Central Middle School

The holiday concert will be this Thursday, Dec 9 at 7 p.m. Family and friends are invited to attend in person (masks required) or they may watch the concert online at https://www.nfhs.org/ - a subscription is required. The subscription allows viewers to watch any events broadcast at CMS or CHS.

There is a change to the December Lunch Menu. The Roast Pork Dinner will be this Thursday, Dec. 9th and the Lasagna on Thursday, Dec. 16th.

Announcements 12/6/2021 -- B girls will practice from 2:30-4:15 and B Boys will practice from 4:15-5:45, A Girls will practice 5:45-7:15 -- B Cheer will have practice from 3-4:30. --A Cheer will have practice from 4:30-6:30. -- Athletic Study Hall will be held today from 2:45-4:15. -- The Outdoor Adventure Club will be meeting tomorrow, after school. Please dress accordingly. You must be signed up to join. -- Chess club will meet tomorrow after school. -- The CMS & CHS holiday concert will be held on Thursday, Dec 9 at the Central High School gymnasium at 7pm. Musicians should plan to arrive by 6:30. -- Students please bring a water bottle to school to refill. -- Orders are now being taken for this year’s yearbook. Yearbooks are $20 and include free name personalization and icons printed on the front. See Mrs. Bickerstaff or the office for an order form. -- 8th Graders! Please find your cutest baby picture and submit it for the yearbook! They can be emailed to cmsyearbook@rsu64schools.org or you can bring in an actual picture to be scanned. See Mrs. Bickerstaff with questions! --The CMS Student Council is sponsoring a Winter Wonderland door decorating contest. All homerooms are invited to participate. The decorating must be completed by the students from December 8th to the 17th during morning homeroom and RTI. Prizes will be awarded for the top three designs on December 22nd. A full list of rules are in teacher’s mail boxes. -- We have many items in our lost and found located in the lobby, please stop to see if any of the items belong to you or someone you may know. -- Picture retakes will be Thursday the 9th for new students, retakes or absences. If you are requesting a retake please return your original envelope on Thursday.

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Announcements 12/3/2021 -- Congratulations to the A girls team in their win over Sedomocha yesterday. -- B boys will practice from 2:30-4:15, A boys will practice from 4:15-5:45, and A girls will practice 5:45-7:15 -- B Cheer will have practice from 3-4:30. --A Cheer will have practice from 4:30-6:30 -- Athletic Study Hall will be held today from 2:45-4:15. -- The Outdoor Adventure Club will be meeting December 7th after school. Please dress accordingly. You must be signed up to join. -- -- The CMS & CHS holiday concert will be held on Thursday, Dec 9 at the Central High School gymnasium at 7pm. Musicians should plan to arrive by 6:30. -- Students please bring a water bottle to school to refill. -- Orders are now being taken for this year’s yearbook. Yearbooks are $20 and include free name personalization and icons printed on the front. See Mrs. Bickerstaff or the office for an order form. -- 8th Graders! Please find your cutest baby picture and submit it for the yearbook! They can be emailed to cmsyearbook@rsu64schools.org or you can bring in an actual picture to be scanned. See Mrs. Bickerstaff with questions! --The CMS Student Council is sponsoring a Winter Wonderland door decorating contest. All homerooms are invited to participate. The decorating must be completed by the students from December 8th to the 17th during morning homeroom and RTI. Prizes will be awarded for the top three designs on December 22nd. A full list of rules are in teacher’s mail boxes.

PICTURE RETAKE DAY -- Thurs, Dec 9 ... For new students, student who were absent, and anyone requesting retakes. Order forms can be picked up at the office or pre-order online at http://douglassphotography.hhimagehost.com

Announcements 12/2/2021 -- Good luck today to the A teams in their away games at SeDo today. -- B boys will practice from 2:30-4:15 and B girls will practice from 4:15-5:45. -- B Cheer will not practice tonight, but will have practice from 3-4:30 tomorrow. -- Athletic Study Hall will be held today from 2:45-4:15. -- The Outdoor Adventure Club will be meeting December 7th after school. Please dress accordingly. You must be signed up to join. -- -- The CMS & CHS holiday concert will be held on Thursday, Dec 9 at the Central High School gymnasium at 7pm. Musicians should plan to arrive by 6:30. -- Students please bring a water bottle to school to refill. -- The only things that should be carried in your laptop case are your laptop, charger, a pair of earbuds, and a few pencils in the top pocket. All other things should be taken out of your laptop case to prevent damage to the laptop. -- Orders are now being taken for this year’s yearbook. Yearbooks are $20 and include free name personalization and icons printed on the front. See Mrs. Bickerstaff or the office for an order form. -- 8th Graders! Please find your cutest baby picture and submit it for the yearbook! They can be emailed to cmsyearbook@rsu64schools.org or you can bring in an actual picture to be scanned. See Mrs. Bickerstaff with questions!

