Chase MiddleSchool

October- November Newsletter

School Not In Session Oct. 15-16 or 25-26 forProfessional Development

Parent-Student-TeacherConferencesWHENWednesday, Oct. 24th, 3pmWHERE2250 Northeast State StreetTopeka, KSMORE INFORMATIONConferences will also be held on Thursday, October 25, 7:30-7PM.

Sunday, November 4 DaylightSaving Time EndsDon't forget to turn your clock 1-hour back on Sunday,November 4. Most of the United States begins Daylight Saving Time at 2:00a.m. on the second Sunday in March and reverts to standardtime on the �rst Sunday in November. In the U.S., each timezone switches at a different time.In the European Union, Summer Time begins and ends at 1:00a.m. Universal Time (Greenwich Mean Time). It begins the lastSunday in March and ends the last Sunday in October. In theEU, all time zones change at the same moment.

School Out November 21-23 for ThanksgivingBreak

CMS Staff Highlights

Ms. CowenMs. Cowen has been working atChase Middle School for 16years as the Family OutreachFacilitator. She is the mother ofone son, Jose and twograndchildren. She enjoysvisiting them in Texas. Mostimportantly, she very muchenjoys coconut cream.

Ms. EnnekingMrs. Enneking has beenteaching 7th grade LanguageArts at Chase Middle Schoolsince 2014. She graduatedfrom Emporia State Universityin 2015 with a Bachelor ofScience in SecondaryEducation. She lives inLawrence with her spouse and7 month old daughter. Mrs.Enneking loves spending timewith her family, hiking with hertwo dogs River and Hugo, andtraveling. She loves working atChase and is exciting for thisschool year!

Mrs. PineMrs. Pine, formerly Ms.Hendrick, has been teaching8th grade Language Arts atChase Middle School since2012. She graduated from WestChester University ofPennsylvania in 2009 with aBachelor of Science Degree inSecondary Education with aspecialization in English. Shereceived her Master's ofEducation Degree in K-12English as a Second LanguageEducation from JonesInternational University in 2013.Mrs. Pine lives in Lawrencewith her husband and their twodogs: Auryn, a wolfdog, andG'mork, a Siberian husky.

Mrs. HavensMrs. Havens graduated fromKansas State University in2013. She have been teachingat Chase for 6 years in the artroom and an AVID teacher forfour. Mrs. Havens grew up inEverest, Kansas and enjoyspainting and gardening.

Mr. BanmanNathan Banman has been alicensed social worker inTopeka Public Schools for 13years. This is his second yearat Chase Middle School. Mr.Banman received hisundergraduate and graduatedegree from WashburnUniversity. Mr. Banman bringswith him an assistance dogname Bean.

Mr. HollomanMatt Holloman, 6th gradehistory teacher at Chase MiddleSchool. First child on the way inDecember. Loves to read,watch documentaries, movies,and plays some video games.Loves to ride bike on ShungaTrail.

Mr. BrewerI am a product of Topeka PublicSchools through and through.As an elementary schoolstudent I attended McCarter,then moved to Landon and�nished at Topeka West. Icontinued my education at AllenCommunity College and earnedan Associate of Arts Degree.My rewarding work with theschool district began in Octoberof 2012, since that time I'veworked as a Para at Landon,and Chase where I was placedin the BASR Room at thebeginning of the BASR Program;in addition, I've worked atEisenhower, Lundgren and nowback to Chase. I also serve asthe Education SupportProfessional Representative onthe KNEA-T Executive Board.

CongratulationsCougarsOur football team took 3rdplace in the city. Way to goCougars! Our football playersworked many hours togetherand formed a terri�c bond withtheir classmates.

8th GradeWorlds of FunTripFundraising information will bedistributed to 8th gradestudents soon! Please makesure your 8th graderparticipates in order to providea successful trip.

Buttons, Buttons, and MoreButtons!We have been making buttons in the library showing off someof our favorite books. Ask your child about the button they'vemade!

Book FairOctober 22-25 during school and Parent-Teacher Conferences!Please visit and buy new books for your home or save for theholidays to give as gifts. Half (or more!) of total sales godirectly to our library.We must meet our goal of $2500 to continue earning the largerfair - please help!

8th Grade Science NewsWe will be working on genetics and evolution next week in 8thscience. Students just �nished their unit projects "All in theFamily" where they researched an animal and found out whatother animals it is related to and how and why. The projects willbe on display in the 8th grade hall by room 118.

6th Grade HappeningsFrom Ms. DickersonWe are working on using context clues to increase our vocabulary and using Mobymax to lay afoundation for the skills we are lacking in reading. You can also �nd us working on plot andcharacterization. Another project we have started is a research paper on fear. This will get usready for working on our DBQ for history. Additionally, we will begin reading the book, "My Lifein Dog Years" by Gary Paulsen or "Freak the Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick. Everyone should bereading at home for at least 20 minutes daily. This will help increase our �uency inreading.Don't forget to come to Parent/Teacher conferences on October 23 and 24.

