CHMS Weekly Update

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break! Now we are jumping right in to our Winter Testing Season!

Remember, at three points throughout the school year, all students take the NWEA for math, reading, and science and the Acadience Reading test for a more diagnostic look into student reading abilities.

We will start our Winter testing this week with Acadience Testing throughout the week and Reading NWEA on the 4th and 5th in reading/ELA classes.

Winter testing will continue next week with the Math NWEA on December 11th and 12th in math classes and Science NWEA on December 16th and 17th in science classes the following week. We will operate on our normal bell schedule during NWEA testing this year.

Acadience math testing will take place on December 9th for 5th and 6th graders in math classes.

Check out the resources linked below for more information about the assessments students will take this year.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Poppin' Popcorn Fundraiser this year! We raised over $7500 for the Middle School!

The Hoops for Hunger event is scheduled for January 22nd this year. The purpose of this event is to raise money for the Greater Lansing Food Bank and to have fun at a CMU Women’s basketball game. It is very important that students demonstrate their ability to follow expectations while at school so that we can trust that they will follow the expectations at the game. With that being said, students will only be allowed to attend this event if they have three or fewer behavior referrals from Monday, December 2nd through January 21st. Everyone has a clean slate starting this week, so it is up to our students to make sure they are following all school expectations from now until the event in January. I believe that all of our students have the ability to do this!

5th Grade - Unit 3: Empathy & Kindness

Lesson 14: Community Solutions - In this lesson, your child will evaluate possible solutions to a community problem by thinking about the points of view of the people who are affected by the problem.

Try this at home: Point out a problem in your neighborhood that affects other people. With your child, make a list of possible solutions to the problem. Ask your child how different groups in the community might feel about each solution.

6th, 7th, and 8th graders will be beginning a unit on Recognizing Bullying and Harassment this week. Parent Letters describing the specific content being covered will be sent home with students on Monday, and they will also be linked below.

6th Grade - Bullying/Harassment Unit

Lesson 1: Common Types of Bullying - In this week’s lesson, your child will discuss different types of bullying, and increase their awareness that bullying can look and feel different in each situation.

Try this at home: Ask your child if they have experienced bullying or negative jokes recently. Encourage them to tell you how it made them feel and let them know you’re there to support them.

7th Grade - Bullying/Harassment Unit

Lesson 1 - What is Harassment? - In this week’s lesson, your child will learn how to recognize harassment and tell how it’s different from bullying.

Try this at home: Talk to your child about an example of harassment you heard about, or—if you’re comfortable—something you experienced. Ask your child how this is different from bullying.

8th Grade - Bullying/Harassment Unit

Lesson 1 - Understanding Bullying - This week’s lesson will help your child examine common beliefs about bullying and harassment. They will begin to gain a perspective on how their opinions compare to those of others.

Try this at home: Ask your child what they think enables bullying and harassment. Encourage a conversation about why bullying and harassment still happens.

Our 5th graders will finish up their current specials rotation on Wednesday the 4th this week and begin their third rotation on Thursday the 5th. Classes should be updated in Skyward and reflected with a "03" marking their third rotation for their third hour class. The picture below shows a yellow circle around the "03" that you are looking for under the Course column in Skyward when looking at a student's schedule. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the office.

Don't miss out on the memories! 2024-25 yearbooks are available for pre-order online. Visit www.yearbookforever.com and search for Chippewa Hills.

High School yearbooks are $45 each. Middle School yearbooks are $25 each.

While we don't have an exact delivery date, yearbooks are typically delivered to the school early in the fall.

Order yours today!

Let's show our Chippewa Hills Middle School Staff some appreciation! This form will be linked every week along with a couple shout-outs as they come in.

Mr. Dagley - 8th grade math teacher

"Mr.Dagley deserves a shout out because he helped me be more confident in doing math and helped me under stand it,because of him I know look forward to going to math class instead of dreading it."

Mrs. Eldred - 7th grade ELA teacher

"Mrs Eldred definitely knows how to run a classroom. She has a good classroom balance and I respect that. She organizes the work with excellent directions and overall a good classroom setup/function."

7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball

Wednesday, 12/4 - Away at Central Montcalm - 4:00 PM Start Time - Bus Departs @ 2:45 PM

Chippewa Hills is once again proud to offer FREE breakfast and lunch to ALL students for the 2024-2025 school year!

Note: Milk without a meal, a la carte items, and second meals will still need to be purchased.

A la carte items will start being sold this week for students who bring extra money.

The December monthly lunch menu is attached below.

• December 7th - MS Honor Society Running Hot Cocoa Bar at Canadian Lakes Castle
• December 9th - Board Meeting at CHHS at 6:00 PM
• December 13th - 5th/6th Grade Activity Afternoon
• December 14th - Band Boosters Craft Show
• December 23rd-January 3rd - Winter Break