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MCCANTS MIDDLE SCHOOL, AN ANDERSON TRADITION SINCE 1935 ISSUE #2

Good afternoon!

We had a great first week of school and excited to get back to learning this week!

Listed below you will find bulleted information about upcoming activities and information that will help you navigate through our schedule! If we can be of any assistance to you, please do not hesitate to let us know!

Kelly P. Elrod

Principal Drop Off and Arrival

Buses have been learning their routes this week and working out the kinks in the system. It will move faster in a week or so. Please be patient as this is the beginning of a new year and students are moving all over the district to their destination. Buses that arrive

late to school will not activate a “tardy” for your student.

Car rider lanes are moving great! We have dismissal down to almost completion by 3:48! Traffic at that time is no longer on Marchbanks! Thank you to our teaching staff for parking in the lots away from the road on Marchbanks so we may use the lane

closest to the curb during our wait time.

In the morning, please do not jump across lanes of traffic. Pull all the way up and your child may use the exit lanes of traffic to walk to the crossing with a staff member. The exception to this is with 8th grade. There is only two lanes of traffic and the second lane is

the exit lane!

In the afternoon, if your child is walking to where you are parked on the side of Cornelia, please be sure that they walk with the crosswalks! NO PARKING in the bowl area or where the swim center used to be! It is unsafe and unsupervised!

To help with our 8th grade traffic, we are going to open up the single lane closest to Cornelia. You may pull in this lane if the 8th grade lane is full. Please remember that the other lane in this pattern is EXIT only-No Waiting!

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Daily Schedule

7:30-8:10 Arrival Drop off in the corner lot ONLY!

8:10-8:35 Homeroom/Individual Learning Time

8:35-10:11 1st Block

10:11-11:43 2nd Block

11:43-1:51 3rd Block and Lunch Periods within block

1:51-3:21 4th Block

Announcements and dismissal at the end of the day. Locker times are built in between each BLOCK. Related arts are 45 minute periods within the Block!

All visitor parking will be in the corner parking lot. The spaces are marked nearest to the walkway and facing the side of the cafeteria.

The bus loop is reserved for buses ONLY! Please do not pull in this area for drop off or pick up at any time!

Anderson School District Five is not automatically covered for all accidents that occur on school grounds. It is a good idea to take out additional insurance on your student. All athletes are required to complete the form indicating if they will take out insurance or not!

Athletic Insurance forms for all middle school sports! https://www.anderson5.net/domain/5472

Students Insurance https://www.hsri.com/K12_Enrollment/Main/default.asp

In addition, Chromebook insurance is available. Please be sure to contact the office to purchase if you have not already done so!

Related Arts News

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” `--Winston Churchill

Date: Week of August 22

6th-8th Grade Technology- Brannon/Jackson

Emails- [email protected], [email protected]

Current Project: Classroom and Chromebook Rules and Procedures, Setting up a Digital Portfolio in Google Sites, and Introduce Yourself to the

Class with Google Slides

6th-8th Grade PE - Uldrick/Wentzky

Emails- [email protected]; [email protected]

Current unit: Gym rules and procedures. Dressing out procedures.

6th-8th Grade GTT- Little

Email- [email protected]

Current Project: Classroom and Chromebook Rules and Procedures, Setting up a Digital Portfolio in PLTW LMS, Navigating google classroom

and Introduce Yourself to the Class with Google docs, slides, sheets & forms.

https://www.anderson5.net/domain/5472

https://www.hsri.com/K12_Enrollment/Main/default.asp

mailto:[email protected]





6th Grade Spanish- Nogueira/Rodriguez

Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]

Current Unit: Classroom rules and procedures. Introduce yourself to the classroom with slide. Talk about “Where I am from” poem



Current Unit: Classroom rules and procedures. Introduce yourself to the classroom with slide. Talk about “Where I am from” poem.

Spanish 1 students check for letter about the program



Current Unit: Classroom rules and procedures. Introduce yourself to the classroom with slide. Talk about “Where I am from” poem.

6th-7th Grade Drama- DelColletti

Email: [email protected]

Current Unit: Classroom rules and procedures. Getting to know you theater games

Upcoming Graded In-Class Performance: Individual Poem Performance-- Thursday, August 31. Choose a favorite poem to perform for the class

to demonstrate your speaking and performing skills.

