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Friendly Reminder: There is no winter walking program during the February Recess from Monday, February 17th to Friday, February 21st. After the break, walking returns on Monday, February 24th. There is also no Winter Walking program on March 10th, March 12th, and March 19th. This list of dates is subject to change. The program will conclude for the season on Tuesday, April 1st.

This week, the CMS Student Council is hosting Cabin Fever Spirit Week! Yesterday was Famous Couples Day and our kids rocked it! See if you know any of these dynamic duos!

Students have been working on this 300 piece puzzle, called Gnome Sweet Gnome, during lunches and study breaks in the CMS Media Center. Friends from Mr. Donaleski's class placed the last pieces yesterday when they were visiting to pick out new books. 🧩

CMS students knocked it out of the park with Couples Day during Student Council's Cabin Fever Spirit Week! Great job! Students are also able to purchase wooden roses for $1 each to support Student Council.

Do you need any additional supplies for the upcoming Mid-Winter Recess? Are you interested in what Connected Community Schools can offer your family? You can do all of that and more as the Camden Connected Community Schools Team presents Open HUB hours at Camden High School on Thursday, February 13th. It will run from 4 to 6 PM. Please enter from the front bus loop and bring a bag if you have one. Valarie and DeeAmbra are your best points of contact if you have questions. Their contact information is included in the graphic.

Due to inclement weather conditions, the Camden Central School District has cancelled all after-school activities for Monday, February 10th, 2025.

Five students from Camden Middle School recently had the honor of representing the Camden Central School District at the New York State School Music Association’s Zone 4 Junior High Area All-State Festival. The festival brings together students from across Oneida, Oswego, and Herkimer Counties to perform and rehearse together over a two day period. Selection is a highly competitive process based on a student’s 2024 NYSSMA evaluation. In order to participate, a musician must rank at the top of the proficiency list for their instrument among all entries in the Zone, and receive a recommendation from their school music teacher. Eighth grade student Max Scholz represented Camden in the Area All-State Junior Band on the Alto Saxophone. In the Area All-State Junior Orchestra, Camden had four representatives: Eighth graders Olivia Potter, Drew Collins, and Adalyn Whitby were accompanied by seventh grader Katherine Dean to this year’s festival. By participating, students have the opportunity to challenge themselves independently. They must prepare their music with diligent practice habits without the benefit of group rehearsals during their class time. In addition, students get to build connections and share ideas with their peers from across the area.

Good Morning Blue Devils! The Camden CSD is on a 2-hour delay for today, Monday, February 10, 2025. AM BOCES and AM Pre-Kindergarten classes are canceled for today. Have a great day and be safe.

Greenhouse management has various committees formed to take care of the various vertical growing systems! The supervisor of the class over watches all committees to ensure proper care of the systems! The supervisor even had a special job of guiding students with the planting of their "spider plant babies" this week!

This week, February 3rd-7th, is National School Counseling Week! We couldn't be prouder of our incredible team of school counselors across our buildings. They play a unique and very important role in supporting our students so that they can thrive and reach their full potential! CES Kelly Mirabelli CMS Kim Tremblay Brian Campbell CHS Christine Kio Tammy Kline McVille Janine Anderalli

Thanks to the CHS Foundation Camdens agriculture program can expand their agricultural literacy to various parts of the CMS building! Stay tuned to learn more about the "Hatching Minds" project!

The Camden Central School District has cancelled all after-school activities for today, Thursday, February 6th. Tonight's sectional volleyball match at Rome will be re-scheduled.

Often our students find books that they really like and stick with a series. But what happens when they get in a rut? We like to help them find other options. Our latest display in the CMS Media Center offers alternatives to one of our most popular series in the library. If your student is a fan of I Survived but you'd like to see them reading something a little more challenging, have them stop in and we'll help them chose the perfect book!

🎶 We're halfway there! 🎶 Mrs. Willson's WIN math period discovered that today is day 90 of 180 school days, which means we've made it through 50% or 1/2 of the school year!

CMS Students! During the month of February, use the Beanstack app to keep track of your reading. At the end of the month, stop down to the Media Center to show Mrs. Britton or Mrs. Bloomquist your reading streak and they'll have a treat for you. Not using the app yet? See your ELA teacher or your friendly Camden Middle School librarians and they'll show you how!

Greenhouse management students are working hard to maintain the "Lettuce Support Our Community" project!

Looking for some fresh fruit this winter? We have a "Berry" good idea for you! The Camden FFA chapter is holding a strawberry sale! These Strawberries are available in one pound containers and sold in quantities of two containers, four containers, or eight containers. Proceeds will benefit FFA activities. Please order no later than February 14th. Delivery will be made to CHS in early March, where you will need to pick up your order after school hours. Direct-to-home shipping will not be available for this sale. Click this link to get started: https://freshfruitorder.org/CamdenHSFFA/Shop/ProductsList.aspx Contact advisor Erin Curtis (ecurtisszalach@camdencsd.org) if you need more information!

Camden FFA is beyond proud of the members that competed in todays Leadership Development Events. Each student has spent weeks preparing for this event and did an outstanding job. Many valuable lessons are learned through FFA but the best part of the day is being with their "FFA- Family."

Our Connected Community Schools team has been quite busy over the past few months! Here's a recap of what they've been up to lately:

FFA gives students the opportunity to grow in various ways. Please see the photo that exemplifies how outstanding our FFA members are. Camden FFA members spent time today working with each other to instill confidence in each other before their competitions.