Weekly Newsletter of South Charlotte Middle School
MAY 22, 2015
SHOCKER STANDOUTS
Congratulations to Wick Hatch (6th), Shayna Vogel (7th) and Joletta Barnes (8th)! They
have been selected by teachers as South Charlotte Standouts for the week. South
Charlotte Standouts are scholarly, honest, optimistic, caring, kind, energetic, and
responsible (SHOCKER).
School will be closed
on Monday in
observance of
Memorial Day.
EOG PROCTORS
We are in desperate need of a few more proctors for EOG sat
SCMS. Please use this link to read additional information and
sign-up for a proctoring spot. Feel free to reach out to me if
you have any questions. I would be more than happy to help
you. Also, any 8th grade parent who proctors 2 or more
sessions will receive VIP seating at the 8th grade promotion ceremony at
Matthews Methodist on June 10th !
http://tinyurl.com/SCMSProctor
Thank you again! Your help is greatly appreciated!
Mecklenburg County Health Dept
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES
A Partnership for Serving Children
Notes from the nurse…..
If your child took medication at school or had medication in the health room, please pick
up that medication by the last day of school. It will be discarded after that date per CMS
policy. If your child will be returning to SCMS in the fall and will need medication a new
medication authorization form will need to be filled out for the new school year.
Thank you,
Nurse Nancy
RESIDENCY AFFIDAVITS
Parents,
If you used a residency affidavit for your child’s proof of residence, your child will be
bringing home a letter in the next few days. It contains directions for renewing the
affidavit for the upcoming school year. They must be renewed before school starts in
August. Thank you for your cooperation.
A Healthier You
Let us take steps to encourage our South Charlotte Middle School family to be the best we can be. Please share your
favorite fitness/health app, heart-healthy family recipe and student/family active fitness photos by emailing entries to
[email protected]
Thank you!
Chick-Fil-A Arboretum Location
for sponsoring our 4th quarter South Charlotte Middle School
Homebase Fitness Challenge.
Congratulations to Mr. Whitney’s class for the win!
SOUTH MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL
SUMMER READING
Rising 9th Grade
2015-2016
English I Honors: Read two (2) books from the following lists:
As one choice all honors students should read:
The Color of Water
James McBride
Choose one (1) more from the following titles:
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith
Memoirs of a Geisha*
Arthur Golden
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Mark Haddon
English I Standard: Read any one (1) of the following:
The Lonely Crossing of Juan Cabrera
J. Joaquin Fraxedas
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Mark Haddon
Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
*Contains a scene of adult content
Please note: In a 2009 government web cast, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan described summer
learning loss as “devastating.” This is what researchers have often referred to as the “summer slide.” It is
estimated that school summer breaks will cause the average student to lose up to one month of instruction,
with disadvantaged students being disproportionately affected. Additionally, students in the United
States have lost ground in reading ability compared with students around the world. The global reading
test was administered in 2001 and again in 2006. Americans dropped further behind other countries,
falling from the fourth highest scores in the world in 2001 to tenth place in 2006. Please encourage your
child to read 4-5 books this summer.
SCMS School Counselors
Mr. Winnek (Last names A-M) [email protected]
Mrs. Jones (Last names N-Z) [email protected]
RISING 9th GRADER INFORMATION
For the families and players interested in the Providence Men’s Soccer program –this
is the summer schedule. Please send this on to anyone you know that might be
interested.
July 13th-16th - Summer Camp ran by Nathan & CDA. (Morning camp) - More details
to follow
July 20th-25th - Captains Practices at neutral location..
July 27th-29th - Summer Camp ran by Nathan CDA. (two-a-day camp) - More details to
follow
July 31st & August 1st - Captains Practices at neutral location..
August 3rd & 4th - Try-outs
August 4th - Team Selected!!
August 5th, 6th, 7th - Pre-season Training.
August 10th-15th - Pre-season Training. (Coach is on vacation that week)
August 17th - Training starts... Thru October.
August 18th - First game..
PHS Boys Soccer - Morning Camp
July 13th-16th, 8:00am-10:00am at Providence High School - $150 per player.
The Providence Boys High School Camp is for player looking to play High School
soccer in the fall of 2015. The camp will be directed by PHS Head Coach - Nathan
Williams.
The curriculum will look like this per session: 120 minutes.
Warm-up Juggling
 15 minutes of various juggling techniques - First touch test.
 Ball Manipulation
 20 minutes of various dribbling exercises - 1000 touch test.
 Passing & Receiving
 20 minutes of demanding two touch exercises - Back foot test.
 Small-Sided-Games
 25 minutes of various numbers up, numbers down, touch restriction games.
 11v11 Games
 35 minutes of various 11v11 games.
 Cool Down
5 minutes (stretching foam rolling, etc..)
The camp will be limited to 26 players and will be on a first come first served basis.
Please e-mail Coach Nathan Williams at [email protected] to secure you
spot in the camp.
Checks payable to: T2 Soccer
Mail to: 8137 Noland Woods Drive, Charlotte NC 28277
PHS Boys Soccer - Pre-Season Boot Camp
July 27th-29th, Providence High School - $230 per player.
July 27th - 6:30-8:00pm
July 28th - 8:00-9:30pm & 6:30-8:00pm
July 29th - 8:00-9:30am & 6:30-8:00pm
The Providence Boys High School Camp is for player looking to play High School soccer in the fall of
2015. The camp will be directed by PHS Head Coach - Nathan Williams.
The curriculum for the morning sessions will look like this: 90 minutes.
Warm-up Juggling
 10 minutes of various juggling techniques - First touch test.

