Monday, March 4, 2013

STATE JR. BETA CONVENTION

CCMS took 70+ students to Louisville for the state Beta Convention.  Many CCMS students received high marks for their entries, and the scrapbook placed 1st runner up.  Great job CCMS Beta club, you represented CCMS well.
 
 
2012 2013 Jr. Beat Officers

Jr. Beta Scrap booking Team

Enjoying the State Beta Convention.

CCMS Beta Club participates in Song Fest


CCMS Jr. Beta Banner

Ready for Living Literature.

The cast of 2012-2013 Living Literature, Frosty The Snowman.



Kendra Moore's needle point entry.

Dylan Pruitt entered his wreath in  the recycled art category.


Seth Flower's pencil sketch entry.

CCMS T-Shirt design.

Bailey entered the recycled art contest.

Beta scrapbook placed 1st runner up in the state.

Rachel's painting received high marks.
 

LEXINGTON CHILDREN'S THEATER

Lexington Children's Theater visited CCMS to perform The Tallest Tale Ever Told.  The play was entertaining to say the least.
 
 

Friday, March 1, 2013

CCMS ONLINE SPRING BOOK FAIR

If you would like to purchase from our spring book fair, but are unable to make it to CCMS you can now order from our online book fair,
 
The online book fair has the same selection of titles, plus more to choose from.  All proceeds from the online book fair go to the CCMS spring book fair.

FREE APP

The CCMS Spring book fair is in full swing and you can help the book fair, without spending a dime!!!  For every  25 downloads of the free app Storia CCMS will receive $25 towards the profit of CCMS spring book fair.  Just for downloading you get 5 free e-Books.  This is an excellent app to encourage reading with your kids, and grand kids. This app is available for iPads, PC's, and Android Tablets.
 
All you have to do download the app is go to
http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/storia/ put in the Burkesville zip code (42717) and change the miles to five, and select Cumberland County Middle School, then select download.  Make sure to select Cumberland County Middle School so that we get credit for each download!!!  Then all you have to do is enjoy your 5 free e-Books! 
 
 

CLIMATE. VEGETATION, and ECONOMIES OH MY

Ms. Brittany's 6th grade social studies class completed a student centered History Alive activity to compare and contrast the climate, vegetation, and economies of European countries.
 



 

EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH

8th Graders met with a representative from Western Kentucky University and the Educational Talent Search Program. Educational Talent Search is a program that encourages students to begin to think about college, and provides opportunities to prepare students for post secondary education.
 
 
 
If you would like to learn more about ETS visit

READ THE MOST FROM COAST TO COAST

Today CCMS students are joining in the nation wide program, Read the Most from Coast to Coast.   Read the Most From Coast to Coast is a nation wide reading program where students across the country work to beat the record of the most AR test taken in a single day.  The record set in 2012 was 3,581, 992.  CCMS is working hard at helping beat this record!!!
 
To see a minute by minute count of the AR totals go to http://www.renlearn.com/readthemost/default.aspx.
 
Happy Reading CCMS!!