The Shocker Winter 2016 Capture the Memories Message from the Principal Order Your Yearbook by Feb

Quarterly SCMS PTO Newsletter

The Shocker Winter 2016 Capture the Memories Message From the Principal Order Your Yearbook by Feb. 14. The snow came right at the end of second competition, and was hosted to lunch with me quarter, presenting us with some challenges at McAllister’s. In addition, she is now the See page 9 for information. getting grades prepared for report card distri- owner of a custom “Nothing but 100” T- bution. To that end, report cards now will be shirt. We are proud of all of our Math I stu- distributed on February 3, 2016. dents and their teacher, Mrs. Aycock, for a job MARCH 7-11 well done. When Omotayo was asked on the Our library looks terrific thanks to you, the announcements about Mrs. Aycock, she de- PTO. The students love the new look, and it scribed her as “simply amazing.” SHOW YOUR SUPPORT! adds such a cutting-edge appeal as we move in the direction of personalized learning and crea- Math teacher Melissa Matusiak has been nomi- Learn how to sign up on page 2. tive learning spaces. It is exciting to watch stu- nated for the 2015-2016 national LifeChanger dents interact, study, and research in the com- of the Year award. This year, a new prize, called Important dates fort of the new furniture. Research shows that the “LifeChanger Spirit Award,” will be given to on last page! many middle school students need to move in the nominee whose community demonstrates a particular way in order to learn. This furniture the most support for his or her nomination. allows for that movement. We hope to contin- Support can be demonstrated through positive ue with this project in the future, as we would comments on the nominee’s profile page, so- like to convert many areas within the school to cial media posts, and school and community these learning areas. recognition activities. A resource page with ideas for ways to celebrate nominees can be Inside this issue: We should hear soon from the North Carolina found at http:// Middle School Board whether SCMS will again lifechangeroftheyearnominees.com/ receive the coveted “School to Watch” award. showspirit/. Please take the time to show your PTO News & NJHS 2 Thanks again to the support of the PTO, we will support of Missy and send a comment her way. send a team to the N.C. Middle School Confer- Annual Fund Update & 3 ence to hopefully accept the award and sup- Thank you for all that you do for our school. NJHS Application port conference presenters Mrs. Yasurek and We could not accomplish what we do without Ms. Estro. In addition, thanks to the PTO as you. The giving both financially and of your 8th Grade News 4 well, two of our outstanding Social Studies time is appreciated and recognized by all of us. 7th Grade News 5 teachers, Mr. Chevalier and Mrs. Bauer, will I am humbled every day by your giving spirit attend the Social Studies Conference in Greens- and how much you want to ensure our stu- 6th Grade News 6 boro this month. dents have what they need to be successful and our staff has what it needs in order to do Media Center News & 7 Recently, our Math I/II students completed this. Simply stated: thank you so very much. I Angel Tree Results their first high school course, Math I. All of our am proud to be the principal of this great students received scores of 5, the highest school and serve your students. CTE Department News 8 attainable score on High School End of Course Tests. One student, Omotayo Fasan, received a Yearbook & Dia de los 9 perfect score on this assessment. Omotayo was Kindest Regards, Muertos Celebration recognized on the morning announcements Lisa Bailes, Principal with a certificate of excellence, received four FAN Update 10 tickets to the CIAA tournament STEP DANCE Shockers Sports 11

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PTO NEWS South Charlotte’s National Junior Honor Society Gives Back!

2016-17 PTO BOARD In December, members of the NJHS volunteered at the “Operation Christmas Child” processing center. SCMS teachers Ms. Williams and POSITIONS Mrs. Yasurek joined the group as they inspected and packed shoe- We are beginning to look toward next year. If you are in- boxes in assembly-line fashion. terested in a PTO board posi- Samaritan Purse’s “Operation Christmas Child” project has delivered tion for the next school year more than 100 million shoebox gifts to kids in at least 150 countries please contact Stacey Ellis since it started in 1993. This year, the Charlotte center planned to at [email protected]. ship over two million boxes. South Charlotte’s Chapter of the NJHS is an active chapter. Students BOX TOPS DUE participate in several service projects throughout the school year. FEB. 26 Thank you students! (For more information on membership in the NJHS, see page 3.) Please send in Box Tops by February 26. There is a collection box in the school’s foyer. With your help, we can reach our $500 goal for the school year. Thank you!

