CARROLL MIDDLE SCHOOL

February 14, 2022

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In this Issue Lost & found overflowing SRO needs candy UIL academic competition information Newspapers & vegetables needed for Animal Science Off-Campus PE Pictures Needed Counselors PTSO Sports CISD/Community Information

Calendar Events for the Week UIL Academic practices - check schedule for dates & times Monday, Feb. 14 Course request open in Skyward for current 8th graders Tuesday, Feb. 15 No scheduled activities Wednesday, Feb. 16 Faculty Meeting - No Tutorials PTSO Meeting 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. @ CMS Library with CHS Principal Giamanco Thursday, Feb. 17 7th Field Test Jazz Concert 7:30 p.m. @ CSHS Friday, Feb. 18 Weather Day - No School Save the Date PTSO General Meeting Dates March 7, April 20, May 18 Monday, Feb. 21 Staff development - No School Monday, Feb. 28 22-23 Cheerleader mandatory parent meeting @ 5:30 p.m. CMS Library Wednesday, March 9 Career Day Thursday, March 10 Dragons Light the Night

Students of the Month - November & January

November Front row: Adia Singhania, Caroline Pardue, Arjun Nukala, Nolan Magers, Shaadana Rajesh; Back row: Hyoungju Kim, Reese Hamell, Ben Brown, Wesley Steiner, Sarah Varughese January Front row: Helen Choi, Shameen Ahmad, Anushka Asopa, Lee Caskey, Blake Nguyen; Back row: Lorelei Lutterbach, Blake Quaglieri, Josh Wulfort, Matthew Li, Henry Carr

November Front row: Megan Carlotti, Makaela Briseno, Abby Nguyen, Tyler Burtnett, Marcus Nguyen; Back row: Cailyn Cashon, Hudson Hibbs, Kayden English, Ayden Kelley, Gibram Saleem January Front row: Ben Blount, Grant Jackson, Carissa Chandra, Dylan Ota, Rayna Marthi ; Back row: Abby Huddleston, Hudson Goldsmith, Jaylen Pile, Natalie Wang, Lily Fraga

Cheerleaders 22-23 Mandatory Parent Meeting Who: current 6th & 7th graders When: Monday, Feb. 28 @ 5:30 Where: CMS Library What: Mandatory parent meeting for cheerleaders wanting to tryout for the 2022-2023 squad. Register for Reminder Email Contact Jordan.Evans@southlakecarroll.edu

Office News Lost and Found Lost and Found is overflowing!! Please have your student check the Lost and Found for any missing clothing items, shoes, books, notebooks, lunch boxes and water containers. Clothing items will be donated after school on Friday, March 11 before Spring Break.  Lunch boxes, water bottles and pencil bags will be disposed of at that time. It is very helpful if lunch boxes and water containers are labeled with the student’s name. This way we can call students to the Front Office and try and return items before they are disposed of or donated.    There is a separate Lost & Found at the Front Desk for more valuable items (eye glasses, retainers, jewelry, laptop chargers) so please have your student check with Mrs. Gulliver for those types of items. Thank you!   Candy Needed Have extra candy laying around the house that the kids don’t want? Consider donating it to Officer Roberson who gives it out between classes a few times a week.   Thank you in advance, Officer Roberson

Yearbook News Pictures Needed Do you have pictures from off campus PE, etc.? Please use the information above or click on the link below to submit pictures. The picture needs to be a high-resolution, candid (not posing for the camera) photo. If anyone in the photo does not attend CMS, I cannot use the photo because of FERPA requirements. Be sure to include who is in the picture as well as any additional information about it including the photographer. Thank you in advance for your help. ReplayIt Image Upload link Yearbook related questions? Contact Darcy Adams

Academic UIL Students will need to attend practices once a week, if they are unable to attend they will need to contact the event coach and make arrangements.  Students can compete in no more than five events. Please look at the event schedule carefully, they cannot compete in events that are competing at the same time. The UIL competition date will be held on Saturday, March 26 at Adams Middle School in Haslet and they must attend so please make sure that they are available. They will be part of a team that depends on them to compete.  You must use your school email when filling out the google form. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Cashon at lori.cashon@southlakecarroll.edu or students can stop by Mrs. Cashon's room, D102 the animal science room. UIL Academic Information, Events & Sign-up Form Link & QR Code https://forms.gle/54ns1Udb2n4FggGS8 Schedule of Events

