September 2013

Mitchell County

School System

The Eagle’s Nest

Inside this issue:

Back-to School Bash 2

NMCES 4th Graders Are… 3

MCMS Parent Partner Day 4

Counselor’s Corner 5

Parents, Did You Know? 6

First Week Jitters 7

Get Involved. It Matters! 8

MCYF Pageant 9

MCHS Techy Talk 10

Sports Corner 11

Calendar for September 12

Instructional Intersession

On September 20

Vic Hill, MCSS Superintendent

Football Season

Is Here!!

Come out and

enjoy a game.

NMCES Receives

The $50,000 Leonore Annenberg

School Fund for Children The purpose of the Leonore Annenberg School Fund for

Children provides educational resources to United States

elementary schools in which at least nine out of ten children

are poor. The resources must be of immediate and direct

value to, and use by, the children to development the whole

child. It has been established that maintaining general good health and preventing

chronic diseases is the result of living a healthy lifestyle. The most important aspect of maintaining a

healthy lifestyle for children during their elementary years is nutrition and exercise. Research has

demonstrated how health affects academic environment and how academic affects the health and social

development of students. North Mitchell believes in creating

healthy students and keeping them healthy. Research has

also proven that children learn and

retain more when they are healthy and

physically fit. Our school has taken on

the challenge of improving the lives of

our children at an early age with our

new Kids Fitness Room. New health

textbooks, exercise bicycles, push-up

mats, and sports balls were a few of the

items purchased with the grant.

NMCES Teachers Studied Abroad

During The Summer Teachers from NMCES were flying high this summer learning

strategies that will help them to introduce, enhance, and perfect

teaching the new curriculum! During the 2012-2013 academic school

year, Ms. Selena Montgomery and Ms. Delceina Layne were awarded a

$10,000 grant from the Rural Trust Global Teacher Fellowship to study

abroad in Summer 2013. The partnerships began in Burlington,

Vermont and continued to Montreal, Canada, exploring the rich history, cultural diversity, and the

agricultural sectors of both locations. For 14 days, they traveled to different schools and farms to explore

how other teachers use school gardens and many other resources to create a project-based learning

environment for schools.

By studying abroad, these ladies learned teaching strategies that would

challenge our students to connect everyday life experiences to our

curriculum. This in-depth study provided them with the opportunity to

show other teachers how to create project-based lessons on our campus

that our students need in order to be successful. “This research helped

us remember that we are educators, teaching students to become life-

long learners through hands-on experiences and thinking critically,”

said Ms. Montgomery.

Mitchell County Schools will hold Parent Conferences

on September 12 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. For more

details, contact your child’s school.

What is FCCLA?

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The Eagle’s Nest is the official newspaper for the Mitchell County School System (MCSS).

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Superintendent: Vic Hill MCSS Board Chair: Norma Gilpatrick MCSS Board Vice-Chair: Barbara Reddick

Schools:

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September 2013

South Mitchell County Elementary School

PTA Meeting/Reading Round Up South Mitchell County Elementary School’s first PTA meeting and Reading Round Up Sessions were held on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at

6:30 p.m. in the gymnasium. The meeting was called to order and parents were welcomed by PTA President Victoria McIntyre. Principal

Vickie Hicks gave an overview and information concerning Title I-A programs. The new PTA officers were introduced by Assistant Principal

Donna Johnson including President Victoria McIntyre, Vice President Yolanda Merritt,

Secretary Heather Graham, Treasure Shalanda Quimbley, Fundraiser Chairperson Cheryl

Wimberly, and Membership Chairperson Torchee Williams.

Trophies were presented to the classes that had the most parents to attend. Winners were

Pre-K Pam Jones, Kindergarten-Karen Murray, first grade-Juliette Holloway and Kia Watts,

second grade-Patricia Jackson, third grade-Jahnette Etheridge, Fourth Grade-Patrice Dawson,

and fifth grade-Tyies Scott. New faculty members were introduced including Jade Anderson,

Heather Baggs, Tiffany Blakely, Ashley Brooks, Katie Jo Dixon, Shunterria Lucy and Ashley

Powell. Assistant Principal Johnson gave closing remarks and directions to parents about

grade level breakout sessions. The meeting was adjourned.

