CMS Parent Newsletter
September 25, 2017
Dear Parents,
Upcoming Seahawk Events
September 25 - Softball vs. Godley Station
September 26 - Picture Day
September 26 - Spirit Night at Five Guys
September 27 - Softball vs. WCMS
September 27 - Football at Islands Field vs. Myers
September 27 - 8th Grade IB Community Project Planning Worksheets & Parent Signatures due.
September 28 - Softball vs. Rice Creek
September 29 - Spirit Wear - $1 Donation benefits TSA
September 29 - Student PTSA Meeting 2:00 p.m. Cafeteria
October 2 - Softball vs. SWMS
October 2 - Volleyball Tryouts
October 3 - Softball vs. Myers
October 5 - Domino's Pizza Spirit Night
October 4 - Football vs. Oglethorpe at Islands Field
October 6 - PTSA Reflection Entries Due
October 6 - Beginning of 2nd Marking Period
October 6 - Extreme Spirit Wear benefits TSA
October 6 - Pep Rally
October 9 - School Day for Students
October 10 - Seahawk Strut Money Collection
October 11 - Spirit Night at Rio Bravo
October 11 - Football vs. Mercer at Islands Field
October 12 - Seahawk Strut Dress Down for $30+ donation
October 13 - Seahawk Strut Event
October 13 - Seahawk Strut - Dress Down for $15+ donation
October 13 - Report Cards
October 16 - Seahawk Strut Dress Down - $50+ donation
October 18 - Football at DeRenne
October 19 - Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night
October 19 - Teens in the Driver's Seat Information meeting 3:00 - 4:00 Counselor Suite
October 20 - Spirit Wear - Coastal Cares
October 24 - Spirit Night - Molly McGuire's
October 27 - Spirit Wear 2 Cans of Food - Second Harvest and Salvation Army
April 11 - GMAS ELA
April 12 - GMAS ELA
April 13 - GMAS ELA
April 16 - GMAS Math
April 17 - GMAS Math
April 18 - GMAS Science - 8th grade only
April 19 - GMAS SS - 8th grade only
April 25 - GMAS EOC - Comp Lit
April 26 - GMAS EOC - Comp Lit
April 30 - GMAS EOC - Alg 1
May 2 - GMAS EOC - Physical Science
** All softball games are scheduled for 4:30 at Paulson Stadium on Field 1
Spirit Night at Five Guys - Tuesday
Say Cheese - Picture Day Tuesday
Student who bring money to purchase pictures may dress up. All other students will take pictures in their uniform.
Progres Reports Issued Friday
Please return a signed copy of your child's Progress Reports.
Student IDs
Student ID badges may not be defaced in any way. This was made clear to the students, multiple times, at the beginning of the year. Please check your child’s ID badge. If it is defaced and needs to be replaced, please consider having your Seahawk do some extra chores around the house to earn the $5 and learn a bit about responsibility. No student may participate in a special event or attend a field trip unless he or she has an id badge in good condition.
MAP Reports
MAP fall test scores for reading and math will be sent home this week. Please look for these scores. The next testing window for MAP begins in November.
Duke TIP
DUKE TIP deadlines are fast approaching. If your 7th grader received a packet, please return the required forms to Ms. Harvey as soon as possible.
7th Grade Drama Auditions Will Take Place Wednesday.
7th grade drama auditions will take place Wednesday-this is only for 7th graders who signed-up. Please contact Ms. Harvey if you have any questions at Alicia.harvey@sccpss.com.
Free Lunch
As families in our area recover from Hurricane Irma, all students at CMS will be provided with free lunch from September 22nd - 29th.
PTSA Fall Ball for 6th Grade Students - November 3rd
The 6th Grade Fall Ball has been rescheduled for November 3rd. Volunteers are needed to help collect permission slips, decorate, sell concessions, and chaperone. If you can help with this event, please click on the link below to sign up.
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20f094ca5af2ca5fd0-coastal
Thank you for helping to make this event a fun, first middle school dance for our 6th graders! If you have questions, please contact Brandy Davenport at brandalyndavenport@gmail.com.
Required Choice Reading
Reminder - Moby Max
Reminder - Read Theory
PTSA Reflections
IB
Week 4 Challenge (Learner Profiles: Caring, Communicators, and Risk-takers)
Purchase pet food for an animal shelter.
Make a gift and give it to a friend.
Help someone carry something heavy.
Forgive someone.
Donate to a local food pantry.
Send a letter to our troops.
Clean up a park.
Compliment the chef at a restaurant.
Community Events
FREE Herbal lecture by Dr. Mary Bove, herbalist, author and naturopathic physician Tues. Sept. 26th from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Topics range from sleeping well and staying well to creating healthy day/night cycles for optimal wellness. Brighter Day Natural Foods Market in Savannah has partnered with Gaia Herbs to host this Lecture; Call Brighter Day Natural Foods at 912-236-4703 to register. The seminar will take place at the Coastal Georgia Center Auditorium 305 Fahm St. (Behind Savannah Visitor Center).
Your State Parks Day - Trail Clean up at Wormsloe Historic Site on Saturday, Sep 30, 2017 (10am to 2pm). Hurricane Irma's storm surge washed ashore marsh debris and trash. For "Your State Parks Day" help us clean the coast and reclaim the trails of Wormsloe. The cleanup is from 10am-2pm. At 2pm enjoy a cookout sponsored by the Friends of Wormsloe and learn how you can become a member! *Admission is free for those helping with trail clean up. Come help rangers pick up trash and complete trail maintenance on the Interpretive trail and the Battery Trail. There will be a limited supply of gloves and tools - bring your own if you have a favorite. Event Phone: 912-353-3023
Free National Park Pass. If you’re traveling with a fourth grader, be sure to obtain your free national park pass before your trip through The Every Kid in a Park program. The program gives every U.S. 4th grader and his or her family free access to 2000+ federally managed parks, lands and waters. This program begins Sept. 1 of your fourth-grade year and runs until Aug. 31 of that year.
Repeats and Reminders
PTSA Reflections
Students of all grades and abilities may participate and explore the arts based on the 2017-2018 theme: Within Reach. The deadline for Seahawk entries is October 6, 2017. For more information, please contact our art teacher Lauren Greene or the Reflections Committee co-chairs Brenda Sierzant at bdsierzant@yahoo.com or Steve Tisinger at tisingerstephen@gmail.com.
Band Discount Cards are back by popular demand. Please see the parent of a band member or our band director, William (Billy) Hoffman, to purchase your card.
Yearbook
Purchase your yearbook now for only $25. Prices increase to $35 after December.
https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/?event=general.displayLanding&jobnumber=20020
Late Work
All work should be submitted on the date it is due. Teachers will accept no more than 1 late assignments, with parent signature, within 3 days of the date the assignment is posted, for no more than 70% credit.
Free Digital Resources
Please be aware that you and your child can access free, interactive digital textbooks through the Georgia Department of Education's website. The textbooks can be accessed by visiting www.gavirtuallearning.org/Resources. Texts are currently available for middle and high school courses.