Animal Science Needs If you have any extra newspapers or any veggies that you are thinking about throwing away, our CMS zoo animals would love your help! Newspapers are needed for the bird cages and veggies for all of our veggie loving critters. Any help is greatly appreciated. Questions? Lori.Cashon@southlakecarroll.edu

Counselor's Corner The Counseling Newsletter focuses on helping your child think responsibly by Goal Setting. We hope you have a chance to sit down, dream, and plan with your student and maybe even share a goal or two of your own. Please click here for the CMS Counseling Newsletter.   We have also included course selection information for 2022-23.    CMS Counseling Team Jane Kea – 7th Grade Counselor Dawn Riedl – 8th Grade Counselor Important HS Course Selection Dates for current 8th graders **** Please direct all questions regarding HS Course Selections/Curriculum to the HS Counseling Department  https://www.southlakecarroll.edu/Page/2322 February 14 - 24 : Course request will be open in Skyward  April 26 - 28: Arena Scheduling opens for 8th grade students  Video for all current 8th graders to watch: All About High School

Career Day - March 9 CMS is recruiting local business men and women to share their careers with our students! Career Day is designed to give students "real life" information about careers in which they have an interest and an opportunity to ask questions. If you are interested in volunteering to be a Career Day Speaker, or know someone who might be interested in participating, please contact Jane Kea, 7th grade Counselor. Jane.Kea@southlakecarroll.edu STOPit - Hotline reporting system STOPit is an online reporting tool that allows us the opportunity to intervene with at risk students before they hurt themselves or someone else. It also expands beyond helping those at immediate risk of self-harm but also to support students who are struggling socially or emotionally in other areas.   Our students will have access to the STOPit mobile app which has two simple but powerful features.   Report can be used by students to report incidents to school contacts anonymously.   Messenger can be used to engage in anonymous two-way communication with school contacts.   You can find more information about STOPit on our CMS Counseling Page under the Counseling Tab. If you have any questions, feel free to contact one of our counselors or administrators. If you have a concern and you would like for a counselor to meet with your child, please contact your child's grade level counselor via email or phone. Jane Kea, 7th grade counselor jane.kea@southlakecarroll.edu 817.949.5406 Dawn Riedl, 8th grade counselor dawn.riedl@southlakecarroll.edu 817-949-5407 CMS Counseling Page: https://www.southlakecarroll.edu/domain/814   Follow Us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/CMSDragonsCounselors/

New & improved CMS PTSO Website. Be sure to check out social media (see below)

To order a personalized brick, go to the CMS PTSO website or click on the link below:  https://cmsptso.wufoo.com/forms/m6066sj1t82grt/

Dragons Light The Night is Back - March 10 Let’s show CISD how much spirit Carroll Middle School has, purchase your Dragons Light the Night lantern or family sponsorship lanterns today! February 18th is the last day to purchase a lantern for decorating. For more information and to purchase your lantern, please visit https://www.dragonslightthenight.com/  Calling all volunteers We still have a few spots left open for a once a month volunteer opportunity at CMS. Volunteers are needed before school to direct traffic at drop off and monitor students in the hallways during faculty meetings. For more information and to sign up, visit the sign up genius link below.  *All volunteers must fill out the Carroll ISD background check before volunteering.* Sign up genius - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044baba923a7fc1-cmsvolunteersmont

Social Media We would also like to encourage people to join our Facebook group, Carroll Middle School.

