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The Community House CourierThe Community House CourierThe Community House CourierThe Community House Courier Community House Middle School Phone: 980-343-0689 9500 Community House Road Charlotte, NC 28277 Fax: 980-343-0691
Email – [email protected] http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/communityhouseMS
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Principal’s Note Dear Families, Tonight is opening night for our fall musical, Beauty and the Beast. Both Friday and Saturday nights’ shows are sold out, so if you did not purchase tickets ahead of time, you will not be able to attend. I am looking forward to the performance as our fine arts students are some of the most talented kids in CMS!! Next week is a two-day week as we all prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will have classes as usual both Monday and Tuesday. If you are planning to travel either of those days, please make sure you contact the teachers to ensure your child obtains all of his/her assignments. I wish everyone a restful and relaxing holiday with family and friends. Parents, if you want to purchase a yearbook for your child, please make sure you scroll through this issue of the Courier as it contains details regarding online purchase. The school can only order a small number of yearbooks beyond the pre-purchase numbers, so make sure you order online today! Have a great weekend, Jamie Brooks
Nov. 18, 2011
Congratulations to the Cast & Crew of
And, many thanks to the incredible direction of our
fine arts teachers who have made this show
For a sneak peek of what the more than 75 CHMS students and fine arts faculty have been working on for more than 10 weeks, check out the attached photo And, go to the Charlotte events page onObserver web site to give props to your school and the show! Just go to www.events.charlotteobserver.com/charlottenc/events/show/225188464positive comments and support are greatly appreciated!
Congratulations to the Cast & Crew of
Community House Middle School’s
Beauty & the Beast!!! Best wishes for an amazing
weekend!
And, many thanks to the incredible direction of our fine arts teachers who have made this show
possible!!! Ms. Jan Lauro
Mr. Terry Gabbard Ms. Robin Shore Ms. Laura Wallis
For a sneak peek of what the more than 75 CHMS students and fine arts faculty have been working on for more than 10
s, check out the attached photo spread.
And, go to the Charlotte events page on the Charlotte Observer web site to give props to your school and the
Just go to - www.events.charlotteobserver.com/charlotte-nc/events/show/225188464-beauty-the-beast-musical Your positive comments and support are greatly appreciated!
Congratulations to the Cast & Crew of Community House Middle
School’s Beauty & the Beast!!!
Best wishes for an amazing
And, many thanks to the incredible direction of our fine arts teachers who have made this show
For a sneak peek of what the more than 75 CHMS students and fine arts faculty have been working on for more than 10
Your
Campus Beautification Day - Rescheduled
Join us Saturday, November 19 from 8:30 am to
10:30 am. Bring your gloves and help spruce up our campus!
We also welcome the use of your: wheelbarrows, pitch forks, shovels, and rakes. CMS is bringing us soil and mulch - we need your
muscles to help us get it spread! STUDENTS - this qualifies for those all important
SERVICE HOURS so please, come out and help!
If ordered by 11/29/2011. The price of the 2011-2012 yearbook is $21.00. At the end of the year the book price will be $23.31.
Check the mail as order forms were mailed last week. On-line orders: jostensyearbooks.com
or call: 1-866-282-1516
Please drop off your Box Tops for Education in the collection box outside the Parent Center! They add up quickly so do your part to help Community House!
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS / Day of the Dead is celebrated on Nov. 2, following ALL SAINT’S DAY (Día de los Santos). DIA DE LOS MUERTOS is celebrated in Mexico and some countries of Central and South America. Eighth graders at CHMS participated in DIA DE LOS MUERTOS activities by
• tasting PAN DE MUERTO (Bread of the Dead – a delicious sweet bread made especially during this time of year)
• making CALAVERAS DE AZUCAR – sugar skulls (a popular and traditional sweet treat) • reflecting on and writing about how they honor people close to them who have died
Here’s some interesting DIA DE LOS MUERTOS trivia, compliments of Inside-Mexico.com.
El Dia de los Muertos is not the Mexican version of Halloween. Mexicans have celebrated the Day of the Dead since the year 1800 B.C.
