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Inside this issue:3

Girls Night Out 2

iNSIDE iAM 2

Chinese Bridge 3

SC PASS 4-6

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 any news youwould like to see in theBuzz, email Allison Redickat [email protected].

March 3, 2014, Issue 24

Dates to Remember:

Black Week

Tues March 4

-Stud Govt 7:45-8:15

Room 713

Thurs March 6

-Jr. Beta Club Induction

7:35 AM Media Center

Fri March 7

-FCA 7:35-8:05

Room 603

-Girls Night Out

5:30-8 IMS Cafe

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

One Man's Trash is Another's Treasure: 7th GradeScience Students Provide Food and Water to AfricanCommunities through Terracycling! Students in Mrs. Moore's 7thgrade science class at Irmo Middle School have been collecting Terracy-cle. Terracycle is quite easy to find - in fact, there is probably some in your

house right now! Terracycle, itself, is a company. If you've ever seen the wal-lets made from Capris Sun juice packets, then you may have actually seen some of the items

collected by Mrs. Moore's students. They send their collected terracycle (specified items oftrash) to the Terracycle company, who transforms it into something consumers will buy. But it'swhat happensafterthe terracycle is delivered that really excites Mrs. Moore's students! Each

time you give terracycle materials, the company provides the donor with terracycle points. Thedonor can then use those points to support important causes, such as: planting a tree, giving

geese to a family, or supplying someone with clean water. Mrs. Moore's class chose to give waterto 20 people for a year. Each supply helps one person for one year. Mrs. Moore's class had

enough points to give twenty supplies of water to Sub-Saharan Africa! Another one of Mrs.Moore's classes gave a gaggle of geese to a family. The classes hope that other teachers at IrmoMiddle School will follow Mrs. Moore's example and collect terra cycle, so that more people in

Sub-Saharan Africa will have access to what they need. In Mrs. Moore's science classes, we aredoing global work that MATTERS!

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Notices:

CHP will NOT be operating the week ofMarch 10-14. Jr. Beta Club completed a successful coat and jeans drive for Columbias

underprivileged and are welcoming members meeting the criteria withinduction Thursday, March 6th at 7:35 A.M. in the Media Center.

************************************************************Congrats to the IMS Steppazz for placing 3rdat the Step Competition in Sumter.


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Irmo M iddle School Presents Girls Night Out -Dinner and a MovieFriday, March 7, 2014, 5:30pm-8:00pm

All Irmo Middle School Girls & their Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunts, Sisters(All Special Women in the lives of IMS Girls)

Where: Irmo Middle School CafeteriaPlease feel free to bring a blanket or lounge chair. We will be watching a movie and discussing fe-

male relationships between girls and how we can promote a better school community.

Door Prizes, Food, Special Treats , Make Meaningful Lasting Connections

****************************************************************************Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians,Irmo Middle School hosted our iNSIDE iAM Showcase a few nights ago. We provided the 400+ parents andcommunity members in attendance with detailed information regarding our amazing magnet school. Sarah Boddy(Expeditionary Learning School Designer) and Matt Frankenbury (Vice President from PITSCO Education) wereon hand to provide a glimpse into the exciting and engaging world of Expeditionary Learning and our planned

STEM Systems and Algebra Readiness labs. By participating in activities like shooting straw rockets, listening tothe music of our first-chair orchestra members, and posing in front of the green screen with our new mediaarts students, and speaking/ writing in mandarin chinese, participants were allowed to experience "in a hands onmanner" the amazing learning products that will be created in all classes next year. In addition to a formal pres-entation, students and parents were able to visit instructional booths in order to experience first hand the highquality work that students are creating in core and encore classes. We invite you to view our recruitmentvideo: AM Recruitment Video 2014from RobertonVimeo. Also, witness first hand in the excitement ineveryones eyes INSIDE iAM! For those parents that were unable to attend, we are enclosing the presentationfrom last night: Inside iAM 22514by irmomiddle. If you have any questions, please email any member of theevent staff below.Caitlin McKenzie, Lead Teacher - [email protected] Hutto, Asst. Principal for Inst. - [email protected]

Richard Schedler, Site Coordinator - [email protected] Inabinet, Guidance Director - [email protected]

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2014 Chinese Bridge-Summer Camp for U.S. HighSchool Students will be held in China from 17thJulyto 1stAugust. This year, we headquarters wouldlike to invite 800 American high school students and chaperons to participate in the summer camp and

open 10-30 places for each Confucius Institute/Classroom (student-chaperon ratio is about 10:1).

During the summer camp, students will go to different provinces or cities to have Chinese language

classes and Chinese culture experience in groups. We headquarters will be responsible for their cost inChina including food, accommodation and group activities. Students and chaperons will be responsiblefor international travel fees, international insurance, visa application fees and so on. All students and

chaperons should meet the following criteria:

Students:1. American citizen;2. High school students; age between 14 and 18; grades from 9 to 12; current 8th gr. Chinese students3. Non-Chinese learning background and less than three years of Chinese learning experiences;4. Have great interests in Chinese language and culture;5. Healthy enough for international travel.

Chaperons:1. Respect and understand Chinese culture;2.Good at communication and adaptable to new environments;3.With K-12 teaching experiences;4.Highly experienced in student management;5.Healthy enough for international travel;6. Under 50 years old.

Chaperons also need to perform the following duties:1. Assist Confucius Institutes/Classrooms in pre-departure training for students;2.Participate in all summer camp activities with students and comply with requirements;3. Take the primary responsibilities for the safety of students during summer camp;4. Help students adapt the environment and provide guidance for them;5. Accompany students in emergency situation and provide help to contact their families;6. Collect students feedbacks and hand in reports to Confucius Institutes/Classrooms.

Confucius Institutes/Classrooms can start recruitment from today and send us back application forms,recommendations, CVs to our division ([email protected]) by 12thMarch. Please refer to Appendix 1,

2, 3 for application forms. We will send invitations to students in early April if they are verified.

On the occasion of arrival of Chinese New Year, we take this opportunity to thank all Confucius Insti-tutes/Classrooms directors for your support and wish all of you a happy New Year and good luck for

everything!

Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have questions.

Contact: Ms. LIU Yun, Program Coordinator, Division of International ExchangesTel: +86 (0) 10-58595972, E-mail:[email protected]

Appendix:Student Application FormChaperon Application FormConfirmation Form

Division of International ExchangesConfucius Institute Headquarters23rdJanuary 2014



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