Fly a Flag in our Field of Flags this Veterans Day Each flag in the Field of Flags honors a different hero. And behind each flag is a unique story—a story about courage and freedom. A story about sacrifice. A story worth honoring. This Veterans Day, Commerce Middle School students will set up a field of American flags, all to honor local veterans and raise critical funds to support our ill and injured heroes. Each flag is a donation of $10 to represent one veteran—and our unwavering commitment to serving all veterans after they’ve sacrificed so much for our country. All donations will raise critical funds to support Disabled American Veterans (DAV) life changing services for veterans in need and their families. Will you fly a flag to honor veterans? Click on the link below to add your flag to our field today!
https://support.dav.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=18758
Big game tonight in a repeat of last year's championship game versus West Jackson. CMS comes up short, after a long lightning delay, 52-42. Great game Tigers!
Across the United States students, parents, family, faculty, fans, and alumni celebrate College Colors Day every year on the Friday before Labor Day.
Join us next Friday, August 30th and show off your school spirit/pride.
Reminder- picture day is TOMORROW! All students will be photographed and a picture proof will be sent home on a later date with all students with instructions for ordering.
Smile big!
Congrats to this week’s Terrific Tigers! These students were nominated by their teachers for showing positive traits of strong character, honesty, integrity, and respect for all. We will recognize a group of students each week for displaying positive traits and all students are eligible. Students, keep displaying those character traits and the next winner might be you!
Fundraiser information is being sent home with students today!!
Information on how to register and get a jump start on selling is included.
Official kickoff is next week!
Softball wins big over Towns Co. 14-2! Congrats to our Lady Tigers!
Picture day is coming! All students will be photographed on Wednesday August 21st.
Picture proof packages will be sent home with students after picture day with information on how to order
This week's Feature Teacher is Ms. Kristina Satterfield! Ms. Satterfield is our 8th Grade math teacher and also serves as Yearbook Editor. Ms. Sattefield graduated from Jackson Co. HS in 2010. She has a B.S. from the University of North Georgia and a M.S. from Piedmont College. Ms. Satterfield shared that when she is not teaching she is a 'foodie' at heart and enjoys sampling a variety of cuisines, hiking, and photography. She is most proud of students saying that she makes math seem easy and engaging. Today I visited her room and students were actively solving multi-step linear equations. Students were using multiple whiteboards collaboratively to work out problems and discuss their reasoning. If you see Ms. Satterfield in the community, please thank her for all she does for the students at CMS!
CMS Spiritwear is currently on sale.
It is available using the link below. Shirts come in short or long sleeves with black or white color options.
https://stores.inksoft.com/commerce_middle_school_shop/shop/home
Congrats to this week’s Terrific Tigers! These students were nominated by their teachers for showing positive traits of strong character, honesty, integrity, and respect for all. We will recognize a group of students each week for displaying positive traits and all students are eligible. Students, keep displaying those character traits and the next winner might be you!
This year we are bringing back an old favorite, Weekly Teacher Feature, to celebrate all of our staff. We have not done it in 5 years so it is time for an update on the wonderful staff we have here at CMS. We will feature every teacher at CMS during the school year.
This week's Feature Teacher is Mrs. Lydia Peterman! Mrs. Peterman is our 7th Grade Language Arts teacher and this is her 4th year at CMS. Mrs. Peterman holds a B.S. from Piedmont University and an M.S. from Brenau University. Some interesting things about Mrs. Peterman is she LOVES the color red and has taught every grade except pre-K and 12th. Her hobbies include antiquing, thrifting, and she plans parties at a local wedding venue on the side. She focuses on building positive relationships so students know she is invested in them. I visited her classroom today and saw students annotating texts to better comprehend content. If you see Mrs. Peterman in the community, please thank her for all she does for the students at CMS!
Please take 30 seconds to link your Ingles Advantage card to CMS. Our teachers & students would greatly appreciate it! We earn incentive dollars that can be used to purchase supplies like classroom pencil sharpeners, pencils, clocks, batteries, etc.
IMPORTANT - Please remember that cards must be linked again at the beginning of each school year.
Just click on the link to get started!
https://www.ingles-markets.com/tools-for-schools-link
New spiritwear is available for this school year! Please see the link below to order yours today. The store will close on 8/20.
https://stores.inksoft.com/commerce_middle_school_shop/shop/home
We are so proud of our Beta Club for once again being recognized as a 2023-2024 National Beta School of Merit.
In addition the club was recognized as a 2023-2024 National Beta School of Distinction for growing by 10%.
Congratulations to club sponsor Andrew Tyson and his group for the awesome things they are doing for our school and community.
#ExpectExcellence
The first day is off to a fantastic start!
A big thank you to Brittany Redmon for her donation of some first day treats for staff.
Welcome Back!
Parents: a few things for the first day. Make sure your child knows how they are getting home (car or bus). We will let them know which bus so don't worry about that part. If you do not have a car rider tag you cannot pick your child up in the car rider line. You can stop by CMS today to get one if you don't have one. If you are missing one tomorrow you will be sent around to the front office to get one. You cannot drop off a car rider in front of the school. Also remember that the Boys and Girls Club will not be open until Monday, August 5th.
Please help us welcome our new faculty and staff for the 24-25 school year. Go Tigers! #ExpectExcellence
Open House for CMS will be July 31st 5-7pm. We look forward to seeing everyone!
