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Canaan Middle School Update

January 12th, 2024

Canaan MiddleSchool UpdateJanuary 12th, 2024

Principal Corner

Dear Canaan Middle School Families,

We hope this newsletter finds you well-rested and filled with the joy of the holiday season. As we return from Winter break, we are delighted to share some highlights and important updates from our vibrant school community.


School Achievements:

We are thrilled to announce that our students showcased their exceptional skills at the recent Spelling Bee. A heartfelt congratulations to our talented spellers for their remarkable achievements. Your hard work and dedication are truly commendable!


Grade Cards and Academic Progress:

In today's backpacks, you should find your students grade card. We encourage parents and guardians to review these with your students and celebrate their academic accomplishments. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please don't hesitate to reach out to your students teachers.


Upcoming Date Reminder:

As we plan for the weeks ahead, we want to remind everyone that Monday, January 15th, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. School will be closed and students will not be in session.


Looking Forward to a Successful Semester:

With the start of a new semester, we are filled with optimism and excitement. We aim to build upon the achievements of the past and create an environment where every student can thrive academically and personally. Your ongoing support is integral to our success, and we are grateful for the partnership we share with each and every one of you.


Warm regards,


Mr. Walter, Principal

Canaan Middle School

Congratulations to the following 5th and 6th graders for participating in the Madison County Spelling Bee Contest:

Will Chinnock, Connor Park, Noah Franko, Maddie Briggs, Natalie Riesen, Teagan Jorgensen, Cora Julson, Landon Garner, Makhia Aitchison, and Gino Ochoa. A special congrats to the following students for placing in the competition: 1st place grade level written competition- 5th grade Will Chinnock and 6th grade Teagan Jorgensen and top placing 5th grader in the oral competition - Connor Park. We are proud of everyone’s hardwork and dedication!

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Team work challenge before Winter Break!

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We have some of the best sun rises at CMS!

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Students did a great job working together!

5th Grade Update 5th Grade Update

Math: Since break, we have been continuing our work with Decimals. Specific topics include fraction and decimal equivalence, rounding decimals, and adding / subtracting decimals. On Friday, we had a quiz covering these concepts. This quiz grade will be one of the first grades for the third quarter. Next week, we will do a little work with conversions before moving into some more division concepts.


Science: We are completing the Life Science Unit with an assessment covering the concepts learned throughout the unit. Students have a study guide, notes in their science folder, and their interactive notebook to study for the test. They may also find links for review games in Canvas as well. Students are excited to explore Earth and Space as we move into our next science unit!

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6th Grade Update 6th Grade Update

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What's New in Specials What's New in Specials

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Counselor’s Corner Counselor’s Corner

Recently, fifth graders participated in a career awareness lesson which focused on

Dr. John Holland’s theory that career and vocational choices are based on six personality types. Students completed an interest inventory that helped them to determine their “career code” from these categories: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, or Conventional. O*Net Online.org provides useful information for students to explore a variety of occupations based on their career code.

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Canaan PTO Update Canaan PTO Update

Update from Music Boosters Update from Music Boosters

SAVE THE DATE! Into The Woods will be on our high school stage from Thursday, March 14 through Sunday March 17. Tickets will available January 25 at 10:00 am. Go to our website. www.Jamb-arts.org. And click on the link to be taken to the online ticket site. If you have any ticket questions, contact Tiffany Eudaily at tiffanyeudaily@gmail.com or text only please at 614-432-1381.


Our next music booster meeting will be held Monday January 22 at 7:00 at the JAHS Choir room.

Additional Student and Parent Resources

Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media is an online tool that can help parents and students make informed decisions regarding media use. This tool can be used for many types of media, including books, movies, video games, and apps.


Canvas

Canvas is a Learning Management System that is used in grades 5-12 at Jonathan Alder. You and your student will find a lot of information about the school and your student's classroom through this platform. It is VERY important to stay connected and log on to Canvas. This link should help you log on and explain Canvas.


Talking Points

We are excited to share that our staff members will be using a safe and easy to

use two way communication tool called TalkingPoints to communicate with

families. Families have three easy ways to use TalkingPoints to communicate

with their children’s teachers for free! You can use text message, download the

app or use it on the web at https://talkingpts.org/families/. Once you log in to

Talking Points, you should be able to see your students and teachers.

Mark Your Calendar

Add Dates

#youmatterJA #youmatterJA

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About Us

Email: walterro@japioneers.org
Website: https://www.alder.k12.oh.us/canaanmiddleschool_home.aspx
Location: 7055 U.S. 42, Plain City, OH, USA
Phone: 614-873-5621
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093654760627
Twitter: @canaan_middle

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