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Inside this issue:

Chromebook collection 2Lattimore LeadershipAcademy 3Middle School Years 4-5New Your Expedition 6PTSO Volunteer Form 78th Grade Social 8Summer School Info 8D5 Dance Marathon 9SCPASS Testing 10-12

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Irmo Middle School6051 Wescott RoadColumbia, SC 29212(803) 476-3600

www.lexrich5.org/imsSchool Hours:

8:20 a.m.—

3:35 p.m.

If you have news for theBuzz, email Allison Redickat [email protected].

May 9, 20

Dates to Remember:

Tues 5/10 G40 Mtg. 7:45-8:10

Media Center NYC Expedition Trip:

Rising 8th graders @ 6

pm, IMS CaféWed 5/11 SC PASS: Science Thurs 5/12 SC PASS Social Studies Spring Chorus

Concert 7 pm @ IrmoHigh Auditorium

Fri 5/13 FCA Mtg. 7:40-8:10

AM Room 904 8th Grade Social: 7-10

pm @ IMS Café

Thank you PTSO forthe wonderfulhamburgers and hotdogs last week forTeacher AppreciationWeek!

The Buzz at Irmo Middle School

“Creating successful students for the challenges of tomorrow” Robert S. Jackson, Ed.S., Principal

[email protected] https://twitter.com/IMS_Principal

First Place - IMS Nutrion Team Irmo Middle’s Student Nutrion Team earned a rst place

nish in the District Five Macaroni and Cheese Cook O at

the iGrow Garden Party held at Irmo Middle School April

29th. They competed against 10 other school’s in the dis-

trict. Their recipe consisted on macaroni, special cheese

blend, broccoli, ham, and onion. “I am so proud of the

work of our Student Nutrion Team. They connue to represent our school in a disn

guished manner. (Robert S. Jackson, Principal).”

Please join us in congratulang our Student Nutrion Team for their exemplary per-formance.

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Student Government Fund Raiser

Domino's Slice the Price Card oers you a BOGO

opportunity for the rest of 2016!!

With this card you can get a "FREE" large pizza for

every large pizza purchased!!

This is a GREAT deal for you and will help Student

Government raise funds!! The cards are on sale through Monday, May 16. Can purch

from any Student Government member. If you have any quesons please call, 476-36

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Nurse’s NoteParents, if your child has "as needed" medicine(s) in the Health

Room, you may begin picking it up between the hours of 8:00 a.m.

and 4:00 p.m. Please be reminded that we can not send medica-

ons home with your student: a parent or guardian MUST pick it

up. Any medicaons NOT picked up by the last day of school will be

discarded. If you have any quesons please call Nurse Jackson at

476-3609 or 476

-3730.

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Irmo Middle School Volunteer Opportunities

See Volunteer Form below in this Newsleer page 7

Book Fair Hospitality PBIS Ways and Means

School Store Special Events Business Partners Membership/Volunteer Coordinato

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Page 2 The Buzz at Irmo Middle

School District Five intermediate and middle schools will collect all district issued Chromebooks and chargers inorder to service and prepare the devices for the 2016-17 school year. All students must turn in Chromebooks andchargers according to the collection schedule on the back of this letter or a bill will be sent for the full replacement price

of the device.

Before turning in the Chromebook and charger, students need to do the following:

1. Remove their student profile by following these steps:Log out of deviceClick on top right corner of your profile pictureChoose Remove User

2. Clean the device (https://www.wevideo.com/view/379364335) Clean the screen with a soft, dry antistatic, or microfiber cloth.Do not use window cleaner or any type of liquid on the Chromebook without adult supervision.You may use packaged pre-moistened eyeglass lens cleaning tissues to clean the screen.

