Happening this Week

Monday, March 5th

C Day Red

Tuesday, March 6th

A Day Black

Wednesday, March 7th

B Day Red7th/8th grade Chinese Class Fieldtrip,

Goucher College, 8:30am-2pm

Thursday, March 8th

C Day BlackPTA Meeting, 7pm, Media Center

Friday, March 9th

A Day RedInterims sent home

March 5– March 9, 2018

Mission Statement: Working in collaboration with students, parents, staff and community, Crofton Middle School will develop productive citizens by challenging and inspiring students to

become lifelong learners within a safe and structured environment.

Eagle ExpressCrofton Middle School’s Weekly E-Newsletter

Principal’s Message:

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Thank you for joining us for Parent-Teacher Progress Reviews or Parent-Teacher Conferences. We appreciate your willingness to partner with the school so we are able to support your student.

Our SGA students along with their sponsor Ms. Turek did a fabulous job planning and implementing the 7th grade dance. The kids had a blast and looked so good in their semi-formal wear. I also would like to say thank you to our parents for picking up on time!

6th Grade ParentsOur students are doing much better walking in the halls, thank you for the support!

7th Grade ParentsPlease continue to stress the importance of keeping their hands to themselves.

8th Grade ParentsPlease forgive us for printing the draft copy of the NJHS program instead of the final version. Ms. Dolan is going to print the corrected copy and provide each NJHS member with five corrected copies.

Lastly, we are looking to decrease the amount of time it takes to dismiss our bus riders at the end of the day. If your student is a bus rider, they are expected to get on their bus right away. They are not to loiter in the parking lot, because the drivers need to leave on time to pick up the elementary students. I have provided serval announcements to our students and wanted to keep our parents in the loop as well.

Sincerely,Dr. Nuria E. WilliamsPrincipal

Looking AheadMarch 16, 17, 23 and 24, Musical - Fiddler on the Roof, 7pmMarch 18 and 25, Musical – Fiddler on the Roof, 2:30pmThursday, March 29-Monday, April 2, Spring Break

Congratulations to the following nominees for the February SOAR awards. They were nominated by their Music, Art or Dance teachers for being Students who are Organized and take Action to Reach their goals. Pictured here with Dr. Williams are: (front l to r): Sam Biddle, Madison Strempek, Kanye Nwoke, Sophia Steen, Maile Fisher and Megan Powell. (Back l to r): Reagan Barba, Nalanie Martinez, Chloe Holmes and Claire Higgins.

Congratulations to the following winners of the February SOAR awards: (l to r) Kaylah Hill, Jared Zutt and Addison Bridges. They were nominated by their Music, Art or Dance teachers for being Students who are Organized and take Action to Reach their goals.

• Download the App “Yearbook Snap” to your phone (the icon is orange and white)

• Enter Crofton Middle School• Our School Code is: cmseagles• Upload any photos• Click on Crofton Middle School Submit Photos• Select the photos from your gallery that you would like to upload

(you can only do 5 at a time)• Select “Done”• Press the upload icon and then “upload”• Enter your name and email address to verify that your photos are

appropriate• Press submit photos and feel free to upload more as you wish

WANTED: Photos for CMS Yearbook

For the 2018-2019 school years, the following vaccines are required for children entering seventh grade:

• All students entering seventh grade must have had one Tdap vaccination and one meningococcal vaccination. This also includes eighth, ninth and tenth grade student entries new to the county.

These new vaccinations are in addition to the current school vaccine requirements.

Students must be vaccinated according to the Maryland Vaccine Requirements for Children in order to be allowed in school. You should work with your child’s health care provider to get his/her vaccination record and to receive any vaccinations that are missing. Students who are not compliant with immunization records must be excluded from school on the first day of classes unless parents/guardians provide proof of a medical appointment with a health care provider or local health department for vaccinations within the ensuing 20 calendar days (30 days for military families).

If you are unable to get a vaccination appointment with your child’s health care provider, please call Anne Arundel County Department of Health’s Immunization Services at 410-222-4896.

If you have questions about vaccines that are required for school, please call your child’s health care provider or the school nurse. When your child receives the above vaccinations, please provide a copy of the current vaccination record to the school nurse.

If your child has already received the required vaccinations, please provide a copy of your child’s current vaccination record to the school nurse as soon as possible so that records are up to date before this school year ends.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Attention 8th grade parents

Please be aware that the application window to apply for magnet programs is now open. The window opened on October 16, 2017 and closes at noon on November 30, 2017 (this applies to IB, BMAH, PVA, and STEM). The application deadline for CAT North and South is extended until March 15th. It is very important that you adhere to these timelines as applications will not be accepted after the deadline. If you would like more information about a specific program please see the dates on the magnet information sessions flier for specific programs. The application process is to be completed online (www.aacps.org/manget). Should you have issues with information being incorrect once you access the application please contact the counseling office to have it corrected. If your child needs assistance or doesn’t have access to the internet please have them see Mr. Ross so that he can assist them with the application process. Should you have any other questions please feel free to contact Mr. Ross (cross@aacps.org).

Thank you

Counseling Corner