This is to inform families that today, February 5, 2025, there will be an early dismissal for Kindergarten through 8th grade due to expected inclement weather. Afternoon PreK is canceled. Dismissal times: AM PreK 10:45, Shuttle Bus 12:20, Primary 12:30, Middle School 12:35. All extracurriculars are canceled. Stay safe!
The boiler is fixed at CMS and school will resume the regular in-person schedule tomorrow, Monday, 1/27/25.
Carthage Middle School will have an e-learning day on Friday, 1/24/25, due to no heat and maintenance on the boiler. Pre-K through 4th grade will have a regular day with regular bus routes attending CPS in person. 5th-8th graders will learn from home by logging into Google Classroom by 8:00 am.
CPS will run their regular schedule on 1/24/25. CMS paras report to the primary school to assist. Custodial staff report to your regular schedule. CMS teachers may work in any of the 3 district buildings. Donuts and coffee will be provided at the district office. All call will go out to families in the morning.
The 7/8 boys b-ball game has been moved from Carthage Middle School to Illini West tonight due to heating/boiler issues and maintenance. Please do not arrive at IW before 5:30pm due to other scheduled events. The game starts at 6:00 pm. The bake sale and 50/50 will go on as planned at IW in the cafeteria. Thank you.
All activities and events are cancelled for tonight (1/21/25) due to frigid temperatures.
School is canceled tomorrow, January 21, 2025, due to inclement weather. Stay safe and warm! There will be school on Friday, May 23, 2025, as an emergency make-up day. Activities for tonight are still on. Updates on activities for tomorrow to follow.
Reminder: No school tomorrow, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Enjoy the day of reflection and service!
5/6 Boys Basketball game cancelled tonight (1/7/25)
Due to inclement weather, there will be no school tomorrow: January 6,2025
Congratulations to the Bluegirls on their victory at State! They will ride the Fire Truck at 8am, right after announcements. Our Spelling Bee will follow. Talent Show about 10am combined with the Penny Raffle. Dismissal at 12:35pm. Parents are welcome to attend. Enjoy break and we will see students again on Jan. 6th.
Thursday:
2:55pm-Pep Rally
Friday:
8:00a.m.-Spelling Bee
approx.10:00am- Talent Show
12:35pm- Release to Winter Break
Parents welcome at all events
28 students signed up to ride the fan bus. Parents of students who signed up should receive an email in the morning to join a "Room" in our district app for updates. We ask student to only bring items that fit in their pocket. We will provide water and a small snack. Estimated time returning to CMS is 10:15pm
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Fan bus for 5 -8 grade students to cheer on the Bluegirls during their game this Thursday. Students must bring the $10 admission fee to the office to sign up for a ride to Havana. We will not stop, but there are concessions available. Bus leaves CMS at 5:30 & is anticipated to return to CMS approximately 10:15pm.
We will have a pep rally tomorrow at 2:40p.m. in the CMS gym for the 8th grade girls basketball team headed to state. The game is Saturday at 1pm in Havana. We are in the 2A division; you will need this if buying tickets online at a reduced price of $8: http://www.iesa.org/GoFan Tickets are $10 at the door.
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The 7th grade boys basketball game is being moved to Illini West tonight. There will not be concessions. Everyone must enter through the west front door due to construction near the east door. We have access to the gym at 5:30 and the game will start at 6:00p.m. Thank you.
The game is being moved to Illini West. There will not be concessions. Everyone must enter through the west front door due to construction near the east door. We have access to the gym at 5:30 and the game will start at 6:00p.m. Thank you.
The 7th and 8th grade boys basketball game must be cancelled tonight due to not having heat in the gym. We had a serviceman working on it today and it cannot be fixed in time to host the game. We will update the athletic events tab on the website when it is rescheduled.