Announcements 12/1/2021 -- B girls will practice from 2:30-4:15, A boys will practice from 4:15-5:45, A girls will practice from 5:45-7:15. -- B Games on Thursday (vs SeDo) are cancelled. A games will still take place AT SeDo on Thursday. -- Cheer will practice from 4:30-6:30 tonight. -- Athletic Study Hall will be held today from 2:45-4:15. -- Student council will meet today from 3-4 in room 201. -- The Outdoor Adventure Club will be meeting December 7th after school. Please dress accordingly. You must be signed up to join. -- Students please bring a water bottle to school to refill. -- The only things that should be carried in your laptop case are your laptop, charger, a pair of earbuds, and a few pencils in the top pocket. All other things should be taken out of your laptop case to prevent damage to the laptop. -- Orders are now being taken for this year’s yearbook. Yearbooks are $20 and include free name personalization and icons printed on the front. See Mrs. Bickerstaff or the office for an order form. -- 8th Graders! Please find your cutest baby picture and submit it for the yearbook! They can be emailed to cmsyearbook@rsu64schools.org or you can bring in an actual picture to be scanned. See Mrs. Bickerstaff with questions! -- The CMS & CHS holiday concert will be held on Thursday, Dec 9 at the Central High School gymnasium at 7pm. Musicians should plan to arrive by 6:30.

Basketball games start today! During the current season, we will be welcoming fans and spectators at HOME games played at Central Middle School. Fans of our home team as well as fans of our opponents are all welcome. We require that all spectators be properly masked at all times. For those who would prefer to watch from home, all home games will be broadcast through NFHS - a subscription is required. -- When we play AWAY, each host school will set their own guidelines for allowing spectators, live-streaming games, etc. The attached image shows what we currently know about each school's guidelines. -- We are doing our best to keep everyone healthy as we provide a fun and safe basketball ball season. Thank you for your support.

Announcements 11/30/2021 -- Good luck to the B girls in their home game today at 3:30. -- Good luck to the B boys in their home game today at 4:45. -- Spectators are allowed at CMS home games. Masks are required. Admission is $2 per person, students are free. -- Cheer will practice from 5-7 tonight. -- Student council will meet tomorrow, Wednesday December 1st from 3-4 in room 201. -- Chess will practice today after school. -- Students please bring a water bottle to school to refill. -- The only things that should be carried in your laptop case are your laptop, charger, a pair of earbuds, and a few pencils in the top pocket. All other things should be taken out of your laptop case to prevent damage to the laptop. -- Orders are now being taken for this year’s yearbook. Yearbooks are $20 and include free name personalization and icons printed on the front. See Mrs. Bickerstaff or the office for an order form. 8th Graders! Please find your cutest baby picture and submit it for the yearbook! They can be emailed to cmsyearbook@rsu64schools.org or you can bring in an actual picture to be scanned. See Mrs. Bickerstaff with questions! -- The Outdoor Adventure Club will be meeting December 7th after school. Please dress accordingly. You must be signed up to join.

Announcements 11/29/2021 -- B girls will have practice from 2:30-4:15, B boys will practice from 4:15-5:45 and A girls will practice from 5:45-7:15 today. --Athletic study hall will be held for B boys from 2:45-4:15 -- Cheer will practice from 5-7 tonight. --The student council has placed blue bins in each homeroom to collect returnables. Please do not put trash or papers in these bins, they are for returnables only. The money we raise will be used to support activities for all CMS students. -- Chess will practice tomorrow after school. -- Please remember to wear a mask from home and bring an extra with you. -- Students please bring a water bottle to school to refill. -- The only things that should be carried in your laptop case are your laptop, charger, a pair of earbuds, and a few pencils in the top pocket. All other things should be taken out of your laptop case to prevent damage to the laptop. -- Orders are now being taken for this year’s yearbook. Yearbooks are $20 and include free name personalization and icons printed on the front. See Mrs. Bickerstaff or the office for an order form. 8th Graders! Please find your cutest baby picture and submit it for the yearbook! They can be emailed to cmsyearbook@rsu64schools.org or you can bring in an actual picture to be scanned. See Mrs. Bickerstaff with questions!

