Home of the Yellow Jackets March 2016

Dates to RememberMarch 2 Mid Quarter Grades Sent HomeMarch 4 Dance 3:00 to 5:30pmMarch 7-11 Swim WeekMarch 8 All City Strings Concert @ HS 7pm March 15 CMS Band Festival (Field Trip)March 17 CMS Choir Festival (Field Trip)March 24 CMS Band Concert 7:00pmMarch 25 CMS Orchestra Festival (Field Trip)

Early Release 12:40pmMarch 28 - Apr 1 Conferences Early Release 12:20pm

Book Fair in the LibraryApr 1 Last Day to purchase a Year Book Apr 4 - Apr 8 Spring Break

SPRING PARENT CONFERENCES!!BY APPOINTMENT

See attached sign-up sheet

Monday, March 28th 4:30 – 7:20Tuesday, March 29th 1:10 – 3:10Wednesday, March 30th 4:30 – 7:20Thursday, March 31st 1:10 – 3:10

SIGN UP!All students will have conferences scheduled

with team teachers. Parents, please sign up on the attached form and you will receive an

invitation from your student for that conference. Parents who do not sign up for a time slot by March 11th will have a conference time assigned and you will be informed by mail.

Due March 11th

CONFERENCIAS DE PRIMAVERA!!Haga una cita

Vea la hoja adjunta

lunes, 28 marzo 4:30-7:20martes, 29 marzo 1:00-3:00miércoles, 30 marzo 4:30-7:20jueves, 31 marzo 1:00 -3:00

Todos los estudiantes tendrán una conferencia programada con el maestro de equipo. Padres, favor de llenar la forma adjunta y recibirá una carta de su hijo para esa conferencia. Los padres que no reservan una cita, recibirán una hora asignada y recibirán noticias por correo. Por las horas limitadas y la cantidad de conferencias para maestros, no es posible cambiar el horario; entonces, debe seleccionar una hora que es buena para Uds.Aquí son unas horas y fechas que deben recordar cuando reservan su conferencia.Partidos de Vóleibol:Padres: No deben programar su conferencia durante la práctica de voleibol de su hija. Las jugadoras tienen un horario de las prácticas durante la semana de conferencias

Start Planning Ahead for 2016-2017

Pre-registration for 8th grade at Conferences: 7th Graders will pre-register for their 8th grade classes during conference week. Come help your student request their 8th grade electives!

Pre-registration for Freshman Classes:March 9th: The Career Center Director from CHS will be visiting CMS to prepare 8th grade students on Career Pathways as they relate to Career & College Readiness in high school.

March 18th: The high school counselors will be visiting CMS 8th graders to discuss high school courses options and graduation requirements. Please attend your student’s conference to review the choices your student makes.

March 21st: Informational Parent Night for incoming 9th

graders at CMS at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm.

PARENT CONFERENCESSpring parent conferences are scheduled from March 28th-March 31st. Parents will be treated to student-led conferences with one of the student’s team teachers.

Please check your first, second and third choice for a conference time below by placing a “1” by your first choice, a 2 by your second choice, and 3 by your third choice.

STUDENT’S NAME

STUDENT’S LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER: circle one

Mrs. Fagerness Mrs. Lowe Mrs. Yancey Mrs. Gashel

Mrs. Sharp Mr. Mora Mr. Gallagher Mrs. Grant

Monday, March 28th 4:30 – 4:50 6:10 – 6:304:55 – 5:15 6:35 – 6:555:20 – 5:40 7:00 – 7:205:45 – 6:05

Tuesday, March 29th 1:00 – 1:20 2:15 – 2:351:25 – 1:45 2:40 – 3:001:50 – 2:10

Wednesday, March 30th 4:30 – 4:50 6:10 – 6:304:55 – 5:15 6:35 – 6:555:20 – 5:40 7:00 – 7:205:45 – 6:05

Thursday, March 31st 1:00 – 1:20 2:15 – 2:351:25 – 1:45 2:40 – 3:001:50 – 2:10

NOTE:

Please return these slips to the office at Centralia Middle School by March 11, 2016. Parents who have not reserved a time will be assigned a conference slot and confirmation will be mailed home the week of March 21, 2016.

CONFERENCEIAS PARA PADRESLas conferencias de primavera están programadas para el 28 al 31 de marzo. Su hijo va a dirigir la conferencia con uno de los maestros de su equipo.

Favor de indicar su primero, segundo y tercero preferencia al poner un “1” por su primera preferencia, un 2 a su segunda, y un 3 a su tercera.

