Teacher Holiday Snack & Cookie Bar
The PTSO would like to provide the teachers with a holiday breakfast snack and cookies before the winter break. Please drop off all items at school between Monday, December 12 and Wednesday, December 14. If you are unable to drop off during normal school hours please email catherine.apergis@gmail.com to schedule a separate drop off.
Breakfast Donation Link
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CONGRATULATIONS to our Horse Card Winners for week #12 – A. Welle, S. Jarrett, N. Sujlana, C. Coleman, S. Solomon, A. Helms
Mr. Kownacki,
I am a proud parent of Akhil Mekala who is a seventh grader at South County Middle School. I have some exciting news to share about Akhil. Akhil is an avid lover of Lego and Lego programming. He signed up for this year's First Lego League (FLL). His team (Team Flaming Hot
Doritos) won the FLL Divisional competition in the Innovation Project category. The competition was held at Hayfield Secondary School yesterday November 20, 2022. The innovation project idea presented was Akhil's original idea that was expanded and elaborated by the team. In addition to winning the competition in first place, his team also qualified for the State level competitions that will be conducted on December 10, 2022.
Best Regards
Satish Mekala
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Holiday Assistance
Dear SCMS Families,
It is getting close to the holiday season once again. SCMS will be sponsoring Holiday Gift Assistance for the upcoming holiday season. With the holiday season quickly approaching, we understand that some of our students and families may need assistance with holiday gifts and/or food. In this Season of Giving, South County Middle School wants to assist those families who do not qualify for support through local, community agencies.
Your personal information will remain anonymous to donors. If your family needs some assistance with holiday gifts and/or food, please complete this form no later than December 5th.
If your family would like to donate or support our holiday drive, please contact the student services staff members below.
Please contact Mrs. Ramirez and Mrs. Nelson, our Student Services Staff members, at sjramirez@fcps.edu; fenelson@fcps.edu if you have any questions.
*𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮. 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱.
7th Grade Vision & Hearing Screening
December 7th and 8th through PE classes.
Students who currently wear glasses will need to bring their glasses on the screening dates.
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Student Services
Career and College Focus News
Ever heard of Naviance? Naviance is a tool that can help with post-secondary planning!! Naviance is a comprehensive college and career readiness platform that enables self-discovery, career exploration, academic planning, and college preparation. You can explore colleges, narrow down a major, and explore different career opportunities that fit your specific skills and interests. On November 30th, 7th-grade students completed the Strength Explorer and 8th-grade students completed the career inventory. Please ask your student about their results!
Social/Emotional Check-in
During this change of season, it is normal to feel a change in your mood. Changes in your mood can sometimes be managed with the following strategies. These strategies are helpful for students and adults.
- Tracking your student’s mood can help you gain a greater understanding of shifts and changes in emotions. Keeping written track of and journaling about their moods may help students notice patterns in their mood shifts as well as potential triggers that might affect their mood.
- Exercise produces endorphins, which are hormones that help control stress and improve mood. Even moderate exercise can help relieve frequent or abrupt changes in mood.
- Maintaining a schedule can be helpful. Doing things at the same time every day can help regulate emotional highs and lows.
- Sleep can help improve mood. Sleep deprivation can affect appetite and energy levels. It can also contribute to sadness, irritability, and general lowness of mood.
- Nutrition is considered to be a vital component of mood management. Getting enough nutrients and avoiding the consumption of large amounts of sugar and caffeine may help reduce the frequency of mood swings
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