Gifted Gator Gazette

STEM night that will be hosted at the UNCW Education Building on April 19th from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM. In this event, different STEM stations will be placed all around Room 162 to present and spark interest in STEM! These stations would include activities that cover engineering, biology, etc. Additionally, Marinequest will also be presenting their UNCW summer programs at the event so please be on the lookout for those as well!

Here are your elective options for the 2023-24 school year.

• Keyboarding/Minecraft (coding)
• Carpentry/Electrical
• Exploring Social&Emotional Skills/Exploring Childcare
• Art
• Spanish
• Guitar
• Band (year long)
• Orchestra (year long)
• Chorus (year long)
• Musical Theater (this is by application and you need to see Ms. Wood before the end of this school year if you are interested)

Mr. Bacon and Ms. Akinli will be providing more information on these courses and giving you your elective selection cards in the next couple of weeks.

Here are your elective options for the 2023-24 school year.

• Intro to Office Productivity/Computer Science
• Auto Mechanics
• Apparel & Interior Design/Nutrition
• Art
• Spanish
• Guitar
• Band (year long)
• Orchestra (year long)
• Chorus (year long)
• Musical Theater (this is by application and you need to see Ms. Wood before the end of this school year if you are interested)

Ms. Akinli and Ms. McNamara will be providing more information on these courses and giving you your elective selection cards in the next couple of weeks.

FOR RISING 8TH GRADERS ONLY

MGMS offers 8th graders the opportunity to take Math 1 for high school credit during their 8th grade year. Ms. Kincaid also offers Spanish 1 for high school credit. It is highly recommended that students have taken Spanish in middle school before signing up for the high school credit Spanish 1. If you are interested in this course, please contact Ms. Kincaid independently by email april.kincaid@nhcs.net.

Please keep in mind that this is a high school level course and require a deeper level of commitment to schoolwork. Courses at the high school level are 80 min long, whereas the middle school schedule only allows for 1-hour classes.

IMPORTANT INFO: Students taking high school courses in middle school only receive the credit for the class. The grade itself doesn't transfer and has no affect on a student's high school GPA. HOWEVER, the final exam is worth 20% of your overall grade. There are also no honors courses offered at the middle school level so all students taking Math 1 in 8th grade are taking General Math 1.

This must be completed if you want to take Math 1 and you are not currently enrolled in compacted math.

Off to Middle School Night will be Tuesday, April 18 from 5:30-7:00pm here at MGMS.

The camp will be held on Saturday July 10 at the Ashley High School Football Stadium. Over 330 boys and girls participated in last year's camp and they are expecting an even greater turnout this year. The camp is open for students grades 1 through 8. The cost is $20 per person and all registrations should be completed online. Here are the links to 2 sessions:

Session 1, Grades 1-5, 8:00-11:00

Session 2, Grades 6-8, 12:00-3:00

Registration links can also be found on our foundation website:

Submissions for the Teen Scene section of Cape Fear Voices are due to Ms. Mauk each month by the 15th. You can create anything to be posted!

• video game review
• poem
• artwork
• short story
• movie review
• photography
• much, much more!

Students meet with me as an entire AIG group once a month. This meeting occurs during Mastery from 8:25-9:00. Students who are identified in the AIG program are expected to attend.

7th grade - 1st Friday of the month

6th grade - 2nd Friday of the month

8th grade - 3rd Friday of the month

Ms. Mauk will also hold other small group sessions during Mastery time. These meetings will be by invitation and could be for any of the following activities:

• academic progress check
• independent study/project
• book club discussion
• small group projects

Students interested in stretching themselves with their own writing or want to dip their toes in trying to write something original can join Ms. Mauk on Thursday mornings during Mastery for a creative writing workshop. Students can come for a quiet place to work on their won writing or they can join the exercise that day. Students don't have to come consecutively and can start or stop at any time during February.

Students who submit a piece to the Cape Fear Teen Scene magazine each month will be entered into a raffle for a prize! Please make sure to email your submissions to Ms. Mauk by the 15th of the month to be entered. If you submit more than one piece, your name will be entered into the raffle for each piece you submit. Start creating!

Email: reagan.mauk@nhcs.net
Website: https://sites.google.com/nhcs.net/mgms-aig
Location: 910 Piner Rd, Wilmington, NC, USA
Phone: 910-350-2100 (74200)
Facebook: facebook.com/MGgators/
Twitter: @MyrtleGroveMS