Newsletter 25.Pub 2

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Inside this issue:

Pass Testing Info 1-5

Saluda Shoals Art Show 6

Garage Sale 7

B Team Baseball 8

Chinese Bridge 9

Irmo Middle School6051 Wescott RoadColumbia, SC 29212(803) 476-3600

www.lexrich5.org/imsSchool Hours:

8:20 a.m.-3:35 p.m.

If you have any news youwould like to see in theBuzz, email Allison Redickat [email protected].

March 10 2014, Issue 25

Dates to Remember:

Gold Week

No CHP This Week

Tues March 11

-Stud Govt 7:45-8:15

Room 713

Wed March 12

-B Team Baseball game

@ home vs. Dreher 6 PM

Fri March 14

-Strive for 5 Celebration

-FCA 7:35-8:05 Rm 603

Sat March 15

-Step Team Comp @

WJ Keenan HS 5 PM

-B Team Baseball game

@ Chapin 12 PM

The Buzz at Irmo Middle School

Creating successful students for the challenges of tomorrow Robert S. Jackson, Ed.S., Principal

[email protected] https://twitter.com/IMS_Principal

Choice Notifications

All Choice notifications will be sent out to parents on Tuesday, 3/11. If you applied viaemail, you will be notified via email. Otherwise, you will be notified by mail. Parents willhave until March 17th to accept or decline the choice. If received electronically, you willelectronically accept or decline.

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Pass Writing8 Days and Counting

Dear Students, Parents and Guardians,We have 8 days and counting until the state ofSouth Carolina PASS Writing Exams. The writing

tests (at Irmo Middle School) for grades 7 & 8 are

administered over two days (March 18th and 19th).The writing assessment is aligned to the 2008 ELAstandards. For one section, students will respond to

a non-text dependent prompt (same style as in the past). For the other

writing section students will select answers to multiple-choice editing questions.

Students will be able to use a dictionary or thesaurus in responding to the prompt,

but not for the multiple-choice items. Below, we have included sample writing

items, a sample answer document, and the final rubric so you can partner with usand work with your child at home.

Sample Writing Items: Sample Writing Items PASSbyirmomiddle


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Sample Answer Document

Final Rubric

To help your student prepare for the test, we haveincluded the following tips:

The Night Before the Test1. Make sure your child gets plenty of sleep the nightbefore the test.2. Plan ahead to avoid problems before the test sohe/she doesn't go to bed upset.3. Tell your child you know tests can be hard, butthat taking them gives him/her a chance to show howwell he/she can do.

4. Be encouraging -- let your child know you thinkhe/she will do well on the test.5. Consider playing an educational game like Scrab-bleTM to help your child get into the testing spirit.

The Morning of the Test1. Have your child get up early enough to avoid hur-rying. Get them to school on time. Testing will beginat 8:20am! Do not schedule any medical appoint-ments or early dismissals these two days (March18th and 19th).2. Make sure your child has a good breakfast on themorning of the test.3. Have your child dress in something comfortableand familiar. Please don't allow them to bringblankets, pillows, etc... as these are distractions to the testing environment.4. Urgent - Keep all electronic devices at home these two days. They cannot be in the stu-dent's possession per test security guidelines.5. Be positive when you send your child to school.6. Make sure he/she goes to school on the day of the test (make-ups are difficult to arrange).

After the Test1. Reward your child for trying hard on the test.

2. Talk with your child about what was learned from the test.3. Talk with your child about what can be done between now and the next time a test is given to im-prove their performance.

When you receive your child's test results:1. Don't compare his/her performance to a sibling or a friend's child.2. Point out your child's strong areas and how proud you are.3. Talk about the areas of need and how the family can work together to improve those areas.4. Discuss with your child's counselor any questions you or your child have about the test or the re-sults

Our teachers have worked hard with students all year long. We are confident that they are ready to

show everyone that we remain #IrmoSTRONG!

Sample Writing Answer Documentbyirmomiddle

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Check Out the Winning Artwork



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Annual Garage Sale

IMS Special Education Department

Saturday, March 29, 2014, 8AM - Noon

Proceeds benefit the Special Education Programs at IMS

We are in need of items to sell.If you have done some Spring cleaning and would like to

donate those GENTLY used items.

Smaller, lightweight items may be sent to school with yourchild. Students may take items to a teacher in the Special Edu-cation Department or to the front office at the beginning of theschool day. Parents may drop off items at the front office during

school hours any day before March 29.

Larger, bulkieritems should be dropped off at IMSon Friday, March 28 between 4:00PM 6:00PM

Please contact any teacher in the Special Education Department or

[email protected] with questions.