Announcements 11/23/2021 -- B boys will have practice from 2:30-4:15, A girls will practice from 4:15-5:45 and A boys will practice from 5:45-7:15 today. --Athletic study hall will be held tonight from 2:45-4:15 -- There will be no academic assistance tonight. -- Cheer will practice 3-4:30 tonight. -- Congratulations to Elizabeth Rice, Dakota Pinkham and Aaron Jones for winning the Geography Kahoots challenge. They got 56 questions out of 62 correct. --The student council has placed blue bins in each homeroom to collect returnables. Please do not put trash or papers in these bins, they are for returnables only. The money we raise will be used to support activities for all CMS students. -- There will be no chess club this week. -- Please remember to wear a mask from home and bring an extra with you. -- Students please bring a water bottle to school to refill. -- The only things that should be carried in your laptop case are your laptop, charger, a pair of earbuds, and a few pencils in the top pocket. All other things should be taken out of your laptop case to prevent damage to the laptop. -- Orders are now being taken for this year’s yearbook. Yearbooks are $20 and include free name personalization and icons printed on the front. See Mrs. Bickerstaff or the office for an order form. 8th Graders! Please find your cutest baby picture and submit it for the yearbook! They can be emailed to cmsyearbook@rsu64schools.org or you can bring in an actual picture to be scanned. See Mrs. Bickerstaff with questions!

Announcements 11/22/2021 -- A girls will have practice from 2:30-4:15, A boys will practice from 4:15-5:45 and B girls will practice from 5:45-7:15 today. -- Athletic study hall will be held today from 2:45-4:15. -- Cheer will practice 5-6:30 tonight. --The student council has placed blue bins in each homeroom to collect returnables. Please do not put trash in these bins. The money we raise will be used to support activities for all CMS students. -- There will be no chess club this week. -- The library will be closed for RTI today. -- Tomorrow will be mad about flannel day or crazy about camo day. -- Please remember to wear a mask from home and bring an extra with you. -- Students please bring a water bottle to school to refill. -- The only things that should be carried in your laptop case are your laptop, charger, a pair of earbuds, and a few pencils in the top pocket. All other things should be taken out of your laptop case to prevent damage to the laptop. -- Orders are now being taken for this year’s yearbook. Yearbooks are $20 and include free name personalization and icons printed on the front. See Mrs. Bickerstaff or the office for an order form. 8th Graders! Please find your cutest baby picture and submit it for the yearbook! They can be emailed to cmsyearbook@rsu64schools.org or you can bring in an actual picture to be scanned. See Mrs. Bickerstaff with questions!

Second Call for Dress Code Feedback ... Please share your thoughts on this BRIEF SURVEY for parents. Students completed a survey at school. ** https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vb424HXcvPzRfI81AFQDu72-iJlyBk8eSyVDrslJvE4/edit?usp=drive_web

Announcements 11/19/2021 -- A boys will have practice from 2:30-4:15, B girls will practice from 4:15-5:45 and B boys will practice from 5:45-7:15 today. -- Athletic study hall will be held today from 2:45-4:15. -- No cheer practice today. -- Please remember to wear a mask from home and bring an extra with you. -- Students please bring a water bottle to school to refill. -- The only things that should be carried in your laptop case are your laptop, charger, a pair of earbuds, and a few pencils in the top pocket. All other things should be taken out of your laptop case to prevent damage to the laptop. -- Orders are now being taken for this year’s yearbook. Yearbooks are $20 and include free name personalization and icons printed on the front. See Mrs. Bickerstaff or the office for an order form. 8th Graders! Please find your cutest baby picture and submit it for the yearbook! They can be emailed to cmsyearbook@rsu64schools.org or you can bring in an actual picture to be scanned. See Mrs. Bickerstaff with questions!

Announcements 11/18/2021 -- B girls will have practice from 2:30-4:15, B boys will practice from 4:15-5:45 and A girls will practice from 5:45-7:15 today. -- Athletic study hall will be held today from 2:45-4:15. -- A & B Cheer practice is from 5-7 today. -- Academic assistance will be held after school, sign ups are at the office window. -- Newspaper will meet after school. -- Please remember to wear a mask from home and bring an extra with you. -- Students please bring a water bottle to school to refill. -- Orders are now being taken for this year’s yearbook. Yearbooks are $20 and include free name personalization and icons printed on the front. See Mrs. Bickerstaff or the office for an order form. 8th Graders! Please find your cutest baby picture and submit it for the yearbook! They can be emailed to cmsyearbook@rsu64schools.org or you can bring in an actual picture to be scanned. See Mrs. Bickerstaff with questions! -- Pie orders will arrive on Thursday Nov 18th at approx 3pm. Right now, the plan will be to distribute orders between 3pm-7pm at the school. Please make time to pick up your order during this time frame. If this will NOT work for you, please contact Anne Kenneson as soon as possible via FB messenger or at 207-299-7098. Thank you everyone for your support!!

