CMS
December Newsletter
Throughout the day in team meetings, individual classrooms and our hallways we witness many inspiring happenings in our middle school. In an effort to bridge our work, we have created a staff-only newsletter with this being our first edition! We hope you enjoy!
Wishing you and yours a happy holiday and new year! Have a restful, well deserved break!
Classroom Connections
Club Corners
Interdisciplinary Project
Community Service
Seventh and eighth grade Commack Middle School students participated in this year's Socktober event. New socks of all shapes and sizes were donated to those in need at The Haven House in Brentwood.
CMS Students Create Cards for Arson victim, 8
When Liz Dolder bought a metal Christmas card holder from a thrift store, she had no idea that it contained holiday magic. But combined with the kindness of strangers and the power of social media, the tree-shaped card display is bringing Christmas cheer to Dolder's niece, Safyre, who was the only member of her family to survive a house fire when she was five years old.
After someone set fire to the upstairs stairwell leading to her family's apartment in May 2013, Safyre's father, David Terry, and her siblings Layah, 3, Michael, 2, and Donovan, 11 months, were killed. Because Terry had cradled Safyre in his arms, she was protected from breathing in hot air, allowing her to survive the fire.
Safyre hopes the cards will continue to come in. Cards can be mailed to:
Safyre Terry
P.O. Box 6126
Schenectady, New York 12306
MYP Moments
Students in World Language classes are using the chromebooks to work on their summative assessment for Community. Students are using Google Docs or Google Slides to write about what the different members of a community do to serve that community (i.e. A police officer protects and serves the people.) Students are also describing what they do to help their community and why they are a good member of that community. The assignment is completed entirely in the target language.