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Welcome to Indian Land Middle School

Welcome to Indian Land Middle School. Discover the Champion in You. SAVE THE DATE. September 4 – 7: Character Counts Week September 6: Fall Pictures September 7: Football @ Lewisville; 5:30 PM September 7: Warrior Time Kick-Off Assembly September 10: SIC @ 6 PM; PTA @ 7 PM.

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Welcome to Indian Land Middle School

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  1. Welcome to Indian Land Middle School Discover the Champion in You

  2. SAVE THE DATE September 4 – 7: Character Counts Week September 6: Fall Pictures September 7: Football @ Lewisville; 5:30 PM September 7: Warrior Time Kick-Off Assembly September 10: SIC @ 6 PM; PTA @ 7 PM • August 20: Welcome Back Students • August 28: Open House (6:30 to 8:00 PM) • August 31: SUMMER READING DUE • August 31: Student Social – 3:45 to 5:00 PM • September 3: Schools Closed

  3. SAVE THE DATE September 20: Football @ Home vs. McBee; 5:30 PM September 21: Back to School Dance; 6:00 – 9:00 PM September 25: Parent/ Teacher Conferences; 4-7 PM September 27: Football @ Cheraw; 5:30 PM • September 11: Cheer & Football Pictures; 4 PM • September 11: Band Rental Night; 5-7 PM; Cafeteria • September 13: Football @ Home; 5:30 PM • September 20: Warrior Time & Clubs

  4. Our Stats • Grades 6-8 • 640 Students • 17% African American • 6% Hispanic • 75% Caucasian • 2% other • 30% receive Free or Reduced lunch

  5. Our Stats • 3 administrators • Over 40 Certified Staff Members; over 50% with advanced degrees • 4 Teacher Aides/Assistants • 8 Interventionists • 7 Winthrop Interns • 5 Office staff members • $18,000 in grant money received last year • Over 250 Computers • Kindle Lab

  6. Warrior GOLD *A-Rating for South Carolina Report Card *A National Schools to Watch Award Recipient *Palmetto Gold Recipient, 2012 *South Carolina School of Character; 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 *Palmetto Silver Award Winner; 2009 & 2010 *Red Carpet School *Promising Practices Character Award for the One Book, One School Literacy Initiative

  7. Warrior GOLD *Promising Practices Character Award for Warrior Time Advisory Program *Promising Practices Character Award for Think Big Club *Promising Practices Character Award for You've Got Mail *Red Robin U-ACT Character Education Merit Recipient *National e-Chalk Exemplary Site * "Win with Classworks" Award Recipient *2012 District Spelling Bee Winner - Kaila Hayden (8th Grade)

  8. TOGETHER WE WILL…TEAM BLUE & GOLD

  9. Administration David McDonald Principal

  10. Assistant Principals Debra Miller Keisha Witherspoon

  11. Support Team • Laura Loughry – Administrative Assistant • Andra McGuirt – Bookkeeper • Alison Harris – Classworks Manager • Pat Phillips – Receptionist • Gayla Sutton – Registrar/PowerSchool Coordinator • Marilyn Steele – Cafeteria Manager • Estella Ramos – Home/School Liaison

  12. Academic Coach • Cindy Bush, Instructional Facilitator • Collaborates with Staff on Best Practices and Data-Driven Instruction • Facilitates Professional Development • New Teacher Mentor • Winthrop Liaison

  13. Information LiteracyMedia Center Mrs. Alston Media Specialist, Co-Teacher Website Manager Mrs. Cunningham Media Assistant

  14. Mr. Dillingham – 6th & 7th Grade Counselor Guidance Department Mrs. Alexander – 7th & 8th Grade Counselor Individual, Group, & Family Counseling; Testing Services; Career Exploration; Individual Graduation Plans

  15. Nurse Carolyn Ingram • The ILMS Medical Center is open from 7:45 AM until 3:30 PM daily. • Students needing assistance will need to obtain a nurse form from their teachers. *STATE LAW: The nurse can no longer dispense medication to students UNLESS they provide their own meds/supplies.*

  16. School Psychologist • Susan Verhaalen • Testing Services • IEPs • 504 Plans • Special Accommodations

  17. ESL/ESOL • Provides tutoring and academic support services to ESL/ESOL students and parents. • Services ILES, ILMS, and ILHS stakeholders.

  18. Meet & Greet Our 6th Grade Coaches TEAM 1: Komorous – Language Arts Davis – Science (team coach) Hyde-Volpe – Math Mendelsohn – Social Studies J. Thomas – Co-Teacher

  19. Meet & Greet Our 6th Grade Coaches TEAM 2: Chalmers – Language Arts/SS (team coach) Kincaid – Math/SS Lutomski – Science/SS J. Thomas – Co-Teacher

  20. Meet & Greet Our 6th Grade Coaches TEAM 3: Lail – Math/Science (team coach) Falls – Language Arts/SS

  21. Meet & Greet Our 7th Grade Coaches TEAM 1: Sehorn – Language Arts (team coach) Mouyeos – Science Brandwood – Math Cuviello – SS Evans – Co-Teacher

  22. Meet & Greet Our 7th Grade Coaches TEAM 2: Priester – Language Arts Howell – Science Johnson – Math Wilson – SS (team coach) Evans – Co-Teacher

  23. Meet & Greet Our 8th Grade Coaches TEAM 1: Sullivan– Language Arts (team coach) McCampbell – Science Johnson – Math Dunning – SS Farwell – Co-Teacher

  24. Meet & Greet Our 8th Grade Coaches TEAM 2: Herndon– Language Arts Kuchler – Science (team coach) Sachritz – Math Walker – SS Farwell – Co-Teacher

