October 2013 Edition - Hyde County Schools

HYDE COUNTY SCHOOLS
MATTAMUSKEET CAMPUS
PARENT CONNECTION NEWSLETTER
MECHS HOMECOMING PARADE 2013
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
2013
The Mattamuskeet Early College High School Homecoming activities got off
to an early start on November 1st with a campus parade beginning around
2:00 PM followed by the football game at 7:00 pm against the Hatteras Hurricanes. (see highlights below)
MECHS (Glitz & Glamour) Homecoming Highlights (cont’d)
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Lakers Football Team ready for action (upper left corner)
King:
William McCabe
Queen: Albony Grays
Prince: Queshon Chance
Princess: Jimmia Clayton
(Other photos)
Some members of MECHS Homecoming Court grades 6-13 shining
brightly in the night lights
MECHS 1st NINE WEEKS GRADING PERIOD
Marshall Faith Betts,
Ashley Garcia-Cerino
Jose Guzman-Sanchez
Emily G. Harris
Jackson Harris
Patricia Harrison
Kara R. Marshall
Ashley E. Spencer
Samuel Charles Stewart
Starlyn Zoi-Elizabeth Swain
Hannah Marie Wheeler
Chase Williford
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Pedro Adame, Vanessa Barron, Cassie Bartell
Tirzo Beltran-Cuevas, Marcus Briggs
Summer Brooks, Audra Cahoon, Autumn Cahoon
Jessica Cahoon, John Cahoon, Mikayla Cahoon
Chase Carawan, Jalen Clayton, William R. Clayton
Shakera Davis , Zachary Dereadt
Michael "Zac" Eakes, Dy"amond Farrow
Laney Gibbs, Monterra Gibbs, Riley Gibbs
Brianna Harris, Kasidy Jarvis
Bernard Johnson, BryAnn Loftus
Quashema Lovick, Bladimir Mendieta-Magana
Stephon Merrick, Kayla Partelow
Sarah Reams, Haley Reynolds
Mathew Reynolds, Antonio Rodman
Jomaurie Rodman, Sasha Scarberry
Elijah Spencer, Isaac Spencer, Geanta Spruill
Antonia Thigpen, Chelsea Tuck
Roshawn Washington, Nia Whitfield
Ashanti Wilkins, Nicholas Williams
Kevin Williford
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MECHS HOSA HAPPENINGS
Congratulations to the MECHS HOSA(Health Occupation Students of America) students who represented our school at the district level competition on November 7th at Ayden Grifton High School.
Participants and competition winners are listed below. These students will go on to State Competition in March 2014.
Quantiajea Gibbs and Patricia Harrison placed in the top 10 for CPR/First Aid.
Malayaka Howard placed 4th for Research Persuasive Speaking.
Yolanda Islas placed 5th for Job Seeking Skills.
Kaleb Rogers participated in Medical Math.
Jullian Glover participated in Medical Terminology.
The highlight of every year for HOSA members is the National Leadership Conference. Our school’s
HOSA Club members are so proud to have been able to represent Hyde County School’s Mattamuskeet Campus once again.
HOSA is a national student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education
and the Health Science Education Division of ACTE. HOSA's two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality
health care to all people. HOSA is 100% health care!.
Patricia, Yolanda, and Malayaka proudly display their ribbons.
MES SHARES CURRICULUM WITH PARENTS
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MES K-2ND GRADES CURRICULUM PRESENTATIONS
Recently Mattamuskeet Elementary Schools Kindergarten through Second Grade teachers welcomed parents and guardians to their classroom curriculum nights.
The purpose of this informative program was to give parents an overview of Common Core Math/
Language Arts, Reading 3-D, and about what they’re doing in the classroom. The Second Grade also included a video about how Parents can help their children learn. They were given many helpful tips concerning the best ways that they as parents can become their child’s most important teacher.
Some of the ways parents can accomplish this is by discussing with the student the importance of the different subjects in their daily lives, giving them examples of how people use them, encouraging them to
ask questions, and challenging them in their strengths and supporting their areas of weaknesses. Most
importantly, parents should be positive about their child’s efforts, remembering that children learn on different levels.
The Kindergarten agenda also included the first nine weeks Grading Period Awards.
The parents and teachers enjoyed an assortment of refreshments while they listened to the very informative presentations by Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Spencer (2nd Grade teachers), Ms. Hollowell and Miss Lewis (1st
Grade teachers), and Mrs. Marslender and Miss Swab (Kindergarten teachers).
The parents were offered a selection of free age appropriate books to select from the overflow in the MES
reading room to read to their children in order to help improve their reading skills.
Thanks and appreciation also go out to Mr. Coleman, Principal, Mrs. Fran Coleman, Mrs. Barbara Hux,
MES Instructional Coach, Mrs. Earlene Dunbar, and Mrs. Sandra O’Neal for doing their part at the different Education Stations that were set up throughout the room. Parents were encouraged to ask questions
and sign up for individual conferences.
(see more Curriculum Night highlights on the next pages)
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MES SHARES CURRICULUM WITH PARENTS (Photo highlights cont’d)
MES Kindergarten students receive
awards for their hard work and positive
behavior. Their dedication spoke for itself
as each recipient proudly display their
certificates for a job well-done.
The Success of MES Curriculum Night
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Some of MES’S Finest
doing what they do
best - always ready
and willing to go the
extra mile for the students.
(From left to right)
Mrs. Barbara Hux,
Mrs. Earlene Dunbar,
and Mrs. Sandra
O’Neal manning the
different education stations to provide more
information to parents)
QUOTE:
Act as if what you do
makes a difference. It
does. ~William James
MES 2nd GRADERS ENJOY
“GOODIES WITH GRANDPARENTS
On Friday September 13, MES Second Grade students
excitedly welcomed their grandparents to join them at
school for ―Goodies with Grandparents‖.
