Heavy Stuff in a Light Way

Eli Moody created this video to explain the Vanderbilt students the kind of resources to use for research. It's good and entertaining.

What Our Library is NOT Like - Thanks Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) is so funny. We're thinking about making this the way we do things at The MC. What do you think; should we go for it?


Mr. Bean visits the Library

8th Graders - Water Rocket Lauches

The final day of class before Spring Break, the 8th grade science teachers led their students in a water rocket launch. The MC was particularly interested in the Skittles Rocket at the end of the video.

Build up the pressure with water and air, pull the cord to release the pressure, and away we go.

Testing Week = Slow Week in The MC

HEY! Where is everybody!

Oh yea...it's CRCT Testing week. We don't get to see our favorite people in the whole-wide-world...our STUDENTS. In the morning, you are testing. We hope you are concentrating, reading the questions carefully, and doing your very best to show others your brilliance. See, we already know you're great. But those who are not with you everyday only have the results of these tests to know how great you are. It may not seem fair, but "who said life was fair?" So, give your best effort.

In the afternoons The MC is used for students who were absent on the previous day. Therefore, we are closed to other students. What is amazing is that with over 1400 students there are only about 10 -15 students a day who are absent! That is awesome. But our space is needed, and the counselors are doing a great job making sure every student has an opportunity to prove themselves.

We in The MC will be glad when testing is over because we miss you coming in each day. Make-up testing will continue through most of next week, then it will be Spring Break. Your MC staff is nearly crying because we miss you so much. OK, that's an exaggeration.

We are using this time to prepare for the end of this school year and the beginning of next year. We are doing inventory so we can hopefully find some "missing" or "lost" books that you may have misplaced. We don't want to charge you fines for books we might be able to find. We have inventoried about 4000 books, and have found several books we recently had listed as lost or checked out. Ms. Bremner has been working on a new order of Biographies. We should receive books on sports stars, historical figures, musicians (yep, rappers too!), authors, and more.

We look forward to seeing all our students after Spring Break. The first 3 days back is Poetry Alive! It will be great. See you all again soon.