MCMS Update - March 11 - 15, 2024

Good Afternoon MCMS Families!

We hope all of our families have had a great week!  We are proud to announce that the MCMS Academic Team qualified for the State Championship!  The students have worked hard this year and we look forward to seeing them compete on March 22nd at Winthrop University for the State Championship!  Thank you to our staff who has helped prepare them and our parents who have provided amazing support.  Let's Go MCMS!

We will end the 3rd nine weeks on Wednesday, March 13th.  Follow up with your child to see if they have any missing work.  We also recommend that you 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. 

i-Ready Spring Benchmark Testing - March 11th and 13th

iReady is a standards based computer program that the district uses to track reading and math academic progress.  The progress on this benchmark test is a great predictor on how students will score on the state SCREADY tests in May.  We also use the results from the spring benchmark for placement into accelerate math and ELA classes.  

We will have our final i-Ready Benchmark testing this upcoming week.  Students will take the i-Ready Reading assessment on Monday, March 11th and the i-Ready Math assessment on Wednesday, March 13th.  Students will be recognized if they have achieved their Typical Growth or Stretch Growth.  Typical Growth is the average annual growth for a student at their grade and baseline placement level.  Stretch Growth is a target set for students to show they are at or above grade level in reading or math.  We look forward to seeing our students reach their Stretch Growth!

Please read below for your MCMS Update for March 11th - 15th please reach out to the main office (803-364-3634) if you have any questions. 

March Student Activity Schedule:

• i-Ready Spring Benchmark Reading (3/11)
• i-Ready Spring Benchmark Math (3/13)
• Positive Behavior Celebration for Quarter 3 (3/15)
• 7th Grade Spirit Ring Presentation (3/19)
• 3rd Quarter Awards (3/20)
• Job Shadowing Day (3/22)
• Club Day (3/27)
• Spring Break Starts! (3/29) 

MCMS Schedule- March 11th - 15th:

• Monday (3/11)
• i-Ready Reading Benchmark Assessment
• Tuesday (3/12)
• Wednesday (3/13)
• End of 3rd Quarter and i-Ready Math Benchmark Assessment
• Thursday (3/14)
• Friday (3/15)
• Report Cards Issued and Positive Behavior Celebration

Sneak Peek at 3/18 - 3/22:

•  (3/18), 7th Grade Spirit Ring Presentation (More Information Coming Soon!) (3/19),  3rd Quarter Academic Awards (8th -8:05 AM and 6th/7th - 8:45 AM)(3/20), (3/21), Academic Team State Championship and Job Shadowing Day (3/22)

Mindset of the Week- Live to Give

The Live to Give Mindset teaches the importance of serving others while maximizing our own potential. It tells us that abundance in life is a cycle; in order to receive love, respect, and financial security, we must first learn to give those things to others. This mindset also teaches us that the greatest gift we can ever give is to find and leverage our unique genius to maximize our positive impact on the world, knowing that good things will be returned to us in kind.

Live to Give- Women's History

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/themes to bring awareness too. This month our Live to Give focus will be celebrating Women's History Month.

SC School Climate Survey

We need feedback from our MCMS Parents.  The SC School Climate Survey is available for parents to complete.  Parents received a letter and email with information on how to access the survey this past week.  This annual survey provides valuable feedback to our school.  Thank you for participating in this survey and helping!

Laptop Chargers - Bring Monday, March 11th!

We All chargers must be brought to school on Monday for testing. Please use the weekend to find your school issued charger if you have misplaced it. Replacement chargers are $37.

MCMS PTO Spring Fundraiser

We have officially kicked off our spring fundraiser with Charleston Wrap® – and we need YOUR help!  To reach our goals and make this fundraiser a success, we need everyone to do their part.  Luckily, it’s super easy!  Attached to this message, you’ll find a flyer with detailed instructions about how you can register online and support our goals.  As you register your child, please put your child's Homeroom teacher in the teacher box.  As you send text invites, friends and family will be able to shop the Charleston Wrap website for many great items.  We appreciate all of your support and encourage you to spread the word to your friends & family, near and far!

The more people who shop, the more money we can raise for our school!  Our goal is to raise $10,000 in proceeds that will come back to our school.  Together, we can ensure our school reaches its goal – and even surpasses it!

Thank you for supporting MCMS and the MCMS PTO!

MCMS Job Shadow Day- Friday, March 22nd

We are excited to announce that MCMS Job Shadowing Day will be Friday, March 22, 2024.  Students received forms from their Homeroom teachers this week.  Forms are due by Friday, March 15.  As noted on the form, middle school students are not allowed to job shadow at an elementary school in our district.  

Please return all forms to Homeroom teachers by March 15, 2024.

Spring Testing Dates

Spring testing is quickly approaching, mark your calendars for the important dates below.

MCMS Athletics

We wish good luck to all of our student athletes participating in spring sports at MCHS.  Please come out and support them at their games.  You can find all schedules at https://mid-carolinaathletics.com/events.  Let's Go Rebels!

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!