As we have hit May and looking towards the end of the school year, it will be time soon to turn in iPads, charging cords, and charging blocks. Students will need to be turning in those items on May 21st. If your student has lost their charging cord or block, they will need to pay for a replacement. The replacement cost is $10 for the lightening cable and $15 for the iPad power charging block. Please start looking for these items and making arrangements with CJHS if those items cannot be found.
CJHS Classroom Spotlight: Mrs. Cooper and Ms. Voegel’s advisory class held a mini STEM challenge. They had to use 50 popsicle sticks and hot glue to build the strongest bridge. It had to be at least 12 inches long. One bridge held 19 science textbooks! #MaroonPride
CJHS Classroom Spotlight: Mrs. Beck and Mrs. McMath's seventh-grade English classes are reading Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix as they prepare for her visit to CJHS in just a few weeks! #MaroonPride
Mrs. Turney’s 6th grade English classes are preparing for next month’s author visit by reading, writing about, and collaboratively discussing a variety of Margaret Peterson Haddix’s novels. A CCEF grant helped purchase the books needed to operate these book clubs, and we are putting them to good use!
CJHS Families- We will be having Spring Fundraiser pick up this Friday, April 23rd. Students will be given their orders Friday during advisory period at the end of the day. Some students may have too many boxes and need a ride home that day. Thanks for helping us make this fundraiser a success!
Classroom Spotlight: Mrs. Walker's 8th Grade English Class:
Mrs. Walker would like to share two 8th Grade Individual Holocaust WWII Research Projects. Students in her class participated by reflecting and connecting critically to themselves, others, and the world as they listened to the presentations. #MaroonPride
Pictured: Alex K. - Irene Sendler - Polish Social Worker - Saved 2,500 Jewish Children
Wyatt S. - The Battle of Stalingrad
Classroom Spotlight: Ag Mechanics 1 students drafted plans for CO2 cars as well as designed and created them throughout this semester - today was race day! One 8th grade student said the only change she would make is to paint her car better. #MaroonPride Check out the speed:
https://youtu.be/ydaNLyOA178
Classroom Spotlight: Mrs. Hubrich’s Room. “My class is learning about sorting and classifying using animals and their different needs. We learned about Biodiversity, and how every animal is unique. Our lesson this week was about birds. We decided to complete a stem project, and build birdhouses. We used the information we learned, chose a kind of bird, and planned out our birdhouses. Today we spent time creating them! We are excited to see if birds will visit them!!”
It's the time to order school yearbooks! Order forms were sent out during Advisory. Order forms are due back into school by May 14th! If you would like to order online here is the link:
https://inter-state.com/YearbookEntry/53824G
Classroom Spotlight: Mr. Shedd’s 6th Grade Math classes played a different take on the card game war in order to help learn how to compare integers. #maroonpride
We are super proud of our band teachers, Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Hendricker! #MaroonPride
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/watch-now-covid-isnt-silencing-clinton-band-concerts/article_cf4186e8-6f70-55f5-95c5-cd3a9ca1d83b.html
The Dewitt - Piatt Health Department is working with IL National Guard to bring vaccination clinics to DeWitt County. Please read the attached press release which has dates and locations for clinics.
6th grade scientists at it again! Mystery Volume Lab...students had to follow step by step directions measuring the volume in mL of different colored water. The result...students should have ended with rainbow colors in order in their test tubes all measuring 10 mL of liquid!
A message from Mr. Wheeler: Our Symphonic Band recently recorded a medley of movie music. We have posted it to our youtube channel and set it to trivia about each movie. See if you can guess all of the movies and songs that go with them. Follow the link to see: https://youtu.be/MbNXfhWkHm8
Spring Pictures will be Tuesday, April 20th. Order forms will be going out this week. You can also purchase online as well: https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/58125EL
Mrs. Bevans’s 6th grade scientists are solving the problem “Which Candy Bar Satisfies Your Hunger?!”Students had to calculate the mass, volume and density of a Milky Way and a 3 Musketeer candy bar. They then had to test if the candy bar would float or sink in water based off of their densities. Results: Milky Way is more satisfying because it is more dense with a caramel filling! 😄 #MaroonPride
Mrs. Maharas’s 6th grade English classes closed out their Figurative Language Unit by creating either a print, radio, or TV ad for a product. The students had so much fun creating their ads and used a wide variety of platforms to showcase their work! #MaroonPride
Pizza was the delicious end to the FACS 2 unit on grains and breads. Enjoy the yummy food pictures! #MaroonPride
Congratulations Teacher of the Year candidates! Please consider writing a letter of recommendation for these wonderful teachers! If you wish to write a letter of recommendation on their behalf, please submit them by Friday, April 9th. Letters can be sent to:
TOY Committee
c/o Jessie Peterson
CES
612 Illini Drive
Clinton, IL 61727
Or emailed to: jpeterson@cusd15.org
We are so thankful to be able to have chorus for our students this year - we hope you enjoy the sounds of music coming from Mr. Hendricker and his chorus students last week as they worked on a note value warm-up song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq_Hs1zJBqE
#MaroonPride