The Students worked with graphic organizers to help
them compose a paragraph describing their grandparents. They shared their writings and enjoyed a special
snack with their proud grandparents by their sides.
SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOK FAIR
The library doors were officially opened on Friday, the
27th as the Book Fair sales for students and others officially began. The students, teachers, and parents are
always in great anticipation to see what kinds of exciting adventures in reading were being offered this year.
There was also the fun and suspense of having the
chance to win from the selection of door prizes once a
purchase had been made.
Prize Winners
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Great American Smokeout
It’s your chance to quit smoking during the 38th Annual Great American Smokeout (GASO) happening November 21st. On the third Thursday of November each
year, the American Cancer Society encourages smokers to use the date to make a
plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By quitting, for
even one day, you are taking an important step towards a healthier life.
If you or someone you know is a smoker, the idea of quitting has probably
crossed your mind. Almost 70% of smokers want to stop smoking and about 52%
of them try to stop each year. If you quit smoking now, the benefits will start almost immediately. Twenty minutes after quitting your heart rate drops, twelve
hours after quitting the carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal,
and ten years after quitting your risk of dying from lung cancer drops by half.
Why not join the thousands of soon-to-be former smokers and quit on November
21st, the date of the Great American Smokeout.
Contact your local health department in Region 9 of the Community Transformation Grant Project (CTG Project) and they can provide you with resources to help
you quit smoking from QuitlineNC.com. Health departments in Region 9 include:
Albemarle Regional Health Services, Dare County Department of Public Health,
Hyde County Health Department, Martin-Tyrrell-Washington Health District,
Hertford County Public Health Authority, Northampton County Health Department, and Edgecombe County Health Department.
The CTG Project, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), gives communities an important opportunity to develop and implement
initiatives to reduce risk factors responsible for chronic diseases, the leading
causes of death and disability. The goal of the CTG Project is to create healthier
communities. For more information about the CTG Project or quitting:
Contact: Lisa Phillips, CTG Project, (252) 475-5077 (Office), (252) 216-5674 (Cell) or lisap@darenc.com (email)
MECHS 6th Graders Share Short Stories and Poems
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Excerpts of stories and poems from Mr. Charles
Greene’s 6th Grade HEALTHFUL LIVING CLASS
When I was young, I had no friends. Sometimes I
would cry in my hands. Sadness, sobbing, and
tales of woe would trail behind wherever I go.
MY IDEA OF A GOOD FRIEND
The perfect friend for me would be someone who
is completely drug-free. No booze, wine, cigars,
or weed would touch the hands of…...lets call him
Steve!
You got to be able to laugh and smile
And maybe even if it’s once in a while
Who can ride alongside on a horse
And like me for who I am of course
Somebody easily loved
And doesn’t push and shove
Steve wouldn’t bully, not one soul, reporting
trouble wherever he goes. A kind fellow he is,
who loves Hockey Sports, and watches Dish.
One more thing about Steve; he would protect
the victims of sad events…………………………………..
~Emily Swindell-Creque~
QUALITIES OF A FRIEND
~Sarah Reams~
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“I would like a friend that is a non bullying
friend that is a helpful, positive, healthy friend
and also a drug-free motivated friend that I can
help with problems and they also can help
me………………
~A’Daja Mann~
THE MEANING OF FRIENDSHIP
“Sam lives in my neighborhood and
we like to play baseball. We ride to
school together. We like to clean up
our town”.
~Patrick Tuck~
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THE MEANING OF FRIENDSHIP
&
Drug-free people
“You have to have someone who will be
by your side, always trusts you in every
way”………………………..
“Drug-free people can help you try NOT to
do drugs”………………….
“Never give up on people who need you
by their side”!
~Katelynn Saulter~
says, “what I look
for in a friend is
someone who is
truthful, honest,
fun, gets good
grades, and likes to
have a little fun
every once in a
while.
IVY says, “I think all my
friends should be drug-free
and not bully anyone”!
Hilda Spencer
Parent Coordinator
GIVE THANKS TO GOD ALWAYS
Be Thankful
I’m reminded that it is soon to be our
Thanksgiving holiday. Especially, for
the Christian, every day should be a
time for thanksgiving and praises to God
for all He has done for us. Gratitude has
been linked to increased levels of happiness and life satisfaction. Giving thanks
is one of the most powerful ways there is
to increase your well-being.
Be thankful that you don’t already
have everything you desire,
If you did, what would there be to
look forward to?
―Reflect upon your present blessings, of
which every man has plenty; not on your
past misfortunes of which all men have
some.‖ — Charles Dickens
―Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities.
It is always our conscious choice which
secret garden we will tend… when we
choose not to focus on what is missing
from our lives but are grateful for the
abundance that’s present — love, health,
family, friends, work, the joys of nature
and personal pursuits that bring us
pleasure — the wasteland of illusion
falls away and we experience Heaven on
earth.‖
–Sarah Ban Breathnach
Be thankful when
you don’t know something
For it gives you the
opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations
Because they give you
opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge
Because it will build your
strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes
They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you’re tired and
weary
Because it means
you’ve made a difference.
FLOY’S RECIPE CORNER
DIRECTIONS
“...yeah, I already know
what’s next”.
Cranberry Sauce
I know you thought it
was going to be Turkey”!
B AK E D C R A N B E R R Y
S AU C E R E C I P E
INGREDIENTS
1 pound fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
1-1/2 cups Diamond of California Chopped Pecans
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup orange marmalade
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Pour into a greased 11-in. x 7-in.
baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 2530 minutes or until cranberries are tender.
Serve warm or cold. Refrigerate leftovers.
Yield: 10 servings.