Upcoming Events:

Coupon books feature

four $5 coupons to

Winn Dixie, numerous

restaurants, car rentals

and many other coupon

categories. $20 per

book.

February 28: New due

date for Coupon Book

sales or return the book.

Breakfast over Books is a

free “book club”. This is

the program’s 8th year!

February’s book is Crush:

The Theory, Practice and

Destructive Properties of

Love by Gary Paulsen. The

meeting date is Wednes-

day, March 5th, at 7:25.

Stay tuned for information

on March’s book selection!

Please con-

tinue to send in Box Tops to the

library, a teacher or the drop

box in the front office. We ac-

cept all coupons including

Campbell’s soup labels. Thank

you for your help!

At-a-Glance Calendar

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Tutoring 2

Track Tryouts 2

8th Grade Dance

8th Grade Dance

3

IB Academy Ap-

plications Due

4

NJHS Require-

ments

5

6th Grade Social

Studies

Lunch Menu

6

7

Breakfast over Books & Chick-Fil-A Cow

I R O N D A L E M I D D L E

S C H O O L

Mountie Messenger F E B R U A R Y 2 1 , 2 0 1 4 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 2

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

National

Junior Honor

Society Re-

quirements

Open House

for Technical

Academies-

Watch for Re-

Scheduling

Info

Coupon

Books $20

Reviews of Crush can

be found at

www.goodreads.com.

Check out a copy

from the library now

and tell your student

to join us for a book/

breakfast discussion

in the library.

E-mail ehes-

ter@jefcoed.com for

more information.

$20 per book! Check Out the

Great Deals! Friday, Feb 28

Books Due Back or turn in $20

P A G E 2

Tutors Continue to

Offer Great Services

to Students!

Math Team Competition

Clubs and Tutoring...

Tutoring continues in

the Library:

Shades Valley High

School Beta Club

Members come Tues-

days and Thursdays to

the library for tutoring

in the following sub-

jects:

Math, Science, Eng-

lish, Social Studies,

Test Studying, Orga-

nizing Notebooks.

This service is just as

important to our stu-

dents as it is to the tu-

tors. They get service

hours for tutoring.

Another great bonus is

that former IMS stu-

dents serve as tutors

and they know how to

help students succeed.

The math team has a

competition at Hoover

High School on March

1st. Registration is at

8:00 a.m.

Go Mounties!

M O U N T I E M E S S E N G E R

Track Tryouts Track tryouts are

Monday, February

24, from 3:00 to 5:00

at the IMS track.

A parent meeting

will follow at 5:00

p.m.

P A G E 3

Keep Selling

Coupon Books for

Prizes!

Dance fees are due

February 29th

Coupon Books

Science Olympiad by Mr. Passmore

8th Grade Dance The 8th grade dance

fees are due February

29. The cost of the

dance is $35 if paid on

time. The late cost is

$45 (paid in cash).

The theme will be an-

nounced in an upcom-

ing newsletter.

Only one more Friday

to pay dance fees of

$35.

Event – Crime Busters – 3rd –

Jordyn Lee and Alexis Bryant

Event – Dynamic Planet –

5th Place – Andrea McNeal

Event – Entomology – 5th

Place – Aeona Bowles Event – Experimental De-

sign – 7th Place – Ladarius

Price and Andrea McNeal

Event – Rocks and Minerals

– 5th Place – Aeona Bowles

and Jacob Woods

Please help Mrs. Leh-

man and me congratu-

late the following indi-

viduals for their hard

work and for placing in

this weekend’s tourna-

ment at the University

of Alabama at Hunts-

ville.

Event – Roto Egg Drop –

8th Place – Aeona Bowles

and Jacob Woods

Event – Write it/Do it –

1st Place – Jordyn Lee and

Alexis Bryant

Our team finished 15th in

the overall tournament. All

of my team did wonderful

and Mrs. Lehman and I are

proud of them.

We would also like to thank

the many parents who came

out to support us this Satur-

day, without you none of

this would be possible.

Coupon Book money

is due February 28.

M O U N T I E M E S S E N G E R

P A G E 4 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 2

Continue to watch for

information on re-

scheduling of Valentine’s

Dance.

Ward to

let her

know of

upcoming

applica-

tions

Finance Academy applica-

tions are due February 28

to SVHS.

However, Ms. Ward and

Ms. George need the ap-

plications earlier to pull

provide transcripts to

SVHS. Please e-mail Ms.

(maryward@jefcoed.com).

Finance Academy Application Due Dates

Sign up on the

IMS homepage

to get the

newsletter

right in your

inbox.

Valentine’s Dance

Google Docs: Did You Know?

Did you know that if

you have a Gmail ac-

count, you have access

to Google Drive?