ESTUDIANTE __________

MAESTRO DE ARTES Y LETRAS: indicar con un círculo

Mrs. Fagerness Mrs. Lowe Mrs. Yancey Mrs. Gashel

Mrs. Sharp Mr. Mora Mr. Gallagher Mrs. Grant

Monday, March 28th 4:30 – 4:50 6:10 – 6:304:55 – 5:15 6:35 – 6:555:20 – 5:40 7:00 – 7:205:45 – 6:05

Tuesday, March 29th 1:00 – 1:20 2:15 – 2:351:25 – 1:45 2:40 – 3:001:50 – 2:10

Wednesday, March 30th 4:30 – 4:50 6:10 – 6:304:55 – 5:15 6:35 – 6:555:20 – 5:40 7:00 – 7:205:45 – 6:05

Thursday, March 31st 1:00 – 1:20 2:15 – 2:351:25 – 1:45 2:40 – 3:001:50 – 2:10

OJO:

Regrese esta forma a la oficina de la Secundaria Centralia Middle School para el 11 de marzo 2016. Los padres que no reservan una conferencia recibirán una hora asignada y la confirmamos por correo la semana de 21 marzo 2016.

Por favor marque la caja si necesita un intérprete durante la conferencia con los maestros

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February Word of the Month

Staff of the Month:Mrs. Fagerness Mrs. Rueda

1. The state or quality of being kind2. A kind act; favor3. Kind behavior

February Students of the Month:

Alex AvarengaAlexandra PurserAmarrah HarrisAmber MorrillArianna AdamsBrenda GonzalezChris MozquedaCristina HerreraDamyn AveryDani DennisEmily HeppeEva Apantipan CastroEvan KolpackFaith Duffy

Faith WaterfieldFatima Arceo-GarciaGabe BustosGabe LewisGabi JimenezGracin ShehanHaley KooiHazel RodriguezIzabella ShortridgeJaylene WaltersJoey UngerJohnathan VedderKaren WuKateisha FiddlerKayleen Billings

Kiley McClayLillian JohnsonLogan MagillMadison McGregor Miriam MartinezNeveah NelsonNolan RiceRyan MackSavana SmallSheila VazquezSilas WentzSilvia Apantipan CastroSyreena EdwardsTina MartinezTristan RicheyZepaniah Williams

DanceFriday

March 4th

3:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Pre Paid Tickets:$3.00 with ASB Card$6.00 without ASB

Tickets will be sold through lunch on Friday. All other tickets must be

purchased at the door.$8.00 at the door

~Reminder~ End of the Year

Wild Waves Reward ActivityCMS honor level team is continually monitoringstudent behavior for all reward activities. Just areminder, to qualify for the end of the year WildWaves trip, students must continue to be on goodbehavior for the year with no more than onedetention and no office required behaviorreferrals. All passing grades and attendance arealso a priority. You must have less than 20%absenteeism and no F’s.

Optimist Student of the Month

Ryan Mack

Sponsored by the Centralia-Chehalis Optimist Club

2015-2016YEAR BOOK

DEADLINE April 1st 2015

No Exceptions!

$20 with ASB CARD

$26 without ASB

If you would like to reserve a 2015-2016 Year Book, it must be purchased by

Friday, April 1st

There may or may not be extras to purchase in June.

We will be sending in our order soon, so we need to know how many to order.

If your not sure if you’ve paid for yours, there is a list on the office window.

Contest Results

BandSouthwest WA Regional Instrumental Solo and Ensemble Contest Results

Zeph Williams Miriam Martinez Alto Sax Solo Trumpet Solo Superior Excellent

Gabe Bustos Kaylynn LesemanBari Sax Solo Trumpet Solo Superior Superior

Luis Van Puymbrouck & Ben DemarisClarinet Duet

Superior

Choir Southwest Washington Music Educator Association Solo and Ensemble Contest

Results

Both the 7th & 8th Grade Choir Ensemble groups each received Excellent Rating.

Satine Sas--Superior Rating 1 Audrey Buzzard--Superior Rating 1Michael Stanfield--Excellent Rating 2+Desaree Brower--Excellent Rating 2Katilyn McDonald--Superior Rating 1Autumn Waltman--Superior 1-Ashley Eades--Excellent Rating 2+ Jonathan Zimmer--Superior Rating 1+

National Jr. Honor Society

The National Junior Honor Society honors students who demonstrate excellence in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship.

1st lunch officers are: Arturo Morales, President. Yuliana Nino-Gonzalez, Secretary. Cheyanne Sanford, Vice President. Jesse Brower, Treasurer. 2nd

lunch officers are: Luke Lennox, President. Sawyer Kassel, Vice President. Kobe Nichols, Secretary. Logan Mallow, Treasurer.

