Christa McAuliffe Middle School

6th Grade Students and Parents: We wanted to let all of you know that you should now be able to login to the Chromebooks that you received at registration last week.  Students will use their Bangor email address as their username (first name, middle initial, last name @bangorschools.org) and their password will start with cmms and then their student ID number with no spaces (ex: cmms12345).  If you have any additional questions or are having difficulty logging in to your Chromebook, please call the main office at 686-7640.

CMMS Parents: Several of you inquired about purchasing insurance for the Chromebook that you received at registration this week. Please click on the link below for all of the information and directions on how to purchase insurance on the district issued Chromebooks. If you have additional questions please call the main office at 686-7640. https://www.bangorschools.org/o/JGHS/page/1-1

CMMS Chief Science Officer’s (CSOs) Aubrey Beson and Emma Dabrowski showed their leadership skills at the CSO Leadership Institute over the last 2 days. Great job representing CMMS girls! #STEM

This is just a friendly reminder that 7th and 8th grade registration will be taking place tomorrow from 9-11 & 1-3. There will also be an all grade levels registration from 4-6. We would ask that you bring your own pen as there will be a few items of paperwork for you to complete. This will help us reduce the number of sanitized pens that we will need to have available. Also, if you have chosen to move your CMMS student(s) to the Virtual School, you do not need to attend this registration. You will receive all of your materials and Chromebook directly from the Virtual School.

Parents of Incoming 6th Grade Students: This is just a friendly reminder that 6th grade registration will be taking place tomorrow from 9-11 & 1-3. We would ask that you bring your own pen as there will be a few items of paperwork for you to complete. This will help us reduce the number of sanitized pens that we will need to have available. Also, if you have chosen to move your CMMS student(s) to the Virtual School, you do not need to attend this registration. You will receive all of your materials and Chromebook directly from the Virtual School.

Good news! We will have Chrome Books to distribute to all CMMS students at registration next week. Just a reminder that registration takes place on the following dates and times: 6th Grade Registration Monday, August 10th 9:00-11:00 & 1:00-3:00 7th & 8th Grade Registration Wednesday, August 12th 9:00-11:00 & 1:00-3:00 All Grade Level Registration Wednesday, August 12th 4:00-6:00

Dear Parents of Incoming 6th Graders, Normally at this point prior to the start of the upcoming school year we would host a 6th grade orientation night for our parents and students. Due to current restrictions and circumstances we are unable to have this face to face presentation to introduce you and your 6th grader to all of the great things they will experience at Christa McAuliffe Middle School. So for that reason we put together a virtual presentation to walk you through all of the items that we would normally talk about during our 6th grade orientation night. Here is the link to that presentation. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BJSIgS-kRBZf7FE7MLMdYd7QglRJ7eok/view We realize that you may still have many questions about the upcoming school year and some of the things that will be different. There is a parent question and answer document on our district website that may help answer many of your questions and it can also be accessed via the link below. https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mvbe8GoF_XzheLEcBD1VIuBG_CV9BRze-DPXsv8H0uo/edit?usp%3Dsharing&sa=D&ust=1596571550459000&usg=AFQjCNHTGKyBaoU4cpCwJtj1fX34FNnAXQ If you have additional questions please feel free to reach out to our building administrators via the contact information below: Kevin Biskup – Principal biskupk@bangorschools.org 686-7640 x3204 Renee Mrozinski – Assistant Principal mrozinskir@bangorschools.org 686-7640 x3205

Registration at CMMS will be on the following dates and times: 6th Grade Registration Monday, August 10th 9:00-11:00 & 1:00-3:00 7th & 8th Grade Registration Wednesday, August 12th 9:00-11:00 & 1:00-3:00 All Grade Level Registration Wednesday, August 12th 4:00-6:00 Students will receive a copy of their schedule and their yearbook, if one was ordered this past school year. Parents of 7th graders will also need to bring a copy of their immunization record. We will also verify and update all student emergency contact information with you. Registration will take place using a drive-through method in the bus lane directly in front of the school.

