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Sterling Public Schools Challand Middle School n 1700 6 th Avenue n Sterling, IL 61081 815-626-3300 n www.sterlingschools.org/Challand December, 2015 IMPORTANT DATES 12/1 Builders Club Mtg. – 3:00-4:00 in the CMS Cafeteria 12/3 Symphonic Orchestra Concert – 7:00pm @ SHS Auditorium 12/10 Symphonic Band Concert – 7:00pm – SHS Auditorium 12/15 Symphonic Choir Concert – 7:00pm @ SHS Auditorium 12/18 End of 2 nd Quarter 12/21- Winter Break – NO SCHOOL 1/1 1/18 Martin Luther King Day – NO SCHOOL 2/3 Early Dismissal – 11:25am 2/12 Teacher Institute – NO SCHOOL 2/15 Presidents Day – NO SCHOOL 3/2 Early dismissal – 11:25am 3/21- Spring Break – NO SCHOOL 3/28 Student of the Month November Winners Core 6-1 Sophia Shaw Core 6-2 Gabrielle Pyron Core 7-1 Samuel Brown Core 7-2 Jazmin Martinez Core 8-1 Julian Rodriguez Core 8-2 Grace Gould Nominees Core 6-1 Isabella Ruth & Kayden Loos Core 6-2 Baylee Adami & Aidan Mock Core 7-1 Raeden Boer & Javon Bruce Core 7-2 Yasmine Ramirez & Ryan Heffelfinger Core 8-1 Valerie Villaneda & Jacob Knott Core 8-2 Mikkayla Hinkle, Samantha Smith, Zoe Hanson, Emily Shank, Areyana Stark, Gillian Schumaker, Vivian Wyatt THANK YOU LETTERS Mrs. Milnes' homeroom class sent thank you letters to fire departments, and Police departments across the United States as well as five Military members in the United States, Afghanistan and Japan. The military received gift boxes containing thank you letters and food. The students are hoping to receive correspondence from the recipients. One of the military gift package recipients, Josh Villarreal, stopped in for a visit. Mr. Villarreal expressed his appreciation for the gift basket, answered the many questions asked by the 7th graders and encouraged students to do their best. The class will correspond with Josh for the remainder of the school year. This has been a positive experience for the students.
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SterlingPublicSchools
ChallandMiddleSchooln17006thAvenuenSterling,IL61081
815-626-3300nwww.sterlingschools.org/Challand
December,2015
IMPORTANTDATES
12/1 BuildersClubMtg.–3:00-4:00in
theCMSCafeteria
12/3 SymphonicOrchestraConcert–
7:00pm@SHSAuditorium
12/10 SymphonicBandConcert–7:00pm
–SHSAuditorium
12/15 SymphonicChoirConcert–
7:00pm@SHSAuditorium
12/18 Endof2ndQuarter
12/21-WinterBreak–NOSCHOOL
1/1
1/18 MartinLutherKingDay–NO
SCHOOL
2/3 EarlyDismissal–11:25am
2/12 TeacherInstitute–NOSCHOOL
2/15 PresidentsDay–NOSCHOOL
3/2 Earlydismissal–11:25am
3/21- SpringBreak–NOSCHOOL
3/28
StudentoftheMonthNovember
WinnersCore6-1 SophiaShaw
Core6-2 GabriellePyron
Core7-1 SamuelBrown
Core7-2 JazminMartinez
Core8-1 JulianRodriguez
Core8-2 GraceGould
NomineesCore6-1 IsabellaRuth&KaydenLoos
Core6-2 BayleeAdami&AidanMock
Core7-1 RaedenBoer&JavonBruce
Core7-2 YasmineRamirez&RyanHeffelfinger
Core8-1 ValerieVillaneda&JacobKnott
Core8-2 MikkaylaHinkle,SamanthaSmith,ZoeHanson,
EmilyShank,AreyanaStark,GillianSchumaker,
VivianWyatt
THANK YOU LETTERS
Mrs. Milnes' homeroom class sent thank you letters to fire departments, and Police departments across the United States as well as five Military members in the United States, Afghanistan and Japan. The military received gift boxes containing thank you letters and food. The students are hoping to receive
correspondence from the recipients. One of the military gift package recipients, Josh Villarreal, stopped in for a visit. Mr. Villarreal expressed his appreciation for the gift basket, answered the many questions asked by the 7th graders and encouraged students to do their best. The class will correspond with Josh for the remainder of the school year. This has been a positive experience for the students.
6th Grade Science Classes
In the beginning of October, 6th grade science classes were given the rare opportunity to experience an Occulus Rift virtual reality simulator. Rich McNinch, a local business owner in Sterling, brought his technology to Challand for the students to experience. One simulation was a journey through our universe which included a visit through our solar system and beyond. The students were also given the opportunity to experience a hillside roller coaster ride. A special thank you goes to Rich for sharing your passion for technology with the students at Challand Middle School! It was truly a unique experience for staff and students alike!
Free&ReducedLunch
As of Oct 1, 2015 all families that qualified for free or reduced meal service last school year have expired, unless you have completed a new application for this year or have been Direct Certified by the State of Illinois. Do not assume that you have been Direct Certified this year, just because you were last year. The State of Illinois has changed the Direct Certification qualifications, and the District is receiving far less direct certifications than we did last year. You may call the District Office at 815-626-5050 and talk to Julie Arreola who will help you determine if you qualify for this year".
CHESS TEAM
TheCMSChessTeamhadanopeneventon
Saturday,Nov.7attheSHSFieldhouse.
