SHOCKER STANDOUTS UPCOMING EVENTS DECEMBER 5, 2014

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1 Weekly Newsletter of South Charlotte Middle School SHOCKER STANDOUTS DECEMBER 5, 2014 Congratulations to Jake Knepp (6 th ), Dakarai Nash (7 th ) and Ben Beasley (8 th )! They have been selected by teachers as South Charlotte Standouts for the week. South Charlotte Standouts are scholarly, honest, optimistic, caring, kind, energetic, and responsible (SHOCKER). UPCOMING EVENTS 12/8 Home Basketball vs. Robinson 12/9 Chorus Concert 12/10 School Club Pictures 12/11 Home Basketball vs. Carmel 12/15 Home Basketball vs. AG 12/17 7th/8th grade Dance Concert 12/22-1/2 Winter Break

2 Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you to Mary Catherine Dees, Christi Coverston, Lynn Pounds, Aimee Miller, Yolanda Wilmer, Nicole Love, Christie Kautter, Christy Livoti, Isabel Lockhart, Sue Allen, Daphne Katz, and Barbara Trimnal for sending in breakfast items for the Staff Meeting this week! It was appreciated! We love our Shocker parents! Sincerely, The Hospitality Committee ANGEL TREE UPDATE Come on Shockers let s work together and reach our Salvation Army Angel Tree goal! As of Friday morning, we ve collected $3,732, just under halfway to our goal of $8,000. We need to finish strong! 6 th Grade is out front, collecting $1, th Grade is not far behind with $ th Grade has $677, no doubt preparing for a surge in the final days. We only have TWO collection days left this Monday and Tuesday. If we reach the $8,000 goal, a teacher from each grade level will dye their hair purple or teal. If we raise $10,000, there will be a student/faculty basketball game during school AND the grade level with the most donations will get Open Lunch for a week. Thank you to all who have donated to this worthy cause. If you have any questions please contact Cynthia Siemasko at Cynthia.siemasko@gmail.com or Margot Strickler at MargotVOS1@gmail.com

3 CLASSics Ms. Rich s Sixth Grade Math Class Ms. Rich s math students have been busy looking into patterns and relationships between fraction representations and the amount of money raised in a fictional fundraising project. We folded our own fraction strips to help with this activity. They have used these patterns to interpret the progress made by students in the fundraiser. Students have also used the fraction strips to estimate the portion of the fraction that has been used or the amount left over. Then they can begin to order and compare fractions. As we continue with our unit on fractions, students will learn to express fractions as decimal and percent equivalents.

4 This week s Homebase Fitness Challenge Bonus $15 itunes gift card Due by Friday evening (12/5). Write Ms. Kissmann an old fashioned letter (that means no emojis or slang) explaining why you should win the gift card. One letter per person. Each letter earns 10 points for your homebase. Our last Fitness Bonus winner was Ms. Rochester. She won a $10 Omega gift card for her Top 10 List of items for sale this season that promote health or fitness. Her suggestions are. breville juicer fitbit gaiam yoga mat new P90 kettle bell veghetti spiral slicer brooks glycerin shoes bobble water bottle kirkland matcha green tea and insulated mug w/lid dumbbell set 40lb set Nothing But Noodles Thank you for your donations to be used during our SCMS Homebase Fitness Challenge. Parents You are a huge part of our Home Base Fitness Challenge each quarter this school year! There are 4 ways your child s home base can earn points but the family part might just be what catapults them to the victory! Each Friday, if the parent of a student s me ( Kristin.kissmann@cms.k12.nc.us ) with 3 pieces of information, your family will earn an additional 10 pts. for the home base. What are the 3 things? 1. Child s full name 2. Home base teacher s name 3. Two physical activities that your family did together during the week that raised your heart rate (i.e. walking the dog after dinner, shooting hoops in the driveway, tag, throwing a Frisbee, etc.). Upcoming races around the Charlotte Area: 1. December 6, Jingle Bell Run/Walk (5K, 1M fun run, 1M walk)- Charlotte - Run Run Rudolph 5k and 10K (10Krun, 5K walk, 5Krun)- Charlotte 2. December 20, Frostbite 5K (5K run and 1M fun run- Kannapolis, NC 3. December 31, Siskey Indoor Mini Triathlon- Matthews, NC 4. January 1, Ring in the New Year 15K and 5K Trail Runs- Fort Mill, SC 5. January 17, Charlotte Running Company Trail Race (13M trail run, 9M trail run, 4M trail run)- Charlotte 6. February 1, Super Bowl Run (4M)- Charlotte 7. February 14, Cupid s Cup 5K (5K run, 1M walk)- Charlotte February 14, Frigid 5K run and plunge- Charlotte 8. February 21, Charlotte 10 Miler (10M run, 4M run)- Charlotte

5 SHOCKER SPORTS Shockers sweep Falcons in Basketball Season Opener Both the ladies and boys basketball teams opened their seasons with victories over Quail Hollow last night. The boys won their game in overtime while the ladies were victorious In an exciting, back and forth contest between two good teams, the South Charlotte boys basketball team prevailed over Quail Hollow in overtime. Richard Laico made a game tying layup at the buzzer to force overtime, and in overtime, it was all Shockers. Swarming defense and floor spacing on offense allowed the Shockers to outscore the Falcons 10-2 in overtime. Sam Kagan led the offensive attack with 13 points, while Richard Laico added 11 points. Caleb Ogunmola and Christopher James had 10 points, and Ben Pedernales added 6 points. With the help of a 15-2 first quarter, the South Charlotte ladies basketball team pulled away from Quail Hollow A relentless offensive attack aided by timely defense, allowed the Shockers to have a big cushion on the scoreboard throughout the game. Lili Bowen paced the offense with 24 points, while Ashton Roess added 6 points. Madison Lark and Marlow Chapman each had 4 points, and Margaret Combs, Olivia Matthews and Taylor Gailunas each had 2 points. Both basketball teams will be beginning a three game home stand starting Monday night. The boys game tips off at 5:00 PM with the ladies game immediately following. Please come out and support your South Charlotte basketball teams.

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7 SOUTH CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL 8040 Strawberry Lane Charlotte, NC Phone: Fax: Office Hours: 7:45 am 4:15 pm Phones answered from 7:45 am 4 pm GOOD to KNOW... South Charlotte is a member of the South Learning Community. (980) To report an absence scms.attendance@cms.k12.nc.us or you may phone the school at Online School Payments (OSP) - CMS has provided us with the opportunity to accept payments for school events on-line. It is much like Athletics Pay-to-Play, comes with a fee (4%), and allows you to pay at your convenience. If you choose to pay on-line, it also relieves our teachers from the time taken to do the paperwork and to receipt and turn in money or checks. Teachers will continue to take cash and checks as they always have. Just sign in to: osp.osmsinc.com/cms Choose your student s event and homeroom teacher, and make payment. The teacher and Financial Secretary are sent advisements of your payment. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity. Through the year, events will be added including field trips, textbooks, fees, and other payments. Re-link your Harris Teeter VIC card! Our TIE number is Need a tutor? Check out our website for a great list. 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.