SCMS Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week: March 7 – March 11

Show the teachers and staff at SCMS how much they mean to us! Visit http://www.signupgenius.co m/go/10c0d4babae1-scms to contribute.

Game Club The Game Club meets every first and third Tuesday of the month. Students enjoy play- ing games they bring with each other. Pickup time is 5:00 PM.

2 Winter 2016 The Shocker SCMS Annual Fund Update Donations Received 2nd Quarter

Over $37,000 raised and at work in our school Platinum Level $500 & above Jennifer Kaeppler The PTO extends a special thanks to the 25% of South Charlotte families Gold Level $250-$499 Jay & Heather Herring who have donated to the Annual Helen Kim Fund. Katherine & Peter Melvin

The money we have raised supports Silver Level $100-$249 our teachers and students in many Bridget & David Cohen ways. In a continued effort to update Stephanie Eickenhorst Damian P. & Family our Media Center, we purchased furni- Benjamin Wallach ture to create flexible learning spaces. These new items represent the first in a three-stage plan to provide func- Purple Level up to $99 tional and inviting student workspaces, not only in our library, but in other Jake Garbarino John & Kerry Hufham areas as well. For a complete list of Annual Fund We have raised over $37,000, surpassing our goal of $35,000. If you donors, visit the SCMS PTO website. haven’t contributed, you can still make a difference this year. We appre- ciate your support. To donate, visit the PTO website.

Attention 7th Graders!

Do you have what it takes to represent SCMS as a member of the National Junior Honor Society?

Submit your application for consideration by April 15!

Mrs. Yasurek, NJHS faculty advisor, is accepting applications for South Charlotte’s 2016-2017 Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. Students who are interested should complete the application in its entirety and submit it for consideration to Mrs. Yasurek in room 312 by April 15. Copies of the application form are available on the South Charlotte website.

The National Junior Honor Society is the nation’s premier organization which recognizes outstanding middle school students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, citizenship, and character. The standards for selection are established by the National Junior Honor Society of the United States and by the South Charlotte Middle School NJHS by-laws. As stated in the NJHS Handbook, “Selection to the National Junior Honor Society is a privilege and not a right. Stu- dents do not apply for membership in the National Junior Honor Society; instead, they provide information to be used by the local selection committee to support their candidacy for membership.”

Materials submitted by the candidates will be reviewed by the NJHS faculty panel. Candidates will be notified of their status by early May. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Yasurek at [email protected].

Winter 2016 3 The Shocker 8th Grade News Social Studies They covered topics such as eutrophication, increased bacterial counts, and decreasing supplies of fresh water. We then learned Chevalier and Getsinger about the pros and cons of renew- Eighth grade History students will able and non-renewable energy. continue their journey through U.S. Students studied the newest ener- and N.C. history from 1803 to the gy trends as well as looked back at Civil War in the 1860s. Students will the use of coal and oil to provide participate in the major project of energy for the country. Presently, the year by creating Civil War battle boards and 3D posters of we are working our way through this important event in our history. From there, we will move the fossil record and how to read into Reconstruction, the Industrial Revolution, and immigration, it. We've looked at the Cretaceous Extinction as well as the Per- with all students sharing their families’ immigration stories. mian. We have studied the methods of dating the rocks and what the record shows. Next up, we will examine the smallest of our neighbors, microbes and cells. It will be an interesting and Language Arts fulfilling quarter. Estro, Gross, and Wright-Yasurek In our standard classes, students will read the novel Chasing Lin- Math coln's Killer by James L. Swanson. Swanson's novel is a fast-paced Aycock, Conlan, and Torrence adventure about the search and apprehension of John Wilkes In December, all 8th grade Math students spent a class period Booth. Honor students will read learning about and completing computer programing. This was a the novel The Red Badge of Cour- perfect example of how what we are learning in the classroom is age by Stephen Crane. Crane’s used in the world outside of our classroom. We just completed a novel is a realistic depiction of a unit on functions, and this was a great way to demonstrate how soldier’s feelings during the Math functions are used in our everyday life. Ask your child what American Civil War. Both texts an input and output is and how that is used to code a computer will be used to support the con- game. We watched a video about coding as well. ( Visit https:// cepts taught during our "Building www.brainpop.com/technology/computerscience/ a Nation" unit, an examination of informational text, realistic computerprogramming.) fiction, and poetry. Topics covered this quarter in each class include: This quarter, all 8th grade students will be introduced to the study of Greek and Latin stems. With the knowledge of word Math 8: parts, students are better able to decipher the meanings of unfa-  Slope and rate of change miliar words. And, as always, students will continue to be ex-  Linear functions posed to a daily dose of grammar that challenges them to identi-  Slope intercept equations fy the parts of speech, sentence kind and type, and word func-  Pythagorean Theorem tions — all before having them create a diagram of the week’s sentence.  Systems of equations Math I: Students will also read and respond to the “Article of the Week”  Linear functions to keep up with current events and improve their comprehension of informational texts. This year, we have introduced  Slope intercept, point slope and standard forms of linear Newsela to the students. Newsela is an innovative way to en- functions hance student’s reading comprehension skills with relevant non-  Solving systems of equations fiction. The entire class can read the same article at the same  Systems of equations word problems time, but at a level that is just right for each individual student.  Systems of inequalities Math I/II: Science  Finished Math I standards Getsinger and Smith  Reviewed for Math I EOC Eighth grade Science students recently finished the unit on fresh  Math I EOC completed on January 14 water and the threats fresh water supplies face in the future.  Began Math II Algebra standards

