Chippewa Hills Middle School

🧦✨ Dobby Day! ✨🧦 Tomorrow, March 20, we’re celebrating everyone’s favorite free elf—Dobby! Show your love for Dobby by wearing your most magical crazy socks! Dobby reminded us that kindness, bravery, and freedom are the greatest kinds of magic. Let’s honor his spirit by spreading kindness! Warriors, don’t forget – every page you read brings your House closer to victory in the House Cup Reading Challenge! Keep reading to earn those House Points!

Dinner Plans? We've Got You Covered! Skip the cooking and head to Buffalo Wild Wings in Big Rapids tomorrow, Wednesday, March 19th, for a meal that gives back! The Mecosta County Youth Advisory Council (MCYAC) is teaming up with B-Dubs to support The Barryton Area Mobile Food Pantry. Show your server a picture of this flyer, and 20% of your bill will be donated to help fight food insecurity in our community. Eat wings. Do good. It’s that simple! 🍽️💙❤️ Thank you for your support, Warriors!

🔍✨ Guess the Muggle Day! ✨🔍 Tomorrow is Guess the Muggle Day as part of our Reading is Magic: House Cup Reading Challenge! Students will have to follow the clues to uncover who the Muggle is among us!

🧙‍♂️✨ Tomorrow is Sorting Hat Day! ✨🧙‍♂️ Which House would the Sorting Hat place you in? Students can show their Hogwarts spirit by wearing a hat of their choice to school tomorrow! Remember, students can earn House Points by reading every day. The grade that reads the most by the end of the month wins the House Cup. Currently, Slytherin House (6th grade) is in the lead!

🎉 Celebrating Teachers Across Michigan! 🍎 The Michigan Department of Education is excited to highlight the incredible work of teachers across our state in their Teacher Appreciation Video Project! Teachers make a difference every day by inspiring, supporting, and guiding our students. Students are encouraged to submit videos sharing their appreciation and recognition for the amazing educators making a difference in their life! Please consider participating and showing our teachers the love and gratitude they deserve!

The Middle School's Weekly Update can be viewed here: https://secure.smore.com/n/mgdhf

✨ Spotlight on Talent! ✨ Our Middle School Talent Show was a night to remember! Five brave and talented Warriors took the stage, each showcasing their impressive musical skills. They wowed the crowd and made us all so proud! 🎶 A huge congratulations to our 1st place winner, 5th grader Michael Talicska, who sang his heart out with a powerful performance of Stand! 🎤 But the talent didn’t stop there! Every participant brought something special to the stage, and to top it all off, they joined forces for a surprise grand finale, leading the entire crowd in an unforgettable performance of YMCA! Way to go, Warriors!

REMINDER: Monday, March 17 is an Early Release Day for students. The High School, Mosaic School, and Middle School will be released at 12 PM. Elementary schools are released at 12:15 PM.

☘️ The House Cup Reading Challenge: Leprechaun Day ☘️ Those mischievous leprechauns from the Quidditch World Cup are making their way to our Middle School! On Monday, March 17, students are encouraged to wear green to celebrate the luck and magic of the day! Will their House earn a little extra luck in the House Cup Reading Challenge? Keep reading, Warriors – every page turns the tide!

Check out the St. Patrick's Day edition of the Warrior Watch! https://youtu.be/8titNJ_JUBw

🌟 Enroll Now for Fall! 🌟 Looking for a safe, nurturing, and fun place for your little one? Our Little Warriors program offers quality preschool and before/after school care for children in the Chippewa Hills School District. We have two convenient locations at Mecosta Elementary and Weidman Elementary. DHS payments are accepted. Learn more and enroll today—spots fill fast! - Mecosta Elementary: 231-972-7477 https://www.chsd.us/o/me/page/little-warriors - Weidman Elementary: 989-644-1024 https://www.chsd.us/o/we/page/little-warriors Give your child a great start with engaging learning experiences, caring staff, and a supportive environment close to home! 💙❤️

The Mecosta County Youth Advisory Council (MCYAC) is partnering with Buffalo Wild Wings in Big Rapids to raise money for The Barryton Area Mobile Food Pantry. On Wednesday, March 19th, show your server a picture of this flyer and B-Dubs will donate 20% of their profit back to the Food Pantry. Thank you for your support!

