Mid-Carolina Middle School

Congratulations to all students who qualified to join the 2020 MCMS Jr. Beta Club. We are Rebel Proud! A special thank you to our Publicity Director, Eliza Dixon, for putting our presentation together. To view the program, please follow this link: https://youtu.be/aR3X61PUYYI

MCMS seeks School Improvement Nominations! Please take a minute to complete the form using the appropriate link: (English) https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DHRZ2J7 (Spanish) https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DZQGCPZ

Just a SAMPLE of the meals that can be picked up on Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. till 8:30 a.m. or 11 a. m. till Noon. There is No Charge to any student in Newberry County Schools. Meals can be taken home on Mon/Tuesdays or picked up on Wednesdays from the 6-7th grade car rider line. You need to go online and sign up here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0wuS5SxLRk1qSbEOht0VRvyuAK-WOhlYGyg1lgatsfHzGdw/viewform or call the cafeteria at 364-3634 ext 18800

Picture Day is Thursday, September 3 for Group 1 and Friday, September 4 for Group 2! Students were sent home with forms or you can visit the Strawbridge website to order online https://www.strawbridge.net/plic-go/, Virtual students are required to have an appointment.

SDNC Masks Update: Effective beginning September 1- No more masks with exhalation valves or vents. The purpose of masks is to keep respiratory droplets from reaching others to aid with source control. Masks with one-way valves or vents allow exhaled air to be expelled out through holes in the material. This can allow exhaled respiratory droplets to reach others and potentially spread the COVID-19 virus. Therefore, CDC does not recommend using masks if they have an exhalation valve or vent. If needed, the school will have a disposable mask to give to students until a new mask can be purchased. All students were given a cloth mask which can still be used.

Schoology-Student Guide https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ktUDKN2HvGvaBLqjhPI0ND99u81-U4xJH03K3sR0R60/edit

Schoology- Parent Guide https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fIhNoxYGQ4aixb4SwDCHSRVZEOHDUS_jM8iHou6P_lw/edit

Parents/guardians will need to complete the form before their child can be assigned a hotspot to take home. They may also use this form to apply to receive a hotspot if they have not completed the application before now. https://forms.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ExhKkfLjwkC7a88ABRBezxuc4EH5rbxOlqAChTVwAKVUOVNIOTlSUDJTS1pZUTgzSUc3NTgwUlhLQy4u

Please make sure that there is a working phone number on file at the school should your child become sick. Sick children will not be allowed to ride the bus. Asegúrese de que haya un número de teléfono que funcione en el archivo de la escuela en caso de que su hijo se enferme. Los niños enfermos no podrán viajar en el autobús.

Toolkit Tip: Please self screen your children before coming to school. If they have been a close contact of a positive case within 14 days or showing COVID-19 symptoms, please do not send them to school and contact your school nurse. See the Parent Toolkit for details.

Revised Parent Toolkit for Reopening Schools English - https://bit.ly/33JgCEA Spanish- https://bit.ly/33Ke75c

Revised COVID19 Frequently Asked Questions - English: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/845062/COVID_FAQs_8-9-20.pdf Revised COVID19 Frequently Asked Questions - Spanish: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/845063/COVID_FAQs_SPA_8-9-20.pdf

If you have not registered your child for the 2020–2021 school year, please do so as soon as possible. If you have not received your child’s Snap Code via email, please contact the school at 803-364-3634. SDNC Returning Students 2020-2021 English https://secure.infosnap.com/family/gosnap.aspx?action=23714&culture=en SDNC Returning Students 2020-2021 Spanish https://secure.infosnap.com/family/gosnap.aspx?action=23714&culture=es

A parent/guardian toolkit for reopening has been shared by our district and is linked below. This toolkit has been developed to provide information to parents/guardians to help you understand the health practices that will be put in place when students return to school. It will be important for all of us to work together to help decrease the spread of the virus. Review and revision of this document will be completed as new guidance is received. https://drive.google.com/file/d/10dZXlXGf2tlT5-L18xZhLWj4F5kWNZle/view?usp=sharing

Parents of students in the School District of Newberry County are asked to complete one questionnaire per child to determine how they would like their child to return to school for the 2020-2021 school year. Option 1 allows parents the choice of sending their child to school on a Hybrid schedule – meeting in person 2 days per week and eLearning 3 days per week. Option 2 is for parents who wish to have their child participate in the Newberry ONE Institute for eLearning, a completely online option for a semester at a time. The questionnaire can be found at https://bit.ly/SDNCLearningPref and must be submitted prior to midnight on July 28, 2020.

Attention all MC area students! Tuesday and Wednesday, July 7 and 8, BUS REGISTRATION ONLY is being handled at the Alternative School building behind MCMS. Your new bus photo ID picture will be taken. Regular school registration and ID pictures will be announced later.

Attention all Rebel families! Are you bored? Are you stuck at home? Virtual camps for all kinds of fun are being offered from many organizations this summer. Most are free but some have a fee. Here's a rundown of a few opportunities that we have found for you: (SC Remote Learning) https://scremotelearning.com/parents-students/, (Parents.com) https://bit.ly/2BxLjRo, (Common Sense Media) https://bit.ly/3fOWjZa, (IXL) https://www.ixl.com/resources/summer-learning, (SC 4H) https://www.clemson.edu/extension/4h/events/index.html, (SC State Museum) http://scmuseum.org/virtual-summer-camp/, and (Varsity Tutors) https://www.varsitytutors.com/virtual-summer-camps.

Attention rising 2020-2021 MCMS students. Please select the appropriate link to complete a survey regarding Related Art classes for the upcoming year by June 30, 2020. You will need your school sign-in information. Grade 8 https://forms.gle/tPim3St4C5zJ6sUU8, Grade 7 https://forms.gle/sjVAfn9y8t8T3s1eA, Grade 6 https://forms.gle/vGDxgkXHMWuc8bgK8

Congratulations MCMS 8th Graders! Good luck in high school! This video is dedicated in your honor. #Rebelproud https://bit.ly/2Xv4dRc

Attention Grade 8 students! Letters were mailed home last week about a Grade 8 Promotion Drive-through with photo. Students only may exit the car once told to do so. Times were assigned based on your last name: A-B 9:00 AM-10:00 AM; C-D @ 10:00 AM-11:00 AM; E-F-G @ 11:00 AM-12:00 PM; H-I-J-K @ 2:00 PM-3:00 PM; L-M-N-O @ 3:00 PM-4:00 PM; P-Q-R @ 4:00 PM-5:00 PM; S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z @ 5:00 PM-6:00 PM. Administration will be taking pictures to give to students with report cards. Please call the school if you have questions. You may also see our school Facebook page for the letter at https://www.facebook.com/Mid-Carolina-Middle-School-173830872987517/