Thanks for your support!!!

IMS Special Education Department



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Mon Date DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

Feb 19 WED RIVER BLUFF(Scrim) AWAY 5:00

23 SUN PELION RIVER BLUFF 5:45(3)

25 TUE 50 Inning Game HOME 4:30

Mar 1 SAT RNE RIDGEVIEW 11:00

5 WED CARDINAL NEWMAN RIDGEVIEW 6:00

8 SAT WESTWOOD RIDGEVIEW 10:00

12 WED DREHER HOME 6:00

15 SAT CHAPIN AWAY 12:00

17 MON BLYTHEWOOD HOME 6:00

20 THUR RNE AWAY 6:00

24 MON RIDGE VIEW AWAY 6:00

27 THUR DREHER AWAY 6:00

29 SAT DUTCH FORK AWAY 12:00

31 MON SPRING VALLEY HOME 6:00

Apr 3 THUR BLYTHEWOOD AWAY 6:00

5 SAT DUTCH FORK HOME 12:00

7 MON RIDGE VIEW HOME 6:00

9 WED RNE HOME 6:00

12 SAT SPRING VALLEY RNE 4:00

14 MON WESTWOOD RNE 12:0015 TUE DUTCH FORK RNE 2:30

16 WED TBA RNE TBA

21 MON SPRING VALLEY AWAY 6:00

26 SAT CHAPIN HOME 12:00

2014 Baseball B-TEAM

PLAYER GR PLAYER GR PLAYER GR

ALEX MORRIS 8 AARON WHITE 7 ALEX VINSON 9

ANTHONY PARKS 8 JAKE LESLIE 7 BLAIR STUTTS 9

BRENDAN DOUGLAS 8 LUKE WINSLOW 7 BRYCE ALLEN 9

CJ SHIVER 8 ROBERT WISE 7 CAMERON FELKEL 9

JAMIE KARL 8 TORRE BROCK 7 JARRETT CHAVIS 9

LANCE WRIGHT 8 NOAH LOQUIST 9

MASON LASSITER 8 SULLY MOSLEY 9

SAMMY BOONE 8 TY BILLUPS 9

TYLER JOHNSON 8

WILL GALAN 8

Roster

Schedule


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2014 Chinese Bridge-Summer Camp for U.S. HighSchool Students will be held in China from 17thJulyto 1stAugust. This year, we headquarters wouldlike to invite 800 American high school students and chaperons to participate in the summer camp and

open 10-30 places for each Confucius Institute/Classroom (student-chaperon ratio is about 10:1).

During the summer camp, students will go to different provinces or cities to have Chinese language

classes and Chinese culture experience in groups. We headquarters will be responsible for their cost inChina including food, accommodation and group activities. Students and chaperons will be responsiblefor international travel fees, international insurance, visa application fees and so on. All students and

chaperons should meet the following criteria:

Students:1. American citizen;2. High school students; age between 14 and 18; grades from 9 to 12; current 8th gr. Chinese students3. Non-Chinese learning background and less than three years of Chinese learning experiences;4. Have great interests in Chinese language and culture;5. Healthy enough for international travel.

Chaperons:1. Respect and understand Chinese culture;2.Good at communication and adaptable to new environments;3.With K-12 teaching experiences;4.Highly experienced in student management;5.Healthy enough for international travel;6. Under 50 years old.

Chaperons also need to perform the following duties:1. Assist Confucius Institutes/Classrooms in pre-departure training for students;2.Participate in all summer camp activities with students and comply with requirements;3. Take the primary responsibilities for the safety of students during summer camp;4. Help students adapt the environment and provide guidance for them;5. Accompany students in emergency situation and provide help to contact their families;6. Collect students feedbacks and hand in reports to Confucius Institutes/Classrooms.

Confucius Institutes/Classrooms can start recruitment from today and send us back application forms,recommendations, CVs to our division ([email protected]) by 12thMarch. Please refer to Appendix 1,

2, 3 for application forms. We will send invitations to students in early April if they are verified.

On the occasion of arrival of Chinese New Year, we take this opportunity to thank all Confucius Insti-tutes/Classrooms directors for your support and wish all of you a happy New Year and good luck for

everything!

Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have questions.

Contact: Ms. LIU Yun, Program Coordinator, Division of International ExchangesTel: +86 (0) 10-58595972, E-mail:[email protected]

Appendix:Student Application FormChaperon Application FormConfirmation Form

Division of International ExchangesConfucius Institute Headquarters23rdJanuary 2014


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