✨ The House Cup Reading Challenge: Polyjuice Potion Day ✨ Tomorrow is Polyjuice Potion Day! Students can twin with a friend and become magical look-alikes for the day! During lunch, students will also have the opportunity to taste some magical potions! It’s all part of our Reading is Magic: The House Cup Reading Challenge – where students can earn House Points by reading. Which grade will read the most and claim the House Cup by the end of the month? Looking forward to seeing all those magical doubles tomorrow! Parents, please encourage your child to read for a few minutes every day so they can earn House Points for their grade!

🎤✨ TODAY is the Middle School Talent Show! 🎶🎭 Don’t forget to join us tonight at 5 PM in the Middle School Gym for an evening of incredible performances! Our talented students are ready to take the stage and put on a show you won’t want to miss. See you there!

Reading is Magic: The House Cup Challenge Events! We're celebrating the magic of reading all month long with fun school-wide Harry Potter-themed activities and a House Cup Reading Challenge! Students can only earn House Points by reading, and the grade that reads the most will claim the House Cup! But the magic doesn’t stop there! Students can also bring glory to their House by joining in on these fun events: March 11: House Colors Day – Represent your grade by wearing your House Colors! 5th grade is Hufflepuff (yellow). 6th grade is Slytherin (green). 7th grade is Ravenclaw (blue). 8th grade is Gryffindor (red). March 13: Polyjuice Potion Day – Twin with a friend! Students will also have chance to try magical potions during lunch! March 17: Leprechaun Day – Wear green like those mischievous leprechauns from the Quidditch World Cup! March 18: Sorting Hat Day – Wear your favorite hat to school and show off your magical style! March 19: Guess the Muggle - Follow the clues to guess who is secretly a Muggle in disguise! March 20: Dobby Day – Wear crazy socks in support of everybody’s favorite House Elf! March 25: Catch the Snitch – Golden Snitches have escaped! Catch one to win a prize. March 27: Morning at Hogwarts – Rise and shine! It’s pajama day! March 28: Triwizard Tournament – Each grade will compete in a series of magical challenges at this epic March is Reading Month finale! Which grade will claim the House Cup at the end of the month?

Here is the Middle School's Weekly Update: https://secure.smore.com/n/nf0p5-chms-weekly-update

Spring sports schedules are ready! Download the 2024-25 season schedule for all our middle and high school spring sports teams. Schedules can be found on the Athletics section of our website here: https://www.chsd.us/o/ch-athletics/page/springschedules Schedules are also available in the CHSD app under the Athletics section in the Documents folder. Please note that schedules are subject to change – especially given spring weather conditions – and we will update these documents as changes occur. Please also know that track meets are still being scheduled and we will update these schedules as meets are confirmed. Here’s to a great spring season!

✨ Calling all wizards, witches, and Muggles alike! ✨ March is Reading Month, and our Middle School is heading to Hogwarts for a magical month of literary adventure! Each grade has been sorted into a Hogwarts House, and students can earn House Points for their grade by reading every day. At the end of the month, we’ll gather for an epic Triwizard Tournament assembly, where students will compete in games to determine which grade will claim the House Cup! But that’s not all! Throughout the month, students can participate in Harry Potter-themed activities and dress-up days – so get ready to don your robes, wear your house colors, or maybe even sport a lightning bolt scar! Parents, we’d like your help to work a little magic in our school library! We’re looking for new or gently used books to expand our collection, or monetary donations so we can purchase exciting new reads for our students. Every donated book will include a special sticker recognizing the generous wizard (or Muggle!) who contributed. If you would like to help support this endeavor, please send in books or donations to the Middle School office. We thank you for your generosity and support! Let’s make this March is Reading Month more magical than a trip on the Hogwarts Express! Who will win the House Cup? Only time – and reading – will tell!

🎉 Congratulations to our Middle School Honor Roll students! 🎉 We are so proud to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our Trimester 2 Honor Roll students! These Warriors have shown outstanding commitment to their academics, and we couldn’t be prouder of their achievements. Warrior Nation, join us in giving them a big round of applause!

Our 8th Grade Digital Media class has been hard at work creating new episodes of the Warrior Watch! Check out this week's edition for March is Reading Month! https://youtu.be/ksHkz3RXmJ0