Shout out to Stephanie Calabro for always coming to school with the energy it takes to teach pre-teens! And for her awesome dancing skills during our Silent Dance Party! And reminding me about ThrillShare...you're the real MVP girl!
Camden FFA received a $5,000 grant through Tractor Supply over the summer. The grant was utilized to purchase supplies to open a "salad bar" in the middle school agriculture classroom! The salad bar is stocked with fresh lettuce grown by agriculture students in greenhouse management. Students have learned many skills through running this grant funded project such as food safety skills, sustainability, and the most important skill of all compassion. Students know that keeping this salad bar stocked with fresh salad kits enables students in need of a healthy snack are able to eat something nutritious! This project was able to feed 55 students in the first open day! Camdens agriculture program is constantly looking for new opportunities for students and this is one of the amazing opportunities that Camdens agriculture program offers!
5th grader Evan Morrison created this graphic with information on how to become a Featured Guest Librarian. Thank you, Evan, for helping fellow students realize how simple it is to become a guest librarian.
Thank you to all of our readers! Our school has reached IGNITER status on the Beanstack Participation Levels. That means we have surpassed 25% participation! Next stop, TRAILBLAZER with 50% participation. Keep encouraging your friends to use the app to track their reading. If you have any questions about Beanstack, stop in and see Mrs. Bloomquist or Mrs. Britton in the Media Center.
The CMS Musical Cast is putting in the work to be ready for next week's production of "Beauty and the Beast Jr.!"
On Friday November 7th, special guest Alexis Albrecht lead the CMS FFA meeting! Alexis is currently the Camden FFA student advisor - and part of her role and responsibilities is assisting with middle school FFA meetings. Alexis spent the meeting educating young members about FFA official dress and the meaning of the FFA emblem. The meeting ended with an activity where students created their own FFA emblem that symbolizes them!
The Camden Middle School Media Center is celebrating National Native American Heritage Month this November by displaying a selection of fiction and non-fiction books about Native Americans. November is a time to celebrate the traditions, languages, and stories of Native American and Alaska communities and to make sure that their contributions and history is not forgotten by future generations.
We also still have a display of books from our guest author, Katre Messner. Kate visited us last week and gave the students a mater class on writing and revising. Stop in and see what we have to offer!
We also still have a display of books from our guest author, Katre Messner. Kate visited us last week and gave the students a mater class on writing and revising. Stop in and see what we have to offer!
On Friday November 7th special guest Alexis Albrecht lead the CMS FFA meeting! Alexis is currently the Camden FFA student advisor and part of her role and responsibilities is assisting with middle school FFA meetings. Alexis spent the meeting educating young members about FFA official dress and the meaning of the FFA emblem. The meeting ended with an activity where students created their own FFA emblem that symbolizes them!
An unforgettable new tribute adorned the outside of Camden Middle School on Monday as the CMS Social Studies Department created its display for the 2025 Disabled American Veterans “Field of Flags” Program! The program raises money for the DAV organization and its work supporting veterans.
Throughout the last few weeks, the generosity of our community has allowed the department to collect about $1500.00 to go toward this worthy cause. For each $250.00 raised, they received two dozen flags to arrange outside of the building. Our fundraising total allowed for 144 flags to be planted.
During the school day, Social Studies classes were given an overview of the meaning of Veterans Day, and a reminder of the immense effort and sacrifices needed to maintain our freedoms, and our way of life as they walked past this powerful display.
A very special thank you is in order to all of the donors, along with Mr. Jeff Doran, whose leadership guided this project to incredible heights in its first year. The hope is to make this bigger and bigger as the years go on!
Throughout the last few weeks, the generosity of our community has allowed the department to collect about $1500.00 to go toward this worthy cause. For each $250.00 raised, they received two dozen flags to arrange outside of the building. Our fundraising total allowed for 144 flags to be planted.
During the school day, Social Studies classes were given an overview of the meaning of Veterans Day, and a reminder of the immense effort and sacrifices needed to maintain our freedoms, and our way of life as they walked past this powerful display.
A very special thank you is in order to all of the donors, along with Mr. Jeff Doran, whose leadership guided this project to incredible heights in its first year. The hope is to make this bigger and bigger as the years go on!
Shout out to Mr. Doran, Mrs. Brooks and the entire Social Studies Department on a beautiful display of flags around CMS!
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!