Back-to-School

Community Wide Bash On July 20, local churches, businesses, organizations and schools pull

together to make sure that children of Mitchell County began the school

year with school supplies, food and fun. Right: Matthew Acre presented

Destiny Fleming with an i-pad for winning the drawing contest. Special

thanks goes out to everyone who participated in this successful event.

No child is ever too old to enjoy and learn from reading with parents!

Great practice for your child and quality time for you both. Good listeners make good readers!

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Goldfish Graphing By: Angela McDaniel, 1st Grade Teacher

MCC1.MD.4: Organize, represent, and interpret data with

up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the

total number of data points, how many in each category,

and how many more or less are in one category than in

another.

Students in 1st grade are learning about various types of

graphs and data. In this activity, students first used their

sorting skills to group goldfish by color. After placing the

goldfish into the appropriate groups, the students made a concrete graph, pictograph, and a bar graph using the goldfish. The teacher ensured

that each student correctly color coded their graphs to match. Students responded to questions stating how many more of a color, how many

less, and how many in all. After comparing graphs to their peers, they all enjoyed a tasty snack!

Barrier Islands Summer Workshop Yes, it was extremely HOT this summer! But in the midst of all that heat, teachers from Mitchell County were HOT about learning the Barrier

Islands of Georgia! Armstrong University hosts the workshop annually which gives teachers a chance to experience the 14 Barrier Islands in

Georgia. Teachers also focus on the physical setting, geology and ecological

environments of the barrier islands of Georgia.

NMCES teachers, Mrs. J. Howard, Ms. D. Layne, and Ms. S. Montgomery, and

SMCES teacher Ms. Kelly attended the workshop and had a blast discovering

history and learning facts about the islands. Islands that were visited were

Cumberland Island, Jekyll Island, Blackbeard, and Sapelo Island (Home of

Kansas City Chief Allen Bailey).

The teachers engaged in turtle hunting at night with red flashlights, visited the

turtle hospital, collected soil and water samples, and saw real live fiddler crabs.

Overall, this experience helped teachers bring back project-based learning

activities for the classroom which will be demonstrated throughout the year and

observed by Donna Mullenax, coordinator.

What’s Going on in Fourth Grade at North Mitchell Elementary? SS4H1: The student will describe how early Native American cultures developed in North America. Element (b). Describe how the Native

Americans used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.

Fourth grade students are engaging their learning on the Native Americans cultures and how they developed in North

America. Students are learning how the environment was used for Native Americans to survive. In this activity students

are working on and finalizing their “Tribal Boxes” where they are collecting items that Native Americans used in their

environment to survive. Right: Congratulations to Amoriah Solomon for completing her tribal box.

ELACC4RL3, ELACC4L1—In Reading/Language Arts, the students are identifying and analyzing the elements of plot,

character, and setting in stories read, written, viewed or performed. They are reading a variety of texts and incorporating

new words into oral and written language. They are also using and identifying parts of speech and types of sentences.

Students are identifying sentence parts alone with subject verb agreement.

MCC4.NBT.1 MCC4.NBT.2-The fourth grade math class has been very busy in learning to read and write whole numbers

using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. We have completed several activities in learning to read and write multi-digit

numbers into the hundred thousand place. We have also been learning how to order multi-digit numbers using a Place Value Chart. We have

had a great time in completing the activities and learning how to order any given number, no matter how small or how large. We also spent time

in learning the difference between place and value, and are able to give any digit's place as well as its value. We are continuing to work on

place, value, and ordering of numbers.

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We want students to be Critical Thinkers – What is that? By: Vickie Smith

A critical thinker is able to understand consequences from what he/she knows and knows how to make use of information to solve problems,

and to seek related sources of information to become better inform. Critical thinking is not a matter of gathering information. A person with

a good memory and who knows a lot of facts is not necessarily good at critical thinking. Critical thinking can help us gain knowledge,

improve our ideas, and strengthen points of view. We can use critical thinking to improve work processes. Critical thinking is quite well-

matched with thinking "out-of-the-box", challenging consensus and examining less popular approaches. Critical thinking is a vital part of

creativity because we need critical thinking to evaluate and improve our creative ideas. When we teach or encourage critical thinking we

empower students’ lives and invest in our shared future. Critical thinking calls for the ability to:

Recognize problems, to find workable means for meeting those problems

Understand the importance of prioritization and order of precedence in problem solving

Gather and organize pertinent (relevant) information

Recognize unstated assumptions and values

Comprehend and use language with accuracy, clarity, and sensitivity

Interpret data, to appraise evidence and evaluate arguments

Recognize the existence (or non-existence) of logical relationships between propositions

Draw warranted conclusions and generalizations

Put to test the conclusions and generalizations at which one arrives

Reconstruct one's patterns of beliefs on the basis of wider experience

Render accurate judgments about specific things and qualities in everyday life

SUPPORT AT HOME = SUCCESS IN SCHOOL.

