SMS WEEKLY UPDATE

Hello Stevenson Families!

It was a short week at SMS, but it was a great one! We had our first family meetings on Tuesday morning, and we all had a great time! It was so fun getting to celebrate our students and our teachers. Congratulations to everyone who was recognized, and congratulations to ALL of our students for the great behavior and attitudes they've demonstrated this year.

I hope you were all able to enjoy Thanksgiving and time with friends and family. My husband and I were fortunate enough to be able to go to the Lions game on Thanksgiving Day! It was a nail-biter for sure, but a Lions victory nonetheless!

Enjoy this first snowfall! I can't wait to see everyone back to school on Monday, December 2nd!

Go Saints!
Mrs. Kasper & Mr. Basista

Monday, December 2

• Boys Basketball Game @ McBride - 4:00-6:00
  
• Cheer Practice - 2:50-3:50
• Chess Club - 2:50-3:45
• Yoga Club - 2:50-3:50

Tuesday, December 3

• Cheer Practice - 2:50-4:30

Wednesday, December 4

• JGHS Planetarium Field Trip (Ms. Reinink)
• Boys Basketball Game @ Adams - 3:30-5:30
• Cheer Practice - 2:50-4:30
• Chess Club - 2:50-3:50
• E-Sports - Mario Kart (Members Only) - 3:00-5:00

Thursday, December 5

• ML Field Trip to Henry Ford Museum (Ms. Leveck)
• Boys Basketball Practice - 2:45-4:15
• E-Sports - Smash Bros (Members Only) - 3:00-5:00

Friday, December 6

• Girls Who Code Club - during lunches
• Boys Basketball Practice - 2:45-4:15

For more information about this week's sports and clubs, please contact the appropriate coaches/sponsors:

Boys Basketball: Coach Fedulchak (JV) and Coach Smorch (Varsity)

Cheer: Coach Britney

E-Sports: Mr. Abate and Mr. Bailey

Chess Club: Mr. Wood

Yoga Club: Mrs. Lindow

Anime & Comic Book Club: Mrs. Willard (formerly Ms. Griffith)

For general questions, contact our Athletic Director, Mr. Neely

Our NJHS and Lighthouse teams are sponsoring a food and toiletries drive for the Family Resource Center! Please bring in non-perishable food items and/or any of the items on the attached flier between now and December 11. The first hour class that collects the most items will win a donut party and a "leave for lunch early" pass on Friday, December 11. See any member of NJHS or Lighthouse if you have any questions!

Successes: 6th graders had the fewest Office Discipline Referrals in quarter 1.

Focus Areas: Decrease ODRs for improper communications by appropriately using our words to communicate. There were 7 incidents in quarter 1.

Successes: 7th graders had fewer Office Discipline Referrals than 8th grade!

Focus Areas: In quarter 2, have fewer ODRs than any other grade level. Also, decrease ODRs for fighting from 7 in quarter 1 to zero in quarter 2!

Successes: No ODRs for damage of property or theft.

Focus Areas: Reduce ODRs for aggressive physical contact by appropriately using our words to resolve conflict and address issues.

Congratulations to our students who were recognized by their bus drivers for demonstrating excellent behavior on the bus!

Each grade level tried their best to tape Ms. Britney or Mr. Smorch to the wall with duct tape. Unfortunately, both of them are too strong to be confined by tape! They better watch out next time!

Thank you for being such good sports!

Take a look at our focus areas for RAPS in December. This month we'll focus on Respect. In each class every day, students are able to earn 2 PBIS points for following the behavior expectations in this area. Students will be able to use their PBIS points to purchase items in our school store, replacement IDs, and admission to sporting events.

Students learned how to use an EpiPen, which could save someone’s life in the event of an emergency!

8th grade American History students went back in time and participated in the Constitutional Convention. They were found debating issues and making compromises in 1787!

What are students going to be learning in Science classes?

7th grade science students are currently wrapping up learning about cells and they are moving on to genes and heredity.

8th grade science students are learning about plate tectonics and earthquakes.

What are our Science teachers focusing on this month?

The Science Department is working on self-assessment and reflection with students. The goal is for students to self-assess at the beginning of the week and at the of week to reflect on their learning.

Student Spotlight

James Michael McLaughlin is an accelerated 8th grade science student. He loves learning new things, especially biology and geology. His favorite thing about Stevenson is the teachers. He says most of them are very nice!