What's Happening at SHMS

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For more information about our Sports & Activities, visit our SHMS Athletics page.

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

When: Monday 2/12 @ 6pm

Who: For players & parents/guardians

Where: RHS Student Center Addition

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

SPRING SEASON

U12 and U14 age levels April and May

SRING CLINICS

Multiple opportunities in March, April, and May
Run by high school coaches and former professional players SUMMER TEAM PRACTICES Begin in May

REGULAR SUMMER SEASON

June through July
Weekday practices and games

TOURNAMENTS

Tournament opportunities for all ages

RENTAL EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE

Low cost equipment rental available for new players

Become a part of the fastest-growing sport in America. Eastview Youth Lacrosse offers summer outdoor programs for kids of all experience levels.

Register at: evaasports.org/evaaregistration

Hello Families!

Friendly reminder: all electronic devices, including cell phones and airpods, are to be stored from 8:20 am to 3:10 pm in accordance with district policy. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Additionally, we kindly request refraining from delivering restaurant lunches to your child, as SHMS provides delicious and complimentary breakfast and lunch.

Thank you for partnering with us to support your child at SHMS. We appreciate you!

Valentine’s Day is coming soon, and it is time for the SHMS 7th Grade Class to show our community how much we care about them!

The 7th Grade Homerooms will be hosting the “Armful of Love Food Drive” from February 12th-16th. All donated items will be given to the local 360 Communities, so our donations will assist local families!

The “Armful of Love Food Drive” will also be a contest between homerooms. Students will bring in food items to increase points for their homeroom, and they can also donate household items and cleaning supplies to competing homerooms. These non-food items will deduct points from that homeroom’s score! At the end of the week, the homeroom with the most points per student will win a Pizza Party!

The “Armful of Love Food Drive” is the perfect way for our 7th grade class at SHMS to spread love and caring throughout our community. Thank you for participating in our winter community service project. The 6th Grade Class will have their food drive in the spring!

District 196 middle school students took two of the top five spots and seven of the 18 special awards at the Regional Future City Competition held Jan. 20 at Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount.

Sponsored by the National Engineers Week Foundation, Future City is a national, project-based learning experience where middle school students imagine, research, design and build cities of the future that showcase their solutions to a citywide sustainability issue. In this year’s challenge, teams designed a futuristic city that is 100% powered by electricity with energy generated from sources that keep citizens and the environment healthy and safe. Students work as a team with a teacher and engineer mentor to design their virtual city using software and other resources. They also research and write a 1,500-word essay about their city, build a tabletop scale model with recycled materials, develop a project plan and make a presentation to judges at the regional competition. The top finisher in each region qualifies for the national finals held in Washington, D.C. each February.

Team Nina Urqukuna from Scott Highlands Middle School finished in second place and won special awards for Best Future City Model, and Best Land Surveying Practices.

A total of nine teams from four District 196 middle schools participated in the competition. The following teams also won special awards:

• Team Niohogger from Scott Highlands won Best Transportation System, and Best Incorporation of Cultural and Historical Resources Into a City;
• Team Llumin from Black Hawk Middle School won the award for Safe Drinking Water, and
• Team I.S.S. Thoth from Rosemount Middle School won Most Innovative City Setting.

Eastview Lightning Boys Volleyball Clinic (boys, grades 5-8)

Sun | Feb 11 | 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. | $25 | EVHS

Archery Adventure Camp (ages 9-17)

Mon | Feb 12 - Mar 11 | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | 4 sessions | $85 | PW

Fewer than 5 spots left!

For the Love of Cubing (grades 2-8)

Wed & Thu | Feb 14 & 15 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. | 2 sessions | $65 | DW

Youth/Adult Bowling League at Bogarts (adult and child ages 7+)

Sat | Feb 17 - Mar 16 | 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. | 5 sessions | $229 | Bogart's Entertainment Center

Video Production: TikTok, Shorts and Reels (grades 3-7)

Sat | Feb 17 & 24 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 p.m. | 2 sessions | $80 | Live Online

Parents … just for you!