Just a friendly reminder that the supply list for middle school students can be found on our website. Please click on the link below to see the supply list for the upcoming school year. https://www.bangorschools.org/o/cmms/page/school-supply-lists--31

Check out the link below for a video recap of our 8th grade drive thru clap out last week. Thank you to Mrs. Good for putting together the awesome video. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vxguU9djsyyaAN1jsK8vYROuGnN5q0Ir/view?usp=sharing

Now that the governor's executive order has been lifted and students are allowed on campus, we are going to move forward with gym locker clean outs. Gym locker clean out for both boys and girls will be on Tuesday, June 9th from 2pm to 6pm. You will enter through the normal student drop off loop and enter the building through the east entry doors. You must wear a mask to enter the school. If you do not remember the combination for your lock, we will have bolt cutters available. In addition, we will also have athletic pictures to distribute for the volleyball and boys swim teams. All that you have to do is pull up in the student drop off lane and request your pictures from the staff member that greets you.

Attention CMMS Ed Mueller Award nominees. We will have your certificates available for you to pick up tomorrow (Thursday) during the 8th grade drive thru clap out that starts at 6:00pm. All that you need to do is go through the line and stop at the pedestrian cross walk/speed bump right in front of the school and a staff member will present you with your certificate. Congratulations once again to all of our nominees.

Summer Book Study: this is an independent book study Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers. Topic: a teen who fights in the Vietnam War. We will place paperback copies at Edison beginning June 8th. Please inquire for more information by emailing veitengruberj@bangorschoolsorg.

To honor our 8th-grade class, we will be holding a drive-thru clap out on: Thursday, June 4 at 6:00 P.M. Parents will line up in their vehicles in the parent drop off loop and the main parking lot starting at 5:45. The clap out will start promptly at 6:00. Families should follow the vehicle in front of them starting in the parent drop off loop, then head through the bus lane, and exiting at the drive between CMMS and JGHS. All students and families will stay in their vehicles while teachers honor social distancing guidelines along the sidewalk between CMMS and JGHS. This event is only for 8th-grade families and CMMS staff. No family members, friends, or staff should line up along Kiesel Road or exit vehicles at any point during the event. We look forward to celebrating our awesome student’s accomplishments!

Our final locker clean out day at the middle school takes place tomorrow (Thursday) from 11:00 to 7:00 for students whose last names begin with N through Z. Locker assignments are posted to Skyward and please remember to bring a mask or cloth to cover your nose and mouth. Any and all students that have textbooks or school supplies that need to be dropped off may do so during the locker clean out times tomorrow by pulling into the parking lot and placing the items on the table under the blue awning.

Just a friendly reminder that locker clean out for students with last names that begin with G through M is tomorrow (Tuesday) from noon to 8pm. Locker assignments are posted to Skyward and please make sure to bring a mask or cloth to cover your nose and mouth.

Congratulations to all of the following 8th grade students that were nominated for the Ed Mueller Award: Girls: Grace Beson Kylie Bishop Maren Burgeson Reagan Gary Elizabeth Gurski Aubrey Lang Madalyn Mika Daelin Morley Mackenzie Snyder Grace Wrzesinski Boys: Erik Barker Jakob Beaver Lawsen Beson-Montoya Mason Clements Landon Engelhardt Garett Forgash Alex Maldonado Eli Richardson Nathan Stewart Luke Wilson Tune in to our Facebook page on Friday, May 15th at 6:00pm for a Facebook live event where we will announce the two winners of the Ed Mueller award.

We wanted to provide a couple of clarifying details regarding locker clean outs at CMMS: 1. There will not be access to gym lockers or items in classrooms during this time. We want to make the process as quick and efficient as possible and get people in and out. We are hoping to have students be able to come into the building to clean out gym lockers and get items left in classrooms after June 13th. 2. Due to the stay at home orders our yearbook company and photography company have been unable to print and deliver our yearbooks and athletic pictures. If they get delivered before the locker clean out days we will have them available for you to pick up. 3. There will be bins under the main entrance awning for you to drop of any and all school items. This includes textbooks, library books, sheet music, athletic uniforms, etc. 4. Yes, everyone must have a mask or cloth that covers the mouth and nose to enter the building. No exceptions on this expectation. This is for the safety of our staff and everyone else that is entering the building on these days. If you have any additional questions about locker clean out please email Principal Kevin Biskup at biskupk@bangorschools.org

Student senate application link https://forms.gle/83Pr5pSBHXXxDX6LA

Calling all 8th grade leaders looking to be part of JGHS student senate applications can be emailed May 11-17.