Commerce Middle School

1st Round Playoff Football Tonight vs Pawnee As a thank you to all of our veterans - All Veterans and one guest will be admitted for free! The first 76 veterans through the gate will receive a $5 concession stand voucher. The football game will be live streamed on the Wardog Sports YouTube channel. Here is the link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRpDnu2XsIUHUVuieLDivqg A big thank you to Wardog Sports for picking up our playoff games. Also, thanks to the sponsors that helped make the live stream happen. GO TIGERS!

Veteran's Day Assemblies Thursday, November 11th Commerce High School - 10 am Alexander Elementary School - 1:30 pm

If you are a veteran, either active duty, retired, reserve or national guard, the OSSAA and Commerce Pubic Schools would like to invite you to attend our first round football playoff game vs Pawnee for free this weekend! The OSSAA and Commerce Schools appreciates the sacrifices of all veterans, and hopes you will take advantage of this opportunity. Simply show your Military ID card, or driver’s license that shows your military status at the gate on Friday, and you and a guest will be admitted free of charge. In addition, thanks to anonymous donations, the first 76 veterans will receive a $5 card for redemption at the concession stand.

Quapaw 6th Grade Basketball Tournament Brackets

http://frapps.horizonsolana.com/COMP03 CPS Families - This is our last push for free/reduced lunch applications. We have to have free/reduced lunch applications completed by all parents. If you have not completed one, please take the time to do it at the link above. The results of these forms determines school funding and it is extremely important that we have them on file. Thank you!

Attached is a detailed description of all the Red Ribbon Week dress up days. Monday- Pajama Day Tuesday- Favorite Sports Team Day Wednesday- Twin Day Thursday-Nerd Day Friday- Halloween Costume Day (No weapons or masks that cover your face) We hope everyone joins in on the fun, and say NO to drugs!

Commerce Families, We are happy to report our numbers after 9 full weeks of in-person instruction. As of 10/17/21, we currently have ZERO COVID-19 positive cases at all sites for both students and staff. Go Tigers!

Fall break is scheduled for Thursday, October 14th and Friday, October 15th. There will be no school and the school offices will be closed. Please enjoy the break and be safe.

Commerce Families, We are proud to report our numbers dropped again this week. As of 10/10/21 and 8 full weeks of in-person instruction, we currently have the following COVID-19 positive cases. AES - 1 Students and 0 Staff CMS- 0 Cases CHS - 0 Cases All who came into close contact have been notified.

https://5il.co/zmnp Commerce Schools will host a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on October 13th, 2021 from 9-11 at CHS and from 11-1 at CMS. The Ottawa County Health Department will be on site to administer the Pfizer vaccine to students aged 12+ if their parent/guardian wishes. If you would like to have your child vaccinated, please follow the link above to print the form off and complete it for your child. Please return the form to the school office yourself. You may also stop by the office and complete a blank form in person.

Commerce Families, As of 10/03/21 and seven full weeks of in-person instruction, we currently have the following COVID-19 positive cases. AES - 6 Students and 0 Staff CMS- 0 Cases CHS - 1 Student and 0 Staff All who came into close contact have been notified.

CMS Tigers fall short tonight 8-0 to the Fairland Owls.

https://5il.co/zmnp Commerce Schools will host a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on October 13th, 2021 from 9-11 at CHS and from 11-1 at CMS. The Ottawa County Health Department will be on site to administer the Pfizer vaccine to students aged 12+ if their parent/guardian wishes. If you would like to have your child vaccinated, please follow the link above to print the form off and complete it for your child. Please return the form to the school office yourself. You may also stop by the office and complete a blank form in person.

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held this week at each site on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 and Thursday, September 30, 2021 from 3:30-6:30. Please take this opportunity to meet with teachers. Research shows parental involvement is a crucial factor in student success.

Commerce Families, As of 09/26/21 and six full weeks of in-person instruction, we currently have the following COVID-19 positive cases. AES - 7 Students and 1 Staff CMS- 0 Cases CHS - 0 Students and 1 Staff All who came into close contact have been notified.

MS Homecoming Spirt Days Monday- Blue & White Day Tuesday- Neon Day Wednesday- Red, White, & Blue Day Thursday- Class Color Day (8th-Black 7th-Red 6th-Blue)

Commerce Families, After our fifth full week of in-person instruction we currently have the following COVID-19 positive cases. AES - 10 Students and 1 Staff CMS- 1 Students CHS - 4 Students and 1 Staff All who came into close contact have been notified. 18 opted for quarantine.

Reminder - Commerce Students will not have school tomorrow, August 20th, 2021. Teachers will be attending professional development activities. Thank you!

Parents and Guardians, I am writing to you today to inform you of a concerning issue that we see on social media. We are beginning to see disturbing trends that are perpetuated by social media platforms such as Tik Tok, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. Most recently, there is a social media challenge nationwide encouraging students to vandalize their school bathrooms and/or steal items from their classrooms. Students film themselves engaging in these acts and post them to the various sites. Because of this viral trend, we have had incidents of theft and vandalism happening throughout the district. We do not know whether or not these incidents are the result of the social media videos encouraging such behavior, but we find it problematic that we have seen this type of activity while it is being perpetuated online. We encourage you to talk with your students about their use of social media, and appropriate behaviors while at school. Our buildings are meant to be a safe, clean space for our students and staff and the destruction and theft of school property will not be tolerated. There will be consequences for students who choose to engage in this behavior and can include restitution and the involvement of law enforcement. We appreciate your support and encourage you to discuss your child’s social media accounts and the adverse effects of peer pressure that are often promoted by these platforms.

The CMS Tiger Tales for September is now available at the following link https://5il.co/z2no.