Puma News

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1. The article emphasizes the need for increased awareness and intervention to mitigate potential negative effects of social media.

2. The article discusses the pervasive nature of social media and the influence on various components of youth mental health, which includes self-esteem, body image, anxiety, depression, and a feeling of loneliness. It discusses excessive use of social media use can contribute to elevated mental health challenges.

3. The Surgeon General's article recommends collaborative efforts between parents, educators, healthcare professionals, and social media companies to address the issue effectively. It encourages parents to engage in open conversations with their children about the potential risks and benefits of social media, while urging schools to incorporate mental health education and digital citizenship into their curricula.

4. The article urges social media companies to implement features that promote digital well-being, such as setting time limits, reducing exposure to harmful content, and providing resources for mental health support.

• The beginning of Parent/School roundtable discussions as soon as possible.
• Increased awareness of digital literacy.
• Increased discussions and Professional Development for staff.

Peterborough Elementary School's Therapy Dog will visit SMS on June 7th to greet our amazing students as they come into the building. Special thanks to Shannon Dunning for organizing the event.

All students at SMS celebrated their success on the State assessments by engaging in a service learning day. They enjoyed a combination of enjoyable activities intertwined with opportunities for community service. The diverse range of activities encompassed gardening, weeding, break-out rooms, soccer matches, recess games, nail painting, car washing, general cleanup duties, an exciting lost in the woods breakout room challenge, rubber stamping, kickball matches, chess matches, exploring the trails, fundraising for the drama club, planting flowers for local housing programs, spreading positive messages with chalk, and overall tidying up. The day culminated in a school-wide picnic, which was enhanced by Ronan's captivating performance of one of his original songs.

Students also participated in an activity with their advisory to learn more about service learning.

Students across the school gave staff feedback about what they liked about our SMS community. Below are some highlights from 7th grade.

Service-Learning Lesson Feedback

Positives of the School Community

• PBIS Reward System

• Picnics

• Morning Announcements

• Pledge of Allegiance

• Recess

• Eating outside

• After school activities (roller skating, dances, athletics, clubs)

• EHP/Band/Co-Curricular

• Hold students to high standards

• Students have a lot of freedoms

The robotic students were at Children and the Arts to share their robots with children at the event. They took RCXs, VEX robots and drones.

The 2023 Solar Sprint was a success at SMS! Thank you to Dwain Hammett for organizing the event at SMS this year.

The South Meadow School Girls softball team played their best game of the season at exactly the right time , defeating Sanborn Middle School 8-1 in the quarterfinals of the Tri County League Division 3 softball tournament.

The team was led by Sydney Borges's no hitter and Chloe Hamlin two gigantic home runs. Annabelle, Ava, and Emma, made three great plays in the infield as well.

The team would like to thank all the SMS teachers that supported the game yesterday. SMS now plays #1 Litchfield away on Monday.

The #4 SMS softball team will play away Monday at #1 Litchfield Middle School in the semi finals of the Tri County League Softball Tournament.

Congratulations and GO PUMAS!

Please fill in the request form below if you would like for your child to have a free ChessKid account for the remainder of the year. Once I receive the request I will add in their account using their school username and password. I will send them an email to let them know when they are set up. Click Here for the Request Form

We will again be using Pickup Patrol with a 1pm deadline. After 1pm please call or email the office 924-7105. Pickup patrol is used for student transportation changes and after school plans.

Email: tconway@conval.edu
Website: https://sms.convalsd.net/
Location: 108 Hancock Road, Peterborough, NH, USA
Phone: (603) 924-7105