Newsletter May 4

Inside this issue:

PTSO Board 2 SIC Nomination Form 3

Lacrosse 4 Yearbook Sale 4

8th Grade Social 5 Monarch Butterfly 6-7

Summer Advantage 8-9 Substitutes Needed 10

Summer School Info 11 Fishing Tournament 12

Irmo Middle School 6051 Wescott Road Columbia, SC 29212 (803) 476-3600

www.lexrich5.org/ims School Hours: 8:20 a.m.3:35 p.m.

If you have news for the

Buzz, email Allison Redick

at [email protected].

May 4, 2015

Dates to Remember:

Black Week

Tues 4/5 St. Govt. Mtg. Rm 812 7:45-8:15 AM Cinco De Mayo

Thurs 4/7 SC PASS Science Interim Report Cards Home Fri 4/8 SC PASS Social Studies

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

Meal Charges

The end of the school year is right around the

corner and we need all meal charges paid in full.

Starting May 11th, if you do not have enough money

on your meal account you will be give one day

notice and then offered a sandwich and milk in place

of a full meal. The cost for the sandwich and milk will be $2.00 per day. Please help us

by clearing up all delinquent charges and asking how much money is needed to have

full meals until the end of the school year.

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Media Center Books

The last day for checking books out from the

Media Center will be Wednesday, May 6th. All

library books need to be returned by Friday,

May 15th. Any lost or missing books may be

paid for by cash or check (made payable to IMS

Media Center) in the Media Center during normal school hours. Please look around

your house and book bags for any books that need to be returned

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Pass Testing Schedule

SCPASS Test Dates

Science Thur., May 7

Social Studies Fri., May 8

Makeup Through May 15

The Buzz at Irmo Middle

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IRMO MIDDLE SCHOOL Creating successful students for the challenges of tomorrow

Irmo Middle School PTSO Board

The IMS Parent Teacher Student Organization is seeking interested and willing people to serve on the PTSO

board for the 2015-2016 school year. The positions are listed below. Please return the following information

to the front office/Debbie Cullinan no later than Friday, May 18, 2015 if you are interested in serving.

A committee of former PTSO members and administration will review and make the final selections. Board

members will be notified by the Principal no later than May 29th.

I am interested in serving on the IMS PTSO Board in the position (s) of:

_____President _____Vice President _____ Secretary _____Treasurer

_____ Beautification _____Hospitality _____Ways & Means _____Volunteer Coordinator

_____Sunshine _____ Book Fair _____ Spirit Wear _____ Operation Santa

Briefly tell us about yourself and why you would like to serve on our PTSO board, in addition to any experi-

ence you have.

Parent Name:

Phone Number:

Email:

Student Name and Grade:



THE TIME HAS ARRIVED

8TH GRADE SOCIAL!!



7th Graders at Irmo Middle School need your help to raise awareness of the devastating

decline of Monarch Butterflies internationally, and how the school is working together

with community partners to help save this species!

Through a partnership with the South Carolina Wildlife Federation (SCWF), Irmo Middle School (IMS) is

presenting a two-day screening of the film, Flight of the Butterflies, to raise public awareness of the Monarchs plight. They will invite other students in Lexington/ Richland School District 5, as well as the gen-

eral public.

This film is an interconnected scientific adventure story that spans not only thousands

of miles, but generations. Its about the remarkable Monarch butterfly migration, the most incredible migration on Earth, and the determined scientist who spent 40 years trying to discover exactly where the butterflies mysteriously disappeared when they

flew south for winter.

The film will be shown on May 15th & 29th in Irmo High Schools new auditori-um - this screening will be the first time this film has been shown in South Car-

olina! IMS students will make a presentation before the film on their project,

and each attendee will have the opportunity to take home a packet of milkweed

seeds to create habitat for Monarchs in their own backyard.

Sponsors are needed to help offset the costs for rights to show the film, as

well as the costs for the packets of milkweed seeds. We hope your busi-

ness will consider supporting this event at any level! Sponsors will be pro-

vided with tickets and thanked publicly at the event and on SCWF & IMS

websites and through statewide social media.

Funds are being funneled through the South Carolina Wildlife Federation, and proceeds will benefit wildlife habitat

conservation programs in Irmo and surrounding areas. Please see next page for more details about the partnership.

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Yes, I will support Irmo Middle Schools project with a $100 Sponsorship

Check Enclosed OR Credit Card Payable Online at www.scwf.org

Sponsor Contact Information:

Business Name: _________________________________________________________

Contact Name/Title: _____________________________________________________

Email: __________________________________ Phone: ________________________

Please make check payable and return to:

South Carolina Wildlife Federation 215 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29205



Please consider sponsoring Irmo Middle Schools presentation of Flight of the Butterflies to help us spread the word about Monarch population decline, and

what we can all do to make a difference!

