MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THE GALLOPING GAZETTE
Jan Fickling, Principal; Christy Mays, Assistant Principal;
LaQuana Aldridge, Assistant Principal
Phone (803) 821-0300 Fax (803) 821-0303
180 Midway Road
Lexington, SC 29072
Midway Elementary School Website
School Hours: 7:40 a.m.-2:25 p.m.
Office Hours: M-F 7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VISION
The vision of Midway Elementary School is for students to become self-directed, life-long learners who are responsible thinkers, collaborative workers, and productive citizens for the 21st century.
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MISSION
The mission of Midway Elementary School is to create a safe and nurturing learning environment, in collaboration with our community, which fosters the total development of every child.
February 16, 2017
This has truly been a special week filled with kindness and caring! The Valentine's Day cards and cheer made for a most joyous week. Random Acts of Kindness was the theme for the week without having to ask for it. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR WONDERFUL CHILDREN WITH US! We are truly blessed as a school family!
Please remember that we do not have school on Friday as this is a professional development day for our educators. We do have school on Monday, February 20, as this is a weather makeup day for Hurricane Matthew.
We hope you are able to join our Counselors for Midway Moments at 7:00 a.m.on Tuesday, February 21, in the cafeteria. This is an opportunity for parents to join their students for this focused time together!
Do enjoy this 3-day weekend for students and read, read, read! Sit down and enjoy a great book as you are the best role model ever! Show them the joy of reading alone and together!
Yours truly,
Jan Fickling, Principal of Midway Elementary
Upcoming Testing Window Dates
- MAP Grades 2-5 March 20-April 7
- State Standardized Tests SC READY ELA and Math (Grades 3-5) and SC PASS Science and Social Studies (Grades 4 &5) April 25-May 9
4th grade Valentine Candy-grams were loved by all! Thank You Mustangs!
Third Grade For The Love of Reading
Music News:
Calling all 4th and 5th Graders!
It is time for the Spring Chorus membership drive. Information letters went home Friday, February 10th. Our first rehearsal will be Tuesday, February 21st. The Spring Chorus has been invited to sing at Kid's Day of Lexington, and they will perform during our Midway Spring Arts Festival in May. To learn more details please click on the link below.
South Carolina Elementary Honor Choir
Congratulations Makenzie, Zoe, Katie, and Kylie!
Fifth graders Makenzie Duckson, Zoe Hinson, Katie Westbrook, and Kylie Wilson joined 278 other South Carolina students to perform in the South Carolina Elementary Honor Choir this past Saturday during the South Carolina Music Educators Conference at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Being accepted into this high performing group is a great honor. These students represented both Midway and Lexington School District One well in both preparation and performance.
The music selected for the concert included pieces sung in a second language, complex rhythms, and harmonies. The concert weekend included a 3 hour Thursday night rehearsal, 6 hours of rehearsal Friday, and a 30 minute Saturday rehearsal just prior the concert.
Congratulations Makenzie, Zoe, Katie, and Kylie for a job well done!
Artist of the Month of February
Artist of the Month
Our newly selected artists for the
month of February are as follows:
Grade K: Lizzie Winegardner
Grade 1: Juliet Waldrip
Grade 2: Andrew Batson
Grade 3: Jonathan Roquemore
Grade 4: Bella Patterson
Grade 5: Amelia Mistretta
Congratulations to these wonderful artists!
Stop by and view the artwork in the display case in the school entrance.
Midway Moments February 21st at 7am
2nd Grade Family Night Thursday, February 23rd from 6-7 PM
Please use QR codes posted on Blue Hall to listen to chants Mrs. Rogers' 4th grade music students created
The QR code below will take you to a chant students created about lizards. The reflections of the students indicate how much they enjoyed this activity.
TypingQuest program
Black History Month QR Codes Scavenger Hunt
Read Across America Day Thursday, March 2, 2017
Midway Elementary School Students and Teachers Rev Up
for NEA's Read Across America Day
Thursday, March 2, 2017
We need you to help us keep the reading going! Our goal is to have readers at Midway every 30 minutes!
Can you sign up for a 30-minute time slot to read to 2-3 classes? You can bring your own books or books will be available for you to read. Talk to the students about the importance of reading at your job as ____________ and for pleasure.
Weather permitting, we will read outside in the bus loop but if necessary, inside at the wi-fi café.
It’s easy! Go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48AFAD2CA5FE3-read and find a time that fits in your schedule.
Questions? Call me Dawn Merck at (803) 261-3567 or send me an email dmerck@lexington1.net. We appreciate your willingness to help and participate in our students’ education.
Thank you!
Dawn Merck
Read Across America Day: How it began...
It began in 1998 with the idea from an NEA's task to have a pep rally for reading. So the idea of Read Across America Day, which celebrates Dr. Seuss's birthday and the joys of reading, was born. Today we expect more than 45 million readers, both young and old, to pick up a book and read.
For more information NEA's Read Across America, visit www.nea.org/readacross and www.readacrossamerica.org and learn of other reading celebrations that are happening from coast to coast.
Mrs. Morris' 1st grade students mailing their letters
Time to order Yearbooks!
Mrs. Mixon's Literacy Blog
Latest blog is up! How can you talk to your child about what they are reading if you haven't read the book? It doesn't have to be tricky.
http://mixedupinbooks.blogspot.com/2017/01/whats-better-than-so-what-was-it-about.html
Melissa Mixon, Literacy Coach
(803)821-0290 mhmixon@lexington1.net
Twitter @Mrs_M_Mixon