Newsletter 9 7

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Inside this issue:

Student Visitation Policy 2Career Corner 3CATE’s Tour 3 Career Day 4Job Shadowing 4Individual Graduation Plans 5Recycling Dirty Dozen 6D5 School Recycling 7Counselor's Corner 8Middle School Years 9-10CATS BBQ Info 11Parent’s Night Fundraiser 12 Friarsgate Basketball Info 13

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 news for theBuzz, email Allison Redickat [email protected].

September 7, 20

Dates to Remember:

Tues 9/8 MAP Testing Make Up International Literacy

DayThurs 9/10 C Team Football game

@ Laurens 6 PM C Team Volleyball

@ Home vs. CarolinaSprings 5:30 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

3:00 pm Cut OffParents and Guardians,

If your child has an early dismissal they must be

picked up by 3:00 p.m. Once the buses start to line

up it is a safety issue, and we can not call students

to the main oce. Aer 3:00 p.m. we can get a message to your child to be a car rid-

er. Please follow our guidelines for the safety of our students. **********************************************************************************

Late Start DaysSchool starts at 9:18

on the following Wednesdays:

September 23, 2015 February 3, 2016

October 21, 2015 March 2, 2016

November 18, 2015 April 13, 2016

Bus transportaon & car rider drop o will be an hour later than normal.

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Date Time Loc Opponent

09/10 Th 6:00 (A) Laurens

09/16 We 5:30 (H) Lexington

09/23 We 5:30 (A) Pleasant Hill

09/30 We 5:30 (H) Chapin

10/07 We 5:30 (H) White Knoll

10/14 We 5:30 (A) Meadow Glen

10/21 We 5:30 (A) Dutch Fork

Date Time Loc Opponent

09/10 Th 5:30 (H) Carolina Sprin

09/15 Tu 5:30 (H) Meadow Glen

09/17 Th 5:30 (A) White Knoll

09/22 Tu 5:30 (A) Lexington

09/24 Th 5:30 (A) Dutch Fork

09/29 Tu 5:30 (H) Chapin

10/01 Th 5:30 (A) Pleasant Hill

10/06 Tu 5:30 (A) Carolina Sprin

10/08 Th 5:30 (H) Meadow Glen

10/13 Tu 5:30 (H) White Knoll

10/20 Tu 5:30 (H) Dutch Fork

10/22 Th 5:30 (A) Chapin

10/24 Sat TBA (A) PAC Tourney

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Page 2 The Buzz at Irmo Middle

Policy on Student Visitation

Dear Parents and Guardians,

In order to ensure that students are safe at all times, the guidelinesregarding student visitation have been changed. Effective immediate-ly, only parents, legal guardians and grandparents can visit a studentduring the school day without advance permission and coordination. All other persons wishingto visit a student must receive written permission from the parent/legal guardian (which theschool will help coordinate). The permission request must be given to the school office at leastone school day in advance of the visit. Any court order restricting parental visits to a child super

sedes this policy.

Authorized Visitors

parents, legal guardians and grandparents

Those requiring advanced permission

All other family members, friends, church groups, mentors, etc…

Visit Limitations

When requesting to visit a student all visitors must state;

the specific student being visited,

the intent of their visit,

the location of the visit and

the time period for the visit.

Visitors must comply with their stated reason for the visit. Visitors cannot roam the school orvisit other students for whom they do not have permission. The school principal may limit the

school visit if he or she believes that the visit will disrupt instruction or student assessments.



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Welcome to the IMS Career Corner!

Allison Redick, Career Specialist

Welcome to the Irmo Middle School Career Corner! My name is Allison Redick, the Career Specialist at Irmo

Middle School. In my role as Career Specialist, I will be assisng all IMS students in career awareness and explo-

raon.

Who am I? Where am I Going? How do I get There?

We hope with parents, teachers and counselors, we will help students begin to explore these quesons and star

seng goals and looking at their future career opons. By starng this process early, students will be able todiscover their interests and hopefully be lucky enough to nd careers they will enjoy! Your career is all the edu-

caon, training, and jobs you have during your enre life. As a middle school student, they will need to plan for

high school and their career aer high school. We want students to know it is okay to change theirs minds as

they learn more about themselves, school, and work. In fact, surveys says, that their generaon might have 8-1

careers in their lifeme. While at IMS, students will have

many opportunies to start exploring through self assessments, speakers, eld trips, Career Day, Job Shadowing

acvies and lessons during the year.

CATE’s Center Tour

8th Graders to tour the D5 Center for Advanced

Technical Studies

During the month of October, all 8th graders are en-

couraged to take advantage of the opportunity to visit

the Center for Advanced Technical Studies in our District. The Center oers 18 programs of study. Students

will be led through the Center by CATE student ambassadors to see the many excing programs being oered at

the high school level at the Center. Your 8th grade student will be given a leer about the eld trip and permis-

sion form mid-September. Please return the signed permission form by Oct. 16th. This experience is free for all

students. Below are the assigned dates for each team:

Monday, October 26: Team Navigators 9-11:30 AM

Friday, October 30: Team Antarcca 9-11:30 AM

Chaperone’s Needed: Parents/Guardians, if you are interested in helping chaperone students on this trip,please contact, Allison Redick, at 803-476-3668 or [email protected].



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Career Day at IMS November 20

th, 8:30-10:30 AM

November is Naonal Career Month. The month is

designed to highlight the importance of lifelong ca-

reer development and the personal empowerment ofall people. It also gives us another opportunity to

show students how what they learn in school is relat-

ed to the skills they will need in the workplace.

On Friday, November 20th

from 8:30-10:30 AM, IMS

will be hosng Career Day. All students will have the

opportunity to listen to mulple speakers from various career paths.

Parents, if you are willing to share you career experiences with our students on Career Day, we wouldappreciate your parcipaon in this program. Please contact Allison Redick at 803- 476-3668 or email at ared-

[email protected].

Job ShadowingOctober 23, 2015 - April 22, 2016 Job Shadowing is a great me for your student to explore the world of

work. Job Shadowing gives students an opportunity to see that the skills

they learn in school are related to the skills they will need in the work-

place. Job Shadowing is considered a short-term experience to introduce a student to a parcular job by a one-

on-one pairing of a student with an employee in a work environment. The student “shadows” the worker up to

one day to beer understand the requirements of a parcular career. All students are encouraged to parcipat

in this acvity.

Important Informaon:1. Students and their parents/guardians will make arrangements for the student to shadow a parent/guardian,

friend, relave or another person in a career of interest at the work site to include Transportaon. This Job

Shadowing opportunity is oered in lieu of Take-Your-Daughter/Son To-Work Day and Groundhog Shadow-

ing Day.

2. Students are only eligible to have ONE day per school year for this acvity. Job Shadowing can be completed

in a couple of hours, an enre day, weekends and/or holidays.

3. Students provide their own lunch during shadowing,

4. Students should demonstrate punctuality, honesty, good grooming habits, appropriate dress and willingness

to learn.

5. Students serve as an observer, not a worker.

6. Students are not permied to shadow teachers at Irmo Middle School or Crossroads Middle School.

7. Any school work missed as a result of being absent for shadowing is the responsibility of the student.

If interested, please have your student contact Allison Redick, Career Specialist to pick up a packet or go to our

IMS Website under the Guidance Department/Career Specialist to print a packet. Also, if you need assistance fo

a parcular career to job shadow please contact Allison Redick @ 803- 476-3668 or email: [email protected]


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What are Individual

Graduaon Plans (IGP)?

The Economic Development Act (EEDA) was passed in 2005. The implementaon of this law was designed to

beer prepare yourself for what you want to do aer high school and to help you and your parents/guardians

make informed decisions about your educaon and future. The core of this law is the idea of planning. You,

along with your parent, will begin to create an IGP in the 8th

grade as you prepare to enter the high school. Dur-

ing this me, you will select a cluster of study as you map out courses to take in high school. A career cluster is

way of organizing classes around an occupaonal group. Each year in high school, you will review your IGP with

guidance counselor and changes can be made based on your interest.

The Guidance Department will be scheduling the IGP meengs for 8th

graders. You will receive a leer in the

mail over the next few of months which will have a scheduled appointment me. This meeng will allow your

student to choose a cluster of study. This plan can be changed and will be re-visited each year during registra-

on. If you have a conict or unable to aend the assigned appointment me, please contact Allison Redick a

803-476-3668 or email at [email protected].

Tips for Parents

In helping your child

chose a Career path:

Start young. Develop career awareness by discuss-ing career opportunies when reading books and

newspapers, watching television and observing

worksites.

Support you child’s eorts to assess his or her own

interests, aptudes, values and work styles.

Share your job experiences. A child delights in hearing about his or her parents’ jobs.

Encourage parcipaon in job shadowing and internship opportunies.

Help your child understand the value and importance of his or her academic courses for success in a future

career.

6. Advise your child that there is more than one educaon pathway to a good job. More than 50% of the fast-

est growing jobs require an associate’s degree. There are a variety of routes to success: on the job training,

technical college, four year college, apprenceships or the military.


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District 5 School Recycling

Schools will use 8YD Parking Lot Recycling containers for:

I. Mixed Paper (loose)

A. Acceptable

1. Cardboard (aened and wax free)

2. Chip board, wet-pack boxes, pizza boxes (no food residue)

3. Empty paper bags

4. Bullen board paper with minimum tape and glue

5. Milk cartons (must be empty, open and NOT BAGGED)

6. White or colored paper with any color ink

7. Compute, copy, notebook, wring, fax, post it paper

8. Newspaper, magazine, paperback books, catalogs, phonebooks

9.

Pamphlets, brochures

10. Receipts, ckets, adding machine tape

11. NCR / carbonless forms

12. Card stock, index cards, manila le folders

13. Envelopes (any color) with or without windows

14. Staples

B. Not Acceptable

1. Hard back books

2. Photographs, tape, pressure sensive labels, carbon paper (black)

3.

Tissue, napkins, paper towels, wrapping paper

4. Food plates, cups, food wrappings

5. Foil Paper

6. Plasc (tabs, spirals, binders)

7. Metal (paper clips, spirals, foil)

8. Rubber bands

9. Shredded or scraps of paper (not even in bags)

II. Plasc Drink & Food Items

A. Acceptable

1. Food containers must be clean

2. Plasc lids may be included if screwed ghtly onto empty boles

B. Not Acceptable

1. No styrofoam,

2. No plasc plates, cups, atware, bags

3. No small item (forks, spoons, straws, loose caps)

4. Do not crush the items


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Today’s young people are living in an excing me, with an increasingly diverse society,

new technologies, and expanding opportunies. To help ensure that they are prepared to

become the next generaon of parents, workers, leaders, and cizens, every student

needs support, guidance, and opportunies during adolescence, a me of rapid growth

and change. Early adolescents face unique and diverse challenges, both personally and

developmentally, that have an impact on academic achievement.

Middle school counselors are professional educators with a mental health perspecve who understand and re

spond to the challenges presented by today’s diverse student populaon. Middle school counselors do not wor

in isolaon; rather they are integral to the total educaonal program. They provide proacve leadership that en

gages all stakeholders in the delivery of programs and services to help students achieve success in school. Pro

fessional school counselors align with the school’s mission to support the academic achievement of all student

as they prepare for the ever-changing world of the 21st century.

~ American School Counselor Associaon

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