Be the Change

Sylvan Middle School October 7-11

Principal's Message

Happy Sunday Sylvan Families,

I hope this weekend finds you well and rested. I’m reaching out today to ask for your help with continuing to keep our school community safe. There has been a recent resurgence of Tik Tok challenges on social media that are very dangerous to schools and the overall community. We are asking for your help with regularly monitoring your child’s social media. Please also have conversations with your child about being safe and making safe and responsible decisions. Additionally, if you see something unsafe or hear of something, please report it to us at school so that we can keep our students, staff and school community safe. Thank you for your assistance. We will see you tomorrow morning.

Respectfully,

Nicole Latimer

Principal, Sylvan Middle School

Nicole.latimer@sanjuan.edu

PTO Meeting

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

Math Block-Round Two

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. This next Math Block class is your child’s 2nd period teacher. This second Math Block will run until November 1st.

The schedule is as follows:

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Math Block (with 2nd period teacher)

1st lunch/4th period

4th period/2nd lunch

5th period

6th period