Check out these upcoming events from the Connected Community Schools team! On November 13th, they're working with the Family Opportunity Center and CFLR to offer "Building Calm Connections" - an exploration of how to help a child displaying aggressive behavior.
On November 20th, Open Hub Hours will be held at Camden High School!
On November 20th, Open Hub Hours will be held at Camden High School!
We are pleased to host New York Times Bestselling Author Kate Messner at Camden Middle School today! Kate will be here this afternoon to speak to our students about her book "The Trouble With Heroes" and will also conduct a book signing for students in the library.
If you haven't read her written works, some may remember Kate as a reporter for the Syracuse NBC Affiliate WSTM back in the 1990s, and she later spent 15 years teaching at the middle school level before branching out into full-time authorship.
Welcome!
On Thursday, New York Times best selling author Kate Messner will be visiting with our middle school students to talk about her books. Among her newest books is her middle grade novel in verse, The Trouble with Heroes. Many of our staff and students have read part of all of this book in anticipation of this visit.
Greenhouse management are transplanting their personal crops today into larger containers! Each student got to choose the crop of their choice to take care of and maintain for the first half of the school year! They are growing peppers, carrots, and watermelon! We have a lot of"growing on" in the agriculture room!
Ahead of the anticipated author visit of Kate Messner next week and Halloween tonight, Dr. Baker's class read The Scariest Kitten in the World and made drawings of kittens they would find terrifying. Enjoy and Happy Halloween!
We saw plenty of ghostbusters today in our travels - but Dr. Goff also "ain't afraid of no ghost".
The CMS Special Education team, the CMS Health Office, and Dr. Goff brought an old school arcade vibe for halloween with this Pac-Man ensemble!
The CMS Special Education team, the CMS Health Office, and Dr. Goff brought an old school arcade vibe for halloween with this Pac-Man ensemble!
No tricks just treats in a fab-BOO-lous math class!
Team 8 Blue loves their SmartPasses!!!
Happy Halloween!!
Happy Halloween!!
This week is Red Ribbon Week (October 23rd to October 31st). The Red Ribbon Campaign, founded in 1985, is the Nation's longest-running drug abuse awareness program. Since 1988, Red Ribbon Week has stood as an occasion to educate about the dangers presented by drugs, and encourage all youth to commit to a drug-free lifestyle in the long term.
As part of this year's celebrations at CHS and CMS, our CFLR Prevention Specialist, Ambur Kowalski, arranged to have Reality Check visit during lunch periods to speak with students about the dangers of vaping and how marketing targets youth. As part of the week, students created drawings and wrote pledges reflecting their commitment to staying drug-free.
As part of this year's celebrations at CHS and CMS, our CFLR Prevention Specialist, Ambur Kowalski, arranged to have Reality Check visit during lunch periods to speak with students about the dangers of vaping and how marketing targets youth. As part of the week, students created drawings and wrote pledges reflecting their commitment to staying drug-free.
Mrs. Christmas had a 6th grade pumpkin painting party with her ELA students! To get there, students had to hold up their end of the deal. Every student needed to receive an 80 percent or better score on a recent test, and the class delivered on their word to earn this reward! Way to go!
With Halloween tomorrow, and students learning about Colonial America, Mrs. Smith’s class at Camden Middle School did a simulation activity centering around how witch trials worked in New England back in the 1600s. For this activity, she put the entire class under the impression that one student had been assigned the role of “witch”, and challenged the students to solve the mystery.
The students formulated their hypotheses and brought forth their allegations - but there was an important plot twist that changed everything: There was no “witch” after all!
The activity was designed to teach the class about how mob mentality and hysteria can lead to false accusations, just as those factors led people to be prosecuted for witchcraft centuries ago.
In a fascinating turn of fortune, the activity also aligns with Mrs. Smith’s own family history. She discussed her own family genealogy research with the class. That research revealed a family connection back to Lydia Gilbert, who was the second woman and seventh person to be convicted of witchcraft in the State of Connecticut in 1654.
The students formulated their hypotheses and brought forth their allegations - but there was an important plot twist that changed everything: There was no “witch” after all!
The activity was designed to teach the class about how mob mentality and hysteria can lead to false accusations, just as those factors led people to be prosecuted for witchcraft centuries ago.
