Author: Venkatesan Gopalaswamy

Dr. Massey wants to let students, teachers, and parents to know that they can enjoy reading a huge selection of eBooks in English and Spanish using Capstone Interactive platform  until June 15th! Login with Capstone Interactive to http://www.mycapstonelibrary.com/ for online reading or https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/capstone-interactive/id858534837?mt=8 for offline reading. username: paebooks password: lovetoread Website for online reading: www.mycapstonelibrary.com   Enjoy an eBook today!

When media (smartphones, iPads, etc) is used thoughtfully & appropriately, media can enhance daily life. But when used inappropriately or without thought, media can displace many important activities such as face-to-face interaction, family-time, outdoor-play, exercise, unplugged downtime & sleep. Dr. Massey wants to call your attention to a simple planning resource to help you in this struggle for…

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Annual MCPS Art fair is being held at Montgomery Mall and started on June 5 this year. This is an improvement over Lakeforest Mall and also very convenient for CJMS students! Middle schools have traditionally displayed alongside elementary schools in April, but because of space issues, this year the middle school is displaying with high…

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MCPS is in critical need of volunteers for its Title I summer programs at several MoCo elementary schools. This opportunity is open to rising 7th grade students to rising 12th grade students ONLY.  Student volunteers serve 9am-3:30pm (for most locations), Monday through Friday, Jul.9-Aug.10 Volunteers will be eligible to earn SSL hours.  Please go to the Montgomery County Volunteer Center website  and click…

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Important Events and Reminders Spring Book Fair for Summer Reading – May 29 – June 1, Media Center, 7:30am-4:00pm and Thu. May 31 6-7pm Cabin John Summer Institute enrollment deadline – Friday, June 1 Second semester SSL forms due to SSL coordinator no later than Friday, June 1 Box Tops Contest Deadline – Friday, June 1 Churchill Cheer information session – Tuesday, June 5 MCPS…

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The Cabin John Middle School ready-for-summer book fair is open 7:30am-4:00pm every day this week to June 1!  There is a range of engaging selections from new supplier Bookworm (https://www.bookwormcentral.com/), focusing on the summer reading lists provided by CJMS teachers and for the high school reading required of rising ninth graders.  Parents are welcome to come visit, peruse the books,…

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If you’d prefer to find your summer reading list books online, we have also arranged for an online book fair!  Visit www.bookwormcentral.com and enter organization code “cjmsmd” in the upper right corner of the screen to log in. The Cabin John Virtual Book Fair will be open now through Friday, June 1. .

Highlighting one of the Summer Institute offerings, this Spanish class is for students with or without experience. This three-week class (starting on July 9; cost $270) for all grade levels invites students to learn Spanish with the academic content of Spanish levels 1 and 2. This includes food and traveling, clothing and shopping, and various other topics…

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The PTSA is giving away a $25 Amazon gift card to the student who collects the most Box Tops for our school community. Additionally, everyone who participates in collecting Box Tops will enter to win another $25 Amazon Gift card.  Bring an envelope bearing your student’s name and grade with your Box Tops to the main office and…

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Are you interested in trying out for Churchill Cheer?  Come to the interest meeting for current and incoming cheerleaders AND parents on Tuesday, June 5th at 5:30pm in the Churchill cafeteria.  You will receive information about tryouts and what to expect for the 2018/2019 season! The Churchill Varsity Cheer team will be holding a cheer clinic on Saturday,…

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