Scarborough Middle School
Family Newsletter for 11.08.24
Students will have an opportunity to shop at the book fair before school, during rise and also classes will bring students throughout the week to visit the book fair!
Can't make it to the SMS book fair on November 12? You can shop online here from November 11 to November 24 to support our school!
Final Q1 grades will be viewable on PowerSchool on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Below are instructions on how to access PowerSchool, and we encourage you to view your child’s progress on a regular basis.
How to use PowerSchool:
PowerSchool login page:
Where to view grades:
- Once in your child’s portal, click on Grades and Attendance, see grades in Q1 column under Course Information
Grading and Reporting Guide:
Cold and Flu season is here! We go through many many boxes of tissues here at SMS. If you could please donate any boxes of tissues it would be greatly appreciated! Please have your student drop off any tissue donations with the main office to be distributed around the school.
Thank you in advance for your help!
To our SMS Friends and Families,
The clinic is in need of your help. We are looking to stock some commonly asked for items that fall just outside of our yearly budget in the clinic. These are items that over the years we have maintained a small stock of mostly through donations and purchasing some with our own funds. As the need for frequent snacks has increased, we are now turning to our community and asking for help to stock our clinic with the extra things our students need. Sometimes it's a simple request like, “do you have any deodorant I forgot to put some on this morning”. Other times it’s more pressing, the need for menstrual products, bathroom accidents or soiled clothing. And while sometimes parents are able to get right over to school with fresh clothes, that's not always the case.
We have included the link to an amazon wish list with items that would be most useful to us in the clinic. If you don’t use amazon and would still like to donate please take a look at the list and feel free to drop something similar off to the middle school.
Please help us continue to support our students in as many ways as possible.
Nurse Amanda and Nurse Laurel
Parent conferences will continue next week Tuesday, November 12 to Friday, November 15, with our second late night on Tuesday, November 12. This time is another way for you to get feedback about your child’s learning, aside from PowerSchool, and any individual communications that you might have with teachers throughout the school year. Scarborough Schools use an online format, Conference Manager, to schedule conferences.
Key points in regards to conferences:
Conferences are set for 15 minutes each.
Students are expected to attend with parents, as they are critical participants in their learning.
Conferences will be held in person. If you need an alternative accommodation, please reach out directly to the teacher.
Time constraints allow for families to sign up with one core subject teacher (Mathematics, ELA, Social Studies, Science) from your team. All teams work together in advance to collect feedback to share with you from all core classes.
You may also sign up with Allied Arts (Health, PE, Art, Music, Band, Technology) or World Language teachers.
Special education teachers, counselors/social workers, and support teachers are also available to meet during this time.
Helpful tip for 6th Grade families when trying to sign up for a fall conference. Make sure you go into your Conference Manager "my profile" section and change the school from Wentworth to Scarborough Middle School.
8th Grade Middle School Families,
Families are encouraged to send in a baby picture of their 8th grader to include in the Yearbook! These are due by Wednesday, December 11th, 2024. Please see details below:
There is no charge to submit baby picture
Recommend age: newborn to 3 years old
Submit your picture directly to Jostens at the following link:
Under "Image Information" make sure to include the student name.
You do not have to put a description, but if you do, put 8th Grade Baby Picture
Please upload only one picture per student.
No written messages accompany the baby picture - Student Recognition Ads include written messages and are due Feb. 5th, 2025 and can be created here.
Please note: Pictures will be cropped to fit in a template. If the picture you submitted does not appear to fit the template, we will reach out for you to submit another one.
- https://images.jostens.com/0KiwIHIvzRlftNjwhdyKs2g
Please reach out to Mr. Cabana (wcabana@scarboroughschools.org) with any questions or concerns.
Our lost and found here at SMS is overflowing! Please have your student take a peek to see if any of their missing items are in there. Also while you are in the school for parent teacher conferences please take a look at the lost and found in the main building to see if any items belong to your child.
Any items left in the lost and found at the end of the school day on November 15 will be donated!
2024-2025 SMS Yearbooks are now on sale! Pre-order now and check it off your to-do list for the year! You can also take advantage of a back to school offer for up to 4 icons when you order a personalized book. Please visit the SMS Yearbook Website for more details on how to order.
Visit our SMS Yearbook Website for additional details, including more tips for ordering a yearbook. If you still have questions after visiting the website, please reach out to Mr. Cabana (wcabana@scarboroughschools.org).
Families should report their middle school student's absence from school by calling the SMS main office at 207-730-4800 or by email at msoffice@scarboroughschools.org. A reason for the absence must be stated, otherwise SMS office staff will reach out to determine the reason for the absence.
Excusable reasons for an absence:
- illness
- appointment
- religious holiday
- family emergency
- planned absence
For Planned Absences (a day out of school which is not illness or medical appointment related), families should fill out the Scarborough Middle School Planned Absence for which is found here.
For questions about attendance, please contact the Scarborough Middle School main office at 207-730-4800 or email us at msoffice@scarboroughschools.org
2024-25 Scarborough School Calendar
NOVEMBER:
No School
- Monday, November 11 Veterans Day
Fall Parent Teacher Conferences
- November 12 to November 15
SMS Scholastic Book Fair:
- November 12 to November 15
Early Release Day- Wednesday, November 20
- Dismissal at 12:55pm
Thanksgiving Break- No School
- Wednesday, November 27- Friday, November 29
DECEMBER
Early Release Day
- Wednesday, December 11
SMS Shop For a Cure
- December 12 & 13
December 23- January 1
- No School, Winter Break
- Last full day of school before Winter Break is Friday, December 20th
- Students return to school from Winter Break on Thursday, January 2nd
Looking Ahead:
MAY
6th Grade Dance-
- Friday, May 2 from 5:00pm-7:00pm
7th Grade Dance-
- Friday, May 16 from 5:00pm-7:00pm
JUNE
8th Grade Celebration and Dance
- Friday, June 6
Scarborough Middle School
Email: msoffice@scarboroughschools.org
Website: https://sms.scarboroughschools.org/
Location: 21 Quentin Drive, Scarborough, ME, USA
Phone: (207) 730-4800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scarbmeschools/
Twitter: @scarbmeschools