In a fascinating turn of fortune, the activity also aligns with Mrs. Smith’s own family history. She discussed her own family genealogy research with the class. That research revealed a family connection back to Lydia Gilbert, who was the second woman and seventh person to be convicted of witchcraft in the State of Connecticut in 1654.
You never know where you'll find a new twin! Our own Sunshine Britton did exactly that at today's Leatherstocking Regional Conference for library staff! She came across Library TA Melanie Goodwin from the Gilboa-Conesville Central School, and knew she had to get a picture!
Sunshine and her CMS Library colleague, Jennine Bloomquist, were two of the conference's featured presenters this year!
The greenhouse management class has been hard at work growing strawberries! The strawberries are grown using only water and nutrients without soil! The students care for 150 strawberry plants to ensure the best food quality! Today was berry exciting as the students collected their first harvest!
Our sixth grade lunch bunch is hard at work on a 300 piece puzzle in the Middle School Media Center. They have been working the last few lunch periods. 🧩
Alexa, play "Another One Bites the Crust!"
Happy Friday (AKA Pizza Day) from the CMS Food Service Team!
Happy Friday (AKA Pizza Day) from the CMS Food Service Team!
The 5th Grade Blue and White Teams had an exciting adventure to Camp Talooli on Monday, October 21, 2025! Students participated in the following activities: rocket building, outdoor cooking, archery, and a map challenge hike! Amazing memories were made!
Team Klattabro at CMS!
Mr. Klatt and Mrs. Calabro's homeroom wears orange for Unity Day to promote kindness, acceptance and inclusion to send a message that no student should experience bullying.
Mr. Klatt and Mrs. Calabro's homeroom wears orange for Unity Day to promote kindness, acceptance and inclusion to send a message that no student should experience bullying.
High school FFA officers held an informational LDE presentation for interested FFA members today after school. Mary Hall and Kayla Winn not only went over the competition details for each contest but also showed the attendees how different competitions look like live!
The Camden Middle School Social Studies department is now up to $980.00 raised for their “Field of Flags” program, and sit just 20 dollars of donations away from another two dozen flags - or 96 in total! Through the support of the CCSD Community, they have almost doubled up their initial target of $500.00.
The “Field of Flags” program will create a powerful veterans’ day flag display at Camden Middle School, along with raising money for the Disabled American Veterans organization, which helps veterans navigate and gain access to employment assistance, education, financial benefits, healthcare, disability assistance, and other benefits they’ve been promised. They also provide transportation to and from VA facilities to ensure all veterans can get the medical care they require.
CMS Students will visit the display for a lesson on Veterans Day during their Social Studies classes on Monday, November 10th.
Here’s how it works:
1. Visit https://support.dav.org/participant/CamdenMiddleSchool.
2. Select the amount you’d like to donate. Currently, they sit at $60.00 of a $500.00 starting goal. For each $250.00 raised, CMS receives two dozen flags with the proceeds going to help DAV in their mission. Assuming they receive the first two dozen flags, the display will proceed as planned.
Questions can be directed to Jeff Doran at jdoran@camdencsd.org.
The “Field of Flags” program will create a powerful veterans’ day flag display at Camden Middle School, along with raising money for the Disabled American Veterans organization, which helps veterans navigate and gain access to employment assistance, education, financial benefits, healthcare, disability assistance, and other benefits they’ve been promised. They also provide transportation to and from VA facilities to ensure all veterans can get the medical care they require.
CMS Students will visit the display for a lesson on Veterans Day during their Social Studies classes on Monday, November 10th.
Here’s how it works:
1. Visit https://support.dav.org/participant/CamdenMiddleSchool.
2. Select the amount you’d like to donate. Currently, they sit at $60.00 of a $500.00 starting goal. For each $250.00 raised, CMS receives two dozen flags with the proceeds going to help DAV in their mission. Assuming they receive the first two dozen flags, the display will proceed as planned.
Questions can be directed to Jeff Doran at jdoran@camdencsd.org.
Get ready for a night of fun with Connected Community Schools and the Family Opportunity Center with Book Bingo! This free event takes place on Wednesday, October 29th from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM at Camden Middle School! There will be prizes and more, and you can bring the whole family! More information, including contact information for questions, is included in the flyer.