Therewere12participantsand22
participantsintheMiddleSchool
Open.Overall,wehad9outofthetop10
finishers--includingall5medalwinners.
Thewinnersfromtheeventwereasfollows:
1stPlace(forthe2ndyearinarow)–
AidanMunoz-Ripley
2ndPlace-JackMaxwell
3rdPlace-WillBoze
4thPlace–TylerHansen
5thPlace–KestasGrazulis
OtherparticipantswereBenLyman(6th),
JesseArians(8th),DameonJohnson(9th),
BlakeNettleton(10th),JanaeBythewood,
LoganMoreno,andChrisNeiman.
FITNESSCLUB
TheCMSFitnessClubwillstartonMonday,January4th.
PermissionslipswillbeintheofficestartingMonday,December
7th.Thefirst25signeduparein;therestwillgoonawaitinglist.
Thereisnofeeforthisclub.ItwillmeetonMondays&
Wednesdaysfrom3:00-4:00pm.
SPEECHTEAM
ChallandMiddleSchoolspeechteamrecentlyhostedtheIESAStateSpeechtournament.Therewere11schoolsparticipatingandalmost200middleschoolcompetitors.OnceagainCMSdidanamazingjob.Our34-memberteamunderthecoachingofJillPriceandMacKenzieO’Donnellalongwith7membersoftheSHSspeechteam,EvanLobdell,AbbyLangner,KoltenConklin,MarynPalmer,RachelSpencer,CollinZollingerandBradleySchlegel,achieved37firstplacemedalsand5seconds.29studentsalsoreceivedthehighesthonorsoftheeveningtheJudge’sChoiceawards.Congratulationstoallmembersofthespeechteam.
JaguerHeier ToriArduiniKassidyWeegens JordynBryantDanaePalmer IrvinGatan-MartinezMackenzieArndt CarsonNealDaxtunHeier WillBozeJazminOlivas XimenaAguilarOliviaSchwingle AbbyRistauCeceliaRyan MiriamFeldmanBriceTaylor EthanMelcherMylanahDerrer OliviaGundersonVivianLobdell KaydenceLarsonKaydenceBrauer GraceSchultzSarahKuhns EstellaGardnerJenicaFrancis LukeClarkOliviaPitkin CollinFarmerAsielTorres MarkGatzSophieShaw JesseAriansElysiaMorua
OPTIMISTCLUBOCTOBERSTUDENTOFTHEMONTH
ChallandMiddleSchoolisproudtopartnerwiththeSterlingOptimistClubtoawardtheWayne
GannOptimistStudentoftheMonthAwardtoadeservingstudenteachmonth.Theobjective
ofthisawardistorecognizeoutstandingstudentsforachievementandcommunityservice.
StudentswhoareselectedasCMSStudentoftheMonthorwhohavebeennominatedfor
StudentoftheMonthareeligibletocompeteforthisaward.Thewinnerwillreceive$100.
He/shewillkeep$50anddonate$50toalocalcharityfromtheapprovedlistbelow:
HappyTailsAnimalShelter TwinCitiesPADSShelter
UnitedWay HelpingHandsFoodPantry
F.I.S.H.FoodPantry SalvationArmyofSterling
St.VincentDePaul CGHFoundation
TeamUnderwires HospiceoftheRockRiverValley
HomeofHope
Toenterthecompetition,thestudentneedstorespondbrieflyinwritingtothequestions:
“Whyisitimportanttogivebacktoourcommunity?Whydidyouselectthischarity?
WeareproudtoannouncethattherecipientofthisawardisGraceGould.Graceisan8thgrade
studenthereatCMSandshechoseTwinCitiesPADSShelterforhercharity.
Picturedabovelefttoright:GraceGould,recipientandSharonHammer,OptimistRepresentative
CMS ORCHESTRA MENTORS These students applied and were accepted to be mentors for the 5th grade orchestra students. They come to
Early Bird twice a week and help Mrs. Lauff when needed. Thank you to all these students!!
6th grade mentors: Paige Geil, Adrianna Ramirez, Constance Farrington, Jaelynn DeCrane, Katie Meisinger, Kaya Nelson, Ashlei Behrens,Caroline Mobarak, Estella Gardner, Maci Riffle, Kailey Boden
7th/8th grade mentors: Allisyn Rieger, Tyson Pace, Tanner Pace, Sam Smith, Daniella Chino, Athena Knowles, Hannah Mobarak, Kierra Collins, Noah Gibson, Sky Anselmo.
WHITESIDECOUNTYALCOHOL,TOBACCO&OTHERDRUGSTASKFORCE
CAPTUREYOURDIRECTION
Studiesshowthatindividualswhobegindrinkingalcoholbeforetheageof15areabout7timesmorelikelythanthosewhostartafter21todevelopalcoholproblems.
• Moreyoungpeopleusealcoholthanusetobaccoorillicitdrugs• Alcoholusekillsmorechildrenthanallillegaldrugscombined
Yourchildrenneedyou!Rememberyouarethemostpowerfulinfluenceintheirlives!Maketimetotalkwiththem!
Mr.Engstrom’s7thGradeScience
Everyyearin7thgradeBiology,Mr.EngstromandMrs.Pannierhavetheirstudentsdoresearchanda
presentationonananimal.Manytimes,studentschooseananimalthattheyhaveforpets,andareableto
bringinthe“guests”forthepresentation.Thisyearthescienceclassessawdogs,cats,bunnies,afishanda
worm!!Thankstoallthefamilymembersthathelpedbringtheanimalsinforthepresentation.
