Newsletter
DECEMBER 2014
The Mission of Chardon Middle School: To provide experiences that
encourage responsibility, communication, collaboration and critical thinking
while promoting a tolerance for individual differences.
C M S = WHERE ALL THE PIECES FIT TOGETHER
From the
the Principal:
Principal:
Happy Holidays to you and your family! During the month of December, the students of
Chardon Middle School look forward to preparing for holiday concerts and holiday giving.
Our students participate in a variety of community activities to give back to others within the
Geauga County community. The support from our families and students is always
overwhelming to witness and I am sure this year will be no different.
Does your family order from Honey Baked Ham during the holiday season? Would you
love to avoid the lines and pick up your order at CMS?? Then be sure to support our PTO
who is hosting a Honey Baked Ham fundraiser from now until December 12th. You can even
order online by using the following link: CLICK HERE. The PTO will make 15% profit on
each sale. Our PTO is quite supportive of teacher/student needs within the classroom as well
as with providing social opportunities for our students. Take a minute to browse the options
and possibly save yourself the time and effort of going to Honey Baked Ham during the busy
holiday!!! Pick-up dates will be Dec. 18th and 19th from 3-6 in the cafeteria.
Thank you to all of the families who attended our Fall Conferences this past November. I
enjoyed seeing our students share with their families their successes at school. Our spring
conference date will be February 18th. Be sure to mark your calendars for an opportunity to
check-in at school. Because we value continuously improving procedures, we are seeking
parent input regarding the conference process. If you have not already had a chance to fill out
our short survey, be sure to click HERE.
The holiday chorus concert will be December 10, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the Park Elementary
School auditorium. This is typically a well attended event, so be sure to arrive early to ensure
a parking space and a seat. We look forward to seeing you!!
The holiday band concert will be December 15, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the Chardon Middle
School gymnasium. Again, this is typically a well attended event, so be sure to arrive early!!
********THERE WILL BE NO PARKING AVAILABLE AT ST. MARYS ON THIS EVENING***********
Snow-Day Procedures
Students and parents should be advised to listen to the local television and radio stations listed
below and NOT call school officials. Information will definitely be available through a direct reporting
system on T.V. Channels 3, 5, 8, 19, CNN and 43 as well as the major radio stations: WMJI, WMMS,
WGAR, WTAM, etc. School closing notification will also be posted on the Chardon Local School District
website: www.chardon.k12.oh.us.
Depending on the situation, the data gathering for snow days begins at approximately 3:30 in the
morning. The data for making Snow-Day decisions includes the following information:
When all of this information is gathered, the Superintendent, Manager of Operations, and
Transportation Supervisor jointly make the decision to close the schools or keep them open for students.
Please understand that there will be occasions when inclement weather comes late in the morning
and forecasts change abruptly, which makes the determination of school closing very difficult at times.
Parents can always keep their children home if they truly feel there is a risk.
For more detailed information about any of these dates and other district news,
log onto Chardon Schools website at www.chardon.k12.oh.us.
From the Assistant Principal, Mr. Rothstein
Thank you to all the staff, parents, and students for making the fall season at CMS a success! As we
move into our winter months I would like to remind all students to dress for the weather. I recommend
dressing in layers as the temperature of the building can fluctuate as the day progresses. Parents,
please send your student to school with a coat. Living in Northeast Ohio, we can all attest to the frigid
winters we endure and I want your children healthy and in school daily.
Please remember, if your child will be missing school due to illness you must phone the middle school
attendance hotline at 440-279-0537 prior to 9:00 AM. Lastly, students should provide documentation of
their absences from a physician whenever possible. Any questions regarding student attendance can be
directed to Mrs. DiSanto in our school office. Have a great Holiday season and stay warm!
November
Students of the Month
6th Grade
Lexie Corrigan
Nick Fay
Maja Lampic
Athan Marshall
7th Grade
Marcus Chauby
Annabelle Liebhardt
Lucy Muhic
Jude Taddie
8th Grade
Natalie Breznai
Domenic Mularo
Annika Corcoran
Ethan Mack
Alyssa Gotliebowski
Encore: Bradley Yoger
Scoliosis Screening
Last month, all students enrolled in first semester physical education classes participated in a postural
screening conducted by Mrs. Strickland RN, the school nurse. Students backs were checked for signs of
possible scoliosis, a lateral curvature of the spine. Referral letters were mailed home to those students
who failed the screening. The letters recommend that parents have their child examined by their
physician. Students having physical education second semester and those students without PE this year
will be screened later in the school year.