3. Charge the device to at least 60% (a full charge is preferred)

If the Chromebook currently has any issues or damages, please do not wait until collection time to notify the school’shelp desk. During collection, if the Chromebook shows signs of damage or malfunction, the student will be asked to writea statement describing the damage, what caused the damage, and when the damage occurred. The statement and the de-vice will be submitted to the insurance company. In the event that the insurance claim is denied, a bill will be sent to thehome address for the amount of the damage. All charges must be cleared before the student is issued a device

next year.

Possible charges:

a. Charger: $40.00 if not turned in or if not working properlyb. Total replacement: $300.00c. Other charges for damage or loss of parts will be subject to review by the Technology Department. Parent will be

notified if charges are necessary.d. After collection, students will receive a receipt to verify the device was turned in and to note any damages or charges

D5 Technology Services will remotely disable any Chromebooks not turned in by the deadline and a bill for the

full replacement value will be sent.

Students will turn in their Chromebooks and charging cords with their social studies teacher.

DEADLINES:Students will need to have their Chromebooks and charging cords (or payment for lost devices/cords)

turned in prior to June 1.

LOCATION:

Media center - Students will be escorted by their social studies teacher on their designated day.

COLLECTION DATES/TIMES:

Please note that students will turn in their textbooks on the same day they turn in

Chromebooks. They will turn in their textbooks through their math class.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Young at 476-3748.


23 24 25 26 8th grade

27 6th & 7th grade

30 Holiday - No School

31 Half Day Make-up

1 Half Day Make-up

2 Half Day

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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New York Expedition 2017

Open to all current 7th graders

The introduction meeting for the expedition will be Tuesday May 10th at 6:00pm in the IMS cafe. Please

come and get information about the trip including an itinerary, web page information, fund raisers, and a possible

free expedition! The meeting should last about 30 minutes and will be informative. Sign up for the trip soon

to spread out the payments over 9 months!

Itinerary


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Irmo Middle School

PTSO Volunteer Form

2016—2017 School Year Welcome to Irmo Middle School! We would love for you to be a part of the IMS Parent Teacher Student Organi-

zaon! PTSO Volunteers are vital to the success of Irmo Middle School. Research shows that grades and test

scores rise for Middle School children when parents are involved. So, your involvement is more important now,

than ever. There are volunteer opportunies for to meet everyone’s schedule. Please join us!

Volunteer Opportunies:

Please check which areas you would be interested in serving (please see below for descripon of commiees):

PTSO Execuve Board Commiees:

____ Book Fair ______School Store ________ Hospitality ______ Special Events

______ PBIS ______Business Partners ____Ways & Means ______Volunteer Coordinator

Contact Informaon:

Student(s) 1) _________________________________________ Grade________

2)___________________________________________ Grade________

Parent(s)/ Guardian Name ______________________________________________

Email Address ________________________________________________________

Mailing Address ______________________________________________________

Home Phone Number ________________ Cell Phone Number ____________________

Please label and return this form ASAP to the front oce of the school for the PTSO Box. Someone from the

PTSO Execuve Board or Mr. Jackson’s secretary will be in touch with you soon.


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8TH

GRADE SOCIAL Friday, May 13

7 - 10:00pm, IMS Cafeteria IMS students ONLY. $10.00 per person (No Refunds).

Theme is Masquerade Under the Stars

Hors devours, dessert and drinks will be served along with a jamming D.J.

The are is dress your best, NO BLUE JEANS! Dresses can be strapless or spaghe strap, but MUST BE FIN-

GERTIP LENGTH.

Tickets will be sold during 8th

Grade Lunches, starng May 2 – May13th

Permission forms must be turned in and any outstanding Id debts must be paid before a student can pur-

chase a cket.

Students will not be able to enter the 8th

Grade Social without a cket and school ID.

Don’t forget to purchase your ckets!!

Contact Windy Jones @ 803-476-3658 - any quesons or interested in being a chaperone.

