9/30 Weekly Middle School Updates

Greetings CYMS Families,

Fall is in full swing, and we are excited about the opportunities ahead to connect with our students and families! All students are invited to join us for this Friday's Fun Friday Fall Fest! The permission slip is attached below. We are also in need of donations and volunteers! Click here to sign up!

Parent-Teacher Conference sign-ups are now open! Please see the details below. If you are having any difficulty accessing the Skyward scheduler, don’t hesitate to reach out via email at familyaccess@cysd.k12.pa.us.

A Spooky Creative Writing challenge for students is here to celebrate the fall season! Any student interested in joining the "Fright Club" can visit Mrs. Carlisle to learn more. Details can be found below.

We’re calling all aspiring mathematicians to join MATHCOUNTS! This nationwide competition for middle school students focuses on speed, accuracy, problem-solving, and teamwork. More information is provided below.

Central York Middle School will now provide an opportunity for seventh-grade students to participate in dental screenings that fulfill the mandated requirement if they have not already provided the private dental form. Please read more about the Family First Health (FFH) Mobile School Dental Program below.

Finally, the CYMS Late Work Policy is now included in this edition of MS Moments. Please review this policy with your student to support their success in completing assignments throughout the school year.

Have a great week!

With Panther Pride,

Mr. Jerry Eisner

Principal

09/30 - Skyward Conference Parent Scheduler Opens

09/30 - Health Hero Flu Shot Clinic

10/03 - Term 2 Special Begins

10/04 - Fun Friday 3:00-5:00 PM

10/09 - PTO Meeting 6:30 PM, CYMS Library

10/10 - CYSD Homecoming Parade @ CYHS

10/14 - No School; Holiday

10/23 - Half-day (Dismissal at 11:30) CYMS ONLY

10/23 - Parent Conferences 12:30-3:15 PM

10/24 - Half-day (Dismissal at 11:30)

10/24 - Parent Conferences 12:30-7:30 PM

10/25 - No School

10/25 - Parent Conferences 8:00-3:00 PM

10/28 - No School

10/29 - Picture Retake Day

Sign-up Details:

• Opens: Monday, September 30th at 8:00 am
• Closes: Wednesday, October 22nd at 3:00 pm

If you need help setting up a Skyward account, please email familyaccess@cysd.k12.pa.us.

Conference Schedule:

• Wednesday, October 23rd: 12:30 PM - 3:15 PM
• Thursday, October 24th: 12:30 PM - 7:30 PM
• Friday, October 25th: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

To meet with your child’s team teachers, you will need to sign up for a conference with your child’s history or science teacher. By signing up with your child’s history or science teacher, you will automatically be meeting with your child’s history, science, math, and ELA teachers. Please note: If your child has Mrs. Pierce, Mr. Leahy, or Mr. Gobernik for math and you wish to meet with them, you will need to sign up for an additional conference, as noted below in the non-team teacher directions.

To meet with any non-team teachers (Non-team Math Teachers, Special Education, English Language, Gifted, Music, Art, Digital Age, Tech Ed, Reading Specialists, Physical Education, Family Consumer Science, and Health), you will need to sign up for a separate conference for each of these teachers in Skyward.

Congratulations to Thomas Kennedy from the Lynx team and Natalie Raab from the Cheetahs team for being selected as Central York Middle School’s Students of the Month! Your dedication to perseverance, character, community, accountability, and excellence truly embodies our core values. Thank you for setting a positive example for your peers and making CYMS proud! Keep up the great work!

Homework & Small Assignments:

• If turned in late, the maximum possible grade is 65%.
• Work is not accepted after the unit assessment is completed.

Projects & Large Assignments:

• A 10% deduction from the grade for each day the assignment is late.
• No points are awarded if the assignment is more than five days late.

All students are invited to join us for this Friday's Fun Friday Fall Fest! The afternoon will be packed with exciting activities like pumpkin painting, bingo, basketball, volleyball, music from a DJ, and much more! Please remember to sign and return the permission slip below, along with the $4 entry fee, by Thursday, Oct. 3rd. We are also in need of donations and volunteers! Click here to sign up!

With fall in full swing, it's the perfect time for some spooky fun! If your child enjoys scary stories and has a flair for writing, they’re invited to take part in a unique challenge: crafting their very own scary story in 100 words or less. Stop by Room 9 during FLEX to meet Mrs. Carlisle (kcarlisle@cysd.k12.pa.us) and find out how to join the “Fright Club” writing contest. All submissions are due by October 30. Encourage your writer to create their suspenseful mini-saga!

What are you waiting for? Enter if you dare! For more information, visit YoungWriters.