Through Google Drive,

get access to spread-

sheets, Docs, maps, cal-

endars, files, and fold-

ers.

All documents can then be

accessed from any com-

puter.

That eliminates the need

for a flashdrive or thumb-

drive.

Questions? E-mail ehes-

ter@jefcoed.com.

P A G E 5

Mrs. Williams, new

sponsor of The

National Junior

Honor Society, and

new teacher at IMS

Technical Academy

Open House, Febru-

ary 11, 6-8 p.m.

National Junior Honor Society Requirements List

NJHS (cont’d)

Open House for Shades Valley Technical Academies

Open House for Shades

Valley Technical

Academies will be held

Tuesday, Febru-

ary 11, from

6:00 to 8:00

p.m.

Members from

business and

industry will be pre-

sent.

A light dinner of hot

dogs, drinks, and chips

will be provided.

SVTA

Pro-

grams:

Pre-

engi-

neering Academy

Auto Paint & Re-

finishing Technol-

ogy

Auto Maintenance

& Light Repair

Technology

Electrical Wiring

Technology

Finance Academy

Theatre Academy

Welding Technol-

ogy

ment. Students can-

not have any class 2’s

or class 3’s on their

record.

4. Candidate Notifica-

tion and Forms - Stu-

dents who are eligible

ship.

3. Discipline History – The student’s disci-

pline record will be

reviewed to determine

those individuals who

meet this require-

scholastically will be

notified and informed

that they must com-

plete the Candidate

Form. This form out-

lines the candidate’s

accomplishments in

the areas of Service

and Leadership. This

at Irondale Middle

School for the

equivalent of one

semester.

2. Academic Eligibil-

ity - The student’s

academic records will

be reviewed to deter-

mine those individu-

als who are scholasti-

cally eligible for

membership.

Students must have at

least a scholastic aver-

age of 3.75 for the 6th

and 7th grade. Candi-

dates will then be

evaluated on the basis

of service, leadership,

character, and citizen-

1. Residency Re-

quirement - To

be eligible for

membership, the

candidate must be

an incoming

member of the

eighth grade. Can-

didates must have

been in attendance

M O U N T I E M E S S E N G E R

Stay

Tuned for More info

National Junior Honor Society Requirements (cont’d)

P A G E 6 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 2

form must be completed

before the candidate is

further considered.

5. Faculty Evaluation

Form - Faculty members

will complete a faculty

evaluation form for each

candidate. Candidates

must receive a satisfac-

tory recommenda-

tion. Faculty members

will consider their evalua-

tive input in the most

professional manner and

be able to substantiate

claims with professional

actions—particularly for

low ratings. All input

from faculty must be

signed. This form is con-

fidential and will not be

shared with the candi-

dates.

6. Selection - The actual

selection of members will

be made by the five appointed members of

the Faculty Council. All aspects of the proc-

ess will be considered (GPA, Candidate Form,

Teacher Evaluation, etc.)

d to determine those individuals who are scho-

lastically eligible for membership.

Students must have at least a scholastic aver-

age of 3.75 for the 6th and 7th grade. Candi-

dates will then be evaluated on the basis of

service, leadership, character, and citizenship.

cepted for those who can-

not afford them.

Checks can be made pay-

able to IMS. Cash should

be sent in a sealed enve-

lope.

Money should be turned in

no later than Friday,

March 7th.

Students in Mr. Ray’s So-

cial Studies classes will be

reading The Watsons Go to

Birmingham by Christo-

pher Paul Curtis.

If students would like to

purchase a copy through

school, the cost is $5.30.

Donations are also ac-

6th Grade Social Studies

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DIPPING SAUCE

SANDWICH TRIMMINGS

RANCH BROCCOLI

MIXED GREEN SALAD

FRENCH FRIES

FRUIT

Thursday: TACO SALAD OR TILAPIA

RICE

RAW CARROTS W/RANCH

PINTO BEANS

MIXED GREEN SALAD

CAKE W/ICING

FRUIT

Friday: CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS W/

BISCUIT OR QUESADILLA

WK CORN

CALIFORNIA VEGGIES

MIXED GREEN SALAD

FRUIT

Monday: SLICED HAM OR STEAK NUG-

GETS

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

NORTHERN BEANS

MIXED GREEN SALAD

WW ROLL

FRUIT

Tuesday: SPAGHETTI OR ROASTED

CHICKEN

CAULIFLOWER

GREEN BEANS

PARMESAN TUSCAN SALAD

WW ROLL

FRUIT

Wednesday: GRILLED CHICKEN SANDWICH

OR HOT ITALIAN SUB W/

Lunch Menu for February 24—28:

IMS

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