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Inside this issue: Relay for Life 2SC Pass Essentials 3-6SC Youth Diabetes 7Camp Catch Your Breathe 8ITOLOGY 9 EQUIP 10

Irmo Middle School6051 Wescott RoadColumbia, SC 29212(803) 476-3600

www.lexrich5.org/imsSchool Hours:

8:20 a.m.—

3:35 p.m.

If you have news for theBuzz, email Allison Redickat [email protected].

April 11, 2016

Dates to Remember:

Tues 4/12G40 Mtg. 7:45-8:10Media CenterField Trip: Dance Classto Irmo High

Wed 4/13Late Start for Studentsat 9:20Field Trip: SC VocalPerformanceAssessment at SpringValley PresbyterianChurch

Thurs 4/14Field Trip: TeamiGrow at Saluda ShoalsC Team Track Meet atIrmo High 5 PMBand Concert IMSGym 7 PM

Junior ScholarsCeremony at IrmoHigh Aud. 7 PM

Fri 4/15FCA Mtg. 7:40-8:10AM Room 904 Band Concert AMAssembly

The Buzz at Irmo Middle School

“Creating successful students for the challenges of tomorrow” Robert S. Jackson, Ed.S., Principal

[email protected] https://twitter.com/IMS_Principal

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PLANT SALE

Saturday 9:00am-1:00pm

Our 6th grade students from teamiGrow, are hosting our annual plant sale.Tended and grown in our very own, on-campus greenhouse, plants for sale will in-clude: spring and summer vegetables, herbs, and a selectionof flowers. The sale begins on Saturday, April 16th from 9am-1pm inthe IMS greenhouse - which is located behind the 7th grade building.All proceeds from this sale will be used to fund future horticulture pro-

jects at IMS. Please support your Irmo Middle School community andhelp to provide our students with unique and relevant learning experi-ences by attending the plant sale! **********************************************************************

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South Carolina Youth Diabetes Association (SCYDA) is pleased to announce that camp ap-plications are now available online at: www.campsweetescape.com. We offer two summercamping opportunities in 2016: 1) CSE-Midlands in Batesburg from June 4 - 8 and 2) CSE-Upstate in Marietta, SC from July 16 - 20. Camp Sweet Escape promotes healthy diabetichabits, independence, and a support network, all of which can make all of our jobs more re-warding. What’s better than watching a child grow and mature in a healthy, self -sufficientway? We encourage everyone who is interested to apply early while space is still available!

At SCYDA, we feel that children with diabetes need ongoing support for the best outcomes and don’t think thisshould stop after Camp is over. Therefore, we are also busy with several other advocacy projects, includingour goal of providing a Diabetes Emergency Supply Kit (D.E.S.K) to all South Carolina public schools, maintainingthe current opportunity for free continuing education credits for schools nurses (co-sponsored by SC AHEC),and supporting diabetes education for foster parents and SC Department of Social Services caseworkers.

As a previous public school nurse in the Lancaster County School District, I know first- hand how “crazy busy”your job is. Although I apologize for requesting you add something else to it, I feel you understand how vital it isto help students with diabetes learn to better care for themselves.

I think we have a mutual goal: we want all children to grow into healthy, responsible adults that can help makethe world a better place. To accomplish our goals we really need your help. Specifically, we need your help pro-moting Camp Sweet Escape to students & families and your help developing new sources of funding to supportthese projects. Let’s work together to make this happen.

Take the lead. Please consider “Dress Down for Diabetes Day” in April 2016. Funds raised at your school canbe earmarked to ensure children with diabetes from your school are able to attend Camp Sweet Escape. It’ssimple:

Ask your school administrator to consider a faculty (or student) “Dress Down for Diabetes Day”. This could be

a jean day or t-shirt day, etc.Pick a day in April 2016 for your “Dress Down for Diabetes Day”.

Charge $5.00 for each faculty participant (or $1.00 per student participant). (We had an awesome bookkeeperat the school I worked in; she would always volunteer to collect the money for this. I didn’t really have to do athing except “talk it up”.)

Send the money to SCYDA with the name of any children in your school with diabetes that you would like tofinancially support.

If you don’t have any children with diabetes at your school, please know there are many other financially chal-

lenged children with diabetes in the state that could benefit from your efforts. Again, I know you are very busy,but I ask that you please take the time to help these students who might not otherwise have the opportunity toattend camp.

Thank you for all that you do for these children and families. You DO make a difference!

Warmest regards,

Traci P. Scott, RN, CDE

Cell (803) 804-4978

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