Cougar News
Sylvan Middle School January 6 - 10
1.6.25 End of 2nd Quarter (No School Monday for Students!)
Now - 1.24.25 High School Open Enrollment
1.14.25 Wrestling Meet vs.Carnegie at Sylvan
1.14.25 CTE is for Me Event (8th Grade During School)
1.16.25 Wrestling Meet vs. Kingswood at Sylvan
1.17.25 Taste of Sylvan (Students with a 3.0 and no D's or F's)
1.20.25 Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School
1.22.25 Skate Night 6-8 pm
1.24.25 Wrestling Meet vs. Pasteur at Sylvan
2.12.25 Winter Dance 6-7:30 pm
2.17.25 - 2.21.25 February Break
On Tuesday, January 14th, Sylvan Middle School will be holding a CTE event for our current 8th grade students. CTE stands for "Career Technical Education". CTE provides students with experience and the opportunity to develop real-world skills. Our high schools throughout the district offer different CTE programs that the 8th grade students will learn about and explore during this event.
The Open Enrollment period has officially opened. The Open Enrollment Lottery is a process that allows families who live within the boundaries of San Juan Unified an opportunity to request a High School of their choice, provided that there is space. This is a lottery system, so there is no guarantee of getting in, as it is random and based on available spots.
The time to apply for Open Enrollment is from December 9th at 8:00 am - January 24th at 5:00 pm. Below is the link for more information and how to apply.
Yearbooks on Sale $25 and are available for purchase at the Front Office.
You can also purchase these online at :
School Code: 725149
Academic Resource Center
Sylvan is proud to offer our Academic Resource Center (ARC) to assist students everyday after school. Some of the services available are: retaking tests, completing homework, use of Chromebooks, readily available project supplies, tutoring, and more. The ARC is open five days a week and it is FREE. Please let your student know they have a place for more assistance if needed with four adults waiting to help.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday - 2:40-3:30
Thursday - 1:20-2:30
What is Math Block?
Math Block is an embedded support time that we use to provide targeted assistance in Math for our students. Math Block occurs everyday except for Thursday and each cycle is 5 weeks long. The Math Block is scheduled after 3rd period, but the class itself rotates, so that students will have an opportunity to be with each of their scheduled teachers for a Math Block rotation.The rotation seems confusing at first, but the students get the hang of it quickly and we have staff members out during passing period, helping to remind them where they go as well as announcements over the intercom and on our school news. This next Math Block class is your child’s 4th period teacher (unless they receive a summons in class telling them differently) and will start on January 7th.
The schedule is as follows:
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
Math Block (with 4th period teacher)
1st lunch/4th period
4th period/2nd lunch
5th period
6th period
