Science: "Expanding Your Horizons" STEM Conference

Five Spartan students attended the “Expanding Your Horizons” (EYH) conference at Robert Morris University on October 15. Katie, Nikki, Cat, Alexa, and Natalie participated in the nationally recognized conference for girls in 6^th-9^th grade who are interested in future Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers.

During the all-day conference, the Spartan girls attended hands-on workshops developed and led by RMU faculty and leading industry professionals. These included “Perfume Science”, “Regeneration Science”, “Explosions and Chemical Reactions”, “Unisphere Planetarium”, “Call my Random Number”, and “Endangered Animals”. Additionally, a speaker from the Society of Women Engineers gave a motivational talk about her successful career path during the lunch break.

According to Alexa, “The conference was inspirational and fun. I definitely recommend it for young girls who are interested in STEM careers. I spent time with friends, met interesting new people, and gained valuable knowledge.”

Katie returned with information about a middle school summer camp sponsored by the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative. The camp, titled, “A Starfish Can Grow a New Arm, Why Can’t I?” is tentatively scheduled for July 2012. It will be held at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Please see Mr. Cornali if you are interested in learning more about this summer science opportunity!

September Spartans of The Month

Congratulations to Rodney and Sarah, our "Spartans of the Month" for September 2011. Keep up the great work!!!

Language Arts: A Wrinkle in Time

Students in Mrs. Wright's Language Arts class are reading the novel A WRINKLE IN TIME. We will conclude this independent novel with a performance task early in the month of October.

Language Arts: Literary Elements and the Short Story

Students in Mrs. Wright's Language Arts class are busy reading short stories in our textbook. In addition to improving our reading comprehension, this unit focuses on developing literary analysis skills.

Spelling Bee

The CMS Spelling Bee will take place on October 19th. Please see Mrs. Drakeley or Mr. Miller by September 30th to get the list of words and sign up. Click here for more information.

2011-2012 Yearbook Sale

The 2012 CMS Yearbook is now on sale for only $28 until the end of September. Students can return completed order forms to their homebase teacher, or parents can order online by clicking on the image below. Don't miss your chance to get the 2012 yearbook at the lowest price of the year!

CM Fit Day

Spartan students will be joining the rest of the 7th grade to take part in the annual Fit Day at CMS. Students have received letters about this and should have brought them home for parental review. Letters outlined the day's schedule, had a permission slip to be signed if the student wants to participate in a half mile competitive run, and gave a lunch menu for the day.

Please ask your child to see the Fit Day letter if they have not already given this to you.

Subjects and Predicates

Spartan students are learning about subjects and predicates in English class! This video was shown in class, but is a nice review of how to pick out the simple subject and simple predicate in a sentence. Please use it to give yourself a review, if necessary!

Welcome 2011-2012 Spartans!

Welcome back to an exciting school year in Sparta! Our theme for the school year is The Spartan Team: Transforming Ordinary into Extraordinary. We believe that your experience as a Spartan will be truly extraordinary.

Remember to check our team blog for important updates and reminders.

We look forward to a great school year!

Spartan Team Awards

Spartan achievements were recognized at our team award ceremony held on Tuesday, June 7th. We would like to wish a special congratulations to our subject award winners: Taylor (English), Julia (Language Arts), Garrett (Science), Kari (Social Studies), and Nick (Algebra Connections). Nick also received our prestigious Spartan of the Year honor. Congratulations to our award winners and all of our Spartans on a successful 2010 - 2011 school year!