Even though not many pictures were captured during this test prep review game, students had a blast 💥 playing the Unfair Game in Mrs. Bo’s ELA class and earned some ridiculous prizes throughout.
Today we celebrate our lunchtime heroes! Thank you for all that you do for our students each and every day!
Mark your calendars for the 8th Grade Awards Ceremony!
(6th and 7th grade classes will celebrate their accomplishments with their teachers as grade level groups.)
As we get closer to the end of the school year, please take note of our summer hours. It will be here before we know it! ☀️
Yesterday our faculty and staff enjoyed some time after school getting to know our newest members of the pack! We are looking forward to growing as a school in August, and we can't wait to see what the future holds for ACMS! 🐺
Let's get to know Susan McAbee-Plonski!
She lives in Moore with her husband, cats, and honeybees. She enjoys traveling to the mountains and tropical locations and going to concerts. At home, she likes to spend her time hiking in the woods, gardening, and cooking. She is a huge fan of SC women's basketball. Go Gamecocks! She graduated from Boiling Springs High School, USC-Upstate, and Converse.
What inspired her to become a teacher?
She was inspired to become a teacher by the teachers she had as a student. Her English teachers especially helped her realize her passion for reading and stories. She hopes to inspire her students to discover their passions.
What is one interesting fact about her?
She is a beekeeper. She started her first hive a year ago and is excited to expand her apiary and harvest honey this summer.
What is she most excited about next year?
She is excited to teach in her community. She started her career as a student-teacher at D.R. Hill Middle School in 2003, and she has spent the last 22 years in Spartanburg 7. She feels great to come back home to District 5 after all these years.
Happy School Principal's Day!
Today, we celebrate our incredible principal, Mr. Dean! His leadership, dedication, and passion for education inspire us every day. Thank you for creating a nurturing environment where students can thrive and teachers feel supported.
Your vision and commitment make our brand-new school a wonderful place to learn and grow. We appreciate everything you do as the leader of our pack!
#PrincipalAppreciationDay #ThankYouForYourLeadership #Leaderofthepack
UPDATE: Please take note of upcoming dates for football and volleyball for all current 6th and 7th grade students. Students will stay after school, change and then head to practice. Pickup time is 5:30!
Congratulations to Pia Patel , Robert Winslow, and Joszaleigh (Jo) Gibson! They are ACMS 8th-grade students who were invited to attend the Scholars Academy, a USC Upstate Early College Program.
Pia was also invited to the Spartanburg Community College Early College program.
Attention current 6th and 7th grade girls! This is a great opportunity - May open season dates!
Support our athletics program by grabbing a delicious Chick-fil-A Chicken Biscuit for just $5! Biscuits will be available on Wednesday, May 7 and Wednesday, May 14 in the carline and cafeteria. Don’t miss out—limited quantities available! Cash or card accepted.
8th grade had a BLAST at the Big E! What a great way to end the school year before heading to high school. 🎉
Mr. Watson and his 8th grade AVID students spent much of the day touring the campus of USC Upstate. The visit completes their unit on the language of higher education. They were joined by Upstate alum, Ms. Dunlap, who is also the AVID counselor.
Get to know Melissa Gray!
A little bit about her…
She is a proud mother of two wonderful boys, Bryson and Everett. She met her husband, Anthony, in Charleston and has been married for nearly 20 years. She has spent the past 14 years teaching across grades K–9 in both Greenville County and Spartanburg District Five. She recently completed her doctoral degree at Converse University and is excited to join the Abner Creek Middle School family.
What inspired her to become a teacher?
She has always loved to teach and learn, and she still learns daily. This passion created a goal to help build lifelong learners.
What is one interesting fact about her?
She used to sing Opera professionally.
What is she most excited about next year?
She is very excited to join the AbnerCreek family and begin a new adventure in a new classroom.
When you show up at school twinning, and it wasn't even planned! 🐺🐺
Students and Mrs. Linkous' sixth grade social studies classes ended a unit today. At the beginning of the unit, they asked questions about pictures that they did not know much about, and today they had the opportunity to go around and use their learning to answer the questions they had previously asked. They then shared their favorite project from this unit with their friends.
Spanish 1 students took a field trip to el Molcajete!!! What a yummy opportunity!
Mrs. Williams’ App Creators class reviewed writing algorithms. They had to come up with a secret spot in the room and write the steps to get there. Then they had to switch papers with someone to see if their directions got them to the correct destination.
Members of our chorus program were able to attend and perform at Carowinds this past Friday! They received Superior ratings from every judge, and enjoyed their day celebrating all their hard work they have put in this year!
Get to know Gary Paul Garrett!
A little bit about him…
Writing is his passion and is what led him to the classroom. Prior to teaching, he published one novel (Enigma’s Virus) and was in the middle of writing a true crime book about a serial killer who he had worked with in real estate when COVID-19 stalled the project. He also served as a featured consultant on the TV series Serial Killer: Devil Unchained, produced by ID Discovery. These days, he sticks to writing fiction—it's far easier to sleep after writing about made up monsters than real ones.
What inspired him to become a teacher?
He became a teacher to share his passion for writing and literature, to inspire young people to express themselves through their own words and to discover pieces of themselves in the pages of the stories they read and the ones they create.
