Weekly Spartan Blog, May 5-9, 2014

Spartan PRIDE

Supporting our school community core values.

Inluded in this week's blog:
1) End of year Celebration and Lunch
2) Weekly Bulletin
3)  Visit SafeSouthDakota.com.
4) Free Summer Math Program (see letter and access code below)

Now that we are in the first full week of May, I am sure the snow is DONE for the season.  We have begun to develop plans for our the End of the Year Celebration.  Each START group within each grade level is responsible for selecting a fun activity for the rest of the grade level participate in from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on June 3, 2014.  Beginning at 11:00 a.m. we will serve lunch at no charge to students.  Our goal is to secure donations to support this lunch celebration.  Lunchtime Solutions will prepare a fruit and vegetable go bag and milk.  We will serve pizza as the main course.

Spearfish Middle School "End of Year Celebration and Lunch",  June 3, 2014,  

Date:  Tuesday, June 3, 2014 

Tentative Schedule: 

• 8:15-9:50 a.m. Time in classrooms
• 9:50 Students released to football practice field
• 10:00 a.m. START Time activity stations
• 11:00 a.m. to Noon, Lunch served by grade level
• 12:00 p.m. START Time Tug of War Competition
• 12:45 Students return to building to prepare for 1:00 p.m. early released

Theme:  Run Your Own Race

The following list of supplies/items is needed to plan for the 2nd Annual End of Year Celebration.  Each START Time Group in each grade level has identified an activity that all students in that grade level will participate in.  For example:  There are 10 sixth grade START groups.  All students in sixth grade will participate in all 10 activities.   I have included supplies and donations needed for you to consider below.  The deadline is Monday, May 26th.   Please bring all donated items to the main office on or before May 26th.  If you have any questions, please call the office at 717-1215.  We will serve a pizza lunch beginning at 11 a.m.  The lunch will be provided at no cost to the students. 

Lunch Menu:  Pizza, fruit & vegetable, chips and water or milk (Fruit, Vegetable and milk will be prepared by Lunch Time Solutions)

 6th Grade:
1.    2 parents to serve lunch (10:00 a.m. to Noon)
2.    10 packages of Oreos
3.    13 dozen eggs
4.    400 large party balloons
5.    Bottled water
6.    Small bags of chips for lunch
7.    Cash donation for pizza lunch (checks payable to Spearfish Middle School)
8.    200 Paper plates and napkins

7th Grade:
1.    10 containers of Cool Whip
2.    24 8 oz. packages of gummy bears and/or worms
3.    5 rolls of paper towels
4.    2 large packages of paper plates
5.    100 water balloons
6.    9 paddle balls (paddle w/ ball attached by a string)
7.    One ball of yarn
8.    225 party balloons
9.    24 spray cans of whip cream
10.    1 package of disposable razors
11.    Bottled water
12.    Small bags of chips for lunch
13.    Cash donation for pizza lunch (checks payable to Spearfish Middle School)
14.    200 Paper plates and napkins
15.    2 parent volunteers to help serve lunch (10:00 a.m. to Noon)

8th Grade:
1.    4 large plastic bowls
2.    Small bags of chips for lunch
3.    Bottled water
4.    Small bags of chips for lunch
5.    Cash donation for pizza lunch (checks payable to Spearfish Middle School)
6.    200 Paper plates and napkins
7.    2 parent volunteers to help serve lunch (10:00 a.m. to Noon)

Note:  Please contact Krystal or Mariah in the office at 717-1215 to make arrangements for the donations.  I will provide frequent updates of what supplies/items are still needed.

Thank you for your support!

Shane Baier,

Principal

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)     Parents and Partners, Monday, May 5^th at 5:30 p.m. in the SMS Library

2)     8th Grade Activities Transition to High School, Monday, May 5,  6:30 p.m. in SMS Gym

3)     8th Grade Smarter Balanced Assessment Window, May 5-15

4)     Rapid City Track Meet – Tuesday, May 6^th, all day

8)     STAR Reading and Math Testing Window, May 1-30, 2014

9)     Grade Level Comprehension Test Window, April 20-May 30

Upcoming Activities           April 20-May 30         Comprehension Test Window May 14                        District Staff Recognition Banquet May 15                        Oproek/Wolff, Mining History Fieldtrip 8:15 a.m. – 1: 00 p.m. May 15                        6th grade Balloon Launch (Knittel/Aberle & Sukstorf 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 & Lunch June 4                          Teacher check out day

 

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Have the conversation with your kids—and  do it today.  Learn what to say.                       

Visit SafeSouthDakota.com.

Nationally, South Dakota teens rank 2nd highest for binge drinking at 26.2%.  And South Dakota teens rank 5th highest for driving after drinking at almost 11%.

              80% of teens feel that parents should have a say in whether they drink alcohol!!!



A message from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety and Prairie View Prevention Services

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Research shows that most students lose 2--3 months of grade level math equivalency over the summer.  We’re delighted to inform you about a free program offered by the Spearfish School District and TenMarks Education that will provide your child with access to a powerful, personalized summer math program designed to help them reverse summer learning loss.

The program is called TenMarks Summer Math Program and here is how it works.

1.    Starting April 15, 2014, you can visit http://summer.tenmarks.com and sign up.

Please use Summer Access Code:  32531

2.     Before summer break, you’ll receive an email with access details for your child and  for you
– to monitor his/her progress.

3.     At the start of the program, your child will receive a short diagnostic assessment  based on
the grade s/he is entering this fall.

4.     The assessment will be automatically graded and TenMarks will create a  personalized
program, designed for your child to prepare for the upcoming year.

5.     You can create custom rewards to keep your child motivated – pizza, ice cream, or  a trip to
the zoo! It’s all up to you!

An hour a week is all it takes for your child to strengthen his/her math skills, and prepare for
the year ahead. The TenMarks Summer Math Program will guide your child through their personalized
program, one topic at a time, helping them refresh what they know, and learn what they don’t. Each
assignment contains embedded instruction (hints, video lessons, and interventions) to help your
child refresh concepts from the past year and prepare for the ones ahead.

The 3 month program starts in the first week of June. To start, visit the URL below to  register.
Please remember to type in your Access Code.

http://summer.tenmarks.com
Summer Access Code: 32531

Let’s say goodbye to summer learning loss!

Information located at:
http://summermath.tenmarks.com/Global/FileLib/Resources/TenMarks_Summer_Math_Program_-
_Families.pdf