DC Fundraier #2

We are starting our second round of fundraising for our Washington DC trip. Little Caesar Pizza packets are coming home today with dates/directions. The short version is that we've used this fundraiser in the past with great success and it's a great way to help defer some of the cost of the trip. If you have any questions don't hesitate to give me a call.

More Congratulations

Community Mental Health held a Writing Contest this year and SCMS had a total of 45 entries. Congratulations and thank you to all that participated. In the Non-Fiction category, Paige May received a first place and Erika Lindsay received a honorable mention. In Poetry Brittany Gonzales received a second place and in Fiction, Alexis Smith brought home first place.

Congratulations to all.

2010 Science Fair

Congrats to 6th grader Ally Card for Grand Award Trophy in this year's Science Fair. Ally's Science Fair project examined the effects of fertilizer on worms. Without going too much in detail, fertilizer and worms don't get along very well, although natural fertilizer and worms do. Congrats again Ally....great job.

Tennis Anyone?

All 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys or girls who are interested in signing up for a competitive tennis clinic and matches against other middle schoolers, are asked to sign up in our main office. The St. Clair High School Varsity Tennis Coach will be running this clinic and will be in touch regarding days/times/etc. after the sign up. This will not interfere with our middle school track season. We are asking that interested students sign up bu Monday, March 29th.

Disturbing News

Received an e-mail from a SCMS parent last night that let me know that they saw a few SCMS students climb over the rail on the boardwalk and were standing on the ice flow. The parent, besides e-mailing me, also contacted the police. I spoke with all the classes during lunch and made an announcement at the end of the day to try to put into words what a poor decision this behavior is. Please take this as an opportunity to have a discussion on ideas/behaviors that could go terribly wrong. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that this makes me sick to even think about how something like this could turn out. Please don't take the chance by not talking to your child, thinking that they would never do something like this. It's not worth the chance.

Changes are on the way....

Just a heads up on some changes that are right around the corner. It shouldn't surprise anyone that our school district is looking for ways to save money. We currently spend thousands of dollars in mailings. Our plan is to experiment with putting our newsletter online soon. The downside of this, of course, is what about those that don't have Internet service? There a couple of options that we're throwing around but we'll figure it out. It might take a few tries to work out the kinks but it's a move worth making financially.

Sticky Problem

Need a little help.....we seem to be having a rash of gum chewing at SCMS, or should I say, gum leaving. We're finding gum stuck on desks, under chairs and worst of all, thrown on the ground/carpet which causes a huge mess. This is mainly happening in the 6th grade but because of it we'll be reminding all kids that gum is not allowed. I'm sure we'll see an increase in referrals for gum chewing. Please reinforce this at home. It's unfortunate that a few students that couldn't make the extra effort to make sure their gum went in the trash has caused this to be an issue.

Congrats to our Seventh Grade Band

Our 7th Grade Band performed in the MSBOA District XVI Band Festival at Port Huron HS on Saturday, and received a First Division rating for their performance. All three concert judges and the sightreading judge gave them First Divisions, for straight 1's! Congrats to Mr. Decker and all the band members for all their hard work....GREAT job.

Parent University

Our RESA is offering a neat opportunity called Parent University. It's aimed at anyone who cares for a child ages 0-18. There will be a Keynote Speaker as well as breakout sessions that cover topics such as behavior issues, autism, raising resilient children and Internet safety just to name a few. You can learn more and sign up by going to the RESA website and click on the Parent University link:

http://www.sccresa.org/

Just the Facts

Just the Facts is a live play developed for 6th graders and is designed to educate students about personal body safety and the law. Topics covered will be sexual harassment, sexual assault, internet safety and confusing touch. In the world we live in, it's important that students understand the value of developing prevention skills and appropriate responses in the event they encounter a difficult situation.
Our SCMS 6th graders will be seeing the play on Thursday March 16th during 1st and 2nd hour. A parent information meeting is Thursday March 9th at 7:00 pm in our SCMS Media Center for all those that are interested and or have questions

Science Olympiad 2010

I had the pleasure this weekend to see our kids compete in the Science Olympiad. For those that have never been to or involved in the Science Olympiad, imagine being given a task, a box full of odds and ends that you can find laying in most garages and then asked to accomplish the task....within a set amount of time. That's just one of the many examples of the types of events that go on during this day long event. What I liked most besides the competition is that all of the events the kids are asked to think on their feet and apply concepts to achieve a goal. It really is an awesome display that the kids put on. Once again I'm reminded at what talented kids we have. Hats off to our Coach, Ms. Rachelle Wynkoop and to all the members of this year's team. Great Job Guys.

8th grade:
Bennett Wynkoop
Jake Tracy
Bridget Kutsche – 3rd place medal – Write IT Do It
Teri Kutsche – 3rd place medal – Write It Do It
Austin Smith – 3rd place medal – Elevated Bridge

7th Grade:
Sam Tracy
Erica Werden

6th Grade:
Steven Whittlesey – 3rd place medal – Elevated Bridge
Morgan Kronner – 5th place medal – Fossils
John Staiger – 5th place medal – Fossils
Eli George
Adam George
Matt Lamontagne
Allison Urban
Jane Wentrack