8th Grade Drama- DelColletti


Current Unit: Classroom rules and procedures. Getting to know you theater games

Upcoming Graded In-Class Performance:

Yearbook- DelColletti


Current Unit: Classroom rules and procedures. Learning Yearbook Avenue computer program.

6th-8th Grade Band- Farrar


Current Unit: Band basics. We will be covering the ins and outs of the band program at McCants. Students will learn how to be successful

and contributing members of the McCants band program!

6th-8th Grade Strings- Leonard








General Music (6th-8th Grade) - Stempniak


Current Unit: What is music? We will be discussing class expectations and getting to know each other.

Chorus (6th-8th Grade) - Stempniak


Current Unit: Exploration of rhythm and pitch. We will be discussing the new era of MMS Chorus and getting to know our ensemble members.

7th-8th American Sign Language ASL 1 - Shillingburg


***Please remember to check PowerSchool and Google Classroom for more information.

Attendance

This year you will notice a change in the way attendance is taken in Powerschool. Your child will

be counted present in each class for tracking purposes and absences. To be counted present for

the day and perfect attendance purposes, your child will have to be at school for at least 4 hours!

Smile! It’s Picture Day!

Friday, September 1st we will be taking pictures for our yearbook

and update records. Your student has brought home

information about purchasing pictures.

Chromebook Distribution!

We will be distributing Chromebooks on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Your 6th grader will be given their Chromebook and a bag for carrying. This bag is theirs to keep. If you take good care of it, it will last until you graduate from T.L.Hanna!

(7th and 8th graders)

You need to bring your Chromebook case with you. If you do not bring it with you to receive your Chromebook, it will deter you from receiving it. We must have the bag to reissue you a device.

*If you owe fees, you must clear up the charges or you will not be allowed to take your device home! If

you never returned your book, you will not be allowed to use a Chromebook this school year until all bills have been paid in full. PLEASE BRING EXACT AMOUNT FOR FEES/DAMAGES! If you wish to purchase insurance on the device, you may still do so until 9/18!

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6th Grade News

“Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.”

―Anton Chekhov

Date: Week of August 28- September 1

Grade Level Reminders: Picture Day will be Friday, September 1st.

Students will need to have an agenda, or notepad, to write down assignments for each class.

Keys to Sixth Grade: Organization & Making New Friends!

Math-

Emails- [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

6th Grade Math:

O’Neill/Wilson- This week we will begin working in our Digits math workbooks. We will be learning about order of operations and how to write

and solve numerical and algebraic equations.

Parker- This week, we will be starting with order of operations, working up from basic addition and subtraction and finishing with exponents and

parentheses.

Upcoming Test/Quiz:

Parker- Vocabulary Quiz Week 1 on Friday, September 1st

Accelerated Math:

O’Neill- This week we will begin working in our Digits math workbooks. We will be learning about order of operations and how to write and

solve numerical and algebraic equations.

Parker- This week, we will be starting with order of operations, working up from basic addition and subtraction and finishing with exponents and

parentheses. We also will be reviewing factors, multiples, prime, and composite numbers.

Upcoming Test/Quiz:

-O’Neill-Quiz on Key Terms and Lessons 1.1-1.4 on Friday, Sept 1

-Parker- Order of Operations and Vocabulary quiz on Friday, Sept 1

GT Math:

Wilson-This week, we will continue our unit called, “A Balancing Act”. We will work on Lessons 1.2-1.4 which will help us understand variables,

equations, equivalent expressions, mathematical properties, patterns, and order of operations.

Upcoming Test/Quiz: Vocabulary Quiz on Friday, Sept. 1 (tentative)

ELA-


Library checkout will begin this week for all ELA classes.

6th Grade ELA:

Wheeler/Long/Simpson - This week students will begin their first reading unit, “Facing Fear”. Specifically, students will complete vocabulary for

the unit, the first reading, “The Ravine”, and a quiz.

Upcoming Test/Quiz: “The Ravine” quiz, Friday

6th Grade Science-







Accelerated ELA:

Wheeler/Long - This week students will begin their first reading unit, “Facing Fear”. Specifically, students will complete vocabulary for the unit,

the first reading, “The Ravine”, and a quiz.

