MMSOA Parent Newsletter

02/06-Hype Team Practice, 3-4pm

02/06-Honor Band Rehearsal, 3-3:45pm

02/07-Progress Reports

02/7-Musical Practice, Actors Only, 3-5:30pm

02/08-Beta Club Meeting, 7:30-8am

02/08-Hype Team Practice, 8am

02/08-8th Grade Theatre Production, 7pm in the Auditorium

02/09-Renaissance Valentine's Dance, 3-5pm

02/09-Dungeon's & Dragons Club, 3-5:30pm in room 205

02/12-Craft Corner, 3:05pm in the Library

02/13-Hype Team Practice, 3-4pm

02/13-Honor Band Rehearsal, 3-3:45pm

02/15-Hype Team Practice, 8am

02/15-CSO Brass Quintet Performance, 10-11:30pm

02/15-Musical Practice, Actors Only, 3-5:30pm

02/16-Teacher Work Day, No Students

02/19-President's Day, No School

02/20-Hype Team Practice, 3-4pm

02/20-Honor Band Rehearsal, 3-3:45pm

02/21-Musical Practice, Actors Only, 3-5:30pm

02/22-Hype Team Practice, 8am

02/23-Harry Potter Spirit Day

02/23-Star Wars Club, 3-5:30pm in room 205

Attendance notes are due within three days of your student returning to school. You may email them in at pattersong@bcsdschools.net or send them in with your student. You can check attendance at anytime in parent portal.

8th grade parents and guardians, please click here to schedule your student's IGP with Ms. Scoggins. You will also find the IGP PowerPoint presentation attached below.

Please ensure that your child eats breakfast at home or in the school cafeteria before 7:58am. We have had too many students going home sick lately because they have not eaten breakfast. This will ensure their success at MMSOA!

Thank you for supporting the Scholastic Book Fair. Choosing their own books empowers students and inspires them on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. It really is a treat to watch students get excited about selecting books for their personal libraries! Furthermore, every purchase at the fair benefits our school. We were able raffle off 12 books and gift several staff members and students Scholastic Dollars to spend at the fair.

Save the date for the spring BOGO fair: April 18th - April 26th

Congratulations to our raffle winners:

Olivia Courtney

Glen Mullenaux

Parker Nettles

Alex Marchman

Alice Fisher

Ryan McElman

Keenen Swinton

Aiden Pertessis

Mr. Bonazzi

Ms. K. Clark

Congratulations to our Scholastic Dollars winners:

Sophia Filcher

Arianna Hicks

Mr. Reinheimer

Mr. Sorrell

Dr. Beeson

Mrs. Pfeiffer

• 8th Grade Dance:

• Friday, May 17, 7-9:00 PM
• School Cafeteria
• Ticket information coming soon

• 8th Grade Promotion

• Wednesday, May 29, 6:00 PM
• Goose Creek High School Auditorium
• *To be eligible for promotion – students must pass all classes and have no fines or owed money.

Attention 8th Grade Parents/Guardians:

The 8th Grade Dance will be held on Friday, May 17th from 7:00 - 9:00pm. This year the MMSOA Student Council is sponsoring the dance. Our officers and homeroom representatives are currently in the process of planning the event and we could use your help. A letter went home with students this week that listed specific areas we could use assistance with. ( 8th Grade Parent Letter) If you are interested in helping, please send Mrs. Clark an email at clarkn@bcsdschools.net or complete the form and have your child return it to Mrs. Clark.

MMSOA Honor Band: Our Concert Performance Assessment performance will be on MARCH 20TH at 9:30. This will be a school field trip. I will be sending materials on this trip soon. Reminder that Honor Band students have rehearsal EVERY Tuesday from 3-3:45 until March 19th.

Region & All State Students: Field trip forms for the Region and All-State clinic have been sent home. Please return these forms and money to Ms. H by TOMORROW February 6th.

February 7, 2024: Region & All-State Pictures; Flex time; wear black MMSOA shirt!

Congratulations to the Monarch Orchestra musicians on making All County Orchestra:

Noelle Mahmood, violin

Javin Bhajan, violin

Katie Hatch, cello

Arabella Maranan, viola

Kelvin Greene, bass

What is Concert Performance Assessment (CPA)?

