CMSS MONDAY MESSAGE...
October 2, 2017
R.E.A.L. Panthers
RESPECT, EXPLORE, ACHIEVE, LEAD
The six living generations
GI Generation
- Born 1901-1926
- Children of the WWI generation & fighters in WWII & young in the Great Depression…all leading to strong models of teamwork to overcome and progress.
- Their Depression was The Great One; their war was The Big One; their prosperity was the legendary Happy Days.
- They saved the world and then built a nation.
- Community-minded.
- Strong sense of personal civic duty, which means they vote.
- Marriage is for life, divorce and having children out of wedlock were not accepted.
- There was no “retirement” you worked until your died or couldn’t work anymore.
- “Use it up, fix it up, make it do, or do without.”
- Avoid debt…save and buy with cash.
- Sometimes called The Greatest Generation.
Mature/Silents.
- Born 1927- 1945
- Went through their formative years during an era of suffocating conformity, but also during the postwar happiness: Peace! Jobs! Suburbs! Television! Rock ‘n Roll! Cars! Playboy Magazine!
- Korean and Vietnam War generation.
- Pre-feminism women; women stayed home generally to raise children, if they worked it was only certain jobs like teacher, nurse or secretary.
- Men pledged loyalty to the corporation, once you got a job, you generally kept it for life.
- The richest, most free-spending retirees in history.
- Marriage is for life, divorce and having children out of wedlock were not accepted.
- In grade school, the gravest teacher complaints were about passing notes and chewing gum in class.
- “Retirement” means to sit in a rocking chair and live your final days in peace.
Baby Boomers
- Born between 1946 and 1964. Two sub-sets:
- 1. the save-the-world revolutionaries of the ’60s and ’70s; and 2. the party-hardy career climbers (Yuppies) of the ’70s/’80s.
- The “me” generation.
- “Rock and roll” music generation.
- Buy it now and use credit.
- Even though their mothers were generally housewives, responsible for all child rearing, women of this generation began working outside the home in record numbers, thereby changing the entire nation as this was the first generation to have their own children raised in a two-income household where mom was not omnipresent.
- The first TV generation.
- The first divorce generation, where divorce was beginning to be accepted as a tolerable reality.
- Tend to be more positive about authority, hierarchal structure and tradition.
- One of the largest generations in history with 77 million people.
- Their aging will change America almost incomprehensibly; they are the first generation to use the word “retirement” to mean being able to enjoy life after the children have left home. Instead of sitting in a rocking chair, they go skydiving, exercise and take up hobbies, which increases their longevity.
Generation X
- Born between 1965 and 1980
- The “latch-key kids” grew up street-smart but isolated, often with divorced or career-driven parents. Latch-Key came from the house key kids wore around their neck, because they would go home from school to an empty house.
- Very individualistic.
- Government and big business mean little to them.
- Want to save the neighborhood, not the world
- Cynical of many major institutions, which failed their parents, or them, during their formative years and are therefore eager to make marriage work and “be there” for their children
- Raised in the transition phase of written based knowledge to digital knowledge archives; most remember being in school without computers and then after the introduction of computers in middle school or high school
- Tend to commit to self rather than an organization or specific career. This generation averages 7 career changes in their lifetime, it was not normal to work for a company for life, unlike previous generations.
- School problems were about drugs.
- Late to marry (after cohabitation) and quick to divorce…many single parents.
- Into labels and brand names.
- Want what they want and want it now but struggling to buy, and most are deeply in credit card debt.
- Short on loyalty & wary of commitment; all values are relative…must tolerate all peoples.
- Survivors as individuals.
Generation Y/Millennium.
- Born between 1981 and 2000
- Aka “The 9/11 Generation” “Echo Boomers” America’s next great generation brings a sharp departure from Generation X.
- They are nurtured by omnipresent parents, optimistic, and focused.
- Respect authority.
- Falling crime rates. Falling teen pregnancy rates. But with school safety problems; they have to live with the thought that they could be shot at school, they learned early that the world is not a safe place.
- They schedule everything.
- They feel enormous academic pressure.
- Prefer digital literacy as they grew up in a digital environment. Have never known a world without computers! They get all their information and most of their socialization from the Internet.
- Prefer to work in teams.
