CMS SCA - Chester M. Stephens School Community Association

05/21/2026

Our CMS 5th Grade Lawn Sign sale for the Class of 2026 is still open!

Celebrate your soon-to-be graduate with a special lawn sign to recognize this exciting milestone.

The ordering deadline has been extended through May 27th, so there’s still time to place your order!

Proceeds from this fundraiser will go toward welcoming our incoming 2026/27 Kindergarten class.

Thank you for your support!

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05/01/2026

🏐🎉 DON’T MISS IT – Parents vs Staff Volleyball Game TONIGHT!!!!! 🎉🏐

🎟️ Grab your tickets NOW!! This is going to be one of the most fun nights of the year 🙌

⏰ Doors open at 5:45 PM – come early, grab your seats, and get ready for all the action!

👉 Tag your friends, text your group chat, bring your crew - let’s PACK the gym!! 👏

🍿 Snacks & Fun Extras for Sale:
Pretzels • Chips • Candy • Pom Poms • Glow Stick Wands ✨

🎟️ RAFFLES = MORE FUN!
Win awesome prizes like:
📸 Photo session with Allie
⛸️ Free public skate passes to SportsCare Arena
🎳 Family bowling pass for 4 at Circle Lanes

🎉 KIDS - THIS ONE’S FOR YOU!!
Every child who attends gets a raffle ticket for a chance to be pulled into the game and play with Team Parents 🖤 or Team Staff ❤️!! 😍

💥 MONEY = MAYHEM 💥
Drop cash into team buckets and watch players take on hilarious challenges during the game 🤣
👉 All proceeds benefit Staff Appreciation Week ❤️

🖤 Wear BLACK to cheer on the parents
❤️ Wear RED to cheer on the staff

Let’s make this a night to remember — who’s coming?! 👇🔥

https://volleyball-event-and-activity-fees-60726.cheddarup.com/

04/29/2026

🍕🍦 Reminder: CMS Dine Out Day is TODAY! 🍦🍕

No dinner plans? We’ve got you covered! 🙌
Today is our CMS Dine & Donate with Enzo’s Pizza and Sundae’s Ice Cream Parlor.

Just mention CMS when you order, and 10% of all sales will be donated back to our school! ❤️💛

🍦 Sundae’s Ice Cream Parlor
🕦 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM

🍕 Enzo’s Pizza
🍽️ Dine In, Take Out, or Delivery
🕓 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Treat yourself, skip the cooking, and support CMS all in one delicious day! Thank you for supporting our school community. 🙌

12/17/2025

📣 CMS FAMILIES ONLY 📣

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I hope you and your family are doing well. As you may know, CMS currently offers a morning fitness program called “Fitness Fanatics”. It is designed to help students start their day with energy, focus, and healthy habits. The enthusiasm and growth we’ve seen from participating students have been truly inspiring.

We are writing to see if there is interest in expanding these opportunities by offering an after-school fitness program. This program would provide students with additional time to stay active, learn new skills, and build confidence through fun, structured physical activities. It would also give families a convenient option for after-school care that promotes health and wellness. The program would potentially start in January and would run Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:50-5:00pm through the rest of the year. Families can sign up one week at a time or for multiple weeks.

At this time, we are gathering feedback to determine if enough families would like their child to participate. If you would be interested in enrolling your child in an after-school fitness program, please take a moment to let us know by completing a brief interest form below.

https://forms.gle/iffWqSsi1khabvzA8

- Mr. Ferriere

[email protected]

12/08/2025

❄️✨ Our First-Ever Merry Marauder Market Was a Huge Success! ✨❄️

A HUGE thank you to EAMO for helping bring this magical event to life. Our children had an absolute blast creating nine different holiday crafts to gift their families — the smiles were priceless! ❤️

We’re so grateful to Kate & Caitlin from Divine Designs Hair Salon (Hackettstown) for joining us and adding the sparkle with fairy hair! Our families LOVED the glam. ✨

A big shoutout to our Mt. Olive Middle School Jr. National Honor Society students for volunteering their time. From helping little ones with crafts to keeping our snack stand running smoothly, you were truly amazing! 🙌

Thank you to Candice Romano for the gorgeous balloon arch — the perfect festive backdrop for family photos! 🎈📸

And a special thank you to RH Farm for providing the beautiful fundraiser centerpieces — they were such a hit and added so much charm to our event! 🌲✨

We hope you all enjoyed this special event as much as we did.

This was just the beginning… and we’re already excited to take what we learned and make next year’s Merry Marauder Market even bigger and better! 🎁🩵

12/06/2025

TODAY!!!! SPOTS STILL OPEN!

Register when you arrive at the check-in

🎉❄️ Get Ready for a Holiday Event You Won’t Want to Miss! ❄️🎉

CMS SCA’s FIRST Merry Marauder Market is happening TODAY, December 6th from 10AM–2PM at the Mount Olive Middle School cafeteria — and it’s going to be an AMAZING day for our kids and families! ❤️

🎨✨ FREE Holiday Crafts for Kids!
The first 200 registered children (ages 5–11) get to create all of these magical take-home crafts:

1️⃣ Height Keepsake Ornament
2️⃣ Snow Globe Card
3️⃣ Popsicle Stick Snowflake or Star of David
4️⃣ Pipe Cleaner Holiday Decoration
5️⃣ Reindeer Thumbprint Ornament
6️⃣ Foam Picture Frame
7️⃣ Beaded Necklace & Bracelet
8️⃣ Paper Plate Holiday Decoration
9️⃣ Holiday Suncatcher

✨ Plus:
• Sponsored by the Education Association of Mt. Olive
• A fun, festive way to kick off the season
• Food, drinks & more available for purchase
• Open to the entire community!

Let’s make the holidays magical for our students! 🎄💫

12/03/2025

🎉❄️ Get Ready for a Holiday Event You Won’t Want to Miss! ❄️🎉

CMS SCA’s FIRST Merry Marauder Market is happening Saturday, December 6th from 10AM–2PM at the Mount Olive Middle School cafeteria — and it’s going to be an AMAZING day for our kids and families! ❤️

🎨✨ FREE Holiday Crafts for Kids!
The first 200 registered children (ages 5–11) get to create all of these magical take-home crafts:

1️⃣ Height Keepsake Ornament
2️⃣ Snow Globe Card
3️⃣ Popsicle Stick Snowflake or Star of David
4️⃣ Pipe Cleaner Holiday Decoration
5️⃣ Reindeer Thumbprint Ornament
6️⃣ Foam Picture Frame
7️⃣ Beaded Necklace & Bracelet
8️⃣ Paper Plate Holiday Decoration
9️⃣ Holiday Suncatcher

✨ Plus:
• Sponsored by the Education Association of Mt. Olive
• A fun, festive way to kick off the season
• Food, drinks & more available for purchase
• Open to the entire community!

⚠️ Important: Craft spots are limited to the first 200 registered children—so if you want your child to participate…
👉 REGISTER NOW before spots fill up!
Link:

Let’s make the holidays magical for our students! 🎄💫

Have questions? Email [email protected]

11/30/2025

🎉❄️ Get Ready for a Holiday Event You Won’t Want to Miss! ❄️🎉

Our FIRST Merry Marauder Market is happening Saturday, December 6th from 10AM–2PM at the Mount Olive Middle School cafeteria and it’s going to be an AMAZING day for our kids and families! ❤️

✨ 🔟 FREE holiday crafts for kids to make and bring home
✨ Sponsored by the Education Association of Mt. Olive
✨ A fun, festive way to kick off the season
✨ Food, drinks & more available for purchase

🎨 Important! Spots for the free craft portion are limited to the first 200 registered children (ages 5-11), so if you want your child to participate…
👉 REGISTER NOW before spots fill up! Link in comments!

Let’s make the holidays magical for our students! 🎄💫

This event is open to the community.

Have questions? Email [email protected]

Snow date: December 13th ❄️

11/25/2025

🎁 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗚𝗜𝗙𝗧 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗘: 𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡!! 🎁

Looking for the perfect gift that shows school pride and spreads a little holiday cheer? Our Spirit Wear Shop is officially OPEN for holiday orders! ❄️✨

🗓 Get your orders in by November 25th!
📦 Delivery date will be announced as we get closer, but everything will arrive in time for holiday gifting 🎄

🎒 All orders will be sent home with students — if you are ordering a gift and need a different pickup plan, just email [email protected] and we’ll make it work!

Let’s wrap up some school spirit this season! ❤️💛🖤

🔗 https://makeyourimprints.com/collections/cms-spirit-wear

10/28/2025

🎃✨ Thank You for an Incredible Trunk or Treat Night! ✨🎃

We want to send a HUGE thank you to everyone who helped make tonight such a fun and successful event! 💜

👏 To all the families who went all out decorating trunks — your creativity and spirit brought the magic to life!
🍬 To everyone who donated candy — your generosity helped make sure every little ghost and goblin went home with a full bag!
🙌 To our amazing CMS staff members who joined in the fun — thank you for your time, energy, and school spirit!
🌟 To the MOMS National Junior Honor Society students — your enthusiasm, politeness, and teamwork shined all night!
🚗 To DAM Rental and EAMO for your support and partnership!
🎶 To DJ Ricky for keeping the fun and energy going all evening!
👮‍♂️🚒 To the Mount Olive Police, Budd Lake First Aid Squad and Budd Lake Fire Department — THANK YOU for keeping our community safe and being such an important part of the night!
🎈 A special thank you to Candice Romano for creating our beautiful princess balloon arch — it was the perfect touch of magic!
📸 And to Renee at Card My Yard Long Valley for our amazing Trunk or Treat Photo Booth — it was such a fun addition and made for the best memories!

We couldn’t have done it without every single one of you — thank you for helping make this a night to remember! 💫🧡🖤

Congrats to the Adams Family (Scooby Doo) & London Family (How to Train Your Dragon) & Budd Lake First Aid Squad for winning the Best Decorated Trunks! Your $25 Scholastic Gift Certifcates will be gifted to you later this week! 🎉

🔔 Reminder: CMS families and staff members are encouraged to join our PRIVATE Facebook community to stay in the know of all things CMS related! You MUST answer all of the membership questions for approval. Join here: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1ZoxxEm4XX/?mibextid=wwXIfrs