Growth Mindset: An Explanation, How We Can Use it in Our Schools and the Supporting Role of Parents

Mon | Feb 12 | 7:00 - 8:15 p.m. | Pay What You Can | RHS

6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys interested in learning more about the fastest-growing boys sport in the country come and join the Eastview Boys Volleyball winter skill and competition clinic on February 11th at EVHS.

No experience necessary – come learn some new skills and compete against your friends! Email coach Ryan Dehnel at ryan.dehnel@district196.org with questions.

ExplorSchool: For advanced students in grades 5 - 7

Session A: June 17 - 28 @ Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights

Session B: July 8 - 19 @ Visitation School, Mendota Heights

38 unique classes with topics including: architecture, astronomy, computer science, chemistry, debate, engineering, game design, mathematical logic, robotics, theater, visual arts, writing and more!

Apply online at mity.org

What is meant by “Growth Mindset”? You might be hearing about it more and more from your children’s teachers and how they are using it in their classrooms. However, you might wonder, as a parent, how to encourage the growth mindset in your own home?

All parents, teachers, coaches, and students are welcome to join us. Learn how the brain works, how to praise kids, how to encourage your children to challenge themselves and that it is ok to make mistakes because that is how we learn. The concept of a growth mindset will also be discussed from a parent’s standpoint at home, in school and in co-curricular activities. Be challenged to learn something about your own mindset as well. Question and Answer will follow the presentation. Due to capacity limits, registration is required.

When: Monday, February 12, 7:00 - 8:15 pm

Where: Rosemount High School Performing Arts Center (Auditorium)

By whom: Mike Floersch - an ISD196 Instructional Coach, math teacher, soccer coach, and Adjunct Professor for Saint Mary’s University

Registration: http://tinyurl.com/Isd196GrowthMindset

Questions: Contact Mike Floersch at mike.floersch@district196.org

The African American Cultural Family Advocates and Equity and Inclusion Department are hosting ActioNow 2024: Celebrating Bright Futures! A Black History Month Celebration. This community-wide event will bring families together to celebrate Black culture and history through food, programming and fun.

If you are able and willing to help support this districtwide event for all, we would greatly appreciate it. Our goal is to reach $1,000 to comfortably cover all expenses. Your generous donation will help provide activities, supplies, contest winner prizes and dinner for attendees. Your support will help make this event a great success.

Please come and join us for a great evening and see how your contribution supports our students and families. A writing contest is also part of the celebration! The contest theme is Brilliant Past, Bright Future! and is available to students to enter now!

For additional information, please contact:
Rashelle Redmon, Cultural Family Advocate, Rashelle.Redmon@district196.org.

Thank you for your support!

Kindly,

District 196 African American CFA’s Tyson Coleman
Jennifer Ernst
Justin Henry

Derielle Larry Rashelle Redmon

Note: Please make checks payable to ISD 196, memo “ActioNOW:2024.” They can be sent to Susi Yermishkin, Equity & Inclusion at the District Office.

6th grade: Sarah Blasing

(952)-423-7603

sarah.blasing@district196.org

7th grade: Andrea Larson

(952)-423-7608

andrea.larson@district196.org

8th grade: Jesse Kramer

(952)-423-7602

jesse.kramer@district196.org

Hundreds of District 196 students have completed EmpowerU with incredible improvements in confidence, mental health and motivation. This program will help your student learn the skills they need to become more self-directed and motivated in school and life. The program is:

• Easy-to-use/self-paced and online
• Supported by a 1:1 online coach with expertise in student resilience
• Goal driven- 90% of students make progress on goals
• Click here to find out more

The program is FREE with limited seats available. Students will be selected for the program on a first come, first served basis. Please contact your child's school counselor to enroll.

Free peer support for caregivers of children and young adults with disabilities, neurodiversity, and mental health diagnoses.

Join us twice a month at 6:30 pm:

In-person - 2nd Wednesday

Dakota Child & Family Clinic 2530 Horizon Drive Burnsville, MN 55337

Online - 4th Wednesday

Email us for the Zoom link: support@dakotachildandfamily.org

Questions? Please email support@dakotachildandfamily.org or call DCFC at 651-209-8640

Grupo de apoyo, en español.
Estara disponible virtual por zoom. Hablaremos sobre el bienestar mental y las formas en que podemos apoyarnos a nosotros mismos y a los demás.