Every March, school orchestra students across the state prepare for and perform in the South Carolina Concert Performance Assessment (CPA), which is much like an EOC for orchestra. During the assessment process, orchestras perform two prepared pieces and play one piece they have never seen before, a process called sight reading. Three judges, called adjudicators, evaluate the student musicians and the director as they perform and sight read, then assign a score based on how accurately and musically the students and director perform. The scores are then compiled and each orchestra is assigned an overall rating of Superior, Excellent, Good, Fair, or Poor. More importantly, the rating sheet from each adjudicator is filled with helpful comments and feedback that directors use as a resource to guide students to greater musical achievement throughout the remainder of the year.

Upcoming dates :

February 28 7/8 Grade to Howe Hall Aims recruiting concert

February 29 7/8 grade to MNE recruiting concert

March 8-9th All County Orchestra

March 13 or 14 Concert Performance Assessment 7/8 grade TBA

April 23-26 Musical 7/8 grade ( Spring Performance)

May 2 6th Grade Showcase

May 3-4 Solo and Ensemble at Fort Dorchester HS TBA

May End of Year Celebration!!! TBA at Flight

The 8th Grade Theatre Majors present, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, adapted by Craig Mason on Thursday, February 8th at 7:00 PM in the MMSOA Auditorium. The show should run about an hour and admission is free!

Reminder... All theatre major students are required to attend if they did not attend the Feb 1 after-school dress rehearsal. There will be a follow-up assignment based on the performance.

We recently challenged students to participate in our first annual Book Trailer Contest. 21 students created book trailers using various platforms such as Canva, Adobe, and Flip. We were amazed at the students' creativity; their final products were outstanding! A team of 7 judges (including Mrs. Courtney, Mrs. Fisher, our school admin team, and our district Innovative Learning Coordinator) scored the trailers using a rubric that focused on the following criteria: audio, images, pacing, spelling & punctuation, text, length, interest level, and presentation/appeal. All book trailers are being shared in the MMSOA Library Google Classroom.

Congratulations to the following winners:

Kieren (1st place), Ada (2nd place), Scarlett (3rd place), Noelle (3rd place), Kenzie (honorable mention), and Amalia (honorable mention)

8th grade parents and guardians,

8th grade ads are almost ready to close out. If you are planning to submit an ad for your graduating 8th grader, you have to submit by February 8th. If you do not submit by Feb. 8th, you will not have the opportunity to do so. Late submissions will not be allowed this year. Please order and submit your ads by February 8th!

Thank you!

Ashlynn Wittchow & Joy Wallace

The Renaissance Club will be hosting a Valentine's "Sweet as Candy" Dance on Friday, February 9th from 3pm - 5pm. To help support the Renaissance Club and enable our amazing students to have a good and safe time, we will need some help. If you are able to volunteer to help with admissions, vending or as a chaperone, please email the PTSO at mnmptso@gmail.com. You must have an approved background check to volunteer, so please reach out as soon as possible.

The next Spirit day is on Friday, February 23rd! The theme is Harry Potter.

The Monarch Market will be OPEN from 7:30am - 8:00am and KONA ICE will be coming at lunch.

If you have not already joined the PTSO, Our membership form can be found here: https://forms.gle/eHvwqYNhxDSXW7hHA

Membership dues can be paid through CheddarUp: https://mmsoa-ptso-memberships-2023-2024.cheddarup.com

PTSO Calendar: Subscribe to the MMSOA PTSO Calendar!

02/09/24 PTSO support for Renaissance-sponsored Valentine's Dance from 3-5pm

02/23/24 Faculty/Staff lunch for Harry Potter Spirit Day; KONA ICE coming for all students/staff

03/08/24 Faculty/Staff lunch for Red, White and Blue Spirit Day

03/20/24 PTSO Membership Meeting at 4pm at MMSOA - By-Laws and Executive Board Nominations

03/29/24 Faculty/Staff breakfast

04/24/24 PTSO Membership meeting - Board Elections!

05/03/24 Faculty/Staff lunch for Star Wars Spirit Day; KONA ICE coming for all students/staff

05/06 - 05/10/24 Teacher Appreciation Week

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