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February 19, 2016
Dear Parents,
I am so excited to announce that our students and teachers are winners of the Newsela reading contest. Newsela was introduced to me by Mrs. Alisa Yasurek and immediately I knew it would be a great literacy program, achieving our goals of meeting each student where they are in the area of reading competence. Students read articles of interest each week and assessments are given for comprehension. The program adjusts the articles to each student’s reading level ensuring students learn vocabulary, comprehend, and simply enjoy reading perhaps for the first time in their school trajectory. Recently Newsela challenged schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg to read articles for a grand prize to be awarded. We were notified yesterday that South Charlotte is the Grand Prize Winner! We will receive a free subscription to Newsela for next school year ($6000 value) and a visit by Charlotte Hornets Sixth Man, Jeremy Lin. Lin graduated from Harvard in 2010 and has played in the NBA for six years. He was not recruited out of high school nor drafted by the NBA; however, his hard work and focus, not to mention his intellect has gained him recognition as a valuable NBA player (we are thankful he was not traded recently). His recognition is so widespread he could win the coveted NBA sixth man award this year. The details of Lin’s visit are not complete, but we will keep you posted. I would like to thank all of the teachers and staff for encouraging students to read. It is nice to win the contest, but more importantly, our students are learning because of the amount of reading opportunities.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools is going through a district accreditation process this year. School administrators throughout the country will visit schools and meet with staff members March 14-17. All schools have participated in the overall process. We are not sure if we will be chosen as a school that will be visited, but if we are, I look forward to the group seeing your students in classrooms doing great things led by great teachers.
Congratulations to Katherine Balas for wining SCMS’s talent show last evening. The talent was amazing this year and I know the judges had a very difficult time deciding the winners. SCMS students are so talented. Thank you parents for allowing your students to participate in such events. All proceeds benefited the Make-A-Wish Foundation and was sponsored by Student Council, led by Mrs. Glenn and Mrs. Rogers. Great job all!
We just received word that our SCMS Orchestra received a superior rating at the Guilford County Schools Orchestra Festival in Greensboro. Congratulations to our talented musicians for making us proud once again!
Thank you for allowing us to serve your students each day.
Regards,
Lisa Bailes, Principal
2/19-21 PowerSchool Maintenance
2/22 Baseball/Soccer tryouts begin
2/25 Track tryouts begin
3/1 Early Release Day (1:30)
3/1 Rising 9th grade Parent Night
for South Meck students
3/8 Rising 7th grade Parent Night
3/1 Rising 8th grade Parent Night
3/24 End of 3rd Quarter
3/25-4/1 Spring Break
Congratulations to Addie Williams
(6th), Emma Goodwin (7
th) and Emily
Doerer (8th)! They have been
selected by teachers as South
Charlotte Shocker Standouts. South
Charlotte Shocker Standouts are
scholarly, honest, optimistic, caring,
kind, energetic, and
responsible (SHOCKER).
Attention Parents & Students: MAP assessments will be given on March 3 (Math) and March 4 (Reading). As in years past, we will be using students’ MAP percentiles, grades, and teacher recommendation to determine math and language arts honors placement for the following year. Please make sure your student gets plenty of rest and tries his/her best on these assessments!
MAP
TESTING
BOX
TOPS
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week will be
March 7 - March 11.
Show the teachers and staff at SCMS how
much they mean to us! Visit
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4babae1-scms
to contribute.
TEACHER &
STAFF
APPRECIATION
WEEK
Please send in Box Tops by February 26. There is a collection box in the school’s Foy-er. With your help, we can reach our$500 goal for this school year. Thank you!
All 8th graders who will be attending South Mecklenburg High School will attend a presentation on February 29th during school, where they will receive their course cards and registration information. On March 1st, the Principal from South Meck will come to South Charlotte to present to parents at 6pm. Course cards are due back to homeroom teachers on March 8th. South Meck counselors will register students at South Charlotte on March 14th during the school day.
SCMS
INFO
A Healthier You
Let us take steps to encourage our South Charlotte Middle School family to be the best we can be. Please share your favorite fitness/health app, heart-healthy family recipe and student/family active fitness photos by emailing entries to [email protected] __________________________________________________________________________________________________
N’dya Barnwell, a SCMS 6th grader, takes a fitness class at the YMCA. N’dya’s mom took this picture as they were doing 30 minutes of cardio on the machines. She proved she could work out with the best of them!
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Are you skilled enough to catch that special candid shot?
During February, SCMS is holding a candid kindness photo contest. The winner and runner-up will receive prizes. Pick up you entry form from Ms. Kissmann or the counter in the front office for more rules and details.
Attention all 7th Graders!
Do you have what it takes to represent South Charlotte Middle as a member of the National Junior Honor Society?
Submit your application for consideration today!
