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St. George

Middle School

600 Minus Street, St.

George, SC 29477

843-563-3171

Fax: 843-563-5936

“WHERE “WHERE “WHERE LEARNING IS LEARNING IS LEARNING IS

SUPREME AND SUPREME AND SUPREME AND FAILURE IS NOT FAILURE IS NOT FAILURE IS NOT

AN OPTION”AN OPTION”AN OPTION”

Fr o m t h e P r i n c i p a lFr o m t h e P r i n c i p a lFr o m t h e P r i n c i p a l Mr. Jeffery S. Thompson

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Mission Mission Mission

The mission of Dorchester

School District Four is to

develop life-long learners

who will have a positive

impact on our global world.

Vision Vision Vision

The vision of Dorchester

School District Four is to

be an exemplary district

where all students reach their

maximum potential with the

support of the district, home

and community.

February 2013

Volume 6 Issue 4 With the arrival of the second quarter report cards also comes the dawn of

the third quarter. We are now at the half-way point of our school year.

This is the time to finish the foundation of a successful year. It is time for

some of us to turn things around and finish on a high note. This is definite-

ly not the time to slow down or quit. This is crunch time. Please do not get

behind in your classes. Make sure that our assignments are turned in on

time. Keep studying. There will be time to have fun. The harder we work

now, the more opportunity we will have to enjoy ourselves at the end of the

year. As Spring starts to bloom around us, we do not want to be worrying

about passing a class or a grade level. The year is quickly passing by.

Dorchester School District Four Parent Child Home Program Now Accepting Applications

Dorchester School District Four announces that the Parent Child Home Program is now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 school year.

The Parent Child Home Program is an early childhood literacy, parenting and school readiness program.

The program has trained professional parent educators to work with families in preparing children for academic success as well as strength-ening families through home visits. A parent educator conducts home visits twice a week for thirty minutes each, bringing age appropriate

educational books and toys that the parents can keep.

If you have a child ages 2-3 years old and would like to participate please contact one of the parent educators,

Mrs. Delores Footman or Mrs. Roslyn Young at 843-563-5923.

F r o m t h e A s s i s t a n t P r i n c i p a l F r o m t h e A s s i s t a n t P r i n c i p a l F r o m t h e A s s i s t a n t P r i n c i p a l

Ms. Krist in Langdale

Up to this point, I have written about academics, websites, etc. This month’s entry takes a different turn because instead of meeting the academic needs of students, I want to share a new way that we are meeting the physical needs of students. SGMS has just put in a place a clothing closet called Just –In-Case (JIC) Student Outfitters. The Rotary Club, working with the Lowcounty Orphan Re-lief (LOC), has established and will sustain this initiative. Our JIC closet is now stocked with clothes that students can wear for the remainder of a school day in case their clothes become unwearable through an accident, spill, etc. In these cases, we ask that the clothes are washed and returned. Also, if a student is in a situation to not have adequate clothing, clothing can be provided from the JIC closet. Nurse Judy will be our JIC Coordinator. If clothes are borrowed from the closet, she will send a letter home explaining the circumstances. She will also be the one that the clothes should be returned to after they are washed. Much appreciation goes to the Rotary Club for selecting SGMS for this project. It will fill a need for stu-dents which will allow for as little interruption to the academic school day as possible.

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18 Presidents’ Day Schools Closed

19 School Board Meeting

21 Interim Reports WIN Celebration

22 Black History Program Gym—2:00 PM

27 Early Dismissal

Greetings! In the Guidance Department, there are many exciting things that have taken place since the first day of school. For example, we re-cently sponsored the McTeacher’s Night Fundraiser at McDonald’s of St. George. The purpose of this fundraiser was to raise funds for student activities and incentives. Staff members were given the opportunity gain hands on experience in the field of fast food. We all had a wonderful time! Wolverine in the News: Wolverine in the News: Our W. I. N. students for the months of December/January were: Canadra Brownlee, Jada Green, Christopher Brown,

