Caddo Mills Middle School

Spring Break is coming up, March 8th - March 12. Friday, March 5th will also be an early release.

During the break, please encourage your student to put their Chromebook on the charger in a safe, out-of-the-way place for safe keeping. Also, please remind them the Chromebook is for educational use only, even over the break.

Have a safe and fun spring break!

Sean Kondal - 1st Place Poetry

Avalynn Ackenback - 1st Place English Language Arts

Apparel Design Team (Maddie Harris, Taylor Allen, Jacee Morel, Denim Crow) - 2nd Place

Diego Hinojosa - 2nd Place Recycleable Art

Makenna Davis - 3rd Place Social Studies

Book Battle Team (Jackson Bird, Diego Hinojosa, Zoe Webb)- 3rd Place

Living Literature (Terryn Rollins, Brooklyn Newton, Kennedy Peters, Sky Watson, Avalynn Ackenback) - National Qualifier

Congratulations!

We will begin benchmarking this month for 7th grade Writing and all grades for Math and Reading. Teachers will be using results from this marker to determine which students need additional help during class or with after school tutorials. Benchmark scores will determine who needs mandatory tutoring 4 to 6 weeks before the STAAR test. Please encourage your students to do the best they can and demonstrate all they have learned so far this year.

Here are some tips to help your student do their best on these and all upcoming tests:

• Talk about the test positively - this is an opportunity to show what they have learned, not a punishment.
• Help reduce test day stress by preparing the night before. Make the morning go easier by already have supplies, clothes, lunches ready to go so everyone has a calm morning.
• Get some sleep. Students need to be well rested to get through standardized testing. Help them wrap up and unplug early the night before a test.
• Feed them! The tests are really long and hungry kids have a hard time focusing on the material. Peppermints are the only snacks allowed during the test.
• Most students will be testing using their Chromebooks - please be sure their devices are with them and fully charged for test day and every day.

2nd - 7th grade Writing Benchmark

5th - Kona Ice will be here during all lunches

5th - Early Release

8th - 12th - SPRING BREAK!

24th - 9th grade Virtual Orientation for 8th graders

26th - UIL Reward Trip

29th - District Boys Track Meet

30th - District Girls Track Meet

30th - Math Benchmarks (All grade levels)

31st - Reading Benchmark (All grade levels)