South MS Friday Blast

We hope everyone had a fantastic and refreshing 4-day weekend! Mother Nature surprised us by sending another round of snow to our south - but decided to include us just enough to enjoy a beautiful winter wonderland yesterday afternoon and a shortened day today!

The Book Fair is still going strong in the South MS library through next Wednesday, February 26th! Plus, tonight is Family Night at the Fair from 6:00 - 7:00 PM, so stop by South and discover some great new reads.

Our talented strings students had an exciting week! Musicians from across the district came together to showcase their hard work at StringFest on Wednesday at the high school.

As winter sports wrap up, the boys' basketball team is gearing up for their final game of the season next week—let’s cheer them on! Additionally, the Pennridge Middle School ice hockey team has their championship game next Thursday and Hatfield Ice! With spring just around the corner, spring sports will be starting before we know it.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Friday and a great weekend ahead! 🎉

• Feb 19-26 - Book Fair in the South MS library
• Feb 21 - Book Fair Family Night, South MS library, 6:00-7:00PM
• Feb 27 - MS Ice Hockey championship game at Hatfield Ice, 7:30PM
• Feb 28 - Clubs
• Feb 28 - Jazz band competition at Indian Crest MS, 6:00PM
• Mar 5 - SCN Mtg. in the South MS library, 7:30PM
• Mar 6 - Jazz @ Pennridge HS, 7:00PM
• Mar 9 - Daylight savings time begins (spring forward 1 hr.)
• Mar 10 - SCN Fundraiser @ The Perk (see flyer below)
• Mar 11 - Bocce home match in the South MS gym, 3:00PM
• Mar 13/14/15 - Once Upon a Mattress in the South MS auditorium (see info below)
• Mar 17 - St. Patrick's Day
• Mar 18 - Drama Club cast & crew party, 3:00-5:00PM
• Mar 20 - SouthFest 5:00-6:30PM
• Mar 21 - Jazz competition at Pennfield MS, 6:00PM
• Mar 21 - SCN Middle School Movie Night, 7:00-9:00PM (details TBA)
• Mar 25 - Reading Olympics competition at Strayer MS, 6:00PM
• Mar 31 - End of 3rd marking period
• Mar 31 - Student Council applications open

Ms. Seiple's social studies classes learned about the Boston Tea Party, by having a tea party!

February 17th was National Random Act of Kindness Day and here at South Middle School we celebrated all week long! Spread More Smiles is a student-driven, Kindness Initiative. Students involved are a part of Ms. Kramer’s lunch bunch. Students worked diligently to create designs for stickers, keychains, bracelets & t-shirts. Last week, Mrs. Scholz invited the Kindness Crew down to the STEM room to make the items. Under the guidance of Mrs. Scholz, Ms. Kramer and four incredible peer mentors, a total of 12 students put these items and a hand-written Random Act of Kindness, into envelopes. These envelopes were hidden throughout the entire school for students to find and complete the act of kindness.

During lunch this week, students told members of the Kindness Crew what act of kindness they completed, received a ballot slip, and entered our raffle for the chance to win a free T-Shirt, all custom created by South’s Kindness Crew!

The three winners were:

6th Grade – Kamsiyochi “Kamsi” Ukwuoma

7th Grade – Skylar Brown

8th Grade – Michael Brown

A huge thank you to everyone at South Middle School for your participation, support, and willingness to spread more smiles throughout our community!

The Book Fair is here!

Our family night is TONIGHT - Friday, February 21st from 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. in the library. Please use the school’s front doors (#19) for entry.

View our Family Letter

Check out the digital book flyer

Visit the Book Fair Homepage

Sign up for eWallet - eWallet is the best way to allow your children to purchase books cash-free (Apple pay and Google pay are also accepted as a cash-free option)

Online Book Fair: If you wish to support the South Middle School Library but can’t make it to the Book Fair in the building, you can visit the Online Book Fair to make purchases. This Online Fair offers books for ALL grades and ends on February 28th. Click the link to our South MS Book Fair Homepage and scroll to the bottom to access this Online Fair.

