CHMS Weekly Update

5th Grade

Unit 1: Growth Mindset & Goal-Setting

Lesson 4: Time to Reflect - In this week’s lesson, your child will learn how to reflect on their experience working toward a goal.

Try this at home - Ask your child to tell you about their goal-setting journey, including what worked, what didn’t work, and what they could do next time. Tell your child about a goal that you set and worked toward. What worked, what didn’t work, and what did you learn?

6th Grade

Unit 1: Mindset & Goals

Lesson 4: Making Goals Specific - In this week’s lesson, your child will learn how to identify and set achievable goals by making them specific.

Try this at home - Ask your child to tell you about a specific goal they’re interested in working toward and what makes it specific.

7th Grade

Unit 1: Mindset & Goals

Lesson 4: Identifying Roadblocks - In this week’s lesson, your child will identify and distinguish between internal and external obstacles (or “roadblocks”) that can get in their way when working toward goals.

Try this at home - Tell your child about a roadblock you encountered when you were working toward a goal, and if you had control over the roadblock.

8th Grade

Unit 1: Mindset & Goals

Lesson 4: Harnessing My Strengths - In this week’s lesson, your child will choose something they’d like to get better at and think about how they could apply their unique strengths to do that.

Try this at home - Help your child make a list of strengths they have. Ask your child about how they could use these to get better at a new skill.

Middle School Parent-Teacher Conferences will be this Thursday, 10/12/23, from 3:30-6:30. Conferences are "Open House" style, so no appointments are necessary. Because teachers have 100+ students on their rosters, lines can get lengthy. We encourage you to utilize Skyward to check your student's progress and contact your student's teachers via email if you have any questions or concerns at any time throughout the year. If you need help accessing Skyward, please email our secretaries, Mrs. Recker and/or Mrs. Patterson, and they will be able to help!

Mrs. Recker's email: crecker@chsd.us

Mrs. Patterson's email: rpatterson@chsd.us

Did you know that our middle school has an honor society? It is comprised of 7th and 8th grade students that meet the criteria of scholarship, leadership, community service, and character. If you area 7th or 8th grade student interested in being a part of the Chippewa Hills Middle School Honor Society, you may pick up an application in the office beginning this Wednesday, October 11. Applications will be due by by next Friday, October 20 at 3:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Dagley. 8th graders - If you were a member of Honor Society last school year, please check your email before filling out a new application.

Any 8th grade student interested in the Washington D.C and New York City Trip in June 2024 should attend the meeting this Friday October 13th at 5pm in the Middle School Cafeteria. You can pick up a flyer in the office as well.

7/8 Volleyball - Monday 10/9 @ Kent City - 4:00pm - Bus Departs at 2:00pm

Cross Country - Tuesday 10/10 @ Tri County - 4:00pm - Bus Departs at 2:40pm

Please remember that Middle School students need to be accompanied by an adult to all Athletic Events. We had many unaccompanied middle school students at the homecoming game last week. Additionally, all students need to remain on the home side, not the visitor side.

Mrs. Dagley - 5th Grade Reading Teacher

"Mrs.Dagley has been amazing with communication. We appreciate her weekly updates and her prompt replies to emails when we have a question. The transition from elementary to middle school isn’t easy for parents and she has been very helpful with communication."

Mrs. Langell - 8th Grade ELA Teacher

"She is so organized as a teacher"

Mrs. Simon - 6th Grade Reading Teacher

"She is very thoughtful and kind and went out of her way for my child.The world needs more teachers like her! Thank you Mrs.Simon!"

Let's show our Chippewa Hills Middle School Staff some appreciation! This form will be linked every week!

Staff Shout-Out Form

10/9/23 - Board of Education Meeting at Weidman Elementary School - 6:00pm

10/20/23 - 7th/8th Grade Activity Afternoon

10/23/23 - Early Release Day for students / Afternoon Professional Development for Staff

11/9/23 - Picture Retakes

Chippewa Hills is once again proud to offer FREE breakfast and lunch to ALL students for the 2023-2024 school year!

Note: Milk without a meal, a la carte items and second meals will still need to be purchased.

The monthly lunch menu can be viewed HERE.

October 2nd - October 6th, 2023

September 25th - 29th, 2023

September 18th - 22nd, 2023

September 11th - 15th, 2023

September 5th - 8th, 2023