C.H.S. Chronicles

PLEASE MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT TO HAVE YOUR CHILD IN ATTENDANCE AND ON TIME ON THE DATES BELOW. THANK YOU.

8th Grade PSAT - April 17

M-Step - April 30 - May 3

CHS IREADY TESTING DATES

ELA testing on April 24th

Math testing on May 7th

CHS Middle School Smart Start will be on Tuesday, August 20th from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Smart Start is our middle school registration day for all students. Students will get their lockers, schedules, books, student IDs and school pictures taken. It’s also a great time for students and family members to walk around the school and locate their lockers and classrooms.

Hello parents,

As we make the change over to spring the track season is upon us. Below is the link for the 2024 track team:

https://forms.gle/18a2vDukZitXKQ8x6

Once signed up you will receive emails from me (starting Friday) with start times, schedule, procedures, etc. This is just the sign up.

In order to get as many people to participate we will honor any other sports schedules to get your child out to enjoy track and field.

If you have any questions please email me alexrickens@wlcsd.org.

Thank you,

Alex Rickens

The CHS Middle School Student Council & NJHS led a very successful SOUPer Bowl Food Drive for the local Hospitality House! We raised nearly $800 and 1900 pounds of food and other needed items!

Great job to the entire CHS Middle School Community!

Dear 8th grade families,

On Wednesday, the WLN High School counselors and administration came to Smart at 8:30 a.m. to talk to our 8th graders about Walled Lake Northern in general and the class scheduling process. Schedule registration materials will come home today for you to review with your child. This includes an orange schedule card to complete to help with the process for picking classes and entering class requests in Skyward prior to March 11th.

Helpful links:

The freshman course program of studies can be found HERE

Entering courses in Skyward tutorial video

9th Grade Course Information 2024.pdf

Freshman Orange Card.pdf

Skyward Directions for Online Course Selections 2024.pdf

Course Description Catalog: Freshman Book - 2028.pdf

Below are a series of upcoming dates involving the scheduling of classes and initial information about next year. As some students may be pursuing schools other than Walled Lake Northern, we still require every student to go through the class scheduling process for their own needs.

· Monday, March 4th: WLN hosts a parent/ student freshman orientation evening, 6:30 p.m., WLN Auditorium. This will provide an overview of the Walled Lake Northern experience, meet staff, answer questions, and meet students from a variety of student organizations, clubs, and teams.

· NEW Date March 7th: Orange schedule cards due at Smart to student's ELA teachers.

· March 8th and/or 11th: WLN counselors return to Smart: On these two days the WLN counselors will meet with every student at some point during these two days. The purpose is to review the orange scheduling card and materials sent home February 28th.

As you have questions about this whole process please do not hesitate to reach out to the WLN counseling team. Their names and the students they support are listed below:

Student last name A- Dep, Michell Singer, 956-5347

Student last name Der-Jab, Kathy Quinn, 956-5346

Student last name Jac-Nat, Pamela VanKampen, 956-5343

Student last name Nav-Sw, Dairrai Dolber, 956-5342

Student last name Sz-Z, Maureen Horan, 956-5345

Thank you for your help and support!

Dan Holland

Assistant principal, Smart Middle School

We are looking for landscaping companies to provide us with an estimate on transforming our 2 school courtyards into spaces our students and staff can utilize for teaching and learning. We have blueprints and plans, but now need to connect with contractors and landscapers that can make it a reality for our children and school community.

Please contact me at NayalMaktari@wlcsd.org if you are interested and/or would like to recommend a business.

Thank you,

Nayal Maktari

It is not too late to join now! After attending 1 concert, your student membership will have paid for itself. We welcome any interested student and their families to join us for any of our concert talks and experience the wonderful music at the various concerts we will be attending, even if they can only join for the one concert.

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Are you curious about Classical / Pops / Jazz music or just enjoy listening to music? Do you like going to concerts? Then come join the Music Appreciation Club. We will be learning more about the music, the performances, the artists and attend concerts with:

Yuja Wang, Vanessa Williams, The Music of Pink Floyd, Disney & Broadway Favorites, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Vivaldi, Dvořák and many more!

