CMS Families,

It is hard to believe we are already halfway through April and we are starting our last quarter on Monday. Please see below for some tips about life with middle schoolers in springtime and our final exam schedule. 

Spring is typically the time when middle schoolers may test boundaries, not think before doing things, and check out a bit from school. Please continue to encourage routines at home for work completion and talk to your student(s) about appropriate school behavior. This includes appropriate language at school/on the bus, following the cell phone policy, and keeping their hands to themselves. It is also a good time of year for families to revisit the amount of social media access and/or screen time their student has in order to set up expectations before summer hits.

Our final exam schedule can be found HERE. Some items to note from that schedule:

• Please note that our last student attendance day will be Thursday, June 20th. 

• The last full day of attendance will be Thursday, June 13th.

• Exams will run from Friday, June 14th to Thursday, June 20th (please note there is no school on June 19th). The general procedures are that 6th and 7th graders attend exams in the morning and 8th graders in the afternoon. There are some exceptions noted on the calendar for 8th grade Algebra and Earth Science students.

• For those of you familiar with Clarence High School procedures where students can leave exams after a certain amount of time, it is important to note that we do not do that here at CMS and students should remain for the entire exam window.

• We recognize some of our families may be observing Eid ad-Adha on Monday, June 17th. Please contact your student's house office to arrange for them to take their social studies exam on a different day. 

Speaking of the end of the year, 8th grade parents should be sure to check out the information sent to them on April 16th regarding our 8th grade picnic and dance. It can also be found on the school website under the 8th grade house subpage.

Looking ahead to next year, we will have some special education aide positions available. If you or someone you know are looking for a job and would like more information, please contact me at adreibelbis@clarenceschools.org.

Be sure to check out the other “buttons” and sidebars below which include our "Who Should I Call?" cheat sheet and CMS Resource Guide for Families.

Thank you for your support,

Ashley Dreibelbis

Principal