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SOUTH CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL Shock Wave Shock Wave Shock Wave Shock Wave MARCH 17, 2011 UPCOMING EVENTS… 3/18 TEACHER WORKDAY 3/21 Baseball/Soccer home vs. Robinson 3/23 Baseball/Soccer home vs. AG 3/24 Home Track Meet 3/25 Providence counselors here 12:15 HAVE AN OPINION ON NEXT YEAR’S CALENDAR? CMS is inviting students, parents and the community to participate in the 2012-2013 school calendar poll held March 17 through March 24. A committee of CMS teachers, principals, administrators, parents and community members designed two 2012-2013 school calendars with various options for teacher workdays, annual leave days and holidays throughout the 215-day school year. The two calendars and the poll are located under the Calendar Poll link on the home page of the CMS website. Superintendent Peter Gorman will review the results, evaluate comments submitted by staff, parents and community residents, and could make changes to either calendar. He will recom- mend one calendar to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education. The Board is sched- uled to vote April 12 on the 2012-2013 calendar. Don’t delay your vote! The poll concludes on Thursday, March 24, at 11:59 p.m. NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, MARCH 18 MARCH 18 MARCH 18 MARCH 18 *TEACHER WORKDAY* *TEACHER WORKDAY* *TEACHER WORKDAY* *TEACHER WORKDAY*

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SOUTH CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Shock Wave

Shock Wave

Shock Wave

Shock Wave

MARCH 17, 2011

UPCOMING EVENTS…

3/18 TEACHER WORKDAY

3/21 Baseball/Soccer home vs. Robinson

3/23 Baseball/Soccer home vs. AG

3/24 Home Track Meet

3/25 Providence counselors here 12:15

HAVE AN OPINION ON NEXT YEAR’S CALENDAR?

CMS is inviting students, parents and the community to participate in

the 2012-2013 school calendar poll held March 17 through March 24.

A committee of CMS teachers, principals, administrators, parents and

community members designed two 2012-2013 school calendars with various options for

teacher workdays, annual leave days and holidays throughout the 215-day school year.

The two calendars and the poll are located under the Calendar Poll link on the home page of

the CMS website.

Superintendent Peter Gorman will review the results, evaluate comments submitted by staff,

parents and community residents, and could make changes to either calendar. He will recom-

mend one calendar to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education. The Board is sched-

uled to vote April 12 on the 2012-2013 calendar. Don’t delay your vote! The poll concludes

on Thursday, March 24, at 11:59 p.m.

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, NO SCHOOL FRIDAY,

MARCH 18 MARCH 18 MARCH 18 MARCH 18

*TEACHER WORKDAY**TEACHER WORKDAY**TEACHER WORKDAY**TEACHER WORKDAY*

SOUTH CHARLOTTE MIDDLE PTA IS LOOKING FOR YOU

The South Charlotte Middle School PTA is looking for members to serve on

the General and Executive Boards for the 2011-2012 school year. The PTA

has many different ways you can help the teachers, staff, and students of

SCMS. This is a great way to get involved and impact your child’s educa-

tion. If you are interested or need further information, please contact

Sherri Groce at [email protected]. Intention forms are posted on the

South Charlotte Middle School website under the PTA tab.

Staff Appreciation Week

South Charlotte Middle School

May 2-6, 2011

We have planned a full week with gift baskets and a special lunch for the SCMS Staff to show them how valuable they are to us! If you are able to help, we could use your help in

one or two ways:

1. Monetary gifts: Place a check in an envelope marked Teacher Appreciation Week

and send it to school with your child or mail or drop off to:

Annie Koch, 2327 Kingsmill Terrace, Charlotte, NC 28270

Please make you check out to South Charlotte Middle School.

