MCMS Update - March 18 - 22, 2024

Good Afternoon MCMS Families!

Happy Friday and Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend!  We had a fantastic week at MCMS, our students had tremendous growth with their i-Ready Spring Benchmark Assessments.  We are proud of their hard work and look forward to continued improvement during the final quarter of the school year.  

On Thursday, all students and staff enjoyed a mini MoonPie in honor of Pi Day (3/14).  Our math teachers also incorporated several fun instructional activities related to Pi.  It was a tasty way to learn math!

We 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. 

3rd Quarter Academic Awards

We look forward to celebrating the third quarter academic accomplishments of our students on Wednesday, March 20th. 

• 8th Grade Awards will begin at 8:00 AM in the Big Gym
• 6th and 7th Grade Awards will begin at 8:45 AM in the Big Gym

For those that are unable to attend the ceremony, we will live stream the events on our school Facebook page.

Please read below for your MCMS Update for March 18th - 22nd please reach out to the main office (803-364-3634) if you have any questions. 

March Student Activity Schedule:

• 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 18th - 22nd:

• Monday (3/18)
• Tuesday (3/19)
• 7th Grade Spirit Ring Presentation and MCMS SIC @ 5:30 PM
• Wednesday (3/20)
• 3rd Quarter Academic Awards (8th -8:05 AM and 6th/7th - 8:45 AM)
• Thursday (3/21)
• Friday (3/22)
• Academic Team State Championship and Job Shadowing Day

Sneak Peek at 3/25 - 3/29:

•  (3/25), 7th Grade Ring Order Deadline (3/26),  Club Day (3/27), Archery Team State Meet (3/28), Spring Break! (3/29)

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!

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!

MC Cheer open practices in March for the 2024-2025 season. Anyone grade 7 through 11 who is interested in cheer at Mid Carolina High School OR Mid Carolina Middle School are invited to attend. Open practices will be Monday & Friday in the Small Gym for the month of March. Mondays we will practice from 4:00 – 6:00 and Fridays 3:30 – 5:30.

• You do not have to attend open practices in order to try out for next year, but you are encouraged to attend. 
• If you are participating in a spring sport and, therefore cannot attend open practices, but you are interested in trying out next year please email Coach Holly at hwerts@sdnc.org

You are also invited to attend our Team Training Classes at ACX on Wednesdays from 4:30 – 6:00 Anyone 6th – 11th grade is able to sign up!

AXC Mid Carolina Training Class

Cost is $50 per month

Class is every Wednesday 4:30 – 6:00

When signing up either follow the link below or be sure to mention you are signing up for the Mid Carolina Open Interest Class: https://www.acxcheer.com/Cheerleading/classes  

• Class is for anyone interested in cheering for the MC Cheer Program
• No previous cheer experience required

*You do not have to participate in order to try out in the spring. This is an opportunity to learn and practice the sport to help prepare for tryouts in the spring.

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!