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 THANK YOU for a wonderful start to our 2022-2023 school year. Your partnership in making our first week a success was noticed and appreciated.

Last week, our scholars competed the first week of The Lion Way-First 10 Days. This is to introduce to our new scholars and review for our returning scholars our ACPSD and ALCMS schoolwide practices, procedures, expectations and consequences. Scholars participated in a week of various assemblies, practicing emergency drills, classroom team building activities, hallway transitions, classroom procedures, getting to know their teachers, reviewing handbooks, etc. We want to be intentional in making certain our scholars are fully aware of our expectations of them. This week, scholars will participate complete the second week.

Additionally, our scholars also received copies of the ACPSD Code of Conduct for Middle School Students and the ALCMS Scholar Family Handbook. We ask that you also review, with your scholar, the information from both documents as they contain very important information. In addition, all forms should be signed and returned to your child's Advisory Teacher. If your scholar has not provided you with those documents, please speak with them.

Lastly, you are encouraged to remain in continuous contact with your scholar's teachers throughout each nine weeks. This will help to make the entire school year easier for you and your middle school scholar.

We look forward to continuing to work together for the success of our scholars throughout the year. Have a wonderful week!

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.

If you have not created a Parent PowerSchool Account, please do so. This will give you immediate access to student grades and attendance. If you are unable to, please contact Mrs. Cynthia Kenner-Milhouse, School Counselor or Mrs. Margaret Woods, Guidance Secretary for assistance. They may be contacted by calling our Front Office at 803.564.1050.

Students were issued consumable (paperback) copies of their Science and Math textbooks last week, with the exception of Algebra I and Geometry. In an attempt to reduce the number of lost/missing textbooks, ELA and Social Studies textbooks will remain at school for students to use during class.

If you wish to have a textbook issued specifically to your scholar that they are able to transport to and from school each day, please contact Mr. Thompson, our School Textbook Coordinator.

Electronic devices were issued to students last week. Students should have received the same device issued to them last year. Please ensure your scholar takes proper care of their devices.

Student lockers will not be issued or assigned this school year. The number of textbooks that middle school students are required to carry have been drastically reduced with the implementation of 1:1 devices. In addition, we have also reduced the amount of supplies students are required to carry throughout the day which minimizes the need for locker. Not having lockers also decreases hallway disruptions.

Fall pictures will be taken Thursday, September 1st. Information was sent home with our scholars this past Friday. If you have not received the information, please speak with your scholar. You may also contact our Front Office.

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.

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/

August

• 23rd -MAP Testing (ELA)
• 25th- MAP Testing (Math)

September

• 1st - Fall Pictures
• 1st - LBC @ ALC - 5:30PM (Volleyball)
• 2nd - College Colors Day
• 5th - Labor Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL
• 6th - 21st Century Afterschool Program begins
• 8th - ALC @ NEMS - 5:30PM (Volleyball)

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