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Meet Our Staff Core Classes Related Arts Clubs Sports IGP’s

Meet Our Staff Core Classes Related Arts Clubs Sports IGP’s. Mrs. Phillips. Administration. Mrs. Brown Assistant Principal. Mrs. Clark Principa l. Office Staff. Melanie Culbreth - Front Office Secretary Carrie Thomas- School Nurse Lyndsay Mahaffey- Database Manager

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Meet Our Staff Core Classes Related Arts Clubs Sports IGP’s

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  1. Meet Our StaffCore Classes Related ArtsClubsSportsIGP’s Mrs. Phillips

  2. Administration Mrs. Brown Assistant Principal Mrs. Clark Principal

  3. Office Staff • Melanie Culbreth- Front Office Secretary • Carrie Thomas- School Nurse • Lyndsay Mahaffey- Database Manager • Laura Miller- Bookkeeper • Beth Stuart- School Resource Officer • Ginger Phillips- School Counselor • Tammy Starosto- Instructional Coach • Kelly Wright- Technology • Cathie Puryear- Media Assistant and Attendance Clerk • Rachel Obrien- Media Specialist

  4. 7th Grade Teams • Pathfinders: • Mrs. Edge- Math • Mrs. Pressley- ELA • Mr. Collins- Social Studies • Mrs. McBride- Science Trailblazers: Mrs. Gaines-Math Mrs. McNeill-ELA Mrs. Lu- Social Studies Mrs. Gencarelli- Science • Voyagers: • Mrs. Noe- Math • Mrs. Simmons- ELA • Mr. Driggers- Social Studies • Mrs. Smith-Science

  5. 8th Grade Teams • Sandlappers: • Mr. Gentry- Math • Mrs. Bell- ELA • Mr. Brown- Social Studies • Mrs. Malone- Science Patriots: Mrs. Branyon-Math Mrs. Taylor-ELA Mr. Steadings-Social Studies Mr. Lane-Science • Captains: • Mrs. Noe-Math • Mrs. Green-ELA • Mrs. Collins-Social Studies • Mr. Stewart-Science

  6. Core Classes Related Arts Honors Criteria: 1. 90+ in 6th or 7th grade class 2. Exemplary on Pass 3. MAP score of Ex. Must meet all 3 • ELA • Math • Science • Social Studies • Art • P.E. • Keyboarding • Music Appreciation • Quest • Careers • Orchestra • Band • Chorus 2013-2014 Course Guide *Year long courses

  7. Clubs • Beta Club- 8th • Student Council • Peer Mediators • Cub READ • Battle of the Brains • FCA

  8. Sports • Football • Baseball • Basketball • Volleyball • Wrestling • Cheerleading • Soccer* • Softball* • Tennis* • Track* • Cross Country* • Golf* *Chapman Sports

  9. Individual Graduation Plans • Take place from November-March • Alphabetical Order • Every 8th graders must have an IGP meeting before high school • Parents will be notified in writing of their time • Discuss grades, test scores, career assessments, and future career aspirations • 8th graders select 1 of the 16 career clusters at the meeting

  10. ScheduleattendancelockersdisciplineStudy Island Mrs. Brown

  11. Schedule School Starts at 7:50 1st period- 7:50-8:50 2nd period- 8:54-9:54 3rd period- 9:58-10:58 4th period- 11:02-12:02 5th period- 12:02-1:02 6th period- 1:06-2:06 7th period- 2:10-3:10 School Ends at 3:10 *4 minute class changes

  12. Attendance and Truancy • When your child must be absent, please send either a medical excuse or a parent excuse which contains the following: • Childs name • Date of absence • Reason of absence • Parent signature Speaking with the school’s Attendance Clerk does not excuse an absence. A written note must be received. Only 10 parent notes will be accepted each year. • A student is considered Truant when one of the following occurs: • A student has 3 consecutive unexcused absences (absent without a note) • A student has 5 total unexcused absences When a student is truant the parent will be contacted to attend an intervention conference. Failure to attend this conference can result in a district level hearing or a Spartanburg County Truancy Court hearing.

  13. Tardies • Tardy count restarts each Nine Weeks. • 5 parent notes for tardy days will be accepted each year.

  14. Lockers • Everyone has their own • 4 minutes between each class for locker/bathroom breaks • Do NOT bring a lock from home • Do not share combination with other students • School is not responsible for valuables in lockers

  15. Discipline, Rights & Responsibilities • Pages 4-8 of the Agenda covers a variety of areas including but not limit to: • Classroom Behavior • Detention • Academic Assistance • ISS/OSS • Campus Procedures • Dress Code • Field Trips • Lockers • Electronics

  16. Study Island • MMS Summer Island Bash is an incentive program that will be used for Study Island this summer.  This program will allow students who receive a designated number of “Blue Ribbons” during the summer to attend a MMS Summer Island Bash at the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year. • Parent Letter

  17. Dress CodeCell Phones Mrs. Clark

  18. Dress Code • Listed in the Agenda • Skirts- 2 inches above kneecap • Shorts- 4 inches about kneecap • NO holes, tears, or frays in jeans above the knee—even with patches or clothing underneath • No halter tops, tank tops, tube tops • No hats in the building • No see-through garments or visible undergarments • No offensive, suggestive, or vulgar language on clothing

  19. Cell Phones • At no time during the school day should a student use a cell phone. • First Offense- The cell phone is taken until the end of the day. • Second Offense- The cell phone it is taken and you do not get it back until a parent comes in for a conference to pick it up. • Third Offense- The cell phone is kept by the school for the remainder of the school year. At 3:10 we encourage you to use your cell phone to call for your ride home! Cell phones should not: -be used as a watch -turned on during the school day -in your hands during school

  20. Internet Safety Mrs. Phillips

  21. Have you heard of??? • Facebook • Twitter • Myspace • Instagram • YouTube • Pinterest • Google+ • Tango • MyYearbook • Skype • Minecraft • Omgpop • Facetime • Omegle • Kik • Snapchat • ooVoo • Tumblr • Club Penguin • Xbox/Playstation Live • Flickr • Foursquare • Roblox • Secret Builders • Sound Cloud • Myanime • Steam

  22. What sites are our students using?

  23. Effects of Cyber Bullying • Depression • Anger • Embarrassed to go to school • Higher drop out rates • Linked to: • low self-esteem • family problems • school violence • delinquent behavior • Suicide cyberbullying.us

  24. These are just some of the young lives that have been claimed by cyber bullying…

  25. Do your kids think before they post images? • THINK ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES of taking, sending, or forwarding an inappropriate picture of yourself or someone else! • NEVER take images of yourself that you wouldn’t want EVERYONE to see! • BEFORE HITTING SEND, remember you cannot control where this image may travel!

  26. What Can Parents Do • Parents must educate their kids about appropriate online behaviors. • Talk to them about legal ramifications. • They should also monitor their child’s activities while online (informal or formal). • Specifically, know which sites your child uses and have their passwords for EACH one!!! http://www.ryanpatrickhalligan.org/cyber_bullying/cyber_bullying.htm

  27. Reminders Mrs. Clark

  28. Cub Summer Institute August 9, 2013 9:00-12:00

  29. Dates to Remember: • August 6th Registration from 8:00-5:00 • August 9th CSI from 9:00-12:00 • August 19th First Day of School! • August 26th PTO Open House from 6:00-7:00

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