The 8G Team held a Punt, Pass, Kick between all five 8G EPIC classes. The winning class gets to house the trophy: The Gnome. Mr. Spear's EPIC class (pictured) was victorious! Hudson , King, and Veronica represented the winning team (pictured). We will continue more friendly competitions this year for The Gnome.
Students and Staff, This is just a reminder that Gaines Photography will be at CMS tomorrow for school picture day. (Thursday, August 26th) We will notify you later this week once pictures are ready to be viewed/purchased online. You will use your child's school ID number to identify their pictures and all ordering must be done online at: http://gainesphoto.com/
CMS Girls' Basketball
Parents,
CMS Girls’ Basketball will kick off at the end of August. Girls basketball tryouts for 7th and 8th grade girls will be on August 30th. Times will be announced next week. Any athlete trying out for the team should bring or have turned in their basic paper work including an up-to-date physical. CMS 7th and 8th graders should turn in their completed physical forms and paper work to the front office at CMS. If you have any questions, please see Mr. Mayhall, Dean of Students or call 217-639-6000. The athletic forms can be picked up in the office, printed from the CMS website, or printed from this link https://5il.co/vmv0.
Robert Lynn, CMS Principal
Parents,
I wanted to remind you about the pick up procedure at CMS. I have attached a map that explains the traffic flow for the end of the day pick-up. Please be patient and wait your turn and follow the traffic flow as described in the map (https://5il.co/wqlu). Thank you.
Robert Lynn, CMS Principal
Parents,
I wanted to give you a reminder about Teen Reach, also known as the Illinois Coalition for Community Services (CCS). This is a free after-school homework assistance program at CHS, CMS, and Jefferson. At CMS it is held Monday-Friday from 3:30-6:30. If you have an interest in the program, download the forms ( https://5il.co/v7qz) and fill them out. There is a contact number on the form if you have questions.
Robert Lynn, CMS Principal
Just a reminder that tomorrow is the first day of school at CMS. Our Open House is tomorrow as well and is as follows:
8th Grade Open House- 5:45-6:45
• 8th Grade will meet in gym at 5:45
o Introduction of Staff and Welcome to CMS (Mr. Lynn) 15 min.
o Dismiss by team at 6:00
 8 Red-Cafeteria
 8 Gold- Media Center
o Dismiss parents at 6:40 to walk down 8th grade wing and have them exit through the 7th and 8th grade east doors
7th Grade Open House- 6:30-7:30
• 7th Grade will meet in gym at 6:30
o Introduction of Staff and Welcome to CMS (Lynn) 15 min.
o Dismiss by team at 6:45
 7 Red-Cafeteria
 7 Gold- Gym
o Dismiss parents at 7:25 to walk down 7th grade wing and have them exit through the 7th and 8th grade east doors.
Thank you.
Robert Lynn, CMS Principal
CMS Baseball information.
The CMS Cross Country Teams will begin practice on Thursday August 5th. All 6th – 7th – 8th grade girls and boys are welcome to join. There are no cuts and everyone runs in every meet until the State Series.
Practice on the 5th will begin at 7:30am with a short meeting in the gym. There will then be a light running practice after that. We will meet rain or shine as we can run indoors if necessary. Bring a water bottle and dress to workout.
All athletes should bring or have turned in their basic paper work. Physical forms for 6th graders can be turned in to the office at Jefferson. CMS 7th and 8th graders should turn in their completed physical forms as soon as they are completed or bring them to practice on the August 5th. There are additional forms that need to be filled out. You can pick them up them at CMS prior to the 5th or we will hand them out on the first day.
Any questions please call or text Coach McInerney at 217-549-5700
The CMS cheer team has worked (and played) very hard this week at cheer camp! ❤️💛
7th grade Gold Team students completed their Competency Based capstone projects in English Language Arts. While learning about the constitution in social studies, students completed an independent inquiry project in which they created mock trials based on historical court cases and events.
7 Gold would like to thank attorneys Jake Smallhorn and Carolyn Bates for volunteering to act as presiding judges in the trials.
7th Grade Gold Team members finished up their year-long service project on May 27 and 28. On May 28 students from the EPIC classes of Ms. Rook, Mrs. Lutz, and Mr. Pitcher cleaned gravestones, placed flags on gravestones, and donated a flag to fly at Brooks Cemetery.
7th Grade Gold Team members finished up their year-long service project on May 27 and 28. On May 27, students from the EPIC classes of Mrs. Bickford and Mr. Kanouse planted flowers and landscaped Brooks Cemetery. Flowers were purchased from funds raised during a fundraiser spirit week led by Mrs. Bickford and Mr. Kanouse.
A big congratulations to our middle school South Central conference track and field champions.
7G Avery Beals, 100m and 200m dash
Ava Goble, Long Jump
7B Landon Bell, Long Jump
Artem Lindley, Pole Vault
8B, Wesley Paul, Pole Vault
Mr. Spear, 8th math teacher, and Mr. Kanouse, 7th grade math teacher showed their school spirit yesterday at CMS with Throwback Thursday.
Charleston Middle School Varsity Scholastic Bowl had the ultimate comeback win tonight. Down 195-205 to Teutopolis, Charleston got the final question correct and Blaine Homann answered all 4 bonus questions to seal the 215-205 victory. JV was up early, but fell to T-Town 225-130. At the end, our wonderful students stepped up and helped clean up. It has been an honor to work with these amazing talents. One final match at home on Tuesday, April 27 hosting Paris-Crestwood.
Congratulations to the CMS Scholastic Bowl teams for winning both the varsity and junior varsity matches tonight against Paris-Crestwood!
Parents,
Yearbook forms have been distributed to students today. The deadline for ordering yearbooks is April 23, 2021. The yearbook form can be returned before the deadline date with payment or parents can order online by clicking https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob and enter the Yearbook ID code: 10801721. If you have any questions, please call Charleston Middle School at 639-6000.
Robert Lynn, CMS Principal
Parents,
Please read the following letter pertaining to our state testing (Illinois Assessment of Readiness). The dates for testing at Charleston Middle School are April 7th, 8th, 9th, 12th, and 13th. If you have any questions, please call Charleston Middle School at 639-6000. Please click on the link to view the letter https://5il.co/r5yc.
Robert Lynn, CMS Principal
Charleston Middle School had technical difficulties with the Illinois Science Assessment(ISA) browser today. For that reason, 8th grade students will be testing on Tuesday-Thursday for the ISA. This is a required state standardized test that requires that all students taking the test must take the test in person. For that reason, we are asking that your child be present at school for the testing windows. Below you will find the testing dates and times that your child needs to be present for each team. Your child will need to bring in their computer for this assessment.
8 Red- Tuesday, March 30th; Wednesday, March 31st; and Thursday, April 1st
9:45-10:55 A.M each day
8 Gold- Tuesday, March 30th; Wednesday, March 31st; and Thursday, April 1st
8:45-9:47 A.M each day
We realize that remote students will need time to travel from school back home and will allow time for them to return home to join their next class remotely. If students were to miss a session, our first make-up session will be scheduled for Tuesday April 6th at 8:45 A.M.
Robert Lynn, CMS Principal
Due to State assessments on March 29th, we will move athletic team/group pictures at CMS to Thursday, April 1st, during the school day. We apologize for the change. Again, please contact Mr Mayhall with any questions
mayhallb@charleston.k12.il.us