Miner Minutes
May 6, 2016
Calendar This Week
(As in the past spirit weeks, if you are dressed in the assigned spirit of the day, jeans are allowable)
Monday: Old and young day
Tuesday: Twin day
Wednesday: Disney day
Thursday: Tacky day
Friday: BLACK AND GOLD day! Pep rally at the end of the school day
8th grade at Irvin for Science Day
Our students were awesome!
They helped 5th graders prepare for their EOG
Other Items for This Week
There is also our spring band concert on Thursday night!
EOG Test Training - IMPORTANT - MAY 17th
Meet in Computer Lab 330
9:00 - 8th grade
10:34 - Encore
12:40 - 7th
2:30 - 6th
Mr. Hannan receiving award from Dr. Lowder
Congrats, Mr. Hannan!
Owning the stage...
EOG Boot Camp - Saturday, May 21st
Also, any forms returned, please put in Ms. Brewer's box as you get them.
We love our school nurse!
CMS Bus Drivers and BD of the Year - Kim Clay!
Congrats, Mr. Mabry, on your masters' degree!
GLEE!!!!!
Various Announcements
Dissecting squids in the OB!
Awesome bulletin board!
Learning to sew!
Tammy's Tech Tips
If anyone is interested in embedding Google slides in Canvas then let me know. It is super easy and every time you make changes to your Google slide it will update in your Canvas course!
Here's a quick tip for chromebooks:
Press Ctrl + Alt + ? on your keyboard to see a pop-up map with all of the keyboard shortcuts available. You can open this tool at any time, on any screen in Chrome OS.
**Please make sure your NC Education login and password works for testing!
Extended Calendar
May 17: MTSS Leadership Team 7:30am; grade level meetings in 330 specifically for test training (9, 1034, 1240, 230)
May 19: Chorus Concert
May 20: Retention committee meetings
May 21: 8th grade dance
May 24: Grade level meetings; Chorus concert 630pm
May 25: EOGs (6th Math, 7th ELA, 8th Math)
May 26: EOGs (6th ELA, 7th Math, 8th ELA); Volunteer Luncheon at 12noon
May 27: EOG makeups; 6th/7th grade EOY award ceremonies (6th at 2:45pm and 7th at 12:45pm) Miner Code Event
May 30: Memorial Day Holiday
May 31: EOG makeups
June 1: NCFEs (7th and 8th SS)
June 2: EOG/NCFE (8th grade science EOG; 6th Science NCFE); MC Silent Auction 6-8pm
June 3: NCFEs (6th SS and 7th Sci); Spanish 1 Exam
June 6: Math 1 EOC (8th grade)
June 7: SLT at 7:30am; Earth/Environment NCFE 8th grade; voting in auxiliary gym
June 8th: last day of school; 8th grade awards; EOY staff luncheon
June 9th: Capped workday
June 10: SIT Meeting
Mr. Lord stylin' at the track meet
Mr. Hogan's students
Don't mess with the office staff, Mr. T
Big 3 Goals for 15-16 School Year
- Student learning
- PLC alignment
- powerful instructional strategies we haven’t tried before
- Capture the hearts of students and staff
- Structures for student success (MTSS, Behavior, Discipline procedures, Facilities, Communication internally and externally, CULTURE)