4 Winter 2016 The Shocker 7th Grade News Language Arts ograms, trapezoids, and circles, as well as irregular shapes using a combination of the above shapes. In addition, they have Bernier, Titus, and Virtanen learned to find the volumes of prisms, pyramids, and cylinders. In 7th grade Language Arts, the stu- We engaged the students in paired com- dents switched gears from nonfiction petitions to solve challenging problems and reading Gifted Hands by Ben Carson regarding volumes. They performed ex- to reading and writing poetry. The stu- ceptionally well, even with the high level dents analyzed many poems, identify- of questions that they were being asked to ing sound devices, figurative language, solve. We are excited about the level of imagery, and structure to determine engagement and effort being exhibited by the author's theme or the message to our 7th graders and hope that this continues throughout the be learned from the poem. rest of the year. The students also researched the life and poems of an American poet of their choice. They present- Science ed to the class their analysis of the poems and a poem they Hicks and Lagrange wrote, which was to be modeled after one of the poems they researched. All of the students presented spectacular work! It is hard to believe that the first se-

mester has already come and gone. As we move into 3rd quarter, students are beginning to read During the second quarter in Science, The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, a difficult but classic piece we spent most of our time on our of literature. The students have already begun to analyze sym- Weather unit. This is an important unit because of all the prac- bols and characterization methods used in The Jungle Book. tical applications, which we communicated with the students We are looking forward to many thoughtful discussions about constantly! We investigated the types of clouds, fronts, weath- The Jungle Book in the 3rd quarter! er systems, and severe weather. After this, we started our unit on cells. We first looked at the types of single-cell organisms. Social Studies The students wrote children’s books for one of the single-cell Lagrange and Whitney organisms, and the teachers enjoyed reading these stories and seeing the students’ creativity. We also studied the cell, includ- We have made it to the modern world with Industrialization, ing the different parts and functions. We are currently focusing and the students have examined the on cell division, including mitosis and meiosis. Next up will be struggles that came with the innovation. multi-celled organisms and then the systems of the human The students also analyzed the connec- body. Finally, we will investigate genetics and heredity. The 7th tion between the Industrial Revolution grade Science teachers are looking forward to another great and Imperialism. The connections contin- quarter. ue to grow as we get closer to our time period and the major events that shaped the world. Next, we go into the World Wars that gave us the world we have today. Congratulations to Cory Hicks Math SCMS Teacher Brown, Holloway, and Raffensperger of the Year Our 7th grade Math students continue to shine this year, as they have been working diligently learning about similar fig- ures. They worked on a cool project where they were tasked to A native Charlottean, Mr. Hicks began teaching five years put their favorite college logo on graph paper and then enlarge ago, first as a 6th grade SCMS Math and Science teacher it by a particular scale. The kids had a lot of fun being creative for three years and next as a 7th grade Science teacher with their projects. They also have leaped into the world of for the last two years. He and his wife are the proud Geometry and have learned to solve for areas and perime- parents of 7-month-old Lucas. ters (circumferences) of squares, rectangles, triangles, parallel-

