Weekly Newsletter

Sultan Middle School Families,

Our theme this year is Stronger Together, Building Our Future! One of our goals for the year is to improve communication between school and home. To meet our goal, we need your help.

• If you did not attend the open house, a printed copy, of the information we have in PowerSchool, has been mailed to you. Please check the information, cross off any incorrect information, and make needed correction, then send the form back with your student to the office.

• If you are having trouble accessing either PowerSchool or Canvas, please call the office. We can send you an email to reset your password in PowerSchool and the Pairing Code for getting you connected to your student’s canvas account as an observer.

We have two ways to help students who are struggling academically: Homework Club and Friday School:

Tues/ Thurs Homework Club (2:40 – 4:50)* is an optional opportunity for students who need extra support or time to either stay caught up on classwork/ homework or who need to catch up after being gone. These are students who want to work and are motivated to improve their grades for either sports or other reasons. Homework Club is encouraged, but is a choice, not a requirement. If a student doesn't complete work at Homework Club they can be asked not to return, as it is only for students who will use it appropriately.

Friday School: Starts 10/4/24

Friday School (ERF Fridays 1:10 -3:30)* will be a required opportunity for students who are failing classes due to not meeting classroom expectations. Part of building relationships means caring about our students enough to hold them accountable for their choices and providing consequences when they are not meeting expectations. Friday School will be a required opportunity for students who are not meeting those expectations by: not utilizing classroom time, being disruptive during class, and choosing not to complete work in defiance.

Our Mission Statement: Sultan Middle School exists to empower all students to achieve at high levels, to become community leaders and global citizens.

***Subject to Change***

SEPT. 30th

Soccer @ Home vs. Granite Falls M.S.

Volleyball @Home vs. Northshore Christian Academy

OCT. 1st

Homework Club 2:45-4:45pm

TSA Science Club 2:45-4:45pm

OCT. 2nd

Role Playing Club 2:45-4:45pm

Volleyball travels to Coupeville M.S.

Boys Soccer @Home vs. Northshore Christian Academy

Football travels to Harbour Pointe M.S.

OCT. 3rd

Homework Club 2:45pm-4:45pm

Cross Country travels to Coupeville M.S.

7th gr. Football @Home vs. Valley View M.S.

OCT. 4th

Friday School 1:10pm-3:30pm

October 14th

School Board Meeting 6pm

October 15th

Evacuation Drill

October 23rd

Picture Retake Day

October 28th

School Board Meeting 6pm

October 29th

Fall Choir and Band Concert 6:30pm

Free and Reduced Meals Applications must be filled out every year. If you haven't filled one out for this year, you can pick one up at the District Office or have one sent home with your student. Drop it off at the District Office or any of the school offices.

Here are some of the Clubs that have begun this year. There are more in the works that will be posted about here!

Role Playing Game Club is a place where students can test their minds and vanquish dragons, mages, and villains while creating friendships and problem solving along the way. Your student gets to imagine that they are an adventurer for a day and fight off the various fantasy monsters.

Staff Advisor: Mr. Coles

Where: Sultan Middle School Library

When: Wednesdays, after school

Bus riders can take the Activity Bus home at 4:45pm after clubs. See staff advisor for a bus pass.

Getting frustrated with trying to get your child to do their homework? Is trying to remember how to solve for x and y giving you a headache? How about sending your student to homework club?

Teachers will be available to assist with homework right after school.

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, after school until 4:45pm

There will be activity busses to transport your student home!

In the spring of each school year, Sultan Middle School students can apply to be part of the National Junior Honor Society. Club acceptance depends on several components. First is a student resume that highlights their academics, community service and leadership experiences. Next, students need to submit three teacher recommendations and one letter of recommendation from outside of the school community. Lastly, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0. Once in the club, we focus on promoting the characteristics of building character, promoting good citizenship and leadership within our building and getting out into the community to provide services for those in need.

Email Mr. Riehle with any questions at Peter.Riehle@sultan.k12.wa.us

WEB Leaders are eighth grades who are good role models for younger students and have been successful at our middle school. WEB Leaders are trained to work with the incoming sixth graders and other new students who are entering our school. WEB Leaders will run sixth grade orientation on the first day of school in September. Throughout the school year, WEB Leaders will meet again with their student groups to touch base, discuss problems, and plan social activities.

Students are invited to apply to be a member at the end of their seventh grade school year to be trained as a WEB Leader for their eighth grade.

Questions? Reach out to Scott.Sifferman@sultan.k12.wa.us

If you are interested in exploring the fields of science and competing with other students across the state, join TSA club. In the club we will explore and learn about things such as how to build robots, create video games, and even how to build boats out of duct tape.

Staff Advisors: Ms. Hoffman

Where: Mrs. Hoffman's room, 404

When: Tuesdays, after school

Bus riders can take the Activity Bus home at 4:45pm. See staff advisor for bus pass.

We are in the middle of our fall sports season with Girls Volleyball, Boys Soccer, Boys Football, and Cross Country. For Cross Country's schedule use the link below for Athletic. net. For all other sports use the link below for Arbiterlive.

Questions? Reach out to our Athletic Director, Chris Hill, at Chris.Hill@sultan.k12.wa.us

Our upcoming Winter I season includes Girls Soccer and Boys Basketball. Be sure to get your students sports physical as soon as possible. It is good for two years. Sports fees are $35 per sport and $35 for ASB for the whole year. The 4th sport your student plays is free. Pay online or at the office.

Use the link below to go to Final Forms to sign up now!

Hi! My name is Julie and I teach 6th grade science. Prior to teaching I was a licensed veterinary technician working with small animals and some exotics. I’ve lived in Washington most of my life (moved here when I was 4) with Arlington being my most recent place to call home. I have a cat, Zoey who will growl when the doorbell rings and hides when I get the vacuum cleaner out. In my free time I like to paint or you can find me at the bowling alley trying to not get a gutter ball. Halloween is my favorite holiday and my house is decorated all year long for it 😊

If a student is tardy to school in the morning, he/she must report to the student office. Tardiness due to dental/doctor appointments or late buses will be excused. Students not having a note from a parent/guardian or whose parent/guardian has not called will be issued an unexcused tardy.

Unexcused tardies will result in the following consequences:

• At 5th tardy – Lunch held in the Student Success Center to review expectations.

• At 8th tardy –Two lunches held in the Student Success Center to review expectations.

• At 11th tardy – Four lunches held in the Student Success Center to review expectations and a parent meeting scheduled.

• At 14th tardy --Alternative passing schedule put in place to help facilitate arriving to class on time. This will be in place for the remainder of the quarter.

For more information on our attendance policies click the link below for our Student Handbook.

Students are allowed to bring personal cell phones and other electronic devices to school but they may only be used before and after school (not during lunch, in the halls during passing period, or in the bathrooms). This plan puts safety and learning as priorities. All devicesshould be Off & Away (not vibrate or silent) and away (in backpack) during school and passing times. If a student has an emergency or needs to communicate with home/family, please contact the front office. SMS is not responsible for lost, stolen, or missing electronic item

ADDRESS:

Sultan Middle School

301 High Ave

Sultan, WA 98294

Ph: 360-793-9850

Fax: 360-793-9859

INTERNET/SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.facebook.com/SultanMiddleSchool

WEBSITE: https://sms.sultanschools.org/