The Skippers' Log

• Monday, 1/19: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No school
• Wednesday, 1/21: Math i-Ready
• Thursday, 1/22: i-Ready make-ups

Click here for photos of student projects and a few other things happening in and around CMS.

The two meetings of the newly-formed Love and Letters Club have been well-attended and have resulted in lots of letters (and love!) for folks at South Shore Hospital and other locations. With thanks to Ms. Cronin, here are a couple of pics of the first meeting.

Our hard-working Student Council is already organizing another great community event for our students. Here are the details for the winter dance they are planning:

• WHEN: Friday, January 30th -- 7:00pm - 8:30pm
• WHERE: The Deer Hill gymnasium
• WHO: All CMS students (and only CMS students)
• TICKETS: $5 at upcoming lunches and at the door (cash only)
• DRESS: Casual, school-appropriate. White and/or neon colors are recommended.
• FOOD AND DRINK: Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase (cash only).
• VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: We traditionally have plenty of faculty chaperones, but if you're interested in helping to set up or break down the event, please let me know.

A note from our fantastic Visual and Performing Arts Department about the upcoming Art Coh-LAB-oration event:

• WHAT IS IT? a full day ART project where you will work with other artists in grades K-12.
• WHAT WILL WE MAKE? You will create a permanent piece of art that will be displayed in one of the schools.
• WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS? You will get a chance to be creative, thoughtful, collaborative, and artistic and to work with kids of all ages!
• WHEN IS IT? The event will take place on February 5th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Please fill out these questions to be a candidate for the ONE DAY collaboration of the selected students from Cohasset Public Schools. All students will be required to get their own transportation to and from Cohasset High School. Lunch will be provided.

A message from our fabulous school nurse, Erin Kalberer:

Cohasset Middle School will begin postural screenings for Grade 8 students on 1/20/26. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health requires all school systems in Massachusetts to provide postural screenings to students in Grades 5 through 9. The purpose of this is to find early signs of possible spinal problems. It is not a diagnostic service, but a program to identify young people who should have further medical evaluation.

The school nurse will supervise your child’s screening and will make sure your child’s privacy is

respected. Students will be asked to remove their shirt so that the spine can be evaluated. Female students are asked to wear a sports bra or tank top. The results of your child’s screenings are confidential. If your child has any abnormal findings, you will be notified. If there are no abnormal findings, we will not be contacting you.

Some parents have opted out of this screening via the Cohasset Confidential Health Form 2025-2026. If you have not yet opted out, but you do not want your 8th grade child to participate in the postural screening, please email me by 1/16/26. Please contact Nurse Erin at ekalberer@cohassetk12.org with any questions.

Please click this link to take a brief survey about how the district communicates with you. Thanks to those who have already done this!

This flyer has all the details for the 22nd annual MLK, Jr. breakfast and community event, which takes plan on January 19th at 9am.

Please click here to see the district's community partnerships. This site is updated frequently with new events and information.

...about the following quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing"-oriented society to a "person"-oriented society. Dr. King was prescient in so many ways, but it's interesting to think he made this particular comment almost 50 years ago in Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? Let me know what you think by emailing me at jscopelleti@cohassetk12.org!