Chatham Middle School

Auditions for the CMS musical are September 13 & 15, 3-4pm in the CMS Auditorium. Audition materials will be provided the day of auditions. You only need to bring yourself!

Welcome back! Our first day of classes is Wednesday, September 7th!

Chatham CSD buildings and offices will be closed Monday, September 5 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

Are you excited about the start of a new school year? We are too! Parents/guardians, join our tradition of celebrating Chatham's first day of classes by emailing your first-day student photos on September 7th to charbonneaua@chatham.k12.ny.us - we'll post them here on our Facebook page and on our District's website! Be sure to include your student’s name and what grade he or she is entering. We love to see those smiling faces!

CMS New Student Orientation (for grade 6-8 students/families who are new to Chatham CSD) takes place September 1 from 10-11am in the Middle School library.

We have found a coach for Modified Girls Volleyball. Practices will start Monday Aug 29th from 3:00-5:00 at the middle school.

SIXTH GRADE LOCKER DAY is Wednesday, August 31, 2022 from 8–10am. Sixth grade students (accompanied by a parent/guardian) are welcome to visit CMS, walk around, and try out your locker combination. You may leave your new school supplies in your locker!

The modified football equipment handout and parent/coach meeting is tonight, August 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the CHS gym.

Sports physicals will be offered on Wednesday, August 24 on an interest basis. This is by sign-up only. If you are in need of a physical and want to sign up please email CHS school nurses Val Persons at personsv@chatham.k12.ny.us or CMS school nurse Kate Juliano at julianok@chatham.k12.ny.us. Time slots are offered on a first come, first served basis.

Apply for Free & Reduced Meals! During the pandemic, the USDA ensured that all schools were able to offer free meals to all students. However, this universal reimbursement expired on June 30, 2022. Chatham CSD will return to charging for meals and offering an opportunity for families to apply for free or reduced meals for our students. The application is available on our Food Services page at https://www.chathamcentralschools.com/page/free-and-reduced-price-school-meals and we request that all families fill out and return, regardless of free/reduced status. Information from all households aids in the District’s opportunity to apply for more federal/state funding to provide your child the tools they need for their education. Here are a few things to know about filling out the free/reduced meal application: 1) They are kept completely confidential! No one but the Food Service Supervisor sees the application and they are kept in a locked cabinet in a locked office. 2) They are available all year long and can be filled out at any time. Once approved you are approved for the whole school year. 3) On the serving lines we don’t use the words free or reduced. We treat all students as if they are a paying student. No student is singled out. 4) The more free/reduced students we have in the District, the more federal and state reimbursement we receive, which helps us to keep the program running. The biggest reason to apply is that it helps you, the families. It allows you to not worry about the rising cost of food and gas, going to the store to buy lunch items, and the time it takes to make meals. Let us do that for you!

Sign ups for fall modified sports begin July 25!

APP Test - For any seventh or eighth grade student who is interested in trying out for a high school level sport this fall, the Athletic Placement Process (APP) test will be given at 10:00 a.m. on August 10, 2022. Please meet in the High School lobby.

Attention fall athletes: sports physicals are August 10 starting at 8:30 a.m. in the CHS nurse's office, no appointment is necessary. This is the only date sports physicals will be offered at school before fall sports begin.

Chatham Panthers Softball Camp July 5– 8, 2022 for ages 7–12. Learn the fundamentals of softball from Chatham Panthers coaches & players. For more information and to register, follow this link: https://5il.co/1cn28

Chatham’s 8th Grade Moving Up is 6:00 p.m. tonight, June 17, on the High School football field! We will also be live streaming the event on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ChathamCSD/. The stream will be up a few minutes before the start of the ceremony. Congratulations to our Class of 2026!

The Chatham CSD Music Department hosts our annual Music in the Park community concert this Thursday, June 9, 6:00 p.m. on the lawn near the Chatham High School gym. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy some lively music performed by ensembles from Chatham High School and Chatham Middle School. This event is free and open to the entire community. Hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream and soda are available for purchase. Music in the Park takes place rain or shine; in the event of rain the concert will move into the CHS gym.

8th grade families - please share pictures of your graduating student for our 8th Grade Moving-Up Slide Show. Pictures from anytime during your child’s school career may be included. You can email them to Ms. O’Neill (oneilla@chatham.k12.ny.us) at the Middle School. You can also drop off pictures at the front desk. Please include your child’s name on them. All pictures must be submitted by June 3!

We are experiencing intermittent phone difficulties at Chatham Middle School and our Bus Garage. While these buildings can make and receive phone calls, the call quality is very poor. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to get the issue addressed as soon as possible.

Calendar Update: All CCSD schools and offices will be closed on Friday, May 27, 2022. We are modifying the calendar because we do not anticipate needing all of the emergency closing days that were planned for the 2021-2022 school year. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your child’s school office. Please be sure to update your calendars with this change!

​Arbor Day Slide Show 2022 - It's that time of the year to send your school related pictures to Mrs. Metrando for the annual slide show! Pictures can be emailed to Mrs. Metrando (metrandoj@chatham.k12.ny.us) or placed in Mrs. Metrando’s mailbox. Please put your name and homeroom on the back of the photo so it can be returned. We are looking for pictures of Chatham Middle School students from sports, play productions, Queen of Hearts dance, etc. Please make sure that all pictures are school appropriate. All pictures need to be turned in to Mrs. Metrando by May 13, 2022, to be included in the slide show! No pictures will be accepted after Friday, May 13th!!