SEE YOU AT THE SOCIAL!!********************************************************************************************************************2015-16 Summer School Information The following dates have been approved for students who will be aending Summer

School 2016 at Irmo Middle School. We are sharing this informaon early with stu-

dents, parents, and families so everyone can plan for their summer vacaons. We are

very condent that our interacons and intervenons throughout the year will mini-

mize and/or eliminate the need for summer school for most (if not all of our students).

If you need any informaon about summer school, please contact Mr. Glenn Huo,

Assistant Principal for Instrucon at (803)476-3663.

The Middle School Summer School Program is designed for current 6th, 7th and 8th grade students who aendor are zoned for Irmo Middle School and have not mastered the course standards in English, Social Studies,

Math, or Science. This program is streamlined to concentrate on academic mastery.

A. Who aends summer school?

1. Rising 7th and 8th grade students who have failed either one or two academic subjects.

2. Those students who have failed three or more classes are ineligible to aend summer school and may be re-

tained in their current grade.

3. Out of district students cannot enroll in this program.

B. Where will summer school be held? At Irmo Middle School for rising 7th, 8th and 9th graders.

C. What are the dates for summer school? Current 6th, 7th and 8th graders will take courses oered only onthe following dates:

D. What mes will students aend?

Students will aend from 8:30am – 1:30pm. There will be no aernoon sessions.

E. How will my student get to summer school? Parents are responsible for transportaon arrangements (to and

from summer school).

F. How do I register my child for summer school? Registraon packets will be available in the spring on ourwebsite and in the main oce at the school.


Week 1: June 13, 14, 15, 16 Monday-Thursday

Week 2: June 20, 21, 22, 23 Monday-Thursday

Week 3: June 27, 28 Monday-Tuesday

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Spring standardized tesng season is upon us. Irmo Middle School will administer SCREADY, SCPASS and EOCEP assessments to all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders on the following dates:

Wednesday, May 11th- Science

Thursday, May 12th - Social Studies

Monday, May 16th- EOC, English 1 Honors Only

Tuesday, May 17th - EOC English 1 Honors Only

Wednesday, May 18th - EOC Algebra 1 Honors Only

Thursday, May 19th - EOC Algebra 1 Honors Only

Parents and/or guardians, there are several steps you can take to help maximize your child’s performance on

these exams:

1. Make sure your student is present for each day of tesng. Schedule all appointments outside the tesng win

dow. If it is absolutely necessary, schedule aernoon appointments as we will test each morning.

2. Take away their mobile devices, gaming systems and/or TV to eliminate distracons. Students need 8 -

9 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night to perform at opmum level.

3. Each morning, make sure your student eats a healthy breakfast.

4. Ensure your student reports to school early (8:00am).

5. Make sure that all 6th graders bring their Chromebooks to school fully charged on tesng dates, as their as-

sessments will be administered online.

6. Talk with your child about all three exams (SCREADY, SCPASS, and EOC) to help reduce test anxiety, encour-

age your child to focus and put forth their best eort when encountering dicult quesons on the

test and remember to praise your child when he or she performs well on assessments such as the EOC, whic

provides instant feedback.

Students, here are a few steps you can take to enhance your performance during tesng:

1. Arrive early on test day.

2. Be comfortable but alert.

3. Stay relaxed and condent. When nerves take over, remember to take several slow, deep breaths and relax.

4. Try to answer quesons in a strategic order; that is, answer the easy quesons rst to build condence and

tackle the dicult quesons last.

5. Leave mobile devices at home or shut them o completely once you enter the campus.

6. A nal step for students is to review their tests aer compleon, making sure they did not forget to answer

any quesons, miss-mark any answers, or made any other type of careless mistake.

These few simple steps could help Irmo Middle School students earn exemplary results. For more informaon

about tesng you may contact Sheila Inabinet (Guidance Director, 476-3670) or Glenn Huo (Assistant Principa

for Instrucon, 476-3612). Addionally, you can visit the South Carolina Department of Educaon website for

addional informaon.


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