Middle School News

February 2007

Important Dates

Career Day – February 16th

February 16^th Early Out: 1:45 Dismissal.

No School – February 19^th, President’s Day

Middle School Book Fair – February 26 – March 2

Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences – March 1 & 2

Middle School Track begins in March. Students must have a current physical to practice.

Career Day

On February 16^th the Middle School will be conducting a career day. Speakers from around the area will be presenting information about a variety of career choices. Middle School is a time of career exploration for many students. It helps for students to be aware of the tremendous variety of careers available. We appreciate all of our speakers and their willingness to serve our students.

Safety

We urge everyone to please use caution when dropping off or picking up students at the Middle School. Due to the high volume of traffic this spring with track and baseball behind the Middle School buildings, we ask that students not be dropped off or picked up behind the buildings. We hope this will ensure a greater degree of safety for our students when arriving and leaving school.

January Students of the Month

Congratulations to our January Students of the Month and Academic Award Winners:

Students of the Month Math Awards

6^th – Alyssa Bartilson Sayde Heckman

^7th – Megan Kelly Landon Matheny

8^th – Mitch Canote Jordan Helms

Fine Arts – Collin Welch Anthony Forck

Rachelle Cunningham

Kyle Townsend

Eagle Readers Eagle Writers

Hayley Linzie Julia Robinson

Cassidy Johnson Dusty Mayville

Starlite Darnell Anthony Knight

Abby Morrison

Middle School Yearbooks

The 2006-2007 Southern Boone County Middle School yearbook will begin sales in mid-late February. Yearbooks cost approximately $15.00 and cover a wide variety of events throughout the year for 6^th graders, 7^th graders and 8^th graders. This year, however, is the first year that SoBoCo students have actually been on the yearbook committee and worked hard, including taking pictures, yearbook layout and yearbook design, to prepare the yearbook for fellow students! Students and teacher alike should be very excited about the yearbook! Look for the upcoming order form to be sent home with students.

Dances

The 7^th/8^th Grade Fall Dance which has been postponed twice due to inclement weather, will be held on Friday night, March 9^th from 7:00 to 10:00 P.M. The Spring Dance is planned for Friday night, May 4^th.

Lunch Accounts

Lunch account balance letters are now being sent home only on Fridays. Please encourage your child to bring these letters home so that you will be aware of their lunch account balance. Please help us by ensuring that your child has a positive balance in their lunch account.

Spring Track

Middle School track practice will start on Tuesday, March 6, 2007. Reminder that all athletes must have a current physical before they can participate.

Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held March 1^st and 2^nd for students who have been selected to meet with the teacher teams to help ensure student success. If you do not receive a call about arranging a conference and wish to schedule one, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher.

Our expectation at Southern Boone County R-I Middle School is that our students will be safe, respectful, responsible learners!