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CMS Choir Concert - 7:00 PM Wednesday, December 10th @ Park Auditorium
Students will need to report at 6:30 for attendance and warming up.
We will be collecting Box Tops for Education in a fun & friendly competition. Simply collect your box
tops in a Ziploc bag and bring them to school labeled with your homeroom teachers name. The
competition will begin January 6, 2014 and end February 28, 2014.
The top 3 winning homerooms will receive a cafeteria voucher for a lunch treat. To add to the fun, the
top classroom teacher will win a prize too! Come on students, show your CMS spirit and send in your
Box Tops.
As always, thank you for helping CMS earn CASH through the Box Tops for Education program. Last
school year we were able to raise over $1,000 with your participation!
More Opportunities to Help CMS:
Check out the great opportunities available to help Chardon Middle School. Your participation is easy
and very valuable!
Please help by clipping Box Tops coupons from product packages and sending them into school
with your students homeroom teachers name.
Also, save ONLY the UPC symbol from the label of Campbells product and send them too.
You may like to visit the follow websites for a complete list of participating products and more
information about the programs.
Log onto Boxtops4education.com and labelsforeducation.com
Also, dont forget to register with Giant Eagle for Apples for the Students by either calling 1-800-4744777 or email www.gianteagle.com with your Advantage Card number and- our school code of 0180.
What a great way to earn points toward technology items. It is easy, you can support more than one
school on your card and it takes less than 2 minutes to register!
Additionally, Heinens offers a similar program which benefits the Chardon Schools Foundation.
***Spread the word to your family, friends and neighbors to
designate their Giant Eagle and Heinens purchases to benefit CMS.***
Thank you very much for your support. Together we can build a better school for our children!
Team News
6th Grade
It was great to see so many of you at conferences. The purpose of student-led conferences was to have
your child take ownership for his/her own progress in each class. We hope that your child has set some
measurable short term and long term goals for the rest of the school year.
Please continue to remind your child to come prepared to every class every day. This is the time of year
that school supplies might need to be refreshed. Some good stocking stuffers include:
pens (blue or black)
pencils
erasers
loose-leaf paper
independent reading books
binder, Trapper, or some way to organize work for each class
Mrs. Haeberles and Mrs. Rosengards LA students need to have finished an independent
FICTION book by January 8th. (Requirements: approved by the teacher, havent read it
before or had it read to you, finished it during 2nd quarter)
REMINDERS:
HOMEWORK- Students should be writing down ALL their homework in their assignment
notebooks - it is their responsibility. There should be something written for every class, every
day. Teacher web sites should be the back-up in case a student is absent or forgets.
ABSENT? - If a student is absent, it is his/her responsibility to check teacher websites for
missing work (web site may also have relevant PowerPoints, handouts, etc.) It is the students
responsibility to make up the work in a timely manner (1 day out, 1 day to make up work; 2 days
out, 2 days, etc)
MATERIALS many students are coming unprepared to class.
Students need some basic materials for ALL classes and are expected to bring them: paper, pencils,
pens, red pen, textbooks, independent reading book, calculator (MATH)
Math class is questioning how architects turn blueprints into buildings using scale factors and
proportional relationships. We will also be diving into the world of algebra.
Science will be finishing up weather, and then checking out ocean currents during the beginning of
the new year.
In social studies, we will finish up learning about the history of ancient Rome and creating a
project on enduring impacts of this time period. Our next expedition will be the Byzantine Empire.
Have a fantastic new year!
Team 8A
The teachers on Team 8A are happy to recognize Natalie Breznai and Domenic Mularo as our Students
of the Month. Keep up the great work Natalie & Domenic!
Team 8A reminds parents to visit our website: www.team8a.com regularly to stay aware of what is
happening in our classrooms. The CALENDAR page is particularly helpful, as it offers parents one
location to quickly glimpse all of the major assignments, projects, tests etc coming up in all of the
academic subjects.
Mr. Heintz encourages all parents and students to register to receive periodic text message updates.
These updates will remind recipients of approaching due dates for tests and forms as well as school
events. To register, send the message: @cmsteam8 to the number: 256-724-6004.
In December, Social Studies students will be learning about the presidency of George Washington and
the early days of our federal government.
In science class, students are studying weathering and erosion.
LANGUAGE ARTS 8 is finishing up their Suspense unit, and will begin writing a narrative.
ENGLISH 1 students will be exploring Lord of the Flies.
