Dear Pirate Family, 

Welcome to 2026! We hope you have enjoyed Winter Break with your families. Students will return on Tuesday, January 6th. See below for events this week:

Monday January 5th Professional Development Day – Staff Only

Tuesday January 6th – Students Return to school

• 6th grade Boys Basketball vs Corydon at CMS – 6 PM
• 7th & 8th grade Boys Basketball at Austin – 6 PM

Wednesday January 7th

• 7th & 8th grade Girls Basketball vs North Harrison at CMS – 6 PM

Thursday January 8th 

• 6th, 7th, & 8th grade Boys Basketball at River Valley – 5 PM

Friday January 9th 

8th Grade DC Trip Reminder – Final payment was due January 1st. Payments must be submitted to confirm bookings. 

THANK YOU to our families who linked their Kroger/Jay C card to CMS! We currently have 58 families who have linked us! If you haven’t yet, please consider! It is a quick and easy process, especially if you already have a Jay C card. 

To Use the Kroger Community Rewards Program:

Simply visit http://www.kroger.com

Once logged in to your Kroger account, you can search for Charlestown Middle School either by name or JC992 and then click Enroll.

New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a rewards card.

*Customers must have a registered Kroger rewards card account to link to our school

*If a member does not yet have a Kroger rewards card, please let them know they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger