NEWSLETTER
April 21, 2024
CHMS Mission
Calavera Hills Middle School is a community of students, families, teachers and staff who are dedicated to providing a caring and safe environment in which students can pursue opportunities for greatness and growth.
Important Dates
4/22- Periods 1-6
Learning Lab 7:45-8:15 am, room 106
B & G Club Girls Basketball Practice, CHM Gym- 2:45 pm
B & G Club Track and Field, CHM Field- 2:45 pm
4/23- Block Day-Periods 1,3,5
Learning Lab 7:45-8:15 am, room 111
B & G Club Girls Basketball Practice, CHM Gym- 2:45 pm
B & G Club Track and Field, CHM Field- 2:45 pm
4/24- Block Day-Periods 2,4,6
Learning Lab, 7:45-8:15 am, room 106
4/25- Periods 1-6, early release at 1:36 pm
Coyote Community
Learning Lab, 7:45-8:15 am, room 111
B & G Club Track and Field, CHM Field- 1:45 pm
4/26- Periods 1-6
5/02- Exhibition Night, 5:00 pm
Quote of the Week
“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” —Winston Churchill
It is important to remind our students to stay positive and always be optimistic about the future. The best is yet to come!
Mental Health Webinar Series: Cultivating School-Life, 4/24
These multi series webinars will provide information on the most common mental health challenges faced by youth today. Each webinar will provide tips and tools to parents and caregivers to help them support the youth in their lives. Please see flyer for dates and details.
SBAC Testing
This year, Calavera Hills Middle School will give the State SBAC tests between May 6-24, 2024 and the students will test in their subject-specific classes. Please read the SBAC Parent Information Letter for details regarding the state testing and ways you can help support your child.
Staff Appreciation Week
Staff Appreciation Week is May 6 - 10 - Let's show our appreciation for all the hard work and dedication for our amazing teachers and staff show our students all year with two wonderful luncheons - please sign up to brings drinks, chips or desserts - entrees hosted by CHE PTA & CHMS PTSA
CHE & CHM Staff Appreciation Week Sign-up
Sixth Grade Camp Fundraiser
6th Grade camp at CHMS for our incoming 6th graders will be October 7th - October 11th. The cost for the trip per student is $450.00. To help with costs and possible reduction of the cost of camp we are having a fundraiser. A PADRES NIGHT fundraiser! Spread the word and go to a Padres Game! Let's start the summer off with a HOMERUN!!!!!
Please see the attached flyer to support the 24/25 6th grade class! You can choose to support a student you know or just support camp in general for CHMS. Thank you in advance for your help.
Coyote Crew Parent Volunteers needed for the Spring
We are still looking for Parent Volunteers at lunchtime each day for the Spring. Our hope is to offer students a variety of activities to participate in each day during their lunchtime. If you have some flexibility in your day and are interested in coming on campus to work with our students, please complete the volunteer form
Picking Up a Student Early?
As a reminder, if you need to pick up your student early, you must sign them out at the attendance desk and you are required to show a valid ID. Only adults (18+) listed on the student’s emergency contact list may pick up a student. To alleviate the wait times, we suggest calling the attendance hotline at 760-331-6470 or filling out the attendance form in the morning rather than calling right before arrival. Also, if your student contacts you because they are not feeling well, they still need to go to the health office to check out. They should not be using their cell phones to contact parents. This could result in a cell phone violation.
Donations Needed for CHM Library
CHM Library is in need of new or gently used board games, puzzles, and card games for students to play in the library at lunch. They are also looking for age-appropriate books to use as prizes for library lunchtime activities. Students can bring donations directly to the library or you may drop items off in the front office.
CHM Teacher & Staff Amazon Wish List
Help support our CHMS teachers and staff by purchasing items off their Amazon Wish List to help fulfill school and classroom needs. Items can be delivered directly to the school. CHMS Teacher/Staff Amazon Wish List
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Donate Shoes for San Diego 8th Grade Flood Victims by 4/30
If you were hoping to donate shoes for SD 8th graders affected by the January flooding - there is still time! We have collected over half the shoes needed, but we still are hoping to collect 30 more pairs by the end of the month. These students lost most of everything they owned in the recent flooding and are in need of basic necessities. We are partnering with the Southeast San Diego Kids for Peace chapter to get every 8th grader at KIPP Adelante Charter outfitted with a new (or VERY gently used) pair. If interested and able to participate, please see this Sign Up Genius to see what sizes are still needed. Tennis shoes are best and can be found at Walmart/Marshalls for under $30. Simply bind the shoebox closed with a rubber band or tape and mark on it: SHOE SIZE, GENDER AND HOMEROOM (info found in Sign Up Genius) so that the shoes may be easily distributed to the students. The shoe donations do not need to come from CHMS - feel free to share this opportunity to donate with other local Carlsbad families or businesses. We are really hoping to cover the soles of every 8th grade soul. Thanks in advance for your compassion and generosity! The last day to donate is 4/30.
Exhibition Night- 5/2
Please mark your calendar for May 2, 5:00 pm. Our Calavera Hills Middle School Exhibition Night is a great opportunity to share in our joy of learning. We start at 5:00 pm with a PTSA general meeting. We will officially unveil our Butterfly Mural immediately following. At 5:30 pm our music program will perform for you. 5:45 pm the classroom doors will open for your students to share with you the exceptional work they have been doing in their classes. In case you want dinner while you are there, we will have a food truck at the front of campus from 5:00-6:30 pm. (see menu below). Hope to see you there! 
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