SMS Weekly Update

Dear SMS families,

Thank you for your support and participation in testing last week. For this week we will only be testing 8th graders on Monday and Tuesday during their science classes.

There will be no school on May 27th for Memorial Day Weekend.

Our Honors Social will be June 12th at 5pm and will be by invitation only. We will celebrate our students with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher.

Band and Choir will perform their End of Year Concert on June 12th at 7pm. Friends and family are welcome to attend and listen to their latest achievements.

8th Grade Promotion will be Tuesday, June 18th at 5pm. 8th graders and their families are welcome to attend and celebrate our 8th graders moving up to SHS!

The Math classes have begun building a pyramid out of paper triangles and this is only the beginning!

8th graders will be testing the 20th and 21st during their science classes.

Make up testing will run until the 31st.

It is important that your student is present and prepared.

Help your student succeed by ensuring they are:

• Getting good sleep.
• Charging laptops every night.
• Arriving on time.
• Eating breakfast
• Attending school daily- save your trips for the summer break!

Thank you for your help in making this testing time successful

5/20 Monday:

• Teatime with Mrs. Moore Club

5/21 Tuesday

• Homework Club
• TSA Science Club

5/22 Wednesday:

• Role Playing Games Club
• Track and Field travels to Lakewood for the Cascade League Prelims
• Sahara Pizza Night Fundraiser

5/23 Thursday:

• Homework Club

5/24 Friday:

• Safe Stop 6-9pm

• 5/20-5/21 State testing: 8th graders test in Science
• 5/27 Memorial Day, No school
• 5/28 School Board Meeting 6pm SES Library
• 6/12 Honors Social 5pm
• 6/12 End of Year Band and Choir Concert 7pm
• 6/18 8th Grade Promotion 5pm
• 6/19 Juneteenth, No School
• 6/20 Last day of school! 1/2 day

Track and Field:

• 5/22 travel to Lakewood M.S. for Cascade League Prelims 3:15-7:15pm
• 5/29 travel to Lakewood M.S. for Cascade League Finals 3:15-7:15pm

For the most up-to-date schedule for sports go to: https://www.arbiterlive.com/School/Calendar/33470

7 of our SMS students placed in state and are qualified to go to TSA Nationals in Orlando, Florida!

Please consider giving a donation to help these students to attend and compete at the national level. Donations can go to the SMS office via check or cash to the TSA account. We are currently setting up an online option that will be available shortly.

TSA is a Nationally recognized organization where students in middle school and high school compete in events that help prepare them for careers in the future. This program is led and driven by the students. Our students were able to compete at the state level and placed in the following events; fashion design, prepared speech, leadership strategies, problem solving, and biotech.

Check out the event at: https://tsaweb.org/events-conferences/2024-national-tsa-conference

Join us in supporting these students!

Just a quick reminder that all cell phones, smartwatches, headsets, and earbuds are to be turned off and stowed away while on school premises.

Students who violate this policy will be subject to the following disciplinary actions:

• Reminder from staff to put device away.
• Staff will take device away until the end of the class period.
• The device will be sent to the office for pick-up by student at the end of the school day.
• The device will be sent to the office and a parent must it pick up.
• Any further violations are considered insubordination and the parent must pick up the device. In addition, the student receives in-school suspension.

For this policy in the Student Handbook for 2023-2024 go here: https://bit.ly/49rogSJ