Mrs. Yasurek, the NJHS faculty advisor, is currently accepting applications for South Charlotte’s
2016-2017 Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. Students who are interested in membership will need to complete the application form in its entirety and submit it for
consideration to Mrs. Yasurek in room 312 by the April 15th due date. Copies of the application form are available on the South Charlotte website. The National Junior Honor Society is the nation’s premier organization which recognizes outstanding Middle School students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, citizenship, and character.
The standards for selection are established by the National Junior Honor Society of the United States and by the South Charlotte Middle School NJHS by-laws. As stated
in the National Junior Honor Society Handbook, “Selection to the National Junior Honor Society is a privilege and not a right. Students do not apply for membership in the National Junior Honor Society; instead, they provide information to be used by
the local selection committee to support their candidacy for membership.”
Materials submitted by the candidates will be reviewed by the NJHS faculty panel. Candidates will be notified of their status by early May.
If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Yasurek at [email protected] .
MS. WRIGHT
ATTENDANCE
SECRETARY
I’m Maryanne Wright, the new attendance secretary at South Charlotte Middle School. I started working here in December 2015 after a two-year hiatus (also referred to as “retirement”) from my previous 30-year career with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). I was hired as a mail processing clerk in the Bronx, NY, and then promoted to a Customer Service Supervisor position after three years.
In 2003 my husband and I transferred to Charlotte, NC. When he was promoted in 2007, we moved to Fairfax, VA. Fortunately, I was able to transfer there as the USPS Communications Coordinator for the Northern Virginia District. Two years later my husband was promoted (again!) to a high-level position at the Homeland Security Agency in Washington, DC. Not to be outdone, I applied for the position of writer/editor in Corporate Communications at USPS Headquarters, also in our nation’s capital, and I got it! Working at HQ afforded me an opportunity to interact with postal employees from all across the country. What an amazing experience! In 2013 we both retired and moved back to beautiful North Carolina.
On a personal note, I have four children and 13 grandchildren. My son is a lawyer, two of my daughters are teachers, and one daughter is a job coach for mentally and physically disabled individuals. I am so proud of them and their accomplishments. I also am thrilled that I can see my daughter Alisa (Mrs. Yasurek) every day I come to work at SCMS.
I love writing, reading, taking photographs, and decorating. I love being with my husband, children and grandchildren and, perhaps most of all, laughing and making others smile.
My goal is to write a novel that will inspire others to persevere and never, ever give up—even when things seem hopeless. Each one of us has a story; a story that just might be the impetus someone needs to change their life. Perhaps my next journey will be life as a famous author!
featured teacher
Working link HERE
South Charlotte Middle School Counseling Department
Presents
Does your student experience anxiety, stress, and/or depression as related to balancing school and life?
Join us for a presentation by Southeast Psych’s esteemed Psychologist, Myque Harris to discover how you can support your
student in middle school and beyond.
Myque Harris, MS, LPC, RYT-200 -Masters Degree in Clinical/Counseling Psychology from Loyola University -Licensed Professional Counselor since 2007 -Supported Infant Develop at Cornell University -RYT-200, Registered Yoga Teacher, Yoga Alliance -Certified Yoga and Meditation for Children and Mommy and Me Yoga -Experience in including private practice, psychiatry and private schools -Former Head Counselor at Trinity Episcopal School, Charlotte -Early Childhood Mental Health Certification from University of Maryland, School of Medicine
Myque is certified in Early Childhood Mental Health and has extensive experience working with children in private practice and school settings. As a former counselor in a local private school, she is very comfortable helping children and parents work through day-to-day struggles or challenging situations at school or at home. Myque is a warm and energetic psychotherapist who truly enjoys working with young children and teens, ages 3-17, and their parents. Myque infuses yoga, meditation, and mindfulness with traditional therapeutic methods to create an inviting and fun environment where children and adults will discover the potential for change in their current situation.
Southeast Psych, Blakeney Office
In compliance with federal law, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools administers all education programs, employ-ment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of gender, race, color,
religion, national origin, age or disability.
SOUTH CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL 8040 Strawberry Lane Charlotte, NC 28277 Phone: 980-343-3670 Fax: 980-343-3725 Office Hours: 7:45 am—4:15 pm Phones answered from 7:45 am—4 pm
South Charlotte is a member of the South Learning Community. (980) 343-1463
To report an absence email [email protected] or you may phone the school
at 980-343-3670.
Online School Payments (OSP) - CMS has provided us with the opportunity to accept pay-
ments for school events on-line. It is much like Athletics Pay-to-Play, comes with a fee (4%),
and allows you to pay at your convenience. If you choose to pay on-line, it also relieves
our teachers from the time taken to do the paperwork and to receipt and turn in money or
checks. Teachers will continue to take cash and checks as they always have.
Just sign in to: osp.osmsinc.com/CMS
Choose your student’s event and homeroom teacher, and make payment.
The teacher and Financial Secretary are sent advisements of your payment.
We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity. Through the year, events will be
added including field trips, textbooks, fees, and other payments.
Re-link your Harris Teeter VIC card! Our TIE number is 1933.
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