Mitchell Middle 8th Grade Social Studies The 8th graders in Mrs. Wood and Ms. Bullard’s Georgia Studies classes are already

working hard for the 2013-2014 school year. The students are at work on their first

geography standard SS8G1.

After taking notes on each of Georgia’s five regions (Appalachian Plateau, Ridge and

Valley, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, and the Coastal Plain), students were asked to shade in and

label the five regions on a map of Georgia.

MCMS Parent Partner Day While, only the third week of the school year, Mitchell County Middle School (MCMS) welcomed parents and guardians to Parent Partner

Day. Teachers and parents dialogued with each other during each grade level’s ninety-minute planning time about educational expectations for

each student for the 2013-2014 academic year. Parents learned how to access the parent portal

as an additional tool for staying informed. Teachers discussed Common Core Georgia

Performance Standards and CRCT requirements. Coach C. Frazier gave parents an overview of

FitnessGram requirements in physical education. Incentives to increase parental involvement

(points earned for special drawings: mid-year and end-of-year) were shared. Parents received

encouragement to attend upcoming events:

parent conferences and the annual parent

meeting for Title I during the month of

September.

A second Parent Partner Day will be held in

December. MCMS faculty and staff welcome time spent interacting with parents and

guardians and look forward to all opportunities to let parents know how invaluable they are

to their child’s education. MCMS is committed to keeping parents informed. Parents should

look for announcements through flyers, newsletters, the Camilla Enterprise, and on CNS and

WALB-10.

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Orenthal Spence,

Begins Service as an Area FFA Officer COVINGTON, GA–Orenthal Spence, a member of the Mitchell County FFA chapter, began his term as the Area

5, Reporter on August 2-3, when the Georgia FFA area officers met for the Area Officer Training Conference.

Forty-eight new area officers from six areas of the state attended the two-day training conference held at the

Georgia FFA-FCCLA Center near Covington. The objective was to orient the new officers to their position as area

leaders. Each area team met with a member of their regional agricultural education staff, as well as the Georgia

FFA leadership program specialist, FFA executive secretary, and state FFA advisor to discuss their roles and

responsibilities. The officers explored their decision making process, developed a team philosophy of leadership,

discovered what it means to be an ambassador for the FFA, and began setting goals for the coming year.

Throughout the school year, Orenthal and his fellow officers will have the opportunity to represent Area 5 FFA members at a variety of teachers

meetings, career development events, leadership conferences and area training activities. The first assignment given to the new area officers

was the FFA Day at the Fair program. On October 8, more than 1,500 middle school students will meet in Perry to attend FFA Day at the

Georgia National Fair. Their hosts for the event will be the Area Officers. Each officer team has been charged with creating booths and displays

that showcase the benefits of FFA and agricultural education. Next spring, each Area Officer team will be responsible for conducting their

respective Area banquet and award assemblies. The officers will also serve as courtesy corps at the 86th State FFA Convention in Macon on

May 1-3, 2014.

The Georgia FFA Association has a membership of more than 35,000, making it the third largest association in the nation. The National FFA

Organization, formerly known as the Future Farmers of America, changed its name in 1988 to reflect the growth and diversity of agriculture. The

FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and

career success through agricultural education.

North Mitchell County

Elementary School

Counselor’s Corner By: Vanessa Williams

The elementary school years are a critical

time academically and socially for children.

The State of Georgia and Mitchell County’s

curriculum provides elementary students the

academic building blocks on which all future learning depends.

Mastery of reading, writing, mathematics, science and social

studies is critical to forming a strong foundation for all education to

come.