Background of IMS Monarchs & Milkweed Project:

When 7th graders at Irmo Middle School were tasked with choosing a sci-

ence project with an international scope to tie into their schools magnet theme, they investigated many possibilities. Around the same time, nation-

al news media started running stories about the drastic decline in Monarch

Butterflies migrating to Mexico. The 97% decline in population is mostly

due to loss of critical habitat the milkweed on which Monarchs depend

for a caterpillar food source.

Over the past year, students have been studying this species and research-

ing the threats and conservation practices. They began tagging Monarchs

during the 2014 fall migration to aid in international research efforts. Students have been growing milkweed

indoors, and have plans to install a acre milkweed garden on the school grounds this spring. They also

made a presentation to Irmo Town Council, and received a commitment from the Town to plant milkweed

on town property throughout our community. Student-created posters are being distributed to town facili-

ties, local plant nurseries and schools in the community to encourage citizens to plant milkweed for Mon-

archs in their own yard.

For more details about the IMS Monarchs & Milkweed Project see:

www.lexrich5.org/webpages/wgreen/monarchs.cfm

The South Carolina Wildlife Federation is a non-profit organization who works with local partners to

conserve and restore South Carolinas wildlife and wildlife habitat through education and advocacy. SCWF has been consulting on the wildlife habitat enhancement project at IMS since its inception and we are happy to

help them bring this inspiring and educational film to their community.

Questions? Please contact SCWF Director of Education,

Sara Green, at (803) 609-4778 or [email protected].



Staff NeedsStaff NeedsStaff Needs

Nurses Needed: Fall 2015

School District 5 of Lexington/Richland Counties is looking to hire several nurses to substitute in our health rooms as needed and to assist with our

vision , hearing and BP screenings for the Fall of 2015.

All interested nurses please complete the online application on the district

website. Notify Dyan McDowell that you have completed the application

(476-8145). Once references are completed online Dyan will set up an ori-

entation with Mrs. Richards, the nursing supervisor, they will also set up a

time to stop by Human Resources to complete W2 paperwork, etc. (Nurses

you will NOT have to wait for HR to hold a scheduled orientation, this

means that you will be available to sub in a much more timely manner) Please contact Kathy Jackson, IMS school nurse at 476-3609, if you have any questions or concerns!!! We

look forward to meeting and working with you!!!

How to apply:

D5 website www.lexrich5.org

Departments

Office of Human Resources

Application Procedures

Support Application Procedure

Click on the link to applitrack.com to fill out an application. Somewhere around step four in the application process you will see a tab labeled Position Title Check Nurse-Temp (Substitute) to be only a substitute in our district.

Check School Nurse to be considered for an interview should there be an opening in our district. Or, you may check both. *****************************************************************************************************************


Summer School 2015 @ Irmo Middle!

The following dates have been approved for students who will be attending Summer

School 2015 at Irmo Middle. We are sharing this information early with students, par-

ents, and families so everyone can plan for their summer vacations. We are very confi-

dent that our interactions and interventions throughout the year will minimize and/or

eliminate the need for summer school for most (if not all of our students). If you need

any information about summer school, please contact Mr. Glenn Hutto, Assistant Prin-

cipal for Instruction at 476-3663.

The Middle School Summer School Program is designed for students in grades 6, 7, and 8 who have not mas-

tered the course standards in English, Social Studies, Math, or Science. This program is streamlined to con-

centrate on academic mastery.

Who attends summer school?

Rising 7th and 8th grade students who have failed either one or two academic subjects. Those students who

have failed three or more classes are ineligible to attend summer school and may be retained in their current grade.

Out of district students cannot enroll in this program.

Where will summer school be held?

Summer School will be held at Irmo Middle Rising 7th 8th 9th graders.

What are the dates for summer school?

Current 6th, 7th and 8th graders will take courses offered only on the following dates:

June 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30

What times will students attend?

Students will attend from 8:30am 1:30pm. There will be no afternoon sessions.

How much will summer school cost?

The tuition is projected to be $50.00 and may be paid with cash, money order, cashier's check, Master Card,

Visa, Discover or American Express card. No personal checks will be accepted.

How will my student get to summer school?

Parents are responsible for transportation arrangements (to and from summer school).

How do I register my child for summer school?

Registration packets will be available in the spring on our website and in the main office at the school.



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