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PLANT SALE
Tuesday, April 7th 6:00-7:30pm &
Saturday 8:00am-1:00pm.
Our 7th grade science students from team iGrow, under the instruction of Mrs. Regan Moore and Ms. Brinton Fox, are hosting
Dates to Remember:
Black Week
Tues 4/7
their first plant sale. Tended and grown in our very own, on-campus greenhouse,
plants for sale will include: spring and summer vegetables, herbs, and a selection of
flowers. The sale begins on Tue., April 7 during interim pick-up night and again on Saturday, April 11 from 8am-1pm in the IMS greenhouse - which is located behind the 7th
grade building. All proceeds from this sale will be used to fund future horticulture projects at IMS. Please support your Irmo Middle School community and help to provide
our students with unique and relevant learning experiences by attending the plant sale!
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MAKING TEA:
After watching the video about Chinese Tea, students
learned about how to pick, prepare and make different
kinds of tea. Today in class, we had a tea appreciation party
sponsored by our Chinese student, Yating Zheng and her
family. Thank you, Yating!
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Grade 8
ACT Aspire
Test Dates
Writing
Tue., April 28
English
Testing Time in
Minutes
ACT Aspire
Test Dates
Testing Time in
Minutes
30
Writing
Tue., April 28
30
Tue., April 28
35
English
Tue., April 28
35
Reading
Wed., April 29
60
Reading
Wed., April 29
60
Mathematics
Thur., April 30
60
Mathematics
Thur., April 30
65
Make-up
Through May 13
Make-up
Through May 13
SC PASS
Test Dates
Testing Time in
Minutes
SC PASS
Test Dates
Testing Time in
Minutes
Science
Thur., May 7
Not timed
Science
Thur., May 7
Not timed
Social Studies
Fri., May 8
Not timed
Social Studies
Fri., May 8
Not timed
Makeup
Through May 15
Not timed
Makeup
Through May 15
Not timed
Help us make your child feel confident and comfortable as your child takes ACT Aspire and SCPASS testing.
Be sure your child goes to bed early, gets a good nights sleep, eats a good breakfast, and arrives at school on
time. Please note that students are not allowed to have cell phones, tablets or any other electronic communication devices on their person. We prefer that students not bring them into the testing room. However, if
they bring a device, it must be turned off and stored in a designated location in the classroom.
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In April, students will take the new ACT Aspire standardized test. This year, all students
will be permitted to use an approved calculator for the math portion of the test. We encourage all students to begin bringing an approved calculator to school daily. If your student cannot obtain a calculator, please alert his or her math teacher as soon as possible.
Scientific and graphing calculators are preferred, due to the advanced nature of the 7th and 8th grade curriculum and standards. Most scientific and graphing calculators are approved.
The calculators most familiar to students at IMS are TI-83 & TI-84 graphing calculators. A graphing calculator
is an investment that a student can use year after year - in middle school, high school, and throughout college. Many families already have a graphing calculator from parents, older siblings, or family members who
have recently taken high school or college courses. Check with friends, neighbors, and family prior to purchasing a new one! We are asking that calculators be brought to school every day so that students become
more familiar with the functions. The following calculators cannot be used:
If you would like to donate a calculator or batteries, please bring them to our front office. Thank you for
helping our students prepare for their academic success. We appreciate your support!
If you have any questions, please contact our math department chair, Mrs. Kelly Thacker
(kthacker@lexrich5.org).
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Bi-Lo Hometown Educational Awards: Save money for yourself & raise money
for IMS by scanning your Bi-Lo card. The IMS code is 54883. Register and learn more
at http://www.hometowneducationalrewards.com/
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Mary Blitch
Adriann Halbisen
Dana Nicholas
Emma Bryant
Jayla Hayes
Noah Overcash
MacKenna Bryant
Esha Hegde
Kesha Patel
Madelen Bushman
Mina Heidari
Kathryn Pierce
John Cox
Lauren Henderson
Jordan Reeder
Jazmine Davis
Robert Hutto
Alana Revels
Kendall DeLong
Addaline Johnson
Christian Romleski
Surin Desai
Aden Johnson
Logan Sawyer
Sarah Deschamps
Madeline Knowles
Corinne Smith
Drew Dewar
Anna Koon
Victoriana Smith
James Dooley
Chris Koverman
Walker Smith
Madeline Duffie
Cole Lewis
Devon Solet
Evelyn Edgar
Haley Litz
Jacob Vickio
Nieky Wang
Candace Evans
Katie Weber
Tommy Metts
James Minick
Aaron White
Students who qualify as Junior Schol- Hunter Fallat
ars receive an award of merit from
Becan Floyd
Caleb Montgomery Robert Wolff
the South Carolina Department of
Education as well as information regarding summer academic experiences sponsored by South Carolina colleges and universities. They can use that special recognition to bolster their applications to colleges and universities.
