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SOUTH CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL
APRIL 19, 2013
Dear Parents:
The final quarter of the school year is exciting but also filled with a lot of pressure for everyone.
Pressure on the teacher to insure students have all the knowledge to be successful on EOGs,
pressure on the students to perform well on the EOGs and pressure on the parents as well, wanting
your child to do well while not becoming too anxious. As we continue this quarter, it is my hope that
students will get a lot of rest, eat right and focus on their academics. Spring sports, the musical, and
so many more activities are in full swing and it is fun to enjoy all of these; however, academics are
the most important.
Speaking of the musical, I enjoyed it so very much last evening. The drama, dance, and music
departments did a great job preparing our students for success. I was amazed how much talent our
students have. I am sure I need to ask them for their autographs because I know they will be
valuable one day. I could not be more proud of them.
A special thank you goes out to Hermes Goudes and his family along with Mr. Carswell. The
beautification project last weekend made my week. The flowers, pine straw, weeding, etc. looks
incredible. I appreciate so much you making our school look so very good. When anyone turns in to
our school, the outside appearance is the first impression. Currently (once CMS mows our grass) the
presentation is so nice. Thank you again!
With spring arriving, everyone is shopping for spring clothes that are fashionable and fun to wear. I
encourage you to look at your children each morning and ensure they are abiding by the dress code.
Let me clarify the shorts policy as this is not clear in the student handbook. Shorts act just as
skirts. The shorts do not need to exceed 6 inches above the TOP of the knee. Regarding flip flops,
the only flip flops not allowed are the flimsy type that could possible break easily if someone
stepped on the back of them or otherwise. Rainbow and Reef type flip flops as well as Soccer/
Athletic type flip flops are examples of what are fine to wear.
Thank you for your assistance with this.
Thank you for allowing us to serve your children each day.
Lisa Bailes, Principal
UPCOMING EVENTS…
4/19 Musical
4/22 Baseball/Soccer @ Southwest
4/24 Baseball/Soccer HOME vs. AG
4/25 Track @ Robinson
SHOCKER STANDOUTS
Congratulations to Luke Gura (6th
), Lauren Caterino(7th
) and Morgan Brader (8th
)! They have
been selected by teachers as South Charlotte Standouts for this week. South Charlotte
Standouts are scholarly, honest, optimistic, caring, kind, energetic, and
responsible (SHOCKER).
PARENT ASSIST
This is a reminder that this weekend is a maintenance weekend
for NC WISE. Maintenance will be performed on the following
systems: eSIS, Parent Assistant, and Reporting Hub. All systems
will shut down today at 5 p.m., Friday. All systems will be
restored by 6 a.m., Monday, April 22. Thank you for your patience
during this routine maintenance.
OWE MONEY TO THE
CAFETERIA?
Delinquent cafeteria accounts are
subject to the following action:
♦ Limit participation in non-required
field trips or school activities (this
includes field trips, field days, and
8th grade Celebration.
MS. RAFFENSPERGER
This is my third year at South Charlotte.
I am originally from a small town in South-Central Pennsylvania named
Biglerville. As most people have never heard of my small town and need a
reference, I tell them that Biglerville is approximately 10 miles north of historic
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. I attended and graduated from Shippensburg
University with a Bachelors degree in Mathematics and a certification in
teaching. Utilizing my education I’ve taught 7th Grade Math for two-and-a-half
years in Gettysburg, PA and an additional two-and-a-half years in Raleigh, NC
(Wake County) before moving to Charlotte.
Outside of teaching, I enjoy the company of my friends at social events and
attending plays, movies, and dining. I love sports and attending sporting events,
so let me know when your games are and I will try to be there. I myself played
field hockey and softball when I was in high school. I also played ultimate Frisbee,
kickball, dodge ball, and floor hockey through an intramural league. My NFL team
favorite hails from Pittsburgh – Go STEELERS! I love the outdoors - camping,
hiking, fishing, boating, skiing, sledding, and riding four wheelers/snowmobiles.
SCMS classes this week….so great, they are SHOCKING!
Ms. Matusiak used math manipulatives to model area and perimeter floor plans. We used
experimentation with the manipulatives to change the floor plan shape but keep the area
and perimeter the same.
Mr. Tubb had a guest speaker who used to work for NASA. He discussed his part in sending
Magellan to Venus in 1984. Pictures were shared with students. The students were
captivated by his presentation and asked a great deal of questions afterward
Mr. Chevy got to share one of my very personal experiences with polio, since we are learning
about FDR and his battle with this disease. It is a pretty amazing story
Ms. Susen has been using some of the strategies in Kelley Gallagher’s book, “Deeper
Reading,” such as reflective responses after the students have read a piece of text. For
example: this week we discussed the conspiracy with Lance Armstrong after we read "It's
Not about the Bike" by Armstrong himself.
