The Warrior News
The Weekly News Report from the Home of the Warriors!
FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29, 2021
11/29, Monday
Cheer practice, 3:30-5:00
Basketball practice, boys, 3:45-5:15
Basketball practice, girls, 5:15-6:45
11/30, Tuesday:
IReady testing - schoolwide
Dungeons & Dragons, 3:30-4:30
Drama rehearsal, 3:45-5:30
Extended learning, 3:45-4:45
Cheer practice, 3:30-5:00
Basketball practice, boys, 3:45-5:15
Basketball practice, girls, 5:15-6:45
12/1, Wednesday:
Chess, 3:30-4:30
Archery, 3:45-5:30
MathCounts, 3:30-4:45
Basketball SMS vs. OBMS, at SMS
PRETZELS after dismissal, $3.00
12/2, Thursday:
Reading MAP testing, schoolwide
Drama rehearsal, 3:45-5:30
Extended learning, 3:45-4:45
Book club, 3:45-4:30
Cheer practice, 3:30-5:00
Basketball practice, boys, 3:45-5:15
Basketball practice, girls, 5:15-6:45
12/3, Friday:
Basketball practice, boys, 3:45-5:15
Basketball practice, girls, 5:15-6:45
Names to note:
Front Desk: Theresa Maxwell
Bookkeeper: Kristine Bell
Attendance: Lorenzo Burgess
Nurse: Sanna Grieser
Assistant Principal: Sharon Arruda
Assistant Principal: Dr. Beverly McCain
Principal: Lisa Melchione
Yearbook
Please note that the price of the yearbook will increase to $35.00 on Saturday, November 20th.
**SMS Teacher of the Year**
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From the Nurses Office...
From the Cafeteria...
Extended Learning
Information, calendar and form may be found here.
Students who need to ride a bus that sign up after October 22nd, will have to wait until a bus has been assigned to them before participating.
Club News...
If students staying after school for clubs would like a snack, they can purchase Gatorade or chips for $1.00!
MathCounts:
MathCounts will meet every other Wednesday. The calendar is posted in Google Classroom.
Chess:
Socastee Middle School’s chess club will meet every Wednesday after-school starting 12/1 until 4:30 pm. If you are interested in joining the chess club please fill out the bottom portion of this form (click here) and return it to Mrs. Cody in Room 236 or Mr. Junod in Room 244 . Questions email: jcody@horrycountyschools.net or ajunod@horrycountyschools.net
Join Chess Club Remind @6b7hcg
The chess club will meet every week on Wednesday afternoons starting on Wednesday, December 1st in the Tribe Time area of the library after school until 4:30. Please bring a snack.
Students are required to bring a signed permission form from parents/guardians to join. Permission forms are available in the front office and in the library.
Students, please listen to the daily announcements for any updates to our schedule. Parents, please pick up students at 4:30pm in the normal car-rider area in front of the school. (Note: Occasional conflicts arise with testing or other school-wide activities which could cause us to cancel or reschedule. Students should listen to morning announcements for these updates.)
Archery:
Archery practice will be held on Wednesday, December 1st for all students that returned a signed permission slip to Mr. Kern. Practice will take place from 3:45 until 5:30 PM. Please meet in Mr. Kern's room. Rides should be here by 5:15 to ensure students are leaving on time.
From the Library Learning Commons....
6th grade My Nguyen
7th grade Braisha Phetakoune
Rachel Urrutia-Reyes
8th grade Joanna Urrutia
Click HERE to access some great information about your child and social media.
Tutor.com
Discus is pleased to announce extended tutoring hours in Tutor.com. Beginning immediately, real time tutoring is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for English and Spanish speakers with no appointment needed! This free service is available for all South Carolina residents of all ages.
Tutor.com offers:
* Math assistance and drop-off for elementary and middle grades math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I & II, Pre-Calculus and Calculus, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Statistics
* SAT, PSAT, ACT, and AP test prep
* Spelling, grammar, literature, and vocabulary assistance
* Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, and Physics assistance
* Reading and writing assistance for all grades
* Computer literacy
* ESL and ELL
* U.S. History, European History, World History, and Civics assistance
* French, German, Spanish, and Italian tutors
To get to Tutor.com:
- Access Clever
- Click on DISCUS
- From “A to Z resources” click on “T”
- Find TUTOR.COM and click on it
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From the PTO...
UPCOMING DATES
- Wednesday, December 1st: Pretzel Sale
Don't want to sell anything, bake anything, buy anything or generally avoid fundraising of ANY kind? We hear you! We truly appreciate your support of Socastee Middle School. This year in addition to our funding of supplies, activities and events, we are hopeful to earn enough to purchase outdoor furniture to increase options to our students and teachers and give more opportunity to utilize our outdoor spaces. my.cheddarup.com/c/sms-pto-direct-donation
Pretzel sales every Wednesday!
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o Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/socastee_middle_school_pto/
o Website (NEW) - https://www.socasteemiddleschoolpto.org/
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December 9 - Holiday PJ day
December 17 - Holiday sweater day
December 20-31 - Winter break
January 13 - End of quarter 2
March 24 - End of quarter 3
April 4-8 - In-Person Book Fair
April 11-15 - Spring break
June 3 - End of quarter 4
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Athletics
Socastee Student All-Sports Pass - $40.00 and is good for ALL home non-playoff games for the 2021-22 season. They use their Student ID to unlock.
The others are to different level of adult passes - $100 for one pass, $175 for two passes, and $325 for four passes.
These passes and all tickets for home events can be found at https://socasteeathletics.com/event-tickets
2021-22 Form
SMS Website
About us....
Email: lmelchione@g.horrycountyschools.net
Website: https://www.horrycountyschools.net/Socastee_Middle
Location: 151 Sheffield Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC
Phone: (843) 903-6051
Facebook: facebook.com/SocasteeMiddle
Twitter: @SocasteeMiddle