Denise Magee

CRCTS are here...

Students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades will take the Criterion Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) from April 12 - 18. The Criterion Referenced Competency Tests are part of the required assessment program for the state of Georgia. Students will be assessed on how well they have learned the content standards for their grade in five content areas (Reading, English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies). The dates for the tests are April 12 Reading * April 13 English Language Arts * April 14 Math * April 15 Science * April 18 Social Studies.

All tests are multiple-choice and will provide both the school and parent with important information about the strengths and weaknesses of students in core academic areas. Please stress the importance of the tests and encourage your student to do his or her best. Encourage your child to be present and on time each day. Provide a healthy breakfast each morning and let your child know that you have the confidence in his/her ability to do his/her best and advise your child not to worry – just do the BEST he/she can.

Eighth graders must pass Reading and Math for promotion to the 9th grade. Eighth graders who fail Reading and/or Math will need to retake the test. The Retest is scheduled for May 20 – May 24.

In order to be eligible for participation in the Relay for Life Dance and grade level field day activities, students must be present for all five days of testing. It is important for your child to be at school on time each testing day. Testing begins in our school at 9:15 AM. Students will not be allowed to enter the testing room once testing has started.

Our entire building will be working together to maintain a positive, quiet, and supportive testing environment.

CMS Nominated and Selected

I am happy to announce to you that Campbell Middle School has been selected as one of the schools for this week’s upcoming High 5 Field Trip poll sponsored by channel Fox 5 Atlanta. Voting starts at 8 am on Monday, February 21 and continues through Friday, February 25 at 8 AM. Please go to the following link to vote: www.high5sports.com or text the keyword School 1 to 78015. The school that gets the most votes will be selected. We need you to vote - share this information with all of your family members and friends.

Have a wonderful week off!

Cobb County Board of Education Calendar Survey

At its February 17, 2011 meeting, the Board of Education will consider changing the upcoming school-year calendars for 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. This survey will provide participants a choice of three calendar options for the 2011-2012 school year and will ask you to select your preference. Your choice for 2011-2012 also will indicate a preference for a similar calendar with corresponding dates for the 2012-2013 school year. This survey will open on Friday, February 11, 2011, and will close at 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, 2011. Please note that this survey is limited to one response per computer. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NR9TSZ6

CMS Good News

Campbell Middle School's Reading Bowl Team placed second in the County’s Middle School Reading Bowl Competition on Saturday, January 22. CMS competed against schools such High Tower Trail MS, Dodgen MS, Lindley MS, and several others. We are proud to announce that Campbell Middle School will compete at the Regional Level on February 5.

The Atlanta Magazine recently featured several of Cobb’s High Schools in an article “Best High Schools”. Campbell Middle School’s mentoring programs: Lady Spartans & Elite Gentlemen’s Club were also included in a sidebar feature called “Tomorrow’s Leaders”.

There are great things going on at CMS and we hope that you will take the time to visit us.

School will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 11

Due to inclement weather, school will be closed on Tuesday, January 11. Please check the website and television listings for the status of school on Wednesday,January 12. All activities have been cancelled for Tuesday, January 11.

If the opening of school is delayed two-hours, buses will run two-hours later than the normal schedule and no breakfast will be served.

Please encourage your students to use the online resources and read 30-minutes daily.

School Closed - Monday, January 10, 2011

Due to weather conditions, all Cobb County Schools will be closed on Monday, Jan. 10. Please check the main county’s web page or television listings for the status of school for Tuesday, January 11.

Happy New Year!

Warmest wishes to you, our parents, our valued partners and community friends for a positive, peaceful, and successful 2011!

We value your continued support and commitment to help our students achieve and succeed. CRCTs are quickly approaching so we encourage you to take advantage of all the free resources available to help your child.Please encourage your students to attend the free AM & PM tutoring and Saturday school sessions that are being held. Free online CRCT preparation resources are also available for your students to use at school, home or anywhere with internet access.

