Falcon Flyer for Families!

September 9, 2024

September 9-13, 2024

Hello Falcons!

We are excited about this upcoming week. Monday, is PICTURE DAY! For Monday, please wear your favorite/best shirt or top with dress code bottoms. Please make sure that the top is appropriate for school, which means there should not be any writing or design that promotes poor health decisions. Also, please do not wear revealing shirts, or tops with spaghetti straps.

This week is also Progress Report Week for Quarter 1-! Parents, please log into Parent Portal in PowerSchool to see updated averages. If you require a printed report, teachers will provide them, but you will need to email them to let them know.

We are celebrating MAP gains this week for Reading/ELA! Students who made at least 5 points in growth earned a dress down day on Friday, September 13. Teachers will notify those students who made this achievement this week!

Upcoming, our fantastic PTO is holding a dodgeball tournament as a fundraiser for Sullivan on October 3. Save the Date, and read about the tournament HERE.

We hope you had an enjoyable weekend. We will see you bright and early Monday wearing your Picture Day top!

Dr. Persinski

Dean's Nest

Safety

Car riders and Walkers

Falcons, we take getting to school, and getting home from school, seriously! Please know that drivers do not always pay attention when they drive around Cherry Road, Eden Terrace, and Caswell. Walkers, when coming to and from school, please use the sidewalks and watch for drivers. Parents, please use the car rider line instead of picking up on Caswell and Eden Terrace. Pick up here is not allowed as it is not a safe practice, and doing a U-Turn on Caswell is not safe and is illegal. For safety of all, please follow our drop off and pick up procedures. Thank you.

World Language Newsletter

Please read our WL Newsletter to stay up to date!

T-Shirts

Please stop by the front office by September 13 to get your shirt If you ordered one!

Thank you!

Follow A Teacher!

Similar to the Rock Hill School Education Foundation's "Teacher for a Day" program, Sullivan's SIC is arranging "Follow A Teacher" October 7-10. if you are interested, fill out THIS FORM!

Flu/Covid

COVID and flu can cause mild to severe respiratory illness in children and adults. The symptoms include fever, chills, cough, fatigue, body aches, headache, sore throat, congestion/runny nose, nausea, or diarrhea. Children typically experience nasal congestion, sore throat, and headache with COVID. They experience cough, sore throat, and fever with flu.

If you suspect your child is getting sick, please do not send them to school. Students who are experiencing any of the symptoms listed above should complete the following steps:

Stay home from school
Call the school to report your child’s symptoms
Utilize the district COVID/Flu testing sites if you would like your child tested. This testing is free for all students and staff.
Notification of illness and testing will ensure your child’s absences are coded correctly for COVID or flu. High school students will not have to make up seat time related to an absence if they have a positive COVID or flu test. Home tests are not accepted.
Return to School Criteria: Students and staff must be fever free for 24 hours without medication and symptoms significantly improving without medication

Here are a few things parents can do to help our schools reduce the spread of illness:

Teach your children to wash their hands often with soap and water.
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or upper sleeve when you cough or sneeze.
Take time to get a flu and/or COVID vaccine. Vaccination is the best way to prevent the flu and COVID. SC Department of Public Health strongly recommends all South Carolina residents older than 6 months old get the flu vaccine as soon as possible to prevent the flu, unless they have a medical reason not to be vaccinated.
Teach your children not to share personal items like drinks, food, or unwashed utensils.
Know the signs and symptoms of the flu and COVID.
Please don’t send children to school if they are sick. Any child that comes to school sick will be sent home. Staying home when sick will allow your children to rest and prevents the spread of illness in our school.

Sports and Activities

Heart and Sole

Also known as Girls on the Run, for those wanting to participate, please register by Tuesday!

Volleyball and Football Calendars

Come out and support the Falcons at Volleyball and Football!

This week at HOME: September 9th--VB @ HOME vs. DCMS;
September 11--8th FB @ HOME vs. Oakridge

Calendars are below!

Volleyball Schedule

7th Football Schedule

8th Football Schedule

Junior Civitans

There will be an organization/interest meeting for Junior Civitans on Wednesday, September 11, at 8:00 in Guidance.

Junior Civitans is a community service organization open to any Sullivan student.

For more information, please contact Dr. Holeman at sholeman@rhmail.org

8th grade DC Trip

Eighth grade will travel to Washington, DC for the grade level field trip in Spring 2025! For more information, click HERE and reach out to Coach E at CEspich@rhmail.org today.

SIC/PTO

The PTO is thrilled to announce the first annual Falcon Challenge Dodgeball Tournament! This will be SMS PTO’s main fundraising event for the year. The Falcon Challenge is for every student and encourages them to maintain healthy lifestyles by competing with friends in a dodgeball tournament. It will be a fun day for everyone involved and all funds raised will go towards support for the entire school. Pledge forms for students to collect donations will go home in September.

Read about the tournament HERE, and save the date for October 3, 2024!

If you would like to Sponsor the Falcon Challenge, please click HERE. Please send all questions about Sponsorships or the Falcon Challenge in general to the SMS PTO at sullivanmspto@gmail.com

SIC and PTO Meetings 2024-2025

The next SIC and PTO meeting will be held Tuesday, September 17 at 5:30 and 6:30 in the Media Center!

PTO-The next PTO meeting will be held September 17, following the September SIC meeting. 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

sullivanmspto@gmail.com

Hispanic Heritage Month!

Tutoring!

After School Tutoring will begin Tuesday, September 3 for core classes from 3:45 - 5:00.

Sept 3-5; 10-12; 17-19; 24-26
Oct 1-3; 8-10; 15-16; 18-21; 22-24; 29-30
Nov 6-7; Nov 12-14; Nov 19-21
Dec 3-5

District Career Fair

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.

Sullivan Administration!

Upcoming Events and Calendar

September 2: Labor Day Holiday

September 5: Penn Station Spirit Night

September 6: Falcon Challenge Sponsorship Due to PTO; VB Bundtlet Fundraiser!

September 9: Fall Picture Day!

September 17: SIC and PTO meetings 5:30/6:30 Media Center
September 20: Kona Ice Day; Movie Night!

September 24: Taco Tuesday for Teachers!

September 26: Hispanic Heritage Month Festival

September 27: Hispanic Heritage Assembly/Early Release Day

October 3: Falcon Challenge

Family Academic & Community Nights at SMS 2024-2025

Through the 24-25 school year, SMS will host family academic & community nights. Study tips, IB and World Language information, adolescent social-emotional support, and other safety information will be shared! Save the dates!

October 17

January 23

March 27 *Also IB Showcase Night!