Your child has much to accomplish but he/she doesn’t have to

tackle it alone. Your child is supported by a team of caring adults

… YOU, of course, plus teachers, administrators and counselors …

all working together to support your child’s academic achievement

and personal development.

I am Vanessa Williams, school counselor of North Mitchell County

Elementary School. I provide a vital support system for students,

teachers, administrators and parents as your precious child begins

building his/her foundation. I will help them adjust to the

elementary school setting, teach them how to get along with others

and solve conflicts, reinforce basic behaviors at school, reinforce

the values and character traits you’ve been teaching at home, and

teach personal safety issues. I am available to discuss matters with

you if the need ever arises. You can reach me at 229-336-2118 or

vanessa_williams@mitchell.k12.ga.us. We are looking forward to

having a GREAT year!!!!!

South Mitchell County

Elementary School

Counselor’s Corner By: Tiffany Simmons

Topic of the Month: Study Smarts

From a history test at the end of each month to spelling quiz every

Friday, studying is a skill youngsters will need throughout their

years of school. Help your child study with these tips.

Start a habit. Encourage your youngster to treat studying as a

daily assignment, not just something he does the evening before a

test. For example, he might study 15 minutes every night for a

spelling test on Friday. After he finishes his regular homework, he

can spend a little time reviewing his notes and handouts.

Tackle textbooks. When your child has a chapter to study, have

him “preview” it to increase his understanding. He should glance

over headings, graphics, and photos and go to the glossary to look

up boldfaced words. Tip: If he finds a section hard to grasp, he

could read a picture book on the topic. For a science unit on

matter for instance, he could try What Is the World Made Of? by

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld.

Mix it up. If your youngster reviews information in several ways,

he’ll be more likely to remember it. He might use colored pencils

to copy each spelling word or math fact onto a separate index

card. Then, he can shuffle the cards and study them in a different

order each time. For extra reinforcement, suggest that he spell

each word or recite each fact aloud (Home & School Connection,

2013).

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Parents, Did You Know? Families keep children motivated to read. Reading together NOW positively impacts your child’s later success.

Your help improves children’s reading skills. Read with your child at home. Make reading accessible.

Do you know your child’s reading level? Talk with your child’s teacher(s) about your child’s reading program and how you can help your child

pick good books to read. Ask your child’s teacher(s) the best way to help your child with reading at home.

How is your child’s reading fluency? Talk with your child’s teacher to find out how your child is reading a story. Find out what book your

child loves to read and have him to read again and again to increase his/her fluency in reading. Take turns with your child when reading – you

read a sentence – your child read the next sentence, and so on.

HAVE AFTER SCHOOL “CHATS” WITH YOUR CHILD TO LEARN WHAT HE/SHE HAS BEEN DOING IN SCHOOL.

Set aside time each day to go through papers. Try to do it first thing after school when the day is still fresh in their minds. Look over the work

together. Help them feel proud by commenting on things they have done. Have them talk through math problems or science experiments to

show you what they learned.

Mitchell Middle 7th Grade The 7th grade department would like to take this opportunity to welcome each and every student and parent/guardian to the 7 th grade team where

teamwork is vital. The seventh grade department is filled with dedicated teacher leaders who work collectively to improve the school and to

accomplish the school’s vision, mission, and objectives. As a team, we hope to improve student achievement and to get all students to higher

levels. However, we need your help! We can’t do it alone. Educating today’s students require partnerships between teachers, parents/guardians,

and students. In the book entitled Building Culturally Responsive Family-School Relationships, Amatea (2009) declares that it is necessary for

educators to work with students’ families. The involvement of families in their students’ learning is very important to education and can truly

make a difference in the lives of students. With that in mind, we encourage both the students and parents/guardians to continuously work

alongside the educators on the 7th grade team. As we journey through this school year, we truly look forward to working with each of you.

Together we can make a difference! Educationally Yours, Crystal A. Grimsley, 7th Grade Department Chair, 7th Grade Team: Lakeshia

Barney, Brian Bush, Rondretta Campbell, Sven Colbert, Crystal Grimsley, Sandra Hawkins, Jermaine King, Kris Presha Deborah Toombs,

Rashan Trent, Jerona Waiters (Reference-Amatea, E. (2009). Building culturally responsive family-school relationships. Upper Saddle River,

NJ: Pearson Education Inc.)

