It's a spooktacular day to read in the CMS IMC! Students participated in the Makerspace Monster Mash Challenge to create luminaries for display today! Thank you to those who donate materials to our makerspace. #cmscusd1
Congratulations to our 8 Gold students who were chosen as the October Smarty Pants recipients! Keep going above and beyond Meg and Kaleb. We are proud of you!!
CMS Trojan Depot FA. 2024 wishlist.
Today is the last day to shop the CMS Book Fair! Stop by and visit until 3:30 in the IMC! You can also shop our book fair website. Thank you for supporting a love of reading at CMS!
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We would like to invite our local veterans and families to our annual Charleston Middle School Veterans Day Program. We will be serving a free hot breakfast courtesy of our new school food service provider, Quest Food.
Our ceremony will follow the breakfast with music performances form our CMS band, CMS choir, speeches from our VFW Patriot's Pen finalists, and our 2024 CMS Honorary Veteran James Coleman will be in attendance and speaking to our students and guests. All veterans in attendance will be honored and receive a token of appreciation from everyone at Charleston Middle School.
Call 217-639-6000 for reservations or questions.
8 Gold Physics Project-Roller Coasters!
The wait is over! Get your tickets now for the CMS Musical Frozen Jr.
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It's Book Fair Week at the CMS IMC! The book fair is open before school, at lunch, WIN time, and during Student Led Conferences Thursday evening and Friday! Stop by and see us! You can set up a cash-free eWallet for your student's shopping or shop the fair from home! Visit our book fair website! #cmscusd1
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The Student Leadership Council will be selling Bat Grams before school and during lunch next week! #cms#cusd1
Congratulations to the following students who had the highest MAP Growth from last Spring to this Fall:
MATH: Aidan Sines, Cashya Hamrick, Kole Steeples, Akleelah Robinson
ELA: Kyler Cummings-Walker, Deandre Green, Abdniel Arzon, Elias Miller
CMS is honored to invite our local veterans to our annual Veterans Day Program.
The CMS Book Fair in the IMC begins Monday, October 21 and ends Friday, October 25. Please visit our school's Book Fair webpage. You can set up an eWallet for your student to set spending limits on a cash-free account. You can also visit the Book Fair during next week's Student-Led Conferences Thursday evening and Friday. #cmscusd1
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The Student Leadership Council is hosting a Patriotic Hat day on Friday, October 18th. The cost is $1. All money collected will go to the Veterans Day Committee. #cms#cusd1
Eighth graders attended the first Book Bistro of the year today in the CMS IMC. New books to the collection were placed on HOLD as "must reads" by the students, bookmarks were created, and Kira was awarded a Frequent Flyer prize package! Congratulations and keep reading! #cmscusd1
8 Gold at CMS is proud to announce our first two Smarty Pants recipients for September. Smarty Pants are given for going above and beyond here at CMS. Congratulations to Kira and Caleb! Continue to be leaders for your classmates!
Seventh graders enjoyed the first Book Bistro of the year today in the IMC. Students previewed new books coming to the collection, including Caudill Award winners, left their review, and colored a bookmark in the new Makerspace. Book Bistro meets during lunch periods one time per month. Congratulations to Elijah for being our first Frequent Flyer winner this year! Enjoy your prizes and keep reading! #cmscusd1
6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys interested in trying out for the CMS Boys' Basketball team are encouraged to come to open gyms starting next week! Tryouts will take place on October 21st and 22nd. Each player must have a sport's physical on file with CMS before the tryout begins.
CMS 7th grade Science Department took 4 science-loving students to the 47th annual Eco-Meet at Lake Shelbyville. The subjects were Rocks and Minerals, Illinois Turtles, and Illinois Bats. We placed in the Top 10. Such a great day enjoying the outdoors and competing. @CMSCUSD1
Day 1 of the Makerspace Pumpkin Patch Project has been a huge success! CMS students enjoyed making pumpkins before school and during lunch. This practice is in preparation for a service project this month. If you would like to donate empty cardboard rolls or fuzzy yarn, we will gladly accept them. #cmscusd1
🎉 Family Trivia Night at Charleston Middle School! 🎉
🗓️ Date: November 7th
⏰ Time: 6 -7pm
📍 Location: CMS Media Center
CMS families, are you ready to put your knowledge to the test? 🧠💡 Join us for an exciting Family Trivia Night packed with fun questions, prizes, and laughter for all ages!
💥 Bonus: Special prizes for the top team and refreshments provided!
Bring your competitive spirit and the whole family for a night of friendly competition and good times. Will your family be crowned trivia champions? 🏆
RSVP by scanning the QR code or going to https://forms.office.com/r/qCJmxPNDAY by November 1st!