There will be no pool testing next week due to the Thanksgiving break. Pool testing will resume on Tuesday, November 30. Please enjoy the holiday; we have so much to be thankful for!

Pool testing results this week have identified three positive cases of COVID-19 at CCES, one positive case at CMS and one positive case at CHS. Close contacts of positive cases are being notified of their need to quarantine.

Announcements 11/17/2021 -- B Boys will have practice from 2:30-4:15, A girls will practice from 4:15-5:45 and A boys will practice from 5:45-7:15 today. -- Athletic study hall will be held today from 2:45-4:15. -- Cheer tryouts will be held today from 3-4:30. -- Academic assistance will be held after school, sign ups are at the office window. -- Art club will meet after school. -- Newspaper will meet after school Thursday. -- Please remember to wear a mask from home and bring an extra with you. -- Orders are now being taken for this year’s yearbook. Yearbooks are $20 and include free name personalization and icons printed on the front. See Mrs. Bickerstaff or the office for an order form. 8th Graders! Please find your cutest baby picture and submit it for the yearbook! They can be emailed to cmsyearbook@rsu64schools.org or you can bring in an actual picture to be scanned. See Mrs. Bickerstaff with questions! -- Pie orders will arrive on Thursday Nov 18th at approx 3pm. Right now, the plan will be to distribute orders between 3pm-7pm at the school. Please make time to pick up your order during this time frame. If this will NOT work for you, please contact Anne Kenneson as soon as possible via FB messenger or at 207-299-7098. Thank you everyone for your support!!

Announcements 11/16/2021 -- A girls will have practice from 2:30-4:15, A boys will practice from 4:15-5:45 and B girls will practice from 5:45-7:15 today. -- Athletic study hall will be held today from 2:45-4:15. -- Cheer tryouts will be held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 3-4:30. -- Chess club will meet after school. -- Academic assistance will be held after school, sign ups are at the office window. -- Art club will meet after school Wednesday. -- Today is the first meeting for Outdoor Adventure club, you must be signed up to join. -- Please remember to wear a mask from home and bring an extra with you. -- Orders are now being taken for this year’s yearbook. Yearbooks are $20 and include free name personalization and icons printed on the front. See Mrs. Bickerstaff or the office for an order form. 8th Graders! Please find your cutest baby picture and submit it for the yearbook! They can be emailed to cmsyearbook@rsu64schools.org or you can bring in an actual picture to be scanned. See Mrs. Bickerstaff with questions! Announcements 11/16/2021 --We are looking for feedback on the CMS dress code from staff, students, and parents/guardians. Please share your thoughts on this BRIEF SURVEY for parents. Students will have a survey to complete at school. **https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vb424HXcvPzRfI81AFQDu72-iJlyBk8eSyVDrslJvE4/edit?usp=drive_web -- A girls will have practice from 2:30-4:15, A boys will practice from 4:15-5:45 and B girls will practice from 5:45-7:15 today. -- Athletic study hall will be held today from 2:45-4:15. -- Cheer tryouts will be held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 3-4:30. -- Chess club will meet after school. -- Academic assistance will be held after school, sign ups are at the office window. -- Art club will meet after school Wednesday. -- Today is the first meeting for Outdoor Adventure club, you must be signed up to join. -- Please remember to wear a mask from home and bring an extra with you. -- Orders are now being taken for this year’s yearbook. Yearbooks are $20 and include free name personalization and icons printed on the front. See Mrs. Bickerstaff or the office for an order form. 8th Graders! Please find your cutest baby picture and submit it for the yearbook! They can be emailed to cmsyearbook@rsu64schools.org or you can bring in an actual picture to be scanned. See Mrs. Bickerstaff with questions! -- Pie orders will arrive on Thursday Nov 18th at approx 3pm. Right now, the plan will be to distribute orders between 3pm-7pm at the school. Please make time to pick up your order during this time frame. If this will NOT work for you, please contact Anne Kenneson as soon as possible via FB messenger or at 207-299-7098. Thank you everyone for your support!!