SMCES First Grade News By: Kia Watts

Making 10 The students in Mrs. Dixon’s class are working diligently on their representations of 10. For the past

two weeks, students have focused on various ways to represent the number 10. Here, they have

decorated butterfly wings to appropriately show number sentences that total 10. They used number

sense, grouping strategies, and manipulative to show their work. This assignment focuses on standard

1.NBT.1, where students use number sentences to correctly represent groupings of 10 and use pictorial

images to represent them.

Positive Character Traits Before you can define who you are, you have to understand your personality. You may ask yourself

questions, such as “What do I

like to do?” or "who am I? The

students in Ms. Davis’ lab are

learning about having and

exhibiting positive characters

traits. Today, the students are

writing about how they can

display courage. They’ve

focused on fairness, and

commitment the previous weeks. It is said that being positive and upbeat

can influence everyone around you; remember a smile goes a long way!

This assignment focuses on standard SS1CG1 The students will describe

and display positive character traits of fairness, respect for others, respect

for the environment, conservation, courage, equality, tolerance,

perseverance, and commitment.

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Our First Week Jitters with Ms. Montgomery Written By: All Fifth Grade Students

All night I thought about my first day at North Mitchell County Elementary School. When I woke up, I

was a senior! When I arrived, I was greeted by our new Assistant Principal, Mr. F. Quimbley and our

Principal, Mrs. J. White. After breakfast, I hurried to my homeroom class, Ms. Montgomery, with a

book bag full of school supplies. After we organized our supplies and materials, we were ready to get to

work. Ms. Montgomery shared a PowerPoint about the rituals and routines for our class. Then she

reviewed the story elements with a reading foldable. Afterwards, we listened to the story, First Day

Jitters, and discussed the habits of a good reader. During our first week of school, we learned about characterization.

Characterization is a reading skill in which the reader uses the character’s words, actions, thoughts, and feelings to understand how characters

interact and react to events and other characters in a story. Ms. Montgomery introduced the lesson with a PowerPoint and the common core

standards. Using the story, First Day Jitters, we discussed the character traits for Sarah Jane Hartwell, the main character from the story. Then

Ms. Montgomery divided us into groups and we created an “I am” foldable. Using the foldable, we used ourselves as the main character. We

were given a character traits word list to help us find words that described us as characters. Once we found a trait about ourselves, we provided

evidence from our life experiences to support our trait. For example, I am bossy because I tell my little sister what to do every day. We had to

complete four different character traits about ourselves. Then we designed our foldable to fit our personalities which made each foldable

unique. Several students shared their “I am” foldable and before leaving the class we answered an essential question about characterization.

This was an enjoyable activity to learn about characterization!

In conclusion, our first week has been a great success. From our new fitness room to motivating teachers in the classroom, we have been

working hard to kick start a great school year! Always remembering our motto: We don’t meet; we exceed in all subjects. GO EAGLES!

NMCES Kindergarten is Fired Up! By: Marchell Sapp

NMCES Kindergarten teachers and students are excited about the 2013-

14 school year. The students came in on the first day of school fired up

for learning. We are currently learning our letters, numbers and working

on our Friends unit. The students and teachers are enjoying DEAR time

where they drop everything and read. The teachers are helping these

future readers gain the importance

of reading during this time.

We are also looking forward to our Place-Based

Learning project titled "Visiting the Past to Build the

Future." The students will be making things and

participating in special activities for the residents of

the Mitchell County Convalescent Center. NMCES

Kindergarten teachers and students look forward to

sharing many wonderful things this year.

Mitchell County High School Open House On August 4, Mitchell County School System held its open house from 4 to 6 p.m. At Mitchell County High

School, both parents and students eagerly came out to meet their child’s teachers for the school year. During

the visit with their child’s teachers, they picked up the course syllabus which

included the state standards that

would taught that year. The

teachers talked with the parents and

students about the expectations of

the class and what would be

required of the student.

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GET INVOLVED – IT MATTERS! Being involved in your children’s education helps him/her do well in school and improves the quality of your child’s school. Parents can be

engaged at many different levels and simple activities like reading a book together, helping with homework and emphasizing the importance of

school and academic success can and does make a difference!

Here are some suggestions on how to get started.

Let your child know that school is important. Be sure to ask questions about homework and set up a quiet place for your child to work.

