October 25, 2026
Helloooooooo, awesome CMS families!!
We are heading into another full week FULL of learning and fun!! We are super-psyched to have our first Spirit Week this week (details below)!! I wanted to call special attention to the fact that while students are welcome to wear a Halloween costume to school on Friday, they may not bring/wear fake weapons of any kind to school as part of their costume. We are excited to see the kids all dressed up!!
We had over 40 8th graders join the CHS Marching Knights at last week's 8th Grade Band Night!!
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Our young ladies beat the CVHAA Patrios in two sets last week!!
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Our 6th graders explored the watershed at Chris Greene Lake AND went canoeing!! Many thanks to the Innovation Hub for their financial sponsorship of this opportunity. We are hoping that this will be a yearly learning experience for all 6th graders!!
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Our young thespians traveled to Norfolk last week to perform at the Virginia Theater Association conference!! |
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To review for their end of novel test, 6th graders competed in the Ghost Games!! They played Who Said It?, a competition that required them to analyze quotes that contributed to character development and theme. They also played a game of charades in which they acted out important events in the plot.
Here are the updates and information for this week:
1. Day colors this week - Below is each day's color for this week!
M 10.26.26 |
T 10.27.26 |
W 10.28.26 |
R 10.29.26 |
F 10.30.26 |
2. Upcoming spirit days/week (repeat b/c it’s finally heeeeere!!) -
M 10.26.26 - CMS Day - wear orange and black!! T 10.27.26 - Pajama Day!! W 10.28.26 - Students Dress as Teachers (Teachers Dress as Students) Day!! R 10.29.26 - Sports Day - rep your favorite team or your own uniform!! F 10.30.26 - Halloween Costume Day***!!
***Students may wear a Halloween costume to school. Students may NOT wear
masks or face paint that obscures their identity, bring fake weapons, and/or wear anything with excessive blood/gore. Basically, please keep things school appropriate, but have fun!! Repeat: NO FAKE WEAPONS OF ANY KIND!!
3. Ghost-inspired donation drive - Our 6th graders are holding a donation drive inspired by the novel Ghost, by Jason Reynolds, to benefit the Shelter for Help in Emergency from 11.04.26-11.13.26. Please consider donating household items and personal care/hygiene items! Please see this flyer for more information on specific donation items.
4. Staff appreciation breakfast - Join the CMS PTO in showing appreciation to CMS staff! Sign Up HERE to contribute to this Thursday's (Oct 29th) breakfast!
5. Taco Tuesday at Torchy’s this week - Don’t want to cook? Want to help support the CMS PTO? How abt Taco Tuesday at Torchy’s this week (week of October 27)?! Mention the CMS PTO when you place your order at Torchy's, and a portion of the proceeds will go towards the PTO's efforts! Please see this flyer for the QR code and details!
6. Need volunteers on R 10.29.26 - 6th graders are about to finish reading their first novel of the year—Ghost. To celebrate their accomplishment, we are going to end the unit with a mini Track & Field Day celebration during students’ English classes on R 10.29.26. To make the Track & Field day a success, we’ll need some community volunteers!! Please note that due to the quick turn around for this event, we can only accept volunteers who have already completed the CCS volunteer training & approval process. If you have completed this process and would like to help out, please click this link to sign up!! Please reach out to Ms. Kingsley (kingsle1@charlottesvilleschools.org) with any questions.
7. Does your child need a winter coat? - If your child is in need of a winter coat, please complete this form so that our school mental health professionals can put them on the list to receive one in the next few weeks!
8. CMS athletics - This is it—the final week of the regular season! Come out and support our Young Knights one last time as our volleyball team, football team, and cheer squad wrap up their regular season games. Let's fill the stands, bring the noise, and show our Young Knights some major support!
Games This Week:
Tuesday 10/26 |
Thursday 10/29 |
Sunday 11/1 |
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Volleyball (Last Game for the season)
Home vs Charlottesville Catholic
Game time: 4:30pm
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Volleyball
Staff vs Volleyball Team
Game time: 4:00 pm
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Football/Cheer
CMS vs Green
Location: William Monroe High School
6th-7th grade- 2pm
7th-8th grade 4pm
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Basketball Conditionings
There are no basketball conditionings this week. Conditioning will resume in November on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Winter Cheer Interest Form
Is your student interested in trying out for the winter cheer team? Check out this flyer and have your student fill out this form. Feel free to reach out to one of the coaches with any questions.
Winter Swim Season
The winter swim season is approaching. Practices will begin the week of November 16th on Tuesday and Thursdays from 3:30-4:25. If your student is interested in swim this year, please fill out the swim interest form. For more information, please reach out to Shannon Wilson at WilsonS4@charlottesvilleschools.org.
CMS Athletics Page
For more information on athletics for the season, check out our CMS Athletic Webpage that is updated weekly with upcoming games/tickets/and upcoming sports.
9. School pictures - School pictures are now available! To see if your child's pictures are available to view, please log in to your account at mylifetouch.com. If you don’t have an account yet, you can create one using your email address. To locate your child's photos, you'll need their Student ID or Portrait ID and Access Code. If you don't have this information, you can:
Check your inbox for an email from Lifetouch that may contain your access credentials and a direct link to your child's images. Wait for your proof sheet to arrive, which will include your Portrait ID and Access Code. Contact the Lifetouch Help Center for assistance
Please note that pictures may not become available for all students at the same time, so check back later if you don't see your child's images yet.
10. CMS Gifted Gazette - Please see the Quarter 1 Gifted Gazette to learn more about how our gifted resource teachers are supporting all of our students!!
11. Middle School Fireside Chat (repeat) - I will be hosting a Zoom conversation for prospective families to learn about CMS. As a current middle school family, what do you think is important for future families to hear? We're collecting YOUR ideas for the most important questions to answer and topics to cover. Submit Your Questions/Topic Requests for the Fireside Chat–Submit an idea and be entered into a drawing to win 1 of 10 new Charlottesville trucker hats!
12. CCS winter coat drive (repeat) - CCS is doing a winter coat drive so that we may keep all of our students warm and comfortable. If you’re able to help, our division Family Engagement Coordinator (Ms. Bianca Johnson) has created wish lists for coat donations. If you’d like to contribute, you may find the lists here:
The coat drive runs from October 12th-November 20th. Thank you so much for your continued support of our school community.
13. School construction is on the ballot (repeat) - This fall, the City of Charlottesville will vote on a 1% local sales tax to fund school construction.
A YES vote could mean an estimated $12 million in annual revenue exclusively for school capital projects. A NO vote would mean capital projects must be funded through existing revenue sources or delayed until alternative funding is secured.
Early voting is available through 10.31.26, and Election Day is T 11.03.26.
For more information about possible projects the revenue could support, visit
charlottesvilleschools.org/facilities
14. Toy Lift (repeat) - If you would like assistance from the Toy Lift in December, the applications are now open through November 12.
15. Information from community partners -
Much love,
Summer Thompson
Principal
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- M 11.02.26 - Professional Learning Day (no school for students)
- T 11.03.26 - Teacher Work Day (no school for students)
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