Hello Falcons!
What a great dance! Thank you to our amazing PTO and all of our volunteers and chaperones. Our students had a wonderful time!
This week, we have much to look forward to accomplishing! We will have 8th grade National History Day, our District Formative Assessments for ELA and Math, track tryouts, and our African American History Program! Don't forget, tutoring is available this week, too! Friday is a half-day for teacher professional development so dismissal will be at 11:45.
As we enter March, Quarter 3 Benchmarks begin and we arrive at the end of Quarter 3. Also, it is time for the Bimas-2 Universal Screener rating for 6th and 7th graders. You can access our district letter home on the link, and parents can reach out to Dr. Nancy Turner and/or the FACs page on the district website for any questions. Sullivan's screening will take place during Team Meetings on Wednesday, March 12.
Upcoming this week:
*Homework Mondays-Thursdays--due Friday.
Quarter 3 Formative Assessment 2 ELA and Math this week
Monday, Feb 24--
Tuesday, Feb 25–Tutoring; E-Learning from Feb 17 due.
Wednesday, Feb 26--Tutoring;
Thursday, Feb 27–Tutoring; ELearning from Feb 20 due
Friday, Feb 28–AAH Assembly; Early Release Day PD
*All assignments for Quarter 3 are due by next week on the 5th. Please work with your teacher to make sure everything is complete. Quarter 3 Benchmarks will follow the week of March 10-13, and the quarter will end.
Have a great week, Falcons!
Dr. Persinski
Ms. Rubinstien's Talented Artists!
The following students have been selected to represent Sullivan Middle School in this year’s Teachers’ Choice Art Show at the Center of the Arts in downtown Rock Hill.
Elisabeth Messer
Solene Nestor-Hubert
Adley Holler
Ivy Moore
Harper Shulte
Layla Applegate
Gadiel Martinez Martinez
Mikul Gupta
Their incredible artwork will be on display from February 17 to March 21, with a special reception on Thursday, March 20, from 5:00-7:00 PM.
Join us in celebrating their hard work and creativity!
Ms. Obregon and Ms. Poe!
Shout out to Ms. Obregon and Ms. Poe from 8th grade for leading the way and refining our Goal-Setting process utiliing information gathered in our Leader in Me training! Students will set an interim academic goal for ELA and Math benchmarks, and they will monitor their skill practice weekly with their accountability partners and teacher!
Car rider families, as you know, navigating the traffic around CPES and SMS is quite difficult and it's a continuous work in progress. As a gentle reminder, please exercise the following guidelines to assist both schools in the drop off and pick up lines:
- Please drive carefully as there are cross walks and many students moving about traffic.
- CPES drops off and picks up first, and both schools utilize our lines, therefore please do not enter the line for your SMS student until after 7:40 and 2:45, so that CPES parents can exit the area preventing congestion problems.
- Please do not just "drop off" your SMS student until 7:45 as staff is not present on our campus.
- Last, please make sure that you are not dropping off and picking up along Caswell or Eden Terrace. This is not a safe area for students due to traffic congestion along these roads, and many unsafe U-Turns are being conducted which can create accidents.
SMS and CPES will continue working together to create the safest and fastest car rider drop offs and pick ups. We appreciate your help!
Please check out what's happening in our Related Arts classes HERE!
Schedules
Sullivan Boys and Girls track and field will practice Feb 25th and Feb 27th from 3:30-5:00pm.
Athletes must have current Physical and be in good academic standing. Athletes should bring workout clothes and athletic shoes. No Crocs please!" Any questions, please see Coach Huechtker or Coach Holmes!
As Falcons, we don't want to just "meet the requirement" as student-athletes. We want to raise the bar! Coming soon will be new guidelines for all student-athletes, no matter the sport. Our Falcons will SOAR, and they will show their Falcon Pride through their academic excellence and sportsmanship.
S-Sportsmanship
O-Ownership
A-Academics and Attendance
R-Represent as Role Models
Falcons will be required to hold at least a C in classes; Bs and As are preferred. Should a student drop below a C in any class, then tutoring will be required instead of practice. Students will not be penalized for attending tutoring. Students are expected to attend school and meet attendance requirements, and they should show exemplary behavior in class.
Academics, attendance and behavior will be checked weekly.
As Falcons, we believe that Academics comes first, and student-athletes are role models for all. Falcons represent Sullivan as proud, outstanding student-athletes who will be ready to meet the next level of expectations in high school and beyond.
Cases of Flu are on the rise.
Please do not send students to school if they are running a fever. Please report the absence to attendance, and only allow the student to return when he/she is 24 hours fever free without using fever-reducing medications and when symptoms have significantly improved.
For more information, please reach out to Nurse Bailey or check HERE.
Rock Hill Schools will provide free COVID/Flu tests for students and staff at the following locations. Please call the nurse at one of the locations below to schedule a time to be tested.
Belleview
501 Belleview Road
803-981-1941
Nurse - Lyn Neil
8:00am - 3:00pm (M-F)
Flexible Learning Center
1234 Flint Street
803-985-3738
Nurse - Sally Jackson
8:30am - 4:00pm (M-Thurs)
8:30am - 1:00pm (Fri.)
Applied Technology Center
2399 W Main Street
803-985-3116
Nurse - Lisa Robertson
8:30am - 3:30pm (M-F)
SIC and PTO Meetings 2024-2025
The next SIC and PTO meetings will be held Tuesday, March 18, at 5:30 and 6:30 in the Media Center!
SIC--If you would like to join our SIC meetings, or if you have any questions, please reach out to Kati McFadden, Parent and Chair. More information can be found HERE.
PTO-If you would like to assist PTO, please reach out to one of the officers.
President: Erica Smith
Vice President: Ashley Lang
Secretary: Melissa Maynard
Treasurer: Amanda Winters
February 23-28: Q3 Formative 2 ELA/Math
February 28: African American History Assembly/Early Dismissal
March 3-7: Read Across America
March 4: Rising 6th grade night
March 5: SMS Nothing Bundt Cakes @ Lunch
March 6: Spirit Night
March 9-13: Benchmark 3
March 12: Spring Pictures; Bimas 6th and 7th
March 14: Holiday/End of Quarter 3
March 17: Teacher PD Day/Quarter 4 Begins!
March 18: Rising 6th Jump Day
March 21: Kona Ice
March 24-28: Quarter 4 Formative 1 ELA/Math; Arts Appreciation Week
March 25: High School Jump Day
March 27: IB Showcase Night
March 28: Early Dismissal
Here is a link to our calendar of activities for 2024-2025. *This does not include athletics or clubs.
