Good afternoon!

This web site will allow you to keep up with what’s going on at

Palmetto. Each week Palmetto Middle School is going to post a

weekly update on this page. This site will keep you informed

of upcoming events, trips, dates, projects, and holidays.

Please ask around to see if other parents are checking this

web page for the updates.

Upcoming Events and Dates:

• December 13th- Cheer Information meeting this

Tuesday @ 3:20-3:45 in the middle school

auditorium. This is for all 6th -11th grade students!

We are getting ready for next season now!

• December 19th- January 3,2012 Christmas Break

• January 4th –Students report back to school.

• End of 2nd nine weeks is January 17, 2012.

• Palmetto’s Finest Community Service Hours are

due on Wednesday, January 18, 2012.

Cheer Update: please email Mrs. Rollison at

Rollisonh@anderson1.k12.sc.us is you have any

questions.

Beta Club Update: Please email Ms. Phillips phillipsr@anderson1.k12.sc.us if you have any questions.

Beta Club will be sponsoring a “Food Pantry and More” drive

between now and the Christmas break. Each grade is

responsible for bringing different items.

6th Grade: Toiletries

7th Grade: Canned Goods

8th Grade: Dried Goods

Guidance Update: Please email Ms. Bishop

bishopg@anderson1.12k.sc.us if you have any questions.

Student Council Update: Please email Ms.Johnson

johnsont@anderson1.k12.sc.us if you have any questions.

Student Council is sponsoring Bags of Hope.

Thursday, December 15th is the last day.

Bags of Hope: This year the Student Council will be holding a

competition among homerooms called “Bags of Love.” Each

homeroom will have a gallon sized bag with a list of 10 items. The

students will bring in the items on the list. Items can repeat in

the bag.

Once the homeroom has 5 or the 10 items, the bag will be turned

in to the grade level Student Council advisor.

The idea behind “Bags of Love” is to restock our supplies for the

students in need as well as give out as much as possible during the

Christmas Season. The homeroom from each grade that fills the

most bags will receive a “Christmas Surprise.”

• Soap

• Floss

• Shampoo

• Socks

• Deodorant

• Toothbrush

• Toothpaste

• Bodywash

• Lotion

• Hair bands

PTSO Update: Palmetto Middle School PTSO, in collaboration with the Guidance

Staff, has begun a year round in school food pantry. PTSO has

donated over 800 cans of food which we have procured for FREE

thanks to the Feeding America Program. They sent us 800

coupons for Chef Boyardee & Hunts products. PTSO took those

coupons and purchased food for our pantry. On top of that, we

removed the barcodes from those products to mail back to

Feeding America because 1 UPC = 1 meal for a starving child here

in America and for every UPC they receive from us they will

reciprocate with a coupon. That means we can continue collecting

food for our pantry all year long! So, please send in your UPC’s

from these products to the PTSO by December 15, 2011.

Participation Sponsors: Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Healthy Choice, Hunt’s, Marie Callender’s, Manwhich, Orville Redenbacher’s, Peter Pan, Snack Pack, ACT II, Andy Capp’s Crunch’n’ Munch, David, fiddle faddle, Jiffy Pop, Penrose, Slim Jim, Swiss Miss, Blue Bonnet, Eggo, Fleischmann’s, Hebrew Nationals, Parkay, Reddiwip, Dennison’s, Gulden’s, La Choy, Libby’s, PAM, Ranch Style, RO*TEL, Rosarita, Van Camp’s, Wesson, Wolf brand Chili, ALEXIA, Banquet Brown’N Serve, and Kid Cuisine.

Seventh Grade TripSeventh Grade TripSeventh Grade TripSeventh Grade Trip

CampCampCampCamp Greenville Outdoor AdventureGreenville Outdoor AdventureGreenville Outdoor AdventureGreenville Outdoor Adventure Camp Greenville (Above Cesar’s Head)

March 5-7 or March 7-9

Check out the Website: http://www.campgreenville.org/environmental_education.php

Cost of Trip: $135.00 This includes transportation on district activity buses, cabin lodging for 2 nights and 3 days, 6 meals, and 7 hands-on learning activities (hiking Rainbow Falls, Wilderness Skills, and the Zipline).

A deposit needs to be given or money can be paid in full by September 30. Installment dates are listed below. Please give all payments to your science teacher.

7th Graders will be taking a trip to the

SC State Museum to look at the

Bodies Exhibit.

Due Date Payment January 27 $33.00

• Team 4 (Phillips, Dare, McAbee, Bowman)

• Team 5 (Bumgarner and Cooper) will be going on Tuesday,

Dec. 13.

• Team 6 (Gunter, Moon, Wilson, Clarke) will be going

Thursday, Dec. 15.

Both groups will leave at 8:00 am and return in the afternoon

at 3:30. STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RIDE THE

BUS HOME! Parents will need to pick their child up.

Please be at the school by 3:15 in case we arrive early!

Palmetto’s Finest Updates

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Palmetto’s Finest Qualifications for the 2nd Nine Weeks

Please email Mr. Knight at knightb@anderson1.k12.sc.us if you have any

questions.

To earn Palmetto's Finest you must meet the following

criteria: 1) All grades 80's and above

2) No demerits for the nine week period

3) No more than 2 unexcused absences.

4) Complete community service hours

Click here for a copy of the Community Service Hours Form

10 hours of service are required for the first quarter. Students simply

record the hours they volunteer, the service they provided, and have the

supervisor sign and record their phone number.

Guidelines for hours

1. Ten hours of community service is required each nine weeks.

2. No more than four (4) hours of service can be directly related to any

family member.

3. Completed service hours are due to your Homeroom teacher

on the last day of the quarter. A minimum of ten hours of

community service is required for each quarter of school.

Library News from Mrs. Cox. If you have any questions,

please email CoxT@anderson1.k12.sc.us

ProTeam students visited Palmetto Elementary school and read to 1st

graders. This visit is the first of many to come that promote reading and

provide reading role models to our mini Mustangs.

App of the Week:

Name: EasyBib Cost: Free

EasyBib: Scan a book’s barcode using a mobile device camera with

this app and voila, a citation is created and formatted in the

format of your choosing.

C-Team Basketball Schedule

Date

Opponent

Site

Time

Dec 12th

WestOak

Away

5:30p.m.

Dec 15th

Liberty

Home

5:30p.m.

Jan 2nd

Riverside

Away

5:30p.m.

Jan 5th

Walhalla

Away

5:30p.m.

Jan 9th

Dacusville

Home

5:30p.m.

Jan 12th

Bye

Jan 16th

Starr Iva

Away

5:30p.m.

Jan 19th

WestOak

Home

5:30p.m. Jan 23rd

Liberty

Away

5:30p.m.

Jan 26th

Riverside

Home

5:30p.m.

Jan30th - Feb4th

Region Tournament at Riverside

TBA