Cost: $25 per student membership unlocks one free ticket to almost every Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) 2023-2024 concert series, and up to two companion tickets (bring your parents/sibling/friend) for $5 each, access to the best seats, access to DSO Replay and online Live streaming performances.

See attached flyer and Music Appreciation Club Details Document and link to Google form for registration.

https://forms.gle/3eAmCFB4Vf9FCP626

For more information please contact Monique Levu: monique.levu@gmail.com

Please click on the tab below and join our CHS Middle School Remind 101 text group. You will receive helpful reminders, time sensitive information along with other pertinent texts.

*Reply @LEAVE to the number you are receiving messages from if you'd like to leave the text group at anytime.

March 1-CHS Spirit Night at Urban Air from 4:00-7:00 p.m. (flyer above and portion of proceeds come back to CHS students)

March 4-8th Grade Parent Night at all 3 High Schools at 6:30 p.m.

March 7-Board of Education Meeting at 7:00 p.m.

March 8-Hat Day

Welcome to the new school year! Don't forget our GAP program- you or your student may have already received a packet at Smart Start. This Goal Achievement Program, or GAP, provides students with the opportunity to work towards and meet objectives throughout their middle school years in four main areas: Citizenship, GPA, Reading Hours, and Community Service.

All students are enrolled in the program from the start of the school year, and will be rewarded for completing their milestones. Please click on the tab below for further information. If you have any queries on this subject, please do not hesitate to reach out to Andi Parel at AndiParel@gmail.com.

As you know, the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency has ended and all remaining state epidemic orders have been rescinded. This, however, does not change the recommendation to take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, such as isolation and masks. The expectation is that staff, students, and family members will follow the recommended guidelines regarding COVID-19. With that said, at this time, for the 2023-24 school year, COVID-19 positive cases will no longer be monitored at the District level and timelines will not be provided. Please see below for next steps when a positive case is reported to you:

· Report absence and subsequent absences in Skyward as Ill-Excused.

· Report the number of positive cases to the Oakland County Health Division as part of the your building’s weekly aggregate counts via their online portal.

· Advise families to follow recommended guidance from their physician, the Centers for Disease Control, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and/or the Oakland County Health Division.

· COVID cases no longer need to be reported on the WLCSD COVID Report Form, nor do they need to be reported to the corresponding teacher(s)/class(es).

· Building office staff will not be required to track and monitor COVID isolation timelines, nor should they give COVID-19 guidance.

· COVID-19 questions or concerns should be directed to their physician or the Oakland County Nurse On Call Line at 800-848-5533.

· Questions regarding protocol within the District should be directed to Ms. Kelly Baier - Human Resources or Mrs. Tacoma Corbin - District Nurse.

This form below is for any student who is borrowing a district chromebook this year. You will fill this out when you need tech support for your chromebook. Please make sure to check your gmail after submitting for an email response from Mrs. Stasak or one of her interns within 24 hours of your submission. Thank you.

DROP OFF 8:00 A.M.

SCHOOL STARTS 8:10 A.M.

DISMISSAL 3:00 P.M.

1/2 DAY DISMISSAL 11:40 A.M.

Please feel free to call our main office with any questions at 248.956.3500. You can also email us.

Counseling Secretary: JulieSmith@wlcsd.org

Principal's Secretary: MelissaWilseck@wlcsd.org

Building/Attendance Secretary: TonyaGray@wlcsd.org

6th Grade Counselor: JulieBraley@wlcsd.org

7th Grade Counselor: KathleenHoover@wlcsd.org

8th Grade Counselor: MaureenBratke@wlcsd.org

Nayal Maktari, Principal

Dan Holland, Assistant Principal

Steve Spickard, Dean of Students

Please contact us with positive or constructive feedback, questions, and/or concerns.

Website: www.wlcsd.org/smart
Location: 8500 Commerce Road, Commerce Charter Township, MI, United States
Phone: 248-956-3500
Twitter: @CliffordSmart