Weekly Newsletter 12/16-12/20

Sultan Middle School Families,

Last week before Winter Break!🎄

⛄The Soup Supper and Concert is December 17th in the SHS Commons. Cost is $10 for soup, pie, roll, coffee, and tea. Join this community holiday event and enjoy music, dinner, and a pie auction. SMS performs 5-6pm and SHS performs 6-7pm.

The Character Trait this month is Forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of pain or resentment towards yourself or others. Trying to understand what makes all of us imperfect and working to accept those imperfections. Everyday this month our SEL Committee will be bringing your students words of wisdom related to forgiveness.

PTSO will have a Root Beer Float Fundraiser on December 18th. Floats will be sold during all 3 lunches for $3 a float.

ASB will be holding a Spirit Week this week. Our themes are:

Monday-Class colors, holiday addition: 6th Green, 7th white and 8th red

Tuesday- Holiday Attire: Wear your most festive outfit!

Wednesday- Dynamic Duos: Dress as your favorite famous duo. Some examples are Shaggy and Scooby-Do, Batman and Robin, and Spongebob and Patrick.

Thursday-Ugly Sweater Day

Friday- Future Turk Day: Dress in your Turk gear, or your best blue and white!

Friday, December 20th, students will have their A elective.

A report on student's grades:

Total # of students with an A or A-: 387

Earlier this month, the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Advanced Skills classes worked diligently on creating golf holes for a golf showcase where teachers were able to come try their hand at putting a course the students created. On December 4th, these students went on a golf exploration field trip where they were able to go mini-golfing and study the designs of the course. Students and staff alike had a blast with this project!

The end of Quarter 2 will be January 24th. With so many fun breaks this quarter it is even more important to have your student in class on the days we have school. We have a goal of 100% attendance. Let's rally together to support one another in this endeavor!

Are you a substitute teacher? We need you! Please apply now at: https://www.sultanschools.org/page/substitute-information and join our Sultan Middle School team.

December 20th is an A Day Elective.

***Subject to Change***

MONDAY DEC 16th

Spirit Day: Class colors, holiday addition: 6th green, 7th white, and 8th red

Boys Basketball plays at HOME vs. Granite Falls 3:30/4:30/5:30pm

Girls Soccer at Granite Falls 3:15/4:30pm

TUESDAY DEC 17th

NJHS Meeting 7am

Spirit Day: Holiday Attire: Wear your most festive outfit!

Homework Club 2:45-4:30pm

TSA Science Club 2:45-4:30pm

Soup and Supper Concert and Pie Auction 5-7pm at SHS

WEDNESDAY DEC 18th

Spirit Day: Dynamic Duos: Dress as your favorite famous duo.

PTSO Root Beer Float Fundraiser during lunches

Role Playing Club 2:45-4:30pm

Boys Basketball plays at Kings J.H.3:30/4:45/6pm

THURSDAY DEC 19th

Spirit Day: Ugly Sweater Day

Homework Club 2:45-4:30pm

FRIDAY DEC 20th

Students have A Elective

Spirit Day: Future Turk Day, Dress in your Turk gear, or your best blue and white!

Early Release Half Day at 11:13am

***No Activity Busses today

December 23rd-January 3rd

Winter Break

January 6th

Back to School

January 20th

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No School

January 24th

End of Quarter 2

January 27th

Non-Student Day

First Day of practice for Wrestling and Girls Basketball

Clubs we offer:

Homework Club

TSA Science Club

Role Playing Games Club

WEB Leaders

NJHS

Our next Winter sports season will include Wrestling and Girls Basketball. First day of practice is January 27th. Sign up now on Final Forms, use the link below. Your student will need a current sports physical. They are good for two years.

Be sure you've paid the sports fees and ASB for your student to participate. 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 register for sports and sign forms.

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

Winter weather is here! Click the image below to sign up to receive the most immediate notifications on school delays and closures!

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 devices should 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

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