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Language Arts ered how waves interact with a variety of materials. Dur- Gallagher, Glenn, and Palinkas ing this experiment, students manipulated mirrors in order to reflect a laser light into a specific area of the class- Sixth grade Language Arts has been room. After the lasers were positioned, students sprinkled reading our first novel of the baby powder over the experiment so they were able to year, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. Our stu- see the path of the laser light. dents are enjoying the book and are One student commented, "Is learning more about plot, character, this how James Bond finds lasers conflict, and theme as we read. We will in the movies?" Of course lasers be finishing up Stargirl soon and mov- are not permitted at school, but ing on to poetry, figurative language, this isolated situation was purely myths, and fairy tales. We have been scientific. As the first half of the focusing on building vocabulary skills and using context school year comes to an end, we hope that students have clues and stems to decode new words. We continue to thoroughly enjoyed learning Science. After learning about work on No Red Ink to build grammar skills and look for- energy and waves, students will explore some of the most ward to the rest of the year! popular topics in 6th grade Science: plate tectonics, earth- quakes, and volcanoes. As always, it has been a pleasure teaching your children Science at SCMS. Math Matusiak, Rich, and Theiler Social Studies Sixth grade Math students have been working hard at Bauer and Rogers mastering some of the most difficult material they have seen this year. Last month, Exploring the world of Social Studies is an exciting time for we spent a lot of time 6th graders. Students are learning about life in the world learning how to multiply during ancient times. They are studying River Valley civili- and divide fractions and zations Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Indus River Valley, understand how to solve them in word problems. We are Ancient China, and the Ancient African Empires. Through- now finishing our unit on decimals. Next, we will intro- out the unit, students are learn- duce ratios and work on converting fractions, decimals, ing about the emergence of the and percents. As the year goes on, parents can expect first River Valley civilizations. that students will have homework almost every night, in- During their study, students are cluding Friday. Assignments will always be posted on each gaining an understanding about teacher’s homework calendar. The Math teachers are how physical geography played a looking forward to a great 3rd quarter. role in the shaping of the social, economic, and political develop- Science ment of the civilization and cul- Bauer and Tubb ture. Upon completion of the River Valley Civilizations unit, 6th grade students will study classical civilizations. In Throughout the 2nd quarter, 6th graders were able to this unit, students will learn about the development of investigate the world of waves, light, and sound. We be- civilizations into city-states and then into empires. gan the unit by exploring the various mechanical waves Learning about the past and understanding how it shaped and their measurable properties. Students were subjected the future is a beginning step to creating productive citi- to a hearing test where they experienced extremely high- zens in today’s society. frequency sounds. After listening to the high-pitched sounds throughout all of his classes, Mr. Tubb claimed that he may have started to lose his hearing. Another en- gaging component of this unit was when students discov-

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easily reconfigured furniture allows students to collaborate Media Center News and work in groups as well as work independently. Thank By Nelda Smith, Librarian you to the wonderful PTO who generously funded this pro-

Did anyone in your family receive a new tablet/iPad/phone/ ject.

Nook/Kindle or iPod during the holidays? If so, please In December, during Computer Science Education Week, check out the library’s collection of eBooks. These are SCMS students joined 166 million students from around eBooks that can be checked out from the South Charlotte the world to participate in an Hour of Code. In the library, library for FREE! The free app for iPads, iPhones, iPods, Mrs. Smith introduced Math students to basic computer Android phone, and tablets is called Follett BrytwWave K- science terms, and then students completed a one-hour 12 Edition, but the books can also be read on Nooks, Kin- tutorial where they programmed Angry Birds to catch the dles, and other Smartphones by following the link on the evil pig, made a Flappy Bird game, drew with the Frozen library’s webpage or by visiting the URL: https:// princesses or created a Star Wars game with Droids. Stu- wbb11539.follettshelf.com. Visit Mrs. Smith’s webpage for dents programmed with JavaScript using Blockly to com- the school code and for more details at http:// plete the puzzles. The Hour of Code showed students a sclibrary.cmswiki.wikispaces.net. We have over 1,000 little bit about how technology works. Ask your child to books available for checkout. show you how to join in the fun at Before Thanksgiving, the library welcomed Victoria Potts www.hourofcode.org/learn. as a media assistant. Mrs. Potts grew up in Florida and has a Master’s in Library Science from Florida State Uni- versity. She is working with volunteers, assisting with classes, helping troubleshoot technology issues, as well as taking care of many clerical tasks. We are fortunate to have found such a qualified person to join the staff. Students enjoy the new furniture the The new furniture for the library has arrived! Students and PTO purchased for teachers love how it looks and how comfortable it is. This the Media Center.

