We look forward to seeing all of our CMS families on Tuesday Aug 15 for our Welcome Back Open House! Free food and LOTS of good information will be shared. Please make plans to attend on Aug 15 from 5-7pm. Thank you!
Boy's Soccer season begins in a couple of weeks! Please note: all workouts, practices and home matches will be at Avery Middle at the field behind the school. Workouts: August 1st-4th from 3:30- 5:30pm Tryouts August 7th-11th from 3:30- 5:30pm Any questions? Contact coach Larry at (828) 260-4568
The proceeds from this yard sale goes to help all Avery County Schools. Be there Aug 5 at Banner Elk Elementary! Thank you for supporting this in any way possible!
Let us know if you're interested in CMS PTO and we'll schedule an initial meeting. Thank you!
We are so proud of these students who traveled to Atlanta this past week to compete in the SkillsUSA national competition. They represented our school and community well.
A special congratulations to Lucas Hudson, the National Champion for extemporaneous speaking.
Thank you for making us proud!
We hope our CMS students have a wonderful and safe summer! We encourage you to enjoy the time away from school but also get in some reading each day. We look forward to seeing you back here in August!
Volleyball workouts start this week. Mon- Thur 3:00 to 4:30. This is for any rising 6th, 7th or 8th graders interested in playing in the fall. Bring water bottles, tennis shoes and knee pads.
Field day tomorrow don't forget:
-towel and change of clothes for water slide
-sunscreen
-water bottle
- hat
Weekly Update
Cranberry Middle and all Avery County schools will be closed on Monday, May 29, in observation of Memorial Day. We remember and honor those who gave the full measure of their lives in military service to our country.
Tuesday we start our EOGs here at CMS. Our schedule is Reading EOGs Tuesday, Math EOGs Wednesday and 8th graders will have their Science EOG on Thursday. We encourage our students to get a good night's rest this week, be on time, and come to school ready to do their best on the test!
Weekly Update
8TH CMS GRADERS AND FAMILIES!
Our promotion ceremony will be Tuesday, May 30 starting at 6pm. We will be in the CMS gym.
Following the ceremony, we will have an After Promotion celebration. Teachers and staff will chaperone as students enjoy activities like a final open gym, some of their favorite music and a fire pit here at the school. Parents can come back for them at 9:30pm.
We are asking if families can send in canned drinks, bagged chips, and goodies for the students as they hang out together.
Please feel free to contact the school or the 8th grade team if you have any questions. Thank you!
Drivers Ed info for those 8th graders who are eligible!
Wildcat Weekly
Reminder that Monday, May 15 is an early dismissal day for Avery County Schools. CMS will dismiss at 12noon. Thanks for helping spread the word!
Attention current CMS 7th graders and families!! Next Tuesday, May 16, at 6pm, we will have an informational meeting about our Spring 2024 trip to DC. We'll meet in the cafeteria and share some preliminary info about the trip as well as ideas about fundraising leading up to our trip. We would like to see ALL our 7th grade families represented at this meeting. Let us know if you have any questions!
CMS will be joining Freedom Trail to host an art gallery walk next Tuesday, May 16! We encourage our community to come out and see some great artwork created by our students. Time will be 6-7pm here at the school.
Lees-McRae Volleyball Day camp info!