Math 8 students have been working on multiple representations of data. This means they are working
between graphs, tables, patterns and rules. Over the next few weeks, we will be applying our learning of
multiple representations to solving systems of equations.
Looking for a way to get more involved in the Chardon Local Schools as a parent or community
member? The Chardon Local Schools will be revising our Strategic Plan this coming year. Opportunities
will be available for citizens willing to help in this important endeavor. Those interested should check our
districts website: http://www.chardon.k12.oh.us/ periodically for updates.
The Chardon Board of Education will meet on December 8th, at 6:30 pm in the Board Conference room.
The meetings are open to the public and all are welcomed to attend!
Team 8B:
Remember to stock up on pencils, pens, folders, and notebook paper. Supplies may be running low
during this time of the year and they make great stocking stuffers!
In science, students will be investigating physics. We will be studying velocity, acceleration, force,
gravity and other properties of physics. We will be looking to expand our understanding of the Earth and
how it works.
In Pre-Algebra, the students will be graphing linear equations by creating a table of solutions, identifying
the constant rate of change and the y-intercept. The children are also solving multi-step equations, and
working with solving word problems using the 5-D Process.
In language arts, the students have finished reading suspense stories and analyzing the literary
techniques of Edgar Allan Poe. They will now apply these techniques in their own writing as they create
suspenseful narratives based on the illustrations of Chris Allsburg. Students are also continuing to study
sentence structure and the parts of speech. In English 1 the students are presenting their creative
projects based on The Odyssey. Next they will begin the novel Lord of the Flies.
The students have completed discussing the foundational documents in American History. They can
describe how the American Government was formed and the principles which guide it. Next, students
will discover how these principles are practiced. President Washington will become the center of our
focus as we discover the way We the people put these governing principles into practice.
Kristen.Niedzwiecki@chardonschools.org
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Yes, I plan to attend the informational meeting about Europe Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 in CHS Room 206
at 7:00pm
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I cannot make this meeting but am interested in hearing additional information. Please contact me to discuss.
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Superior/Honor/Merit Roll
8th Grade: Emily Adamic, Jonathan Adams, Jacklyn Adkins, Dominic Arganti, Lydia Avery, Parker
Carson, Jayden Condon, Annika Corcoran, Michael Corsillo, Elizabeth Courtney, Olivia DAmico, Morgan
Danison, Ellis Dillen, Dominic Dovsek, Jessica Doyle, Sylvia Fill, Jacob Gaspar, Nicholas Gehrke, Julie
Granger, Molly Greene, Teagan Guerra, Madison Gura, Maria Evelin Hernandez, Brian Horton, Laine
Hursh, Grace Jackson, Alexsis Jaeck, Emily Johnson, Amelia Joliat, Jacob Kamm, Natalie Kankula, Liam
Kerry, Grace Kilfoyle, Alexander King, Brooke Kinkopf, Ethan Klepac, Grace Koppleman, Graham
Koppleman, Ethan Kreuz, Justin Kunzi, Adrianna Lakatos, Alicia Larkins, Alexis Leggett, Maxwell
Liechty, Jaden Linn, Ethan Mack, Caila Maronde, Abigail Martin, Danielle McCartney, Corrine
McClintock, Olivia McFarland, Jonathan McKnight, Jennifer Megger, Nina Merlini, Hallie Mezerkor,
Domenic Mularo, Megan Mullaly, Gillian Murphy, Summer Musgrave, Samuel Myers, Jenna Mysyk,
Breanna Nickels, Mary OReilly, John Paglio, Angel Pamonicutt, Anna Pastor, Dante Perrico, John
Riendeau, Sydney Robertson, Sofia Scarfo, Alexandria Schaffert, Denali Selent, Nimue Shive, John
Sinclair, Zachary St. Jean, Benjamin Sulka, Chloe Taddie, Allison Thobe, Anna Thompson, Grace Turk,
Christopher Uhland, Jacob Urbic, Jessica Vollman, Parker Waclawski, Jordan Wright, Emma Youmans,
Sofia Zampino, Zachary Zemanek, Thomas Zver.