National History Day Competition Results

Our 7th and 8th grade Humanities students competed this weekend inVancouver for the Southwest Regional National History Daycompetition. The following students will move onto the statecompetition in the spring. Come see all student projects duringconferences.

Kyla Johnston won 1st place for her individual exhibit

Calista Brasher earned a 2nd place award for her paper

Kyuss Mano, Elliott Nye, and Jakayla Shipe were awarded 3rd place for their group performance

Lexi Erb received 5th place for her individual exhibit.

Kyla Johnson

Miriam Martinez Lexi Erb Carissa Kaut

CMS raised roughly $1260.00for the American HeartAssociation to help fight HeartDisease. Our top money earnerwas Savanah Hankins bringingin $375. She earned theopportunity to throw a pie in Mr.Riffe’s face (Savanah’s Uncle)assisted by her cousin EmilyGrove during the assembly onFebruary 27th. Luke Lennoxand Gabby Stopa were the nextin line for bringing in donationsfor the fundraiser.

STAFF TEAM

Students vs Staff Basketball Game at the February Assembly

Yummy Berry Pie

Hoops For Heart Results

As a reminder we have a Robotics Club and they are getting ready to go to their first competition. The competition is called the Blazer Bot and will happen at Centralia College, Saturday, April 16th. The competition will include: Dragster, Sumo-Bot, and Cube Wrangler. If you are interested in being a part of the team please sign-up with Ms. Boomer. (Rm. 111)Robotics: Tuesday & Thursday’s, 3:00 – 4:40 pm.

Kindness ClubCooking, Crafting and Community! Do you enjoy helping others, doing good deeds, and making a other’s feel good? Come check out the Kindness Club Tuesday & Thursday’s.

Tabletop ClubBringing gaming into the 3D world. We will have many different types of games: miniatures, card games, board games, strategy or quick-thinking games. This is not the typical games you’re thinking of. Give it a shot and you just might become a tabletop fanatic. (Tuesday & Thursday’s)

3D Printer – Tinkering with TurbinesWhat is a wind turbine? How does a wind turbine transform wind energy into electrical energy? In this club we will learn about a boy named William Kamkwamba who designed and built a wind turbine to help save his village. Your challenge is to build a wind turbine that can transform wind energy into electrical energy. Starting April 11th.

Coding…AnimationHave you signed up for the Google CS First club yet? In the Google club, you’ll explore, create, and learn how to code with your friends! Want to tell a story? Make some music? Explore fashion design? Make your own video games? There's a club for you. Our next club theme is Animation! We've only got a few spots left, so come to the library after school and sign up today. Starts Monday, March 7th.

News from JumpStart after school!

Brand new clubs!

A workshop to help parents improve family bonding and reduce risk of teenage drug use

Guiding Good ChoicesGuiding Good Choices is being offered to parents to learn how to strengthen their bonds with their children and reduce the risk that their children will use drugs. This five-week program is being offered to you by the JumpStart after school program and Centralia College. It will be ran at Washington Elementary, Tuesday evenings beginning April 19th, with dinner being served at 5:30 pm.

Guiding Good Choices is an interactive program for all parents of youth in grades 4-8. In a lively and open atmosphere, parents will learn specific strategies to help their youth avoid drug use and other adolescent problem behaviors, and develop into healthy adults. Parents will learn to set clear family guidelines on drugs, as well as learn and practice skills to strengthen family bonds, help their children develop healthy behaviors, and increase children's involvement in the family.

The Guiding Good Choices program, from Channing Bete Company, was developed by Dr. J. David Hawkins and Dr. Richard F. Catalano of the University of Washington. Their research has shown that when youth are bonded to their parents, school and non-drug-using peers, they are less likely to get involved in drug use or other behavior problems.

An alarming number of teenagers today will use alcohol or marijuana before leaving high school. According to surveys conducted for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2009, more than 43% of the high school seniors surveyed had used alcohol in the past month, and more than 20% had used marijuana in the past month.

There is no cost to parents attending the workshops, and dinner will be served. Child care and youth activities will be provided.

For more information, please call Nicoe King at 360.330.7619 Ext. 6028

• This two credit class is offered with partial funding provided by Lewis County Chemical Dependency-Mental Health-Therapeutic Courts Sales and Use Tax.

• The Centralia School District does not sponsor this event and the District assumes no responsibility for it.”

Centralia College does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, sex, genetic information, or age in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activities, or in employment. All inquiries regarding compliance with access, equal opportunity and/or grievance procedures should be directed to the Vice President of Human Resources and Legal Affairs, Centralia College, 600 Centralia College Blvd, Centralia, WA 98531, or call 360-736-9391, ext. 671.