CMS EAGLE EXPRESS

MARCH

9 - Daylight Savings Time Begins

10-13 - D5 Attendance Madness Spirit Week (see details below)

10 - 7th Grade Beta Club Induction - CMS Gym ~ 6:00 pm

11 - 8th Grade Beta Club Induction - CMS Gym ~ 6:00 pm

12 - MIDDLE SCHOOL LATE START DAY

12 - Yearbook Club - Library ~ 3:30-5:00 pm ***note time change***

14 - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS (Teacher In Service Day)

15 - B Team Baseball vs Mid Carolina - AWAY ~ 12:00 pm

17 - School Day for Students & Staff (Severe Weather Make-Up Day)

18 - End of 3rd Nine Weeks

19 - MAP Testing - ELA

20 - MAP Testing - Math

25 - Report Cards Go Home

27 - PTO Spirit Nite at 518 Smokehouse ~ 6:00-8:00 pm (see details below)

28 - Last Day to Pre-Order a 2024-2025 Yearbook (see details below)

28 - 7th Grade Spring Fling Dance ~ 5:30-7:30 pm (see details below)

APRIL

11 - Eagle Extravaganza

14-21 - SPRING BREAK

22 - Students and Staff Return from Spring Break

25 - Interim for 4th Nine Weeks

MAY

5 - SC Ready Testing - ELA Day 1

6 - SC Ready Testing - ELA Day 2

8 - SC Ready Testing - Writing

13 - SC Ready Testing - Math

The South Carolina Department of Education has partnered with the Education Oversight Committee to deliver a parent survey. The responses to this survey help school and district leaders understand how parents feel about the school. A link to this survey is being sent to the parents or guardians of every student in South Carolina.

If you have multiple children, you might get several links. We are only asking you to complete one survey for each school your children attend. You are permitted to complete one survey for each of your children if you want, but only one survey for each school is needed.

Check your email and spam for a link to this important survey. If you do not have an email address, you can ask the school registrar to print out a QR code for you to scan with your phone. The link will take you directly to the survey.

CMS Families, it is our goal to grow all of our students and that begins with appropriate placement. This criteria helps us place students to best serve academic needs and is what guides our teachers in their recommendations. If you have questions about your child's recommendations, please contact Mr. Michaeal Williams, Assistant Principal of Instruction, at mtwilliams@lexrich5.org.

Middle School Placement Criteria

Audrey Smolen

Anna Kestner

Arianni Bain

Alyson Alcantara

Gracen Sprankle

Elle Vaadi

Margot Holden

Cora Clymer

Emily Lin

Marion Boozer

Madison Cousins

Abigaile Zilinskas

Adriana Rhame

Audriana Powell

Madison Dawkins

Kalyn Turmon

Savana Paija Magar

Abigail Walter

Parents/Guardians

The CMS Student Nutrition Department would like to encourage parents to maintain a positive balance on your student(s) meal account. Each household receives bi-weekly balance notifications via email. As we approach the last three months of the school year, we wanted to remind you to check on your student's meal account to ensure that the balance is paid.

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Kolleen Ulmer

Student Nutrition Manager

Chapin Middle School

School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties

o: 803.722-5528 e: kulmer@lexrich5.org

Has your student missed a full day of school? If so, please submit an excuse note with the date and reason for their absence(s) to our attendance clerk.

tkinsey@lexrich5.org or CMS Attendance Google Form

Please note: After the 10th absence, all absences must be medically excused.

Shoutout to our incredible Chapin Middle School scientists!

A huge congratulations to Jude Williams, Carter Madrid, and Macy Hewitt for their awesome project, Eiffel Tower of Beans, and to Aishani Banerjee and Piper Allen for their innovative work on Estne Terra Firma? at the Regional Science Fair!

We are SO proud of all of you and know you represented CMS with pride! Keep shining!

This month’s character trait is Courage—the strength to face challenges, stand up for what’s right, and try new things even when they feel uncomfortable. These incredible students have shown tremendous bravery in both big and small ways, and we’re so proud of them!

7th Grade:
Brody Brackett
Madison Ellis
Whitley Gable
Mya Henderson
Kyleigh Hubbard
Braxton Lawson
Siyang Lee
Jason Summers
Marshall Walton

8th Grade:
Aishani Banerjee
Talyis Dozier
Margie Faris
Roody Janvier
Hayden (Campbell) Mitchell
Alexis Moore
Alflorenso Primo
Hadley Rhoden
Logan Rister
Samuel Stenger

Keep up the amazing work, and continue to embrace the courage within you!

The Chapin Middle B Team Baseball kicked off their season this past weekend at the preseason tournament in Gilbert, winning ALL THREE of their games! Way to go, Eagles!

The regular season starts March 15 when they face off against Mid Carolina away at 12:00 pm. Come out and cheer them on!

Attention all girls interested in CMS and CHS volleyball! Open Gym is scheduled from 4-5 at CHS in the arena.

Each year, the University of South Carolina offers numerous summer camps in which students can pursue their interests and passions. Here is a link to some of these offerings:

https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2025/01/summer_camps_2025.php

This month’s Neptune Navigate topic is Privacy & Cyber Awareness. Click to Continue the Conversation.

Spring Testing

Spring testing season is right around the corner. Help your students prepare with Progress Learning.

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Website: https://www.lexrich5.org/Domain/22
Location: 11661 Broad River Road, Chapin, SC, USA
Phone: (803) 722-5500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chapinmiddleschool/
Twitter: @chapinmiddle