Crestwood Middle School - Crestwood Local Schools

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January
2010
Dr. Andrew J. Hill, Principal
Miss Janet M. Zimmerman, Principal of
Curriculum
Dr. Andrew Hill
Miss Janet Zimmerman
Principal
Principal of Curriculum
Dear Parent/Guardian(s),
Dear Parent/Guardian(s),
Half of our school year is now over. The third quarter began on Tuesday,
January 19th. Second quarter report cards were sent home with students
on Friday, January 22nd (unless fees were owed). If you did not receive a
report card and are not sure why, please contact us at 330-274-2249. This
month I’d like to focus my article on two upcoming measures: one that will
increase our ability to communicate with you, and one that will increase our
building security.
Have you ever wondered if you or your child(ren) are reading at the appropriate speed? I found
the following article to be very interesting. Enjoy.
What’s the Right Speed…How Fast Should You Read?
Taken from Becoming an Achiever by Carolyn Coil, Pieces of Learning, publisher @2004
Like driving, people read at different speeds, depending on the circumstances.
“Speed Demon” (Skimming) 1000-2000 words per minute
-To locate a specific reference or vocabulary word
-To find the answer to a specific question
-to get an overview of a chapter, short story, or article
First, as most of you are well aware, our district has implemented the AlertNow calling system to relay information to you in a timely manner. To this
point, the system has only been used for middle school parent/guardian(s)
when the entire district is receiving calls for snow days. We will be testing
the system for just middle school parent/guardian(s) on Thursday, January
28th at 7:00 p.m. We want to ensure that the middle school portion of the
system is running smoothly in case we need to use it in the future. The
call will only go to the primary number you have listed in our system, not all
numbers as it does on snow days.
“Interstate Travel” (Very Rapid Reading) 500-1000 WPM
-To review something you have already read
-To read magazines, comic books, or feature articles in newspapers
-To read for pleasure, for example an easy novel
“Driving in Town” (Rapid Reading) 350-500 WPM
Fiction:
-To read fiction that is somewhat difficult
-To read for characterization, theme, mood, imagery
Second, at the request of our Board of Education, we have been studying
ways to increase the security of the middle school at the main entrance to
the building. We will be installing a buzzer on the front door, complete with
an intercom system and camera. This will enable us to communicate with
visitors prior to them entering our building, thus increasing the safety of
CMS. I do not have an exact date when this system will be in place, but I
do know it will be soon. I ask in advance for your patience and understanding as you will now have to be buzzed into the school building before reporting to the main office. As we all know, security is very important, and
requires our careful vigilance.
Non-Fiction:
-To find the main idea and make generalizations
-To understand patterns and sequence
“Cruisin’ Through McDonald’s” (Moderate Reading)
Fiction:
-To read complex fiction for characterization, plot analysis, to understand relationships between
characters and ideas
Non-Fiction:
-To note details, compare and contrast information, distinguish between fact and opinion
I continue to thank you for your support of CMS. Please feel free to contact
me with any questions, concerns, or comments you may have.
“Speed Bumps” (Slow Reading) 100-250 WPM
Fiction:
-To evaluate quality and literary merit
Sincerely,
Non-Fiction:
-To study and master content, including facts and details
Andy Hill
-To read technical or scientific material
-To solve a complex problem
-To follow detailed directions
-To translate from another language
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Lynne Morrison
John Vanags
School Counselor
Athletic Director
Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe how
fast this year is moving and there is still a lot for
us to get done. Many things are happening at the
middle school over the next several weeks. Information will be coming home on a group I will be
facilitating for students called, Family Transitions.
Topics will involve how divorce impacts families
and how students can learn to effectively cope with
all of the changes. If you are interested in having
your child participate please contact me.
The CMS Leadership Committee wants to
thank everyone for their generosity over the holiday season. We received great response for our
food drive, the toy drive, and our Giving Tree projects. We were able to provide help to several families and their appreciation was overwhelming. We
couldn’t have done it without your help. In addition, our Leadership kids spearheaded another
successful Spirit Week for students and staff at the
end of January. The week consisted of theme days,
hallway decorations, and grade level cheers.
Thanks to PAC for providing ice cream as an extra
treat. The culminating event was the much anticipated Pep Rally and faculty/student basketball
game. As always, a great time was had by all.
Information has been provided for parent/
teacher conferences. If you have not requested a
conference and would like to do so please call. The
dates are February 25th and March 4th. In addition, it is the time of year when 8th graders begin
the scheduling process for high school. The CHS
guidance counselors will be visiting the 8th grade
classrooms to provide scheduling information on
February 3rd. They will also be providing an information night for all 8th grade parents on February
8th at 6:30 PM in the CMS cafeteria.
