Mrs. Parker is starting off Monday morning with good things and Capturing Kids Hearts. #ckh #2710
The end of the 1st 9 weeks is today. As we begin our next grading period, be mindful of our tutoring schedule.
Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a day to remember and celebrate family and friends who have passed on. Even though it’s celebrated October 31-Nov. 1, don’t get in mixed up with Halloween- they are two different holidays!
Middle School Football order forms…
Sylvia Mendez was only 8 years old when she was at the center of the 1947 Mendez vs. Westminster case. This led to the desegregation of schools in California. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.
Although today is officially Columbus Day, many people are fighting to change the name to Día de la Raza, or Día de la Hispanidad. This honors the many indigenous people who already lived in the Americas (and lost their lives due to the arrival of Columbus).
Picture Day at CMMS! This Friday October 14th.
Thank you to Mrs. Lori Howell, a local realtor, who spoke to all of our leadership classes today. Mrs. Howell shared leadership qualities with our students as well as information on her career.
KONA ICE THIS FRIDAY!!!!
Some examples of famous Latin foods are: tacos, tamales, arepas, ceviche, rice and beans, flan, and more.
Chichén Itzá, one of the seven wonders of the world, is a city in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. It’s famous for its pyramid El Castillo (the Mayans were famous for their astronomy and there are 365 steps, for each day of the year).
CMMS is ready to hunt/cage the Tigers! Some students are even trying to hunt using Mr. Hervey's coveralls!
Lin-Manuel Miranda is a Pulitzer Prize winner and writer of the Broadway shows Hamilton and In The Heights.
Talented Art drawings by our students. The theme was Tim Burton inspired Self Portraits
The Amazon rainforest in South America produces 20% of the worlds oxygen. The Amazon River is the largest river in the world.
Upcoming Dates
Great turnout at our first FCA meeting! Thank you to TyLyn Brown from One Church for the great message over the five loaves and being provided for!
The Aztec and Maya were pre-Spanish civilizations. The Aztec Empire spread across much of modern day Mexico. The Mayans were in southern Mexico/north Central America. We can trace the source of dark chocolate back to the Aztec and Maya civilizations.
CMMS FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes... but you don't have to be an athlete) will host its first meeting TOMORROW!
Carlos Santana was the first Latin int to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1998).
