It's hard to believe it, but here we are, in the last week before holiday break. I know many people are excited for the joy of the holidays - and some are eager for the end of 2020. I hope all of you have a wonderful, healthy holiday. Please tell your kids that everyone at Marion County Middle School misses them so much and wishes them Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
This is "Feather" by Leanna Langford. It was done on a homemade scratchboard. Leanna is an awesome student who shows a lot of detail and craftmanship in her artwork. Great job Leanna!
Announcements from the Office
Holiday Spirit Week! Let's celebrate the holidays with a spirit week! We hope students will participate and will turn on their cameras long enough for teachers to grab some pictures.
Monday - Cozy Christmas socks or slippers
Tuesday - Long Winter's Nap (wear pjs)
Wednesday - Holiday Headgear
Thursday - Ugly Christmas sweater
Friday - Christmas colors
MCMS Jolly Jamboree - Our Jolly Jamboree is on Thursday, December 17th, from 3:00-5:00 pm in front of the MCMS school building. We will be giving away notebooks and stockings full of goodies to our students. We hope to see you then!
Meal Distribution - The meal distribution is also on Thursday from 3:00-5:00. Get two weeks' worth of free meals for your family in time for the holidays.
Virtual Talent Show - Are you ready for another virtual talent show? "The Knight Before Christmas" takes place on the evening of December 17th. It features different talents from all Marion County schools and features soloists from MCMS. This is an online talent show you don't want to miss!
All MCMS students are encouraged to participate in the 2020 Jim Claypool Conservation Writing Contest. This year's theme is Exploring Kentucky's Mighty Oaks. Essays should be no more than 1000 words. Please type your essay on a Google Doc and share it with Mrs. Wright (kimberly.wright@marion.kyschools.us) by Friday, December 18th. There are school winners and county winners. The prizes are listed below:
School Winners: 1st place - $50, plaque and t-shirt; 2nd place - $30, certificate and t-shirt; 3rd place - $15, certificate and a t-shirt
County Winners: 1st place - $125 and plaque; 2nd place - $50 and certificate; 3rd place - $25 and certificate
SMILE Club - Students who signed up for the SMILE Club or those that were nominated by their teachers should have received an email about our first meeting. This will happen Monday at 3:30 and a Google Meet link will be sent to their student emails on that day. Any student who is still interested in joining can contact Mrs. Burkhead at jordyn.southern@marion.kyschools.us.
Announcements from the Classroom
6th grade math (all houses) - There is a math test on Wednesday and Thursday over integers and coordinate graphing
Camelot ELA with Mrs. Wright - This week we worked on identifying and interpreting similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, allusion, irony and idioms. Next week we are going to attempt a read-aloud play via Google Meet - "A Christmas Carol." Make sure you tune in to the Google Meet so you can read along with us. Students take their December flashback over this play.
Merlin ELA (Russell) -We are currently studying figurative language and learning to identify and interpret similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, allusion irony, and idioms . We will be reading "A Christmas Carol" together next week and taking our December flashback that will assess their knowledge of figurative language.
Excalibur and Lancelot Social Studies - We will have a quiz on Thursday, December 17th. This will cover Medieval Africa and Mesoamerica. Please make every effort to complete the quiz before Christmas break.
Excalibur Science - We are continuing to work on our Unit 3 Photosynthesis playlist. Several students still have not taken their unit 2 test. Next Thursday will be the deadline to turn in any missing assignments for previous units of work.
Lancelot Science - Students are continuing to work on their photosynthesis and adaptions playlist.
Excalibur Seminar - Students should have 8 My Shield App entries.
Lancelot Math - An extra credit assignment is available in Google Classroom for up to 100 extra credit points! Next Thursday and Friday will be spent catching up on missing work. This is a great opportunity for students to ask questions and get help.
Art students - Christmas projects start on Monday. Students have been instructed to upload a photo of their project whenever it is finished. I will have other activities planned for each day after their project is completed. All projects are due Friday, 12/18. I can't wait to see them!
Chorus students - A big shout out goes to Joseph Jacobs and Jayla Luckett for their excellent work in the Theta Music Program. Rock on!
This week, chorus students are trying to learn all the lyrics and melody to "Trust, Hope, & Love." They are learning solfege hand signs for pitches and a quiz over it is planned for Tuesday, December 15th. Also there will be some Christmas games and music this week.