Principal's Message

Dr. Allison Eubanks

Calhoun City Schools will celebrate Paul Campbell Perfect Attendance Day on Friday, September 29, 2023. This is a special day where we commemorate the legacy of Mr. Campbell, CCS employee, who never missed a day of work throughout his years of service. We encourage all students to be at school on this day.

Tom's Coffee Truck will be on campus during lunches on this day for those in attendance who want to purchase a drink. The top 3 grades within CCS with the best attendance will win a free ice cream party!

CMS Picture Day

Thursday, September 28th

CMS Picture day will be Thursday, September 28th. Students will be called to the Media Center for individual pictures by classes.

Picture Order Forms will be sent home with students on Monday.

CMS Stinger Update

Morning Announcements = 10 Stingers

Lunch with a Friend = 15 Stingers

Car Rider Greeter = 20 Stingers

CMS Office Assistant = 30 Stingers

Eat outside in Courtyard = 40 Stingers

Free Admission to Play or Sporting Event = 50 Stingers

1st 9 Week REWARD:

Cook Out on 10/6/23 during Lunch = 75 Stingers

PRINCIPAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

CMS Principal Advisory will meet Monday morning at 8AM in the CMS Sting Room. The Sting Room is located on the 7th grade car rider hallway,

UNITY RUN

The Gordon County Unity Run will take place in downtown Calhoun this Tuesday (September 26th). The race route is shown by the pink arrows on the attached map. Most of the high school/middle school campus entrances will be closed beginning at 5:30PM until approximately 7:30PM. All campus buildings and facilities will be accessible throughout the evening via Yellow Jacket Drive only. All cars will need to enter and exit Yellow Jacket Drive from the west on 53 Spur or Pine Street (see yellow arrows on map). All after school practices and activities may continue as normal with the understanding that Yellow Jacket Drive will be the only campus access after 5:30PM. Thank you for your flexibility!

CMS Basketball Announcement

CMS basketball tryouts for boys and girls will be held the week of October 16th. All participants must have a current physical on file to attend.

Girls tryouts will be as follows: Monday 7th and 8th girls from 3:45-5:30 and Tuesday will be 6th graders from 3:45-5:30. Call back tryouts will be on Wednesday from 3:45-5:30 for all CMS participants selected.

Boys tryouts will follow the girls on Monday and Tuesday. 6th grade boys will be from 5:30 to 6:30pm and 7/8th grade boys will be from 6:30 to 8:00pm.

Baseball Halloween Hustle

It's time for the 3rd annual Halloween Hustle, which is a 5K hosted by the CHS Baseball Team. This year's event will be held on October 21st. The race will start on Yellow Jacket Drive at 9AM. Check-in and registration will begin on site at 7:30AM. Click the link below to register to run or to have your business help sponsor this event-

https://www.calhounhomerunclub.net/halloween-hustle

Virtual Title 1 Information

Each fall, CMS holds a Virtual Title 1 Parent Meeting that includes important information related to parent involvement and looks to gather feedback from families related to our school improvement plan and planning processes. We are asking all families to click on the virtual classroom below to access various documents and sign off on having reviewed the information.

Food City School Bucks Program

CMS is registered with Food City as part of the School Bucks Program. Please see the information below for signing up/linking your Food City ValuCard. The program begins Wednesday, Sept. 6th and runs through May 7th! We appreciate your support!

MAYOR for a Day

Calhoun City Schools is thrilled to offer our students an exciting opportunity to apply for the Mayor for a Day contest with Mayor Jimmy Palmer! Students are asked to make a video discussing how they would enhance our city and celebrate the great things Calhoun has to offer. Students interested should complete the linked application using their ccsjackets student email address by Friday, September 22nd.

2023-2024 CMS Student Council Officers

Congratulations to our CMS Student Council Officers:

President - Trace Hawkins

Vice President - Angie Urdapilleta

Secretary - Isaiah Nalls

What's for Lunch?

Visit schoolcafe.com to view school menus and make payments

Grade Level Newsletters

Check out the grade level newsletters below to prepare for the upcoming week!

7th Grade Newsletter

8th Grade Newsletter

Student Chargers for Chromebooks

As we start the new school year, we are already seeing an issue with students losing their school issued chromebook charger. In an effort to make it easier on parents/students, we are sharing a link to a charger that can be purchased online directly by families that is compatible to our devices.

Charger Ordering Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KLYPFT0/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_7?smid=AITSZY694T5YM&psc=1

There are other options online. The only requirements are that it is USB-C and 65 Watts.

2023-2024 CMS Yearbooks on Sale

Calhoun Middle School Attendance Policy Reminder

Click Here to view the for CMS Attendance Policy

Important Documents

Campus Black & Gold Calendar

CMS Bell Schedule

CMS Student/Parent Handbook / en espanol

Athletic Handbook

Jacket Pride Handbook

CMS Focus 5

CMS Parent/Student Compact / en espanol

CMS School Improvement Plan

Title I PPT

Parent and Family Engagement Plan

Chromebook Home User Agreement

Counselor's Corner

As the school year gets underway, we have already seen lots of issues come from both TikTok and Snapchat. I would greatly encourage our middle school parents to examine if your student is ready and mature enough to handle these apps. There are lots of ways on both apps to hide messages and pictures as well as have multiple accounts. Check out reviews on both these apps below.

Snapchat

TikTok

College & Career

5 C’s / EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

In addition to providing academic instruction, preparing students to be college and career-ready is a priority for Calhoun City Schools. Local business, industry partners, and post-secondary schools have indicated the importance of strong power skills, also called soft skills, employability skills, work ethic, or 21st Century skills, to the success of their employees and businesses. Employability Skills should be included as an explicit and integral part of classroom instruction, embedded in class activities. In response to this, Calhoun City Schools will implement 5 C’s instruction in PreK-12th grade. The 5 C’s for Success include: Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Community.

Cell Phone Use Reminder

As a reminder, cell phones should only be used during the following times while at school:

Morning holding areas
Lunch
Afternoon holding areas

Phones should not be out in class or during transitions.

Community Service

Community service hours were due April 30th.

Community Service Hour Form FY24 - to be completed by CMS students through ccsjackets accounts

Anonymous Alert

CCS continues to utilize the Anonymous Alert program to report concerns during the school year. Students and community members can submit alerts to school administrators through the AA app/website.

Capturing Kids' Hearts Parent Resources

Calhoun Community Education Program

CAC Survival Infant & Toddler Swim Lessons

Ages: 6 months - 6 years

Course Days: Monday - Thursday

Time Slots: Flexible

Length of Each Class: 10 minutes

Total Number of Lessons: 16

Cost: $175 + Annual Registration Fee ($25)

CAC Private/ Semi-Private Swim Lessons

Private: 4 lessons $90 (30 minutes each)

Semi-Private (2-3 swimmers): 4 lessons $60 (30 minutes each)

Cost + Annual Registration Fee ($25)

Nitros Competitive Swim Team

Northwest Georgia Aquatics (NWGA) is a year-round USA Swimming and US Masters Swimming team offering professional instruction for all levels, ages, and abilities. From our lesson program to our competitive teams, the goal is to provide every member an opportunity to properly develop, improve swimming skills, and achieve personal success.

Visit https://www.teamunify.com/Home.jsp?team=ganga for more information or email toddc@calhounschools.org.

For more information call 706-629-6788 or visit- https://securepayment.link/calhounschools/