Panther Press
November 8-15, 2024
🐾 Panther Updates 🐾
📆 November Happenings...
🦃 November:
- November 11: Schools Closed- Veterans Day
- November 18: Report Cards Issued
- November 22: SMS Turkey Trot
- November 25: Staff Workday & Family Conferences; Student Holiday
- November 26: Staff Virtual Workday; Student Holiday
- November 27-29: School Closed- Thanksgiving Holiday
📸 Picture Updates
Dear SMS Parents,
Fall photos are ready! 20% of the net profit from fall photos will go directly back to support the school.
Photo Website: https://www.bluedominionstudios.com/sms
Makeup & Retake Day: Wednesday 11/20 during lunch.
SHS Winter Sports Tryout Schedule:
Important Scoliosis Information:
🦃 Turkey Trot
The times are as follows:
1st block: 8:05-8:35
2nd block: 9:30-10:00
3rd block: 11:25-11:55
4th block: 1:30-2:00
🐾 Join the SMS PTA!
Bus Rider Remind Group
If your student(s) ride an IWCS school bus, please join our new Remind group by using this code: @smsbusinfo.
Through this group, SMS will begin sharing bus updates in the morning and afternoon as we receive them from transportation. Thank you!
Please use the link above to submit parent/guardian notes of absence.
✅ Attendance Reminders
Student attendance is very important to us at SMS. We want our students to be present everyday as student attendance is vital for success.
However, if your child is ever absent, please complete one of these options to prevent attendance plans and/or truancy:
- Complete the Google Form (included in weekly newsletter).
- Send in an excuse note to the front office.
- Email our front office staff (Mrs. Ashley Davidson at adavidson@iwcs.k12.va.us).
Families can only submit 5 parent/guardian written excuse notes per semester.
💙 Community & Division Happenings 💚
🍱 School Cafe Updates
All students enrolled in Isle of Wight County Schools are given an opportunity to apply for free and reduced price meals. Applications may be completed privately and securely online at www.schoolcafe.com Forms can be obtained from your school's cafeteria or main office.