Christian Dallas, Rasha Ling, Kanaya Warren, Tyree Miller, Trey Wolfe and Charles McAlhaney. These students were honored by their respective grade level teachers for demonstrating the character word of the month, determination and displaying superb behavior throughout the school. These students were recognized at the monthly W. I. N. Celebration Luncheon on Thursday, January 24, 2013. Congratulations go out to all of these students! Testing: Testing: This is the time of year when we begin to prepare for our statewide assessments. This year, St. George Middle School has been selected to administer the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test. This test will be administered to a randomly selected group of 8th grade students on Thursday, February 7, 2013. Parent notification letters were sent home with selected stu-dents on January 15, 2013. These students will be tested in the subjects of Mathematics & Reading. For sample questions booklet, par-ents are encouraged to visit the following website: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/parents/. Second Quarter A/B Honor Roll/Principal’s ListSecond Quarter A/B Honor Roll/Principal’s List The administrators, faculty, & staff of St. George Middle School would like to congratulate the following students for makingThe administrators, faculty, & staff of St. George Middle School would like to congratulate the following students for making A/A/B Hon-B Hon-or Roll or Principal’s List for the Second Quarteror Roll or Principal’s List for the Second Quarter: Principal’s List: Principal’s List: Lauren Avants, Cody Prentiss, Stephanie Grossie, Ajzahn Brown, Caroline Chassereau, Peyton Herndon, Loren Hill, Joshua Matthews, Matthew Moore, Ingrid Pineda-Nunez, Megan Sanders, Jordan Steen A/B Honor Roll: A/B Honor Roll: (6th Grade) Cynthia Allen, Nicholas Behrick, AuYana Carson, Robert Dukes, Megan Ethridge, Teona Goodwin, Nyra Govan, Jada Green, Nicholas Green, Justin Haddle, Quentin Haynes, Trennis Haynes, Kaitlyn Heinze, Destiny Inmon, Jesse-James Jones, Quanasha Jones, Ja’Keem McKoy, Emory Pate, Gunner Pendarvis, Destiny Risher, Grace Rudd, Dayton Sommers, Jared Stroman, Shayna Troutman ( 7th Grade) Kalesia Allen, Hannah Ardis, Shauna Behrick, Tedreauna Britt, Canadra Brownlee, Kalen Daniels, Jonnae Delee, Troy Elmore, Blair Floyd, Treyvon Griffin, Riley Krantz, Asia Ladson, Alisha Lewis, Hannah Lewis, Malayna Mack, Jason Mims, Grayson Myers, Laura Patrick, Mikel Shuler, Kaitlin Stroble, Taronda Summers, Stephanie Walters, Alexis Wooding, Kamari Wright (8th Grade) Tromaine Cobbs, Scarlett Furman, Jaylen Glover, Ashli Hilliard, Courtney Johnston, Antrell Jones, Mischief Jones, Sommer Knight, Rasha Ling, Maia Wilson Dates to Remember:Dates to Remember: NAEP Test (selected 8th graders): February 7th PASS Testing (ELA, Math, Science & Social Studies): May 7-10 ELDA Testing Window: February 19—April 12 PASS Make Up: May 13-17 PASS Writing (Grades 3-8): March 19-20

Character Word: Character Word: “Determination”“Determination”

SGMS Guidance NewsSGMS Guidance News Saundria D. Washington, Guidance Counselor

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Social Worker’s CornerSocial Worker’s CornerSocial Worker’s Corner St. George Midd le School Parenting ProgramSt. George Midd le School Parenting ProgramSt. George Midd le School Parenting Program

A special thank you to all of our parents who came out

to Woodland High School on, December 11, 2012 for our

district parenting holiday activities.

Parents, please join us during our weekly parenting work-

shops held at St. George Middle School on Tuesday

evening at 6:00 PM and Harleyville Elementary on Thurs-

day evenings at 6:30 PM. Please join us as we explore

“Back IN Control, Wounded Healers, Who Am I?, The

Genogram, Life’s Stressors and many more interesting

topics throughout this school year.

Parents you may bring the entire family. Children are

encouraged to attend the workshops.

Please contact Brenda Chestnut, District Social Work-

er, at (843) 636-4024 if you have any questions or con-

cerns.

