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Oct. 15-16: No School - MEA Break

Oct. 20 Fall Picture Retakes

Oct. 21 Unity Day Wear Orange

Oct. 23 6th Grade Activity Night

National Bullying Prevention Month

As we move through the middle of October, I just wanted to share with families that CMS has done a good job highlighting this month and promoting kindness. This has been happening in the classrooms and during our Live Stream on Tuesday mornings. Below you'll see a few photos from the Color Run, which was sponsored by our student leadership organization "Friends of Rachel".

Survey

Hello Families!! If you were at conferences, perhaps you saw/heard about the very quick survey that is out as we are trying to learn more about how families are feeling about their child's school experience. If you haven't yet completed it, here is the SURVEY LINK. Thank you in advance for helping us gather this information.

CMS had over 320 family conference slots filled on Tuesday afternoon and over 220 slots filled for Wednesday morning. Thank you for making the CMS Fall Conferences meaningful and productive!! Once again, here is the SURVEY LINK that will ask you a few questions about your family's overall experience working alongside CMS and a specific question regarding conferences. We appreciate your support!!

Cambridge Middle School would like to honor veterans in our students' lives with a slideshow of those who have served in our community. This video will pay tribute to the sacrifices made by our veterans and express gratitude for their service.

If you would like to send a submission for the slideshow, please complete the Google form linked below:

Veterans Day Slideshow Submission

Please add your submission by Monday, November 2nd. The slideshow will be shared with all students during Advisory/Livestream on the day prior to Veteran's Day (November 10) and run on monitors throughout CMS the rest of the week . A link to the slideshow will also be shared in a future family newsletter. Note: If you submitted photos last year, please resubmit if you'd like to be included again this year.

If you have any other questions about the slideshow, please contact Scott Peterson.

On Thursday, November 5th, the Lions KidSight Foundation will be at CMS to conduct a vision screening for 7th graders utilizing spot screener technology. These screenings produce images of a child's eye to determine the presence of eye disorders including far-and near-sightedness, astigmatism, anisometropia (unequal reactive power), misaligned eyes, cataracts, and amblyopia (lazy eye). No physical contact is made with a child and no drops are used during the vision screening. This screening is approximately 95% effective in detecting problems that cause reduced vision.

If your student is a 6th or 8th grader and you would like them added to the screening, please contact Alicia Hannan (school nurse) at 763-552-6313.

If you would like to opt your 7th grade student out of the screening, please contact Alicia Hannan (school nurse) at 763-552-6313.

CMS PTO is looking for parents/guardians that would be interested in attending CMS PTO Meetings. They are held the first Monday of the month in the CMS Media Center. Our next meeting is November 2.

Concerts at CMS are coming up soon. Below are the dates and times.

Thursday, NOVEMBER 12 - 8th gr. BAND - 6:30 pm

8th gr. CHOIR - 7:30 pm

Tuesday, NOVEMBER 17 - 7th gr. BAND - 6:30 pm

7th gr. CHOIR - 7:30 pm

Thursday, DECEMBER 10 - 6th gr. BAND - 6:30 pm

6th gr. CHOIR - 7:30 pm

Concerts are held in the CMS Cafetorium. Students should arrive an half hour before their scheduled time. Please wear black pants/skirts and white tops. These concerts are part of their regular work and their concert attendance is a required part of their grade.

We look forward to performing for you!!

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