- They do not live to work, they prefer a more relaxed work environment with a lot of hand holding and accolades.
Generation Z/Boomlets
- Born after 2001*
- 61 percent of children 8-17 have televisions in their rooms.
- 35 percent have video games.
- 14 percent have a DVD player.
- 4 million will have their own cell phones. They have never known a world without computers and cell phones.
- Have Eco-fatigue: they are actually tired of hearing about the environment and the many ways we have to save it.
- They are Savvy consumers and they know what they want and how to get it and they are over saturated with brands.
Message from the Boss...
Teachers-
Count Down...
144 Instructional Days
Couple of reminders:
NO PLC's (TEAM or DEPARTMENT) the week of October 2nd, October 9th, or October 16th.
5th grade TEAM PLC's Monday, October 23rd.
6th grade TEAM PLC's Tuesday, October 24th.
Monday, October 30th- Math
Tuesday, October 31st- Language Arts
Wednesday, November 1st- Science
Thursday, November 2nd- Social Studies
Love you,
Casey Hanna
Lunch Changes
Team 5.3, 5.4 and 6.1 10:45-11:30 Mrs. Johnson please go to lunch/recess during this time
Team 5.1, 5.2 and 6.2 11:15-12:00 Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Nelson please go to lunch/recess during this time
Team 6.3 and 6.4 11:45-12:30
October 27th Lunch Times: (Frontier Fest)
Team 6.1 and 6.2 10:45-11:30
Team 5.1 and 5.2 11:15-12:00
Team 5.3 and 5.4 11:45-12:30
Team 6.3 and 6.4 12:15-1:00
R.E.A.L. Panthers Dates
October 13
November 3
December 8
January 19
February 2
March 2
April 6
May 11
6th grade:
October 27
November 17
December 15
January 26
February 16
March 30
April 20
May 4
**Each grade level has 9 R.E.A.L. Panther Assemblies. If you take the number of students in your advisory and divide by 9 you should nominate 3 students per advisory.
TEAM PLC's
TEAM PLC's:
5th grade TEAM PLC's Monday, October 23rd.
6th grade TEAM PLC's Tuesday, October 24th.
**NO PLC's (TEAM or DEPARTMENT) the week of October 2nd, October 9th, or October 16th.**
FACULTY MEETING DATES
October 2 (Canceled)
November 6
December 4
January 8
February 5
March 5
April 2
May 7
FIRE DRILL/ TORNADO DRILL DATES
October 3
November 7
December 5
January 9
February 8
March 6
April 10
May 1
TORNADO DRILLS:
January 9
February 8
IMPORTANT DATES:
OCTOBER:
October 2nd-6th R.E.A.L. Friend's Week
2 - Custodian's Day
Faculty Meeting 3:40 in the Media Center (CANCELED)
R.E.A.L. Fall Fest 5:00-7:00 p.m.
3 - FIRE DRILL
Baby Jeffers' Shower
9 - PRIDE (5th grade during Essential time)
10 - PRIDE (5th grade during Essential time)
5th grade Math/Science Interim Testing
11 - TEAM 5.1 Field Trip
12 - 6th grade Math/Science Interim Testing
13 - G/T to Southridge Village 9-10:15
5th grade R.E.A.L. Panther Assembly
16 - Author Visit
17 - P/T Conferences District Dismissal at 2:00 p.m. Conferences 2:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
School Board Meeting
19 - P/T Conferences District Dismissal at 2:00 p.m. Conferences 2:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
20 - No School
23 - RTI 3:40 Mrs. Hanna's Office
24 - Fall Make-up Pictures
26 - Mrs. Hanna will be at Admin Meeting
5th grade Wizard of Oz
27 - Frontier Festival
6th Grade R.E.A.L. Panther Assembly
Inspiration Run
30 - Leadership Team Meeting
Getting signed up for Remind 101
Text @cmssouth to 81010
For Parents and Guardians:
Text @mssparent to 81010
Cabot Middle School South
Email: casey.hanna@cps.k12.ar.us
Website: http://www.cabotschools.org/schools/cabot-middle-school-south
Location: 2555 Kerr Station Road, Cabot, AR, United States
Phone: 501-743-3570
Facebook: facebook.com/CabotMiddleSouth
Twitter: @CMSSouth