Middle School Weekly Newsletter

Happy Friday!

If you have not yet nominated a teacher for the January Teacher of the Month, please do that today, which is the deadline. The link is below!

Let me ask you something.....how do you start your day? Did you know that how you start your day will set the tone for the entire rest of the day? Are the person who is rolling out of bed 2 minutes before your first live class? Are you getting up at the last minute, finding you don't have time to get dressed or eat breakfast? When we are rushed in the morning, we often feel out of sorts the rest of the day, like we are constantly trying to catch up. The better thing to do is set a routine for yourself in the morning that allows you a calm and easy start to your day. Some people get up early and exercise. Or, they may read, pray, meditate, or reflect on the day ahead. Some like to get up before everyone else in the house to enjoy a few minutes of peace and quiet. Whatever it is, find something that will get yourself off on the right foot. This usually does require getting up earlier, but it doesn't have to necessarily mean you are up at the crack of dawn. Even just 10 extra minutes in the morning can help you feel less rushed and more prepared to take on your day!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. P

Weekly Assignments Calendars are available by team. Your child's team number can be found at the top of their schedule that you received from the counselor. You can also tell this from Schoology. Find the student's homeroom class on the student's Courses page. The section number is their team number. We are trying out a new format. I hope you like it!

Weekly Assignment Calendars

Assignments are due on the date shown on the assignment calendar. Students have until Sunday at midnight of that week to submit these assignments for full credit. After that, students will have one additional week to submit work for 80% credit. After two weeks, assignments will close.

Elective class assignments can be found on the Assignment Calendars found inside of the course.

Check out this dawing by 6th grade student, Oliver! It is a drawing of Foxy from Five Nights at Freddy's. Great job, Oliver!

Want to share some original artwork, poetry, short story, or something else creative that you do? Send it to Mrs. Patterson at mpatterson@scvcs.org. It must by your own original work!

Access Free, Real Time Tutoring with Tutor.com

Discus can be accessed via Classlink

Username: discus2023

Password: read1!

Jigsaw and Google

Students, please make sure you are using your SCVCS gmail account when logging into Jigsaw and when you do anything with Google Drive. Some of you are using personal email accounts, which will cause you some issues with accessing live classes or completing assignments using Google. If you need assistance with your Gmail accounts, please contact our tech support at 803-253-6222 and choose Option 5.

Staff Birthdays

Crystal Burns, 6th Grade Math

6th Grade

Emma C, Kylee F

7th Grade

Naleyah C, Jayden G

8th Grade

Joseph A, Rielle D, Princess-Nyasia D, Ava H, Elijah W

Advisory Classes

Coming up: Advisory Classes will resume the Week of January 23-27.

In February/March we will be sending out information on Job Shadowing, both in person and virtual. Be on the lookout for that!

8th Grade IGP Meetings

We are continuing to hold IGP (Individual Graduation Plan) Meetings for 8th graders by class to discuss career goals and to choose classes for 9th grade. Please schedule a meeting using the link provided in the IGP email from your counselor.

Students let’s start out strong for second semester! Here are some reminder tips as you transition back from break:

· Print out the weekly assignment calendars or write assignments in a calendar and check off assignments when completed

· Set up a separate learning space away from TVs, games, bedrooms, pets, etc.

· Establish a routine – follow your schedule

· Attend your live classes

· Take notes

· Participate in class

· Check emails twice per day

· Make sure you are taking all 3 attempts on quizzes

· Ask for help and attend help sessions

· Compare the assignment calendar to the work you’ve submitted

· Look at next week’s assignments, get prepared

8th Grade Students and Learning Coaches....thank you to everyone who attended last night. You can find the recording below and also in the Learning Coach group on Schoology.

https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/MSmC4vj2pQgRVpcwixegsTOBvYe0aXRUPOD-hYJ2yA78o55uZu4AKj1mWcrN1u6b.tNy5MV4htV7yXeoG

Please remember that we cannot share personal information about your child through anything other than the school issued learning coach gmail account. If you are not accessing this account, you are not receiving important emails from us. Please call our Tech Support team at 803-253-6222 and choose Option 5 for help with email.

I will be sharing a lot of resources with you through our Schoology Middle School Learning Coach group. Once you have created your Schoology account and joined with your parent access code, you can join the group.

Click HERE for instructions on how to create your Parent Account in Schoology.

Click HERE for instructions on how to join the Middle School Learning Coach group.

There are also instructions in the group for how to get PowerSchool Parent Portal setup.

January Club Calendar

January 20th - Trampoline Park Social Outing

February 17th - Zoo and Aquarium Social Outing

February 20th - President's Day Holiday (No School)