Important News

From 6-7 pm on Wednesday, January 20, CMS will host an information session for parents of incoming 6th graders.

Check out this county Canvas Orientation page for grade specific student and parent information on Canvas. Consult this county page for info on HCPSS Connect. General tech resources for students and families can be found by clicking on Student Technology Resources from hcpss.me Consult the linked document for help with commonly asked questions related to Canvas and technology. For students…

Attendance Reminders If your student has to be absent for any portion of the school day, please email the teacher and report your absence to cmsabsence@hcpss.org Attendance policy: https://policy.hcpss.org/9000/9010/ Weather/Text alert: https://www.hcpss.org/schools/emergency-closings/ HCPSS Connect/Canvas FAQ : http://www.hcpss.org/connect/guides Forgot Password: synergy-parent-access (1).pdf

Dear CMS Comet families, We are celebrating American Education Week from November 16–20, 2020. Every year we look forward to honoring public education and the many individuals who make a difference in ensuring that every student receives a quality education. American Education Week is a wonderful opportunity to encourage our collaboration and partnership with families. This year, during this time…

Parent/Teacher Conference Info Parent-Teacher conferences will be held Monday, November 23 rd through Wednesday, November 25 th . (Please be advised that not many teachers will be working on Wednesday due to their evening conference schedule) The conference sign-up will open on Friday, November 13 th (at 6:00 AM) and close on Thursday, November 19 th (at 11:59 PM) Register…

Students have a 3-hour early dismissal on October 16 and November 6. See below for the schedule.

On Wednesday October 7 and 14 , CMS students will take the Measured Academic Progress (MAP) assessment. The data from the MAP assessment will help schools and teachers measure where your child is starting the year academically. The HCPSS intends to also give the assessment in winter and spring to measure how your child’s learning is progressing throughout the year…

This week we reviewed he Howard County Policies with students. If you were not able to attend the assemblies, please review the presentation and let us know if you have any questions. Policy Presentation

To start off the 2020-21 CMS Back to School Night, the administration and the PTA president provide important information for this school year. See their linked presentation here. To end Back to School Night, the special education department team leader, student services counselors, the media specialist, and the GT teacher share information about their programs. See their linked presentation here.

Clarksville Middle School will host Back to School Night (virtually) on Wednesday, September 16th. Teachers are looking forward to sharing all of the engaging content they have planned for this school year! Back to School Night will begin with an asynchronous presentation by the CMS administrative team and the PTA, as well as having time to visit each of your…