Transforming Families, along with DCFC, are offering safe and caring support for gender creative kids and their families. All ages welcome.

Everyone is welcome. There is a place for you at Transforming Families. Life is a journey, not a destination. We are all learning.

Questions? Please email info@tffmn.org or call DCFC at 651-209-8640

DCFC works within the nurse practitioner framework of patient-centered, high quality, holistic, and culturally inclusive care. Our nurse practitioners focus on helping patients achieve optimum health, however that is defined for the individual. We offer care for children and adults:

• Primary Care
• Medication Management Reproductive Health
• Gender Care
• Behavioral Health Medication Behavioral Health Management Care Coordination

We also contract with other health care providers to offer the following services on-site at our clinic:

• Childrens Dental Care (with Children's Dental Clinic) Vision Care (with Open Cities)
• Adult (16+) Mental Health Therapy
• Occupational Therapy

If you have a student who is dealing with the loss of an immediate family member (sibling, parent, grandparent, caregiver) or individual who significantly influenced your student and feel they would benefit from participating in Park Nicollet's Growing Through Grief group, we would like to offer your student this grief group opportunity.

Scott Highlands Middle School will be hosting this group again; this year it will be facilitated by Jenny Simmonds, a licensed grief therapist through Park Nicollet. Group sessions will be held during the school day and will run throughout the school year. Our hope is that this group would begin sometime in October. If you are interested in having your student participate, please email your student's school counselor with the name of your student and they will contact you to provide further information.

Healthy eating is so important for students. At Scott Highlands Middle School, we work hard to ensure students receive a free healthy breakfast and lunch each day to support their developing brains and bodies. Research shows that students who eat regular, nutritious meals are more likely to attend school and engage in learning.

We are excited to partner with Every Meal again this year and offer a free weekend food program to all our students. You do not need to qualify or meet criteria to qualify for this free weekend food. You simply need to have students at home who would benefit from extra food.

• Free for all families

• No qualifications required for enrollment

• Students enrolled in the program will receive a 4-5 pound bag of nutritious, nonperishable food each week

• Every Meal does not collect information from families; privacy is protected

• Families may enroll in the program anytime throughout the school year

• Families may choose from a variety of different weekend meal bag options

Please complete the enrollment form using the link below and you will receive your free weekend food. The first delivery will be Friday, September 29th

Link to Every Meal enrollment

Community Resource Guide Dakota County - this guide includes information on health care, dental, women’s health, food, housing, special needs/disability, and other supports for families

FastTracker MN - a behavioral health search tool that allows you to filter services based on your search criteria, which can include free and sliding fee services available.

Virtual Calming Room - designed to assist in identifying different strategies for managing emotions, this webpage includes links to calming tools and other resources for youth and families

Worried about your student’s OR your own mental health?

Dakota County Crisis Response: Call 952-891-7171

National Crisis Text Line: Text SCHOOL to 741741

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988

To report an absence, send an email to shms.attendance@district196.org (preferred) or call the 24 hour attendance voicemail number at 952-423-7587. Please provide the following information:

• Student’s Name (please spell the student’s first and last name)
• Grade
• Name of person reporting absence
• Reason for absence

**The direct line to Colleen Pudwill, school nurse, is 952-423-7583

You can also report an absence by filling out this form: Report an Absence

We are a GREAT School because we are:

Respectful

to all people in the building

Responsible

with ourselves and our belongings

Ready to Learn

by being prepared and present in the learning environment

SAINTS deserve a safe, great learning environment!

Safe

Accepting

Inclusive

Nice

Thoughtful

Success

1. SAINTS will not bully others.

2. SAINTS keep their hands and feet to themselves.

3. SAINTS include others.

4. SAINTS care enough to report hurtful behavior to adults at home or school.

Website: https://shms.district196.org/
Location: Scott Highlands Middle School, Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley, MN, USA
Phone: 9524237581
Twitter: @SHMS_Saints