Remember to drop off 2 liter dance drink donations this week!
Join us for the CMS Band Concert on Tuesday, December 12th at 6:30 at the Bill Anderson Performing Arts Center at Commerce High School.
Feelings of nostalgia at the CMS Book Fair! Parents and community welcome! We are open Dec. 7, 8 and Dec. 11, 12, 13, 14.
Book Fair browsing went great today! Students made a list of the books that interested them and read brochures from Scholastic.
Boys and Girls basketball go on the road and win both games at East Jackson. Girls win 26-16 and boys win a close one 43-40. Go Tigers!
Boys Soccer conditioning practice will be held on Tuesday and Thursday of this week from 5:30-7:30. Students must leave after school and return for practice at 5:30. Students will not be allowed to remain at school and wait on conditioning practice to begin. Be sure that there is a ride waiting for your child at 7:30 each day.
CMS will celebrate our students who were selected as students of the month during the first half of the school year this week. We would love for parents of these students to join us!
Thursday, December 7th at 7:30am - 5th & 8th grades
Friday, December 8th at 7:30am - 6th & 7th grades
Celebrations will be held in the CMS cafeteria and light refreshments will be served.
Invitations were sent home last week with students who will be recognized at our celebration.
The CMS Book Fair is coming! Browsing days will be next Tuesday and Wednesday and the opening day of the Book Fair will be on Thursday, December 7th!
Check out these links to the website and the instructions for setting up a student eWallet.
Book Fair website:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/commercemiddleschool1
Set up Student ewallets at this link:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/how-ewallet-works.html?fairId=5440804
CMS Winter Sports Picture Day will be Tuesday, December 5th. Students should be sure to bring uniforms, shoes, etc. and be ready for pictures at the time listed for their sport. Please be sure that your student has a ride waiting when pictures are complete.
LAST CHANCE TO ORDER FCA APPAREL!- Monday, December4th, is the deadline.
We now have a youth section with smaller sizes in sweatshirts and hoodies. In order to ensure you receive your items by Christmas, the online store will close on December 4th and all items will be shipped directly to your home. Just click on the link below to order today. Thank you for your support! https://fit-to-a-tee-promotions-inc.printavo.com/merch/commerce-fca-2023
Congrats to this week’s Terrific Tigers! These students were nominated by their teachers for showing the Positivity Project traits- traits focused on students of strong character, integrity, and caring for each other. We will recognize a group of students each week for P2 Traits and all students are eligible. Display those character traits and the next winner might be you!
CMS Student Council members enjoyed a visit from Ward 1 Councilman Andre Rollins yesterday.
Boys and girls basketball win again at home tonight versus Legacy Knoll. Girls win 49-13 and boys win 59-35. Basketball cheerleaders helped the teams bring it home! Go Tigers!
CMS IS IN NEED OF 2 LITER DRINKS FOR OUR DECEMBER DANCE!
DRINKS CAN BE DROPPED OFF IN THE CMS FRONT OFFICE BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER 8TH.
Commerce Middle School dominated at Special Olympic Basketball today! Team A won FIRST place and Team B won second place!! We are so proud of all our students and cannot wait to complete at Spring Olympics.
Important time updates for the CMS Basketball games at East Jackson on Monday, December 4th.
4:30 B Team boys
5:30 Girls
6:30 A Team boys
These times are estimates as the 10 minute warm up clock will start at the conclusion of the previous game.
Students in Mrs. Duke and Mrs. Bonds 5th grade math class practiced comparing fractions with varying denominators to the benchmark fraction of 1/2. They used fraction bars as a hands on approach to identify if the fraction is greater than, less than, or equal to 1/2. Students could visually see fractions and develop a deeper understanding of fraction relationships.
Girls soccer conditioning will take place on Wednesdays, December 6th and December 13th, from 3:00-4:15.
Boys soccer conditioning will be held today and Thursday, November 30th from 3:00-5:00.
Students must have a current physical on file at CMS to participate in conditioning.
Boys and girls basketball take the wins tonight on the road at Russell MS. Girls win 37-16 and boys win 36-18. Go Tigers!
Back by popular demand for just one more week - we are reopening the FCA apparel store. We now have a youth section with smaller sizes in sweatshirts and hoodies. In order to ensure you receive your items by Christmas, the online store will close on December 4th and all items will be shipped directly to your home. Just click on the link below to order today. Thank you for your support! https://fit-to-a-tee-promotions-inc.printavo.com/merch/commerce-fca-2023
