Central Middle School

A leadership school

Middle School Matters Middle School Matters Middle School Matters Middle School Matters ---- Week of August 20, 2012 Week of August 20, 2012 Week of August 20, 2012 Week of August 20, 2012

What’s Happening This Week:What’s Happening This Week:What’s Happening This Week:What’s Happening This Week: Monday: Monday: Monday: Monday: Competition between the grades begins. The following items will be measured for the next two weeks: attendance, office referrals for discipline, minor infractions, and dress code violations. Daily totals will be announced during afternoon announcements. Winner of this com-petition will be allowed free social time before school during the week of Sept. 3rd. Points awarded for eacheacheacheach category given dailydailydailydaily: 1st Place: 100 points, 2nd Place 75 points, 3rd Place 50 points; Tuesday:Tuesday:Tuesday:Tuesday: CMS 8th Grade Football Team vs. Live Oak (away) 6:30 PM Thursday:Thursday:Thursday:Thursday: CMS 7th Grade Football Team vs. Live Oak (home) 6:30 PM FridayFridayFridayFriday - CMS Spirit Shirts can be worn with uniform bottoms SaturdaySaturdaySaturdaySaturday———— CMS / CIS Community Open House 2:00 PM; Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne to speak at the event.

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We will have a school-wide focus on literature this year at CMS.

Watch this corner of the Middle School Matters each week for

literature news and topics

*Has your class been to the new CMS library? If not you will go

soon. Mrs. Whitehead will be shar-ing some very important informa-tion about our library procedures

this year.

*Make sure that you have a book with you at ALL times. When you

have extra time, you should ALWAYS spend that time reading.

*How many books did you read

last year? Try to double that num-ber this year.

*Ask your teacher what book they are currently reading for pleasure?

Mrs. Davis just finished reading The Hunger Games trilogy and Mr. Fountain is reading Okay for Now

by Gary Schmidt.

Thank YOU!Thank YOU!Thank YOU!Thank YOU! Thank YOU!Thank YOU!Thank YOU!Thank YOU! Thank YOU!Thank YOU!Thank YOU!Thank YOU! A great big thank you goes out to our CMS students for: • A great first week of school! • Learning new procedures and

expectations with good attitudes • Wearing your IDs around your

neck on the lanyard provided to you.

• Returning your white emergency cards in a timely fashion

• Being in compliance with the CCSS district dress code

• Keeping your 3 - inch zipper binder organized and with you at all times

What if???What if???What if???What if??? I forget my belt… You may rent a belt for $1.00 from your school counselor.

I forget my ID…. You may purchase a tem-porary ID from your school counselor for $1.00.

I lose my ID… You may purchase a replacement ID in the library for $6.00

What’s coming Up? Thursday Thursday Thursday Thursday ---- August 30thAugust 30thAugust 30thAugust 30th Picture Day (yearbook pictures) FridayFridayFridayFriday————August August August August 31st 31st 31st 31st - Free Dress for students who have paid their all of their fees!

“A leader is one who knows the way,

goes the way, and shows the way.”

John E. Maxwell

Are you a Car Are you a Car Are you a Car Are you a Car Rider?Rider?Rider?Rider? Car riders can not be dropped off before school before 6:50AM; There is a nononono smoking, nononono cell phone use policy in the car rider line.