Cloonan Students Selected for Cultural Arts and Literacy Show
Congratulations to the students whose work has been selected for the 8th Annual Student Cultural Arts and Literacy Show celebrating Black History Month at the Palace Theatre. The opening will be on Sunday, February 12, from 1 pm to 3 pm at The Palace Theatre –Sackler Gallery, 61 Atlantic St. Please Join Us!!
Scholar Power
Students, Faculty, and Parents are invited to join us for a Speaker Series featuring guests presenting first-hand accounts of their craft, the challenges, and joys of being a leader in their field. After each presentation, students have a chance to interact with the presenter and be part of a lively discussion.
Featuring: Shihan Manny Esmeraldo and Principal David Rudolph
The assembly will take place on Friday, January 27, 2012 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m in the Cloonan Auditorium.
FAMILY MATH NIGHT
Practical Strategies for Success! Bring the whole family on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 from 6:00- 8:00 pm here at CMS. Your family will participate in hands-on activities and leave with practical strategies and resources to strengthen our home school partnership. This is free and for fun! There will be prizes, raffles, and refreshments. The first 40 families to sign up will receive a math take home bag filled with goodies. If you have any questions or please email Ms. Esposito at sesposito@ci.stamford.ct.us. For more information click HERE.
BOSTON TRIP
Attention 8th grade parents and students!!! All of the Boston intent slips need to be submitted by Friday, January 20th. Space is limited.
The Spelling Bee is Now!!!
Dear Scholars and Parents!!! The time has come … for the Cloonan Spelling Bee!
It will take place on Monday, January 23 at 2:45 p.m in the Cloonan media center. Time for a snack and review will be held from 2:05 – 2:45.
Parents are welcome! Cannot wait to see you all there.
SPRING MUSICAL
Come and audition for the upcoming musical!!! There will be tryouts for the spring musical, THE WILD THINGS, on January 10th and 11th. If you are interested please click HERE for more details.
SCHOLAR POWER RESPONDS
Judy Altman, Holocaust survivor, spoke at Cloonan on Friday, October 28th, with 8th grade students and had a discussion on the Holocaust and the rippling aftermath. When asked to write a response to Mrs. Altman's presentation, one student said it perfectly stating, "In general, the message that I learned from Judy’s life story was to always treat others fairly. By discriminating the Jews, Hitler is considered a bully. So, when people tease others for their race or make an effort to torment them, they are following his example. It is for this reason that Judy doesn’t believe in taking revenge against those who hurt her. She chooses to be the better person and demonstrate positive qualities. Judy sets the bar for all future generations, and everyone should try to develop a personality like her’s to prevent another Holocaust from occurring." Please click here to read the full response.
INTERSCHOLASTIC BASKETBALL TRYOUTS
Basketball tryouts are getting closer. Do not miss your chance to tryout! Boy's tryouts will be held Monday, January 9 and Tuesday, January 10. Girl's tryouts will be held Thursday, January 12. For game schedule information please click HERE.
CLOONAN’S WINTER CONCERT
The Winter Concert will debut at Cloonan Middle School on Thursday, December 15. Students will attend the first showing during 2nd period. Parents are cordially invited to attend the evening showing at 7 pm. Please join us in celebrating the holiday season with our musical production.
SCHOLAR POWER
Cyberbullying – Consequences of an online life: How to keep yourself safe. Students, Faculty, and Parents want to thank Richard J. Colangelo, Senior Assistant State's Attorney, for coming and discussing cyber protection and how to keep yourself safe when online. Cloonan students were inspired to think before they act when sufing the web. One student wrote, "We were so privileged to have a wonderful speaker and hopefully will be able to make the change. Before you send that nasty email think about the consequences that come along with it. It just takes one mean word to end the life of another. " For full article please click here.