Upcoming Test/Quiz: “The Ravine” quiz, Friday

GT ELA: The students will begin setting up their grammar notebooks. We will begin Collection 2 from the textbook. Our first story is called

“The Mixer.”

Upcoming Test/Quiz- The Mixer quiz/Grammar quiz

Science-


6th Grade Science - This week we are learning about

Investigative processes

Science safety procedures

Scientific Tools

Upcoming Test/Quiz

Please return the SIGNED Science Safety Contract given to students in class this week no later than Monday, 8/28/17. Students may

not participate in labs and activities without returning the completed contract.

Vocabulary and Safety quiz next week

GT Science - This week we are learning about



Scientific Tools

Upcoming Test/Quiz

Please return the SIGNED Science Safety Contract given to students in class this week no later than Monday, 8/28/17. Students may

not participate in labs and activities without returning the completed contract.


Social Studies-

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Social Studies: Rules and Procedures, Directions: Cardinal and Intermediate, Continents & Oceans, Beginning of Man

Upcoming Test/Quiz: Continent quiz after lesson






7th

Grade News

“Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.”

―Anton Chekhov

Date: Week of August 28

Grade Level Reminders:

We have had a great first week of school here at McCants! We hope that your student has felt welcomed to each of their classroom communities.

Please remind your student to remember their locker combination and lunch ID pin.

Math-


7th Grade Math: We have had a great first week learning about each other. We are looking forward to a great year of growth, and appreciate placing

your trust in us with your children. The week of August 28th we will official begin our first unit on Rational Numbers. This will include adding,

subtracting, multiplying and dividing integers, rational numbers and fractions. Once the students receive their chromebooks, we will be assigning weekly

IXL homework/classwork.

Upcoming Test/Quiz: Students will take a Review Quiz on Friday (9/1).

Accelerated Math: What a wonderful first week of learning. We appreciate you allowing us the opportunity to serve your children. The week of August

28th we will official begin our first unit on Rational Numbers. This will include adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing integers, rational, irrational

numbers and fractions. Once the students receive their chromebooks, I will also be assigning weekly IXL homework/classwork.

Upcoming Test/Quiz: Students will take a Review Quiz on Friday (9/1).

GT Math: Students will be starting the first unit of Statistics. We will be exploring Measures of Center, Variability and Graphs. Once students receive

their chromebooks, they will need to have them charged daily, so that we will be able to compile class data.

Upcoming Test/Quiz: NONE

ELA-


7th Grade ELA: This week we will begin our unit- Introduction to Reading and Writing Workshop. We will focus on parts of speech, genre, and narrative

writing using the ELA textbook Collections and the “Autobiography of a Reader”.

Upcoming Test/Quiz-

o 8/30 Autobiography of a Reader-Due

o 9/1 “Big Things Come in Small Packages”-test

Accelerated ELA: This week we will begin our unit- Introduction to Reading and Writing Workshop. We will focus on parts of speech, genre, and

narrative writing using the ELA textbook Collections and the “Autobiography of a Reader”.

Upcoming Test/Quiz

o 8/30 Autobiography of a reader due

o 9/1 “Rogue Wave” Test

GT ELA: This week we will begin our unit- Introduction to Reading and Writing Workshop. We will focus on parts of speech, genre, narrative writing,

and the shared inquiry model using the GT ELA textbook Great Books Roundtable and the “Autobiography of a Reader” writing piece.

Upcoming Test/Quiz-

o 8/29- “Autobiography of a Reader” narrative due

o 8/31- “White Umbrella” quiz

o 9/1-Genre Test

7th Grade Science-







Science-


7th Grade Science - This week we are learning about



Scientific Tools

Upcoming Test/Quiz

Please return the SIGNED Science Safety Contract given to students in class this week no later than Monday, 8/28/17. Students may not

participate in labs and activities without returning the completed contract.


GT Science - This week we are learning about



Scientific Tools

Upcoming Test/Quiz

Please return the SIGNED Science Safety Contract given to students in class this week no later than Monday, 8/28/17. Students may not

participate in labs and activities without returning the completed contract.