Read everything that is sent home from school: report cards, homework assignments, school lunch plans, and vacation and bus schedules.

Show your child that you are well informed.

Get to know your child’s teachers and school principal by attending school meetings and parent-teacher conferences.

Ask for copies of school policies (e.g., attendance and discipline). If there is something you do not understand, ask questions.

Volunteer to help with school activities. Attend sports events, assist with fundraisers, or volunteer to work in the school office.

Visit your child’s classroom when class is in session, not just at parent-teacher conferences. Set this up in advance with the school office

and the teacher.

Talk to other parents. Join the parent organization. If there is not parent organization at your school, think about starting one. Finding

two or three other interested parents is a good start.

Being involved in a child’s education is just as important for step-parents, grandparents, and other adults who care for a child. Invite

people who care for your child to participate in school activities.

Your actions, not just your words, make an impression that will last a lifetime.

MCMS 6th Grade Off to a Rousing Start The 6th grade teachers and students have enthusiastically started the new school year. All

subject areas are off to a rigorous start and are helping the new students and teachers

adjust to the routine of the well-oiled 6th grade machine! In all subject areas, teachers are

utilizing differentiated tasks and methods within the classrooms to accentuate students’

learning processes. Manipulates, small-group instruction, and independent group peer

partnering are among some of the skills implemented this far. However, the students

aren’t the only newcomers to 6th grade hall this year; MCMS 6th grade welcomes 3 new

teachers as well. Our new teachers for the 2013-2014 school year are: Mr. Warrick-ELA,

Mr. Tap Scott-Science, and Mrs. Kinglee-Math. Both teachers and students are geared up

and ready to begin a fantastic year!!

MCHS Students

Are Busy Filming

and Creating Signs

and Banners Business Students Raymond Singleton

and Anthony Thomas created Entrance and Exit Signs for the front doors at South Mitchell Elementary. Left: Raymond and Anthony show

SMCES Assistant Principal Donna Johnson the entrance sign they created. Raymond and Anthony also created a display sign (above right) for

a beauty salon.

Left: Aaliyah Parson and Victor Johnson filmed the Lions Club meeting held on August 17. The students will edit the

film and produce a video and will use the pictures to create a yearly calendar. Both of the students are also on the Eagle

News Crew. Victor is one of the Tri-cast operators and Aaliyah will be an announcer.

The business students also made 33” by 6’ banners that will be displayed during the football games. Examples of the

banners created are shown below.

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Students Learn About FCCLA On Friday, August 9, the

Introduction to Culinary Arts

students learned about FCCLA

(Family, Career & Community

Leaders of America) by

completing STEP ONE. This

activity introduces students to

the Career & Technical Student

Organization (CTSO) that is associated with the Culinary Arts and the Early Childhood

Education Pathways. All students who participated received a certificate. Shown are

some of the students proudly displaying their certificates.

The Mitchell County Young Farmers Presents

2013 Tiny Miss, Little Miss, Junior Miss, Teen Miss and

Miss Mitchell County Young Farmer

On Saturday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. Mitchell County High School Auditorium

Admission - $7.00 / Children 4 and under free *Each Contestant will receive 1 free ticket

Tiny Miss- 3-5 * Little Miss- 6-9 * Jr. Miss- 10-12 * Teen Miss 13-15 * Miss- 16-19

Entry deadline: Friday, September 13. * Entry Fee: $25 *Minimum Ad Sales: $50

Packets may be picked up at Mitchell County Board of Education Office or email :

Luci Conine (luci_conine@mitchell.k12.ga.us) Any questions? Call Luci Conine-(229) 328-5949

MCMS, WELCOME BACK!! The phrase “welcome back” is fitting for Mr. Easom. Mr. Easom was MCMS’ Art Education teacher from

2002-2006. Having been away from the MCMS art classroom for a few years, Easom says that he is glad

to be back. “A lot of the teachers have changed since I was last here, but the administration and faculty is

just as friendly and helpful as I remember,” Easom stated. The students of MCMS are in for a wonderful

journey into the world of art, and Mr. Easom is looking forward to being their tour guide. Left: Mr. Easom

is helping students with designing their portfolios in order to keep up with their work and projects.