SCRIPPS SPELLING BEE CONTEST
One more opportunity to sign up for students to compete in the and represent Cloonan in competition. More details in the Scripps Spelling Bee can be found at their site http://www.spellingbee.com The last date to signup is Friday, December 2. The school level spelling bee has been tentatively planned for mid-January, 2012. Spelling Bee packets for practice are available. If your child is interested in competing, or you would like to volunteer to help please contact Mrs. Mody at lmody@ci.stamford.ct.us
SCHOLAR POWER RESPONDS
Judy Altman, Holocaust survivor, spoke at Cloonan on Friday, October 28th, with 8th grade students and had a discussion on the Holocaust and the rippling aftermath. When asked to write a response to Mrs. Altman's presentation, one student said it perfectly stating, "In general, the message that I learned from Judy’s life story was to always treat others fairly. By discriminating the Jews, Hitler is considered a bully. So, when people tease others for their race or make an effort to torment them, they are following his example. It is for this reason that Judy doesn’t believe in taking revenge against those who hurt her. She chooses to be the better person and demonstrate positive qualities. Judy sets the bar for all future generations, and everyone should try to develop a personality like her’s to prevent another Holocaust from occurring." Please click here to read
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT on Wednesday, Nov, 23, 2011. The money raised will help pay for the cost of bringing “Rachel’s Challenge” to Cloonan!! For more on Rachel’s Challenge check out http://www.rachelschallenge.org/LearnMore/WhatIsRC.php.
CLOONAN’S HOLIDAY PLANT SALE
Celebrate the season while helping our school. Order your beautiful Poinsettias and Amaryllis today! All orders must be received by Friday, November 18. Please click here for more details.
AGABHUMI FUNDRAISER
AGABHUMI HAS A SMART IDEA! Give back to Stamford schools and make your holiday shopping fun and easy!! AGABHUMI THE BEST OF BALI welcomes Cloonan Middle School to shop, Monday 10/31/11 through Sunday 11/13/11. Join us and 20% of your purchase will be donated to the Cloonan PTO. For more details, click on the link above.
Stamford Public Schools' Tour Your Schools Day
You are cordially invited to a day for prospective parents, realtors, and community members to learn about the educational programs in Stamford’s Public Schools. Tour Your School Day will take place on Thursday, November 17, from 9:00am – 10am and 1pm – 1:45 pm. Please click here to see more information. We look forward to seeing you soon.
IS YOUR CHILD CYBERSAFE????
Need help answering? Don’t Miss This!!! Please join us as we host an expert in computer crimes: CT’s Senior Assistant State’s Attorney, Richard Colangelo for an enlightening forum. CyberSafety Forum Topics: Cyberbullying, Sexting, Social Networking, Child Predators. This will take place at Dolan Middle School on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 7:00 pm.
SCHOLAR POWER
Cyberbullying – Consequences of an online life: How to keep yourself safe. Students, Faculty, and Parents are invited to join us for a Speaker Series, Friday November 18 at 8:30 and 9:30 a.m in the auditorium. Featured Guests will present first-hand accounts of their craft, the challenges, and joys of being a leader in their field. After each presentation, students will have a chance to interact with the presenter and be part of a lively discussion. Come prepared for an active session of dialogue, sharing, and learning. Featuring: Richard J. Colangelo, Senior Assistant State's Attorney, State of Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice In Partnership With Cloonan’s Stop the Bullying Team.
SCHOLAR POWER
Veterans Day Remembrance. Students, Faculty, and Parents want to thank WWII Veteran and Inspirational Speaker – Mr. Joe Minto for coming to Cloonan and detailing his powerful, firsthand account of his time served fighting for our country. His educational and moving speech truly touched the viewers' hearts. Please check out The Daily Stamford’s coverage of this event at http://www.thedailystamford.com/neighbors/veteran-shares-wwii-stories-stamford-kids.
RE-TAKES FOR PHOTOS
Re-takes for photos will be held on Tuesday, November 15th. If you already took photos, the original pictures must be returned at the time of the new photo session.
CLOONAN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STAMFORD SYMPHONY
Sunday, November 13, 2011 is “Cloonan Middle School Day at the Stamford Symphony." The Stamford Symphony has generously donated 75 vouchers for tickets to its Sunday, November 13, 2011 concert to Cloonan Middle School to sell to raise money for the school’s string music program. OUR SCHOOL KEEPS 100% OF THE PROCEEDS. The concert begins at 3:00 p.m. and provides a wonderful opportunity for our students and their families at the Palace Theatre in downtown Stamford. For more details or to buy tickets now, click on the link above. For details in Spanish, click here.
SCHOLAR POWER PRESENTS
Veterans Day Remembrance. Students, Faculty, and Parents are invited to join us for a Speaker Series Featuring: WWII Veteran and Inspirational Speaker – Mr. Joe Minto. The presentation will take place on November 7, 2011 between 12 and 1 p.m. Please click on the above links for more information and pictures of Mr. Joe Minto.
FAMILY HEALTH FAIR
There will be a Family Health Fair on Saturday, November 5, 2011 from
10 am - 2 pm at KT Murphy Elementary School. For more details click on the link above. For details in Spanish click here.
