Casimir Weekly Cougar Update
April 16th, 2021
Please enjoy our family updates for the week!
Math Club Achievements : California Math League
The California Math League (CAML) results are in and Casimir's score of 114 put us in 16th place in the 8th grade contest (we included 6th and 7th graders!). We Tied for 3rd in our region! Don't think we've ever been listed in the top 3 for our region! Woohoo!
Awesome Job!
Isaiah Choung (8th grade), Daniel Park (8th grade),
Bailey Furumoto (7th grade), Jin Noguchi (7th grade),
Allen Miyamoto (8th grade) & Sabrina Tamura (6th grade).
Quarter 3 Report Cards Will be Emailed home next week!
PBIS: Cougar Kudos….Students recognizing Students!
Cougar Kudos….Students recognizing Students! At Casimir we all follow the Cougar Code! We are safe, responsible, respectful and successful in everything we do. We created an opportunity for students to publicly acknowledge and recognize one of their peers for demonstrating our Cougar Code in a positive way!
Sophia Vaca says thank you to Ireland Corn for being responsible and helping her with her work!
Kelsey Tanimitsu says thank you to Sydney Matsumoto for always being kind and helpful to others.
Sophia Ngo says thank you to Leyna Tran for being a good friend.
Sydney Matsumoto says thank you to Kelsey Tanimitsu for being super nice, kind to everyone, and helping me with something I’m struggling on.
Keila Martinez says thank you to Carmen Villanueva for always being a good friend and being there to support her.
Angel Blanco says thank you to Aurora Chaput for being helpful and responsible for your portion of the project, helping me in math class, and being my best friend.
Counselors Corner
Please feel free to contact the Amazing School Counselor, Ms. Stephanie Hunnel anytime.
Nutrition Services: May Menu & Newsletter
May 2021 Nutrition menus are now available. You can access the PDF copies (with Spanish transitions) of the menu and the TUSD Nutrition Services Newsletter by clicking on the links below.
As a reminder, meals are FREE for all TUSD students.
- We continue to serve in-person learners grab-and-go meals on campus.
- We continue to provide bulk meals at the four high schools for our Distance learners from 7-9am on Mondays (3-day bag) and Thursdays (4-day bag). Parents/guardians are allowed to pick up meals for their students.
- MIDDLE SCHOOL ONLY: On Wednesdays, we offer bulk meals for our in-person secondary students (5-day bag) that can be picked up from any MS/HS secondary site from 7-9am. Parents/guardians are allowed to pick up meals for their students.
STUDENT/SUPPORT & INTERVENTION HOURS: 2:15 - 3:00
Teachers continue to take great care in inviting and admitting students to attend Teacher Office Hours and/or Intervention Support sessions between 2:15-3:00pm (Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri) to support students who need additional time or help. Please note that student attendance during these hours are not optional, as the school day ends at 3:00pm and students need to attend during this required time to support their success.
SSC: SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING: 5/4/2021
Please save the date for our next School Site Council meeting on May 4th, 2021. More information to follow.
Cougar Kudos
Outstanding Guided Reading this week Sola Akimoto, Kohga DeMasters and Loc Nguyen! Keep reading! - Ms. G
Outstanding participation ever since the school is back: Amy Strait, Denise Ocampo, Daniel Lim, and Connor Mellin -Mr. Takehana
Thanks to all of Mr. Sabo's classes for their continued effort! :)
Thank you to all of Ms. Beasley's classes for working hard this week and for coming up with fantastic ideas for your Greek Projects! -Ms. Beasley
Special shout out to RJ. Delapina, Sophie Brown, and Kaitlyn Huynh for being my tech saviors once again! Thanks to David Kim and Ashton Anderson for their wonderful intellectual curiosity:) Period 1 Spanish super stars---you make me happy to start every day! xoxoxoxo Mrs. Miller
Casimir Middle School
Email: ashikawa.james@tusd.org
Website: https://www.tusd.org/schools/casimir
Location: 17220 Casimir Avenue, Torrance, CA, USA
Phone: (310)533-4498
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CasimirMiddle/