Cougar News

Now - 1.24.25 SJUSD Open Enrollment

1.20.25 Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School

1.21.25 Wrestling Meet at Arden

1.22.25 Skate Night 6-8 pm at Roller King

1.23.25 Wrestling Meet vs. Pasteur at Sylvan

1.28.25 Wrestling Meet at Arcade

1.30.25 Wrestling Meet at Katherine Johnson

2.3.25 - 2.7.25 Random Acts of Kindness Week

2.4.25 Wrestling Meet at Starr King

2.6.25 Wrestling Meet vs. Will Rogers at Sylvan

2.12.25 Winter Dance 6-7:30 pm

2.17.25 - 2.21.25 February Break

Sylvan is holding our last skate night of the school year this Wednesday, January 22nd, from 6-8 pm. Come out to Roller King in Roseville (889 Riverside Ave, Roseville, CA ) and show everyone what you've got!

On Tuesday, January 14th, Sylvan Middle School held 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 learned about and explored during this event. A special thank you to Mesa Verde High School, Casa Roble High School, and San Juan High School for participating.

Watch the video highlighting our CTE Expo! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmcq1L_BVk8

With a Starbucks across the street from Sylvan Middle School, we wanted to make sure our students and families are aware of the new Starbucks policy. Beginning January 27th, Starbucks will now require that you make a purchase to be able to use it's facility, including restrooms. If you have any further questions on the new policy, please reach out to Starbucks directly.

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.

https://www.sanjuan.edu/enrollment/open-enrollment

Random Acts of Kindness Week is approaching! Sylvan Middle School celebrates kindness and we have activities planned throughout the week, including dress-up spirit days. Begin planning your outfits now! Participants will be entered into a drawing each day.

Our Sylvan wrestling team had their first two home meets of the season this last week. Sixteen of our Cougars took part in the meets against Carnegie and Kingswood. Be sure and check out their next home meet, January 23rd at 4 pm, versus Pasteur. Keep up the good work, Team!

Second Quarter has ended and your student's grades are now posted in Q. To find them, login to Parent Portal at sis.sanjuan.edu/parentportal . Once you have logged in, click "Marks" to view the quarter grades. If you need help logging in, please contact the Sylvan office at 916-971-7871.

Yearbooks on Sale $25 and are available for purchase at the Front Office.

You can also purchase these online at :

buytheyearbook.com

School Code: 725149

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

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