Scarborough Middle School

Hello Scarborough Middle School Families,

Please take a close look at this week’s Friday Family News. There are lots of important pieces of information included this week.

Respectfully,

Kathy Tirrell, Principal

Chris Murphy, Assistant Principal

Parent conferences will be held from Monday, March 10 to Thursday, March 20, with all teachers being available until 7 pm on either Thursday, March 13, or Tuesday, March 18. This time is another way for you to get feedback about your child’s learning, aside from PowerSchool, and any individual communications that you might have with teachers throughout the school year. Scarborough Schools use an online format, Conference Manager, to schedule conferences. Although time to sign up online does not open until Monday, February 24, 6:00 AM, we wanted to share this information with you now for your planning.

Key points in regards to conferences:

• Conferences are set for 15 minutes each.

• Students are encouraged to attend with parents, as they are critical participants in their learning.

• Conferences will be held in person. If you need an alternative accommodation, please reach out directly to the teacher.

• Time constraints allow for families to sign up with one core subject teacher (Mathematics, ELA, Social Studies, Science) from your team. All teams work together in advance to collect feedback to share with you from all core classes.

• You may also sign up with Allied Arts (PE, Health, Art, Music, Band, STEM) or World Language teachers.

• Special education teachers, counselors/social workers, and support teachers are also available to meet during this time.

We strongly encourage you to reach out to school personnel ANYTIME, not just at conferences. Staff are always available by email, and would be happy to talk via phone call or meet in person at a mutually agreed upon time as well. We are committed to partnering with you towards your child’s benefit.

Thank you for the donations we have received thus far. We are still looking for large empty and cleaned out pretzel/cheese ball containers or similar size/style see through containers with lid for an upcoming event. If you have any empty containers at your home that you would be willing to donate please drop them off at the SMS main office.

Items needed by February 14.

Tooth Protectors Inc. Dental Care is Coming Back to Wentworth!

We will provide Fluoride and Screenings at no cost for all School Age Children on behalf of the State Oral Health Program Click HERE for more Information

Return this PERMISSION FORM by March 20.

Students who attended the fall clinic do not need to fill out a new form, simply notify the clinic so we can plan for appointments and coordinate transportation as needed.

Please contact the clinic at 207-730-4800 if you need assistance, or email msnurse@scarboroughschools.org

Once signed up and appointment times are assigned students from SMS will be escorted to Wentworth for their appointment times.

The yearbook FINAL deadline is Friday, February 28th order ASAP through the Jostens website!

Visit our SMS Yearbook Website for additional details, including more tips for ordering a yearbook. If you still have questions after visiting the website, please reach out to Mr. Cabana (wcabana@scarboroughschools.org).

Scarborough’s Got Talent is just around the corner! This year’s show will be held on Friday, February 7th at 7pm in the SHS Auditorium. This event regularly sells out, so we highly encourage patrons to secure their tickets ahead of time! Tickets are $7 for students and $12 for adults. We look forward to seeing you there!

https://scarboroughredstorm.ticketspice.com/scarboroughs-got-talent-2025

The high school business class is teaming up with the Athletics Department, as an effort to raise funds for their backpack program. They have created an online store that runs through February 23rd, which contains Scarborough apparel and other accessories. Contact Jim Cronin at the high school with any questions.

This is just a reminder to make sure to keep encouraging your students to dress for the cold temperatures outside. We continue to hold our movement break outdoors daily, weather permitting.

Below is a reminder of our movement break clothing guidelines

Here is more information about the Mood Meter, a tool students are learning about during CREW.

By building our self and social awareness using the Mood Meter, we can understand how our emotions influence our thinking and behavior. When we recognize and label the full range of emotions, we can learn ways to manage them.

Here are some key ideas about the Mood Meter:

1. Everyone experiences a range of emotions -- teachers, parents and children, alike. They come, they go -- and, they are all okay. We may be all over the Mood Meter on a typical day. Sometimes these feelings change quickly, and keep changing throughout the day in different ways.

2. Our emotions are signals, or clues, that provide us with important information that we can learn from, and use to better connect with one another.

Mood Meter Basics:

The Mood Meter is made up of four different colored quadrants, each representing different types of feelings.

Blue: lower energy, degree of unpleasantness (like sad or tired)

Red: higher energy, degree of unpleasantness (like angry or fear)

Yellow: higher energy, degree of pleasantness (like joy or excited)

Green: lower energy, degree of pleasantness (like included or relaxed)

2024-25 Scarborough School Calendar

FEBRUARY

• Early Release Day

February 17-February 21

• February Break- NO SCHOOL

February 24

• Conference Manager opens for spring conference sign ups

MARCH

March 5

• Early Release Day

• Spring Parent Teacher Conferences- More details will shared closer to the date

March 10

• 8th Grade Step up night @ SHS at 6:00 - More details will be shared closer to the date

March 14

• Staff Only Day, NO SCHOOL for Students

Looking Ahead:

MAY

6th Grade Dance-

• Friday, May 2 from 5:00pm-7:00pm

7th Grade Dance-

• Friday, May 16 from 5:00pm-7:00pm

JUNE

8th Grade Celebration and Dance

• Friday, June 6

Families should report their middle school student's absence from school by calling the SMS main office at 207-730-4800 or by email at msoffice@scarboroughschools.org. A reason for the absence must be stated, otherwise SMS office staff will reach out to determine the reason for the absence.

Excusable reasons for an absence:

• illness
• appointment
• religious holiday
• family emergency
• planned absence

For Planned Absences (a day out of school which is not illness or medical appointment related), families should fill out the Scarborough Middle School Planned Absence for which is found here.

For questions about attendance, please contact the Scarborough Middle School main office at 207-730-4800 or email us at msoffice@scarboroughschools.org

Email: msoffice@scarboroughschools.org
Website: https://sms.scarboroughschools.org/
Location: 21 Quentin Drive, Scarborough, ME, USA
Phone: (207) 730-4800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scarbmeschools/
Twitter: @scarbmeschools