Students Audition To Become an Eagle News Crew Member By: Blanca Lope, MCHS Student

On August 12, students audition for the Eagle News Football Team Production. These students will be

responsible for the filming and announcing some of the home games. The students worked with Mr.

Beau Sherman, the Distant Learning and Video Broadcast Coordinator with CNS. The goal was to

improve the students’ broadcasting skills by learning more of the individual roles necessary in the

filming and production of a football game. Mr. Sherman demonstrated how to properly operate the

Tricaster broadcast switcher and the field cameras. After practicing for a while, the students gathered

outside to show their knowledge on what they learned. In addition, they interviewed the football players and took pictures

of them. While the football players were practicing, the students decided to record the players’ skills. The students were

confident their hard work will help them in the future. Mr. Sherman told the student’s advisors-Ms. L. Twitty and Ms. R.

Lee- “These are some very good students; I see some hard workers that showed they could worked independently but also work in teams.”

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Mitchell Middle Media Center By: Pam Taylor

Students have taken their STAR reading tests to determine their AR goals for the first nine

weeks. Students’ goals are based on 20 minutes of reading per day. Rewards for those

who meet their goals this year include going to Fun Park, the movies, and bowling. Those

students who go beyond their goals and read 250,000 words this nine weeks will also be

rewarded with a pizza luncheon. Students will continue reading across the curriculum.

They must read a science, social studies, and math book each nine weeks. Grades for these

books will be taken in the content class. Please encourage your child to read at home at

least 20 minutes each night to ensure they reach their goals. Studies show reading

increases student achievement. The more you read, the more you grow!

NMCES Bicycles for a Better Lifestyle North Mitchell County's PTA sponsored a bicycle drawing to encourage physical fitness and outside recreation for children. This activity

took place during the final PTA meeting for the 2012-2013 school year. Due to a growing population of overweight children, NMCES' PTA felt

the need to play an active role in helping families choose healthier lifestyles. Equity Group-Georgia Division, Mr. Vann Griffin and

Sextonn Farms Trucking Company donated 12 bicycles that were given to 12 NMCES students. The bicycles were purchase from the Camilla

Wal-Mart.

Techy Tuck’s

Tip of the Month: September 2013 For all of my fellow teachers-if you are needing help integrating technology in your classroom, I have

created a new website just for education and integrating technology. It's somewhat bare right now and

still under construction, so please be patient. I will try and update weekly so please check periodically for

new information and resources. Your one quick stop for help on various genres of integrating technology

into your classroom. If any of my fellow teachers need help with anything, please feel free to let me

know. NO matter where you are, what subject or grade, I am more than willing and happy to help in any

way I can with integrating technology into the classroom. I hope everyone has a great and successful

year! Please bookmark this site I created. Together we can change our youth and the world! Woo Hoo!

GO EAGLES! http://jelestu-edtech.weebly.com. Thank you everyone!

Jennifer L. Tucker, MCHS Media

THURSDAY SEPT. 5 TERRELL COUNTY A 5:00

THURSDAY SEPT. 12 *MCINTYRE PARK (THOMASVILLE) H 5:00

THURSDAY SEPT. 19 SEMINOLE COUNTY A 5:00

THURSDAY SEPT. 26 EARLY COUNTY H 5:00

Schedule

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SATURDAY SEPT. 7 PELHAM H 7:30

FRIDAY SEPT. 13 ALBANY A 7:30

FRIDAY SEPT. 20 BROOKS COUNTY A 7:30

FRIDAY SEPT. 27 *MILLER COUNTY A 8:00

THURSDAY SEPT. 5 TERRELL COUNTY H 5:00

THURSDAY SEPT. 12 PELHAM A 5:00

THURSDAY SEPT. 19 SEMINOLE COUNTY H 5:00

THURSDAY SEPT. 26 EARLY COUNTY A 5:00

TUESDAY SEPT. 3 *MILLER COUNTY H 5:00

TUESDAY SEPT. 10 *TERRELL COUNTY A 5:00

THURSDAY SEPT. 12 *RANDOLPH-CLAY H 5:00

TUESDAY SEPT. 17 *SEMINOLE COUNTY A 5:00

THURSDAY SEPT. 19 *BACONTON CHARTER A 5:00

TUESDAY SEPT 24 *CALHOUN COUNTY H 5:00

THURSDAY SEPT. 26 *MILLER COUNTY A 5:00

Schedule

Schedule

Schedule

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Mitchell County School System’s Calendar: September 2013

South Mitchell County Elementary

9/4 AR Kickoff at 9 a.m. in gym

9/6 Pre-K Grandparents Celebration at 9 a.m.

