Principal P's Friday Message
October 28, 2022
A Message from Principal P
Dear CMS Families,
This week students and staff had fun participating in our student council's school spirit week! We have been tweeting pictures this week and are gearing up for our costume contest on Monday.
We are allowing students to wear their costumes to school on Monday. Students can choose to participate in the costume contest during lunch. As a friendly reminder costumes should be school appropriate and should not hinder the safety of themself or others. If a costume is deemed unsafe or a substantial distraction to learning, the student will be asked to change. They will be able to put their costume back on for the costume contest. We want the students to have fun but to remember teaching and learning is still our focus.
This week I have to ask for family support with a recent building concern. Items are being flushed down toilets causing plumbing issues and repairs have to be made. This has been most common in the boy's bathrooms, particularly in the cafeteria bathroom. As you can imagine, this impacts students who have to then use another bathroom while the one that was vandalized is being repaired. Our maintenance and custodial staff who are tasked with rectifying the problem and cleaning up messes, as well as the time administration spend looking at camera footage and interviewing students to try and determine who is responsible. We are doing our best to hold students accountable for this code of conduct violation but we can't do it without the help of students reporting incidents in a timely manner. As a staff, we will continue to monitor the bathrooms and I will be speaking with our students during lunch periods. Please remind your child if they see something, say something.
Thank you for your help with this.
Better Together,
Ms. P
Phone: 315-672-3159
Email: jprzybylski@westgenesee.org
Twitter @CamillusMiddle
Jersey Day- Xavier Knittel
PJ Day - Ben Lesperance
Twin Day - Anya Bobik & Megan Seitz
Newsies The Musical is Next Weekend!
Newsies The Musical is a musical based on the 1992 musical film Newsies, which was inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. Led by the charismatic Jack Kelley (Micah Schuessler) and his band of scrappy Newsies they find themselves taking on Joseph Pulitzer (Kasson Emery) and his Newspaper “The World.”
The CMS Musical Production Team includes: Don Schuessler (Drama Director/Music Director/Lighting Design/Producer), Heather Molina (Choreographer/Assistant to the Director), Cindy Kissane (Costumer/Properties), Jeff Bowe (Set Design/Builder/Painter), Corey Hobin (Sound Design) Jenny Gettino (Production Assistant), and Selma Salmons (Seamstress).
Performances will be held on Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4 at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, November 5 at 2:00 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the show. Tickets are $10 general admission.
Click here to read the full article with the cast information.
Are you Receiving All of our Communications?
Helpful Tips about the SchoolMessenger Communication System:
- To be sure that you are receiving all emails sent from the District/schools/teachers please periodically check your spam/junk/promotions folder for emails with @westgenesee.org, then mark that they are not spam/junk/promotions.
- To be sure that you are receiving text messages this year from WGCSD or your school(s) Text a "Y" or "Yes" to 67587
If you still have questions about receiving emails and/or text from WGCSD please email them to publications@westgenesee.org.
New Student Management System Update
Over the past few months families have been logging into and using our new ParentVUE Student Management System. You should be able to see transportation and other academic related screens. If you are having any difficulties with the system, please email centralregistrar@westgenesee.org and they would be happy to help you with any questions you may have.
Please be looking for future communications and training videos on additional features and how to use ParentVUE to the fullest.
Positivity Project September Students of the Month
Team 7 Blue
McKayla Morgan - Teamwork
Josh Yeager - Other People Matter Mindset
Caitlyn Newman - Curiosity
Team 7 Wildcat
Team 8 Gold
Team 8 Gold
Team 7 Wildcat
Team 8 Wildcat
Gabriella Graham was nominated for teamwork because she works well as a member of a group or team. She did really well working with a partner in math! Keep it up!!
Team 8 Wildcat
Team 7 Gold
Teamwork: Maeve Derbyshire
Curiosity: Mason Eaton
Other People Matter Mindset: Melike Duz
Team 8 Blue
Team 8 Blue
Team 7 Wildcat
CMS Building Norms and Expectations
Be Safe:
Walk in the hallways and when entering and exiting the building
Practice safe use of technology
Maintain personal space and boundaries
Make sure adults know where you are
Be Responsible:
Take ownership and pride in your work.
Be on time, prepared, organized, and productive.
Attend school regularly
Seek help if you need support.
Be Respectful:
Respect others’ belongings
Follow school and classroom expectations
Speak appropriately to peers and staff
Be open-minded to individual differences
Follow directions
Take care of school property.
Be Kind:
Include everyone - no one gets left out
Encourage and help others
Treat others the way they want to be treated.
Do a good deed
CMS Updates and Reminders
Please Read below regarding attendance at High School football games
Students and parents of all CMS and WGMS students who go to the home football games must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Students without an adult will not be allowed to enter.