It is not scary or morbid. There are no pictures or images of dead people, ghosts, witches, or the devil.
It doesn’t honor death, but instead our beloved dead relatives. We welcome the opportunity to reflect upon our lives, our heritage, our ancestors and the meaning and purpose of our own existence.
Beautifully decorated altars or ofrendas are not for worshiping but for offering our love and remembering our departed family members.
It is not a sad ritual. It’s a day of happiness because we will be remembering our loved ones. Although when in the graveyard, people assume an introspective attitude.
The Day of the Dead is about Love not Fear.
It is not a “strange” ritual. It is very similar to going to a grave and leaving flowers or stuffed animals, or lighting a candle to remember someone you love who has died.
New Student Enrollment
Now is the time to register new students in CMS for the 2012-2013 school year.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is now taking student applications for the 2012-2013 school year. New Student Enrollment is for children entering pre-kindergarten, kindergarteners who did not attend a CMS pre-kindergarten program or older students who will be new to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Students must be enrolled by Dec. 2, 2011, to be eligible for the first magnet lottery, which will be open from Jan. 6 - Feb. 13, 2012. Families who are enrolled by the Dec. 2 deadline will receive a personalized magnet-lottery instruction sheet in the mail during the first week of January. Families who plan to send their child(ren) to their assigned home school do not have to register by Dec. 2, but are encouraged to enroll as soon as possible. New student enrollment forms and a list of the documents required for registration are available at www.cms.k12.nc.us, any school, zone office or the Family Application Center (700 Marsh Road). For more information, please call the Family Application Center at 980-343-5335 or email [email protected].
Children must be FIVE years old on or before Aug. 31, 2012, to be considered for kindergarten. Children must be FOUR years old on or before Aug. 31, 2012, to be considered for pre-kindergarten.
Community House Middle School Fine Arts Department
presents…
TWO NIGHTS ONLY
Friday Nov. 18th and Saturday Nov. 19th at 7PM CHMS Cafetorium
9500 Community House Road General Admission $7
All Seats Reserved Please contact Linda Hooks at
(704)543-1068 for tickets.
Yearbook photos of Fall sports needed! Please send your pictures via email to Ms. Sickles at [email protected] or on a CD and bring it to the front office for this year’s 2011-2012 yearbook.
Required Reading Novel Sales
It is not too late to get your 2nd quarter Required Reading novels. The following lead teachers have extra copies of the Required Reading novels available for purchase.
6th grade – Ms. Kauffman
7th grade – Mr. Reddersen
8th grade – Mrs. Jacobs
Collect Pop Tops for theRonald McDonald House!!!
Thank you for your support!
Girl Scout Troop 3033
EARLY DISMISSAL PROCEDURES
Please remember to send early dismissal notes with your child,
to the front office, if they are being dismissed early. This
alleviates the need to interrupt instructional time.
In compliance with Federal Law, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools adminisadmissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of sex
Parent Reminder
Per CMS, students will not be permitted to switch buses to
ride home with friends.
Parent Reminder
ALL CALLS to students are at
10:45 AM, 3:45 AM, and 4:15 PM. Students will ONLY be called at these times so that
instructional times are not interrupted.
Students will NOT be called to the front office to pick up items at any other time.
Carpool Reminders
Parents, please follow the correct flow into the school. If the front gate is open, please do not go through it. We need for you to follow the correct traffic flow to avoid back-ups on
Community House Road. Please turn cars off while in the carpool line.
Parents, please read:
CMS has an automated phone messaging system that will call when a student has an unexcused absence
or an unexcused tardy. Some examples of unexcused absences are: out of town, vacation, personal, etc. Please be sure to notify the school either by phone or e-mail if your
child is absent. If your student has a medical appointment, please provide
a note from the medical provider.
Lunch Policy
Parents are allowed to bring a lunch meal for their student, but they can’t bring meals for other students. This aligns with the cafeteria policy and federal regulations. However, it must be pre-planned before the school day begins. The student is then responsible for going to the office to get the lunch at the appropriate time.
CHMS Newsletter
If you have items for the weekly Courier, please e-mail them to [email protected] by 4 pm on Wednesday. Thank you.
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