R. Max Abbott Middle School
Weekly Agenda
January 26-30
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, Jan. 26
Planning Ahead
Feb. 3~Fundraiser Kickoff
* Science Benchmark given
to 8th graders
8:45—6th grade and Ubora
9:45—8th grade and Islanders
Feb. 4~ New Teacher Meeting, 7:30 in
Moore’s room
Feb. 6-7 All County Band Clinic and Concert
Tues., Jan. 27
Feb. 9~Spring Sports Mandatory Parent
* Secondary Schools Choice
Fair, 6:00-7:30 @ ERC
Auditorium
*Basketball vs. John Griffin
*Wrestling @ John Griffin
Meeting to discuss eligibility
Feb. 12~5th graders to visit MAMS
Feb. 16~ Required workday (1/2 with
department and ½ at MAMS)
Feb. 19~MAMS School wide Civic Oration
Wed., Jan. 28
Feb. 20-21~All County Chorus Auditions
and All District Band Clinic and Concert
*SIT Meeting, 7:30
Feb. 25~SIT Meeting, 7:30
Feb. 28~Science Olympiad County Meet
@Douglas Byrd HS and MS.
March 4~ New Teacher Meeting, 7:30 in
Moon’s room
March 5~Orschestra March Concert, TSHS
Auditorium, 7:00
Thursday, Jan. 29
*Wrestling vs. Gray’s Creek
*Basketball @ Gray’s Creek
March 6~7th grade Field Trip to Don Lee
Center
March 7~Forensics County Tournament @
Pine Forest Middle
~Junior Eastern Regional Auditions,
Aberdeen, NC
Friday, Jan. 30
~All State Band Auditions
March 10-12~Orchestra Adjudication
March 11~Forensics On-Stage @ Arts
* Forensics District
Tournament @ Gray’s Creek
Middle
Education—Central Services building
March 20~Music Performance
Adjudication @ Jack Britt
Word of the Week
Furtive (FUR- tiv)
(Adjective)
Definition:
~ Marked
~
by quiet, caution, and secrecy
Sly; shifty:
Sentence:
Students who cheat on tests employ their furtive tactics to avoid getting caught.
News and Announcements
There will be a Secondary Schools Choice Fair held on January 27, 2015 at ERC in the auditorium from
6:00-7:30. All Middle and High School that are schools of choice will be there. This is a great opportunity to
get a look at the programs offered at area middle and high schools as well as to ask personnel questions
about their schools before the choice applications are due on February 17, 2015!
There will be a Mandatory Parent Meeting for anyone whose child is trying out for a spring sport on February
th
9 ! You will be required to watch a Power Point Presentation and sign a form. The presentation lasts about
20 minutes long. We will be starting at 3:45 and showing the Power Point every 20 minutes until 6:00. If a
parent does not attend the meeting their child will not be able to try out for spring sports until they do!
January:
4thSara Teal
9th Kelli Perry
5th Jenny Rivera
12th Matthew Wynne
26th Jenika Sannes & Jennifer Shaw
February: 3rd Patrick Wells
14th Scott Pope
19th Patricia Babylon
7th Nakira Garland
20th Deborah McLean
8th Roderick Ferrell
18th Linda Turner
10th Ashley Cobb
24th Bobbie Marker
28th Tammi Biggerstaff
March: 2nd Trinity Moore and Matt Holstein
19th John Thompson
7th Herman Cogdell
29th Monica Johnson
17th Lugene Hamilton
26th Emily Gabzdyl
6th Jo Johnson
20th Michael Bynum
5th Corrine Davis
13th Mike Davis
14th Lola Widman
28th Julie Jordan and Clarence Logan
Furtive
(FUR-tiv)
(Adjective)
Definition:
~Marked by quiet, caution, and secrecy
~ Sly; shifty:
Sentence:
Students who cheat on tests employ their furtive tactics to avoid getting
caught.
Something to think about:
Rosemary Mahoney, an author of many novels says “I am like a security camera ever on
the watch. The furtive quality of vision feels to me like an incredibly valuable weapon.
Everything I see gets transformed into a private sketch or painting in my mind, stored
away for future reference, future evidence, and future ammunition.
The adverb furtively is great for describing the movements or behavior of someone
who's being sneaky or sly. Kids decorating their neighbor's trees with toilet paper on
Halloween tend to sneak furtively around the yard.
Furtively comes from the Latin word for "theft," fur. You can think of furtively as
meaning "acting like a thief." Even though not everyone who behaves furtively is a thief,
you might think they are, seeing them sneak away.
Max Abbott’s Athletic Schedule for Winter Sports
Date
Event
Ticket Duty
Concessions
Admin.
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