Meet Central's new principal, Dr. Matt Hancock! This is a drop in meet and greet especially for parents on Thursday, May 18. Dr. Hancock will meet parents in the CMS gym from 4-6pm.

8th Grade Families only: The 8th Grade Farewell Assembly is on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. We will begin at 1:30pm; families may check out their student afterward. Enter through office. Park anywhere - but cars must be out of bus lane before 3:00 *This is not a traditional "graduation" ceremony. Just a short recognition to honor our outgoing class.

Kiddie Park is hosting a Diverse Needs and Abilities Night on May 22 - 6-8 PM. This event meets the needs of students that require a different/modified experience; all rides will be adjusted for each individual need. See the attached flyer for this and other KP summer events.

CMS Events week of May 8, 2023

Central Middle School Award Assemblies - Monday, May 15, 2023 6th grade - 11:30am 7th grade - 10:15am 8th grade - 12:45pm Week of May 8, award lists will be posted for students in the cafeteria. Students can check the list for their name and let their families know if they are receiving an award. Families are welcome to attend. Each assembly lasts about an hour. The award assemblies will also be live streamed. Follow the link below to the Bear News Playlist. From there, you will see the live feed when it becomes available, roughly 10-15 minutes prior to the event. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLprU-taOYsA8i8X4VfBpd7l2liFo5Xijj

Central Middle School invites incoming 6th graders (current 5th graders) to CMS Cub Camp - Wed, Aug 2, 2023. Register for Cub Camp: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_hHNICQaFm9jIDlAqsd5ty-QVGuZ2KnXUavpq2655xSgjXQ/viewform See the attached flyer for more info.

FREE Tennis Clinic - Sunday, June 4th - 2-4pm Free drinks, snacks, shirt and racquet! See the attached flyer for more information. Use this link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGul0-tT7c0jl0N5wikYRxQi-PTJVSK89aAWTE-_GPBVceug/viewform

8th graders will RETURN all ChromeBooks and hotspots on Fri, May 12. (virtual 8th graders, return your equipment to the office on Mon, May 22) Students will be issued new devices for 9th grade. Current 6th and 7th graders KEEP their ChromeBooks for next year.

Thanks to Chevron Chemical for once again sponsoring PlastiVan who brought fun, informative labs to our 8th grade science classes.

Central's Final Exam Exemption Policy is attached. Finals for 1st/3rd/5th hours will be in a 2 hour block on Thurs, May 18. 2nd/4th/6th hours will test in a 2 hour block on Fri, May 19. Exemption for each class is assessed separately and will not be determined until May 15th.

CMS Events Week of May 1

Bartlesville Schools ATHLETIC PHYSICALS for 2023-24 Where: BHS Fieldhouse/Freshman Academy When: Wed. May 10, 2023 Time: All sports are assigned a specific time Cost: $20 cash or check payable to ASBC SEE ATTACHMENT for more info, including assigned times for specific teams.

BRUIN BASEBALL TRY-OUTS for all players not currently in the program!!! #bvillebruWIN

Children's Musical Theatre presents Finding Nemo Summer Camp for ages 7-16, May 22-July 10. cmtonstage.com

Jr High Boys Soccer Tryouts Grades: 7th & 8th May 8th & 9th 3:30-5:00 Auxiliary Fields (east of student parking lot) Pre-register at: https://forms.gle/JrKtWZ9awaLn9aDR9 Students may not tryout until form is complete. Link will be sent to students via Canvas announcements.

Please see the attached flyer for end of the year special event dates at CMS.

Central had a successful 2023 TSA State Conference winning 1st Place in STEM Animation which qualifies for TSA Nationals, 2nd Place in Rube Goldberg, and 3rd Place in Comic Book Design. Congrats to all of these competitors and their leaders, Mrs. Williams and Mr. Messerli! We are proud of you!

CMS Events Week of 4/24

ALL CMS library books due May 5th. Students receive printed overdue notices every month in their English classes. This includes unreturned materials from elementary school as well. At the end of the year, students will receive several notices to help them remember to return library items. All charges for unreturned library and technology materials follow students throughout all the Bartlesville Public Schools and can result in a variety of restrictions, including ticket purchase to high school dances and events. Please ask your students if they are missing any library materials. They are due May 5th.

Special Olympics t-shirt fundraiser!