Falcon Flyer for Families!

January 27-31, 2025

Falcons,

We are almost to February! There are a few scheduled events this week due to last week's snow, so we hope to see you this week! Our SIC and PTO meetings, sports, and our MAT/AVT celebration our rescheduled for this week, and then we will have Tutoring, our Lunar New Year Clean Up, and our MAT/AVT Celebration this week. In addition, our District Formative Assessments in English and Math are this week, so please check with grade level teachers to know when these will be held. Friday is a half-day for students, as teachers will work in their collaborative teams to plan.

Keep in mind, we have National School Counseling Week next week. Be kind, and drop a note to thank your school counselor!

This week:

*Homework Mondays-Thursdays.

*Q3 Formative Assessment 1 in ELA/Math this week!

Monday, Jan 27-- Rescheduled SIC/PTO meeting 5:30; Girls BBall 5:30

Tuesday, Jan 28–Tutoring; Boys BBall vs. DCMS 5:30

Wednesday, Jan 29--Lunar New Year (Wear Red Shirts and School Bottoms);
MAT/AVT Celebration; Tutoring

Thursday, Jan 30–Tutoring

Friday, Jan 31–Homework due; Half-Day for Students!

Feb 3-7: National School Counseling Week!

Have a great week!

Dr. Persinski

Wrestling!

Congratulations to our amazing Sullivan wrestlers and coaches for an outstanding performance at the Carolina Invitational this weekend! Coaches: Joe Floyd, Jon Beck and Jon Robinson.

Girls team finished 2nd at State! Isabella Williams won 1st, Abby Beck 3rd, Julianna Haas 3rd, and Sofia Wallace-Beck 4th!

Sullivan Boys made it to state with Demetrius Glenn and Roman Mestas!

Way to go, Falcons!

Lunar New Year "Clean Up" Challenge!

From Dean Dawson!

Wednesday, January 29th, we will celebrate the beginning of the Lunar New Year. What is the Lunar New Year? Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, is one of the most important traditional festivals in China and Chinese communities throughout the world. Homes and schools are thoroughly cleaned to “sweep away bad luck and make way for incoming good luck”. As a school, we will wear red shirts on Wednesday, January 29th to signify the start of the Lunar New Year and begin our school clean up challenge on 1/29 through 1/30.

Parents/Families are welcome to donate the following :

Disinfectant wipes

Cleaning masks
Gloves
Seeds pack(s)
Garbage bags

Lunar New Year Parent Letter

Coming Soon!

Related Arts News!

Check out our Related Arts News HERE!

English Language Learners!

Please see the letter HERE regarding ACCESS testing. Here is the Spanish version.

Rising 9th graders!!! (Current 8th)

Attention Rising Ninth Graders and Parents!

Are you excited about starting high school next year? Curious about what it’s like to be a Trojan, Bearcat, or Stallion?

Join us for the Rising Ninth Grade Orientation on January 29, 2025, at 6:00 PM!
This event is open to all rising ninth graders and their parents. Attend the orientation at your zoned high school to learn more about:

Freshman schedules and expectations
Clubs, activities, and athletics
Opportunities to get involved and succeed

No tickets are required—just bring your enthusiasm and meet the staff who will guide you through an amazing freshman year!

We can’t wait to see you there!

Save the Dates: 8th Grade!

Individual Graduation Plan Meetings @ SMS: Various times during February; Details in upcoming parent letter

8th Grade Job Shadow Day: Friday, March 21st

Rising 9th Grade Jump Up Day @ all High Schools; Tuesday, March 25th during the school day

PTO "Souper Bowl!"

It's time for our annual Souper Bowl! Sign up HERE to help us provide SMS teachers and staff with a soup and salad lunch on Friday, February 7th. Thank you for supporting our school!

Spirit Night! February 6

Tutoring!

Snack Provided, along with a certified teacher from 3:45-5:00.

Pick up in the front of the school.

No Sign Ups Needed.
Dates listed on the flyer!

Softball

Falcon Softball Information!

Softball season is around the corner and we have the following information for our 7th and 8th girls.

Conditioning: Tuesday, January 28th and Wednesday, January 29th

Tryouts: Monday, February 3rd and Tuesday, February 4th

Time: from 3:45 pm to 5 pm.

Students must have a physical on file and a ride home at 5 pm.

For questions, please reach out to Mr. Guevara!

GGuevara@rhmail.org

Bearcat Girls Soccer

Tryouts are February 3rd-5th. they are from 4:15 - 6:15pm at the RHHS Band field. Cleats and shin guards are required, and you must have a physical and all paperwork uploaded to planetHS.

Trojans

Soccer

Northwestern Boys Soccer tryouts will be held on Feb. 3-5 from 4:15-6:00PM at Trojan Soccer Stadium @ NHS. All soccer players must have shin guards and cleats. Please make sure your child is registered and approved to participate through Planet HS Big Teams. If you have any questions, please contact the Athletic Department at (803) 981-1989.

