MCMS Tuesday Staff Update- October 17, 2023

Good Afternoon MCMS,

We hope you had a great weekend and were able to get some extra rest!  Thank you for work in planning and preparing for the Academic Awards this morning.  It was great to have so many students earn academic honors for the first quarter.  Parents were proud to see their children recognized for the hard work and appreciate your commitment to helping them grow.

Next week we look forward to celebrating Red Ribbon Week with fun dress days.  Red Ribbon Week is designed to support a Drug Free life.  Encourage your students to dress up and talk with them about this important topic.  Mrs. Valentine will have more information for you to share with your students.


Continue to check the 2023-2024 MCMS Calendar for up-to-date information.  Please check frequently for any changes.

Please review the reminders and updates below.  Please let me know if you have any questions about anything in the email or need any type of assistance.
Tuesday Updates and Reminders:
  • This Week: 
    • Today: MCMS SIC @ 5:30 PM in Media Center
    • Wednesday: Professional Learning - IDM @ 3:30 PM in the Cafeteria
    • Wednesday: Football AWAY @ Newberry
    • Thursday: Earthquake Drill
    • Friday: 6th Grade Anti-Bullying Assembly (Enrichment)
    • Friday: Worth the Wait Boutique in Room 315
  • Happy Birthday! We wish a very happy birthday to those who celebrate this week!
    • Cecilia Kelly (10/17)
    • Wendy Shealy (10/19)
  • Pink Out this Friday:  We will be participating with high school this week in their annual Pink Out dress day.  Feel free to dress in Pink this Friday to support Breast Cancer Awareness.  The Varsity Football game has been moved to Thursday but they are still doing the Pink Out on Friday.
  • Earthquake Drill:  We will be participating in the Great Shake Out Earthquake Drill on Thursday.  At 10:10 AM, you will show your classes the attached PowerPoint.  Please go through the slides, including the practice section at the end, with your classes.  I will send out an additional reminder on Thursday morning.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  
  • 7th Grade Medical Screenings:  Next Tuesday will be our annual 7th grade medical screenings.  Nurse Flynn will send out information related to the logistics for that day. 
  • United Way Campaign: Please consider giving a contribution to the United Way!  You received donation information in your boxes last week.  This great organization helps many people in our community.  The United Way Campaign ends on October 26th.  We hope to get 100% participation from MCMS staff.
  • Substitute Information: If you have a planned absence, please make sure you communicate with your Related Art faculty member to help cover HR.  Please contact Mrs. Whitley about Enrichment coverage.  We have less staff availability during that time but we will make sure it is covered.  Please let me know if you have any questions or if we can help you in any way.
  • Facility Needs:  Thank you for letting us know about ongoing facility issues, we appreciate the communication.  If you have any other facility needs, email Eric, Katie, and me.  If you need desks, please let us know today.
  • Next Week:
    • Monday: RRDD- Team Colors, SDNC School Board Meeting
    • Tuesday: RRDD- Hawaiian Shirt, 7th Grade Screenings, Team Meetings @ Planning
    • Wednesday: RRDD- Camo, Early Release @ 1:00 PM - No School Meetings
    • Thursday:  RRDD- Clothes from any Decade, PSAT - 8th Grade
    • Friday: RRDD- Neon
Employee To-Do Reminders:
  • Below are the Ellevation Training modules you will need to complete this school year:
  • Semester 1: Pathway- Understanding Multilingual Learners: 
    • Intro to LTELs (Q1)
    • Intro to Multilingual Learners (Q1)
    • Intro to Newcomers (Q2)
    • Intro to SIFE (Q2)
  • Semester 2: Pathway- Developing Academic Language (4 modules in this pathway):
    • Intro to Develop Academic Language (Q3)
    • Develop Academic Language with Meaningful Messages (Q3)
    • Develop Academic Language with Strong Sentences (Q4)
    • Develop Academic Language with Weighted Words (Q4)
  • If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Carpenter for more information.
We hope you have a great rest of the week, let us know how we can help you!
Have a great day!

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