

Falcon Flyer for Families!
February 17-21, 2025
Falcons, what a great week! We hope you enjoyed your day off Friday and that you enjoy your E-Learning day on Monday! Don't forget to complete your assignments and to practice your IXL. We will see you bright and early on Tuesday!
This week, we have a DANCE on Friday! 6th grade is after school from 4:00-6:00, and 7th/8th graders will return for the Dance 6:30-8:30. Please have families drop-off and pick up in the bus loop! You may "dress down" for the dance, however, appropriate dress down attire must still be worn. 6th grade, you may stay after school in the auditorium, and we will usher you to the gym at 4:00. Don't forget to pre-order your hot dog plates. It's sure to be a great time!
We look forward to a successful week!
Monday, Feb 17--E-Learning*** No School.
Tuesday, Feb 18–Tutoring; SIC/PTO Meetings
Wednesday, Feb 19--Tutoring;
Thursday, Feb 20–Tutoring;
Friday, Feb 21–DANCE! Weekly Homework Due
Dr. Persinski
IXL Super Stars!
This week, students have practiced an average number of 52 questions per student! (IXL Effect).
According to the "Building Mastery" chart, .9 skills are being mastered weekly, and students are becoming proficient in 1.5 skills.
Overall, our top 10 performing students are:
1. Taftt Pigg 7th
2. Addisyn Williamson 7th
3. Chloe Martin 7th
4. Aiden Bussom 6th
5. James Hartis 7th
6. Eloise Walker 7th
7. Ashlynn Beardmore-Smith 8th
8. Nyla Culbreath 8th
9. Crismary Unda Guedez 7th
10. Maahir Patel 6th
Way to SOAR, Falcons!
Shout Outs!
World Language
Ms. Teixeira, Dr. Cordoba, Ms. Hernandez, and Ms. Yanez collaborated to refine their quarterly assessments! Great collaboration, team!
World Language Newsletter
Please read about what's happening in World Language HERE!
Friendship 9 Interview!
Parker Brackett and Roland Jenkinson interviewed Mr. David Williamson. He is a member of the Friendship 9 and participated in a sit in at McCrory’s Five and Dime in downtown Rock Hill on Jan 31, in 1961. The boys completed their interview to support their research for their National History Day project, and they are students of Ms. Arruda's 8th grade History class!
Leader In Me
Friday, our Sullivan Faculty participated in Leader In Me "Core 1" training. We learned about increasing student voice and choice, creating more student leadership roles in our classrooms and school, and about improving our goal setting/celebration process. We can't wait to implement our new ideas and strategies!
Tutoring!
A super special "thank you" to our teachers Ms. Braden and Ms. Obregon who organize and run our tutoring program weekly, and a special shout-out to Ms. Ruffino (parent) who is helping with math tutoring, too!
Black History Month 2025
Rising 9th graders!!! (Current 8th)
Save the Dates: 8th Grade!
Individual Graduation Plan Meetings @ SMS: Various times during February; Details in upcoming parent letter
8th Grade Job Shadow Day: Friday, March 21st
Rising 9th Grade Jump Up Day @ all High Schools; Tuesday, March 25th during the school day
STAMP Testing for Dual Language Immersion Students
Please make sure your student is present on these days to complete STAMP testing.
Tutoring!
Snack Provided, along with a certified teacher from 3:45-5:00.
Pick up in the front of the school.
No Sign Ups Needed.
Dates listed on the flyer!
Dance!
Dance Volunteers!
Hello! Please see the link to sign up to be parent chaperones, and please make sure that you have your district volunteer clearance.
For those who want a hotdog plate, please make sure to pre-order through the link!
Yearbook
NHS Sports
Trojan Cheer
Cheer Tryout Dates
NHS Cheer Open Gyms: March 9th, 16th and 30th from 5pm-7pm (B Gym at NHS)
*Middle schoolers are encouraged to attend (current 7th + 8th graders)
Tryouts: May 5-7 from 4pm-6pm (B Gym at NHS - official tryouts on May 7)
JV + Varsity Choreography will be on June 20th. This is mandatory for all athletes.
The tryout packet will be available at the beginning of April. A mandatory cheer meeting will be schedueled for April, as well.
For up to date info, please follow @trojancheernhs on Instagram!
Mikayla Sengle
Varsity Cheerleading Coach
Northwestern High School
Rock Hill, SC
Cultural Event!
Rent the Rock!
Do you want to say, "Happy Birthday" or "Congratulations" in an exciting way? The Sullivan Middle School Rock is now available for rental and painting! Rent the rock and paint a message to celebrate birthdays, accomplishments, celebrations, well wishes, congratulatory messages, upcoming school events or inspiring messages for a Sullivan student, teacher, staff member or event or for only $15. ​Please read the Rent the Rock guidelines before renting. Complete the link for reservations!
Falcons SOAR!
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.
Sullivan Sports and Activities
Schedules
Girls Flag Football -- Tryouts will be February 18th-20th from 3:30-5pm; No equipment needed, just athletic attire.
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!
Flu
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/PTO
SIC and PTO Meetings 2024-2025
The next SIC and PTO meetings will be held Tuesday, February 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
Parent Portal & Canvas
Parent Portal
Please register for Parent Portal. This hub includes our Transportation Forms, Technology Agreement forms, surveys, and updated attendance and grades.
Parent Portal access is available on the PowerSchool website: https://rock-hill.powerschool.com/public
For PowerSchool questions, email askpowerschool@rhmail.org
Want to follow your student's Canvas to view assignments? See directions HERE.
Friendly February!
Homework!
As part of their weekly studying and home work plan, students should practice on IXL nightly, in order to increase their mastery of math concepts!
IXL--Math Practice at your Fingertips!
Sullivan has a subscription to the IXL platform for math. IXL is a resource in which teachers create individualized math skill plans for students based on their MAP performance and perceived gaps in learning. Questions are aligned to state standards, and students are to practice problems daily. If used as expected, students should be able to master, or become proficient in, one math skill per week.
Please encourage your student to practice math daily. IXL can be accessed from home just through signing in to his/her account.
To practice IXL online, students can sign in through Launchpad, or on a tablet or electronic device.
From Launchad, click on the IXL icon.
https://launchpad.classlink.com/rockhill
The login for launchpad username: the first and last initials capitalized then the lunch number (ex: JP55555). Password is the birthdate.
For IXL, every student has a skill plan to work on that's based on individual needs. If the student does not go through Launchpad and their official login, then the IXL modules will be generic and not based on individual skill needs.
Please make sure that your student is practicing math skills at home or in the car. The time to complete these lessons should take no more than 20 minutes a night.
Computers
Need to catch up on assignments? Have a project? Fill out the Request Form in order to take home the school laptop.
Upcoming Events and Calendar
February 23-28: Q3 Formative 2 ELA/Math
February 28: African American History Assembly/Early Dismissal
March 4: Rising 6th grade night
March 5: SMS Nothing Bundt Cakes @ Lunch
March 9-13: Benchmark 3
March 12: Spring Pictures
March 14: Holiday/End of Quarter
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
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.
Sullivan Administration!
Mr. Beau Modla, 6th grade AP
Mr. Brian Hollingsworth, 7th grade AP
Mrs. Gwen Lindsey, 8th grade AP
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1825 Eden Terrace
Rock Hill, SC 29730
803-981-1450