PTC For St. Clair High School Not SC Middle School

SCHS is having PTC next week. The early conferences are only for our two district high schools....not for SCMS (or Eddy, Gearing, Pine River). Just some clarification.

SCHS vs MCHS Football Game

Need a little help (I seem to say that a lot). Tonight (Friday) we have our yearly clash between our two high schools at East China Stadium. This year, the Saints are the home team. If your student is going to the game please help remind them of a couple of things. Stay on our side (the Home side) of the field. Wandering over to the visitor's side, wearing red and blue is asking for a bad situation. Also...please, please, please, remind them that if they want to go to the game, to find a seat and watch the game. Playing tag, running around, playing catch with some sort of football (which is not allowed) just causes problems. It looks like it's going to be a GREAT night for football. Lets all do our part to make sure everything goes smoothly.

MEAP Update

Week One of the MEAP is now done. From all accounts, things are going very well. Our challenge is to keep our momentum going in Week Two. Normally, this is where we see a drop off in effort. Any help you can give us at home to make sure we try our best will be great appreciated and I think it'll show up on our scores.

MEAP Assembly

Its 3:32, the buses just left and I'm sitting in my office after a MEAP assembly I just watched in our gymnasium. That was AWESOME. The kids had a blast, we had a number of fun activities and everyone was cheering BEAT THE MEAP, BEAT THE MEAP..... The gym was rocking with noise. If we attack the MEAP with half the spirit I just witnessed in the assembly then we are going to set State records for school scores. If you get a chance, ask your child about the assembly. Great job to everyone.

The MEAP is Here!!!!!!!

Trying a new twist this year to get a little boost to our MEAP scores. Every year we have a handful of students that just don't do as well as what they could. In many cases it's understandable when you think about it. We are not accustomed to taking tests that last more than 55 minutes. It's easy for the students to get or feel burned out. This year we are trying to dangle a carrot out there to get some extra effort. We are offering a reward this year to any student that takes their time, writes at least three paragraphs in the writing portion (intro, body, conclusion), double check their math work and has no discipline issues during the MEAP. The reward will be during the week of October 22nd, they will be able to listen to their I-pods before school, between classes, during lunch and in class if their teacher allows it. If this extra perk gets 5% of our students to give a little more effort then it'll be worth it. Any help promoting this at home is appreciated.

Box Tops

SCMS is having a Box Top drive the week of October 22nd. Please gather up all of your Box Tops and send them in. Our first hour classes will be collecting them. The class with the most collected will be in line for a prize (donuts/pizza...their choice).

The MEAP is Almost Here....

The leaves are turning, college football is in full swing and we have a month of school behind us. That means our favorite time of year is almost here.....MEAP Time. The MEAP test will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 9th, 10th and 16th, 17th for all middle school students. Current 7th graders, because they're special, get to also take an extra portion of the MEAP on Thursday October 11th. We desperately need your help at home to make sure everyone is pumped up and ready to attack the MEAP. A good night's sleep, a big breakfast and the right frame of mind when they come to school always pushes our scores in the positive direction.