Any amount is greatly appreciated

2. Donations- If you would like to send in items/gift cards, we are looking for Gift Cards from: Harris-Teeter, Trader Joe's, Fresh Market, Restaurants (Harper's, Panera Bread, Pizza Hut, Cheesecake Factory), Barnes and Noble, Dick's Sporting Goods, Bread Bas-ket, Special Events in Charlotte, Home Depot, Lowes, Target, Wal-Mart etc... Susan in the

front office will be helping collect or you can call or email me:

Annie Koch 704-542-5229 or [email protected] to arrange for pick up.

Thank you for all of your support of South Charlotte Middle School and for all the generous donations received so far!

Calling All Families Interested in Hosting A French Foreign Exchange

Students A young man, age 12 from France, is seeking a host family to stay with during the week of

April 9-24, 2011. If you are interested in hosting him, please contact Diane Smith directly

at [email protected] for an application.

BOYS SOCCER

Wednesday the Boy's soccer team defeated Carmel 1-0 thanks

to a goal by Oliver Leo. The team controlled the game and the

defense lead by the Hogan brothers, Chris Karas, Colin Ha-

ley, and Austin Kent held strong against a late rally by Carmel

to seal the shutout win. Please come out and support your

Shockers on Monday as we take on Robinson.

Going From STEM to STEAAAAM!

Saturday, April 9, 2011

10:00 am-5:00 pm

“Picking up STEAM” –Accelerating learning through experiencing the arts and culture

Through collaboration with the Arts & Science Council, the next CMS Parent University Family

Fun Day will focus on STEAM (Science Technology, Engineering, ArtsArtsArtsArts and Math).

This event will focus on developing educated consumers of Charlotte’s thriving arts and culture

campus, partner organizations and associated resources. Our goal is to empower families to

enrich their students’ education and strengthen their capacity for creativity, innovation and

critical thinking through meaningful experiences with arts and culture including:

• Access to museums, arts and culture venues

• Special performances

• Exposure to arts and culture campus

• Workshops

• Hands-on arts and cultural experiences

Student performances will be from 10:30 am -3:30 pm at various museums and cultural venues

along the “Cultural Mile”. (From the Mint Museum Uptown to the McColl Center for Visual Arts).

The PTA Reflections art competition along with the Charlotte Parent Children’s Art Contest will

be judged during the festivities.

Dear CMS parent or guardian,

As part of a district-wide commitment to increasing student achievement, CMS will begin using summative tests to measure stu-dent learning later this year.

Summative tests will help us determine if students are mastering the material required by the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, the program established for all schools by the state. These tests will also help us recognize which students are strug-gling so that we can offer them the help they need.

This is the first year for these tests, which have been created by CMS with the assistance of testing experts. In order to be sure that the tests are assessing what we want them to, we will have field tests next month. We will give the field tests early in April, which will allow us time to make any needed adjustments to the summative tests before they are given to students in May and June.

This year, the summative tests will not count toward a student’s grade. They will also not be used to evaluate teachers. Next year, however, the summative tests will be 25 percent of a student’s grade for high school students. It has not yet been deter-mined how much the tests will weigh for students in grades K - 8. We will also use them in evaluating teachers.

These tests will not replace the End-of-Grade and End-of-Course tests, required for all students in North Carolina. Instead, they will supplement what we learn from the EOCs and EOGs about student learning, allowing us to help students learn more effec-tively.

We have attached an information sheet about the tests, which provides specific dates and other information about the tests. Please feel free to call your school’s principal or the Office of Accountability if you have any questions about these tests.

Thank you,

Dr. Christopher Cobitz

Estimado padre o guardián,

Como parte de un compromiso del distrito para aumentar el rendimiento estudiantil, a finales de este año CMS comenzará a usar una variedad de pruebas para medir el aprendizaje del estudiante.

Las pruebas nos ayudarán a determinar si los estudiantes están dominando el material requerido por el Plan de Estudio de Caro-lina del Norte, el programa establecido para todas las escuelas del Estado. Estas pruebas también nos ayudarán a identificar los estudiantes que están teniendo dificultad para que podamos ofrecerles la ayuda que necesitan.

