Town Crier on Tuesday, May 4, 2010.

May 4, 2010
Happy Tuesday!

MCMS will have a prosperous 2009-2010 School Year.

We are in Desperate Need of Your Help!!!
EOG's will be given on each of the following dates: 5/11, 5/13, 5/18, 5/19, 5/20, 5/21, 5/25, 5/26, 5/28. Each day we will need approximately 45 proctors to help out with monitoring our state exams. Currently, we only have about 6 proctors that have confirmed for each of the dates above. If, by any chance, you are free and available from 7:30-10:30am any of these dates, we would be very grateful for your time. Please contact Carol Tabor, Libby-Tripp-Cox, or Jason Miles.
Proctor Training Times:
May 4th 8:00 am & 2:00 pm
May 6th 5:15 pm in the Media Center before Band Concert.
Thanks for your Help!

carol.tabor@carteretk12.org
jason.miles@carteretk12.org

Band News –Morehead City Middle School Spring Band Concert:
The Band will perform their spring concert on Thursday, May 6th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
The 6th grade band will perform at 6:00 pm.
The 7th and 8th grade band will perform beginning at 7:00 pm.
Come join us for an evening full of sweet music!

West Carteret Cheerleaders for Rising 9th Graders -
There will be a short informational meeting for any girls interested in cheerleading at West Carteret High School next year on Wednesday, May 5th. The meeting will be held at 3:45 in the WCHS library.

Track News – Conference Championship will be held at West Carteret High School on Thursday, May 6th.
Coaches Meetings will be at 1:00 pm. The track meet begins at 1:30 pm.

Softball News – The Lady Minutemen Softball team will be back in action today, Tuesday, May 4th against Newport Middle School at Newport Babe Ruth Softball Field adjacent to Newport Elementary School on Chatham Street. Game time is 4:00 pm!

Baseball News - MCMS will play Newport Middle, at Smith Park on Orange Street (Mill Creek Rd.) today, Tuesday, May 4th. Game time is 4:00 pm!

Media Mania News …. Don’t get caught without a BOOK!

BEAT THE WORLD RECORD: Be sure to sign up for Beat the World Record. If everyone in our school participates and records the minutes they read per day, we could be one of 20 schools to be recorded in Scholastics Book of World Records. It's easy. It's free. There are other activities on the site you might find interesting. Check it out. Visit the media blog under the Student menu on the school website for more information. For your convenience, the link is below
www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/record

Warrior Heir - Warrior Heir committee will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, May 5th after school until 4:00. We need all members as we will be making plans for the Summer Read vote and finalizing plans for the ultimate PBS on June 8.

2010 Youth Entrepreneurship Camp – Open to rising 7th graders through rising 9th graders:
This camp is sponsored by Carteret Community College and NC REAL Enterprises and will run from June 21-25, 2010 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. For more information stop by the school office and pick up your application or contact Betsy DeCampo at (252) 222-6116.

Birdhouses for Sale - Buy a birdhouse and help our feathered friends and our school! Students from Ms. Lawrence and Mr. Butlers classes are making and selling birdhouses in order to raise funds for classroom materials and supplies. Not only are our students learning a hands-on approach to building but they are giving our feathered friends a nice home and raising money for their classrooms. The bird houses are on sale for $20. If you are interested in purchasing a bird house, please contact Ms. Lawrence or Mr. Butler at the school by calling 252-726-1126.

Bright Ideas – What a Bright idea! The MCMS Office is selling CFLs (Compact fluorescent light bulbs) for $2.00 each. Most stores sell them for $4.00 to $6.00 each, so this is a quite a deal. We have 75 and 100 watt bulbs available, and 100% of the funds from this fundraiser stay with MCMS. Please see any staff member in the office to purchase your CFLs today!

Earn $$$ for MCMS - A big thank you to everyone who linked their Harris Teeter VIC card to MCMS last year! Please remember to link your Harris Teeter VIC cards to MCMS again for this school year as well. All you have to do is go to www.harristeeter.com and select the Community Tab, then Together In Education (on the left side). At the bottom of that page click on Link your VIC card to your school now! Just fill out the next page, entering our school code of 7643, and you’re all set to help MCMS earn much needed funds for the 2009-2010 school year. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Brown in the office.

Lowe’s Gift Cards – Lowe’s Gift Cards are now available to purchase in the school office for $50.00. Morehead Middle School receives 10% of this when one is purchased from our school. Come by the office soon and get yours!

Have a Great Day!