Holiday Band and Choir Concert

On December 20th, Chadron Middle School band and choir students performed at the annual 6th-12th grade Holiday Concert.  The students did an excellent job in their performances!  Below are three video clips from the performance.

December Good News From CMS

December 17^th, 2012

Good News From CMS

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Congratulations to the 8^th grade class on collecting the most non-perishable food items for the Caring for Sharing Food Drive!  The 8^th graders collected 1416 items, 6^th grade collected 1402 items, 5^th grade collected 399 items and the 7^th grade collected 150 items.  For winning the class competition, the 8^th graders have elected to play the MS faculty in a basketball game on December 21^st.  The game will start at 12:40 and we will play six, four-minute periods.  We will also hand out our end of the 2^nd quarter awards at halftime.  The game promises to be a lot of fun and we hope that you will be able to join us.   Below is the bell schedule that we will use on December 21^st.

December 21^st Bell Schedule

08:00 – 08:42                          Period 1

08:45 – 09:18                          Period 2

09:21 – 09:54                          Period 3

09:57 – 10:30                          Period 4

10:33 – 11:06                          Period 7

11:09 – 11:42                          Period 5

11:06 – 11:42                          7^th and 8^th Grade Lunch

11:42 – 12:18                          5^th and 6^th Grade Lunch

11:45 – 12:18                          Period 6

12:21-12:30                             Attendance in 8^th Period – Dismiss to Gym at 12:30

12:40-01:30                             Basketball Game

The following 8th grade students will have one or more of their poems published: Alison Gardner, Kaci Waugh, Michael Giesler, Spencer Margetts, Walter Mays, Cassie Sloan, and Kiana Wright. Congratulations to these students and there will be more opportunities for 8^th graders to submit written pieces for publication next semester.

There is a 6^th-12^th grade vocal and instrumental concert on December 20^th in the Chadron High School auditorium.  The band concert will begin at 6 PM and the choir concert will begin at 7:30.  We are looking forward to some great holiday music to get us into the Christmas spirit.

On December 11^th, 8^th grade students participated in the Chadron High School’s FBLA Monopoly game.  The purpose of the game was to teach students about the value of money and commerce.  The FBLA club did an excellent job organizing the event and it was a lot of fun.  Thank you to all of the local businesses that set up booths for the game and to FBLA for including the 8^th graders.   

On December 18th, we will begin construction in room 103 in the middle school.  Room 103 is the old Industrial Technology room and it is being converted into a flexible space where students will be able to gather on cold mornings and during lunch when it is too cold to go outside.  The room will also be available for teachers to use during the school day.

Up Coming Events/Activities:

December 24^th – January 2^nd – Winter Break – No School

January 3^rd  – School Resumes

January 7^th – After School Program Resumes

January 18th - 12:00 PM Dismissal

Athletics:

December 18th – Boys’ Basketball Meeting - 3:30 in the MS Gym

January 3^rd – Boys’ Basketball Practice Begins

January 12^th – 7^th and 8^th BBB vs. Valentine - 11:00 AM MS Gym 

December 21st Schedule and Results of Caring For Sharing Food Drive Class Competition

After nearly a month of collecting non-perishable food goods for the CMS Caring for Sharing Food Drive, the results of the class competition are in and it was the closest competition ever with only 14 cans sparating the winning class from the 2nd place class.  Here are the results:

4th place: 7th graders -150 items
3rd place: 5th graders - 399 items
2nd place: 6th graders - 1402 items
1st place: 8th graders - 1416 items
TOTAL: 3367 non-perishable food items!!!!

For winning first place, the 8th graders have decided to take on the MS staff in a basketball game.  The game will take place on December 21st at 12:40 in the CMS gym.  We encourage parents and community members to join us in the event, which promises to be a lot of fun.

5th grade students will have their class Christmas party during the game, so only 6th-8th graders will be in the gym.

Below is the bell schedule for the last day of school on December 21st:

December 21st

Basketball Game Schedule

08:00 – 08:42                          Period 1

08:45 – 09:18                          Period 2

09:21 – 09:54                          Period 3

09:57 – 10:30                          Period 4

10:33 – 11:06                          Period 7

11:09 – 11:42                          Period 5

11:06 – 11:42                          7^th and 8^th Grade Lunch

11:42 – 12:18                          5^th and 6^th Grade Lunch

11:45 – 12:18                          Period 6

12:21-12:30                             Attendance in 8^th Period – Dismiss to Gym at 12:30

12:40-01:30                             Basketball Game

The basketball game will consist of 6, 4-minute periods with a 15-minute halftime for end of the 2^nd quarter awards.  There will be a 2-minute break in between periods

New Web Links

Check out the new web links that have been posted under the web link section of this blog page.  The links include: Mrs. Kaus' Social Studies website (includes textbook link and homework assignment list), 7th and 8th grade Social Studies research handbook, and the World Book Encyclopedia website.  When logging into the World Book site, please use the username: chadronschools and the password: cardinals.

Thank you, and I hope that our students find these resources helpful!