Please call me with any questions and concerns.
Lynne Morrison
Most talented athletes want to have a great season and
a good year personally; often, however, young athletes do
not know what that takes. I recently found some interesting insights from a former athlete of CMS, Bridget
Franek, in an article in the Penn State Daily Collegian
posted on February 27, 2008:
1.) The difference between the high-caliber athlete and
average people is what they do outside of practice because what they do outside of practice will contribute to
how they do in practice.
2.) In off season an athlete has to maintain the same
intensity and work ethic.
3.) An athlete needs to understand the value of a workout and its purpose; start training intelligently not just
actively.
4.) Bridget is intrinsically motivated and wants to
achieve great things. She doesn’t do it for the glory, results, or rewards. She just wants to see herself go as far
as she can take it.
If these ideas are practiced, the rest of a successful athletic career will follow.
Another champion, Paige Nemec, a former CMS wrestler
and now a senior at CHS says it this way, “It’s not about
trying to prove myself to others. It’s about working hard
and improving. It’s a challenge; I just like the challenge
of pushing myself.”
Page just won her 100th match in wrestling. A big feat
for anyone, let alone a girl in a predominately male
sport.
John Vanags, A.D.
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Dr. Andrew J. Hill, Principal
Power of the Pen
Once again, Crestwood rocked the house at Power of
the Pen! As the awards were given out, the announcer’s amplified voice called out one Crestwood winner after another!! It
was a fantastic day. At the individual level, seventh grader,
Lena Baldwin took 11th place, Hannah Bennett took 7th place
and Amy Auble took 4th place. The entire 7th grade team won
2nd place in overall 7th grade standings! In the 8th grade individual standings, Amanda Fosnight took home the 6th place
trophy. Twenty-four hours after the competition, the coaches
received a phone call. After reading all #1 papers from the
competition the state office decided to award Crestwood three
additional awards. Director’s choice awards go to Lena Baldwin, Hannah Bennett, and Amanda Fosnight
The competition was Saturday, January 16, 2010 at
Garfield Middle in Garrettsville School and 12 other schools
competed in the district Tournament. Power of the Pen rules
dictate that each team is permitted to bring six seventh graders and six eighth graders. However, we had so many good
writers come out for Power of the Pen this year, we took more
than the usual 2 alternates. We traveled with 3 alternates at each level. During the competition, students write in three rounds
and are given a different prompt for each round. Competitors have 40 minutes to write a creative piece. In each round, students
write in direct competition with five other writers, however following the round, each student’s piece of work is then judged
against all other writers at the tournament. In each grade there
were a total of 78 writers.
The day was fulfilled with creativity, energy, laughter
and some nervousness. Coaches Mrs. Marfy and Mrs. Anfang
were proud of all the students who traveled there. The Seventh
grade team consists of Brandon Johnson, Amy Auble, Leannah
Frances, Lena Baldwin, Madeline Sorrick, Hannah Bennett and
alternates, Chelsea Evans, Kira Judd and Savannah Gieb. The
eight grade team consists of Amanda Fosnight, Rachel Quesenberry, Samantha Kulish, Emily St. Hiliare, Amanda Krakowski,
Olivia Cobb and alternates, Emily Bruyere, Jenna Morgenstern
and Amber Vargo.
CONGRATULATIONS to the following Power of the Pen
writers who qualified for the Regional Competition to be held
at KSU on February 20th: Lena Baldwin, Amy Auble, Hannah Bennett, Brandon Johnson, Madeleine Sorrick, Amanda
Fosnight, and Samantha Kulish.
Marking Period 2
Amy Auble, Landis Bates, Miranda Beatty, Hannah Bennett, Lauren Bissell, Andrew Bowers, Alexander
Bowser, Andrew Boyer, Brandon Caldwell, Emma Canepa, Courtney Capel, Olivia Cobb, Kyle Cox, Lauren Crislip, Makenna Delgado, Nicole Derthick, Scott Durham, Morgan Engelhart, Morgan Faldowski,
Keri Fisher, Jeremiah Fitgerald, Amanda Fosnight, Leannah Frances, Julya Gamble, Amber Gibbons,
Kaitlyn Goldinger, Meaghan Green, Katie Gregory, Noah Gula, Gregory Haas, Bryanna Herbold, Hannah
Hilty, Holly Hoffman, Isabel Hysing, Clayton Jackson, Kelli Janus, John Kilbourne, Samantha Kulish,
Alyssa Lamb, Allison Little, Alexis Mazey, Caitlin McSwain, Taylor Michael, Marissa Midgley, Chase
Miller, Jenna Morgenstern, Sydney Nemec, Nicole Nero, Nathan Nielsen, Ross Nielsen, Rosalie Novotny,
Samuel Oliphant, Joanna Ondash, Julia Pfaff, Rachel Quesenberry, Taylor Rhach, Chad Randall, Romanie Schweickert, Noah Shannon, Mckenzie Shea, Melissa Skocdopole, Aibigail Soltisz, Lindsey Soltisz,
Melissa Soltisz, Madeleine Sorrick, Eliza Soukenik
Dr. Andrew J. Hill, Principal
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On January 13, 2010, CMS held its school-wide Spelling Bee. The contestants earned their positions by scoring the highest in the school on a
written test. Congratulations to all of you!