In honor of their scholastic achievement, School District Five and PAGE 5 (Parent Advocates for Gifted Education) will recognize all students at an awards ceremony for Junior Scholars from Irmo Middle School,
Dutch Fork Middle School, and Chapin Middle School. This event is scheduled for Thursday, April 9, 2015, at
Irmo High School Center for the Arts.
The ceremony begins promptly at 7:00 p.m. Please plan to arrive at 6:30 p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Tami Richardson (Coordinator of Gifted Programs) at
tmrichar@lexrich5.org.
I look forward to seeing you on April 9th.
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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 general 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 auditorium - this screening will be the first time this film has been shown in South Carolina! 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 business will consider supporting this event at any level! Sponsors will be provided 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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Yes, I will support Irmo Middle Schools project by sponsoring this event!
$100 minimum donation
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Students at a Lexington-Richland District Five middle school are using handwoven bracelets to raise awareness about the educational needs of youth in Nicaragua.
Irmo Middle School is participating in the Pulsera Project, a nonprofit campaign
that gives Nicaraguan youth weavers a market to sell their intricate bracelets and
raise funds for educational programs. Students at the school have sold a few dozen bracelets, or pulseras in Spanish, since the weeklong project started on March
23. The bracelets cost $5 each, and all proceeds go to the Charleston-based Pulsera Project.
Educators say the project teaches many valuable classroom and life lessons to
students at Irmo Middle, an international academic magnet school.
We decided to do the Pulsera Project because its a great global project to help our students grow as global citizens while helping needy
kids in other countries, said Irmo Middle Spanish teacher Nancy Ellis.
Our students are learning how to do some true worldwide community service to promote something from the goodness of their hearts
without reward for themselves.
Showing off one of her favorite bracelets, seventh grader Sade Allen
said the student response has been great and the bracelets are becoming popular around the school. She said the fact that all the proceeds go back to helping students gives the project added meaning.
It helps them get an education, which is something everyone needs and should have, Allen said. Although
we dont know the people were doing this for personally, it still feels good to help and show the beautiful
bracelets these kids are able to make.
Seventh grader Evan McConnell said he enjoys helping students in another country. The project has made
him grateful for the opportunities he has and more mindful of global issues.
We learned in class that some of these kids in Nicaragua are living on a budget of $2 a day, McConnell
said. So when we learned that they were making bracelets through their own skills, we thought it was a
great way to raise money for them.
This is the second year that Irmo Middle School has sponsored the Pulsera Project. Nearly 600 bracelets and
other hand woven items were delivered to the school for sale. In 2014, the school sold all of its bracelets,
netting a total of around $3,000 for Nicaraguan artisans.
I think the lesson we can all take from this is that we all need to be more grateful for simple things, said
Melanie Daniel, a parent who volunteered to help with the schools Pulsera Project. Not only are the bracelets beautiful, they are bracelets with a cause behind them.
Ellis added, This is a project the students at Irmo Middle School really take ownership of. I think because we
are an international magnet, the students are really tuned into finding ways to help others globally and like
the idea of impacting the world. This project lets them do thatthey are able to be that agent of change in
their small way, and it resonates with them.
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Spring Pictures
Pictures
Fri., April 10th
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Students and their parents/guardians will make arrangements for the student to shadow a parent/
guardian, friend, relative or another person in a career of interest at the work site to include transportation.
Students are eligible to have ONE day per school year for this activity.
Job Shadowing can be completed in a couple of hours, an entire day, weekends and/or holidays.
Students provide their own lunch during shadowing, if applicable.
Students should demonstrate punctuality, honesty, good grooming habits, appropriate dress and
willingness to learn.
Students serve as an observer, not a worker.
Students are not permitted to shadow teachers at Irmo Middle school.
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 for a particular career to job shadow please contact Allison Redick @ 476-3668 or email: aredick@lexrich5.org.
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Staff 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 orientation 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, which
means 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
Department of Human Resources
Application Procedures
Substitute Application Procedure
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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, parents, and families so everyone can plan for their summer vacations. We are very confident 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 Principal for Instruction at 476-3663.
The Middle School Summer School Program is designed for students in grades 6, 7, and 8 who have not mastered
the course standards in English, Social Studies, Math, or Science. This program is streamlined to concentrate 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.