CI3T CornerMiddle school is a tough age developmentally. Your studentsare learning to build complex relationships while their socialbrain is constantly building new connects.Horseplay is a continual challenge for some students atChase. Many times students have been suspended for �ghtingand the students say they were “just playing” and thensomeone got angry. Pushing/shoving/horseplay can and doeslead to much more serious problems. People have beenaccidentally injured by others who were “just playing”.At Chase, “just playing” goes against the philosophy of a safeand orderly environment and those students involved in thesetypes of incidents will face disciplinary action. Please remind your student about horseplay and that it oftencan lead to bigger concerns.

CMS School PlayCome join us November 1st and 2nd at 6:30 PM in StateStreet's Auditorium as Chase Middle School presents a night ofone act plays! The advanced performing arts class will beperforming their one act play Cut by Ed Monk followed by theall-school fall play Orange is the New Glass by Tyler Dwiggins.There will be an intermission in between shows. In Cut, a group of actors rehearses a play within a play within aplay. As the plot complications multiply, the actors begin toforget who is playing whom and who is the real director-- asopposed to the actor who is playing the director, or vice versa.Then they can't seem to remember who they really are, asopposed to the people they are playing in any of the various scripts. Then things start to getconfusing.... Orange is the New Glass takes place in a fairy-tale kingdom obsessed with pop culture andsocial media, fairy godmothers are lawyers and the the Three Little Pig-arazzi chasecelebritites. But when Cinderella leaves her self-absorbed prince and winds up in jail with anunlikely girl squad, she doesn't just cause a sensation--she starts a revolution.A warmheartedcomedy full of clever characters. .

We appreciate your continued support.

Native American Cultural ClubOn October 10 the Native American Cultural Club began inroom 122. The next meeting will be Wednesday, October 31.

Covered in CoatsThe “Covered in Coats” program is a partnership between Chase Middle School and TopekaDowntown Rotary to provide new coats to students who need them. If your child is in need ofa coat for the upcoming colder months, please contact Chase Middle School’s social worker,Nathan Banman, at nbanman@tps501.org or call 235-7183.

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Halloween DanceWednesday, October 313-4:15 PM Dance will be from 3:00-4:15. Students must be picked up at4:15. Students who are late being picked up, may not be able toattend the next dance(s). Cost for the Dance will be $2.00. Grades will be checked on Tuesday morning. Students with F grades Tuesday morning WILLNOT BE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND. There will be no last day grade checks so students will not begoing to teachers with work or getting their grades changed AT ALL on Wednesday. Students may NOT wear costumes during the school day. Students should wear school appropriate costumes. If they ask and it is clear cut, you canhelp guide them. If there is a question as to what is school appropriate, they should ask in theo�ce. Students may NOT have props or use props as part of their costume for the dance. NO MASKS WILL BE ALLOWED Facepainting stations will be $2 or 20 Cougar Cash.

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8th Grade FundraiserThe 8th grade class will be participating in "Bags to Bucks"October 19-31. Funds raised will go towards supporting the 8thgrade class with their end of year activities and trip. Pleasemake checks payable to CMS.

CMS Picture Re-Take DayFriday, November 2 in the morning only. Students must bringtheir complete picture packet to the photographer in order tohave a picture re-done. Pictures in the packet must be in theiroriginal condition.

November 6 B Team @ Landon V/JV @ Chase November 8 Varsity Tournament 3:30 PM @ TWest November 10 B Team Tournament 9 AM @ TWest November 13 B Team @ Chase V/JV @ French November 15 B Team @ Chase V/JV @ Jardine November 27 B Team @ Chase V/JV @ Robinson November 29 B Team @ Eisenhower V/JV @ Chase All games begin @ 3:10 unless otherwise stated.

Zainy Brainy Family Game NightWHENTuesday, Nov. 13th, 6pmWHERE2250 Northeast State StreetTopeka, KSMORE INFORMATIONZainy Brainy Family Game Night! Don't miss this opportunity toenjoy hotdogs, nachos, fun and games with your family.

November Happenings In theCommunityFriday, November 2 - First Friday Art Walk NOTO

Sunday, November 4- Battle of the Badges 1 PM WashburnUniversity Saturday, November 10 - Veteran's Day Parade 10 AM on Quincy Saturday, November 24- Christmas Parade on Kansas Ave.6 PM

Notice of Non-DiscriminationThe Topeka Public Schools, Uni�ed School District No. 501 is committed to a�rmative actionand equal opportunity. No person shall, on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex,sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, national origin or ancestrybe denied lawful access to any appropriate educational service, program or activity providedby the school district. The Title VI and Title IX compliance coordinator is the AssistantSuperintendent for Teaching/Learning/Administration. The Section 504/Title II compliancecoordinator is the Coordinator of College and Career Ready Services. For employment, theEEO/AA o�cer is the General Director of Human Resources. All compliance coordinators maybe contacted at 624 SW 24th Street, Topeka, KS 66611-1294, (785) 295-3000. The clerk of theBoard of Education has been designated to receive and redirect or handle inquiries regardingnondiscrimination policies, regulations and procedures. The clerk may be contacted by calling(785) 295-3045 or by writing to 624 SW 24th Street, Topeka, KS 66611-1294.