Marrington Middle School of the Arts

This week's Ninja Necklace recipient is Mrs. Tamara Sweatman. Mrs. Sweatman comes to us from Goose Creek High, bringing her years of experience and knowledge to our school. In her first few months at MMSOA, Mrs. Sweatman has endeared herself to her students with enthusiasm, creativity and fun! She has worked hard to transform her classroom into an engaging space for young writers complete with a wall of leaves, a teepee nook, ambient lighting and multiple points of inspiration. We are pleased to welcome this vibrant addition to our MMSOA community & look forward to the wonderful things we know are in store!

The library's first Craft Corner meeting was a hit! Students made pipe cleaner pumpkins and Q-tip skeleton art. It's always exciting to see students unleash their creativity.

Join us next week for Spirit Week as Marrington Goes to the Movies!

Come out to Marrington Middle School of the Arts Annual Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat! Pre-purchase your ticket now for easy entry at https://2024-mmsoa-fall-festival.cheddarup.com Featuring: Outdoor Games Dunk Tank Costume Contest Fire Truck Coast Guard Display and LOTS of candy! Food Trucks: Ma's Kettlecorn KONA Ice Sweetgrass Foodz Waffle Sensations Squeezin' the Lowcountry Have an awesome trunk idea and want to participate? Sign-up at: MMSOA PTSO: Trunk-or-Treat Participant Registration (signupgenius.com)

Arrr you ready? Prizes, pirates and treasured eats - next week is National School Lunch Week! Don't miss out on the swashbuckling fun. More Info: https://www.bcsdschools.net/nslw2024

This week's Ninja Necklace recipient is Mrs. Andrea Catangay. Mrs. Catangay is always ready to adopt and adapt to new ideas that come her way. Every project she enters she does so with her heart and soul. Mrs. Catangay is always able to listen to, and respond to, the needs of her students and of her school community. Her enthusiasm for theater and teaching helps inspire the students to shine & improve each and every day! We are so lucky to have such a talented and resourceful teacher in our community. Mrs. Catangay is truly a treasure to cherish!

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This week's Ninja Necklace recipient is Mrs. Kristin Brown. With the quiet grace of a true ninja, she’s always there when you need her, bringing kindness, patience, and honesty to everything she does. Mrs. Brown works her magic behind the scenes, entering our MMSOA students’ artwork into contests and helping them shine as creative champions. But she doesn’t just teach art—her secret ninja skills go beyond that. She listens, she cares, and she makes sure every student feels seen and valued. We’re so thankful for the incredible energy she brings to our school, and we’re beyond lucky to have her on our team

Berkeley County School District will utilize the Teacher Workday/Inclement Weather Day on October 11 as a weather make-up, e-Learning Day for students, as designated in the BCSD Instructional Calendar. This adjustment is necessary due to the postponement of the first day of school from August 14 to August 15, following impacts of Tropical Storm Debby. MORE INFO: https://bcsdschools.net/oct11elearning

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Due to forecasted impacts of Hurricane Helene, Berkeley County School District (BCSD) students will learn from home and complete eLearning Day assignments on Friday, September 27. All after-school activities and after-school care programs will close at 6 p.m. this evening. All schools and offices will be closed Friday, and before and after-school care programs are canceled. As the storm system is projected to move out of the area that afternoon, after school activities may resume after 4 p.m. on Friday.

Congratulations to all participants in MMSOA's Summer Reading Challenge! Students had the chance to complete 5, 10, or 16 blocks on a choice board, showcasing their reading enthusiasm. Prizes included exciting ELA incentives like homework passes and bonus points on quizzes and tests, along with fun library rewards such as bookmarks, earbuds, and candy. Great job, readers! Keep up the fantastic work!

Congratulations to the winners of the South Carolina Junior Book Award nominee raffle! We were so excited to give away 25 copies of the nominees to these eager readers. Students who read 3 of the 20 nominees and thoroughly complete the required forms prior to February 3rd will be invited to a voting celebration in the spring.

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This week's Ninja Necklace recipient is Mrs. Jenn Fisher. Running the library is a two-person job, and I would be hard pressed to do it without her. We serve on the SCASL Junior Book Award Committee together. Doing so means Mrs. Fisher spends a great deal of her time outside of school reading middle-grade novels so that she can conduct readers' advisory with students; it is Mrs. Fisher's passion to match students with book they will enjoy. Additionally, Mrs. Fisher assists with collection development which means using her knowledge of books to help build lists of reading materials to purchase for MMSOA. Moreover, Mrs. Fisher helps troubleshoot tech issues for both students and staff, and she is our resident Lightspeed expert. As a ninja, Mrs. Fisher often works behind the scenes to help create a welcoming environment in the library. For those reasons and more, Mrs. Fisher is very deserving of being this week's ninja.

6th graders love being Monarchs, raising money for their school, and taping their principal to the wall!

8th Grade understood the assignment!

I ❤️ the 7th grade for taping me to the wall and for raising $$$ for the Spark-A-Thon!

This week's Ninja Necklace recipient is Mrs. Carrie Courtney. Mrs. Courtney is a wonderful librarian. She is so kind, professional, caring, supporting, and welcoming, and with Mrs. Fisher’s help, she has done so much to help our library be one of the best in the district. She has also received some well-deserved recognitions for her hard work too. She is such a great resource for students and teachers with finding books, learning about resource, and allowing the library space to be used for a variety of classes and trainings. She is helpful with so many non-book needs too, as no librarian likely started their career wanting to be in charge of student Chromebooks. Nevertheless, she meets the challenge and does a great job with providing support in this area and with the technology needs of our school as well. Finally, each school year she does a wonderful job hosting our Scholastic Book Fairs.