I would like to start off this News From the Middle with some Thank you's/Shout outs Topper families!

To Mindy Knotts and our many volunteers for what was a fun and engaging Halloween experience for our students! (check out the video below put together in house by Mrs. Nikki Diehm and students)

To all of the student participants and to our student interview team for the Be the "I" in Kind video, as well as the encouragement from our Counseling Team of Mrs. Kate Collins and Mrs. Janelle Stuart!

Giving thanks is a great way to help you be a happier person - feel free to pay it forward. Thanks as well for taking the time to read the information below, too for your most up to date CMS News.

Enjoy the beginning of November,

Craig Caroff

7th grade S.O.S. Peer leaders proudly present to you this video they created, edited and published with the help of Mrs. Diehm's technology equipment and skill. Leaders created the backdrop, took photos during all-grade level lunches, conducted and videotaped interviews, and pieced the final project together into this video. CMS students will have a chance to view the video next week!

(Special thanks to Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Curitore, Mrs. Kenny, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Diehm, Mrs. Kozelj, Mrs. Zdesar, Ms. Paroubek, Mr. Caroff and all of the interviewees!)

To all CMS families,

Student safety is a top priority for our our team at CMS. We have noticed recently that a number of students have been coming in and out of the building during their recess and lunch period without permission. We are enhancing our supervision, but are hopeful that you can have a conversation with your child about the importance of being where they are scheduled to be each part of the school day. This will also help us locate students quickly for appointments during the day or quick discussions with office staff during non-instructional times.

We have also received a number of requests for students to switch their lunch periods in grade six. Students were placed in their classes and on teams very intentionally and we will not agree to switch lunch and recess for your child at this time. If your child is having trouble making friends in their assigned mealtime, please let their counselor or a principal know, and we will help to facilitate new friendships.

Moving forward, if students are identified as switching their lunch and recess without adult permission, a consequence will be issued. Thanks so much for partnering with us on this concern.

Hello CMS families,

Please use the following link to access the scheduler for Parent-Teacher Conferences. We look forward to seeing you one of these evenings to discuss your student's progress!

https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Chardon_Middle_School

Wednesday, October 23 beginning at 4:30 p.m. and concluding at 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 29 beginning at 4:30 p.m. and concluding at 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 7 beginning at 4:30 p.m. at concluding at 8:30 p.m.

Need help with completing your Infinite Campus Parent Annual Update? See Mrs. Shutty in our main office on any conference night!

Dear Parents and Students:

Your artwork was chosen to be on display at the CMS Fall art show this year.

This is a great accomplishment as not all students are featured in the show. The show will

be in the CMS cafeteria, during conferences, Thursday November 7, 2024, from 4:30-

8:30pm. Please stop by to see your accomplishment and view other students’ chosen

artwork in grades 4-7. Congratulations and good work on a job well done! Artwork will

be returned after the show.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Dafoe and Mrs. Heron

Art Teachers

Chardon Middle School

It’s time to order a CMS YEARBOOK! CMS yearbooks are on sale through December 20th via Infinite Campus for an optional fee. We do not order extra yearbooks, so all sales must be completed before winter break.

To order a yearbook, log in to Infinite Campus. On the left-hand side of the screen click “fees.” Then click on the “manage accounts” folder (tab next to the shopping cart). From there click “optional payments.” Add “CMS Yearbook” to your cart and pay the $25 fee. Please contact the main office with questions on this ordering process!

The in-school event has ended, but parents still have until November 4th to shop online. This could be a great option if they missed out, forgot, or want to do some holiday shopping! I would be curious to see if we receive any more orders.

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/chardonmiddleschool

The Scholastic Book Fair is still open online until November 4th!

*25% of every online purchase during the Fair directly benefits our school!

*Find exclusives, new releases, value packs,and more.

*Everything ships right to your home, and there is free shipping on book-only orders of $25 or more.

Thank you!

Mindy Knotts

Parents of 4th grade students,

The State of Ohio requires school districts to offer whole-grade testing to all students twice during their education to identify gifted learners. As part of this process, all 4th-grade students will take the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) during the window of November 4–8, 2024. The CogAT assesses overall cognitive and reasoning abilities. Based on the results, some students may undergo additional evaluation for possible gifted identification in creative thinking. After testing, individual student CogAT results will be sent home. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this assessment, please feel free to contact Linda Elegante at linda.elegante@chardonschools.org or Megan Kinney at megan.kinney@chardonschools.org.

Sincerely,

Craig Caroff

Chardon Middle School Principal

Megan Kinney

Chardon Schools Gifted Coordinator

Hello parents,

Vision and hearing are done on all 5th, 7th, and new students. If I sent you a referral form for either test, please have a doctor fill out the medical portion and return it to me. I will be sending out second letter reminders here soon.

We do have a couple of students in our school who are immunocompromised. This means their ability to fight viruses or bacteria is hindered for whatever reason. If you don’t mind can you let the office know when you are calling your child off for contagious reasons? (strep, hand foot and mouth, covid, walking pneumonia, etc) We as nurses send home letters with a percentage of contagious illnesses in a classroom.

I have reached out to all 6th-grade parents whose children will be needing vaccines for 7th grade. If you reached out to me for an exemption it should have come home through your child. Please sign exemption and have the student return it to me.

If you have any questions please call me.

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 Football, Volleyball, Cheer or Cross Country this fall? 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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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

Have you done your annual OLR update yet for your student/s?

Not yet? Visit this link for instructions: https://www.chardon.k12.oh.us/InfiniteCampus.aspx

Scroll down the page and look for the first red link that says INSTRUCTIONS.

THANK YOU for updating this information for us!

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