Cabin John Middle School

The Book Fair is at the Cabin John Media Center this week and we are in need of desperate help this Thursday, October 17.

Please consider helping out at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050a48a5a92fa2fc1-2019

Thanks for your help — this is a great community event that greatly benefits our school!

DID YOU KNOW EVERY MCPS STUDENT NEEDS A MINIMUM OF 75 SSL HOURS TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL?

Creek Cleanup for SSL Hours!!!!!
Sunday, October 13, 2019 – 9 am to 1 pm

(Rain Date: Sunday October 20)

Volunteers needed to pick up trash and tires from our beloved Cabin John Park!

Student Service Learing (SSL) hours will be earned!

Gloves, trash bags, water, and treats provided

Dress appropriately for muddy, wet work

Location: where Bradley Blvd crosses over Cabin John Creek (closest house is 8100 Bradley Blvd Bethesda 20817, there is parking at the creek trailhead)

The CJMS PTSA is excited to announce the 2019 Fall Creek Cleanup, which will be on October 13 from 9-1 (Rain Date is October 20.)

Since your child has a student membership to the PTSA your child may participate in the early sign-up offered to student PTSA members.

There is limited space for this event, and signups are first come, first served, so please sign up now if your child is interested. If space remains, the opportunity will be opened to all CJMS students on October 10. Currently, as promised, this event is only open to PTSA members’ children for early sign up.

To sign up, click on the following link.  Sign in using your AtoZ username and password: https://atozconnect.com/cls/events?pees4202

* If the link does not work for you, please search the event in your app. With membership updating the link may not work as quickly for everyone. This is only open to PTSA members for 2019-2020 school year at this point. Please email  vp1.cjms@gmail.com with questions or if yo cannot sign up and are a PTSA member. 

Deadline for Enrollment is Tuesday, October 15:

Odyssey of the Mind demonstrates that creativity can be taught, stimulated and improved with practice. Students use their engineering, artistic, and theatrical skills to create new solutions to intriguing problems; they learn to “think outside the box” and develop valuable skills that will be essential for success in the 21st Century. Teams of students meet weekly from fall to mid-spring under the supervision of trained parent coaches. Cost is minimal, but parent assistance is required given that OotM is an entirely volunteer-led program. If you’re interested, please visit our information and enrollment page at https://forms.gle/wvFmy3ioW5eaeC9T9

For more information, email Dominic and Trudi Benford at CabinJohnOdyssey@gmail.com

Join us at Cabin John Shake Shack for the first community restaurant night of the year on MONDAY October 7, 2019 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Cabin John Middle School will earn 25% back!

PLEASE SIGN UP TODAY: https://www.groupraise.com/events/110988 (corrected link!)

Please note: There is a new process for community restaurant nights with Shake Shack. We must commit/sign up to show interest and that a group will be in presence. Please don’t delay and sign up today!

The online Model UN Club Registration Form is now accessible. You can find the link on our school’s website under Clubs/Activities. You may also access the link below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1a5LJUs-E7PlvrW_qX9K_PGFV1XkTsyyac7oao6GS1o4

The deadline to submit this form is September 30, 2019 at 11:59 pm EST.

The Model United Nations Club (Model UN) is a PTSA- sponsored and parent-organized after-school activity. Model UN is a year-long program that meets in Room 2119 on Thursdays from 3:15 – 4:15 pm beginning on October 3rd, 2019 and ending on May 7th 2020. Students accepted into this program must be able to commit to the full session.

This year, the Model UN Club is a selection-based club with a limit of 40 students.

To learn more about the Model UN Club, join us at the information meeting on Thursday, September 26 at 3:15 pm in Room 2119.

Our Book Fair will be held October 14th through the 19th at Cabin John and we need volunteers to support this fantastic event.  This is a critical fundraising opportunity for us and will help us reach our goal in providing necessary improvements to our school.  Please contact our CoChairs Yongwei Zhang and Zeynep Williams at yongwei.zhangy@gmail.com, zeynepwilliams@gmail.com to support.  Stay tuned for a sign up genius for dates and times.

Math Team try-outs will take place on Wednesday, September 25 in the Library Media Center from 3:10-4:15.  Students from any grade level can attend.  Students need to bring a scientific (not graphing) calculator and a pencil.  20 students will be accepted onto the team.

The AMC-8 Competition will be held at Cabin John on Thursday, November 14.  The AMC 8 is a 25-question, 40-minute, multiple choice test on middle school level mathematics. To register, students should complete the form at this link and on the Cabin John website:

https://forms.gle/uFE8TbHKW3PCjSu56

September 27 is the deadline for requesting to participate by completing this form.  See Mrs. Katy Litzinger in room 1227 with any questions.