C Team Baseball

Baseball season is officially here if you couldn’t tell by the cold weather.

Date: Feb 5th - Feb 7th

**If you are still in a Winter Sport, no problem! Report when that season is over.

Time:5PM – 7PM

Where: Northwestern Baseball Field

MUST HAVES:

-Physical on file

-Cleats and Tennis Shoes

-Baseball Pants

-Whatever equipment you need to tryout.

Library Lunch Bunch!

Yearbook!

Dance! More info coming soon!

Rent the Rock!

Do you want to say, "Happy Birthday" or "Congratulations" in an exciting way? The Sullivan Middle School Rock is now available for rental and painting! Rent the rock and paint a message to celebrate birthdays, accomplishments, celebrations, well wishes, congratulatory messages, upcoming school events or inspiring messages for a Sullivan student, teacher, staff member or event or for only $15. Please read the Rent the Rock guidelines before renting. Complete the link for reservations!

Coming Soon!

As Falcons, we don't want to just "meet the requirement" as student-athletes. We want to raise the bar! Coming soon will be new guidelines for all student-athletes, no matter the sport. Our Falcons will SOAR, and they will show their Falcon Pride through their academic excellence and sportsmanship.

S-Sportsmanship

O-Ownership

A-Academics and Attendance

R-Represent as Role Models

Falcons will be required to hold at least a C in classes; Bs and As are preferred. Should a student drop below a C in any class, then tutoring will be required instead of practice. Students will not be penalized for attending tutoring. Students are expected to attend school and meet attendance requirements, and they should show exemplary behavior in class.

Academics, attendance and behavior will be checked weekly.

As Falcons, we believe that Academics comes first, and student-athletes are role models for all. Falcons represent Sullivan as proud, outstanding student-athletes who will be ready to meet the next level of expectations in high school and beyond.

RHS Career Fair!

Save the Date--8th Grade!

Computers

Need to catch up on assignments? Have a project? Fill out the Request Form in order to take home the school laptop.

IXL--Math Practice at your Fingertips!

Sullivan has a subscription to the IXL platform for math. IXL is a resource in which teachers create individualized math skill plans for students based on their MAP performance and perceived gaps in learning. Questions are aligned to state standards, and students are to practice problems daily. If used as expected, students should be able to master, or become proficient in, one math skill per week.

Please encourage your student to practice math daily. IXL can be accessed from home just through signing in to his/her account.
To practice IXL online, students can sign in through Launchpad, or on a tablet or electronic device.

From Launchad, click on the IXL icon.

https://launchpad.classlink.com/rockhill

The login for launchpad username: the first and last initials capitalized then the lunch number (ex: JP55555). Password is the birthdate.

For IXL, every student has a skill plan to work on that's based on individual needs. If the student does not go through Launchpad and their official login, then the IXL modules will be generic and not based on individual skill needs.

Please make sure that your student is practicing math skills at home or in the car. The time to complete these lessons should take no more than 20 minutes a night.

Sports and Activities

Schedules

Academic Challenge Team

Wrestling Schedule

Girls Basketball Schedule

Boys Basketball Schedule

SIC/PTO

SIC and PTO Meetings 2024-2025

The next SIC and PTO meetings will be held Tuesday, February 18, at 5:30 and 6:30 in the Media Center!

SIC--If you would like to join our SIC meetings, or if you have any questions, please reach out to Kati McFadden, Parent and Chair. More information can be found HERE.

PTO-If you would like to assist PTO, please reach out to one of the officers.

President: Erica Smith
Vice President: Ashley Lang

Secretary: Melissa Maynard

Treasurer: Amanda Winters

sullivanmspto@gmail.com

Parent Portal & Canvas

Parent Portal

Please register for Parent Portal. This hub includes our Transportation Forms, Technology Agreement forms. surveys, and updated attendance and grades.

Parent Portal access is available on the PowerSchool website: https://rock-hill.powerschool.com/public

For PowerSchool questions, email askpowerschool@rhmail.org

Want to follow your student's Canvas to view assignments? See directions HERE.

Happier January Calendar 2025

Sullivan Administration!

Upcoming Events and Calendar

January 20: Holiday

January 21: SIC/PTO at 5:30

January 23: 6th grade Tours @ 5:00 and Academic Night at 6:00

January 31: Early Dismissal

February 3-7: National School Counseling Week

February 6: Penn Station Spirit Night

Febuary 14: Teacher PD Day

February 17: E-Learning (Make Up Weather Day)

February 18: SIC/PTO @ 5:30/6:30

February 21: Dance!

February 28: Early Dismissal

Family Academic & Community Nights at SMS 2024-2025

Through the 24-25 school year, SMS will host family academic & community nights. Study tips, IB and World Language information, adolescent social-emotional support, and other safety information will be shared! Save the dates!

January 23

March 27 *Also IB Showcase Night!