SCMS Families Collect $8,500+ for Angel Tree Thirty children had a brighter holiday season thanks to the families of SCMS. The generosity of our school allowed us to raise $8,596.31 for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree project. Mr. Hicks and Mrs. Virtanen’s classes were tops, bringing in over $800 each. Mr. Theiler’s class came in third, raising $585. Thank you to all of our wonderful Shocker families for your support of the Angel Tree. In recent weeks, some of our teachers were seen sporting purple hair as a result of reaching our $8,000 goal.

Thank you to the students, teachers, and parents who helped shop for the Angel Tree!

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Career and Technical Education Department News

Seaman, Strickland, and Williams

We reached the end of the 1st semester, and students completed taking final exams the week of January 11. We are sad to see 1st semester students leave but are enjoying getting to know our new group of students in 2nd semester.

Students in Computer Skills and Applications 1 class have begun learning proper technique to be used while keying all alphabetic, numeric, symbol, and operational keys. The students will then move into a unit of study on Word Processing Basics and Business Correspondence which will re-focus them on the need to learn good keyboarding skills. They will continue the semester with Desktop Publishing and Multimedia.

Computer Skills and Applications 2 classes will be led through two modules of business application software: spreadsheets and databases. Classes begin with a unit of study on the basics of spreadsheet use. The students complete projects that simulate real-world business needs. They will soon be transitioning into more advanced spreadsheet functions and the creation of charts. Before the end of the semester, students will also explore databases.

Exploring Entrepreneurship classes will cover the four types of business ownership and the purpose of business. They will differentiate between profit, non-profit, service, product, and combination service and product businesses. In addition they will learn the six functions of a business and will explore careers in accounting, finance, information technology, marketing, and management.

Project Lead the Way classes finished the semester in high gear, literally. In Design and Modeling, 7th and 8th grade students learned how to create 3D models of their designs in CAD programs, while 6th grade DM students learned the basics of gear mechanisms and CAD programs. All DM students concluded the quarter with a 3D design challenge where some students printed their 3D designs! In Automation and Robotics, students put their newfound knowledge of gears to the test by creating and automating designs. AR students ended the quarter by learning to code and program self-created robots to complete simple tasks. Be sure to visit Ms. Williams’ website to see pictures of the incredible things students have designed and created!

Please refer to Mrs. Seaman’s, Mrs. Strickland’s, and Ms. Williams’ websites for more information about each course including daily activities, notes, and study guides.

Project Lead the Way’s 7th grade A-day class won the 3D Challenge & were the first students at SCMS to 3D print!

Sixth graders in Project Lead the Way built models or prototypes of their designs.

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Order 2016 Yearbooks By February 14 The yearbook staff is busy taking pictures, working on layouts, and writing copy to include in the 2016 yearbook. We submitted the first 40 pages on January 18 and are now working toward achieving our March 14 deadline. Would you like to have some of the pictures you have taken included in the yearbook? If so, download the free Jostens Replay It App through the Apple or the Google Play stores. We will do our best to include as many of your photos as possible. Please identify the people included in your photos, along with a description. Thank you to the 300-plus families who have already purchased a yearbook online and by mail. If you have not yet purchased a yearbook, it is not too late! Click below, visit www.jostensyearbooks.com, or call 1-877-767-5217 and place your order by February 14 to make sure a yearbook is reserved for your student. If you have any questions, contact Yearbook Adviser Mary Anne Seaman at [email protected].

