April 14, 2018
Dear CFMS Families,
We had a busy, productive week at CFMS. It was great to finally have a break in the weather and have warmer temperatures. Students celebrated National Library Week, the Harvest for Hunger Campaign and eighth graders began preparing for their Kick-It event.
We've finalized our walkout event. Please scroll down and find a letter that we've put together explaining the details that will take place throughout the day on April 20th. We greatly appreciate the work of our students as well as the support provided from each of you as this event has taken shape.
Also below, please find information on our seventh grade end of year interdisciplinary unit. This year, in conjunction with the Chagrin Falls Rec Center students will host the first annual Middle School Cardboard Regatta. Special thanks to Chagrin Falls Ed Foundation as well as Chagrin Pet and Garden for their generous support!
Finally, as testing season approaches please do everything you can to support your child in understanding that they are more than a test score. Our goal as a staff is to help students perform their best while maintaining our core beliefs. The current set-up of our state testing assessments are more manageable than they've been in quite some time so this is a big positive for students.
Thank you for being involved in the education of your child. We talk regularly about how lucky we are as a staff to work in a community where parents and caregivers are fully invested in the education of their children. We appreciate you greatly!
As always, if you need anything, just let me know!
Proud to be a Tiger!
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Curtis Howell
Interim Principal, Chagrin Falls Middle School
342 E. Washington Street
Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022
(440) 893-7695 x 4301
Curtis.Howell@chagrinschools.org
@Howell_CFMS
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INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES
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.
Walkout Letter
Summer Camp Opportunities
Summer Camp and Workshop Opportunities which may be of interest to our families.
CLICK HERE
for details.
Kick-it for Cancer
CFMS Science & Technology Career Day Tuesday, May 22nd
We invite you to sign-up to join us in our 2018 Community Members in Science Career Day. The Middle School science teachers are looking for individuals who have science or technology related career fields, who would be interested in sharing their experience and expertise with the students at C.F.M.S. Please click the link below for details.
1st Annual CFMS 7th Grade REC Cardboard Regatta
Will be held May 30th. Please
CLICK HERE for details.
8th Grade Dance Saturday, May 5th 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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Our student council sponsored our annual Harvest for Hunger campaign this year. The decision was made to make it into a March Madness tournament where homerooms competed against each other each week to see who could advance. The top homerooms who made it to the finals were Mrs. Fenton's and Mr. Brown's homerooms. These two homerooms will get a chance to compete in a fun beach volleyball championship game later this spring. The winner of that game will take on our staff.
Furthermore, the top 20 students who donated the most to the campaign traveled to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, where they helped unload all of our donations and volunteered for 2 hours. During this volunteer shift, we packed over 1000 lunches. The total amount of goods donated by CFMS this year weighed 2214 pounds! Our kids really worked hard and were motivated to make a difference and help people in need.
here were our top 20 students who donated the most and helped at the Food Bank:
7th Graders: Hannah DiGiampietro, Nathan Hill, Max Klug, Anne Mee, Riley Myers, Michaela Plante, Julianne Rankin and Grace Svette.
8th Graders: Sophia Avery, Matthew Daniels, Peyton Gellin, Carmine Giannattasio, Adam Hamdan, Ali Holtz, Wren Opperman, Slaire Stinson, Madison Szucs, Brett Vaccaro, Sebastian Welter and Delainey Wyville.
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Please contact Ms. Fenton if you're interested in helping to coordinate this event. amy.fenton@chagrinschools.org
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Our CFMS Student Council this year hosted our second annual Kindness Challenge. This was a homeroom competition where students were challenged to complete as many acts of kindness as possible over a two-week span. Each homeroom had a poster with various acts of kindness students could perform. Anytime a teacher or student council member caught a student performing an act, they would give them a sticker to place on their class' poster.
Our winning homerooms were Mrs. Johnson (7th grade) and Mrs. Aranavage (8th grade). These two homerooms were rewarded with a service opportunity to take a short field trip to Hamlet Retirement Village. During this trip, students visited with local residents and shared an ice cream sundae party. Special thanks to Hamlet for accommodating our students and providing ice cream!
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The Chagrin Falls Schools Art Show Grades 7-12 will be held at Hamlet Village Atrium April 19-22 from 10am-8pm. Be sure to stop by and view some spectacular pieces by our very talented students.
Don't miss the opening night, Thursday, April 19th, where our teachers and administrators will present an exciting program highlighting this past years student work!
Set-up: Tuesday, April 17th 8:30-12:00 (lunch provided)
Take-down: Monday, April 23rd 8:30-12:00 (bagels provided)
Thank you for your consideration!
Chris Kukla, Colleen Mahoney & Jackie Kruyne
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SAY- Social Advocates for Youth invites you to attend an engaging interactive program for parents, students, school staff and other professionals who work with youth. Check Flyer Central for details.
Art Show Volunteers Needed-One Day Only!
Volunteers are needed to help hang artwork for the Chagrin Falls Schools Spring Art Show, Grades 7-12. Set-up: Tuesday, April 17th 8:30-12:00 (lunch provided). Take-down: Monday, April 23rd 8:30 - 12:00 (bagels provided)
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
- April 19-22 - Art Show at Hamlet Village Atrium 10am-8pm
- April 23 - May 1 - State testing
- May 5- 8th Grade Dance 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM in the MS Cafe
- May 25-7th & 8th Grade End of Year Awards- Performing Arts Center 8:00 AM
- May 25-8th Grade Photo auction/reception 9:30 AM (Following awards ceremony)
- May 29, 30, 31- 8th Grade D.C. Trip
- May 31 Last Day of School Dismissal at noon with bus service.
- NOTE: There will not be a Cedar Point Trip for 8th grade students due to the adjustment of our Washington DC 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 (all levels)
Tuesday, April 24 - ELA 2 (all levels)
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)
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A Message from School Counselor, Mr. Patterson:
With state testing soon approaching, it can be common for students to show some signs of anxiety. Please reiterate the following to them to help ease any nerves they may be feeling:
-Remind them that they’ve been preparing for these tests all year, so they don’t need to stress about any last minute cramming.
-Get in a good sleep pattern ahead of time so students show up ready to do their best.
-Make sure they wake up on time and eat a healthy breakfast.
-Ensure they come to school prepared (Chromebooks charged, silent reading book ready in case they finish early, etc.). This will help them stay calm and avoid any hiccups.
-Tell them to just take their time and do their best. Their job is to show up and give it all they’ve got, but remind them they are much more than a test score.
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