Mr. Wulf, Mr. Dutton, and Mrs. Trofholz challenged our 7th graders with the 200 Heart Rate Club today! Students completed a 14-station workout with 2 running laps between each station for 20 minutes.
At the halfway point, students checked their heart rates to see if they could reach the 200 Club. They had two chances during the workout to hit the goal. ✅ If they made it, they got to sign their name on the board with their number AND earn a Discoverer Buck!
Even if they didn’t make it, the workout was still a great way to push themselves and have fun. 💯💥
✨Let's welcome Mrs. Moore to CMS✨
She is a 6th-grade reading teacher. She attended Western Governor’s University and got her degree in Elementary Education K–8. Before she came to CMS, she was a 3rd grade teacher. Mrs. Moore decided to become a teacher because she wanted to make a difference in students’ lives. She said that the best part of becoming a teacher is that she loves building relationships and having students come and tell her stories. Her favorite hobby is spending time with her daughter. She said that if she could have a superpower, she would want to see people's true intentions and know what they are thinking.
This quarter, students learned how to use editing tools to combine multiple images into one design, add text and graphics to communicate ideas, blend or reflect images, and even remove backgrounds to layer photos together.
They also completed Canva’s Graphic Design Essentials Course, gaining experience with the fundamentals of design—elements, principles, typography, color theory, and mood boards.
Using these new skills, students created amazing projects that showcase their creativity while demonstrating mastery of the NE K–12 Digital Media state standard: “Use painting/drawing tools and other applications to create and edit work.”
We are so proud of their hard work and creativity! 👏💻
8th Grade
⭐️The 8 Silver Student of the Week is a student who always shows up to class on time and with the biggest smile on his face. This student is extremely respectful and responsible towards both adults and classmates. Keep up the positive attitude, your efforts are definitely noticed! Congratulations to the 8 Silver Student of the Week Allan!
⭐️The 8th Maroon Student of the Week is a respectful and thoughtful individual who consistently shows kindness towards peers and teachers. He shows up to school ready to learn all the time and always finishes his work on time. At the start of the school year, you have already shown that you are a rockstar in class. Keep being awesome, and Congratulations to our 8th Maroon Student of the Week, Robert!
7th Grade
⭐️The 7 Silver Student of the Week is a hard worker. She loves to read and is always doing the right thing even when no one else is watching. We are so happy to have you at CMS and a part of our team. Congratulations, Ivy. Keep up the hard work!
⭐️The 7 maroon student of the week brightens every room they enter. Emitting kindness and positivity everywhere they go, this student is always on task and contributes to the learning environment. They also bring an exceptional sense of humor with them. Congratulations, Carter.
5th Grade
⭐️Maliah is kind and is an amazing friend to everyone. She is always focused on learning and is a great role model for others. She is not only respectful to her teachers, but also everyone she encounters in the building. Maliah's positive attitude is so fun to be around and we are so lucky to have her on the silver team! Keep up the great work, Maliah!
⭐️Patricio is a leader inside and outside of the classroom. He is the first to participate in class discussions, help a friend clean up a lunchroom mess, and always shows kindness and respect to others. Patricio models the Discover Way everyday!
6th Grade
⭐️This 6 Silver student has started off the year impressing her teachers by following the Discoverer Way! She is a hard worker, participates in class, and brings a positive attitude to our classrooms! We are are so impressed and are excited to see what you can do this year! Congratulations Maia!
⭐️Our Maroon 6 Student of the Week is Gracie Kush. Gracie is extremely helpful, participates in class, and has a great attitude thoughout the day. We are lucky to have Gracie on our team.
Today, several teachers took time to reflect on the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
📚 In Ms. Hiebner’s social studies class, students watched a short video about the events of 9/11 and then completed a KWL chart to share what they knew, what they wanted to learn, and what they discovered.
🎶 In Ms. Bourek-Hoyt’s class, students listened to and sang “American Tears,” a tribute song written in honor of 9/11. The song remembers the lives lost, thanks first responders and military members, and reminds us all of the importance of empathy and kindness.
Meet the new crew! Mrs. VandenBos went to the University of South Dakota and got her degree in Fine Arts and Photography. Before she came to CMS, she taught K-12 Art in Randolph, Nebraska. She loves working with her students on creating their ideas in her art class. She is still currently creating art for exhibitions. Her favorite thing to teach in class is printmaking. Her hidden talent is that she can ride horses! If she had to pick a theme song every time she walked in the room, it would be Just Keep Swimming from Finding Nemo.
🏐 The 7th grade Discoverers A and B teams took on the Lakeview Vikings last night on our home court. Both teams played hard but dropped their first two sets, resulting in a Viking victory. The girls will take on the Boone Central Cardinals next. Hustle, hit, and never quit! Let’s go, Discoverers! 🏐
Meet our new STEM Drafting teacher, Mr. McBride! You may also recognize him from the Robotics Club. He got his teaching degree at the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) and has taught at a few other schools, which included Golden Plains, Holton, and Topeka. Some interesting facts about Mr. McBride are: his favorite subject during school was science, it was his 3rd-grade teacher who inspired him to start teaching, his favorite dinosaur is the Giganotosaurus, and his favorite song is "Whispers in the Dark" by Skillet!
🏐📢 ATTENTION CMS volleyball fans! The 8th grade B team girls played great, winning the first set but losing the next, and unfortunately lost the third set. The A team also played phenomenally but fell 2 points short at the end. Overall, ALL the girls played great! We look forward to seeing them play on Monday at Boone Central High School! 📢🏐
Yesterday our 8th-grade football team played hard. Unfortunately, they did lose to Seward, both the A and B teams. The Discoverers put up a great fight.
Meet Ms. Shaiko! She teaches EL Math. Before coming to CMS, she taught for two years in California. While in California, she taught 3rd grade. She then taught for one year in Kansas. She went to Iowa State University and has a degree in elementary education. She likes her job now and wouldn't teach any other grade or class. Her favorite part about teaching is seeing a student grasp the information she has been teaching. Ms. Shaiko thinks that Wednesday is the best day of the week and that orange is the best color, so everyone should wear orange on Wednesdays. She likes to listen to Tate McRae and Olivia Dean on the way to school!
🏐 Last night at CMS, all 8th grade volleyball players played great! The C team put up a fight and brought a victory for the Discoverers! The B team put up a good effort but unfortunately lost. The A team battled hard, losing the first set, coming back in the second, but unfortunately falling in the third.
Meet Mr. Semin! He is our new 7th-grade social studies teacher who helps lead flag football and basketball. He loves sports and has a hidden passion for photography. Inspired by his teachers, his father, and his grandma, who read to him as a child, he became a teacher to inspire others. Fun fact: If he had to fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck, he would choose the duck!
They are identifying, describing, and comparing three-dimensional figures by investigating nets of 3D objects. After learning the names and attributes of these figures, students used pull-up nets to create and describe each one. 🟦🔺📦
Please welcome Ms. Jennifer Dillon. Ms. Dillon is our new 5th Grade Reading teacher. She went to college at Wayne State and got her degree in early-child development. Before she became our reading teacher, she was a teacher at a daycare and a substitute teacher/para at CMS for a long time, and two years ago she signed a contract to become a teacher. She became a reading teacher here because she loves working with students this age, because she says that “This is the age that it's like they are still kids but they are still growing up.” If she could teach a different subject, she said she would teach PE because it's a class where the expectations are different and the students can be more active. She decided that if she could be any mythical being/creature she would be a witch. And if she could make a new school rule, she would put nap time in the middle of the day to give the students a rest period.
