Band and Choir Concert....Great Performance

Having my job is a lot like being a parent. I get to see goofballs all day long and have to remind kids on a daily basis the same things over and over. As a principal, stop running In the hallways, pick up that trash, push your chair in, do you have any missing assignments...as a Dad, clean your room, shut the door, put away your clothes, clean up the mess you made in the kitchen....both lists could go on and on and on. The reason I bring this us is that I sometimes forget how talented our kids are and last night's concert was a great reminder. Our Choir and all three Bands did an outstanding job. Their performance and talent is a direct result of great building leadership (I can't even type that with a straight face). In all honesty, besides having great kids, we are extremely lucky to have Ms. Nadasky and Mr. Decker as part of our team. Congrats to everyone for a fantastic job last night.

Final Food Drive Thought

After a slow start our kids and community really came through...as I knew we would. Three...yes, three truck loads of food were picked up this morning and is happily headed to needy homes. I guess my final thought on this year's food drive is how proud I am of our SCMS family. Special thanks to Mrs. Beindit and our Student Council for all of their efforts. Great Job

No School Friday December 20th

Just like our students, I went to bed last night thinking that the predicted rain/ice forecast might cancel school. When I didn't get a phone call, my morning went on as usual and I headed out to school. On my way to school this morning, I stopped to get our mail. When I stepped out of my truck I was surprised at how slick/icy the road was. After skating to the mailbox and then back to my truck I was thinking that the back roads must be a mess. About 5 minutes later (and I was 5 minutes from school)is when I got the call that school was being called. Hopefully everyone got an automated message this morning and you weren't too far along into your morning "get ready for school" routine. Enjoy the Holiday Break.

School Pickup Logjam

Need some help. As anyone who is reading this knows, we have two driveways at SCMS. The East driveway (toward the river) is a two way driveway. The West driveway (toward Range Road) is exit only. That allows cars and buses to turn right and left at the end of the day as they leave school. Here is where I need some help. It seems that more and more cars are parking long the East driveway before the bus loop. This makes it very difficult for cars to pull in and exit. If you are waiting to pick up a student, please either pull up to the sidewalk past the bus loop or park the large parking lot to the East of the building. Thanks for your help.

Can Food Drive

This year, for what ever reason, our Holiday Food Drive seems to be stuck in neutral. Our students and families have always been extremely generous when it come supporting any cause and our Food Drive has been no exception to that in the past. I'm not sure if our students are waiting until the end of the drive to make a huge push, but after a week our totals are way behind past years. This Friday, December 13th, we will be having a Hat Day to help kick start this drive. The cost to wear a hat is a minimum of one can of food. Hopefully the donations will start to roll in. If any community member would like to be a part of this Food Drive, you are more than welcomed to drop off any number of canned foods and I'll be happy to write you a note so you can wear a hat at work.

December Newsletter

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Thoughts/Questions/Opinions

If I was to write a book for parents on how to prepare for Middle School(and make millions so I could retire to an island in the Caribbean), what kind of info would of helped you going into your Middle School experience? The reason I ask this is that I'm starting to think about our Spring 6th grade orientation parent meeting. After you do something for a few years, like I have, you start to take things for granted that people understand or know. Getting some feedback from parents, current or past, would help me make the meeting more meaningful....although writing a book is a pretty good idea too. It could be about the transition, communication with teachers, being involved, etc. If you have any thoughts or advice for incoming parents, please e-mail your thoughts by e-mailing me at malley@ecsd.us Type MS Parent Suggestions in the subject line. Thanks in advance for your help.

St. Clair City Rec Winter Programs

Boys Basketball Date Change

Our Tuesday December 3rd Basketball game at Marine City Middle School has been moved to Wednesday, December 4th to accommodate the parade MCHS is having for their State Championship Football Team.