Congratulations and GOOD LUCK to our four
qualifying champs: Alyssa Jaehn, Amanda
Krakowski, Amanda Fosnight, Roni Sargent.
These four will represent CMS at the District
Spelling Bee at Maplewood Career Center on
February 9th at 7:00P.M.
The Spelling Bee participants included: 8th graders - Tyler Gall,
Amanda Krakowski, Alyssa Jaehn, Amanda Fosnight, Nathan Silcox,
Makayla Garrison, Roni Sargent, Grant Bates, Rebecca Pochedly, Jacob
Lann , 7th Graders — Morgan Giamo, Madeleine Sorrick, Daniel
O’Sickey, David Bowles, Christian Rosenfeldt, Amber Gibbons, Lauren
Crislip, Dane Etto, Chelsea Evans , 6th Graders— Lauren Smith, Alexander Bowser, Eliza Soukenik, Samuel Oliphant, Isabel Hysing, Rhiannon Aleynika, Caitlin McSwain
We are all cheering for you!
The Athletic Department held a
fundraiser concert featuring Jacob
Vanags. Hailed as a talented piano rocker by critics, Vanags provides much needed diversity in
today’s music scene. Accompanied
by strings, horns and percussion on
many tracks it’s his catchy vocals
and strokes of the piano that continually stand out. Of his new EP,
Vanags has said, “The title Pulses
are Pluses really captures the heart
of this EP. I hope the concept of
understanding how we all have so
much to be positive about in this
life, even in the lowest of times,
will really come across with this
new energetic sound.”
Jacob donated his time and talent
for this fundraiser and is the son of
John Vanags, Athletic Director at
CMS.
Winning the T-shirt design contest…. PRICELESS
Sixth grader Isabel Hysing was recently named the winner of the Portage County
Educational Service Center’s Math 24 T-Shirt Design Contest. Isabel’s design “TShirt….$12, Bus to the tournament…$4, Math 24 cards…$22, winning the tournament...PRICELESS” will be made for all county participants to wear at the tournament to be held on February 24 at Maplewood Career Center. Isabel also was
awarded a free entrance to the tournament. This is the second year in a row that a
CMS sixth grader has won the contest. Congratulations, Isabel!
U.S. Army Specialist Travis Ragle visits Sixth Grade
Recently, U.S. Army Specialist Travis Ragle visited 6th
grade students to share his experience serving in Sadr City, Iraq.
Ragle, a 2005 graduate of Crestwood, returned home from a yearlong deployment to Iraq with many stories and much knowledge
about the Middle East. The students enjoyed listening to Ragle’s
adventures, asking cultural questions, and even trying out some
of the drills and exercises used to train military soldiers. While
they may still have work to do to become real soldiers for the
United States, several students enjoyed the workout and broke a
sweat.
Ragle continues to serve in the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg,
North Carolina with his wife, Maureen, and his dog, Bodey.
Ragle is very excited and thankful to be back home.
Crestwood Middle School
10880 John Edward Drive
Mantua, Ohio 44255
Phone: 330-274-2249
Fax: 330-274-3705
A Tradition in Quality
We are on the web!
www.crestwood.sparcc.org
CRESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
DECEMBER 2009
6th Grade
Amanda Hodgson, Jeffrey Lorence, Brittany Caldwell,
Brandon Caldwell, Isabel Hysing, William Maschek
7thGrade
Hannah Hilty, Matthew Jobst, Leannah Frances,
David Hill, Haley Rohland, George Monroe
8th Grade
Rachel Quesenberry, Conner Nemec, Melissa Skocdopole,
Brian Ferguson, Kelli Janus, Michael Fletcher
The Crestwood Middle School Leo Club asks you to help celebrate National Eye Care Month. The Leo’s are currently collecting old eyeglasses, reading glasses and sunglasses. The Crestwood Lions Club will clean and repair the used eyewear, which
will then be distributed to people who can’t afford to buy their
own. There are over 250 million visually impaired people
worldwide, many of whom can be helped with a pair of glasses.
Donating glasses is easy. All you have to do is take your old
pair to the Leo’s Club donation bin at the Crestwood Middle
School office. We can make a huge difference in the lives of
many, but we need your help.