Ball Manipulation
 10 minutes of various dribbling exercises - 1000 touch test.

Passing & Receiving
 20 minutes of demanding two touch exercises - Back foot test.

Small-Sided-Games
 20 minutes of various numbers up, numbers down, touch restriction games.

11v11 Games
 25 minutes of various 11v11 games.

Cool Down
5 minutes (stretching foam rolling, etc..)
The curriculum for the evening sessions will look like this: 90 minutes.
Warm-up Juggling
 15 minutes of various juggling techniques - First touch test.

Ball Manipulation
 15 minutes of various dribbling exercises - 1000 touch test.

Passing & Receiving
 15 minutes of demanding two touch exercises - Back foot test.

Small-Sided-Games
 15 minutes of various numbers up, numbers down, touch restriction games.

Physical Development
30 minutes of various Soccer Specific Performance exercises conducted by the professionals at Performance Unlimited.
The camp will be limited to 26 players and will be on a first come first served basis. Please e-mail Coach
Nathan Williams at [email protected] to secure you spot in the camp.
Checks payable to: T2 Soccer
Mail to: 8137 Noland Woods Drive, Charlotte NC 28277
SOUTH CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL
8040 Strawberry Lane
Charlotte, NC 28277 Phone: 980-343-3670 Fax: 980-343-3725
Office Hours: 7:45 am—4:15 pm Phones answered from 7:45 am—4 pm
GOOD to KNOW...
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South Charlotte is a member of the South Learning Community. (980) 343-1463
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To report an absence email [email protected] or you may phone the school at 980-343-3670.
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Online School Payments (OSP) - CMS has provided us with the opportunity to accept payments for school
events on-line. It is much like Athletics Pay-to-Play, comes with a fee (4%), and allows you to pay at your convenience. If you choose to pay on-line, it also relieves our teachers from the time taken to do the paperwork
and to receipt and turn in money or checks. Teachers will continue to take cash and checks as they always have.
Just sign in to: osp.osmsinc.com/CMS
Choose your student’s event and homeroom teacher, and make payment.
The teacher and Financial Secretary are sent advisements of your payment.
We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity. Through the year, events will be added including field
trips, textbooks, fees, and other payments.
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Re-link your Harris Teeter VIC card! Our TIE number is 1933.
http://www.harristeeter.com/community/together_in_education/link_to_your_school.aspx
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Need a tutor? Check out our website for a great list.
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