Remaining 2012-2013 Parenting Schedule

February 5- SGM/WME

February 7- HRE/HRM/CHE

February 12- SGM/WME

February 14- HRE/HRM/CHE

March 5- SGM/WME

March 7- HRE/HRM/CHE

March 28- @ WHS All schools combined

April 9- SGM/WME

April 11- HRE/HRM/CHE

May 9- @ WHS All schools combined

21st Century Community Learning Center 21st Century Community Learning Center 21st Century Community Learning Center After School ProgramAfter School ProgramAfter School Program

The 2012-2013 21st CCLC after school program provides homework assistance, tutoring, and enrichment activities (tennis, cooking,

drum line, stepping, basketball, drama and character education) to promote academic, social, and emotional growth for our students. The program serves students in grades 6th, 7th and 8th, and oper-

ates Monday-Friday from 3:15-6:00 PM.

A special thank you to all of our students, staff and families who participated in the various community activities during the holidays.

Our steppers and drum line received 1st place band in the St. George Christmas parade. They also received 1st place band and

3rd place All Around in the Dr. Martin Luther King’s parade. (Thank you Ms. Brown, Mr. Mack, and students). The 21st CCLC students

traveled to the Sojourner Senior Citizens and the St. George Nursing Home to sing Christmas carols. What a joy this was for the stu-

dents, senior citizens, residents, and our staff who traveled with the group. (Thank you, Mrs. Smith and Ms.Tra)

Parents, we are looking forward to seeing each of you at our next monthly family night, which will be held on January 21, 2013 at 6:00 PM. All students and parents are required to participate in

these activities. Dinner will be served.

Please contact Brenda Chestnut, director, at 563-5982, or the school if you have any questions or concerns about the 21st

CCLC program.

The 6th Grade would like to welcome the newest members

of our family—Ms. Cook and Ms. Lott! We are excited

about their addition to our team!

We want to congratulate all of our academic award winners. Keep up the good work. We also had our

Mock Trial of Julius Caesar. The students got to wear Roman togas! We had a good time and learned a lot.

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Thank you parents for coming to our eighth grade senior night! We appreciate your support and look forward to working with you to ensure the success of your student.

Important Dates & Reminders: Failure letters: Sent out on March 27th Cap and Gown/Senior Picnic Fee ($22.00): Due by February 15th NAEP Testing: February 7th If you have not met with Ms. Brown, please schedule your IGP

meeting ASAP.

The 7th grade is excited to send home great report cards this semester! We are looking forward to yet another one to come. Students need to be sure they are turning in late

or missing assignments to keep up this semester. We anticipate great results from the Spring writing exams

as well. The 7th graders are planning a field trip to Patriot's Point March 29th! More information on this

will be coming soon. Keep up the good work!

Thank you to the 8th grade parents

for attending IGP conferences, but

we do have a few more that will

need to attend. I will send another

notice home with your child if you were unable to attend within the next

week. It is our goal to make sure that we get 100%!!! If you need to contact

me about the conference please call me at 843-563-3171 Ext. 407.

February is Job Shadow Month, and SGMS will be observing Job Shadow

Day on Friday, February 8, 2013. I will be sending packets home with

students, and those that wish to participate will need to have returned by

Monday, February 4, 2013. Parents, we really need your support to have

the job shadow day to be a success.

Exceptional Learners It is that time of year for your child’s Annual Review IEP (Individual Education

Plan). You should be receiving a correspondence/letter either through your child,

mail, or by phone. We appreciate your cooperation in attending these meetings.

The Individual Education Plans are vital to your child’s success in school. If you

have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us (Mrs. Keturah

Inabinett, Miss Kimberly Inabinett, and Miss Megan Ramsey) at St George Middle

School: 843-563-3171. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

SGMS SGMS SGMS Career SpecialistCareer SpecialistCareer Specialist Ms. T. Brown

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Please remember to

collect Box Tops for

Education!

The homeroom that

collects the most box

tops will receive a

prize!

Come join us in Dublin, London, and Paris in 2014!Come join us in Dublin, London, and Paris in 2014!Come join us in Dublin, London, and Paris in 2014!

Check out our tour website at www.eftours.com\1344131. If you are interested, contact Mr. Sorenson .