It's a wet and damp Sunday, but I hope this news will shed some bright light on your day! Below you will be able to read some exciting news about (drum roll)...

...Mrs. Steinmetz and Mrs. Curitore's presentation at the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics this past week, the District's participation in a Generative A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) presentation from an expert in the field, A.J. Juliani and how our Fourth Grade Team honored our Custodian's Team on their special day!

Our staff will continue to grow as professionals tomorrow, Monday, October 14th (No School for students) while we refine our practices around programs such as Achieve 3000, Membean and ways in which to promote inclusivity at CMS!

See your student on Tuesday morning - let's make it a great week!

Craig Caroff

Mrs. Stephanie Steinmez and Mrs. Stephanie Curitore, Chardon Middle School 7th-grade math teachers, were selected to present at the 74th Annual Conference for the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics (OCTM) on Friday, October 10, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. The team presented their baseball project, which uses current MLB players' statistics to teach probability and statistics standards and culminates with Baseball Day. Their session was enthusiastically attended by Ohio-based middle and high school math teachers by answering baseball trivia, creating probability models based on Cleveland Guardian’s José Ramírez’s statistics, and sharing materials.

In addition to presenting, Mrs. Steinmetz and Mrs. Curitore attended several sessions with 5th-grade teacher Beverly Mysyk to continue to enhance and extend their lessons. The trio is excited to share their new knowledge with the math department and students at CMS!

This past week was also a week to honor our hard-working Custodian Team of Mr. Paul Driscoll, Mr. Al Julian, Ms. Tammi Hokes and Ms. Molly Thomas! Check out the sweet swag that our Fourth Grade Team gave each staff member to thank them!

10/16 - wear Orange for Unity Day (referenced and introduced in the Bullying Prevention lesson)

10/17 - 7th grade S.O.S. Peer leaders/advisors will be in all grade-level lunches to take photos of any students/staff who want their photo taken by the poster they created. The photos will be used to create a video montage of CMS choosing to be KIND!

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.

Dear Parent/Guardian:

Are you wondering about the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technology on our students, schools and our daily lives? Interested in learning more about Large Language Models (AI)?

The Chardon Local School District is partnering with several area school districts in an opportunity to hear from A.J. Juliani Best-Selling Author of Empower, Director of Learning and Innovation, Faculty at UPenn Graduate School of Education (PLN) as he presents:

Navigating the Noise: Leadership and Learning in the Age of Distraction and Artificial Intelligence

Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 6:30 PM

Key Topics:

1. Understanding the Anxious Generation. Explore the role of technology in contributing to anxiety and distraction.
2. The AI Revolution. Discover how AI is transforming education and the workplace.
3. Strategies for Effective Leadership. Learn how to develop focus and mindfulness in a world filled with distractions.
4. Reimagining Education. Learn how schools are adapting educational approaches to foster critical thinking and creativity in an AI-driven environment.
5. Building Resilience. Hear about techniques to manage stress and anxiety, as well as developing adaptability to face rapid technological changes.

Choose one of three ways to participate in this event:

OPTION #1 IN-PERSON EVENT (PREFERRED)

Wickliffe City Schools Campus Auditorium
2255 Rockefeller Road, Wickliffe, OH 44092

An opportunity to experience the presenter in-person.

OPTION #2 LIVE STREAM WATCH EVENT

Chardon Middle School Cafeteria

An opportunity to experience the session and engage in dialogue with other parents and staff members.

OPTION #3 LIVE STREAM ON YOUR DEVICE

LIVE STREAM LINK:

https://shorturl.at/WKtb3

We hope that you will join us for this informative presentation.

Michael P. Hanlon, Jr. Ph.D.

Superintendent

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

CMS Parents,

Title 1 referrals have been completed and invitations were sent home with students Friday, September 27. Please check with your student to see if they brought home an invitation to the Title Parent Meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the LGIR at Chardon Middle School. Beth Crawford is happy to answer any questions regarding Title support services at CMS.

beth.crawford@chardonschools.org

Beth Crawford

Title I Coordinator K-7

Chardon Middle School Tutor

The book fair will be open from October 22nd - October 24th for students to visit and purchase books during the school day. A schedule has been created and your child's ELA teacher will share their assigned date. Payment methods are Cash, Credit Card and Checks made payable to Chardon Local Schools. You also have an option to set up an ewallet for your student at the following link:

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

PLEASE NOTE: We are obligated to collect sales tax for all purchases made during the Fair, regardless of the shopper, product, or payment method. There is only one exception: no sales tax for purchases made by the school with school funds for the school's use.

Thank you!

Mindy Knotts

Tuesday, Oct 22

Haeberle (AM class)

Swick

Madden
Monsman

Kruez

Wednesday, Oct 23

Aurand

Culliton

Chastain

Montagna

Thursday, Oct 24

Kovalkevich

Quinn

Haeberle (PM class)

Hello Toppper families,

Thank you to all the 7th grade parents who have gotten the required vaccines.

To the 6th grade parents, when entering 7th grade the state requires a meningitis and an update tetanus to be given. I have looked at the State vaccine site and will let you know soon if I do not see dates for your child just as a reminder.

Vision testing is almost done. I have mailed letters to kids who failed. Please have your child see an eye doctor and return the form that was mailed

Hearing screening is now occurring. I will also send a letter if anyone fails so you can get your child checked at their PCP before going to an ENT doctor. Sometimes just the fact of someone having congestion can make them fail as the sounds will be muffled.

Thank you

Jennifer Trittschuh RN BSN LSN

Halloween is next month and I wanted to share some expectations surrounding costumes for our school party/parade.

• Students should WEAR their costumes to school.
• Weapons of any kind are not permitted.
• Minimal make-up can be applied before school if desired. There will not be much time to apply at school. Fake blood and other scary make up is not permitted.
• Costumes should be school appropriate and need to be in line with our daily dress code.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact your child's teacher or the front office. Thanks so much for helping all to enjoy a great day!

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.

September 4

October 2

November 6

December 4

January 8

February 5

March 5

April 2

May 7

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