Anticipation....

You take a group of middle school kids, mix in the possibility of snow....especially a lot of snow and the results put a buzz in the air. This reminds me of being around 8 years old and I was sure I was getting a motorcycle for Christmas. Needless to say, Christmas morning was a tad disappointing when there was no motorcycle under the tree. Wonder how many of our students are going to be disappointed tomorrow if this storm of the century takes a turn to the south?

Stay warm.

SCHS Drama Performance

If you've never been to a SCHS Drama performance then you're missing out. They have an upcoming performance of Pippin . Showtimes: Thursday, February 10 @ 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 11 @ 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 12 @ 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. at the ECSD Performing Arts Center on Meisner Road in East China.

Tickets: Adults $15.00 Seniors and Students $12.00
Discounted presale tickets available at: The Red Geranium or SCHS

It is well worth your while....you'll be surprised at how talented our kids are.

Coke Rewards

Thanks to Dakota Burlingame, SCMS is now signed up for Coke Rewards. Dakota went to Coke Rewards to enter some points he had earned from a Coke product and found out SCMS was not registered. Well, that is now changed.

Here's how it works:

Codes are worth points and can be found on hundreds of Coca-Cola products, making it easy for everyone to get rewarded at My Coke Rewards.

Parents and community members can show their support by joining My Coke Rewards and donating points to SCMS at mycokerewards.com.

If you're a Coca-Cola drinker, look for the codes and let the points come pouring in.

Need Some Help

As part of our school improvement process, we periodically like to survey parents in order to gather valuable information that is used to refine and direct our efforts to continually improve teaching and learning. Please take a moment to complete a brief survey located at the East China School District’s main web page: www.ecsd.us . Click on “Parent Survey” and then select the building your child attends. Your feedback is important and we appreciate your willingness to complete the survey.

Thanks

How Long is the Full Moon Cycle????

WOW......has this been a bizarre few days. The full moon can't leave soon enough. Things are a tad crazy (crazier) here at the middle school. Couple of things.....

I've updated our Washington DC link on our main webpage. The due date for the deposit is just around the corner

Someone, a 6th grader I'm assuming, started a text chain last night telling everyone to wear pajama pants to school today (great....). For those that are new to our school or have been living under a rock, pajama pants are against our dress code. Because of the numbers, (and they totally caught me off guard), we allowed them to go to class today. I let them know in the future we'd have one mass in-house suspension in our cafeteria for the day. I hate being the Dress Code Police.

A reminder that Parent Connect is an awesome tool but it isn't instantaneous. Then an assignment is due on Wednesday, sometimes it takes a little time before the teacher can enter the grades. Your patience is appreciated.

Enjoy the weekend...try to stay warm. Hopefully full moons will only come around during our vacations from now on.

6th Grade Math Classes Work for St. Judes

One of the many community based projects that SCMS have done over the years centers around our 6th grade math classes. The Math-a-thon raises money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Over the years, SCMS 6th graders have raised over $65,000! The event runs from Feb.1st through Feb. 11th. Students are not required to fundraise but are required to do the math assignments associated with the Math-a-thon. Students will be bringing home information packets Monday, January 31st with all the details.

2011 Geography Bee

Africa’s highest peak is part of a national park in Tanzania. Name this mountain. (Mt. Holly?) If you know the answer then you'd fit right in with all of our students that qualified for this year's Geography Bee. The championship came down to Todd Armstrong and John Staiger with John knowing the name of the mountain peak. Congratulations to all the participants and a special thank you to Mrs. Hannon for organizing the event.

(By the way, it's Mt. Kilimanjaro)