Social Studies-


Social Studies:

Next week we are covering geography of our world. We’ll explore the entire world in 7th grade history, so knowing where we are in the

world is helpful!

Our first unit after geography of the world is European Exploration to the new world.

Please be sure to check Google Classroom once your student gets their chromebook. This is the best place to locate assignments and

important announcements.

Next week we’ll have a world map quiz that will cover continents, oceans, and important lines of latitude and longitude.


Special Ed Staff

Get to know….

Rebekah Quarterman

&

Patrina Alexander

Websites

Anderson District 5 Special Education Website

Play Unified

As a boy, he was told he was “too stupid to learn anything.” As an adult, he was fired from

his first two jobs because he wasn’t productive enough.

Click to find out who this is?





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Exceptional Education

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8th Grade

“I swing big with everything I’ve got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.”

―Babe Ruth

Date: Week of 8/28/17-9/1/17 Math-

Emails- [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

8th Grade Math: Our first topic will be integers and matrices

Upcoming Test/Quiz:

o Unit 1 Matrices Test - Friday, September 1

Algebra CP: Our first topic will be the real number system and its properties

Upcoming Test/Quiz:

o Quiz: Real Numbers, Order of Operations, Properties of Real Numbers - Wednesday, August 30

o Unit 1 Test: Real Numbers, Order of Operations, Properties of Real Numbers, Expressions, Distributive Properties,

and Combining Like Terms - Friday, September 1

Algebra 1 Honors: Our first topic will be the real number system and its properties

Upcoming Test/Quiz:

o Quiz: Real Numbers, Order of Operations, Properties of Real Numbers - Wednesday, August 30

o Unit 1 Test: Real Numbers, Order of Operations, Properties of Real Numbers, Expressions, Distributive Properties,

and Combining Like Terms - Friday, September 1

ELA-

Emails- [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

ELA8: Introduction of Parts of Speech, SAT Vocabulary, Introduction of Fiction Notes with Short Story Unit

Upcoming Test/Quiz: First vocabulary quiz on Friday, September 1

English I Honors/English I CP: Introduction of Parts of Speech, SAT Vocabulary, Introduction of Fiction Notes with Short Story Unit. Students

may want to acquire the first novel, Fahrenheit 451. These are available in the library. A reading schedule will be distributed before we begin the

novel.

Upcoming Test/Quiz: First vocabulary quiz on Friday, September 1

Science-


Science 8

Upcoming Test/Quiz on Motion.

We have been working on Inquiry Skills and will begin Motion the week of August 28th.

Mrs. Manly will send home a parent letter, Science Safety Contract and a short form for parents to complete by the end of next

week. We have had a wonderful week in 8th grade Science!

Fast Track Physical Science

Upcoming Test/Quiz on Safety

This week we have been working on Scientific Problem Solving and Safety .

We will begin Motion, Variable Review and Graphing next week.

Please sign both the Safety and Parent Letters.

8th Grade Social Studies-












Social Studies-


Social Studies: Students will be learning about Eastern Woodland Indian cultures and the impacts of First Contact with European

explorers. Students have daily vocab and in class assignments that are listed in Google Classroom under Daily Agenda.

Students will be getting chromebooks this week and are being trained in the use of Google Classroom and access to online

textbooks. Please utilize Google Classroom to keep abreast of what we are doing daily. This is an excellent tool for students and parents in case

of absences.

Upcoming Test/Quiz: None (please review activities and notes as needed)




Upcoming School Events

Monday, August 28th Chromebooks Issued

Tuesday, August 29th Chromebook Issued

Volleyball, Home @5:30 MMS vs. R.C. Edwards

Wednesday, August 30th Volleyball, @ Seneca 5:30

Friday, September 1st Picture Day!

Please begin sending in BoxTops for Education! They help our school in many ways! Mr. Davis will be collecting these but you can drop them off in the office at any time!

Great Week Yellow

Jackets! Let’s keep promoting

the positive!

Our goal at McCants Middle School is to continue to build an academically sound future for your student! If you need assistance in anyway, please contact us at the school or at

[email protected] Principal

[email protected] Assistant Principal (boys)

[email protected] Assistant Principal (girls)

[email protected]

Instructional Facilitator





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