Does your student enjoy math or solving puzzles in their free time? Are they strong in mental math? If so, MATHCOUNTS could be a great fit! MATHCOUNTS is a nationwide competition program for middle school students, emphasizing speed, accuracy, problem-solving, and teamwork. This year, meetings will be held on Mondays after school from 3:00-4:00 in room 50. If a student is interested, they can see Miss Hanes (ehanes@cysd.k12.pa.us) in room 50, Miss Beck (kbeck@cysd.k12.pa.us) in room 39, or pick up a permission slip in the office.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health requires a dental screening for all children on original entry into school, then again in grades three and seven. If you haven’t submitted a private dental report for your child, your child’s mandated dental screening requirement can be completed at school with the Family First Health (FFH) Mobile School Dental Program. On November 20th, Central York Middle School will provide an opportunity for seventh-grade students to participate in dental screenings that fulfill the mandated requirement. This exam is a visual screening using a mirror and explorer. The results will be sent home with children to inform parents of concerns. There is no cost to families. If you haven’t submitted a private dental report for your child, we encourage you to consider having your child participate in our in-school dental screening. If interested, please review and return the attached form by Friday, November 15th, to ensure your child's participation.

Thank you for making your child’s dental health a top priority. If you have questions, please

contact CYMS’s nursing office at 717-846-6789, x1520 or bkopelic@cysd.k12.pa.us.

Respectfully,

Becky Kopelic BSN, RN, CSN Certified School Nurse

If your child needs to be picked up early from school, the adult picking them up must be listed in your child's Skyward account. If they are not listed, the parent must notify the school office in advance via phone, email, or written note.

To avoid any delays, please take a moment to update your child's emergency contact information in Skyward. This will ensure a smooth and safe pickup process.

Central York School District offers optional protection plans for your child’s district-issued devices.

The protection plan fully covers your child’s device for any accidental damage that occurs. The cost is $25 per year for iPads and $60 per year for Macbooks.

Central York Middle School yearbooks are available to order now for the end of the year distribution. Yearbooks can be ordered online through the Jostens website. Paper order forms can also be sent to school with cash or check (made out to CYMS) and delivered to Mrs. Brown (room 12) or Mrs. Carlisle (room 9). Questions? Contact jbrown@cysd.k12.pa.us or kcarlisle@cysd.k12.pa.us.

SUPPORT THE CYMS YEARBOOK THROUGH ADS

Parents can create a special recognition ad for their student and businesses can promote their services through sponsorships. To learn more, contact Mrs. Brown or Mrs. Carlisle, or visit the CYMS yearbook webpage.

Central York School District is excited to announce that we have partnered with Linewize by Family Zone, a leading education technology company, to provide District families and students with the highest quality of online safety and digital wellness education.

As members of the Central York Community, you have access to an Online Safety Hub, as well as free parent/guardian access to the Qustodio App, a parental control app that allows families insight and control of their child’s device usage.

Qustodio App

The Qustodio App allows parents access to monitor and supervise their child’s time online. By signing up, parents can monitor their child’s activity on their school-issued device, as well as up to two additional personal devices at no cost.

The app enables parents to:

• Receive reports and alerts on your child’s school-time activity
• Enable and disable internet access
• Receive guidance and tips on digital guides and threats

Access to features on your child’s school-issued device will be effective during non-school hours. Usage on two free personal devices is 24/7. Parents must use the email associated with their Skyward account.

Online Safety Hub

The Online Safety Hub includes helpful parent advice guides, app and game reviews, online safety quizzes, resources, and access to information about the Qustodio App.

Jaguars review parts of speech during a Quizlet Live review. There is tense competition as they excitedly answer questions about nouns, verbs, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, interjections, conjunctions, and pronouns. After each set of questions, Quizlet rearranges groups so that a new collaboration can begin.

All elementary and middle school students must be accompanied by and supervised by an adult at all times when attending any CYSD after-school athletic event. As a reminder, if you are planning to attend a high school football game, students are not permitted to bring backpacks or any other unnecessary items into the football stadium at the high school.

The CYMS football team continues this week with a home game against West York @ 4pm. Food truck will be available for concessions. Come on out and support the team. GO PANTHERS!!!

The Central York Middle School field hockey team has two games scheduled for this week. The first game will take place at home on Tuesday, where they will face off against New Oxford. Later in the week, the team will travel to Southwestern for an away game. Both games will be great opportunities for the team to showcase their skills and teamwork on the field!

We are excited to announce the results of last week's cross-country meet! Despite the misty and chilly weather, our teams showed incredible determination and fight.

On the boys' side, the Panthers triumphed over Kennard Dale and York Catholic, but narrowly missed a win against Dallastown. Congratulations to our top 5 finishers:

• Jacob Tran
• Landin Thesien
• Sidney Maclennan
• Avery Marcini
• Will Graves

On the girls' side, the Lady Panthers also secured victories against Kennard Dale and York Catholic, with a close meet against Dallastown. A big shoutout to our top 5 finishers:

• Isabella Covello
• Kenzie Crawford
• Alexa Welter
• Zoey Wasserman
• Myan Huynh

Both teams now boast an impressive record of 7-1! The coaches are proud of all your hard work! Go Panthers!

Nancy Rossi, Last Names A-GO nrossi@cysd.k12.pa.us

Matt Glusco, Last Names GP-NJ mglusco@cysd.k12.pa.us

Krystal Cornell, Last Names NK-Z kcornell@cysd.k12.pa.us

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