CMS Writing Guide Blog

I just wanted to take a moment to share the CMS Writing Blog with all of you.  This has many helpful tips on a variety of topics.  These should take your writing to the next level!  Please visit the Writing Guide as often as you wish to get help!

cmswritingguide.blogspot.com

Also, here is a link to an e-book copy of our CMS Writing Guidelines.  This will be a valuable resource to you in your middle school years and beyond!  Consider bookmarking it!

CMS Writing Guide

English class - Schedule posted

A schedule has been posted in Edmodo for the upcoming assignments for English. You can use this to get organized and keep track of what is going to be happening each day.  This is especially important for next week, as we have many end-of-the-9-weeks assignments that are coming due.

To access Edmodo, go to:  www.edmodo.com

Your sign in (for most of you) is the same as your computer sign in at school.

Click on the Calendar tab at the top of the page.  This will take you to the English calendar.

Hopefully this will be helpful in keeping track of upcoming assignments.  You can also check Edmodo for helpful posts, test reviews, and online quizzes and games that can help you if you are struggling in class!

7th Grade Fit Day

Spartans participated in our annual 7th Grade Fit Day on Friday, September 21st.  We spent the day traveling through fitness stations at the stadium and at CMS.  Congratulations to our winning girls' relay team of Jessica, Jill, Macy, and Taylor.  The Spartan team would like to congratulate the Knights and the Titans for our three-way tie for the first year ever!

Language Arts: September

Students in Mrs. Wright's language arts class will be focusing on literary elements and fiction short stories during the month of September.  Students will be reading and discussing the short stories together in class and may access their textbook online from home. 

Additionally, we are reading the novel Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech.  This novel tells the story of Sal Hiddle and her adventures with her friend Phoebe in Euclid, Ohio, and with her grandparents on a cross-country trip to see her mother. 

Spartan Tee-Shirt Sale

The Spartan tee-shirt sale will be going on now through Friday, September 21, 2012.  Students should bring in their order form with size information along with $10.00 cash to their homebase teachers.

Spartan English

Mrs. Drakeley has some  help this semester in English class!  Miss Kaczmarek will be student teaching in English from now until December.  She will be sending home a letter very soon to introduce herself.  She wants to pass on that she is very excited to be at CMS, and Mrs. Drakeley is thrilled to have her!

Welcome 2012-2013 Spartans!

The Spartan teachers would like to welcome our new students to the middle school!  We are looking forward to an excellent year with all of you, and we have many enriching learning experiences planned.  Be sure you come to school everyday ready to learn and participate in your classes.  We are excited to have you on our team!

Finishing out March in English Class

Spartan students have been hard at work over the last few weeks of English class. They have been working on a persuasive essay called "Dumb Law". This essay allowed students to select an old, outdated law from a provided list and defend this law, saying why it should still be enforced.

The students used the three forms of persuasion that they were taught in English: appeal to reason, appeal to emotion, and appeal of good character.

Next up is a Letter Writing Unit, where students will learn the differences between business letters and personal letters and will discover how to write each kind.

February Students of the Month

The Spartan Team would like to congratulate Renna W. and Michael D. for being selected as our Students of the Month for February! Keep up the great work, Renna and Michael!