial

Harper Burbol

David Johnson

Meredith Wahl

Colin Cline

Paxton Pollack

Jacob Traffis

Carter Dulik

Elijah Leslie

Logan Phillips

Liam Kinder

Edward Yeomans

Lillian Daubert

Balancing Technology with Student Wellness - Presentation and Video

Recently, Chardon Local Schools partnered with the ESCNEO, Ohio Guidestone, Geauga County Sheriff's Office, and Geauga County JFS to present on the topic of online safety, impact of technology on brain development and function, and how to set boundaries, have conversations, and limits to technology in family homes. In case you were unable to attend, the presentation, including resources, is linked HERE. The upcoming book study is for any caretaker who would like to discuss HOW to implement these boundaries, and talk about raising children in this digital age. Please reach out to Joan Blackburn at the high school or Kate Collins at the middle school with any questions.

The track season is approaching. The Chardon Middle School track team needs runners,

hurdlers, throwers and jumpers.

Athletes can participate in multiple events, including sprints, hurdles, distance running, shot

put and discus, and long jump and high jump. There are no fees to join the team.

Practices are Monday through Friday after school and begin on Monday, March 3rd. You can

join the team at a later date if you’re involved in winter sports.

Ready to sign up? Here is what you need to do:

• Sign up for the team by going to the Final Forms section of the Chardon Schools website

(QR code below).

• Join the team’s Remind text string by texting 81010 and typing @8d9h4e.

• You must have a completed medical physical within the current school year in order to

participate.

• Check to see if your parents attended the informational meeting on Thursday, February 20th, @ 6:30 pm in the CMS LGIR.

Hello Parents

We are still seeing Flu, Strep, pinkeye in the school

Please review good hand washing with your kids

Please review proper cough etiquette with them as well

Kids have to be fever-free for 24 hours and have no use of Tylenol or Motrin the 24 hours prior to returning to school.

If your child is ill please keep them at home. If they do come to school I will assess them ,do an intervention, and follow the school health guidelines before calling you.

6th-grade parents, please remember the 7th-grade vaccines are due in August.

They are due 1 week after school starts. The 2 that are needed are tetanus and meningitis. I do look often on the State vaccine website,but not all providers are affiliated. You can always get a printout at the appointment and have your child bring it to me. If you need an exemption form, call me. I have sent a few home via email and in person with the kids. I have only received a couple back.

Please continue to call the office or me with anything that is considered contagious.

We are almost to Spring.

Thank you

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.

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November 6

December 4

January 8

February 5

March 5

April 2

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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

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

Website: www.chardonschools.org

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