Some students think that summer equals camping -- whether it's camping with their families in the great outdoors or sleepaway camp. SORA has so many fun suggestions for reading about those subjects for the kiddos to check this summer. Titles include: Camp by Kayla Miller, Horse Camp by Carrie Seim, A Girls Guide to the Wild by Ruby McConnell, Campfire Cooking by Blake Hoena, and How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer by Taryn Souders. These and so many more fun summer reading books are available on SORA!
CMS Students were ready to get the summer started!
Our staff sure knows how to wave our students off for the summer in style!
Audiobook are another great way to hit those summer reading goals and there are a ton of great series available on the SORA app. Some of those series are: The Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Little House on the Prairie, Front Desk, Wings of Fire, Many of the Rick Riordan series (Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus Magnus Chase, and others), and, for our older readers, The Hunger Games series. Have a great summer and keep reading!
The Kindness Club at Camden Middle School decided to hold a fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House. This organization supports families whose children have significant medical difficulties by helping alleviate associated expenses and logistical hurdles.The club asked each grade level to donate bottle tabs for this organization. Members of Kindness Club collected these tabs each week in homeroom, and they all added up into a sizable donation!
Congratulations to the 7th graders who collected the most bottle tabs! Additionally, the club would like to thank all of the students and their families who took the time to collect bottle tabs for this important cause. Your kindness is greatly appreciated!
July menus are out for the grab-and-go portion of the 2025 Summer Food Service Program! The program, supported by the USDA, offers free meals for any child 18 or under.
The program will run from July 7th to August 22nd on a Monday to Friday schedule. Daily, one-stop pickup service with breakfast and lunch included will take place at Camden Elementary School from 8:30 to Noon on each day of operation.
Questions can be directed to Pearl Romano (promano@camdencsd.org).
More Information: https://www.camdenschools.org/article/2253416
Novels in verse are a very popular genre with our students. Some that are available on the Sora app are The Trouble with Heroes. Parts of this book takes place in the Adirondack High Peaks. Alone (and it's companion novel Away) were very popular with our sixth grade students last year. If they didn't get a chance to check them out during the school year, maybe they'd like to over the summer! Deer Run home is a moving story of survival and found family, inspired by a true court case. We were lucky enough to be visited by John Schu, the author of Louder Than Hunger, during the past school year and it was incredible. Mascot is told from several perspectives about the controversy surrounding a school mascot. Finally, Starfish is the story of a young girl who is bullied about her weight. These and many more are available on the Sora app.
Stay tuned tomorrow where I will let you know about some of the audiobook available on Sora.
From two.... down to one. The 2025 Camden Middle School Musical will be..... Beauty and the Beast!
If your students started a graphic novel series over the school year, they may be able to continue reading it on the Sora app. Some of the series that we have in the library that are also on the app include: The Baby-sitter's Club (and Little Sisters), Big Nate, Dog Man, Bad Guys, Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, The Sunny Series (Sunny Side Up, etc.), Amulet, Emmie & Friends series, Nat Enough Series, and Phoebe & Her Unicorn series.
The start of summer is a great time to set some new goals! Want to kick off the process and do a fun activity along the way? Join Connected Community Schools for this free event on Wednesday! Contact Val if you have any questions. A good contact number is available in the attached flyer.
136 Camden Middle School students were saluted for consistently making High Honor Roll during the annual A-Pass Award Assembly!
Read More: https://www.camdenschools.org/article/2281628
The students have been a buzz with the news of Wicked: For Good premiering in the fall. Ahead of the movie, why not read the original source material, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? Books one and four are available on Sora and you can likely find the entire series at your local library this summer. It would make a great read for the entire family! There is also the first book of the Storymaker series, Spelled, for our older readers. It's a different take on the familiar tale. Check these books out and check back here this week for some more summer reading suggestions.
The 7th grade White Team at CMS (aka the GOAT Team) spent a day enjoying the lovely weather at The Wild and Town of Sullivan Park. The kids enjoyed feeding the giraffes and goats, checking out the monkeys and big cats all while enjoying some quality time together as the school year winds down. This week, they will enjoy their end-of-the-year GOAT Olympics to wrap-up the year-long GOAT Goblet competition that involves academics, attendance, and fun games throughout the year!
Good Morning Blue Devils,
After careful consideration of the conditions, the Camden Central School District will be open on Monday, June 23rd, 2025. All District buildings have power at this time. As a reminder, this is a scheduled half day for Elementary and Middle School students.
We understand that several roads may be impassable for our buses and/or your vehicles at this time. With this in mind, some students may not be able to be picked up today and some bus routes may run noticeably off schedule.
In the event a bus cannot reach you, and you are still capable of bringing your child to school with your own vehicle, you are welcome to do so. If your child is absent because they are unable to be transported to school, it will count as an excused absence for today.
Thank you for your time and consideration as we strive toward a safe opening for staff and students.
Good evening Camden CSD School Community,
We hope everyone is safe and managing through this latest storm. We are monitoring the power outages and road conditions throughout the District. If the situation requires us to close school tomorrow, we will exhaust our snow/emergency days. As stated in our communication from May 23rd, it would become necessary for staff and students to report for an additional half day on Friday, June 27th.
At this time, we are hoping that the conditions will improve and we will be able to hold school tomorrow. We will keep everyone updated as we continue to monitor the conditions throughout the evening. Stay Safe.
If you are looking for ways to engage your students in reading at home this summer, why not check out the SORA app! Students can use their student ID and password to log into any device and download ebooks from the catalog to read. You can find the app in the app store. Current students at CMS can also continue logging their minutes on Beanstack and Mrs. Britton and Mrs. Bloomquist will pick random students who used the Beanstack app over the summer for some fun prizes when we return in the fall! Keep your eyes open and we will share some fun summer reading suggestions over the next few days!
The final two remain... Shrek Jr. OR Beauty and the Beast Jr.
Will we find ourselves in a a land Far Far Away or in French Provincial Town come September?!
Find out Friday!!!
This afternoon, SPO Tom Brognano went outside on his usual end-of-day duty facilitating dismissal at Camden Middle School. When he came back inside, he was met with a surprise.
A crowd of well-wishers including staff, colleagues, students, and administrators had assembled to pay tribute for his years of service to CMS. The gathering included treats, and the presentation of a card and a hand-made caricature portrait from art teacher Jodi Steria, which was signed by members of the CMS community.
Also on hand was his daughter, Lyndsey, who is a deputy with the Sheriff's Office.
Officer Brognano, we wish you all the best in your retirement, and as we all saw today, it's clear how much you will be missed!
We have said so long, fairwell to Beetlejuice Jr., Mean Girls Jr., High School Musical Jr., & Seussical Jr....
These kids will not roll the dice in a whole new world with Matilda Jr., Guys and Dolls Jr., or Aladdin Jr...
What show do you think will be on stage this fall at CMS?!
Last week, the fifth grade white team visited Green Lakes State Park, just outside of Syracuse! While there, they learned more about the solar system, and used their artistic skills to depict the four spheres of earth: geosphere (land), hydrosphere (water), atmosphere (air), and biosphere (living things). They also created constellation key chains and answered a variety of trivia questions.
Thank you to the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation for being wonderful hosts!
