Weekly Newsletter

Sultan Middle School Families,

Our Culmback Dam Evacuation Drill will be Tuesday, October 15th at 9:30am. Please send your student in tennis shoes and a coat. We will be walking up Loves Hill to practice our evacuation route.

Has your student ever wanted to learn how to Ski or Snowboard? Maybe they'd like to try mountain biking or rock climbing! Venture Out - Outdoor Club will hold their next meeting on Thursday, 10/24, right after school in the Library. If you are interested in joining or finding out what type of fun events Venture Out will be planning, please join us in the Library to launch this exciting new SMS CLUB.

Introducing our Soaring Skyhawk Award! At SMS we are committed to empowering students to reach high levels of learning so that they can become community leaders and global citizens. Not only do we focus on academics, but we also focus on developing our character. This month we are looking for students who demonstrate that they are Trustworthy! During the month we will be on the lookout for evidence of trustworthiness and that they to do what is expected even when they don't know if anyone is looking. At the end of the month, Teachers and Students will have a chance to nominate those students who exemplify what it means to be trustworthy and award the Soaring Skyhawk Awards! Teachers can also let them know they're on the right track by giving them tickets for trustworthiness. The tickets are then put in a Raffle for Friday's lunch. Good luck and do your BEST!

For those students who would like to dress up for Halloween here are the expectations:

• Must meet dress code expectations.
• No masks or props
• No face paint or fake blood
• No weapons

Questions about dress code? Select the button below for the Student and Family Handbook

Parent/Teachers Conferences are November 6th and 7th! The conference scheduler opens up Monday, October 21st. In an effort to make sure all families have access to PowerSchool, which you will need in order to schedule your student’s conference, we need your help. Please help us understand if you need help in restoring access by clicking the link below.

Schedule with your student's 2nd Period Teacher Only! The 2nd period teacher will have your students progress report for all classes. After that there will be opportunities to meet with any other teachers as they are available.

***Subject to Change***

MONDAY OCT 14th

Boys Soccer travels to Northshore Christian Academy

TUESDAY OCT. 15th

NJHS Meeting 7am

Homework Club 2:45-4:45pm

TSA Science Club 2:45-4:45pm

WEDNESDAY OCT. 16th

Role Playing Club 2:45-4:45pm

Volleyball at HOME vs. Coupeville M.S.

Boys Soccer at HOME vs. Lakewood M.S.

8th gr. Football travels to Einstein M.S.

THURSDAY OCT. 17th

Homework Club 2:45pm-4:45pm

7th gr. Football travels to North Middle School

FRIDAY OCT. 18th

Friday School 1:10pm-3:30pm

October 14th

School Board Meeting 6pm

October 15th

Evacuation Drill

October 23rd

Picture Retake Day

October 24th

Venture Out Club Meeting 2:45-4:45pm

October 28th

School Board Meeting 6pm

October 29th

NJHS Meeting 7am

Fall Choir and Band Concert: Choir @6pm, Band @6:45pm

Have you ever wanted to learn how to Ski or Snowboard? Maybe you'd like to try mountain biking or rock climbing! Venture Out - Outdoor Club holds the next meeting will be October 24th.

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. The first practice is October 28th. 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!

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

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