CFMS BUILDING NEWSLETTER 
February 4, 2018

Dear CFMS Families,

I would like to share with you that I will soon be adding another daughter to my family and that I will be going on maternity leave, in which my last day is set to be February 16th. I am planning to return to CFMS over the summer to prepare for next school year. I will miss all of the students and staff while I am away on maternity leave but am confident that everyone will continue to thrive under the guidance of my replacement, Interim Principal Mr. Curtis Howell, current Campus Manager and past CFMS teacher.

Mr. Howell and I will stay in communication during my leave and I am also available to answer emails from students and parents. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please feel free to contact me.

I will enjoy my time spent with my family but look forward to coming back for the 18-19 school year!

Proud to be a Tiger!
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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

8th Grade Parents :
8th Grade Trip to Washington D.C . - New dates for the trip are May 29, 30 and 31. Please read the update letter for further details . Update Letter

8th Grade End of Year Dance - The dance is scheduled for Saturday, May 5 from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. in the MS Cafe. More details will follow as we get closer to the date.

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

Calling all 8th grade girls interested in playing lacrosse this spring! Registration is now open for the 8th grade team on the CAA website . Your coaches Mrs. Moran and Mrs. Peck are so excited for your season this year. They have been studying up on the game and both have gotten Level 1 and Level 2 US Lacrosse certified. They would like to have as many girls play as possible. They are focusing on building a great team while having fun. Even if you haven't played before, we encourage you to come out and play this spring! As soon as they get registrants, they will have a team meeting and will send invites through remind and a google calendar!


CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS
Mr. Patterson will be meeting with current 7th graders to discuss scheduling for 8th grade. Current 8th grade students met with High School Counselor, Mr. Iammarino on Friday.

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 annual CFMS spelling bee ended in a nail biter on Thursday morning after going a total of 22 rounds! Ben Thurman (8th grader) and Kate Stephenson (7th grader) were the finalists left to battle through twelve rounds. Kate Stephenson won the bee when she correctly spelled "rhapsody".  Those who attended know they spelled some extremely challenging words along the way. Every year, our students exhaust the study list and we have to pull words from other sources. All spellers did an amazing job! Congratulations to Kate who has the bragging rights until next year!

CFMS Speech & Debate took home 3rd, 4th, & 6th overall for Public Forum and 4th and 5th for Speech categories at the Solon competition January 27th.



SUPPORT GROUP NEWS
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.

Cheer Skills Clinic February 21 and 22 from 5-7pm in the Gurney Gym . A fun clinic to help you improve all your cheer leading skills, motions, jumps, chants, cheers and the CF Fight Song. CLICK HERE for the flyer.


MARK YOUR CALENDARS
  • February 15 - 8th Grade Face to Face Field Trip
  • February 16 - No School - Teacher Professional Development Day
  • February 19 - No School - President's Day
  • February 21 & 22- Cheer Skills Clinic grades 4-7. 5pm-7pm in the Gurney Gym.p
  • 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 1- Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • March 12 - Family First Night
  • March 26- April 2 - Spring Break
  • April 13- StuCo after school dance
  • April 19 - Art Show
  • April 23 - May 1 - State testing
  • May 5- 8th Grade Dance 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in the MS Cafe
  • May 29, 30, 31- 8th Grade D.C. Trip

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:
Empower your pre-teen!
As tempting as it may be to call the teacher, counselor or administrator for every question, it’s important for the student to be an advocate for themselves and learn from their mistakes. It’s great for them to communicate effectively face to face and learn to work with authority figures. Let that be the initial step then always follow up with your child and the adults, as you are a very important piece of the communication process!
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