SHMS e-News
March 12th, 2024
Dear SHMS Families:
As you know by now, last Friday we had a visit after school from President Biden. I want to thank our students for doing such a wonderful job last week. There was a lot of excitement in the building on Friday in anticipation of the president’s arrival. Our students really showed their Panther Pride last week.
I would like to congratulate our music students who performed in the Jazz Fest last Friday night. They sounded great! Thank you to the Wallingford-Swarthmore Music Association for supporting the event.
SHMS will be joining others around the world in celebrating Rock Your Socks World Down Syndrome Day. Every year on March 21st, people all around the world come together to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day by wearing brightly colored, mismatched socks. March 21st is symbolic because people with Down syndrome have three copies of their 21st chromosome. Socks were chosen because the karyotype of Ds chromosomes actually looks like mismatched socks. SHMS will sell socks for $2 during lunches starting today. We hope that all students can rock their socks by wearing bright or mismatched socks on March 21st.
Don’t forget that students are off from school this Friday, March 15th for a teacher in-service day. Also, the second trimester ends this Friday. Seventh and Eighth grade students will start their third trimester electives on Monday. The third marking ends for everyone next Friday, March 22nd. The last marking period begins when students get back from Spring Break.
Enjoy the nice weather.
Dr. Matsanka
SHMS World Language Quizzo
Here are some photos of World Language Middle School students participating in our annual Quizzo battle to celebrate WL Week on Wednesday. Each day we highlight a language on the announcements, play Quizzo in groups representing each language, and on Friday have an international foods day. Students are also challenged to earn as many points as possible on their WL Week Passport, learning about their language of study and others through tasks that require investigations, artifacts, music, poetry, etc.
SHMS Music
Monday, 3/18: 8th Grade Band, 6th Grade Chorus, 6th Grade Orchestra, NO ELLINGTON JAZZ
Tuesday, 3/19: 7th Grade Band, 8th Grade Chorus, Basie Jazz
Wednesday, 3/20: 6th Grade Band. 7th Grade Chorus
Thursday, 3/21: 8th Grade Band, 6th Grade Chorus, Basie Jazz
Friday, 3/22: 7th Grade Band, 8th Grade Chorus