Spartan PRIDE
Supporting our school community core values.
We have had another outstanding week of school. I am excited about the potential in each of our students. Thus far, our students and staff have developed shared expectations for the year ahead. The administration and counselors finished up classroom meetings with all students this week. The goals for the class meetings were to:
- Establish a shared understanding of your right to a positive school experience
- Define our responsibility in making this year a success
- Develop a sense of purpose related to goal-setting and school planning
In the first few weeks of the school year, teachers are getting to know students socially and academically. The STAR Reading and Math assessments will be administered to students in the window from September 9-26, 2013. It is a 30-45 minutes assessment. The results help teachers understand each student's learning level related to math and reading.
Lunch Time Happenings (Please Read and Discuss)
Lunchtime Solutions is now in the second year of providing lunch for our
students. They get five different
choices everyday; two hot choices, a sub sandwich, a specialty salad or a fruit
and yogurt plate. Lunch program requirements include: 1) Every student lunch must include an
entree’ with fruits and veggies. 2) There
is fresh fruit and veggies available to all students who have purchased a lunch
at no charge. They can eat as much of
the fruits and veggies as they would like.
3) Every student including free and reduced must have money in
their lunch account to be able to purchase extra items. This includes extra milk, another entrée, or
food items on the ala carte (cookies, fruit roll-ups, jerky, chips, corn nuts,
water and juice). All of the extra items
do cost more money. How much do you have budgeted for school lunch? Please discuss these changes with your
student. If you have any questions
please call the middle school at 717-1215.
We are looking forward to a great year with your child!
Parents as Partners Meeting: Schedule for Monday, September 16th
Please consider joining us for the 1st Parents as Partners Meeting of the school year. We will meet from 6-7 p.m. in the middle school library. We will discuss the start of the school year including the Back to School Celebration/Open House, 6th grade transition and the new schedule at SMS. Additionally, we discuss parent involvement in middle school, tips for staying engaged in your young adolescents life and more.
Upcoming
Activities:
September 16 Parents as Partners, 6-7 p.m. in
the SMS Library
September. 17 Constitution Day (Discuss how teams will observe this
day)
September 19 Jazz Diversity Project, 8:30-9:15
a.m. Assembly
Sept. 27: Professional Development
Day for teachers, No School
Sept. 30-Oct. 4: Homecoming
Week
October 2 1:00 p.m. Early
Release
October 4 Homecoming assembly at
10:50 a.m. and Parade Release at 1:45 p.m.
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If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today
-Lou Holtz
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