Athletics

Boys Basketball District 7th A - 9th in District 8th A - No District results v. Trinity Springs 42-53 Click here for information about boys' athletics Anthony Van Buskirk Boys' Athletics Coordinator anthony.vanbuskirk@southlakecarroll.edu Coaching Staff: Joe Kaho - joseph.kaho@southlakecarroll.edu Will Walton - will.walton@southlakecarroll.edu Brad Williams - bradley.williams@southlakecarroll.edu

Girls Basketball District 7th A Team - District Champs v. Adams: 48-14 v. Coppell North: 35-24 v. Coppell East (Championship Game): 51-34 8th A Team - District Champs v. Tidwell: 80-9 v. Keller: 61-25 Medlin (Championship Game): 64-44 Click here for information about girls' athletics Lauren Sullivan Girls' Athletic Coordinator lauren.sullivan@southlakecarroll.edu Coaching Staff: Shelby Alvarado - shelby.alvarado@southlakecarroll.edu Brianna Hall - brianna.hall@southlakecarroll.edu Savannah Rogers - savannah.rogers@southlakecarroll.edu

District Information STEAM Newsletter - February Check out this month’s Carroll STEAM Newsletter! Get the inside scoop of what our students in STEAM and Career Tech are up to! DOWNLOAD HERE Carroll Pre-K Virtual Parent Information Night - Feb. 17 Carroll ISD Blended Prekindergarten serves students who are eligible for Early Childhood Special Education (ESCE), students who meet eligibility for free public school prekindergarten according to state eligibility requirements (Eligible for Free PreK).  The Pre-K application window is from Feb. 22 - March 7 (by 4:00 p.m.), and the lottery is held April 1. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO. CISD Special Education Parent Training Series - Feb. 23 Please join us on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Admin Building from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. for the next Parent Training Series. We will learn about effective behavior management techniques that parents can utilize in the home and community settings. The district’s contracted Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Behavior Specialist will also provide information to parents on de-escalation techniques that we use on our campuses and in trainings with staff, as well as ways to respond to various functions of a child’s behavior. Please RSVP to Margaret Bloodworth. DOWNLOAD FLYER Dragon Cheer Tryouts - Mandatory Meeting Feb. 24 Dragon Cheer tryouts will kick off with a mandatory meeting on Thursday, Feb. 24, @ 6 p.m. in the CHS Lecture Hall, 800 N. White Chapel Blvd. Please visit https://www.southlakecarrollcheer.com/ for all info including packets! Dragon Update Videos Available Dr. Ledbetter is hosting a weekly Dragon Update series every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. If you are not able to tune in, you can view the videos after the fact on the district website. Click here to read more and see the videos from previous weeks. Emerald Belles Tryouts SAVE THE DATE - April 7 Is your high school Dragon interested in becoming a Belle? Please note the following dates. Candidate meeting: Tuesday, March 1 @ 7:30 p.m. Clinic: Tuesday, April 5 & Wednesday, April 6 @ 4:15-6:15 p.m. Tryouts: Thursday, April 7 @ 4:15 p.m. For team tryouts, the Candidate Meeting will be held in the SAC at the Senior High and the Clinic/Tryouts will be held in the main gym at the Senior High. Visit https://emeraldbelles.com/home for more info. CEF Board Applications Now Open Would you like to be a bigger part of funding teachers? Carroll Education Foundation is looking for new Board Members who have a passion for Teachers and Students in Carroll ISD. If you are a community member with skills in technology, marketing, legal, event and volunteer management, finance and governance – We Need You! Click HERE to apply! Deadline: March 7, 2022.   CEF Culinary Celebration Tickets On Sale NOW! What is the CEF Culinary Celebration? It's a fun and exciting event with tastings from over 18 area restaurants! This year's event theme is "Friday Night Fever" and guests will arrive in their best Disco attire! Along with tasting some amazing cuisine, guests will also enjoy Disco Dancing, Silent and Live Auctions, and a Raffle! If you are a $1,000 (or more) donor to CEF you will also receive two (2) tickets to the event! Not a donor to CEF? Click HERE to learn more. Or to Buy Event Tickets, Click HERE. 2022-2023 Dragon Tennis Team Placement Dates - July 25-29 Interested in playing tennis in high school? Our 2022-2023 Dragon Tennis team placement dates have been set for the week of July 25th-29th. For more information and to register: https://carrolldragontennis.org/high-school/tryouts/ All athletes will need a current physical on file. Any questions? Contact Coach Aldridge at corey.aldridge@southlakecarroll.edu.

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