Spanish Classes Celebrate Dia de los Muertos By Dr. Ted Cooke, Cathy Eisner, & Kelley Haywood

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a national holiday in Mexico and some Central and South American countries cele- brated to honor the dead. Some celebrate it in our country too. In October, students from all grade levels in Spanish and Art visited Ms. Eisner’s room to learn about this festive occasion. Ms. Eisner and Ms. Haywood, our Spanish language teachers, developed projects to help students gain a deeper understanding of the joy- ful, fearless perspective Mexicans have towards natural death. In Mexico, family members gather at the cemetery and tend to the burial site of their loved ones, adorning it with marigolds, the flower of the dead. In fact, so many marigolds are used in Mexico during this three-day period (Oct. 31-Nov. 2) that the flower “sells out” in the same way roses “sell out” during our nation’s celebration of Valentine’s Day. At night, fireworks in the cemetery signal the dead to visit the living so we may honor them. Children eat sugar skull candies and people turn a small side table in their home into an altar of sorts, placing mementos on it that honor lost loved ones, such as a photograph, a favorite drink or candy bar, or deck of cards they used. Our students listened to contem- porary Latin music while decorating pictures of skulls (6th grade), fashioning tissue paper marigolds (7th grade), and creating pa- Spanish and Art classes learned about the national holiday Dia per cutouts called papel picado (8th grade). These decorations de los Muertos, a festive celebration honoring those who have adorned the halls of SCMS in November. passed away.

9 Winter 2016 The Shocker SCMS FINE ARTS NETWORK A Special Evening

Thanks to all who attended our annual FAN Patron Night Tuesday, February 2. Students representing all of the SCMS Fine Arts programs showed off their talents. The Jazz Ensemble, Hon- ors Dance, Honors Drama and Honors Chorus performed. There was also a gallery of work from our Honors Art students. It was a wonderful evening of entertainment that showed our appreciation for our FAN patrons. Their support allows these programs to grow and thrive and impact the lives of these talented students!

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Sign Ups Winter Sports Banquet During Lunch Tuesday, Feb. 16 Feb. 16 -18 5:30 - 8 PM Tryout Information Assembly for Students Feb. 19, 9th Block Tryouts Feb. 22 - 26, 4 - 6 PM Follow Shockers sports on Twitter and on Meet the Coach Night the Web March 2, 5:30 PM @SCMS_Athletics Picture Day http://www.cmsathleticzone.com/page/ March 11 show/815013-south-charlotte-middle- Visit http://www.cmsathleticzone.com/page/show/1336727-try- school out-information for forms.

BOYS’ TENNIS CLUB AT SCMS Practice begins on February 22 at Raintree Country Club. Cost: $175 plus cost of uniform Two practices a week, 7-match season, ending late April. If interested, please attend meeting in SCMS cafeteria on Feb. 3 at 4 PM. Questions? Contact Heather Fuller at [email protected].

IS IT TIME FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION? Physical education is required for every student in North Carolina. Please ensure your student has the right clothes and materials for PE. Visit http://kristinkissmann.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/Materials to ensure your child is prepared. The SCMS PE program shapes positive attitudes towards fitness, achievement, teamwork, and student re- sponsibility. Maximum participation is expected, necessary, and revered as a foundation for fitness goals and the acquisition of knowledge and skills.

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South Charlotte Middle School

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Phone: 980.343.3670 Fax: 980.343.3725

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Calendar of Upcoming Events FEBRUARY MARCH 3 Wed. Report Cards Distributed 7-11 M.-F. SCMS Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week 3 Wed. Boys’ Tennis Meeting 4 PM 11 Fri. Spring Sports Pictures 4:30-6 PM 9 Tues. Band Concert 24 Thurs. Last Day of Third Quarter 15 Mon. Make-up Day 25-31 F-TH. SPRING BREAK 16 Tues. PTO General Board Meeting 8:45 AM 16 Tues. Winter Sports Banquet 5:30-8 PM APRIL 16-18 T.-Th. Signups for Spring Sports During Lunch 1 Fri. SPRING BREAK 18 Thurs. Talent Show 6 PM 4 Mon. School Resumes 22-26 M.-F. Spring Sports Tryouts, 4-6 PM 7 Thurs. Rising 9th Grade Orientation at PHS 6:30 PM 26 Fri. Box Tops Due to SCMS 15 Fri. NJHS Applications Due 20 Wed. EARLY RELEASE DAY 12:30 PM MARCH 21 Thurs. Rising 9th Grade Orientation at SMHS 1 Tues. EARLY RELEASE DAY 1:30 PM 25 Mon. Make-up Day 2 Wed. Spring Sports “Meet the Coach” Night 5:30-7 PM

SCMS Main Phone: 980.343.3670 Fax: 980.343.3725 CMS Transportation: 980.343.5715

In compliance with federal law, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools administers all education programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability.