MCMS Update- October 8, 2023

Good Afternoon MCMS Families!

We hope everyone is having a good weekend and enjoying the cool fall temperatures!  We are excited to wrap up the first quarter of the school this week.  It feels like time is flying by this year and we will be to winter break before we know it.  Students will be off from school on Friday, October 13th (Parent/Teacher Conferences) and Monday, October 16th (Fall Break).  We hope everyone is able to get some extra rest during this time.

We had a great Club Day on Friday!  Students had the possibility to participate in several fun activities.  Some of those activities were pickle ball, movie making, automotive, archery, and board games.  We would like to say a special thank you to our community partners Alex Kunkle, Jesse Pearson, and Alana West who led different groups on Club Day.  We appreciate your ongoing support and mentorship of our students. 

We look forward to Parent/Teacher conferences on Friday, October 13th.  This is a perfect time of year to check your child's progress and keep them on the right track.  If you have not scheduled a time with your child's teachers, please email them directly to see any remaining time slots.  With the number of parent meetings already scheduled, unfortunately we will not be able to accommodate someone who does not have reserved time.

Stay connected with your child's academic progress by monitoring grades on the Parent Portal.  Our teachers update grades weekly to make sure you and your child are receiving valuable feedback.  Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions related to grades.

Please read below for your MCMS Update for October 9th - 13th, please reach out to the main office (803-364-3634) if you have any questions.

October Student Activity Schedule:

• Positive Behavior and Attendance Celebration (during Related Arts) - 10/12
• 1st Quarter Awards Day (All Grades) - 8th-8:00 AM and 7th/6th-8:45 AM - 10/17
• 6th Grade Anti Bullying Assembly (Enrichment) - 10/20
• Red Ribbon Dress Week (more information to come!)- 10/23 - 10/27

MCMS Schedule- October 9th - 13th

• Monday (10/9)
• Volleyball Practice
• Football Practice
• Tuesday (10/10)
• Volleyball Playoffs AWAY @ TBD
• Football Practice
• Wednesday (10/11)
• End of First Nine Weeks
• Football HOME vs. Pelion @ 6:00 PM
• Thursday (10/12)
• SGA Meetings @ Lunch
• Positive Behavior Celebration during Related Arts
• Celebration if for students who had no referrals or classroom timeouts during first quarter, students not attending celebration will have additional time to improve math and reading skills
• Friday (10/13)
• No school for students
• Parent-Teacher Conferences

Sneak Peek at 10/16 - 10/20:

• Fall Break- No School! (10/16), First Quarter Awards- 8th-8:00 AM and 7th/6th-8:45 AM, and MCMS SIC (10/17), (10/18), FB AWAY (10/19), 6th Grade Anti-Bullying Assembly (during Enrichment) (10/20)

Mindset of the Week- Everything is Possible

The Everything Is Possible Mindset teaches that we are all capable of living extraordinary lives. Students will learn that everything which exists today was once just an idea until someone believed it was possible and took the actions to make it into reality. This is true with our lives as well – they become, in many ways, whatever we expect them to be.

Throughout the lessons for this mindset, we work with students to help them understand the incredible promise of their lives, and to envision extraordinary happiness, meaning and success on their own terms. We seek to instill the belief that their goals are possible, and to foster the courage, discipline and persistence to act on achieving their dreams.

Live to Give October- Breast Cancer Awareness

One of our 7 mindsets is Live to Give.  The main focus of this mindset is about serving others.  As a school, we feel it is important to model this idea and life quality for our students.  Each month MCMS will focus on one or more causes to bring awareness too.  This month our Live to Give cause will be Breast Cancer Awareness.  We will be sending more information out about how MCMS will bring support to this important cause.  

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MCMS Athletics

Good luck to our MCMS Volleyball as they will compete in the playoffs this week.  We are proud of the hard work they have put forth this season and we know they will do great in the playoffs!  Our Football teams back in action this week as they will play Home on Wednesday at 6:00 PM.  Good luck to both teams!

We are also proud of our MCMS Cheerleaders, Cross Country team, Swim team, and tennis teams.  All teams have had great seasons.  Thank you to those student athletes who have done a great job balancing academics and athletics.

If you have any questions about MCMS athletics or your child's athletic participation, please reach out to our Athletic Director, Coach David Meetze (dmeetze@sdnc.org).

Thank you for your constant support of our teachers and school.  Mid-Carolina is a great school with a great community!

Have a great day!

Dr. Paul Dobyns

Principal

Mid-Carolina Middle School

pdobyns@sdnc.org

Student Focused, Community Driven!