Falcon Flyer for Families!

March 17-21, 2025

Hello Falcon Families!

Welcome to Quarter 4! It's hard to believe, but before you know it we will be heading into summer!

Next week, teachers have a workday on Monday, and then students will return on Tuesday to begin the quarter. Many events will help the quarter pass by quickly, so please make sure to stay on top of your studies. Testing for Dual-Language Immersion students will begin on March 31, and then Spring MAP will be just a couple of weeks later (before Spring Break).

We hope that you enjoy your long weekend! Return refreshed, Falcons!

Sincerely,

Dr. Persinski

Q4

*Homework Mondays-Thursdays--due Friday.

Monday, Mar 17--Teacher WorkDay

Tuesday, Mar 18–Tutoring; SIC/PTO

Wednesday, Mar 19--Tutoring

Thursday, Mar 20–Francophone Day! Tutoring

Friday, Mar 21--Kona Ice! 8th grade Job Shadow Day

Looking Ahead:

**Q4 DFA1 ELA/Math Mar 24-28

Monday, Mar 24--Set a new Goal for MAP!

Student State Climate Survey Core 2
Parent State Climate Survey coming soon!

Tuesday, Mar 25--8th Jump Day!

Thursday, Mar 27--8th grade IB Showcase Night!

Shout Outs!

Falcons' Inaugural Flag Football

Coach Walker and Coach Huechkter say "Super Thank You!" to all the Falcon Family members who helped make the 1st Flag Football game a success!

Special thanks to:
Coach Holmes
Mrs. Cecil
Ms. McNeil
Ms. Ross
Coach Lemon
Ms. Bracket
Mrs. Fickling
Officer Dixon
Officer Womack
Mr. Hollingsworth
The team and coaches (Espich, Braden & Obregon)

Thanks for making this such a great event!!! We couldn’t have done it without y’all!!

PTO Lucky to Have You!

Super thanks to our awesome PTO and families for organizing the Potato Bar! Our Faculty and Staff appreciate you!

National History Day Regional Winners!

Congratulations to 8th graders Elaina Howze and Jasmine Nibbs in Mr. Espich's class!! They are regional winners for their project "Brown vs. Board of Education," and they are eligible for the state competition May 3 at Coastal Carolina! Way to SOAR Falcons!!!

LeadHers!

Sullivan's LeadHERs engaged in a day of service on their field trip! The students participated in:

a community service project with Covenant Presbyterian Church!
an etiquette lesson at the Mercantile!
a scavenger hunt of Women-owned businesses in downtown Rock Hill!

Thank you to Dean Dawson, Ms. Gordan and Ms. Grandjean for leading the ladies, and most thank you to the following businesses for supporting our Lady Falcon LeadHERs!

The Mercantile
Whit's Frozen Custard of Rock Hill
Green Space Plant Co.
The Hickory Post
Millstone Pizza and Taphouse
Covenant Presbyterian Church

Winthrop FERIA/FOIRE 25 competition!

Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the Winthrop Foreign Language Competition! Sullivan students did a fantastic job! Special congratulations to Jordan Maynard who scored 2nd in the Spanish spelling bee, and to Katherine Larkin who scored 1st in the French spelling bee for the 2nd year in a row! All Sullivan students who applied and were selected to participate in the competition PLACED in either reading or writing!

Congratulations DLI students!

Beta Club!

Thank you to Beta Club for a fantastic Beta Week which culminated in a trash clean up day Saturday, March 8!

Nurse Bailey!

3/21 - The Lion's club will be returning on 3/21 to do vision screening on 7th grade students only that were missed in October or registered after 10/18/24. If you do not wish to have your student's vision screened (Free service), please notify Nurse Bailey by email - cmbailey@rhmail.org by Noon on Monday 3/17.

4/11 - 8th grade students going to DC with medications must have all paperwork and medications turned into Nurse Bailey by end of the day if they are to be given by a staff member on the trip.

Francophone Festival!

World Language News!

Please read the World Language Newsletter HERE!

Dean's Nest!

Lost and Found/Dress Code Replacements

Please check the items in the Lost and Found!

Also, Sullivan is currently out of "replacement" pants and plain sweatshirts for girls and boys. We will gladly take donations! Please make sure that your student arrives to school in dress code daily.

Sullivan sweatshirts are restocked. You can purchase one from the front office.

March Media Center News!

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

Save the Dates: 8th Grade!

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

Math Textbook Adoption--Preview Texts in the Lobby

Optimist Club

Please see Dean Dawnson for an application, if interested!

STAMP Testing for Dual Language Immersion Students

Please see the letter regarding Dual Language Immersion STAMP testing that will occur between March 31 and April 4. You can access the letter HERE.

Please make sure your student is present on these days to complete STAMP testing.

Arts in Schools Month!

From Ms. Rubinstien!

Meet some of our talented district honor choir participants—Kasey, Jordan, Madison, Ja’Kai, and James—who had the opportunity to work with clinician Lisa Knox!

🎤Kasey loves chorus because she fell in love with singing at a young age and enjoys performing.
🎵 Jordan has always loved singing and appreciates the kindness and support of the chorus community.

Our Night of the Arts is April 15th—Save the Date! 🌟 From inspiring performances to stunning artwork, our students’ dedication deserves to be celebrated!

💙 Support our young artists! Seeking sponsors & silent auction donations. Contact srubinstien@rhmail.org to contribute.

NOTA!

Art, chorus, band and theater students are working hard for Night of the Arts on April 15th—Save the Date! From stunning artwork to inspiring performances, their dedication deserves to be seen and celebrated. 🌟

💙 Want to support our young artists? We’re seeking sponsors and silent auction donations! Contact Mrs. Rubinstien at srubinstien@rhmail.org to contribute.

Sullivan Sports and Activities

Schedules

Softball Schedule

Track Schedule

Flag Football

Save the Dates!

STAMP, MAP and SCReady

Testing dates are quickly approaching! Please make sure that your child has a good night's sleep, breakfast, and comes prepared on these dates with a positive mindset! Please do not make appointments between 8:00 and 12:30 on these days.

March 31-April 4: STAMP (Language Immersion Students)

April 15 and 17: Spring MAP!

April 30th: ELA TDW

May 7th: ELA Reading A

May 8th: ELA Reading B

May 13th: Mathematics

May 15th: Science (6th grade)

May 15th: Algebra I EOC

Yearbook

2nd Annual Going Global Festival!

Save the Date!

Sullivan will be hosting the 2nd Annual Going Global Festival November 1, 2025! The committee is currently looking for sponsors to help with expenses such as stage, sound, electricity, etc. Reach out today!

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!

Falcons SOAR!

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.

SIC/PTO

SIC and PTO Meetings 2024-2025

The next SIC and PTO meetings will be held Tuesday, March 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.

Mindful March!

Homework!

As part of their weekly studying and home work plan, students should practice on IXL nightly, in order to increase their mastery of math concepts!

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.