  25. ENCORE, ENCORE!!! • Kevin Mager – PE/Health • Jessica Hardy – PE/Health • Valisha Singleton – Technology Specialist • Kim Tallent - Media • Shonda Bradshaw – Chorus/Piano • Scott Fleischman – Band • Lisa Bachini – STEM • Teresa Petty – Art Appreciation

  26. Special Services • Zachary – Academic Assistance • G. Thomas – Academic Assistance • Carnes – Instructional Assistant • Fago – Interventionist • Blevins - Interventionist • Jowers – Interventionist • Freeman – Interventionist • Beard – Interventionist • R. Cunningham – Interventionist • Lavieri – Interventionist • Farrell - Interventionist

  27. Meet & Greet Our Behavior Interventionist • Ronald McIlwain • ISS Manager • ASD Manager

  28. The Play-By-Play

  29. Get Those Stop-Watches Ready… • The morning bell rings at 8:05 AM. Students have 10 minutes to visit lockers and report to class. • The tardy bell rings at 8:15 AM. • Our school day begins at 8:15 AM and concludes at 3:35 PM. • Students are welcome to visit the Media Center before school or after school.

  30. Routine, Routine, Routine • 8:15 AM until 8:35 AM – Morning Literacy (reading & writing) • Students are enrolled in four, 65 minute core academic classes. • Each semester students attend two, 45 minute encore classes. • EACH core and encore class receives a numerical grade.

  31. Ready, Set, Go…Car Rider Procedures • Please do NOT park in the faculty parking lot. Students cannot cross the car line to enter the faculty parking lot. • Use the inside lane, closest to the building, for 6th grade students; use the outer lane for 7th and 8th grade students. • If you are first in line, please drive to the end of the sidewalk.

  32. Ready, Set, Go…Car Procedures • Students should not be dropped off before 7:45 a.m. Cars arriving prior to 7:45 a.m. must form a single line. • Late arrival: After 8:10 a.m. a parent/guardian must sign-in his/her student at main office. Students must be seated in homeroom class at the 8:15 AM bell, otherwise the student is tardy. • Students picked up or dropped off in an unauthorized area may face disciplinary action.

  33. Warrior Busses • School authorities make every effort to provide safe, punctual, comfortable, and orderly transportation for students. • The driver can file misconduct reports and the student can receive disciplinary action. • If this occurs, transportation to/from school becomes the responsibility of the student and the parent. • Questions concerning bus transportation should be directed to the Bus Supervisor at 803-548-9448.

  34. School-Parent RelationshipsandCommunication

  35. PTA Meets monthly @ 7 PM Seeks ways to build school morale, celebrate great teaching, and gift items for classroom use SIC Meets monthly at 6 PM Works in unison to support and improve the social and academic programs at our school Parents Have a Voice

  36. PowerSchool Parent Portal • Parents have online access to their children’s grades and attendance. • Each parent is issued a unique username and password. • Our PowerSchool link is located on the ILMS homepage. • Gayla Sutton – Contact Person

  37. E-Chalk • E-Chalk - Teachers frequently update their e-Chalk pages to include projects, rubrics, announcements and other information regarding classes. • The last week of August, all students will have access to their individual e-Chalk accounts. They will be able to communicate with teachers. • Media Specialist Sherri Alston updates our main page.

  38. PowerSchool vs. e-ChalkThey Serve Different Purposes • PowerSchool = Grading & Attendance Records • Contact Person: Gayla Sutton • e-Chalk is our information portal. • Please contact individual teachers if you have questions about their pages. • Sherri Alston updates our MAIN page.

  39. Communication Folders Positive Post Cards & Phone Calls Home Connect Ed e-mails & weekly phone calls Parent Information Sessions Parent/Teacher Conferences Individual Graduation Plan Conferences Scrolling Announcements School Marquee Partnerships with local media outlets Additional School/Parent Communications

  40. ILMS Game Plan

  41. Uniform Discipline Code • Our Uniform Discipline Code contains expectations, consequences, and commendations that are consistent in all school settings. • Expectations are posted in all classrooms, the media center, and cafeteria.

  42. Uniform Dress Code • Our Uniform Dress Code is posted on our e-Chalk website. • Having a Uniform Dress Code minimizes bullying and helps students focus on the person…not his/her clothing.

  43. It’s Time to Exercise Our Minds • All certified faculty members offer free tutoring sessions. • The days/times are posted on our e-Chalk homepage. • Media Specialist Sherri Alston also offers extended media center hours for students who need to use media technology and resources.

  44. Hands-on activities Crime Scene Investigations Technology-Infused Lessons Poetry Slams Simulations Reenactments 3-D Modeling Human Time-Line Blabberize Interdisciplinary Units Science Fair Band/Choral Performances Gifted and Talented STEM Exercise the Mind!

  45. Gold Medal Character

  46. One Book, One School Program • Faculty members, administrators, and students read the same book. • The 2012 – 2013 One Book, One School read is Roberto Clemente.

  47. Character Education • Laura Loughry serves as our Character Education advisor; she sponsors the Students of the Month program. • During morning literacy, Mrs. Alston also offers a character education “Breakfast Club” program.

  48. Blue & Gold Club • Our Blue & Gold Club – Nine Week Period • Blue = A/B Honor Roll • Gold = Perfect Attendance • Names Displayed on Wall of Fame • Reward Days • Movie Nights

  49. Warrior Time • Bi-Monthly Advisory Program • Small Group Sessions • Hour 1 = Character Building, Study Skills, Time Management, Organizational Skills, Communication • Hour 2 = Clubs, Programs, Reward Time, Pep Rallies

  50. Clubs/Organizations • Honors Band • Chorus • Academic Challenge Team • Student Led First Priority group • Student Council • Library Friends

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