Study Island:
User name: firstnamelastname@cms (no spaces)
Password: Lunch number

Skills Tutor:
User name: Lunch Number
Password: cobb
Site: campbell02

Brainpop.com:

User Name: cmsedu
Password: education

Online Assessment System:

Login ID: 10-digit GTID
Password: education

USA Test Prep:
School name: Campbell Middle School
School ID: campbellmiddlega
Student Activation Code: Has to be obtained from a teacher or school personnel

Please do hesitate to contact us if there is anything that we can do to assist you or your student.

Delayed School Opening

On Thursday, December 16, there will be a two hour delayed school opening. Staff will report at 10:30 a.m. School will begin for all students at 11:15 a.m. Buses will run on a two hour delayed schedule. For example, if your pick-up time is usually 8:40 a.m., you will be picked up at 10:40 a.m.

Please be safe as you travel.

School Incident

December 10, 2010

Dear Campbell Parents/Guardians,

In our efforts to keep you informed, I want to make you aware of a situation that happened on Friday, December 10. We had smoke coming from a vent into one classroom.  The building was immediately evacuated through a normal fire drill procedure as a safeguard. Fire personnel and the County Maintenance all responded without delay.

Our regular maintenance required patching of the roof which caused smoke. The smoke was drawn into the air duct via the intake system which got into one of the classrooms. No students or staff members were hurt. We evacuated until the building was checked by emergency personnel and we were assured that it was safe to reenter.

As always, safety is paramount at our school and I want to assure you that every concern is taken seriously and immediately addressed. I thank you for trusting us with your student(s) and assure you that we are taking every effort to ensure a safe environment. Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions or concerns.

We have an outstanding school community here at Campbell Middle School and we believe that through open communication and strong support, we can effectively deal with situations like this one and then move forward. Thank you for all that you do to make Campbell Middle School an outstanding school.

 Your continued support is greatly appreciated!

 

Campbell is NOT listed as a school in needs improvement

Campbell met AYP criteria in 13 out of 15 categories. AYP requires schools to meet criteria in three areas: Test Participation (for both Mathematics and Reading/English Arts), Academic Performance (for both Mathematics and Reading/English Language Arts), and a Second Indicator which is attendance.

Campbell met AYP criteria for test participation and the second indicator of attendance. We failed to meet AYP criteria for academic performance for Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners in the area of mathematics and Students with Disabilities fell short in the area of English Language Arts.

Despite not making AYP, Campbell has significant academic gains that can be celebrated:

•92% of CMS’ 6th graders met or exceeded standards in Reading – an
increase from the previous school year

•93% of CMS’ 6th graders met or exceeded standards in ELA – an increase from the previous school year

•73% of CMS’ 6th graders met or exceeded standards in Math – an increase from the previous school year

•Scale scores went up in 6th grade Reading by 3 points and 6th grade ELA by 2 points

•The number of students performing at level 1 (not meeting standards) in 6th grade was decreased in the areas of Reading, ELA, and Math

•The number of students performing at level 3 (exceed standards) increased in 6th grade Reading by 3% points

•The number of students performing at level 3 (exceed standards) increased in 7th grade Reading by 1% points

•8th grade scale scores went up in all content areas: Reading by 3 points; ELA by 9 points; Math went up by 1 point; Science went up by 3 points, and Social Studies by 20 points

•93% of CMS’ 8th graders met or exceeded standards in Reading – an increase from the previous school year

•90% of CMS’ 8th grades met or exceeded standards in ELA – an increase from the previous school year

•68% of CMS’ 8th graders met or exceeded standards in Social Studies – a significant increase from 39% the previous school year

•55% of CMS’ 8th graders met or exceeded standards in Math – an increase from the previous school year

•46% of CMS’ 8th graders met or exceeded standards in Science – an increase from the previous school year

•The number of students in 8th grade performing at level 3 (exceed standards) increased in the areas of Reading by 3 percent; ELA 7 percent; Science 1 percent; and Social Studies 10 percent

•The number of students in 8th grade performing at level 1 (not meeting standards) decreased in all content areas: Reading, ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies

•CMS continues to make academic gains with increasing AYP targets to achieve each year