CHMS Weekly Update
February 26th- March 1st, 2024
Book Blast Success!
Our Book Blast was a major success! I am excited to announce that we raised enough money for every Middle School Student to receive at least one book! With the help of family and friends, we raised over $13,000 to increase our students' at-home libraries!!
Stay tuned for information on book delivery and distribution!
End of Tri 2
Our second trimester ends on March 8th. Please use Skyward to check your child's progress in his or her classes. If you would like to contact your child's teachers, you can contact them via email or via message from our Website.
If you need help accessing Skyward, you can reach out to Mrs. Recker or Mrs. Patterson in the middle school office.
Phone: (989) 967-2200
Email: Mrs. Recker - crecker@chsd.us
Mrs. Patterson - rpatterson@chsd.us
Band and Orchestra Festival
Tuesday, March 5th, 2024
You can find more information including performance times in the document attached below!
8th Grade Opportunity
Last Chance to Sign Up!
If you have questions, you can contact Ryan Grinnell at rgrinnell@chsd.us
Second Step
What are we learning this week?
5th Grade
Unit 4: Problem-Solving
Lesson 17: When? Where? Who? - In this lesson, your child will consider when, where, and with whom it would be best to work on an interpersonal problem.
Try this at home - Ask your child why it’s important to think about when, where, and with whom it would be best to work on an interpersonal problem.
6th Grade
Unit 3: Thoughts, Emotions, and Decisions
Lesson 17: Managing Your Emotions - In this week’s lesson, your child will learn and practice several emotion-management strategies to help them make good decisions when they’re feeling a strong emotion.
Try this at home - Ask your child what strategy they like to use when they realize they need to manage their emotions. Share a strategy you like to use and see if it’s also helpful for them.
7th Grade
Unit 3: Thoughts, Emotions, and Decisions
Lesson 17: Reframe the Situation - In this week’s lesson, your child will learn ways to reframe a situation by turning unhelpful thoughts into helpful thoughts.
Try this at home - Ask your child to explain the difference between helpful and unhelpful thoughts. Tell your child about an unhelpful thought you had today and how you were able to change it to a helpful thought. Ask your child if they had an unhelpful thought and how you can support them in changing it to a helpful thought.
8th Grade
Unit 3:Thoughts, Emotions, and Decisions
Lesson 17: Strategies for Managing Stress - In this week’s lesson, your child will learn some strategies for managing stress. These strategies include: slow breathing, reframing challenging situations, positive self-talk, and progressive muscle relaxation.
Try this at home - Ask your child what makes them feel stressed and how they cope with that stress. Share your own stressors and helpful ways you manage stress.
Middle School Athletics
Upcoming Events
7/8 Girls Basketball
Mon. 2/26 - AWAY @ Big Rapids - 4:00pm
Staff Shout-Outs!
Submit a Shout-Out
We need more shout-outs! Fill out the form to show our Chippewa Hills Middle School Staff some appreciation!
Free Breakfast and Lunch for ALL STUDENTS!
Chippewa Hills is once again proud to offer FREE breakfast and lunch to ALL students for the 2023-2024 school year!
Here is the Lunch Menu Calendar for February
Here is the Lunch Menu Calendar for March
Note: Milk without a meal, a la carte items and second meals will still need to be purchased.
Coming Up!
Monday 3/4 - Early Release for Students
Tuesday 3/5 - 8th grade trip to career center
Friday 3/8 - End of Tri 2
Monday 3/11 - Board Meeting
Friday 3/15 - 5th/6th Activity afternoon
Tuesday 3/19 - Ok2Say Assembly
Friday 3/22 - Early Release
3/25-3/29 - Spring Break