Crestwood Middle School
February
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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5
Board of Education
Meeting 7:00P.M.
Boys’ Basketball vs.
Southeast
HOME—
4:00P.M.
CHS Guidance
Counselors to
visit 8th grade
classrooms
Dental Clinic Choir Fundraiser begins
at CMS
6 PTC Boys’ Basketball Tournament
begins at CMS
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11
Ski/ Snow Board
Club 3-8:30P.M.
Girls’ Basketball
vs. Southeast
Away4:00P.M.
7
Leadership
Valentine
Sucker Sale
2/8—2/11
8
8th Gr. Parent
Scheduling Mtg. at
CMS 6:30P.M.
Ski/Snowboard Club
3-8:30P.M.
PTC 7th Grade Boys’
Basketball Semi-Finals
@ CMS
9 Power of the Pen
Meeting 2:40-3:40P.M.
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15 NO
SCHOOL
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Jazz Band
PTC Boys’ Basketball
Finals @ CMS
7th—4:30P.M.
8th—6:00P.M.
PTC 8th Grade Boys’
Basketball Semi
Finals @ CMS
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13
NO
SCHOOL
PTC Girls’ BB Finals
at Southeast
District Spelling Bee
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6th Grade Fun Night at
Hiram College sponsored
by PAC 7:009:00P.M.
2:50-3:50P.M.
PAC Meeting
5:00P.M.
PTC Girls’ Basketball Tournament begins
at Southeast
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Last Power of the
Pen Meeting
2:40-3:40P.M.
Leadership
Mtg. during
lunch
Jazz Band
Band Dance
2:50-3:50P.M. 7:00—
Power of the Pen
Regional
Competition at
Kent State
7:45-4:00P.M.
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Choir Fundraiser ends
10:00P.M.
Parent/Teacher
Conferences
4:00-7:30P.M.
26 Leadership Training
Student of the Month
Recognition
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Interims sent home
with students
Honor Band students to
perform at ASBDA
CMS Dance sponsored by
CMS Cheerleaders
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A Look Ahead
A Look Ahead
Parent Teacher Conferences
March 4, 2010 from 4:00—7:30 P.M.
Parent Teacher Conferences March 4, 2009 from 4:00—7:30 P.M.
Waiver Day
March 5, 2010 No school for students
Waiver Day
March 30, 2009 No School for Students
Spring Break
March 29—April 2, 2010
Spring Break
April 6-13, 2009
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January Students of the Month
Caitlin McSwain, Colson Faust, Ashley Agle,
Cody Kuklisin, Eleanor Kosley, Zachary Lyke
Miranda Beatty, Noah Shannon, Lauren Crislip,
Jeremiah Fitgerald, Paige Markuzic, Terance Brunty
Alyssa Jaehn, Matthew Lyons, Marissa Midgley,
Tyler Roth, Marisa Zolgus, Daniel Holmberg
Healthy Lunch Bunch
Kent State university students will be coming to all lunch periods on eight Fridays beginning
February 5th to promote eating more fruits and vegetables. Incentives will be given to students
who bring or buy and eat a fruit or veggie for lunch. Join the fun!
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
will be held from 4:00—7:30 P.M. on
Thursday, February 25, 2010, and
Thursday, March 4, 2010.
Conference requests were sent home
with the students.
THE 2009-2010 YEARBOOK
can be ordered on a prepaid basis starting February 1, 2010.
The sale ends on February 26, 2010. The yearbook will be
delivered the end of May. The cost is $ 15.00 (soft cover)
CHECKS MADE PAYABLE TO:
CRESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Crestwood Local School Kindergarten Information for the 2010-2011 school year
Children must be five years old on or before August 1, 2010, to be eligible to attend Kindergarten
during the 2010-2011 school year.
Information packets containing registration paperwork will be available for parents to pick up at
the Crestwood Primary School beginning February 8, 2010.
The official registration of students will begin on February 25, 2010 and March 4, 2010 during the
times of 9:30 A.M.—11:30 A.M., 1:00 P.M.—2:30 P.M. and 5:00 P.M.—7:00 P.M.
All registration will take place at the Crestwood Primary Building.
In addition to the registration paperwork, parents/guardians are required to show two proofs of
residency, the child’s official birth certificate issued by the State, and their social security card. Also,
custody papers if applicable. Student’s immunizations must be up to date for fall entry into school.
There will be a “Kindergarten Parent Information Night” for parents on
Thursday, April 8, 2010, at 6:00 P.M. at the Crestwood Primary School cafeteria.
NO child care services will be available at this time.
All questions can be directed to the Crestwood Primary School at 330-422-3104.