CHMS Weekly Update

Monday, March 16th is an Early Release Day for students with afternoon PD for teaching staff. Students will be released at 12:00 PM.

March Madness Theme

Reading Madness is in full swing this month! All month long, students can look forward to engaging activities, friendly challenges, and plenty of book-inspired competition. Daily reading is one of the most powerful ways students build vocabulary, strengthen comprehension, and expand their thinking across all subject areas. Students should plan to have a reading book with them in every class so they’re ready to participate. Let’s make it a winning month for reading!

This Week!

Wednesday, March 18th - Represent your favorite sport!

Events this Month

Check out the flyer below which lists dates for our events this month!

Our last Activity Afternoon for 5th and 6th graders is this Friday, March 20th!

Remember, an Activity Afternoon is an after-school event, from 3:15 - 5:00, where students will be able to dance in the cafeteria, play in the gym, buy concessions, and more! We split these events into 5th/6th graders together and 7th/8th graders together, and the cost is $5 to get in the door. Money raised at these events goes back to the students to pay for things like field trips, concession items, behavior rewards, etc. If your child stays for an Activity Afternoon, please make sure they have transportation planned to pick them up at 5:00 PM.

**Special note! Pizza will be available for $2 per slice. Everything else (pop, candy, gaterade, chips) will be $1.

Parent Volunteers

If you would like to volunteer to help supervise an Activity Afternoon, please send an email to Principal Muscott at smuscott@chsd.us and fill out the volunteer form (google form).

Our 7th graders have a field trip coming up on March 26th. Permission slips were passed out last week and are due back to Mr. Boyle by this Wednesday, March 18th! It is also attached below. We need to have all permission slips back by the 18th so that we can give the museum our final count. Late permission slips will not be accepted.

Students will not be permitted to attend if they receive 2 or more behavior referrals from Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 through Wednesday, March 25, 2026, or any major behavior referrals that result in suspension during that time.

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Chippewa Hills Middle School National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) will soon be inviting new candidates to be considered for selection as new chapter members. Current 6th and 7th grade CHMS students that meet the scholarship criteria are eligible to submit candidate forms to be considered. For the scholarship criterion, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale and must have attended CHMS for at least two full trimesters. Students meeting this criteria are notified with a letter inviting them to attend a meeting to learn about the process. Each interested student will obtain a Candidate Information Form between Thursday, March 12, and Friday, March 20. Candidate Information Forms must be thoroughly completed and submitted by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, March 23, in order to be considered for membership. You can view the full Selection Procedure in the attached link.

NJHS Selection Procedure

If you have any questions or concerns about this process, please contact the chapter adviser, Mrs. Jill Dagley, as soon as possible. You can email jdagley@chsd.us or call 989.967.2262 to reach her.

Scholarship Opportunity

Voca Lyrica is a treble choir that has been providing music entertainment to the Big Rapids community for 25 years! Evey year Voca Lyrica awards up to &1500.00 to a deserving student(s) in 6th-12th grade in Mecosta County. The funds are for the student to attend the summer vocal program at Blue Lake Fine Arts Center or for private voice lessons.

For more details or to apply please go to www.vocalyrica.org

The application deadline is 04/01/2026.

Check out the information for 5th and 6th grade girls interested in volleyball below! There is a Sign-Up Form linked as well.

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Check out some info from our CHMS Parent Club!

Check out the latest edition of the Warrior Watch!

Our 7th and 8th grade Quiz Bowl teams traveled to White Cloud and each played 5 matches. The 7th grade team fought hard and went 1-4 on the night, and the 8th grade team went 5-0, remaining undefeated on the season. Both teams will go to Big Rapids next week for their last meet of the school year. Go Warriors!

What are we learning this week?

5th Grade - Unit 2: Emotion Management

Lesson 10 - Calming Down

Why This Lesson Matters: Using strategies to calm down helps students behave prosocially instead of acting impulsively on their feelings. Deep breathing using the diaphragm delivers more oxygen to the bloodstream while helping students slow and pace their breathing. Both effects slow the heart rate and work physiologically to calm students down when they are upset. This is a versatile technique that can be used in many situations. Positive self-talk can effectively engage the thinking part of the brain in emotional situations; however, negative self-talk can escalate emotions and lead to aggression. Students should identify and practice words and phrases that work for them so that positive self-talk comes easily when needed. Counting is a simple way to engage the language centers of the brain, take a student’s attention off a stressor, and create some time between provocation and reaction. Contrary to popular belief, punching pillows and other aggressive activities that intended to “vent” anger may actually escalate anger and get in the way of calming down.

6th Grade - Unit 3: Thoughts, Emotions, & Decisions

Lesson 19 - Raising Awareness About Managing Emotions

In this week’s lesson, your child will create a storyboard (a visual plan for a video) that will inform their peers about the benefits of using emotion-management strategies.

Try this at home: Ask to see your child’s storyboard. If they can’t bring it home, ask them to describe it to you.

7th Grade -Unit 3: Thoughts, Emotions, & Decisions

Lesson 19 - Making Better Decisions

In this week’s lesson, your child will share strategies for how to interrupt unhelpful thoughts and manage strong emotions with their peers by creating a comic strip.

Try this at home: Ask to see your child’s comic strip. If they don’t have the comic strip, ask them to explain it to you.

8th Grade -Unit 3: Thoughts, Emotions, & Decisions

Lesson 19 - My Stress-Management Plan

In this week’s lesson, your child will complete their own stress-management plan. It will include their own signs of stress, the situations that contribute to their stress, strategies they can use to relieve stress, and people they can reach out to for help or support.

Try this at home: Ask to see your child’s stress-management plan. Talk about the strategies they’ve identified and offer your support if you see them displaying any signs of stress.

No events this week!

WE NEED MORE SHOUT OUTS!

Let's show our Chippewa Hills Middle School Staff some appreciation! This form will be linked every week along with a couple shout-outs to recognize the amazing staff at CHMS!

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Some Recent Shout-Outs!

Mr. Boyle - 7th Grade World History Teacher

"Mr. Boyle will occasionally eat lunch in the cafeteria with his students, and he chaperoned the Activity Afternoon. These connection-building efforts do not go unnoticed!"

Mrs. Compson - School Counselor

"Mrs. Compson goes above and beyond for all students! Her compassion and dedication is admirable."