Dear Families,
Thanks to all who participated in our open house this past week! The event was a great success due to the combined efforts of everyone involved. Thanks to all parents and guardians for prioritizing this evening of connecting with our teaching teams. We know how busy families are these days and we appreciated the time you took with us. Our intent was to give you a better understanding of the teams’ expectations as well as the content the subject matter. From all accounts we are hearing that we accomplished our mission. However, if you have suggestions for improving this event for the future, we would value your opinion.
Thanks to our staff for their diligent efforts in providing families with a brief, but inclusive presentation. They have worked tirelessly since returning in August and their efforts can be seen on a daily basis as we have had a very smooth opening.
Thanks also to the Band Booster Club and Chuck Lindner for an awesome chicken dinner. It was quite a production as over 1,000 chicken dinners made their way out of our building.
Congratulations to Ms. DeeDee Phillips as she is “Moving Up, Moving Out, and Moving On.” Dee Dee has been named the assistant principal at Smyrna and Beaufort Middle School. There are no words to describe the dedication and commitment that Ms. Phillips has given to our school and the band program.
As you may be aware, Mr. David Fye has accepted the full time band directorship at MCMS and officially began his duties last week. David’s expertise and experience at Newport Middle School as well as our school will offer a smooth transition for our students, while continuing the excellence of the program.
Ms. Sharon Voss will be joining out staff on a part time basis as soon as her replacement is named at Morehead City Primary School. We are fortunate to have join our staff as she is a familiar face to many of our students due to her experience in participating in our summer band programs.
If you have questions or concerns as the school year continues, please give us a call. Thank you for your continued partnership!
Sincerely,
Sue Kreuser
Dear Families,
We’ve had a great opening to our school year! Thanks for your participation in our opening events and preparing our students for a successful start.
Our first day included a morning filled with meeting teachers and becoming acclimated to teams and rooms. The afternoon included an all-school assembly featuring Fish the Magish! In this forty-five minute program, Mike Fisher (Fish the Magish) helped our students look at the very serious subject of “bullying” in a fun and magical way. The students were entertained, especially when Mr. Churchill appeared to have a face lift! The serious message of bullying included the definition of a bully and the clear message that we will not tolerate students behaving as bullies at MCMS. The program was followed up with ice cream treats provided by our PTO.
Please consider having a discussion about the opening of our school year, including the importance of treating others with respect.
We hope to see all of you on the evening of September 12 for our first Book Fair, Band Booster Chicken Dinner, and our Team Open House.
Thank you for your continued partnership!
Sincerely,
Sue Kreuser
Dear Families,
Another school year is just around the corner! We are anticipating a great 2006-07 school year and are anxious to welcome back our returning students as well as our new incoming sixth graders.
Our families can expect a welcome letter the week of July 31. Students will be notified of their teaching team in this letter. More information, including class schedules will be distributed at our open house date on Wednesday August 23. Please note that we will be taking all student photos on this date, so all students should plan to be here on that date. For those families who will be out of town, we will have a retake day later in September.
School just isn’t the same without kids. We look forward to seeing you again at the end of August.
Sincerely,
Sue Kreuser
Dear Families,
One of our building goals this year is to increase the use of technology across all curricular areas. If this is the case, how can technology be considered dangerous?
As many of us know, the use of technology has increased a great deal in the last decade. For some of us, our days are filled with the reliance upon the Internet for personal and professional uses.
As a responsive middle school, we are educating our students on the many uses and benefits to utilizing technology, and specificly the Internet.
What could be the danger? I would propose that many of our students know more about their computers than their parents. I have first hand experience in raising a teenager that is much more adept at using the computer than both of her parents combined. Like most teenagers, our home computer is used for educational as well as social purposes. The social use creates a possible dangerous situation. Unfortunately, teenagers can be naieve to the world of the Internet. Sites like myspace.com invite young people to create their own sites, complete with photos and personal information that identifies them for the entire world to see.
I would encourage all families to have serious discussions about Internet usage. Does your student have their own web page? Do they know your expectations?
Let’s keep our kids safe! The use of technology is amazingly powerful…when used in the right way.
Thanks for your continued partnership.
Sincerely,
Sue Kreuser
Dear Families,
As we move into the month of March, great things continue to happen at MCMS! Thanks to all students, staff, and families for making this an awesome school!
The past few weeks mark several endings as well as new beginnings. We have just finished up our winter sports season. Our student-athletes made us proud as they competed their hearts out. Congrats to our boys and girls basketball teams as well as our wrestlers and cheerleaders. Many of these students particpate all year long, reprenting MCMS in positive ways. Thanks also to all of our parents for your unconditional support!
Just around the corner is our spring season, where our students are offered additional opportunities to compete on behalf of our school and have a lot of fun! Let’s hope the weather cooperates to get the season underway!
Soon, our band will be traveling to a variety of locations, representing our school and district in many competitions. These students are to be commended for the time and effort that they put into the program. Their hard work is bound to pay off with great performances.
Our testing season is also soon to be underway. Please stay posted to our website for all of the necessary information regarding these mandatory tests.
In the next couple of months we will be planning for the next school year. Important transition dates will also be posted on our website.
I continue to be amazed at the parental support and involvement in this school community. Thank you for your continued partnership.
Sincerely,
Sue Kreuser
