

The Mustang Minute
February 16, 2024- Issue 22
Fabulous February Break!
We had a fantastic week here at CMS. There were many activities to celebrate Black History Month, some fun and festivities for Valentines Day (as well as puppy parade through the halls!) and an enjoyable last day before break!
We hope everyone has a wonderful February vacation!
Winter Intramurals!
The 3rd session of intramurals will be Dodgeball on Mondays/Tuesday, and Basketball on Wednesdays/Thursdays. Both will be after school in the gym before the late bus beginning the week of March 4th running until April 12th. Permission slips are located in the main office or outside of guidance, and the cost is $40 per sport. A permission slip has been attached to this newsletter. Slips and money are due Friday March 1st. SPACE IS LIMITED. Any questions, please see Mr. Bell in room 101.
PTO Needs Your Help!
New Treasurer needed for the 2024-2025 School Year. If interested, please email coakleynorwoodPTO@gmail.com . We would have you start in May of 2024 to work with the current treasurer and transition to the new year.
CodeIT
CodeIt is one of MIT’s Middle School Outreach Programs, and it gives an introduction to Computer Science to girls or nonbinary students in grades 6-8. The program's curriculum is led in Scratch by experienced MIT undergraduate students and targeted at middle school girls and non-binary students with little to no prior experience with coding. They will be hosting their 6-week program in person at MIT in Cambridge, MA on Sundays 3/10, 3/17, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Free lunch will be provided and need based T passes are available.
The application can be found at http://tinyurl.com/codeitspring24. The deadline to apply is 3/1, and students will be notified of admissions decisions by 3/2. More information can be found on their website at http://codeit.mit.edu/ and questions can be addressed to codeit-exec@mit.edu.
Washington DC Scholarship Partners
Each week we will highlight one of our DC scholarship fund sponsors!
Thank you to the Bank of Canton for sponsoring a student! The scholarship program is funding 14 students on the Washington DC trip. Students receive a scholarship of varying amounts and provide 10 hours of community service.
No School and Early Release Days
February vacation: 2/19-2/23
Early release: March 7th
No School (Good Friday): March 29th
MCAS Dates
ELA MCAS: April 3&4
Math MCAS: May 7&8
Civics MCAS: May 14th (Grade 8 Only)
SCI MCAS: May 15 & 16 (Grade 8 Only)
Grade 8 Events
Washington DC: May 28-31st
Grade 8 Dance: June 7th
Grade 8 Promotion: June 14th
Canobie Lake Park: June 17th
Yearbook Request!
Dearest 8th grade parents and guardians, please send us photos of your child and their friends from over the years to put into the blast from the past section of the 8th grade yearbook! Please send it with your child’s name (first and last), age (when the photo was taken), and current team color. It’s a fantastic way to embarrass your little bundles of joy! We know you’ve been waiting to leak these pictures and end their social lives, and this is a great way to do just that! All jokes aside, please send us these photos of your child and friends from when they were younger by February 15th to cmsyearbook@norwood.k12.ma.us. Thank you and Much love, Yearbook club 2023-2024
The PTO Needs You!
Coakley PTO
The PTO is a parent/teacher organization that helps fund a variety of activities at CMS from assemblies, to field trips, to classroom projects and more. We would love for everyone to be a part of the PTO!
New Treasurer needed for the 2024-2025 School Year. If interested, please email coakleynorwoodPTO@gmail.com . We would have you start in May of 2024 to work with the current treasurer and transition to the new year.
PTO meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm both virtually and in person. The dates are listed below a link to the meeting online is sent out the day of the meeting.
Next Meeting: February 27th
March 26th
April 23rd
May 28th
June 18th
Please email coakleynorwoodPTO@gmail.com or mfraczek@norwood.k12.ma.us if you are interested in volunteering or being a part of the PTO!
Dr. Margo Fraczek
Email: mfraczek@norwood.k12.ma.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/norwood.k12.ma.us/cms-principal/home
Phone: 781-762-7880
Facebook: facebook.com/CoakleyMIddleSchoolPTO
Twitter: @mfraczek