Monday, November 28-D-Day

Peabody Announcement:

Peabody 6th graders!  Green Team sign ups are posted in the front office and on Ms. Moran’s door at Peabody.  Sign up this week to join us!  Meetings will be two Wednesdays per month from 2:30-3:30pm.  We will join students from the Sanborn Green Team as well.  The goal of our club is to make CMS a more green community as a group while having fun.

Sanborn Announcement:

Sanborn 6th graders!  Green Team sign ups are posted in the front office at Sanborn.  Sign up this week to join us!  Meetings will be two Wednesdays per month from 2:30-3:30pm.  We will join students from the Peabody Green Team as well.  The goal of our club is to make CMS a more green community as a group while having fun.

The Media AV club’s next meeting will be Thursday,December 1 from 2:30-3:30 in room 102 at Sanborn. Bring a laptop and a sense of humor,  as we will be creating slides to announce each of the school clubs.

New members always welcome to tryout a meeting. Just show up!

Attention 8th Graders: Please SAVE THE DATE and join us Wednesday December 7th 6:15-7:45 PM for an evening of JUMPING at Altitude Trampoline Park in Billerica!!! There is NO school the next day (CMS conference day)!!! More details and invitation to follow after Thanksgiving.

Animals and Planet Club next meeting will be Wednesdays 11/30 from 2:30-3:40 in the Sanborn Main Lab (then every other Wednesday).  We create and plan projects that make positive changes happen for animals, the environment and our communities.  Come with your ideas for this year!  Contact Ms. Peskin or any member of Animals and Planet with questions. Plan to take the 3:40 late bus or have a parent pick you up at 3:40.

7th and 8th graders are invited to sign-up for interscholastic basketball try-outs.  The sign-up sheets are at the office in each building.  All students must have a current physical on file with the nurse and a completed try-outs expectation form handed in to the office before the first try-out on Monday, November 28.  Forms can be downloaded from the website.

On 11/28, boys will try-out at Sanborn from 2:30-4:30.  Girls will tryout at Peabody from 2:30-4:30.  Please see the community events calendar for updates on try-out locations and times.

8th Grade Reminder:  The deadline to sign-up for this year’s Washington Trip is Wednesday, November 30th.  If you still need a registration form, please get one from the Sanborn or Peabody office.  All Parent Information for the trip, except the Registration Form, is available online through the CMS Website.  There is an Information Form that needs to be filled out and turned in by all families going on the trip.  

The Next Science on Saturday trip will be December 3 leaving Sanborn at 9AM. Pick up an information and permission form in the office.This month’s focus will be Physics and will be presented by MIT’s Women of Physics. The bus will leave Sanborn at 9AM and return around 1:30 PM. Lunch can be purchased at the MIT Student Center. Parents and siblings are encouraged to attend. Pick up a permission slip in the Office for more details.

Science Olympiad:  Room 108 at Sanborn.  Meetings will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30 – 4:30.  If you have any questions, email Ms. Moss at smoss@concordps.org.

Creative Writing meets on Mondays.  We will meet in room 104 from 2:30-3:40. Everyone is welcome!!

Model UN will meet again at Sanborn on Thursday, December 1 from 2:30-3:40.  We will be continuing our practice simulation.  Please note a change to our previous schedule, now at our meeting on Thursday, December 15 we will be assigning countries and topics for the spring 2017 Bentley University Conference .  If you want your first choice, please attend this meeting or have a partner attend (only groups of 2 or 3 allowed).  Please contact Mr. Robbins or Mr. Murphy with any questions.

The Pokemon Club will meet on Monday, from 2:30-3:30 in the Sanborn FACS room.  It is a fun place to meet and talk to other students who enjoy the game.  We will hold battles and discuss various Pokemon topics.   Bring your DS, 3DS, 5th and 6th generation games and chargers.  Please plan to take the 3:30 late bus or have a parent pick you up at 3:30.  Please see Ms. Cunningham with any questions.

Girls who Code will meet every Monday from 2:40-4:30 at Sanborn in room 208

Yearbook   meets every Monday and Thursday at Sanborn in rooms 206 and 207 from 2:40-3:40