Good afternoon!
This web site will allow you to keep up with what’s going on at
Palmetto. Each week Palmetto Middle School is going to post a
weekly update on this page. This site will keep you informed
of upcoming events, trips, dates, projects, and holidays.
Please ask around to see if other parents are checking this
web page for the updates.
Upcoming Events and Dates:
• December 13th- Cheer Information meeting this
Tuesday @ 3:20-3:45 in the middle school
auditorium. This is for all 6th -11th grade students!
We are getting ready for next season now!
• December 19th- January 3,2012 Christmas Break
• January 4th –Students report back to school.
• End of 2nd nine weeks is January 17, 2012.
• Palmetto’s Finest Community Service Hours are
due on Wednesday, January 18, 2012.
Cheer Update: please email Mrs. Rollison at
[email protected] is you have any
questions.
Beta Club Update: Please email Ms. Phillips [email protected] if you have any questions.
Beta Club will be sponsoring a “Food Pantry and More” drive
between now and the Christmas break. Each grade is
responsible for bringing different items.
6th Grade: Toiletries
7th Grade: Canned Goods
8th Grade: Dried Goods
Guidance Update: Please email Ms. Bishop
[email protected] if you have any questions.
Student Council Update: Please email Ms.Johnson
[email protected] if you have any questions.
Student Council is sponsoring Bags of Hope.
Thursday, December 15th is the last day.
Bags of Hope: This year the Student Council will be holding a
competition among homerooms called “Bags of Love.” Each
homeroom will have a gallon sized bag with a list of 10 items. The
students will bring in the items on the list. Items can repeat in
the bag.
Once the homeroom has 5 or the 10 items, the bag will be turned
in to the grade level Student Council advisor.
The idea behind “Bags of Love” is to restock our supplies for the
students in need as well as give out as much as possible during the
Christmas Season. The homeroom from each grade that fills the
most bags will receive a “Christmas Surprise.”
• Soap
• Floss
• Shampoo
• Socks
• Deodorant
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Bodywash
• Lotion
• Hair bands
PTSO Update: Palmetto Middle School PTSO, in collaboration with the Guidance
Staff, has begun a year round in school food pantry. PTSO has
donated over 800 cans of food which we have procured for FREE
thanks to the Feeding America Program. They sent us 800
coupons for Chef Boyardee & Hunts products. PTSO took those
coupons and purchased food for our pantry. On top of that, we
removed the barcodes from those products to mail back to
Feeding America because 1 UPC = 1 meal for a starving child here
in America and for every UPC they receive from us they will
reciprocate with a coupon. That means we can continue collecting
food for our pantry all year long! So, please send in your UPC’s
from these products to the PTSO by December 15, 2011.
Participation Sponsors: Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Healthy Choice, Hunt’s, Marie Callender’s, Manwhich, Orville Redenbacher’s, Peter Pan, Snack Pack, ACT II, Andy Capp’s Crunch’n’ Munch, David, fiddle faddle, Jiffy Pop, Penrose, Slim Jim, Swiss Miss, Blue Bonnet, Eggo, Fleischmann’s, Hebrew Nationals, Parkay, Reddiwip, Dennison’s, Gulden’s, La Choy, Libby’s, PAM, Ranch Style, RO*TEL, Rosarita, Van Camp’s, Wesson, Wolf brand Chili, ALEXIA, Banquet Brown’N Serve, and Kid Cuisine.
Seventh Grade TripSeventh Grade TripSeventh Grade TripSeventh Grade Trip
CampCampCampCamp Greenville Outdoor AdventureGreenville Outdoor AdventureGreenville Outdoor AdventureGreenville Outdoor Adventure Camp Greenville (Above Cesar’s Head)
March 5-7 or March 7-9
Check out the Website: http://www.campgreenville.org/environmental_education.php
Cost of Trip: $135.00 This includes transportation on district activity buses, cabin lodging for 2 nights and 3 days, 6 meals, and 7 hands-on learning activities (hiking Rainbow Falls, Wilderness Skills, and the Zipline).
A deposit needs to be given or money can be paid in full by September 30. Installment dates are listed below. Please give all payments to your science teacher.
7th Graders will be taking a trip to the
SC State Museum to look at the
Bodies Exhibit.
Due Date Payment January 27 $33.00
• Team 4 (Phillips, Dare, McAbee, Bowman)
• Team 5 (Bumgarner and Cooper) will be going on Tuesday,
Dec. 13.
• Team 6 (Gunter, Moon, Wilson, Clarke) will be going
Thursday, Dec. 15.
Both groups will leave at 8:00 am and return in the afternoon
at 3:30. STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RIDE THE
BUS HOME! Parents will need to pick their child up.
Please be at the school by 3:15 in case we arrive early!
Palmetto’s Finest Updates
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Palmetto’s Finest Qualifications for the 2nd Nine Weeks
Please email Mr. Knight at [email protected] if you have any
questions.
To earn Palmetto's Finest you must meet the following
criteria: 1) All grades 80's and above
2) No demerits for the nine week period
3) No more than 2 unexcused absences.
4) Complete community service hours
Click here for a copy of the Community Service Hours Form
10 hours of service are required for the first quarter. Students simply
record the hours they volunteer, the service they provided, and have the
supervisor sign and record their phone number.
Guidelines for hours
1. Ten hours of community service is required each nine weeks.
2. No more than four (4) hours of service can be directly related to any
family member.
3. Completed service hours are due to your Homeroom teacher
on the last day of the quarter. A minimum of ten hours of
community service is required for each quarter of school.
Library News from Mrs. Cox. If you have any questions,
please email [email protected]
ProTeam students visited Palmetto Elementary school and read to 1st
graders. This visit is the first of many to come that promote reading and
provide reading role models to our mini Mustangs.
App of the Week:
Name: EasyBib Cost: Free
EasyBib: Scan a book’s barcode using a mobile device camera with
this app and voila, a citation is created and formatted in the
format of your choosing.
C-Team Basketball Schedule
Date
Opponent
Site
Time
Dec 12th
WestOak
Away
5:30p.m.
Dec 15th
Liberty
Home
5:30p.m.
Jan 2nd
Riverside
Away
5:30p.m.
Jan 5th
Walhalla
Away
5:30p.m.
Jan 9th
Dacusville
Home
5:30p.m.
Jan 12th
Bye
Jan 16th
Starr Iva
Away
5:30p.m.
Jan 19th
WestOak
Home
5:30p.m. Jan 23rd
Liberty
Away
5:30p.m.
Jan 26th
Riverside
Home
5:30p.m.
Jan30th - Feb4th
Region Tournament at Riverside
TBA