The ALCMS Weekly Paw Print

ALCMS School Motto: One Team, One Dream...We Are Better Together!

School Hours

Scholars 7:45 a.m. - 2:55 p.m.

(Scholars should arrive between 7:15 a.m. -7:44 a.m.

Tardy - Scholars are marked tardy beginning at 7:45 a.m. each day.

Office 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Corbett Families,

On behalf of our ALCMS Faculty and Staff, I want to welcome you to the 2022-2023 school year at A. L. Corbett Middle School. In addition, thank you to each of you who attended and helped to make our 2022 Meet the Teacher Night a success. We look forward to seeing all of you at our events to be held throughout the year.

Monday, August 15th is the first day of school for all scholars in Aiken County Public School District. We are excited to welcome our new and returning scholars back to school at ALCMS and look forward to a wonderful year.

If you have not already done so, please make certain you have completed the ACPSD Registration Process using your PowerSchool Parent Portal Account for returning students. If you will have a student new to ACPSD please complete the registration for Students New to ACPSD. Doing so will help to ensure a smooth start to the 2022-2023 school year.

You should also make certain you have requested bus transportation to ensure you scholars have transportation to and from school by visiting the following link: https://aikenpowerschool.com/public/

Our arrival procedures are as follows:

All walkers, car riders and bus riders are able to enter the building beginning at 7:15 a.m. each morning.

Car Riders- As a safety precaution, car riders may not be dropped off or wait outside of their car prior to 7:15 a.m.

Walkers - As a safety precaution, walkers should not arrive before 7:15 a.m. They will not be permitted to enter the building or wait outside of the building.

Please assist us in helping to keep our scholars safe.

Please Note: Students will be marked TARDY who arrive after 7:44 a.m.

Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria beginning at 7:15 a.m. Any student wishing to eat should report to the cafeteria immediately upon arrival, but no later than 7:30 a.m.

All lunch will be served in the cafeteria.

As a CEP school, all ALCMS students are able to eat breakfast and lunch at no cost. There is no requirement to complete a lunch application.

Please be certain to send your child's schedule to school with them on Monday. You should have received a copy of your scholar's schedule earlier this summer. In addition, parents received an additional copy during our 2022 Meet the Teacher night. If you do not have a recent copy, you may also check PowerSchool to access your child's schedule.

Textbooks will be issued to ALL Scholars during their first week of school.

Students lockers will not be assigned or used this school year.

We now have 4 water filling stations that have been installed throughout our building. Scholars are encouraged to bring a bottle of water or a water bottle to be filled to school each day. Students will be permitted to fill/refill their water bottles during designated periods throughout the day. Our water fountains will no longer be used.

Each scholar will receive an Agenda Book for use to write down homework. Please check your scholar's Agenda Book daily for their homework assignments. Homework will be assigned for completion each Monday-Thursday evening.

All scholars will be dismissed from their seventh period class.

Bus Riders and walkers will be escorted to the bus lot by their seventh period teacher.

Car Riders will be dismissed to the front of the school. Please arrive at 2:50 p.m. Only ALCMS Scholars may be picked up from the ALCMS car line.

In order to minimize class disruptions during student instruction, any parent or guardian wishing to sign their student out early must do so by 2:00 p.m. on regular days (or 11:00 a.m. on early release days). After this time, students will be dismissed at 2:55 p.m. (or 11:40 a.m. on early release days).

Please Note: Only a Parent, Guardian or Alternate Adult as indicated on the student's registration information may sign the student out.

Area Four Transportation Information

Supervisor: Mr. Willie Connor

Office Number: (803)564-1103

All bus transportation issues, requests, or changes must be made through the bus transportation office.

Online Transportation Registration Link: https://aikenpowerschool.com/public/

Do you have a member of our ALCMS Faculty or Staff that you would like to "shout out" or thank? If so, please complete the ALCMS Shout Out & Thank You Form. These positive shout outs will certainly be appreciated and shared with our faculty and staff. We would love to hear from you!

We are always looking for new and innovative ideas here at ALCMS! If you have any ideas or suggestions you wish to share we would love to hear them. We welcome your input and ask that you submit your ideas and suggestions here.

Please contact the following persons in making a request for assistance or to report an issue:

• Classroom Teacher - please email or leave a message for your scholar's teacher
• Mrs. Kenner-Milhouse - School Counselor - ckenner@acpsd.net
• Mr. G. Miller Thompson - Assistant Principal - gthompson2@acpsd.net
• Mrs. Michelle B. Kennedy - Principal - mkennedy@acpsd.net

ALCMS MISSION

To provide diverse learning experiences which cultivate a community of learners and leaders who are equity-minded, able to compete globally, and positively contribute to society.

ALCMS VISION

To develop scholars, build leaders and achieve excellence

Email: mkennedy@acpsd.net
Website: https://www.acpsd.net/CORBETT
Location: 10 A L Corbett Circle, Wagener, SC 29164
Phone: (803)564-1050
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/al.corbett.758
Twitter: @ALCLions