CFMS BUILDING NEWSLETTER 
January 27, 2019

Dear CFMS Families,

Eighth grade families have gained information pertaining to planning for next school year. Sixth and Seventh grade families will learn more this week through letters or meetings.
A message for all of you: As you are going through this process, please feel free to contact the school with any questions. We share lots of details to help your family make informed decisions and preparations. During this time continue to talk to your child and listen to their thoughts. Encourage them to read and be responsible and monitor their homework and study habits. Student success happens because of skills, content and connections, Working together helps to ensure students' positive growth and development. 
Thank you for allowing CFEVS to educate your child!

Best,
Principal, Chagrin Falls Middle School
342 East Washington Street
Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022
440-247-5263
@CFMSdiscenzaPAL
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NOTEWORTHY NEWS
Scheduling Information for Current 7th Graders
Please CLICK HERE t o view information regarding scheduling for next year for your current 7 th grader.   If you have any questions please call Mr. Patterson at 440/247-5500 ext. 4307 .

Support the Troops
The CFMS 8th grade class is preparing to send care packages to military troops who are deployed overseas. We are asking for your help to share the names and addresses of any family members, friends or neighbors who have a connection to the Chagrin community or Cleveland area. Care packages are the best way to stay connected and allows us to send a little piece of our community and the Cleveland area to our deployed service members. 

We are also accepting any donation that can be included in our care packages to make receiving them that much more exciting. We plan to include food items, personal hygiene items, small scale sporting goods, ball caps/hats and new clothing such as Chagrin, Indians, Cavs, and CLE items/clothing. 

Please share the contact names/addresses of deployed service men and women and any donation inquiry to the enrichment adviser, Tammy Mrofchak, at Chagrin Falls Middle School, ( tamara.mrofchak@chagrinschools.org ) or call Tammy @ 440-893-7695, ext 4336.
District Wellness Committee
The District Wellness Committee is looking for parents and community members to help review our Student Wellness Program. Committee members will need to attend one meeting in February and one meeting in April during the school day with a minimal time commitment outside of the meetings.  If interested, please contact Marti Jacobson, Food Service Supervisor, Chagrin Falls Schools,  marti.jacobson@chagrinschools.org , 440-247-5500 x4492.


CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS
ENGLISH - SPELLING BEE
The Chagrin Falls Middle School held their annual spelling bee on January 25, 2019. After 10 rounds of spelling words like, "Leipzig, jacquerie, exordium, tergiversation, and auf Wiedersehen," Jason Cheng (7th grader) and Cooper Hagen (8th grader) were the last two standing. During the 11th round, the spellers had exhausted the study list of words and were asked to spell words for which they had not prepared. They continued to battle word for word for another 34 rounds!! In the 43rd round, Jason was asked to spell "dichromatism" and Cooper had to spell "fulguration.” Jason moved onto round 44, and according to Scripps' rules, had to spell a final word correctly to win the bee. Prior to this moment, both spellers had made it to this "final word" round a few times. Eager to find our winner, the crowd erupted in applause when Jason correctly spelled "glossolalia," crowning him as our Middle School Spelling Bee Champion! 

To prepare for the event, the entire school participated in a pretest, which was a spelling test given in all of the English classes.  From this test, 30 students qualified for the Spelling Bee and were named finalists. A week later, the entire school watched as 25 of these finalists competed in the Performing Arts Center. Jason will advance to regionals, which will take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, February 23rd at Cuyahoga Community College. The winner of that bee will advance to further rounds, which will end at The Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. this spring. We'd like to wish Jason the best of luck in the next round!!

 The 25 Participants
Christina Bencin
Anna Baker
Jacob Borger
Jason Cheng
Phoebe Gleeson
Evelyn Cravens
Cooper Hagen
Riley McClintock
Ryan Heater
Maggie Oliver
Nathan Hill
Quinn Purnhagen
Ava Kane
Kate Quinn
Aidan Kniskern
Lindsay Schumacher
Sophia Lewis 
Tatum Yanchar  
Sophia Moffa
Michaela Plante
Madeline Rodriguez
Maya Rooney 
Will Rossi
Kate Stephenson
Nicolas Zapata
CLUB NEWS
MS Yearbook
Cover Contest 2018-2019 runs through January 31, 2019. CLICK HERE for info.

Ski Club for CFMS students!   
SUPPORT GROUP NEWS
DAD'S CLUB WINTER WARMER DANCE
Our next big event is just around the corner! The Winter Warmer (dance and auction) fundraiser is February 2nd, 7 pm, at Chagrin Falls Township Hall. We are accepting signups in advance on our WEBSITE or you can pay at the door. Tell your friends, all are welcome to attend and have fun with the CFDC!