Updated Bell Schedule
To give students a little more time to get settled before the first period starts we made a slight adjustment to our daily bell schedule in order to extend homeroom by five minutes. . This does NOT impact arrival or dismissal times. Revised daily bell schedule
Social Media Night Presentation
Social Media Presentation Recording: https://oswego-edu.zoom.us/rec/share/rrbW3qgjYX4On2XGKNrDcM5niSdgCjcFrYCyzVsIMZbSo28avQXj52jGsPNB0cfo.FzKz-4ktKdZM_4-N
PowerPoint Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14XImX52TkJ-6FphelBhWjvdSSyyHmHdf/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109018946543400413460&rtpof=true&sd=true
CHROMEBOOKS
Please remind students to charge their Chromebooks every night and over the weekend.
How to obtain student work due to absence
If a student is out 2 days or more, please email teachers prior to 10:30 and work will be emailed. If anything needs to be picked up, teachers will let you know and the work can be picked up in the front foyer between the doors anytime between 3:00 PM- 5:30 PM.
Picture Re-Takes and
Photographers will be at CMS on November, 4 between 8:00-11:30 for anyone who missed picture day or would like a new picture taken.
Yearbooks
The online store is now open. Order your 2022-2023 yearbook here.
The cost for a yearbook is $25 until January, 31.
After January, 31 the price will be $30.
Yearbooks can be ordered until March, 24
If you have questions please reach out to our yearbook advisors Mrs. Tanchak or Ms. Levea at:
CMS PTO
The PTO is asking for your help with events this year. Please consider volunteering for an event to help make it all happen. Email wgcmspto@westgenesee.org if you can help out.
- Dance Committee: sell tickets, plan and decorate for school dances.
- End of Year Celebration: Help us plan a fun end of year celebration for the students in June and celebrate the 8th graders moving on to High School.
- Winter Positivity Project Raffle for the Kids.
Please also consider becoming a member of the CMS PTO. You are not required to attend meetings. 100% of your membership goes back to the PTO to support our projects. We cannot do these projects without your membership and support.
Please join online at https://camillus-middle-pto.cheddarup.com
Membership is only 10$. Anyone in the family and CMS staff can join.
Additional donations to support our students are always welcomed and greatly appreciated via Cheddar Up.
For more information please follow the CMS PTO on Facebook: Camillus Middle School PTO
Contact us with questions: wgcmspto@westgenesee.org
CLUBS AT CMS
CMS Clubs & Advisors for the 2022-23 School Year
Here is a list of clubs offered at CMS. Please reach out to the club advisors for additional information.
We now are offering French Club. If you have questions please contact Mrs. Molina hmolina@westgenesee.org
At CMS We Embrace Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
This month we are celebrating Down Syndrome Awareness.
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. October was first designated as Down Syndrome Awareness Month in the 1980s and has been recognized every October since. It is a time to celebrate people with Down Syndrome and make others aware of their abilities and accomplishments. People with Down Syndrome are just like everyone else.
What does a safe, welcoming, and affirming environment for all students mean?
We believe:
- It is our collective responsibility to learn about student cultures and communities.
- We will foster close relationships with students and families.
- We will offer social and emotional learning programs.
- We will present materials that represent and affirm student identities.
Why are these beliefs important to us at CMS?
It is our collective responsibility to learn about student cultures and communities.
CMS staff is committed to learning about our students' experiences. When we develop meaningful relationships with our students and they know their experiences are valued, respected, and understood they are more likely to ask questions in class and in engage in classroom discussions. This has a direct impact on learning and personal growth.
We will foster close relationships with students and families.
CMS staff is dedicated to being a part of the West Genesee community. By building strong relationships with both students and families we are able to work collaboratively to problem solve when faced with challenges along with celebrating each other and our successes. We build close relationships through regular communication, expressing our expectations for how we treat one another, and creating opportunities to gather as a community in order to foster these close relationships with students and families.
We will offer social and emotional learning programs
CMS staff recognizes the importance of social and emotional health. This is a time when our students are developing and changing physically, psychologically, socially, and cognitively. Every individual student navigates these changes in their own unique way. CMS school counselors will provide learning opportunities for our students on strategies such as mindfulness, acceptance, and emotion regulation. Learning these strategies will assist students during a time in their lives that can often feel overwhelming.
We will present materials that represent and affirm student identities.
CMS staff recognizes the importance for students to see themselves reflected in the content taught as well as throughout the school. Identity is a combination of our physical and behavioral traits that define who we are. Our social identity indicates a group to which we belong. Our individual and social identities shape our experiences when we provide mirrors for our students to see themselves as part of a collective group it builds self-confidence and affirms that their experiences are not isolated. These mirrors for individual students benefit all students by offering windows into other people's experiences. When we build a culture representative of all, we foster empathy and kindness towards others.
We adhere to New York State's guidelines outlined in the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework. Please see the attached link for more information on CR-S Education.
Mark Your Calendars
10/31 - Halloween Costume Contest
11/2 - Spelling Bee at 8:15am
11/3 - Musical "Newsies" 7:00pm
11/4 - Picture retake day
11/4 - Musical "Newsies" 7:00pm
11/5 - Musical "Newsies" 2:00pm