Este es el primer año de las pruebas, que han sido creados por CMS con la asistencia de expertos en el área de pruebas académi-cas. Con el fin de estar seguros de que las pruebas evalúen lo que deben medir, vamos a tener pruebas de campo el próximo mes. Daremos las pruebas de campo a principios de abril, lo cual nos permitirá suficiente tiempo para hacer los ajustes necesa-rios a las pruebas antes de dárselas a los estudiantes en mayo y junio.

Este año, las pruebas no contarán hacia la calificación del estudiante. Ni tampoco se utilizarán las pruebas para evaluar a los ma-estros. Sin embargo, el próximo año, las varias pruebas serán el 25 por ciento del grado para los estudiantes en escuelas secunda-rias. No se ha determinado todavía cuanto peso tendrán las pruebas para los estudiantes en los grados K - 8. También, los utili-zaremos en la evaluación de los maestros.

Estas pruebas no sustituirán los exámenes de fin-de-grado y fin-de-curso, requeridos para todos los estudiantes de Carolina del Norte. En vez, complementarán lo que podemos aprender sobre el aprendizaje del estudiante de los EOC y EOGs, permitiéndo-nos ayudar a los estudiantes a aprender con mayor eficacia.

Hemos adjuntado una hoja de información sobre las pruebas, que establece las fechas y otra información acerca de las pruebas. Por favor, no dude en llamar al director de su escuela o la Oficina de Rendición de Cuentas, si usted tiene alguna pregunta acer-ca de estos exámenes.

Gracias.

Dr. Christopher Cobitz

Key dates and Information for Upcoming District Field Tests and Summative Assessments

CMS will be using district summative assessments as part of an effort to align all courses to the NC Standard Course of

Study or CMS objectives in the case of a local course. This will help to calculate student growth and provide data needed

to execute Strategic Plan 2014. Additionally, the summative tests support a recent recommendation made during our

AdvancED accreditation visit. In order to prepare for these tests, the office of accountability will administer a field test the

week of April 4th. After successfully administering the field tests, a pilot administration of the district summative assess-

ments will occur at the end of the 2010-2011 school year.

Items for these assessments have been developed by a professional item vendor and reviewed by CMS staff from the

office of accountability and curriculum and instruction. The field tests allow us to test the questions and use the data to

make informed decisions about the final version of district summative assessments for the 2011-2012 school year. The

tests for the 2010-2011 school year are listed in this document.

Field Test Background: Field tests are part of the normal protocol in developing tests to ensure that the test questions will measure what they are supposed to measure. No feedback from the field tests will be available to teachers or

schools since the purpose is to ensure the quality of test field questions not to measure individual student knowl-

edge. The field testing will allow us to administer a pilot summative test this spring to give feedback to teachers and

schools on the performance of their class. This feedback from the pilot tests is important to empower schools to adjust

their instruction for the 2011-12 school year in light of these new standards.

K-2:

Subjects tested: Reading/Math/Science/Social Studies

Performance related tasks only

Healthful living and visual and performing arts summative testing will be added in the 2011-2012 school year

Field test window – April 4–8, 2011

Summative test window – May 9-June 3, 2011

Do not count as part of a student’s grade this year

Results from pilot tests are only to be used for planning purposes

Elementary (3-5)/Middle:

Science/Social Studies

Science administered to students in grades 3, 4, 6, and 7. Social studies administered to all students in

grades 3-8.

