Take a night off from cooking and join us for PTSA Spirit Night on Monday, October 27th! Grab your family and friends, enjoy a delicious meal at the Rockville Research Row Chick-fil-a, and a portion of your purchase goes right back to supporting our students, teachers, and school programs.
Don’t forget to mention “Cabin John Middle School” when making an in-store purchase or “Cougar” if using the app. Every bite benefits our school – hope to see you there!
We need YOUR help! We’re up to 427 members! Our goal is 450 members by the end of the month, so just 23 to go! Your membership and support help us provide programs, events, and resources that make our school a vibrant and welcoming place for every student. Plus, members receive access to our online PTSA Directory. We’re so close to reaching our goal! Join the PTSA today because together we can make a difference!
The Cabin John Middle School PTSA is proud to participate in the 2025 – 2026 National PTA Reflections Arts Program.
We are now accepting submissions for this year’s theme: “I Belong!”
Display your creativity via Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, or Visual Arts.
For details, submission forms, contest rules, and questions, please visit: https://cabinjohnptsa.org/reflections-arts-program/.
Submission Deadline: Friday, December 5, 2025.
Wootton HS Community has been requesting serious renovations or a rebuild for both Wootton HS and Cold Spring ES for many years. The recent Facility Condition Assessment results confirmed that both Wootton and Cold Spring are two of the worst schools in the county. The Wootton cluster renovation/rebuild projects have been delayed over decades. The Wootton community can NOT wait any longer and is requesting both Wootton rebuild and Cold Spring rebuild should be added to the 2027-2032 CIP plan. Please join us and support Wootton HS at the BOE CIP hearing on October 23rd or 28th at 6PM (15 W. Gude Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850). Sign up here.
Last week MCPS released revised boundary study options for its opening of the new Crown High School in Gaithersburg. These options impact which middle school some of our Cabin John communities would attend. Please use the Interactive Map Tool to enter your home address and understand the impact of the options on your assignments. We want our community to be aware of the following changes:
What can you do?
UPDATE: At the October 16, 2025, Board of Education meeting MCPS suggested it may pause the opening of Crown High School due to declining enrollment. However, until that decision is final we encourage families to review the options above and provide comments to MCPS.
In addition, if you support pausing the opening of Crown to allow it to be used as a holding school while renovations take place at Damascus HS, Wootton HS, and Magruder HS, you can email the Board of Education at boe@mcpsmd.org to share your support.
The Wootton Cluster Fall Festival is on Saturday!! Get your wristbands this week to take advantage of our presale price!!
Come join us for all or part of the Fall Festival on Saturday, October 25, from 12-4 pm! We’ll have inflatables, face painting, activities galore, a DJ, games, prizes, and more!
Don’t miss Trunk or Treat from 1:00-1:30pm and our very first Community Yard Sale! Want to make a little money? Reserve your spot today and become a seller!
We are also excited to continue supporting Leveling the Playing Field (LPF), which collects and distributes gently used sports equipment to kids in need. We will have collection boxes, so please bring any sporting gear your child has outgrown or lost interest in and help support this worthy cause. A complete list of items accepted can be found here, along with a link to print a tax-deductible receipt for your donation.
Dear CJMS Families,
As we close out National Principal’s Month, we want to take a moment to celebrate and thank Ms. Somer Snider for being the very best principal here at Cabin John Middle School! Each day, Ms. Snider leads our community with kindness, vision, and dedication to every student’s success. Her energy, compassion, and commitment make CJMS such a special place to learn and grow.
We invite you to join us in showing appreciation by sharing a few words of gratitude or celebration using this form that is also linked below. Your messages will be printed and presented to Ms. Snider on October 31 as a heartfelt reminder of how much she means to our community.
Thank you for helping us end National Principal’s Month with joy and gratitude for Ms. Snider’s exceptional leadership!
Warmly,
The Cabin John Middle School Administrative Team
CJMS Family!
The Cabin John MS Counseling department will be working with the Salvation Army for a second year in a row to sponsor students in Montgomery County to provide gifts to needed children for the holidays. The CJMS community will be sponsoring 50 students in Montgomery County for the holidays!
We have placed the tree in the main office by the VMS with various angels hanging from the tree. Each angel contains the name of a student identifying an item from a Need (diapers, shoes, coats, grooming/hair kits); Want (a toy from a list for their age range – NO bikes/scooters/tablets/drones or expensive toys); Wear (pjs, socks, underwear shirts/pants or other clothing items) and Read (a book). For the student that you pick, please buy their need, want, wear, and read items.
For many of these students, it will be the only gifts that the student will receive during the holiday season!
We hope that each student is able to receive their selection from each category. Please feel free to come take an angel off of the tree to make a child enjoy and celebrate a joyful holiday season. Feel free to take more than one if your budget allows.
All items must be dropped off unwrapped to Cabin John Middle School by Wednesday, December 3rd.
After taking an angel, please make sure to scan the QR code to let us know who you picked! It would be wise to also take a picture of your paper with your phone in case the card gets misplaced!
For any questions, please contact Ms. Poole in the counseling office at Jennifer_A_Poole@mcpsmd.org or 240-406-1560.
MCCPTA has partnered with Montgomery County Public Libraries to present special film screenings of “Can’t Look Away”, a documentary on the dark side of social media and its sometimes fatal impact on teens. The film also touches on legal efforts to hold social media companies responsible for the addictive design of their platforms, which has also recently been in the news.
Participants can earn 3 SSL hours for attending and providing feedback. Parents and caregivers are also encouraged to attend.
There are currently three upcoming screenings:
Don’t wait to register; seats fill up fast!
Mark your calendar for the Wootton Cluster Fall Festival on Saturday, October 25 from 12-4 pm. With so many stations and activities to check out, everyone will find something they love! Buy your wristband today and save with a presale price ($15)! Wristbands will be available at the entrance as well at full price ($20).
NEW this year: Join us for a Community Yard Sale! For $25, you get 2 parking spaces (1 for your car, 1 for your merch). What a great way to clean out your home and make a little cash, all while supporting Wootton!
To buy a wristband and/or a yard sale station visit: https://woottonptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/woottonclusterfallfestival
