Home of the Yellow Jackets April 2016

Dates to RememberApr 4 - Apr 8 Spring Break Apr 11 6th to 7th Grade Transition Parent

Night 6:30 pm in the CMS commons Apr 14 3rd Quarter report cards mailed homeApr 18 First Day of TrackApr 29 Early Release 12:40May 12 Dance 3:00 pm – 5:30 pmMay 13 No SchoolMay 24 CMS Choir Concert 7:00 pm @

CHS ClassitoriumMay 27 Early Release 12:40May 30 No School – Memorial Day

Optimist Student of the Month

Presley AlexanderSponsored by the

Centralia-Chehalis Optimist Club

Monday, April 4th

ThroughFriday April 8th

Track begins April 18th

The following items are needed in order to be cleared to practice:

Signed Clearance FormSigned Activities HandbookSports Physical on file in officeASB CardSports Fee Paid $25No Outstanding FinesTravel Card

*The items must be turned in and paid before 4-14-16

*Late Start Wednesdays*Due to testing, our last late start

Wednesday will be April 20th.

Before school on Wednesday morning, April 20th, our principal Mrs. Bunker, will be passing out hot chocolate in the commons to students whose GPA was 3.2 or better on their 3rd quarter report card.

Hot Chocolate Reward for Honor Roll students

March Word of the Month

Staff of the Month:Ms. FlatzMrs. Bunker

March Students of the Month:Rachel StidhimDillon HallidayMadison KetchumCaleb QuickAlexia HansenFranklin PenaGracie YoungHaley Quezada-CastroLynndsey Matinez CruzAliliya RobertsVictor RojasJacob FinkJulia LawrenceSean GerardEmily GroveHaley KooiBrooke StudemanDakota WaltmanDerrick HamblinEmma RainesSheila Vazquez-Silva

Elliott NyeAlex AngeloEmma BivinsParris PatrickKristen FeistDamian WilsonDGladys VargasIrlanda LuqueIssac ChagollanSawyer KassleAli SilvaCheyenne SanfordAustin LuchtJeremy WoodKellie RickerShannon JohnsonJasmine Mora-ParkeMia MercadoGina GarciaGrace VillafanaJacob Fink

Students will soon be taking the state SBA (Smarter Balance Assessment) tests. We ask that you make sure your child gets a restful night’s sleep and a good breakfast the days of their tests. Also, please try to schedule any appointments on non-testing days. It is easier for the kids to take the tests with their classmates. Thanks for your help and support!

7th Grade Testing• ELA Tests – April 25,26, & 27• Math Tests – May 10 & 11

8th Grade Testing• ELA Tests – May 2,3,& 4• Science Test – May 8• Math Tests – May 17 & 18

Birthdays & HolidaysWe are sorry, but we cannot accept deliveries of flowers, balloons, stuffed animals, candy, etc. at CMS. This is disruptive to the educational environment. If items are brought to school they will be held in the office until a parent can pick them up.

~Reminder~ End of the Year

Wild Waves Reward ActivityCMS honor level team is continually monitoring studentbehavior for all reward activities. Just a reminder, toqualify for the end of the year Wild Waves trip, studentsmust continue to be on good behavior for the year withno more than one detention and no office requiredbehavior referrals. All passing grades and attendance arealso a priority. You must have less than 20%absenteeism and no F’s.

This past week was Bully Prevention Week. We had an assembly to kick off the week with an explanation of why we are having a Bully Prevention week.DRESS UP DAYS:Monday- Wear PURPLE (National anti-bully color)Tuesday- TEAM Day- Be part of the team- dress in your favorite team wearWednesday- Wear YELLOW- (National Suicide Prevention color)Thursday- HERO Day- Be someone’s Hero- dress up as your heroFriday- Wear BLUE- (two reasons for the blue- National Stomp Out Bullying Color and April is AUSTISM AWARENESS MONTH!There were lunch time activities such as building a chain and

creating a hand-print poster. We really want to remind students to be kind to one another!

CMS choirs attended to Southwest Washington Choir Festival

7th grade choir -Excellent Rating8th grade choir- Superior Rating

All schools in our league attended the festival in the Tenino School District on March 17th. The Centralia Middle School Choirs performed to a very high standard. "You did a fabulous job and we look forward to what the future holds for these young singers!!" Each group performed three selections. Then, each choir was able to get a personal adjudication by one of the hired professionals and were given direct feedback on the choirs performance. It was a valuable experience and the students were at their best.

Thank you for your hard work!!

The C.M.S. Symphonic Band performed at the district band festival on March 15. The Festival was held at Mt. Solo M.S. in Longview Wa. The C.M.S. Symphonic Band, conducted by Mr. Blaser, received a Superior rating for their performance and the 50 students proudly represented C.M.S. in a positive and outstanding way throughout the festival.

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*NEW this year*Performance Fleece ¼ zip

Hooded Sweatshirt $40.00 (In Stock)Charcoal with blue sleeves

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*NEW this year*Performance T-Shirt $15.00 Printed on the front and back(In Stock)Gray with white and yellow

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