9/10 DADS Bring Your Child to School Day: 7:30-810

9/12 Parent Teacher Conferences

9/18 Good Student Habits (K-5) Parent Workshop from

9 to 11 a.m.

9/26 Title I Night Math Magic at 6:30 p.m.

9/27 Doughnuts for Dads at 9 a.m. in cafeteria

North Mitchell County Elementary

9/5 Annual Title I Meeting Student Performance-PTA at

6:30 p.m.

9/6 Grandparents Day Out at 1:30 p.m.

9/12 Parent-Teacher Conference from 4 to 6 p.m.

9/16 Afterschool Program Starts

9/17 Literacy Kick-off at 9 a.m.

9/20 Intersession

9/23 Family Day Craft-at home

Mitchell County Middle School

9/9 PTA Executive Board Meeting at 5 p.m.

9/12 Parent Teacher Conferences from 4:30–6:30

9/19 Annual Title I Parent Information Meeting at 6 p.m.

9/24 School Council Meeting at 7 p.m.

School System Calendar

9/12 System wide Parent Conference Day

9/19 Board Work Session at 6:30 p.m.

9/20 Instructional Intersession Day

9/24 Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

Mitchell County High School

9/6 Mock Writing Practice for Juniors

9/14 FCCLA Car Wash

9/16 Mock Writing Practice or Juniors

9/19 MCHS Scavenger Hunt for Parents

9/19 Benchmark Exams2

9/21 MCYF Pageant

9/23 Mock Writing Practice for Juniors

9/25 GHSGT Writing

Mitchell County High School-Culinary Arts Eagle’s Nest Catering Presents

“The Casserole Connection” As a fundraiser and learning tool, the culinary arts students will be preparing casseroles each week for sale. The orders will need to be placed the

Monday prior to pick-up on Wednesdays. If you don’t want to cook them that day, you can wait a couple of days or they all freeze well! Also, please

feel free to place all of your orders in advance if you prefer.

Schedule: September 4-Shepherd’s Pie * September 11-King Ranch Chicken *September 18-Spaghetti Bake

September 25-Poppy Seed Chicken *October 2-Turkey & Spinach Lasagna *October 9-Chicken Tetrazzini

Prices are: $10 for a 9” round (feeds 2-4 people) and $20 for a 13 x 9 (feeds 6-10 people) Email your order to: lillibel_wingate@mitchell.k12.ga.us or

leave a message at 229-403-1840 (Lillibel Wingate) or 336-2170. Pick up times are between 11:30 - 12:45 or 3:40 -5:00 on Wednesdays. If these times

are not convenient, we can make other arrangements. PICKUP LOCATION-L. Wingate’s classroom…go to the back of MCHS where the track is

located. You will see 2 green dumpsters; to the left is a brick wall-go through the gate and you will see 2 double doors that lead directly into my room.

MITCHELL COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS-AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM On September 9, 2013, at 6:00 p.m., parents are expected to attend a mandatory “PARENT ORIENTATION MEETING” at South Mitchell County Elementary

School; OR on September 11, 2013 at 6:00 p.m., parents are expected to attend a mandatory “PARENT ORIENTATION MEETING” at North Mitchell County

Elementary School. PARENTS, YOU MUST ATTEND ONE OF THE PARENT ORIENTATION MEETINGS LISTED ABOVE IN ORDER FOR YOUR

CHILD TO OFFICIALLY BECOME A PARTICIPANT. IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND A MEETING, YOUR CHILD WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN THE

21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM! LaTonya Williams, Program Director, Vontressa Harvey, SMCES Site-Coordinator,

Katrina Spence, NMCE Site-Coordinator

On August 4, during the Open House at

Mitchell County High School, many

parents took the opportunity to visit the

Parent Resource Room and found a helpful

selection of booklets ranging from studying

tips, to bullying to applying for college.

Parents, don’t forget to visit the school’s

website http://mitchell2.mch.schooldesk.net

to get updated on events at the school.

MCHS

Parents Resource

Room