Wednesday, February 29, 2012

February students of the month

Congratulations to the February students of the month:

5th grade: Dallas Witbeck & Kayden Barbar

6th grade: Brennan Farrell & Nicholas Mazzara

7th grade: Trevor Crowley & Hannah David

8th grade: Bob Lang & Natalya Prosser

CMS Bands

The CMS bands put on a wonderful concert last night in preparation for their upcoming district festival. The 7th and 8th grade bands will be traveling to Tawas on Saturday, March 10 for their district competition. Good luck to both bands, after last nights concert, they are ready to do great!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Bullying target

For the week of February 20:

CMS students and staff will target bullying this week by reporting all bullying to an adult.

Bullying procedure

CMS
Bullying Procedures

What you should do if you or someone you know is being bullied.

1) Report the bullying incident to an adult and ask to go to the RTC for a student statement paper.
2) Ask to complete a student statement paper. These papers can be obtained from the RTC or the counseling office.
a. By completing a student statement paper you will be providing the school with the information necessary to investigate the incident and take measures if needed.
b. The student statement paper will ask you where the incident happened, who was involved, what happened, and who else may have seen or heard what happened.
c. Once the students statement paper has been filled out and turned in, witnesses will be called to fill out a statement paper as well. By filling these statements out, the school will have all of the information regarding the incident and will be in a position to deal with the incident.
d. Students names are not shared with anyone. The only staff members who will see the papers are the RTC coordinator, the counselor, and the principal.

3) If you witness an incident, please report it.
4) Clare Middle School takes bullying very seriously and will deal with it if we are informed about it. Many times incidents occur and we are not made aware of them until the situation gets out of hand.
5) We need your help, please help us help your child enjoy their time at Clare Middle School and take advantage of the opportunities we are able to present to them.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Progress Reports

Progress reports for all CMS students will be sent home this week with your student. If you do not recieve a progress report either Wednesday or Thursday contact the school or ask your student where it is at. These progress reports will show you where your student is at with their grades during the third marking period.

CMS Targets Bullying

The bullying target for the week is:

CMS students and staff will target bullying this week by never being bullied into silence.

CMS students will take part in a bullying presentation put on by the Michigan State Police, Clare County Sheriffs Department, and the Clare City police this thursday morning.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Power School

We have experienced some problems with parents being able to access their childs grades on power school. If you are experiencing problems, please contact Kim at the middle school office and she will be able to help you correct this problem.