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.
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Families are invited to come and collect some fresh food at Goose Creek High this Wednesday!
As part of its ongoing mission to combat hunger and provide resources to families, Lowcountry Food Bank is hosting a Fresh for All event in front of the high school from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 18. Food, such as fresh produce and canned goods, will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
Learn more: https://www.bcsdschools.net/gchfreshforall
This week's Ninja Necklace recipient is Dr. Joey Beeson. Dr. Beeson is an insightful professional colleague. He is deeply passionate about Social Studies and deeply passionate about his students' depth of knowledge on the subject. He incorporates innovative learning techniques, like the use of green screens for European travel guide videos, book publications to show student learning of Asia, and so much more. He has high expectations for his students and holds them to high standards because he believes in them and cares for not only their academic development but their character development, as well. He is a thorough and efficient 7th grade team lead and contributing asset to MMSOA's School Improvement Council. Dr. Beeson leads by example in demonstrating the trademarks of a Monarch; he is kind, has integrity, and perseveres.
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This week's Ninja Necklace recipient is Chelsea Murphy. Mrs. Murphy is first and foremost an amazing person! She has the most positive attitude and brightens any room she enters. She does an amazing job as our instructional coach and works hard on all things iReady. She goes out of her way to make connections with our students and makes sure to greet them as they come in each day with a smile. We are lucky to have Mrs. Murphy at MMSOA!
This week's Ninja Necklace recipient is Mrs. Sarah Anderson. The front office could not run without Mrs. Anderson. She works tirelessly to make sure the bells are on schedule, that the newsletter is ready for Monday, she keeps up with announcements and does so much more. She makes working fun and there is never a dull moment in the front office.
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