40 Multiple Choice

Field test window – April 6, 2011

Summative test window – May 9-June 3, 2011

Do not count as part of a student’s grade this year

Results from pilot tests are only to be used for planning purposes

High School:

Some subjects will have district summative assessments beginning in the 2011-2012 school year

Subjects tested in spring of 2011: World History, African-American studies, Contemporary Law and Justice, Contem-

porary Issues in North Carolina, Sociology, Psychology, Greenhouse Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Sci-

ence, Forensic Science, Honors Physics, Honors Chemistry, Foundations of English I, Literacy I, English Com-

position, English 3, English 4, Journalism 1-4, Film as Literature, Student Media Assistant, Foundations of Alge-

bra, Algebra IA, Foundations of Geometry, Intro to Math, Advanced Functions and Modeling, Discrete Mathe-

matics

In most cases 40 Multiple Choice Questions

Field test administration window

April 6, 2011

Summative test window

June 1-10, 2011

Any student enrolled in the above courses will take a pilot test in June 2011

Do not count as 25 percent of a student’s final grade this year

Results from pilot tests are only to be used for planning purposes

Providence Spring Elementary PTA

is pleased to sponsor:

CMS BUDGET CRISIS:

WHAT IS AT STAKE and WHAT CAN YOU DO?

JOIN US FOR AN EVENING WITH GUEST SPEAKERS: Question and Answer Session to Follow Presentation

Bill Anderson Tim Morgan Jennifer Roberts Executive Director Board of Education Board of County Commissioners

MeckEd District 6 Chairman

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Wednesday March 23, 2011

7:00 - 8:30 pm

Providence Spring Elementary

� Learn how the CMS budget process works

� Get your questions answered

� Learn how to be an effective advocate for education

� Discuss budget priorities for our community

� Share thoughts and opinions

----------------------------------------------------------------------- For questions or more information contact:

Jamie Pittman, Providence Spring Elementary PTA President; [email protected]

Stacey Schuler, Providence Spring Elementary PTA President Elect; [email protected]

Be Informed * Be Involved * Make a Difference

Funding decisions will be made with or without your input. The

consequences of these decisions will have a significant impact

on your child’ s day to day life next year. Learn how we as a

community can understand the budget process and in turn

impact local and state government budget priorities.

8888thththth Graders High School Registration InfoGraders High School Registration InfoGraders High School Registration InfoGraders High School Registration Info

Providence Registration Dates:Providence Registration Dates:Providence Registration Dates:Providence Registration Dates:

March 25, 2011 – 10:15 Providence Counselors will meet with South Charlotte students in the Cafetorium. Parents are invited.

March 28, 2011 Rising Ninth Graders to turn in completed registration form to Ms. Outen in

the Guidance Office.

April 7, 2011 – 9:00 Providence Counselors will meet with students at South Charlotte Mid-dle School individually to finalize the registration for high school.

South Mecklenburg High School: South Mecklenburg High School: South Mecklenburg High School: South Mecklenburg High School:

March 28, 2011 – 10:15 South Mecklenburg Counselors will meet with South Charlotte stu-dents in the Cafetorium. Parents are invited.

March 31, 2011 Rising Ninth Graders to turn in completed registration forms to Ms. Outen in

the Guidance Office.

April 4, 2011 – 9:00 South Mecklenburg Counselors will meet with students at South Char-lotte Middle School individually to finalize the registration for high school.

*We would suggest that you visit the website of the school your student will be attending next year for the most current news. Most of them have newsletter “lists” you can join.

HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE DATES:HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE DATES:HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE DATES:HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE DATES:

ARDREY KELL 3/21/11 6:30PM

BUTLER 3/24/11 5:30PM

EAST MECK 3/22/11 7:00PM

INDEPENDENCE 3/22/11 6:30PM

PROVIDENCE 3/31/11 6:30PM

ROCKY RIVER 3/24/11 5:30PM

We will update this list weekly as we become aware of more High School Open Houses.

High School Registration Alert::High School Registration Alert::High School Registration Alert::High School Registration Alert::

Rising ninth-grade students and their parents have the opportunity to learn about South MeckSouth MeckSouth MeckSouth Meck. You are in-

vited to attend a meeting with the Community House Middle School rising ninth graders at Community

House on March 10, 2011 at 6:00 PM. The principal, Dr. Furr, will do the presentation and will be available to

answer questions.