CLOONAN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STAMFORD SYMPHONY
A Master Class with Violinist David Steinberg will be held on November 2 from 9:30 – 10:30. Cloonan is working with the Stamford Symphony and their Advance the Arts program. Mr. Steinberg will be playing the November concert so students who attend will have the opportunity to see him on stage.
CLOONAN PTO PRESENTS FAMILY MAGIC NIGHT
Direct from headlining Celebrity Cruises and appearing as a Quarter Finalist on NBC’s “AMERICA’S GOT TALENT,” Jay Mattioli brings his family friendly, and fast paced, comedy and illusion show to Stamford for one night only! This one time showing will debut at Cloonan Middle School on Friday, November 4th at 7 pm. Proceeds from the event will go towards Cloonan’s PTO budget for extracurricular activities, field trips, and guest speakers. All children must be accompanied by an adult. For more info contact: Catherine Osthelmer: Catherine_Osthelmer@yahoo.com or (203) 921-9700.
For details in Spanish click here.
**Ticket Info**
$10 adults
$5 children/students under 21 yrs.
Purchase tickets at the door from 6pm-7pm
MORE BULLDOG MAGIC!
Nationally known magician and "America's Got Talent" performer Jay Mattioli will put on a show at Cloonan on the evening of Friday, Nov. 4th! Check out Jay's magic at http://www.jaymattioli.com
Performance time - 7 pm Tickets will go on sale week on Oct. 24th - Look out for more information
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR SPEAKS AT CLOONAN
Judy Altman, Holocaust survivor, will be here at Cloonan on Friday, October 28th, to meet with 8th grade students and have a discussion on the Holocaust and the rippling aftermath. Mrs. Altman will talk about the persecution of her family and what she witnessed during this tragic time in history. Her story illustrates the power of human strength and resolve in conquering adversity. Judy’s story is an inspirational one of courage and determination. She travels the world as a speaker sharing her story and helping people understand what hate can create, so that something like the Holocaust does not happen again.
HALLOWEEN SOCIAL
Our first social of the year will be held in the cafeteria on Friday October 28 from 7 - 9 p.m. Costumes are welcome. The cost is $5.00, payable at the door, Parent permission is required and PERMISSION SLIPS can be downloaded here, will be sent home and available in the main office.
BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATES' FORUM
The Parent Teacher Council, all Stamford parent teacher organizations and the NAACP are co-sponsoring two Board of Education Candidate's Forums. They are on Tuesday, October 18th at 7pm in the 5th Floor Board Room of the Government Center and on Thursday, October 27th at 7pm at the Yerwood Center. Come find out the candidate's positions, so you can make an educated vote. Please submit any questions you would like to be proposed to the candidates and send to: Danette Melchionne, dmelchionne@gmail.com or Betsy Allyn, billbetsy3@aol.com.
PTO MEETING
Please join us for an informative talk with Dr. Janet Scott of the Efficacy Institute, Wednesday October 19 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Dr. Scott will guide us through what parents can do to promote efficacy, the belief that smart is not something you are born with, but something you can get through hard work and focused effort. Prior to the PTO meeting, at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria there will be a meeting for any 6th grade family interested in applying for the AVID program. Please contact Mrs. Mody for details.
MENTOR TRAINING WORKSHOP
Each year, CFES (College for Every Student) hosts a Mentor Training Workshop at UCONN, Stamford (our partner university). All 7th Graders are introduced to the Mentoring Program and are invited to apply to attend the workshop. This year the workshop will be held at UCONN on Thursday, October 20, 2011. There will be a 7th Grade mentoring assembly for students during school on Thursday, October 13th to discuss the program.
RACHEL'S CHALLENGE
All parents are invited to the "Rachel's Challenge" presentation on Thursday, October 20th at 7pm at Turn of River Middle School. Rachel Scott was the first person killed in the Columbine tragedy. She left behind an amazing legacy and a simple challenge to anyone who will accept it- treat others with kindness and compassion and you just might change the world you live in.
MEET THE NEW SPECIAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS
The SCOPES group is sponsoring a meeting with three new Stamford Public schools Assistant Directors for Special Education. They are Amy DeNicola, Sandra Nelson and Edith Presley. They invite everyone to join them and spread the word about this opportunity. The meeting is set for next Friday, October 21 at 1:00 at Government Center, Room 5 north.