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Sylvan Middle School September 16-20

Principal's Message

Greetings, Sylvan Families,

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I am reaching out to you today with a few updates regarding safety at Sylvan Middle School.

Effective Monday, September 16, 2024, the back gate will be shut immediately at 8:00am when the bell rings in the morning. All late students will need to be routed through the front of the school. Please do not drop students off at the back field cat-walk after 8am. Please also make sure your child who walks to school understands that if they are late, they will need to go around to the front gates. We are changing this protocol so that we can provide additional security to our campus.

Once again, we are encouraging parents to please utilize Sylvan as your pick up and drop off location for school, rather than the surrounding businesses. We want our students to be safe before and after school. We have opportunities before school that provide them safe spaces to hang out with friends including Breakfast Club and the ARC, both of which run five days a week starting at 7:00am. Additionally, we have after school enrichment opportunities including sports, clubs, and the Bridges after school program. There is truly something for everyone. Please check out our school offerings that provide our students a safe and supervised location to hang out.

Please continue to have conversations with your child about social media and please continue to monitor your child’s use of social media. It’s important for the safety of not only your child, but our entire school community. If you see something concerning, please loop us in at the school level. We want to keep everyone safe and appreciate your assistance in this matter.

Lastly, each student received a copy of their first quarter progress report on Friday to bring home for your review. Please review those grades and join us for Parent/Teacher conferences on Wednesday from 12-2:30pm. You can meet with all teachers in one location to discuss academic progress.

Please enjoy your Sunday. See you in the morning.

Respectfully,

Nicole Latimer

Progress Notices

Progress grades were handed to students 6th period on Friday Sept 13, 2024. If the Progress Report was misplaced, you may view them on the Parent Portal.

Please go to SJUSD.edu and log into the Parent Portal. (Instructions are available if you are missing your pin and & password).

If you would like to speak to a teacher in person please come to the Sylvan Parent Teacher Conference on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 from 12 - 2:30 PM in the Sylvan MP Room.

Informational Meeting

LiveSchool Behavior System

Dear Families,

We are off to a great school year! This year, one of our big goals is to create a learning environment where every student is respectful, responsible, and prepared.

This year we will be using LiveSchool, an app that will help us share behavior feedback with you and your child. Your child will receive positive points in LiveSchool for hard work and good behavior. We will also give feedback on negative choices your child may make.

You will be able to access all of this information right from your computer or phone by downloading the free LiveSchool app. If you provided the school with a valid email, you were sent an invitation to receive weekly recaps of your child’s behavior too.

We also want to make learning fun for your child this year! As part of our use of LiveSchool, your child will be able to spend his or her points on various Cougar Den treats and earn the chance to participate in school-wide rewards. We are going to be focusing on positive reinforcement and encouragement and hope that your child earns lots of exciting rewards!

We will be working hard to make this the best school year yet for your child! To learn more, please visit the following web address for a short video introduction to the service: https://www.whyliveschool.com/

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

Sincerely,

Michelle Schuermann

Vice Principal

Sylvan Middle School

Sports-O-Rama

Looking for a place for your student to go after school?

Academic Resource Center

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

CSU Sacramento Offering Free Math Tutoring

Math Tutoring Buddies Program

Department of Mathematics & Statistics

California State University, Sacramento

(Tutoring starts from September 11 to December 06, 2024)

FREE Online Tutoring is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Zoom Link for Drop-in Sessions: https://csus.zoom.us/j/84942010881

The Department of Mathematics & Statistics at Sacramento State is offering a free tutoring program for middle and high school students. The mission of the Math Tutoring Buddies (MTB) Program is to provide free, high-quality one-on-one tutoring to middle and high school students in the local community that will enrich the learning opportunities for both university and middle/high school students.

For Parents: Math Tutoring Buddies is a free tutoring service provided by the Department of Mathematics & Statistics, at Sacramento State. This program relies on multiple sources of funding, such as ASI Student Employment Grant, Instructionally Related Activities. The program appreciates any donations. Donation Page Link

Note for Parents/ Guardians: Parents/ Guardians are required to supervise their children during the tutoring sessions. Parents/ Guardians please complete the Release of Liability form before the first tutoring session.

Online Free Tutoring Schedule for September 11 - December 06, 2024

Zoom Link for Drop-in Sessions: https://csus.zoom.us/j/84942010881

Math Tutoring Topics

Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Trigonometry, Pre-calculus, Geometry, Statistics

In-person Tutoring

We also provide in-person tutoring at nearby school locations. This semester, we are offering free tutoring at Miwok Middle School and Hiram Johnson High School. If you would like to have MTB at your school, please contact us.

Program Goals

The following are the program goals for the Math Tutoring Buddies Program:

Support middle and high school students in mathematics learning through one-to-one interaction,
Strengthen Sac State students’ mathematical communication skills,
Provide mentoring opportunities for local middle and high school students to gain access to higher
education.

The objective of the Math Tutoring Buddies Program is to improve the mathematics literacy for middle and high school students and provide a window to higher education through a positive mentoring experience from Sac State tutors and faculty.

Middle and High school students will benefit from this program, specifically by:

Learning and expanding mathematical vocabularies and concepts in a one-to-one setting,
Imagining, practicing, and testing solutions to problems,
Improving confidence in mathematics literacy and practices,
Learning and gaining awareness of higher education.

Program Outcomes

Increase middle and high school students’ proficiency, knowledge, and skills in mathematics,
Enhance middle and high school students’ study and learning skills that can be applied broadly,
Increase middle and high school student’s awareness of STEM higher education,
Expand Sac State student’s mathematical knowledge, interest, and skills, and
Strengthen Sac State student’s pedagogical knowledge, interest, and skills.

Meet the Math Tutoring Buddies Mentors

PTO Meeting

Math Block

What is Math Block?

You may have heard from your student that we had our first Math Block rotation on Friday. Math Block is an embedded support time that we use to provide targeted support 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. We also have some students being pulled into other Math Blocks where the teacher is targeting a specific math skill. 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. The current Math Block class is your child’s 1st period teacher. This Math Block will run until September 20th.

The schedule is as follows:

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Math Block (with 1st period teacher)

1st lunch/4th period

4th period/2nd lunch

5th period

6th period

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