Announcements

PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY AT CUTHBERTSON MIDDLE 

Mrs. Noelle Grimm the Volunteer Coordinator from the Humane Society of Union County was our Principal for the Day today @AGHoulihan #BetheBest #TeamUCPS

PTSO NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER 

The November 2018 PTSO Newsletter is now available- just click below 

November PTSO Newsletter

HOMEROOM WINNERS 
GO FOR THE GOLD CAMPAIGN
Thank you to all that joined the Battle of the Homerooms and donated to the Go For The Gold campaign. Together, we raised over $15,000 which will be invested into CMS. The top two fundraising classes for each grade will receive Cuthbertson water bottles and the teacher will receive a gift card to Target for school supplies. Congratulations to the following classes:

6th grade: 1st place is Ms. Gardiner 2nd place is Mr. Jensen

CUTHBERTSON MIDDLE SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAR
PTSO ONLINE STORE NOW OPEN
The PTSO Online Store is now open! It will be open through November 21st with all items being delivered in early December. We have a new navy t-shirt in short and long sleeve and a new navy hoodie in addition to all of the classic favorites including PE uniforms. Please visit the site by the 21st to order:

Click to Shop Now 

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER 10TH 

Cuthbertson's young Cavs capture their first 6th-grade title!

WINTERGUARD 

Looking for a fun group? Winterguard is a fun dance group for all grades and will begin practicing Thursday November 15 from 4-6.

HOLIDAY BAZAAR 

PLEASE PICK UP STUDENTS IN CAR RIDER LINE 

Parents: For safety reasons please pick your children up in the car rider line, please do not pick students up in the teacher lot or on the road parallel to Cuthbertson Road.

ATTENTION PARENTS:  STUDENT APPOINTMENTS DURING THE DAY 

Please send a note in with your child if you will picking them up for an appointment during the day. By sending in a note your child will be in the front office waiting for you when you arrive this will help to limit the interruptions to our instructional time. The last early dismissal is at 3:00.

STUDENT ITEMS FORGOTTEN AT HOME

Students will not be called out of class for any items they forget at home. A note will be placed on the message board and it is the students responsibility to check the message board for any forgotten items. Cell phones will NOT be accepted as a drop off in the front office.

DEBATE CLUB 

The debate club gives students of all abilities a fun way of developing their oracy skills. We use different activities to help students with their critical thinking and confident communication. The club could also help students to become more informed about political and global affairs, or provide a venue for students to train for debate competitions with local school, or at a national level.

Sign Up For Debate Club 

Sponsor: Mr. Lyons 

BATTLE BOOKS CLUB MEETING TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13TH

The Battle of the Books Club will meet on Tuesday November 13th in Mr. Guylitto's room from 7:30 AM to 8:15 AM. We will have our google hangouts discussion session with Jennifer Richard Jacobson, author of Paper Things. 

BOX TOPS CLASSROOM WINNERS

We would like to thank all of the families who returned box tops for our Box top Competition, together we raised almost a $1,000! A big shout out to Ms. Sinople’s class for bringing in 1,044 box tops! The class that collected the most per grade will receive a bag of sports equipment for Team Time.

SILENT READING MONDAYS 
Parents silent reading Mondays will begin for all students on Monday October 1st. Please remind your student that they will need to have a book with them during this time frame

POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL 
The Powerschool parent portal has now been turned
on and parents should be able to access student grades. Progress reports will be sent home early this week.

PTSO FUNDRAISER GO FOR THE GOLD

Our PTSO conducts one fundraising event each year. The campaign is named Go for the Gold and all proceeds benefit CMS (visit the CMS PTSO Website to see a listing of all that we support). Attached is a flyer for details on the giving levels and the gifts for each. Please consider supporting CMS and going for the Gold this year!

GO FOR THE GOLD FLYER 

STUDENT PUBLIC LIBRARY ACCOUNTS AND ACCESS

This is a reminder on the UCPS partnership with the Union County Public Llibrary System. Student accounts are now active! . To access the digital resources, students use their UCPS ID number for the login and the PIN or password is the year of their birth. Click below to view a brochure which lists all the library locations, the digital resources, and the check policies for all UCPS students! #LEAP #LibraryLife

Public Library Brochure 

NO TECHNOLOGY FEES THIS YEAR

Please remember that students ARE NOT required to pay the twenty five dollar Technology fee this year.

UCPS PROMOTES TECH HEALTHY FAMILIES

LAPTOP/CHROMEBOOK SLEEVES NOT REQUIRED THIS YEAR

Remember that the new Chromebooks (Lenovo Chromebook N23S) have an Extreme Hard Shell protective case and additional sleeves will not be required in grades 6-12.

HERE COMES THE BUS APP 

Know the real-time location of your child's bus at your fingertips! Download the FREE Here Comes the Bus app tonight. You will need your child's student ID number to register and this can be obtained from your child's school. #UCPSBTS

Please click on the links below for recommended school supply list by grade level. 

• 6th Grade Supply List
• 7th Grade Supply List
• 8th Grade Supply List

The UCPS Athletics mobile apps are available through iTunes or Google. Union County Athletics is the go-to source for all schedules, scores, news, photos and more. Now you can access photos, videos, comments, stats and live scores on your device.

Here Comes the Bus App

Union County Public Schools (UCPS) announced the launch of UCPS Snapshots, an e-newsletter that will provide community members with timely information about district programs and the great work that staff and students are doing in the school district’s 53 schools.

Subscribers will also learn about literacy initiatives, resources for college and career readiness, the district’s new strategic plan as well as ways community members can volunteer and get involved in our schools.

To sign up, click here or text UCPSNEWS to 22828. 

2017 - 2018 Registration Information

UCPS has PowerSchool Parent Portal for parents to check students' academic progress. If you are new to UCPS, legal parents or guardians may obtain parent access codes for CMS students by bringing a photo ID to the front office during normal business hours.