Teacher & Team Facts
Who are the 8th grade homeroom teachers for next year? (Spell the best you can and this is a bit of a tricky question.)
Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Fair, Mr. Ouma, Mrs. Myers, Mr. Okong'o, Mr. McMullen, Mrs. Richardson, and Mr. Scott
What novel study did we do last fall in ELA? (Novel and author)
Monster - Walter Dean Myers
There are three houses. One is red, one is blue, and one is white. If the red house is to the left of the house in the middle, and the blue house is to the right to the house in the middle, where is the white house?
In Washington D.C.
What is the first day of school for the 2025-206 school year? (Day of week and Date)
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Which food trucks come to Bates regularly throughout the year?
Kona Ice and Sweet Frog
Which middle school teacher will spend a lot of time this summer spending time with her new baby?
Mrs. Baier
What was the first skill we learned as a part of Bell work and kept visiting throughout the year?
Parts of Speech
You are in a cabin and it is pitch black. You have one match on you. Which do you light first, the newspaper, the lamp, the candle, or the fire?
The match!
What is the first day off of school you will have next fall? (Day of the week and date.)
Monday - September 1, 2025
What is the name of our fundraiser to help fight cancer, where we went outside to the track & football field?
Relay for Life
Which teacher is going to Hawaii for a long vacation in June?
Mrs. Nelson
Name the 8 parts of speech we covered in Bell Work.
Noun, verb, pronoun, conjunctions, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, interjections
A farmer has 17 sheep and all but nine die. How many are left?
Nine
How many total school days will you miss next year for Christmas break? (Not counting weekends.)
11 School Days
What award did we, as a school, come together and vote every day to win?
Sumter's Best Middle School
What subject did Mrs. Grant teach before becoming the Instructional Coordinator?
ELA
What type of writing did we use A.R.E.A.?
Argumentative
In a year, there are 12 months. Seven months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?
They all do!
What is the day and date of the end of the third quarter next year?
Wednesday-March 11, 2025
Which club was always quiet and relaxing, with students spending time with their favorite characters and authors?
Reading Rumble-Mr. Palmo
What are the names of the three PE teachers?
Coach Twitty, Coach Jefferson, and Coach Davis
Name all parts of the writing process, and what do you do with them when finished?
Brainstorm/prewrite, rough draft, proofread, revise, edit, proofread again, final draft. All parts MUST be turned in.
What are the next three letters in the following sequence? J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, __, __, __
S, O, N. The sequence is first letter of the months of the year. September, October, and November are the next in the sequence.
What is the last day of school next year for the 2025-2026 school year? (Day of the week and date)
Thursday - May 21, 2026
What clubs does Bates have that will continue and still be clubs when you move from middle school to high school? (Club Name and Teacher)
Middle School FBLA - Mr. Alexander and NJHS - Mrs. Sowell