Friday, April 25, 2014

Weekly Spartan Blog: April 28-May 2, 2014

Spartan PRIDE
Supporting our school community core values.

Wow!  May is upon us.  Smarter-Balanced Testing is moving along smoothly.  Sixth grade completed testing the week of April 21s and seventh grade will be done on May 2nd.  Eighth grade will begin their testing on May 5th.  Take a minute to ask your child about the test format and content.  The assessment is designed to be a measure of the common core standards. 

The weather has finally cooperated enough to allow our student athletes fully participate in spring sports.  The music contest season is also in full swing.  The Jazz Band and Swing Choirs will compete in a festival hosted by Spearfish Middle School this Saturday.  Jazz Band will perform at 9 a.m. and the Swing Choir will perform at 11 a.m.  Next week, April 30th, all band and choir students will participate in large group contest in Belle Fourche.  This is a busy time of the year as we wrap of the 2013-14 school.  Expect to see information related to field trips and the end of year celebration lunch and activities scheduled for June 3rd.




Spearfish Middle School
Weekly Faculty Bulletin
April 28-May 2, 2014
“Empowering all students to succeed in a changing world.”
• Preparedness  • Respect  • Integrity  • Determination  • Excellence

1)     Large group band/choir contest, Wednesday, April 30 in Belle Fourche
2)     STAR Reading and Math Testing Window, May 1-30, 2014
3)     Grade Level Comprehension Test Window, April 20-May 30
4)     Schedule Committee “to do list” See attachment.  Please review the scheduling “to do” list items w/ your team.  We’ll develop consensus at the May 8th faculty meeting.

5)     7th Grade Smarter Balance Testing Window, April 23-May 1

6)     Aberle Benefit, Friday, May 2nd

Upcoming Activities          
May 6                          Track – all day
May 5                          Parents as Partners, 5:30 p.m.
May 5-15                     8th Grade Smarter Balanced Assessment Window
April 20-May 30          Comprehension Test Window
May 6                          Team Leader Meeting, 7:30 a.m. in the conference room
May 7                          BLT Meeting, 3:25-4:15 p.m. in the SMS Library
May 8                          Faculty Meeting, 7:30 a.m. in the SMS Library
May 14                        District Staff Recognition
May 16                                    All-School Dance – 6:30-9:00
May 18                                    SMS Middle School Activities Banquet, 6:00 p.m.
May 22                                    7th Grade Culture Fair – 4:00-6:00
May 25                        HS Graduation
May 26                        No School, Memorial Day
May 28                                    6th Fishing Derby
June 2                          7th grade field trip
June 3                          End of Year Student Celebration
June 4                          Teacher check out day

Ruthlessly compete with your own best self.                   
-Apollo 13 Engineer

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