The Book Fair ends on Wednesday, February 26th

Schedule (ELA classes):

Mon, 2/24 - McCann, Small, Springer

Tues-Wed, 2/25-2/26 - Arnold, Williams

Students have chances to purchase books during AM & PM homeroom times as well.

Tickets Now on Sale! - Go to: https://pennsouthms.ludus.com/200472413

Performance Dates:

Thursday, March 13th @7pm

Friday, March 14th @7pm

Saturday, March 15th @ 2pm & 7pm

Tickets are $5 each and seating is reserved. All tickets must be purchased online through our ticketing program

The musical is rated G with a run time of about 1 hour 5 minutes plus a 20 minute intermission. It is the musical comedy retelling of the classic fairytale The Princess & the Pea.

Drama Club Website: https://southms.pennridge.org/students/drama-club/home

RamPacks invites everyone to participate in our first school and community food drive. Each school in the Pennridge community will be assigned a specific food to collect from February 10-26. South MS has been assigned to the collection of individual containers of cereal. There will be one collection container in the South MS main office for students and staff to contribute to the food drive. Let's all work together to help our kids and their families.

8th grade boys interested in playing soccer at the high school next year should plan on attending a general info meeting for the Pennridge Men's Soccer team on Wednesday February 26th from 6:30-8pm in LGI 3.1 at the High School. This meeting is mandatory and should be attended by both the player and at least one parent. Spring/summer workouts, team expectations, tryout dates/times, and our new team communication app will be discussed. If you have any questions please reach out to Coach Rapsinski (arapsinski@pennridge.org).

The Pennridge Middle School Ice Hockey team will play for the championship on Thursday evening, February 27th at Hatfield Ice. The game starts at 7:30PM. Everyone is invited to come out and cheer on the team as they battle for the championship! Hope to see you there!.

Parents/guardians are invited to check out our new homework snapshot quick links. Click on your student's grade level to see a summary of weekly homework assignments:

• 6th Grade
• 7th Grade
• 8th Grade

Parents/guardians who are interested in volunteering for school events must have current clearances on file with our district office. If you are new to volunteering in our schools, click here and scroll down to Volunteer Clearances for all the information you need to obtain the required clearances. For your convenience, the district office is offering extended hours for volunteers to drop off their paperwork from 3:30-5:30PM at the district office on the following dates:

• February 24th
• March 24th
• April 28th
• May 12th
• June 16th

If you want to make a donation to Rachel's Closet, you can drop off donations at South's main office lobby or purchase items from our Amazon Wish List. To learn more about ways you can help our students, please see our flyer here. Thanks for your ongoing support of this much-needed service to our South community.

1. Please remind students to charge their laptops every night.
2. Please remind students of the importance of listening carefully to AM and PM announcements for up-to-the-minute information that might affect their school day schedule.
3. If your child is going to be absent from school, please call the school office at 215-257-0467 to inform us of the absence, or e-mail us at SMSattendance@pennridge.org with your child's name, grade, and reason for absence (illness, family trip, etc.).
4. If your child is being dismissed early for any reason (dentist appt, doctor appt, family trip, etc.) please call the school office at 215-257-0467 or e-mail us at SMSattendance@pennridge.org with your child's name, grade, and reason for early dismissal.
5. If your child is going to be arriving late to school, please call the school office at 215-257-0467 or e-mail us at SMSattendance@pennridge.org with your child's name, grade, and reason for tardiness (overslept, not feeling well, etc.) to inform us of the late arrival.
6. Notification of absence, early dismissal, or late arrival will help us notify your child's teachers why the student is not in class. Thank you!

Website: https://southms.pennridge.org/
Location: 610 South 5th Street, Perkasie, PA, USA
Phone: 215-257-0467