BINGO NIGHT-GIRLS SOFTBALL
Need some fun on a cold, Friday night? Why not come out for Family Bingo Night at the Middle School gymnasium on Friday February 8 th , brought to you Chagrin Girls’ Softball. You’ll get to play 10 exciting games of bingo, with the first game starting promptly at 6:30pm but come out early and get something to eat before you settle in for a night of family fun and prizes! Chances to win great raffles and awesome silent auction items, too! And you’ll enjoy some familiar faces as our celebrity callers! Doors and concessions open at 5:45pm  CLICK HERE to pre-register online and save! 

MATTRESS SALE- GIRLS SOCCER AND BOYS BASEBALL
Time for a new mattress? Come to the HS commons on Saturday, February 9 from 1
10:00 am-5:00 pm and test out the luxurious mattress on display! Save up to 50% off retail and support our HS Girls Soccer and Boys Baseball teams. CLICK HERE for the flyer.

COLD HARD CASH RAFFLE-AFTER PROM
Beat the winter chill with Chagrin Falls After Prom's Cold, Hard, Cash Raffle! February brings 28 days of a $100 cash giveaway each day! Tickets are $20 and if you win your name goes back in the hat to win again! Snow-kidding! Buy tickets now(see flier) 3 ways-cash/check, venmo or "CFafterprom.com". All proceeds support CF After Prom, an over 30 year tradition that is open to all Junior and Senior students and their dates in an effort to provide a safe, alcohol free event at no cost.
 INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES
Increased clarity for reporting student incidents
We are thankful to the district’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for their suggestion to improve our Student Incident Reporting Form to increase clarity and communication between home and school. Of course we hope never to need this resource, but if we do, please know that parents, students, and staff may use this link to report any number of student incidents directly to the principal. Teachers and administrators always welcome your calls and emails, too. You will find the link added to each building’s webpage.

How Parents Can Stay Connected
Morning Announcements are Online:
We do our best to post our morning announcements online daily. If you are interested in reading them you can go the MS Website and on the left hand side click on the ANNOUNCEMENTS tab. Our morning announcements are great conversation starters for the dinner table!

Building Newsletters are sent out weekly.
Be sure to sign up by clicking on the STAY CONNECTED tab located in the upper right corner on the District Homepage.

Your Contact Information
Be sure to update your contact information in the parent portals of BOTH Infinite Campus and Final Forms which can be found on the District Homepage by clicking on the word PARENTS and using the drop down button. Be sure to update your emergency contact information including who we can send your child home with if you are not able to pick them up in case of illness or emergency.

Flyer Central
This link is located in the upper right corner of the District Homepage and contains information for events around the District. Check Flyer Central to stay in the know.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS

  • January 31 - 6th grade parent meeting for MS orientation in the MS Cafe 6:30 pm
  • February 2 - Dad's Club Winter Warmer 7:00 pm @ Township Hall
  • February 8 - 2nd Annual Family Bingo Night
  • March 3- CF Ed Foundation Pancake Breakfast MS Cafe 9am-1pm
  • March 7- 2nd Semester Conferences 3-7pm
  • May 4- 8th Grade Class End of Year Dance 7-9 p.m. in the MS Cafe



News from the School Counselor, Mr. Patterson:

STAFF MEMBER HIGHLIGHT
Hi Chagrin Falls Middle School! My name is Claudia McKinley. Some of you may already know me as an aide here in the middle school, but starting this January I am also going to be working with Mr. Patterson as a practicum student. I am working toward my Master’s in School Counseling at John Carroll University. I look forward to working with you all and learning how to be become a great School Counselor one day!
News from the District Nurse
Medications at School
 IF YOUR CHILD NEEDS MEDICATION(S) AT SCHOOL
Medication order forms, including Allergy, Asthma, Diabetic and Seizure Action Plans need to be renewed every school year - they  do not  carry over year to year. All medication forms and Action Plans can be found on the Health Services section of the school's website  http://www.chagrinschools.org/HealthServices1.aspx
Mental Wellness Corner …. addressing family stress
Mental Wellness Corner - this month’s topic….the 7 Cs of building resilience.


How will you maintain a sense of well-being in this unpredictable world? Based on Elizabeth Elizardi’s M.Ed. experience with coaching moms and dads, here are her top ten tips for “Parent Well-Being” in the New Year.
N ew or Review for Chagrin Falls Middle School
For the safety and security of all students, staff and visitors/volunteers at Chagrin Falls Middle School,  no one will be permitted in the school building without signing in through the LobbyGuard Visitor Management System and providing your driver license to be held in the main office until you leave.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation and support!
Safer Ohio Tip Line
The single greatest deterrent of an act of violence is identification and intervention with at risk students. All students, parents and staff must feel comfortable expressing concern and alerting the appropriate individual(s) when concerns arise. The state of Ohio has an anonymous tip line that can be reached via text or call with any issue of concern, 1-844-SaferOH  (844-723-3764 ). This line is monitored by analysts at the Ohio Homeland Security Threat Assessment and Prevention Unity at all times.   
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