Rising ninth-grade student s and their parents have the opportunity to learn about Providence HighProvidence HighProvidence HighProvidence High. There

will be a Panthers on the Prowl night at Providence on March 31, 2011 at 6:30 PM You will have the opportu-

nity to meet the principal, counselors, and teachers at the high school. They will be available to answer your

questions and to help you learn about the high school experience. More info on next page.

Attention Rising 9th graders and Their Parents

Providence High School will host "Panthers on the Prowl" for rising 9th grad-

ers and their parents on Thursday, March 31 in the PHS auditorium.

"Panthers on the Prowl" is an orientation to Providence which will provide

information about the differences between middle school and high school,

specific curriculum highlights for 9th graders, a look at electives that stu-

dents may want to consider as upper classmen, as well as an opportunity to explore clubs, sports, and

fine arts extra curricular options. The program will begin promptly at 6:30pm with a meeting in the

auditorium. Please arrive a few minutes early so you can park and be in the auditorium by 6:30pm.

The event will conclude at 8:30pm. This is the first opportunity to begin the exciting transition to

Providence High School. You don't want to miss it!

PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

INFORMATION MEETING

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011 @ 6:00PM PHS CHORUS ROOM

*MEETING FOR PARENTS AND BOYS

INTERESTED IN PLAYING PHS FOOTBALL 2011

*will review spring/summer schedule, expectations, forms/documents, volunteer opportunities, and more

QUESTIONS? PLEASE CONTACT:

Erin Yates (704) 771-8927 [email protected]

RISING PROVIDENCE 9th GRADERS...RISING PROVIDENCE 9th GRADERS...RISING PROVIDENCE 9th GRADERS...RISING PROVIDENCE 9th GRADERS...

PROSPECTIVE PROVIDENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS (Rising 9th Graders Only)PROSPECTIVE PROVIDENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS (Rising 9th Graders Only)PROSPECTIVE PROVIDENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS (Rising 9th Graders Only)PROSPECTIVE PROVIDENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS (Rising 9th Graders Only)

Attention all girls interested in trying out for volleyball at Providence High School! Prepare for tryouts by at-tending Providence’s summer conditioning/open gym. Attached is our schedule of workouts. If you are a rising freshman, please realize that the JV and Varsity Volleyball seasons start on August 1, before school commences. Please make every effort to schedule your family vacations in June and July so you won’t miss a single practice.

SUMMER WORKOUTS:SUMMER WORKOUTS:SUMMER WORKOUTS:SUMMER WORKOUTS: It is required that you bring the following forms with you to your first workout. These It is required that you bring the following forms with you to your first workout. These It is required that you bring the following forms with you to your first workout. These It is required that you bring the following forms with you to your first workout. These forms can be downloaded from the Providence website. forms can be downloaded from the Providence website. forms can be downloaded from the Providence website. forms can be downloaded from the Providence website. Providence website: http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/phsathletics. CMS CMS CMS CMS requiresrequiresrequiresrequires that all players have these forms completed prior to working out/playing.that all players have these forms completed prior to working out/playing.that all players have these forms completed prior to working out/playing.that all players have these forms completed prior to working out/playing.

Participation Form: http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/gems/phsathletics/201011CMSHSParticipationForm.pdf

Exam Form:

http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/gems/phsathletics/201011NCHSAAPreparticipation.pdf

This must be signed by a physician and the exam must be done after Nov. 1, 2010.

Insurance Form:

http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/gems/phsathletics/newALLSPORTINSURANCEWAIVER.pdf

The following form will need to be completed and turned by July 25July 25July 25July 25. Go to Providence’s website. Go to the link: CMS Athletic Eligibility Certification Form 2010. Print out the form and attach 2 forms of proof of resi-dency. Note that the utilities can notcan notcan notcan not be more than 45 days old.

