In 7th grade LA, our Explanatory Essays are due this week, and our Unit 1 Vocab Test is next week. Also, make sure your student brings back the permission slip before next week to watch "The Mighty!"
The 8th graders did such an outstanding job reading "The Outsiders" for Language Arts and really seemed to enjoy it! We are now reading the novel "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen. The main character has to find a way to deal with a troubled past in order to have a future. Look for these books and packets to be in the students' backpacks today!
Mark your Calendars! CMS Student Council will be hosting Spirit Week October 10-14th. All Dress code rules still apply.
Discoverer teams will take on the Walnut Wildcats today! All games start at 4:15 pm.
8th grade volleyball @ CMS
7th grade football @ Pawnee Park
7th grade volleyball @ Walnut
Home games will be streamed at https://striv.tv/channel/columbus/.
#godiscoverers
It was the final day for the Minute to Win It competition in 7th grade Advisory. It was Jelly Belly day, and on the final day? Maroon wins! What a fun way to end the week! Don't forget NSCAS testing in language arts classes next Monday and Tuesday.
6th grade trumpets are off to a great start learning how to play their instruments with Mr. Klee!
It was challenge #2 today for the 7th grader Advisory classes. The Iron Man/Woman challenge was making a tower without using their hands! Silver wins again!
8th grade science isn’t losing their marbles over physics. They are using them to test how height and mass affect force. #newtonslaws
The 7th grade Advisory classes are competing in Minute to Win It challenges all week! Today was an "Eggcellent " Challenge, and after one day, the Silver Team is in the lead!
Attention CMS Parents
Our first Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Meeting is on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 5:30 in the media center. All middle school parents/guardians are welcome to attend. Please enter through the main office doors. We will discuss and plan activities for the school year. Hope to see you there!
The CPS Foundation is now a supported program of AmazonSmile! This is a great way to make a donation while you're shopping. Be sure to add us at smile.amazon.com/change.
The 7th grade LA students are working hard on making inferences using text evidence while reading "Freak the Mighty." We finished the novel today! Ask your student about how the mood changes in the ending of the book. Common assessment coming up Friday!
You will now be able to watch CHS & CMS activities not only on Channel Page, IOS & Android app, Roku but now on FIRE TV! Download the app now in the Amazon Store.
We are getting close to the climax of "Freak the Mighty!" Ask your 7th grade LA student-- What came down the chimney? There will be a quiz over chapters 12-17 on Friday! There is also a Unit 1A vocab quiz this week, so they should all be studying! Happy Wednesday!
So much is happening in "Freak the Mighty!" We are reading out loud, in partners, and by ourselves! Ask your 7th grader about the new character named Iggy. NOTE: Most classes will be having a quiz on Chapters 1-11 on Monday. Have a good weekend!
7th Grade Social Studies used road maps to identify elements of a map like Compass, Scale, Index, and Symbols. Then they tried out a skill many of us still struggle with: folding a road map!
Kids Pre-K through 8th grade register today for the 2nd Annual Kids 2K hosted by the CHS Cross Country Team.
#godiscoverers #DiscovererXCountry #proudtobeCHS
We are learning so much about the characters in "Freak the Mighty." Students should be through Chapter 7. Remember you can find the audio chapters in Google Classroom or search for the chapter on youtube. Ask your student how Kevin and Max became Freak the Mighty.
Columbus Middle School Student Council is accepting nominations for August Navigators of the Month. Anyone can nominate a CMS staff member for Navigator of the Month. At the end of each month a panel of Student Council Members will select the winner.
https://forms.gle/jCSPzFrvNj1cGEJA7
The 7th grade ELA students were excited to start the novel "Freak the Mighty" today in class. Ask your student how Maxwell got his nickname Kicker!