Mr. Brown’s classes participated in a competition between groups answering pot luck
questions from a hat concerning solving equations and inequalities. Questions ranged from
level 2 (relatively simple) to level 5 (difficult word problems). There were four members per
team. Each team had one elected captain. Team members could collaborate, but all
members of the team had to complete their own answer sheet. The captain of each team
could not come up to the front of the room to get the next question until all members of the
group were able to solve the problem properly. This was a race to get the problems done
first, but the most correct answers won the prize. (Blow
Pop) The race part was to determine a tie breaker in
the event that teams tied in number of answers
correct.
Mr. Whitney gave students skits to mime about
decolonization. They enjoyed acting without talking
while the rest of the class put the information in their
notebooks.
Great job, teachers and students!
New Books arrive in Library!
Students, teachers, and especially Mrs. Smith are very excited because the library
has received an order of new library books. Thanks so much to the PTO for
providing $10,000.00 to update the collection. In this photo you can see the
print books we received, which cost about $8,000.00, with the remainder of the
money being spent on eBooks. The middle cart holds nonfiction books which
support Common Core objectives. Yes, we still use books, even with the Internet.
But we also received many books just for fun including books about sports
teams, new graphic novels, and current young adult fiction. Check out our eBook
collection by downloading the FollettShelf App and visiting Mrs. Smith's wiki
page
http://sclibrary.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/. Thank you again for all you do to
South Charlotte Middle School would like to extend a special
thank you to the
Jewelry & Watch Doctor
for restoring all of our Heart Rate Monitors to working order!
Staff Appreciation Week-
South Charlotte Middle School
April 29-May 3, 2013
We need YOUR help to show our wonderful Teachers and Staff how much we appreciate them!
We have planned a full week with gift baskets and a special lunch for all 71 of
the SCMS Staff. If you are able to help us, we could use your help in one or
two ways: 1. Monetary gifts: Place a check in an envelope marked Staff Appreciation Week and send it to school with your
child- please give it to Susan in the front office-or- mail or drop off to
Annie Koch, 2327 Kingsmill Terrace, Charlotte, NC 28270
Please make you check out to South Charlotte Middle School.
Any amount is greatly appreciated.
2. Donations: If you would like to send in a gift card, we are looking for Gift Cards from: Target, Wal-mart, Barnes and Noble, Gift Cards for GAS, and Staple’s. Susan in the front office will be helping collect or you can call or email me
Annie Koch 704-542-5229 or [email protected] to arrange for pick up.
Thank you for all of your support of South Charlotte Middle School!
SHOCKER SPORTSSHOCKER SPORTSSHOCKER SPORTSSHOCKER SPORTS
Attention all rising 9th graders who will be
attending South Mecklenburg High School:
Attention all rising 9th graders who will be
attending South Mecklenburg High School:
Dr. Furr (SMHS Principal) will be conducting one last Rising 9th Grade Parent Meeting to orient ninth graders to South Meck and explain the
registration process for next year. This is to
accommodate private, magnet, charter school families, families who were unable to attend one of the earlier meetings, and to provide one more
opportunity for anyone who has
questions.
Rising 9th Grade Parents are cordially invited on
Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at 6:30 PM in the
Media Center.
TUTORING
♦ Miss Butler (SCMS Teacher) is offering tutoring for students taking Standard Plus Math or Algebra I.
Contact Miss Butler at [email protected].
♦ Miss Kinley (SCMS Teacher) is offering tutoring for students taking Standard Plus Math or Algebra I.
Contact Miss Kinley at [email protected].
♦ Miss Saye (SCMS Teacher) is offering tutoring for Math and Social Studies. Contact Miss Saye at
♦ Mrs. Titus (SCMS Teacher) is offering tutoring for Language Arts and Social Studies. Contact Mrs. Titus
♦ Miss Raffensperger (SCMS Teacher) is offering tutoring for students taking Standard Plus Math or Alge-
bra I. Contact Miss Raffensperger at [email protected].
♦ Tutoring for Standard Plus, Algebra I, II & Geometry. Contact Amy Walters at
SUMMER TUTORING
♦ Mrs. Titus has begun booking summer tutoring sessions for LA, Reading, Study Skills, SS and Summer
reading help. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from
June 25-Aug 15. Contact her Via E-mail at [email protected]
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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—4:15 pm
Attendance email: [email protected]
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Please let us know as soon as possible if your child will not be attending school for the day. The school attendance email is [email protected] or you may phone the school at 980-343-3670.