Spartan PRIDE
Supporting our school community core values.
Dear SMS Supporters:
It is hard to believe we are closing in on the end of the first trimester. We are planning a 1st Trimester Celebration on Friday, November 21st. Activities will include a grade level START Time Tug of War competition. Additionally, students who have no behavior referrals for the first trimester will be included in a drawing for prizes.
Our goal is to see every student learning every day. I will share grade distribution per grade level and challenge students to be their best everyday. START Time Advisors work with students to set goals for success. This will continue throughout the year. You are welcome to attend the End of Trimester Celebration on Friday November 21st at 8:25 a.m.
AdvancEd School System Review: November 17-19, 2014
A team of professionals will conduct interviews, classroom observations, review artifacts and listen to presentations over the next few days to learn more about how our school district in meeting the standards of quality defined in the AdvancED School Improvement Framework.
Accreditation is a voluntary method of quality assurance developed more than 100 years ago by universities and k-12 schools. It was designed primarily to distinguish schools adhering to a set of educational standards. While accreditation is a set of rigorous protocols and research-based processes for evaluating an institution’s organizational effectiveness, it is far more than that.
The process of accreditation also examines the whole institution including the programs, the cultural context, and the community of stakeholders. The goal is to see how well the parts work together to meet the needs of students.
Done well, the accreditation process provides an opportunity positively impact the school culture and build true capacity to improve student learning and make continuous school improvement a reality.
You are welcome to review our AdvancEd Documents at the following link: https://sites.google.com/site/spearfishmiddleschooladvanced/ If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 717-1215 or by email at sbaier@spearfish.k12.sd.us
Spearfish
Middle School
Weekly
Faculty Bulletin
November
17-21, 2014
“Empowering
all students to succeed in a changing world.”
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Preparedness • Respect • Integrity • Determination •
Excellence
National Bullying Awareness Week, Theme:
"Stand Up! (November 16-23, 2014)
-Please discuss the Expect Respect
to the National Awareness Week.
1)
AdvancED
Systems Review, November 17-19, 2014
-SMS on site and classroom review w/ Elliot Instrument- Tuesday,
November 18th
2)
FLEX Block 3 registration window change. Register
for Block 3, 11-12 to 11/19
End of Block 2: Monday,
November 17th Block 3 FLEX Block: December 1-19:
3) Spartans 4 Spartans Student Leaders Training, November 19 at 2:40
p.m. in the gym.
4) End of 1st Trimester and the Celebration Assembly, Friday, Nov. 21st
5) 6th Grade Dance, Friday, November 21st, 3:45-5:45
p.m. in the SMS commons
6)
Newspapers in Education: Pick up your papers on Wednesday morning from
the Lounge.
7)
Communicate alignment of lesson plans to
the curriculum standards on
your teacher web pages. -This
is tied to the K12 accreditation process.
8) Saturday
Spartans Learning Lab,
8 a.m. to noon at SMS in the ALAC rm. Please have names to Kevin by Thursday by
8:30 a.m.
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Upcoming Activities
November 26-28 Thanksgiving
Break (No School)
December 1 Parents
as Partners, 6-7 p.m. in the SMS Library
December 1 Spartans
4 Spartans Student Leadership Training (Day of Understanding) 1 p.m.
December 1 End
of 1st Trimester Grades Due
December 2 Day
of Understanding Assembly (8:15) Small Groups (6th gr. and 7th
maroon in AM & 7th white and 8th gr. at 9:30 a.m.
in the gym
December 3 Day
of Understanding Small Groups (7th white and 8th gr. at
8:30-11:15 a.m. in the gym)
December 3 1:00
PM Early Release, Professional Development
December 8 School
Board Report, SMS at 5:30 p.m.
December 9 Team
Leader Mtg., 7:30 a.m. (date change from Dec. 2nd)
December 11 Staff
Mtg., 7:30 a.m. (date change from Dec. 4th)
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-Erica Jong
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