Merit Roll 3.0 3.49
6th Grade: Jordan Adams, Christian Bross, Shane Callahan, Meteo Chavero, Anthony Chismar,
Alexandra Corrigan, Dominic Corsillo, Mason Douglass, Liam Downs, Sarah Eldridge, Ann Marie Evans,
Isabella Evans, Risa Fabian, Jaden Farris, Vincent Ferrante, Zachary Fronk, Emily Fuerst, Evan
Gardner, Cecillia Gullo, Ashley Hoenigman, Haley Hoynes, Jocelyn Janda, Madelynn Johnson, Dominik
Joyal, Owen Kingery, Matthew Kloski, William Kreuz, Maja Lampic, Alexandra Lanese, Christina
Lebedev, Lindsey Leggett, George LeMaster, Jason Loncar, Sydney Lynch, Athan Marshall, Charles
Martini, Jared McGill, Matthew McGreevy, Brianna McKenzie, William McKnight, Aurora McMasters,
Benjamin Morgan,
Zakary Mueller, Malena Muni, Owen Myers, Alexa Nared, Emma Niksick, Bridget OReilly, Ivan Orozco,
Alexia Paros-Gaser, Benjamin Perry, Madison Russo, Anna Schaefer, Jack Schneider, Anthony Simiele,
Gavin Slife, Ethan Sole, Emily Spangler, Joseph Spoljaric, Willard Squires, John Stegh, Alexander
Straka, Ian Temple, Nathaniel Vilardo, Owen Vokoun, Owen Vucetic, Brandon Warburton, Anthony
Williams, Shawn Youdath
7th Grade: Nathan Albers, Madisyn Barry, Cody Blackburn, Ryan Bluemmel, Alexandra Bojec, Dalton
Bowyer, Dimitri Brenick, Gracie Bright, Ethan Buehner, Benjamin Burns, Joshua Campbell, Dillon Cox,
Emily Deleon, Ethan Ducca, John Ellington, Nolan Ellis, Brittany Ferraro, Flora Frieden, Grace Gasper,
Molly Goodge, Jacob Grantham, Mia Gumpf, Samantha Hess, Madeline Houser, Jordan Humar, Thomas
Jahnke, David Kapis, Caleb Kelly, Justin Koluder, Kaylee Kozlowski, Justin Lane, Alexandria Lavo,
Isabelle Marinchick, Mackenzie May, Daryann Medvec, Zachary Morrison, Christen Niedzielski,
Catherine Parr, Cooper Pason, Matthew Reminder, Cameron Rypel, Sarah Schmauder, Joseph
Soncrant, Nikolaus Spotz, Olivia Stern, Cameron Strichko, Allison Sutton, MacKenzy Swank, Matthew
Talarcek, Dylan Thoms, Nicklas Tilton, Kyle Toth, Joseph Trivsonno, Noah Tuscano, Maxamus Vujaklija,
Bradley Warburton, Kate Whiting, Jocelyn Williams, Bradley Yoger, Joseph Zimmerer
8th Grade: Halie Allender, Ronan Baker, Adam Baran, Alexia Breedlove, Ryan Brown, Victoria Butala,
Bridget Dague, Angelina DiLillo, Anne Evans, Evan Fairbanks, Sydney Feller, Devin Good, Cameron
Holt, Searra Hough, William Kidd, Andrew Kobuszewski, Mattew Lane, Connor Loza, Tamara Makaryan,
Hayden McBean, Andrew McNaughton, Patrick Mears, Ragen Neely, Sean OBrien, William Piotrkowski,
Kayla Preziuso, Sydnee Raines, Haleigh Redmond, Allison Restly, Victoria Samardzija, Kayla
Schikowski, Bryce Schinness, Alexis Shanks, Rachel Siefert, Jacob Skilton, Lydia Spangler, Bailey
Spear, Brent Stewart, Kathryn Sweet, Jonathan Vaji, Joel Watson
Girls basketball tryouts will begin Dec 16. All forms can be found on at the athletics
website at chardonathletics.weebly.com and are due to Ms. Adoryan before tryouts!
Please email her with any questions kate.adoryan@chardonschools.org.
SKI CLUB
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This winter the CMS Ski Club will be skiing/snowboarding at Alpine Valley on Saturday mornings from 9am-1pm, with lessons
at 9:30. Our season begins Jan 3rd and will continue until the snow is gone. Lessons are provided on the first 5 Saturdays.
After the first 5 weeks, your Saturday morning Club Pass is also valid at Boston Mills & Brandywine. All Club members will
receive 4 x $10 Value Passes to be used any time, at any location, for a lift ticket or snow tubing pass. Registration deadline
is Dec 19th however, to receive your 4 Value Passes before winter break, deadline is Nov 21st.
Please see attached flyer for pricing and additional information. If you have any questions, please call/text Bridget at 440226-9112. Let it SNOW!!
Ski Club registration is now open, dont miss out! Flyers available on the table by the main office.