Center Middle School
R.I.S.E. #GiveMe5
Cloudy's Thought Cloud ๐ญ
Today is the final day of the 2nd Nine Week grading period and CMS ended things with our small version of holiday basketball and fun. There have been many great moments happening around campus this quarter that we are excited to give you a peek into. Our students have officially settled in to being back to school and it is great to see many of their personalities starting to show (in a good way of course). Once again, we thank you all for your continued support of Center Middle School, our staff, and the activities/learning we provide for our students.
We will be ramping up our instruction and other events when we return from break, but for now I just pray that you all and your students have a safe, restful Christmas break.
If you have any suggestions, concerns, or questions about anything, feel free to contact me at any time by email or phone listed at the bottom of this newsletter.
Blessings,
Marlin
Attendance (Our Campus Goal is 96%)
๐ผ CMS Christmas Band Concert ๐บ
Beginner, 7th, and 8th grade bands gave us a treat on last Tuesday night. Not only did they all sound great, but everyone looked so nice in their concert attire (Especially our directors. I think they agreed to participate in Well Dressed Wednesday next semester ๐).
๐ก In The Classroom ๐
7th grade Math tying percent change into how household items costs change over time. Very meaningful with recent inflation and the prices of items growing the past couple of years.
It is almost Christmas and Mrs. Bloys's classes are getting in the spirit with tying Winter Wonderland in with graphing coordinate points.
8th grade Science put Newton's 3 Laws of Motion into action this past week with their classes creating cars that had to travel a distance in class. The presentations were fun and the demonstrations were even more fun.
R.I.S.E.ing Roughriders
RISEing Rider Referrals are a way for our staff to recognize students that carry out our core values around the campus. Students have been written up for turning in money, completing work and respecting the substitutes, respectful attitude and strong work ethic, and just coming to class with a positive attitude on a daily basis. Our students are still stepping up in positive ways around class.
Give Me 5 โ
Ms. Locke's students made swift work of adding their names to their Give Me 5 Era and Mrs. Gurley's classes are filling up their Give Me 5 tropical style! 8th grade SS classes' Give Me 5 board is filling up as we close the semester. Speaking of filling up, a couple of Mrs. Bloys's students had a hard time finding space to include their latest assessment "High 5".
We Love and Appreciate Our Custodian Team
This group takes pride in our building being presentable for everyone that enters on a daily basis. They are careful to cover every minor detail in their cleaning and we take our time to thank them for the work that they put in. Many visitors that visit all campuses also brag on our facilities and how they are well-kept and how blessed we are to have the group that we have. I am biased, but I think they are hands down, the best in the district!
The second picture is a group of 6th grade students that approached me one day about how much they wanted to show our custodians how much they appreciate them. They took their own time, supplies, and money to create gift bags for the team and present them. This act of our core value of Service was special to witness.
๐ญ Extracurricular Activities ๐
One season of extracurriculars is over and the next groups are rolling. Our Ag program of 8th graders qualified for Area competition. One-Act Play competed at the district meet and came back with recognition from a couple of students. Our basketball have been having plenty of success with 8th grade boys winning the Lufkin tournament, 8th grade girls being undefeated in district, and boys/girls 7th grade groups fighting for top spots in district. We will not forget about our 24 CMS band members that were named to the Middle School All-Region band two weeks ago. In even more impressive news, four of these students took it a step higher and competed for a spot in the High School All-Region band, which two of them successfully did! My Sister, Myself is an organization for 8th grade girls. This is a great group of young ladies led by Mrs. Bloys and Mrs. Williams who are learning valuable lessons for later in life. We are thankful for your sacrifice to allow these students to put in many hours of practice each week.
Remember, if you have any pictures of any organizations/individuals feel free to share them with me for recognition of these students.
๐ CHAMPS ๐ฅ
๐๐Well Dressed Wednesday ๐ก๐
Spirit/Dress Up Days
We also got into the 12 Days of Christmas spirit around CMS with a special visitor coming to town one of those days. The CMS staff knows how to have a good time! It makes me even more proud that the staff is not losing sight of our students and education in the midst of all of the fun.
Upcoming Events
- January 8: Students return (3rd Nine Weeks Begins)
- January 8: Cheer Packets Distributed for 24-25 Tryouts
- January 11: Second Nine Weeks report cards mailed home
- January 12: UIL Academics Meet in Spring Hill (Oral Reading, Ready Writing, Impromptu Speaking, and Spelling)
- January 13: Band All-Region Concert
- January 18: Cheer Meeting for 24-25 Tryouts Information
- January 20: UIL Academics Meet in Henderson (Art, Calculator, Chess, Dictionary, Listening, Maps/Graphs/Charts, Mathematics, Music Memory, Number Sense, Science, and Social Studies)
- January 23: 6th and 8th Grade RLA Benchmark
- January 24: 7th Grade RLA Benchmark
- January 24: Cheer Fight Song Clinic
- January 25: Cheer Clinic (Learn Tryout Material)
- February 5: Cheer Mock Tryouts
- February 6: 7th and 8th Grade RLA Field Test
- February 7: Cheer Open Gym (*If Needed)
- February 8: 6th-8th Grade Math Benchmark
- February 10: Cheer Tryouts
- February 12-16: Winter Break
- February 22: 8th Grade Social Studies Benchmark
- February 27: 8th Grade Science Benchmark
- March 5: Band Pre-UIL Contest & Sight Reading in Carthage
- March 15: End of 3rd Nine Weeks Grading Period
*Benchmarks are district created assessments to gauge student academic preparedness for STAAR tests in April.
*The RLA Field Test is a state-mandated test used to help develop/adjust future state testing.
Contact Us
Email: marlin.cloudy@centerisd.org
Location: 624 Malone Dr, Center, TX
Phone: 936-598-5619