CHMS Weekly Update
January 29th - February 2nd
Cafeteria & Recess Expectations
We need to revisit our Cafeteria & Recess Expectations this week. The volume in the cafeteria during lunches has been getting a little out of hand. There has also been quite a bit of food and trash left at tables and on the floor for our custodians to have to clean up. I know we can do better!
The weather doesn't look too bad for this upcoming week, so we would like to get students outside for some fresh air after lunch for about 10-15 minutes. Please remember that throwing snow and climbing on the snow hills are NOT permitted!
Please review these expectations at home, and students should be prepared to go over them at school this week as well.
Students of the Month
After a busy few weeks, we are FINALLY posting our December Students of the Month. These students are chosen by their teachers for consistently demonstrating our WARRIOR expectations, performing well in their classes, and behaving appropriately in all areas of the school. Here are our December Students of the Month:
5th Grade - Lane Huffman,
6th Grade - Wyatt Doerr,
7th Grade - Brooklyn Halcomb,
8th Grade - Emmett Newcombe.
Congratulations to these four! Great job being a WARRIOR!
Morning Drop Off
Please be mindful that our doors do not open until 7:30 each morning. This is when we have staff on duty to supervise breakfast in the cafeteria. Students are released from the cafeteria at 7:50, and classes start at 8:00.
Book Blast
‘Book Blast’ Earns Students at CHIPPEWA HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL New Books
Chippewa Hills Middle School is about to embark on a school-wide book drive unlike any other!
Starting on 2/5/2024, the school will launch their Books Are Fun Book Blast. This literacy initiative helps our students build their home libraries while also helping the school to get more books and school supplies. No matter what, this program ensures all the students at the school will take home at least one new, fun, age-appropriate book for their home libraries. However, with the help of the community, friends, and family, students can earn up to 10 books!
How does this all work? Students send out invitations to friends and family members to help them
reach their goal of taking home all 10 books on their grade-level list. So, if you receive an invitation from a student you know, please click on the link in the invitation and help that child by contributing on their personal contribution page. 100% of the contributions they receive first go towards the books on their book list and then help other students needing books too. Any remaining contributions after every student earns all 10 books will go toward more books for the school and classroom supplies. Let’s help CHMS reach their goal of every student taking home all 10 books!
Second Step
What are we learning this week?
Last week's lessons will be taught this week due to the 3 hour delay on Thursday last week.
5th Grade
Unit 3: Empathy & Kindness
Lesson 13: A Different Point of View - In this lesson, your child will practice building empathy for different groups affected by a community problem. Learning more about each group’s point of view will help them find solutions that can work better for everyone.
Try this at home - With your child, think about a problem in your community and make a list together of what you could do to learn more about someone else’s point of view. If possible, try out one of your strategies.
6th Grade
Unit 2: Recognizing Bullying & Harassment
Lesson 13: Raising Awareness About Bullying - In this week’s lesson, your child and their peers will create bullying awareness posters. The posters will be displayed around the school to educate others about bullying and how they can help stop it.
Try this at home - Ask to see your child’s poster. If they don’t have a picture, have them describe it. Ask your child to tell you about how their attitude toward bullying has changed as a result of what they've learned in the unit.
7th Grade
Unit 2: Recognizing Bullying & Harassment
Lesson 13: Preventing Harassment -In this week’s lesson, your child will create a public service announcement to inform their peers about their rights and responsibilities regarding sexual harassment and gender-based harassment.
Try this at home -Ask your child to tell you three important things everyone should know about sexual or gender-based harassment. Brainstorm a list of things everyone can do to help create a harassment-free community.
8th Grade
Unit 2: Recognizing Bullying & Harassment
Lesson 13: Stand Up for Change! - In this week’s lesson, your child will develop a plan for challenging the factors they see around them that can enable bullying and harassment.
Try this at home - Ask your child to tell you their plan and discuss how you can support them in enacting it.
Polar Plunge!
This year we had the privilege of receiving a UCS Grant through Special Olympics, becoming a
Unified Champion School. This funding allows Chippewa Hills Middle School to offer Peer to
Peer, encouraging inclusivity within our building. The Mt. Pleasant Polar Plunge raises funding
for Special Olympics, and we would like to be a part of this opportunity.
If you would like to donate, here is the link (click here).
(The Fundraising Team is Chippewa Hills Middle School)
If you would like to support by spectating, here are the event details:
Date: Saturday, Feb. 10
Time: Noon
Where: O’Kelly/Wayside
We would like to thank you for your time and consideration.
Chippewa Hills Middle School Peer to Peer
Taylor Reeves - tgrover@chsd.us
Linda Jones - ljones@moisd.org
Middle School Athletics
Upcoming Events
MS Wrestling
- Mon. 1/29 @ Lakeview - 5:00pm - Bus Departs at 3:30
- Fri. 2/2 @ Tri County - 5:00pm - Bus Departs at 3:00
7/8 Girls Basketball
- Mon. 1/29 @ Tri County - 7th Grade @ 4:00 - 8th Grade @ 5:30 - Bus Departs at 2:30
- Wed. 1/31 @ Home - 7th Grade @ 4:00 - 8th Grade @ 5:30
- Sat. 2/3 @ Morley Stanwood @ 9:00am
Staff Shout-Outs!
Recent Shout-Outs!
Mr. Boyle - 5th Grade History Teacher
"Mr. Boyle makes learning fun and he sends us funny songs on google classroom to help us remember things!!"
Mr. O'Neil - Art Teacher
"Mr. O'Neil always has fun projects and really loves art."
Mr. PeLong - 8th Grade History Teacher
"Mr. PeLong is chill and I like that."
Submit a Shout-Out
We need more shout-outs! Fill out the form to show our Chippewa Hills Middle School Staff some appreciation!
Coming Up!
2/5/24 - Book Blast Launch!
2/12/24 - Board Meeting @ CHHS
2/19/24 - Early Release for students
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 January
Here is the Lunch Menu Calendar for February
Note: Milk without a meal, a la carte items and second meals will still need to be purchased.