FEB. 8 MUSTANG MAIL— Click "Mustang Mail" in left column
ATTN 4TH GRADE PARENTS: See Incoming 5th Grade for updates.
CMS...where kids care! 
• ASB and Leadership class have declared February "Hope for Haiti Month." Students can donate spare change to be sent to the Red Cross and other relief organizations. Envelopes are in each homeroom. Activites will take place each week to raise awareness.
• Girl Scout Troup 30578 will hold a Bake Sale for Haiti on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
• Two fifth grade students are collectiing pet items for the SPCA. Place donated leashes, dog/cat brushes, shampoo, etc. in the box in front of the school office.
EARLY DUE DATES: FEB. 4, 11
Kids can help, too!
Students, please consider selling raffle tickets for the Sping Fling. Lots of prizes!
• Sell 3 raffle tickets to get a GIANT candy bar
• Sell 9 raffle tickets by Feb. 4 to qualify for a schoolwide drawing for an iPod Nano, a $20 Sneakers Gill & Pub Gift Certificate, or 2 tickets to Great America
• Sell 9 raffle tickets by Feb. 11 to qualify for a district wide drawing for an iPod Touch, a WII Game System, a Motorized Razor, a $100 Talbot's Toyland Gift Certiciate, or 4 tickets to the new Walt Disney Family Museum
Visit the Spring Fling web site often for updates.
REGISTER BY FEB. 8 TO GET A FREE T-SHIRT
Mustang Stampede Registration
Register by Feb. 8 for our CMS 2nd Annual Mustang Stampede on Sun., Feb. 28, and get a free t-shirt! See flier for details. $15 per participant. The whole family can participate. BBQ, music and random drawings after the Stampede on the CMS blacktop. Proceeds support PTA programs. Download the registration form.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10 • 8:45 AM – CMS LIBRARY
PTA Meeting
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10 • 6TH GRADE 4TH PERIOD
Ophelia mentors visit
Sequoia HS Ophelia mentors meet with 6th grade students. Parents are encouraged to talk with their student about waht they learned. Be on the looklut for information from the "Ohelia Moms" about talking points you can use with your child after their session with the high school mentors.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10 • AFTER SCHOOL (by Girl Scout Troop 30578)
Bake Sale for Haiti 
DUE BY FRIDAY, FEB. 12
R.O.P.E.S. forms
ATTN: 6th and 8th grade students: If you are planning to participate in the ROPES Program this year, don't forget that Candidate Forms are due to Ms. Hovland by February 12.
DUE FRIDAY, FEB. 12 • IN SCHOOL OFFICE
Turn in Boxtops!
Earn free money for CMS! Place your clipped boxtop labels in an envelope with your child's grade on the envelope. Each grade level will earn spirit points for their level of participation. We're over halfway to beating last year's earnings of $700 (each label is worth 10 cents). Here is a list of participating products that carry the Boxtops labels.
FRIDAY, FEB. 12 • 7–9 PM • SAN CARLOS YOUTH CENTER
Middle School Dance
Valentine's Day Dance is open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Advanced ticket sales only. $5/student. Tickets on sale now at the Youth Center from 3-6 pm Monday through Friday. Students must show ID when purchasing ticket and when entering the dance. Sponsored in partnership with the San Carlos Youth Advisory Council.
updated Feb. 4, 2010