These forms are optional:

http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/gems/hopewellathletics/PhotoRelease.pdf

http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/gems/phsathletics/2011PHSAthleticBoosterFormNe.pdf

http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/gems/phsathletics/PaymentRequestForm.pdf

CAMP:CAMP:CAMP:CAMP: We are very pleased and proud to announce that Gold Medal Squared will be back this summer to conduct our special clinic for all of our players, grades 9-12. This clinic will serve as our team camp for 9th-12th once again this year and will enable us to improve our team cohesiveness and take our training to the next level. The GM staff will be here July 25-28, 2011, to hold this team clinic. Any player who plans to play volley-ball at next fall (JV and V) is strongly encouraged to attend this pre-season clinic. This is where it all begins!!

First time players and rising ninth graders are accepted on a first register basis. If you are interested in attend-ing this camp, please email me your name, your volleyball experience and I’ll email you a registration form. Remember, I have limited space.

OTHER CAMPS:OTHER CAMPS:OTHER CAMPS:OTHER CAMPS: I get asked a lot about other camps. There are several colleges, schools, volleyball clubs put-ting on camps. It’s hard to know about all of them and they change from year to year. My suggestion is to try a camp or two. Go to a position camp (all hitters, all defense…) and try it out. You benefit a couple of ways; you get a different coaching style/perspective, you’ll have a chance to visit a college, meet some new players and get plenty of volleyball practice!

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSIONCONCLUSIONCONCLUSION: I hope that this information will be helpful for you to plan your summer. Please attend as many of the summer workouts held at Latin on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursdays from 4:30-6:30 p.m. starting on June 13 (we will not meet the week of July 4). Regarding our first day of JV and Varsity practice, we plan to start up on Monday, August 1.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. You can reach me at school (980)343-5390, cell (704)904-5268 or email: [email protected].

SCMS BOOK DRIVE!!!!!!

For the Levine Children’s Hospital

Donate your NEW books until March 28, 2011.

Don’t wait to donate!!!! You can drop off your books in specially marked boxes located in

front of the library, main office, hallways, Room

209 and school store.

All of the following would be

greatly appreciated:

• Coloring books

• Puzzle Books

• Sudoku or

activity books

• Magazines and

novels for

teens

• Crayons

For further information please contact N. Johnson-Garrick at nicole.johnson-

[email protected]

Parent University Presents…. “Moving Up Series” – Preparing for High

School

This interactive workshop will help parents

and students smoothly navigate the transi-

tion from middle to high school. Strategies

to minimize parents’ and students’ anxie-

ties about changes in school will be offered.

Summary

Learning Objectives:

As a result of this workshop, participants

will:

1. Become familiar with the high school so-

cial and academic environment

2. Understand the course offerings and class registration process at high school

3. Be exposed to the many options and opportunities available to students in high school,

including extracurricular activities

4. Become familiar with the resources and support available

5. Learn more about ways parents can be involved at the high school level

Details

· When

· Tuesday, April 5, 2011 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

· Where

· Community House Middle School

9500 Community House Road

Charlotte, North Carolina 28277

980-343-0318

To Sign Up, Please Follow This Link::

www.cms.k12.nc.us/parents/ParentUniv/Pages/default.aspx

Is this just a normal part of Adolescence??Is this just a normal part of Adolescence??Is this just a normal part of Adolescence??Is this just a normal part of Adolescence?? Or is Or is Or is Or is this something I should be worried about???this something I should be worried about???this something I should be worried about???this something I should be worried about??? Thursday April 7, 2011 6:30-7:30—Carmel Middle Carmel Middle Carmel Middle Carmel Middle SchoolSchoolSchoolSchool

