Callaway Middle School’s chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) recently completed a service project with goody bags containing candy and a meaningful message that were delivered to the City of Lagrange Public Works employees. Thank you to FCA and advisor Coach Heather Smith for always being mindful of others, during any season!

Parents and guardians, please note that progress reports will be sent home today, Thursday, November 14. Please sign and return to indicate that you have reviewed the progress report. 

Callaway Middle School held its first Fall Math Night this past week; parents, teachers, and students played games, shared concrete ways to improve math skills, and won prizes for showing what they learned. Thank you to all the families and staff members who supported this evening of math mania...we look forward to our Spring Math Night for tons more fun!

Parents of 8th grade participants in the upcoming Georgia Studies Tour, please meet at Callaway Middle School on Thursday, November 7 at 6:00 p.m. in our cafeteria for updated trip information. Please contact Mr. Morris with further questions or concerns. 

The month of November is celebrated as Family Engagement Month in Georgia.  This is a time the state chooses to recognize the contributions of parents and to encourage Title I schools to raise awareness of the important roles parents play in a student's education.  We at Callaway Middle School appreciate you and all the hard work you do in your student's life.  Thank you for being a VIP partner in your student's education on the daily. Feel free to use one of the images we are posting below to update your profile pic or cover photo on social media to show that you are THAT parent...that engaged, informed, amazing parent that we are so thankful fo

So many pictures, so many laughs...don't miss a single one! Yearbooks will be on sale for $35 through Friday, November 8. After that, they will be $40 at www.jostens.com . Parents can reserve space for a recognition ad for your hard-working CMS student. Also, businesses wishing to support CMS can do so through the purchase of ad space as well--parents can receive specially discounted pricing to support their small business! Please email Ms. Dorman  at dormaneb@troup.org for pricing and more information

Congratulations to Anja McCord for being a finalist in the REACH GA scholarship program! REACH (Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen) Georgia is a needs-based scholarship program that was created in 2012. TCSS awarded this to five eighth grade students, including Callaway Middle School’s own Anja McCord. Anja says this is the first scholarship she has been awarded. “It feels great knowing that I am representing my school. It’s a great feeling being the first,” she said. “I want to major in political science when I grow up and I know this scholarship will help me.”

Join us for Math Night at Callaway Middle School next Tuesday, November 5 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in the CMS Cafeteria.  Have questions answered by teaching professionals, including the following:

· What should my child know by the end of the academic year ?

· How can I assist my child with his/her homework?

· What is USA Test Prep?

Want more? See you at our CMS Math Night! If you need an interpreter or childcare for the event, please call the front office at 706-845-2080 by Monday, November 4th.

Thank you to all the students, teachers, parents, and support staff in all areas of school life that made this possible! Callaway Middle School improved from the previous year, and we are committed to continuing our quest to meeting and EXCEEDING our goals! 

The Troup County School System is seeking proposals to contract with a qualified firm for the purpose of a comprehensive curriculum audit encompassing the present work of the District during the 2019-20 school year.  The detailed advertisement for this proposal may be found at the following link.

Math matters! Calvin Neely, franchise owner of Kona Ice, spoke to 6th grade classes at Callaway Middle for career exploration. He shared that basic math, including mental math, and communication skills were key to success as an employee or owner in his business. 

 Any gamers out there? The Callaway Middle School Media Center was the hot spot when staff members from Lagrange Memorial Library stopped by to play on the PlayStation 4 Virtual Reality system with CMS students during lunchtime.

Four Callaway Middle School students, Jaehan Seol, Seoyeon Kim, Minkyung Kim, and Steve Oh, were recognized by the Lagrange International Friendship Exchange (LIFE) for volunteering and sharing some of their cultural heritage during the Lagrange International Festival. Board of Directors Member, Roy D. Nichols Jr., stated, “We really appreciated how the presence of these students enriched the multicultural nature of the festival and helped make it a tremendous success.” We at Callaway Middle School are so proud of our talented students and their community contributions!

Many thanks to Brandon Turner and Shane Magouirk of the Troup County firefighters, who visited Heather Smith’s 6th grade health class this week at Callaway Middle School. Magouirk and Turner, who serve at the Whitfield Road Station, shared details on a career as a firefighter, planning and training, and, of course, all the cool tools on the fire truck! 

What: Callaway Middle School Improvement Forum

When: October 8, 2019 at 5:30 pm

Where: CMS Cafeteria

Alternate meeting:  October 9th at 9:00 am in the Media Center

Get the answers to these questions and more at our School Improvement Forum:

• What is a School Improvement Plan?
• What is a Parent & Family Engagement Policy?
• How is Title I money spent here?

We need your input on these three important topics as well. If you need childcare during the 5:30 meeting on October 8th, please call the front office at

706-845-2080.

Samuel Washington, son of Christy and Joshua Washington, has been selected as a member of State School Superintendent Richard Woods’ 2019-2020 Student Advisory Council. According to the Superintendent’s office, more than 1,000 applications were received, and Samuel was one of 130 middle and high school students selected to serve on the council. 

Student Advisory Council members will meet with Superintendent Woods to discuss the impact of state policies in the classroom, along with other issues related to education, and will serve as the Superintendent’s ambassadors to their respective schools. Members will also engage in community service projects to benefit Georgia students and schools.

Beginning Monday, September 16, there will be new procedures to enter Callaway Middle School after 8:30 AM.  We appreciate your cooperation in following these new procedures as we work to keep our students and staff safe. 

Click here for more information about entry and check-in procedures. 

For the fifth year in a row, Callaway Middle School is a part of the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) initiative. You may hear students talk about it. You may hear staff talk about it. Now, the entire state of Georgia is talking about the PBIS successes that have taken place at CMS! So what exactly is it?