Chatham schools have a 2-hour delay today, Thursday, December 5. MED students will have no school today due to parent conferences - conferences will go on as scheduled.
The MED PTA is hosting a Charleston Wrap fundraiser that continues through November 22. Each student who chooses to participate has a unique shopping link. The link below will support the general fundraiser without giving credit to a specific individual.
https://registercw.com/gateway?organizationMidasId=29020
Missed picture day? Didn't love your original picture? MED picture retakes are December 3!
Our Faculty vs. Faculty Basketball Game is Wednesday, November 13 at 6pm in the CHS gym! MED & CMS faculty take on the CHS faculty. Suggested donation is $2 for students/$5 for adults. Proceeds benefit the Class of 2025.
The MED PTA will be hosting our 3rd annual Honor A Veteran ceremony on 11/6 at 9:00 am. We'd love for MED students and faculty / staff to send in pictures of the Veterans in their lives so we can recognize their service with a brief video to be shown at our Veterans Day Assembly. Use the link below to upload the picture and all necessary information. All submissions are due by 11/2.
https://forms.gle/GLNuYPt96Sp7W4Cn8
If you plan on trick-or-treating in the village this Halloween, be sure to stop by CMS. Chatham teachers will have a tent set up out front and will be handing out candy from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Halloween night!
The MED PTA's annual Trunk or Treat is Friday, October 25 from 5-8pm in the MED parking lot, with the costume parade and contest at 6:30pm. Free entry, lots of treats, prizes for best costume, trunk design and much more! Register your vehicle at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbFMkfvwuWFWbELFnndFPcgGf-voBCx-HiP9YoAh_to502oA/viewform
Chatham Central Schools will dismiss all students approximately 15 minutes early today, October 4, as part of our annually required Go Home Early Drill. The purpose of this drill is to practice our schools’ emergency dismissal procedures and you are receiving this message as a test of our emergency notification system.
It's SOCKTOBER at MED! Did you know that socks are the most needed but least donated items in shelters?
Help us make our first HOUSE challenge a success!
We welcome donations of NEW SOCKS in all sizes.
The HOUSE with the most sock donations gets a special treat!
MED will be collecting donations will be collected from October 1st-30th.
The MED PTA presents its Kickoff to Homecoming Picnic, pregaming Friday, October 4 from 4-6pm in the MED parking lot. Featuring a food truck, games, music, and merch. Go Panthers!
MED picture day is scheduled for September 23, 2024
Visit https://vando.imagequix.com/S9SRC9J and enter the school online code NY28007F24 to order online (the preorder site closes 48 hours after the last picture day.) Post picture day ordering is available once the proof sheet is emailed to your school, preferred email, or sent to the school. These orders include an additional shipping fee and are mailed directly to your home address. Questions? Please contact customer service at 1-855-773-3321 (M-F from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm).
A reminder that we will be holding our 1st mandatory bus safety drills at dismissal today, Thursday, September 12, and that our buses will be dropping students off approximately 10-15 minutes later than usual.
Please be advised that buses 7, 15, and 19 will be dropping students off later than usual today, Friday, Sept. 6 due to traffic delays along their route.
Classes Start September 5! Families, join our tradition of celebrating Chatham's first day of classes by emailing your first-day student photos to charbonneaua@chatham.k12.ny.us - we'll post them on our Facebook page and on our website. We love to see those smiling faces!
The MED PTA is holding a Free School Supply Store for MED families on Thursday, August 29, from 12:00-3:00 p.m. curbside at MED. They have pencils, pens, paper, crayons, markers, notebooks, folders, binders, glue, erasers, backpacks, dry erase markers, pencil boxes, highlighters, and more in stock!
Want to serve your school and community? The Board of Ed. is seeking a candidate to fill a vacant seat on the Board resulting from the resignation of Fred Hutchinson this August. The Board anticipates appointing a volunteer to serve a term starting September 10, 2024 and running through May 20, 2025, at which time the seat will be filled by the annual Board election. To qualify for consideration, a candidate must be and have been a resident of the District for at least one year, be 18 years of age or older, and be able to read and write. Please submit a letter of interest and resume no later than September 6, 2024 to Marianne Pierro, President, Chatham Central School District Board of Education, 50 Woodbridge Avenue, Chatham, NY 12037. For questions, please call the district clerk at 518-392-1501.
Get the scoop on CCSD's newest administrators at our Ice Cream Social Wednesday, August 21, 5:00-5:45 p.m. in the CMS cafeteria. Andrew Kourt, our newly appointed superintendent, and Miles Wheat, Chatham High School’s new principal, will be dishing out the ice cream to provide families with an opportunity to get to meet them and chat before the start of the school year. This event is free and open to anyone from the Chatham CSD community - be sure to drop by and say hi.
Enjoy your summer!
Due to the forecast for extreme heat, Chatham Middle School and MED Elementary School will dismiss students early on Tuesday, June 18 and Thursday, June 20. CMS will dismiss students at 11:15 a.m. and MED will dismiss students at 11:30 a.m. both days. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
The Chatham High School Regents/final exam schedule will remain as normal and the building has air conditioning. Transportation home at the end of the day will be provided for CHS students who request it. Please call or email the CHS main office anytime, but no later than 11:30 a.m. the day of your request.
A reminder that there is no school on Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.
The MED PTA End of Year Carnival & Picnic is POSTPONED to Tuesday, June 18, from 4-7pm. Get ready for an evening of making memories and enjoying a wide range of
fun-filled activities such as carnival games, food for sale, and so much more! BE SURE TO BRING BLANKETS AND CHAIRS.
