R. Max Abbott Middle School
Weekly Agenda
December 1-5
We at R. Max Abbott Middle School are committed to educating the whole child through
continuous improvement, self-reflection, and the ability to adapt to change. Our children will
become life-long learners who function successfully in an ever-changing society.
Monday, Dec. 1
Planning Ahead
Dec. 6~MAMS Christmas Dinner @
*Money due for Faculty
Christmas Party
*Sports Practices
Sammio’s, 6:00
Dec. 8~ELA Meeting, 3:45
Dec. 11~Winter Band Concert
Dec. 15~Winter Choral Concert @ TSHS at
7:00
Tues., Dec. 2
*Native American Cultural
th
Program for 8 grade, 2:00
*Sports Practices
Dec, 15~Cookie Exchange
Dec. 18~Winter Orchestra Concert, 7:00
Dec. 18~6th grade Field Trip—The Hobbit
Dec. 19~Early release day
Dec. 22-Jan. 2~ Winter Break
Wed., Dec. 3
* Progress Reports go home
*Forensics Tournament at
Nick Jeralds
Jan. 7~ New Teacher Meeting, 7:30 in
Nash’s room
Jan. 16~End of the 2nd Quarter
Jan. 19~MLK Day—no school
Jan. 20~ Required workday (1/2 with
department and ½ at MAMS)
Jan. 22~MAMS School wide Spelling Bee
Thursday, Dec. 4
Jan. 28~SIT Meeting, 7:30
* Basketball vs. Pine Forest
*Wrestling @ Pine Forest
Jan. 30~Forensics District Tournament @
Gray’s Creek Middle
Feb. 4~ New Teacher Meeting, 7:30 in
Moore’s room
Feb. 13-14~All County Chorus
Friday, Dec. 5
Feb. 16~ Required workday (1/2 with
* Sports Practices
department and ½ at MAMS)
Word of the Week
Deft (deft)
(Adjective)
Definition:
~Quick and neat in movement; nimble; dexterous
Sentence:
The deft musician was able to play the harmonica and the piano at the same time.
News and Announcements
A round of applause to those teachers and students who worked hard to put on a wonderful talent show. It
was a successful program that showcased many great and talented students. We appreciate all the hard
work put in from Mr. King, Ms. Matthew, Mrs. Noble, Mr. Stanley, Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. Bell, Ms. Yancey, Ms.
Simmons, Mrs. Ray, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Marker, and Mr. Crockett.
November: 1st Cheri Black
13th Jennifer Mullen
7th Michelle Simmons
16th Wendy Soltero
December: 1st Sherrill Wint
January: 4th
9th Kelli Perry
Sara Teal
14th Karen Kuklo
5th Jenny Rivera
12th Matthew Wynne
26th Jenika Sannes & Jennifer Shaw
9th Julie Felder
12th Mandy Murray
28th Kelley Sullivan
22nd Claudia Diaz
6th Jo Johnson
19th Patricia Babylon
29th Monica Johnson
7th Herman Cogdell
20th Deborah McLean
Deft
(deft)
(Adjective)
Definition:
~ Quick and neat in movement; nimble; dexterous
Sentence:
The deft musician was able to play the harmonica and the piano at
the same time.
Something to think about:
Another meaning of deft is dexterous. If you are dexterous
that means you have the ability to perform a difficult action
quickly and skilfully with the hands, or the ability to think
quickly and effectively. Juggling five swords that are on fire
requires a dexterous person.
Good dexterity, attention to fine details and depth perception also
play vital roles in your level of hand-eye coordination. Those with
good hand-eye coordination can find these skills quite beneficial in
certain lines of work like physicians, surgeons, airline and commercial
pilots. What type of job do you see yourself in? Does it require you to
be deft or dexterous?
Max Abbott’s Athletic Schedule for Winter Sports
Date
Event
Ticket Duty
Concessions
Admin.
Dec. 4
Basketball vs Pine Forest
Stanley’s
Electives—CTE,
Pyle
Art, Language, Dance
Dec. 11
Wrestling vs. Hope Mills
Tartaglia and Teal
Highlanders
Rivera
Dec. 16
Basketball vs. New
Century
Terry and Turner
Islanders
Pope
Dec. 18
Wrestling vs. John Griffin
Wiegand and Yancey
Olympians
Pyle
Jan. 8
Basketball vs. Gray’s
Creek
Atkinson and Bean
Rockies
Rivera
Jan. 13
Wrestling vs. Douglas
Byrd
Sannes and Bell
Ubora
Pope
Jan. 15
Basketball vs. Mac
Williams
Biggerstaff and Coran
All-Americans
Pyle
Jan. 22
Wrestling vs. Lewis
Chapel
Byrd and Closz
Crusaders
Rivera
Jan. 27
Basketball vs. John Griffin
Cobb and Crockett
EC
Pope
Jan. 29
Wrestling vs. Gray’s Creek
Diaz and Deeb
Electives—CTE,
Pyle
Art, Language, Dance
Feb. 3
Basketball vs. Douglas
Byrd
Y. Johnson and Ferrell
Highlanders
Rivera
Feb. 5
Wrestling vs. Mac Williams
Gabzydl and Geddis
Islanders
Pope
Feb. 10
Girls’ Basketball Strength
Game
J. Johnson and King
Olympians
Pyle
Feb. 11
Wrestling Strength Game
Kuklo and Lovec
Rockies
Rivera
Feb. 12
Boys’ Basketball Strength
Game
Marker and Moon
Ubora
Pope