MCMS Update - January 22 - 26, 2024

Good Afternoon MCMS Families!

We hope everyone is having a great week and staying warm in these cold temperatures.  All of our students have settled into their third quarter class schedule and are continuing to grow as learners.  As we finish out January and move closer to February, pay attention to our calendar reminders in the weekly update for important upcoming events.

Please continue to review your child's grades in the Parent Portal and on their Schoology app. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions related to grades or assignments.  As a reminder, we have Parent Teacher conferences scheduled for this upcoming Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.

Please read below for your MCMS Update for January 22nd - 26th, please reach out to the main office (803-364-3634) if you have any questions. 

January Student Activity Schedule:

• Girls and Boys HOME Basketball Game (1/22)
• 2nd Quarter Awards Ceremony (1/24)
• Parent Teacher Conferences - No School (1/26)
• Club Day (1/31)

MCMS 2023-2024 Field Studies

We have had two great field studies for our 6th and 7th grade students during first semester.  8th grade will receive information regarding their field study this semester.

• 8th Grade - SC State Museum (March 7th)

MCMS Schedule- January 22nd - 26th

• Monday (1/22) 
• Girls and Boys HOME Basketball Game
• Tuesday (1/23)
• Wednesday (1/24)
• Academic Awards (8th @ 8:15 AM and 6th/7th @ 8:45 AM)
• Thursday (1/25) 
• Parent Teacher Conferences 3:30 - 7:00 PM
• Friday (1/26)
• No School for Students
• Parent Teacher Conferences 7:30 - 11:30 AM

Sneak Peek at 1/29 - 2/2:

• (1/29), (1/30),  Club Day(1/31), Academic Team Meet @ Edgewood MS (2/1), (2/2)

Mindset of the Week- 100% Accountable

The 100% Accountable Mindset teaches the importance of being responsible for our own happiness and success.  Being 100% Accountable means deciding not to be victims of the past and recognizing that the future is not predetermined, so our lives are what we choose in the present moment and each moment moving forward. 

Live to Give- Poverty 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 Poverty Awareness.

2nd Quarter Academic Awards - January 24, 2024

We look forward to our 2nd Quarter Academic Awards on Wednesday, January 24th in our Big Gym.  Our 8th Grade Awards will be at 8:15 AM and our 6th/7th Grade Awards will begin at 8:45 AM.  We look forward to honoring all of our deserving who worked hard during the 2nd quarter.

Parent Teacher Conferences - January 25th and 26th

We will host Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday, January 25th and Friday, January 26th.  You will be receiving more information from your child's teacher on how to schedule conference.  Conferences on Thursday, January 25th will be held from 3:30 - 7:00 PM.  Friday, January 26th conferences will be held from 7:30 - 11:30 AM.  Please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions.

After-School Dance on February 9th

We are excited to host an After-School Dance for all grade levels on February 9th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM in the Big Gym.  This dance is sponsored and put on by the MCMS PTO.  We will provide more details about this fun event in the coming weeks. 

MCMS Athletics

Good luck to our Girls and Boys Basketball Teams as they entire the final week of the season.  They will play Newberry Middle School on Monday, January 22nd.  Playoffs for both teams will start on Thursday, January 25th.  We would also like to wish good luck to those students competing on our Archery Team and Wrestling team.  We are proud of all of our student athletes!

MCHS Spring Sports are starting to practice this month, please reach out to Coach Meetze if you have any questions related to those times.  We look forward to seeing our MCMS students on the field for MCHS!

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!