Did you ever wonder if your child’s behavior is “typical” adolescent behavior or might be some-thing more serious…? Most parents worry at one point or another if their child has something going on or if they are just displaying “normal” adoles-cent behavior. We will have two outside counselors on hand to go over a list of TONS!! of questions parents could have about their TONS!! of questions parents could have about their TONS!! of questions parents could have about their TONS!! of questions parents could have about their childchildchildchild—ranging from anxiety (does your child worry a lot? have a hard time separating from you? not want to eat or talk in front of others?), depression (does your child sleep too much or too lit-tle? Eat too much or too little? look sad a lot?), OCD (is your child a perfectionist? Does he need to count or do rituals to feel bet-ter? Wash her hands a lot?), ADHD, questioning their sexual orienta-tion or being “gender non-conforming”, substance abuse, and more. This presentation will be PACKED with information (I saw it and wow—there will be a lot fit into one hour…!) Laurie Howell and Trent Morrow, private Clinical Therapists who specialize in working with teenagers, will go over all of these topics and answer many questions as well! Please email [email protected] to RSVP so we can get a rough idea for how many people to expect.

ADHD and your childADHD and your childADHD and your childADHD and your child! Thursday May 5, 2011 6:30-7:30—Carmel Mid-Carmel Mid-Carmel Mid-Carmel Mid-dle Schooldle Schooldle Schooldle School

Does your child have a hard time concentrating? Does she get easily distracted? Does he start lots of projects but not complete them? Does she have a hard time sitting still in class? He/she might have ADD/ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hy-peractive Disorder). Come to this workshop, led by local Clinical Therapist Diana Mendelsohn to hear all about ADD/ADHD and the ways you can cope with this as well! Please email [email protected] to RSVP so we can get a rough idea for how many people to expect.

McAlpine Elementary Scramble Golf

Tournament and Fundraiser

Charlotte Golf Links (off Providence road and I-485)

March 25, 2011

2:00 PM Shotgun Start Registration begins at 1:00 PM

To sign up: Please call Wesley Jones at 704.895.8038 or send

email to [email protected]

Cost: $340 per four person team

Includes:

• Golf for the day

• Closest to the pin prizes ($50 Gift certificates to

Cheesecake factory)

• Sleeve of balls per person

• Hamburger and Hot dog dinner following the round

• Plus an additional round of golf at any Carolina Trail course

for only a $20 cart fee

• Plus much much more in raffle prizes.

Please take advantage of a great day while helping

raise money for McAlpine Elementary.

All Entries must be in by Friday March 18, 2011

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Helpful Links:

SCMS: https://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/southcharlotte/tp://pages.cms.K1scms

SCMS PTA : https://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/southcharlottepta/

Email the school: [email protected]

Online Payment for Lunches: http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/departments/cns/info.asp?Page=4

Parent Assistant Log-In: https://parents.cms.k12.nc.us/aal_pa/jsp/starter.jsp

Student Calendar: https://www.cms.k12.nc.us/discover/calendar/08-09/CMS2008-09StudentCalendar.pdf

Academic Calendar: https://extranet.cms.k12.nc.us/news/stories/internetNews/pdf/11A15A200643415PM.pdf

CMS Volunteer Registration: https://www.cmsvolunteers.com/volunteer.php?newflag=1

CMS Departments & Programs Directory: https://www.cms.k12.nc.us/departments/ab.asp

Students’ Rights and Responsibilities: https://www.cms.k12.nc.us/backtoschool0708/conducteng.pdf

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Our TIE number is 1933193319331933.

Ask your cashier or you can do it online (with your VIC card#)

http://www.harristeeter.com/community/together_in_education/link_to_your_school.aspx

(You CAN link to more than one school)

SOUTH CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL

8040 Strawberry Lane

Charlotte, NC 28277

Phone: 980-343-3670

Fax: 980-343-3725

Office Hours: 8:15 am—4:15 pm

Phones answered from 8:00am—4:30pm

Attendance email: [email protected]

ATTENTION CHECK WRITERS

We gladly accept your checks.

When you provide a check as payment,

you authorize us to use information from

the check to make a one-time electronic

fund transfer from your account, or to

process the payment as a check transac-

tion.

You authorize us to collect a fee of

$25 (plus a bank fee is allowed by your

state law) through electronic transfer

from your account if your payment is re-

turned unpaid.

Please include the following on your

check:

• Drivers License #

• Full Name

• Street Address

• Phone Numbers