CFMS BUILDING NEWSLETTER 
January 19, 2017

The third quarter is underway and students may use the phrase, "New Year, New Me." The students will build confidence to achieve through reflection, goals and actions. At CFMS we talk about the future and the present! The following are some ideas for New Year's resolutions for pre-teens.

1. Health - Being active
2. Happiness - Being positive
3. Volunteer - Completing random acts of kindness
4. Relationships - Accepting and Understanding family and friends 
5. School - Improving skills and/or grades
6. Risk-take - Trying something new
7. Role Model- Making good decisions
8. Budget - Saving money

It's an exciting time to be a TIGER at CFMS! Please call me if you ever need anything.  

Respectfully,
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Laila Discenza
Principal, Chagrin Falls Middle School
342 E. Washington Street
Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022
(440) 893-7695 x 4301
Laila.discenza@chagrinschools.org
@CFMSdiscenzaPal
INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES
2nd quarter Grades are posted to Infinite Campus. Report cards can be printed through the end of June 2018 directly from your parent portal. Second Quarter Achievement lists will also be posted this week.

8th Grade Parents :
There will be a high school orientation meeting for parents of current 8th graders on January 25th at 7:00 p.m. in the PAC. The onset of high school is quickly approaching for your child. To make this transition as positive as possible, the high school counselors will present an overview of the High School curriculum and scheduling process. 8th grade students will have a presentation on February 2nd and begin the scheduling process with high school counselors the week of February 5th. Information was emailed home from the high school on Tuesday. Please be sure to set aside Thursday, January 25th from 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., so that you can assist your son or daughter with their decisions. If you have any questions please call the counseling at the high school.

CFMS works with Discovery Travel. Recently we were informed of a date change by the tour company . With May being the busiest time in DC they were unable to reschedule the reservations for the many locations we visit for the week we originally set.

Although the date will now be May 29, 30 and 31 , students will receive the originally planned itinerary and have the opportunity to tour buildings, monuments and museums while observing documents, relics and sites, not to mention making memories with friends. Update Letter

Summer Gym: Summer Gym is for Chagrin Falls High School Students ONLY. Registration for Summer Gym for current 8th graders who will be freshmen in the Fall of 2018 opens on Friday, February 23rd. Registration is handled through Community Education. CLICK HERE for details


CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS
8th Grade Field Trip
All C.F.M.S. eighth grade students are invited to attend a field trip to Congregation Shaarey Tikvah, 26811 Fairmount Blvd., Beachwood, Ohio to engage in the Face to Face program. The cost of the trip is $10.00. Fees and signed permission forms need to be turned in to your homeroom teacher no later than Tuesday, January 30th. CLICK HERE for details and to print out the permission form.

No school 1/11 due to a power outage. The 8th grade team will work to reschedule the RMRW simulation from OSU in the future weeks. Thank you for the volunteer interest. We hope we can retain you when we attempt this for the third time. 3rd time is a charm, right?


STUDENT COUNCIL
School Dance February 23 from 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. in the MS Cafe
Zookeeper - Girls' Basketball - TBD in February


NOTEWORTHY NEWS
The Chagrin Falls Middle School Orchestra has been selected through a juried audition process to perform at the annual Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference ( OMEA PDC ) in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, February 9, 2018.  This is an exciting and prestigious honor for our ensemble, as we are one of only four orchestras from the state of Ohio selected to perform. We were also the only middle school orchestra selected to perform.

SUPPORT GROUP NEWS
The CF After Prom Raffle is underway. Grand prize is $10,000, 2nd prize is $1000 and 3rd prize is $500. Drawing is January 23rd. After Prom asks for your continued support in providing a safe and fun evening for our juniors and seniors at the After Prom. CLICK HERE for details and to purchase a ticket.

PTO fundraiser, Tips for Tigers - Parents Night Out at The Ville is January 19th from 8pm-midnight. CLICK HERE for details.

Ed Foundation Student Board is sponsoring a Summer Camp Fair in the MS Cafe on Saturday, February 3rd from 10am-2pm. CLICK HERE for details.

1st Annual Bingo Night to support girls softball will be held Friday, February 9th in the Gurney gym from 6-9pm. CLICK HERE for the link or visit Flyer Central.


MARK YOUR CALENDARS
  • January 25 - 8th grade parent meeting 6:00 pm - PAC
  • January 31 - 8th grade Spanish Field Trip to the Art Museum
  • February 1 - CFMS Annual Spelling Bee 9:15 a.m. - PAC
  • February 1 - 6th - 7th grade Transition Meeting - 6:00-7:15 pm in the MS cafe
  • February 2 - 8th grade student transition meeting during recess with HS Counselors
  • February 3 - Summer Camp Fair in MS Cafe from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • February 15 - 8th Grade Face to Face Field Trip
  • February 16 - No School - Teacher Professional Development Day
  • February 20 - No School - President's Day
  • February 23- School Dance 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. in the MS Cafe
  • February 23 - Honors Band plays at 7:00 pm at Mentor High School
  • March 12 - Family First Night

The middle school and high school will be conducting the same state testing schedule for the dates of April 23-27 and April 30-May 1 . We both will be running a 2 hour delayed start schedule in order to test 7:40-9:40 and still attend our normal courses 9:40-2:50.

Specifically for the middle school:
Monday, April 23 - ELA 1
Tuesday, April 24 - ELA 2
Wednesday, April 25 - Math 1 (all levels)
Thursday, April 26 - Math 2 (all levels)
Monday, April 30 - Science 1 (8th Grade only)
Tuesday, May 1 - Science 2 (8th Grade only)
A Message from the School Counselor, Mr. Patterson:
Please visit my website for resources and visit me any time!

PSAT 8/9 - SAT Suite of Assessments
I will be connecting with students through Social Studies classes on January 23rd to present about the PSAT scores:
  1. What is College and Career ready?
  2. How to set up a Collegeboard account - here
  3. How to link your scores with Khan Academy for practice:
  4. Review answers in test booklet.
  5. Understand the preparation process. 


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