Happy Father's Day!
Mrs. Willson's homeroom and the rest of the 6th grade spent a busy day at the John S. Dyson NY Energy Zone and the Utica Zoo. At the Energy Zone, students completed challenges and learned how energy arrives at their homes. The Utica Zoo had many exhibits to visit and animals to see. It was a great day!
Another note from Mrs. DerCola about this evening's Grade 7-8 concert at CMS:
"The construction in front of our building continues! Today they have put out fresh top soil and grass seed around our new concrete. Please do not walk through the dirt areas! Please let your guests and family not on Parentsquare know about this as well. Thank you for your cooperation during our construction."
Yesterday during our 8th grade Monthly Student Meeting, ELA teachers, Mrs. Donaleski and Mrs. Pfeifer, recognized two 8th graders for being avid readers and sharing their love of reading with others. Congratulations Phinean and Allison! Keep reading!
Lots of laughs and learning happened today when Mrs. Lapier's class experimented with refraction glasses! Students were given a series of challenges to complete wearing the special glasses that bend light and flip everything upside down! Who knew refraction could be so fun?
Why was the mushroom so popular? He was a real.... "Fungi".
Greenhouse management students are gearing up for ANOTHER project! Students are learning about fungi and growing mushrooms!
A note from Brittany DerCola regarding entrance to tonight's 6th grade concert at CMS:
We have fresh concrete that was just poured out front of our building. Please let any guests that may be coming with you, that are not on Parentsquare, to avoid this area. We did have an "oops" on Monday and we ended up with some footprints in the fresh concrete. Please be mindful of the work area!
Oaklyn the therapy dog knows how to act depending on what students need. For example, one minute she is cuddling on the floor and the next minute she is making a student laugh by proudly showing off her "bucket."
The Agriculture Electives have been hard at work crafting their ice cream recipes. They made their ice cream and were able to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Students entered their ice cream projects in the NY Agriculture in the Classroom Ice Cream Challenge contest. So lucky staff members got to enjoy a mid-morning treat.
Our 6th grade performing ensembles will take the stage today at CMS! Show starts at 7 PM.
Time is running out to register your child for the Camp Sum-More Fun Summer Enrichment Programs! If you haven't done so already, registration for Happy Campers (students currently in K-2) and Adventurers (students currently in 3-6) closes on Friday, June 7th!
This is a free two-week summer program for Camden CSD students, presented with the support of Madison-Oneida BOCES. Transportation and meals included. If no transportation is required/requested, indicate "Parent Transport" in the transportation portion of the forms.
Please fill out one registration form per child you intend to register.
Check ParentSquare to find the registration links!
We're excited for CMS Spring Concert season to get rolling tonight!
To Oz? To Oz!
On Saturday, June 1st, the Camden Middle School Marching Blue Devils appeared in the prestigious Oz-Stravaganza parade in Chittenango. This weekend-long festival celebrates the "Wizard of Oz" story authored by Chittenango native L. Frank Baum, and features a wide range of honored guests such as Gita Dorothy Morena, who is Baum's great-grandaughter, and Jane Lahr. Lahr is the daughter of actor Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion in the famous 1939 motion picture.
CMS Marching Band represented Camden at the Oz Parade in Chittenango today. Great job to all!
Camden agriculture students attended Farm Fest at DiNitto Dairy Farm. Students spoke regarding calf health and care to multiple groups of elementary students. The DiNitto family is a huge advocate for the dairy industry and Camden is lucky to be apart of Farm Fest that they host every year!
FFA member Kayla Winn is actively working through her SAE. Kayla recently started selling her homemade candles and goods at a local farmers market! Way to go Kayla!!
FFA member Luke Eveleth spent Memorial Day weekend working on his SAE! Luke's SAE is carding for the agriculture programs tortoise Elena! Luke is learning new ways to help Elena grow new shell and become more social. Way to go Luke!!!
Greenhouse management students are gearing up for ANOTHER project! Students are learning about fungi and growing mushrooms! Let the "fun-gi" begin!
See these cutouts? They're a sign that the Summer Reading Book fair isn't just for elementary students.... Middle School students are also getting in on the fun next week! Thanks to a generous grant from the Virginia Tuthill Foundation, Camden Middle School will host its free summer reading book fair in the upcoming week!
As part of the fair, each student receives a free 25 dollar credit to spend on heavily discounted books, and will have the opportunity to visit during school hours with their ELA Classes! No other purchases beyond the 25 dollar credit will be allowed, so there is no need to send money in with your student.
It's that time of year again! Thanks to a generous grant from the Virginian Tuthill Foindation, all Camden Middle School Students will receive up to $25 of free books from the Scolastic Book Fair.
Students will visit the fair with their ELA classes next week. There will be no other purchases allowed at this time.
