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Supporting our school community core values.
Registration for 7th and 8th Grade, 2015-16
During the week of February 23-27, all current 6th and 7th grade students will learn about the registration process for next year and receive a registration form to take home and get signed by a parent. Please take some time to visit about and select the encore and elective classes your child will take next year. See link to view the forms below:
7th Grade Registration Document:
http://www.spearfish.k12.sd.us/~sbaier/Docs/Parent%20Resources/7TH%20GRADE%20COURSE%20REGISTRATION.pdf
http://www.spearfish.k12.sd.us/~sbaier/Docs/Parent%20Resources/7TH%20GRADE%20COURSE%20REGISTRATION.pdf
8th Grade Registration Document: http://www.spearfish.k12.sd.us/~sbaier/Docs/Parent%20Resources/8TH%20GRADE%20COURSE%20REGISTRATION.pdf
In early
spring, staff begins to develop the school’s schedule for the 2014-15 school
year. If you feel your child has an
educational need which should be considered when we place students, complete
the form below stating this need by March 7th, 2014. Please stop by the office to pick up a form. Due to retirements and change in staff
assignments, your request should be focused on educational need rather than a
specific teaching team. Only requests focused on educational need
will be considered. Please drop
off this completed form in the office by March 7th, 2014. Thank you.
Pictures:
7th grade class picture will be at
8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18 in the Gym.
Please be early - picture will be
taken at 8:00 a.m. sharp.
6th grade class picture will be at
8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25 in the Gym.
Please be early - picture will be
taken at 8:00 a.m. sharp.
Yearbook:
Many of you have not ordered your yearbook yet. Cost is $18.00 and orders will
not be taken after March 11, Please see Mrs. Claggett. Remember: March 11 is
the final day for yearbook orders.
Concessions sign-up is in the office
for Boys Basketball games.
Coming Soon! New Payment and Account Monitoring System:
Some time in April we will transition to EZSchoolPay as our online parent portal and payment site. It will replace the current payment and account tracking software with Lunchtime Solutions.
The primary benefit for parents is that low-balance email reminders may be generated by the school district and sent to parents. This is far better than printing slips and relying solely on school-age children to get them to parents in a timely manner.
Another possible advantage, should we elect to use this option, is that students are able to share a meal balance with their family members, even if the students are in different buildings. Sometimes we call this "District Wide Family Accounts." This was not possible with Meal Tracker. The advantage for parents is that they can write one check for their family rather than making multiple payments for each student. Even though students (and adults/faculty) may share a balance you are still able to track and report on individual patron activity.
Links to documents with additional information on the EZSchoolPay system:
Link #1: http://www.spearfish.k12.sd.us/~sbaier/Docs/Parent%20Resources/EZSchoolPay%20Student%20Flyer.pdf
Spearfish Middle School
Weekly Faculty Bulletin February 16-20, 2015
“Empowering all students
to succeed in a changing world.”
• Preparedness
• Respect • Integrity • Determination • Excellence
1)
No
School, Presidents Day –
Teacher Professional Development, Feb. 16 in the HS
2) S4S
Student Leader Meeting, Wed.,
Feb. 18th during FLEX Time in the gym (2:47 p.m.)
3) Technology
Committee Meeting,
Wed., Feb. 18th at 3:25 p.m. in the MS Conf. Rm.
Agenda:
Review the draft action plan and determine specific next steps.
4)
Non-ELA Literacy Standards Reflection is
due, Friday, Feb. 20th
(Please place finished documents in Shane’s mailbox)
5)
Block 4: February 3-24 (8th
band/choir included)
2/24: End of Block 4
6)
Block 5:
March 16-April 2 (Includes 8th band/choir)
·
2/24: Block 5 Course Descriptions Due
·
3/2-3/6:
Register for Block 5
·
3/16:
Beginning of Block 5
·
4/2:
End of Block 5
7)
Science Day, 7th Grade
Boys, Thursday, February 19th
at the School of Mines
8)
Building Capital Outlay Requests: Deadline is March 1st. You must complete the Purchase Order form
with appropriate information for your request to be considered. (Request must be depreciable items (desks,
equipment etc…, including software).
9) SMARTER
Balanced Q and A: See link below
10) Communicate alignment of lesson plans to the curriculum standards on your
teacher web
pages. -This is
tied to the K12 accreditation process.
11) Bus Supervision Duty: *Aberle,
*Opbroek, Woodard, Lamb ( *East side crosswalk)
12)
Lounge Duty: Blain, Farley, Syman, Vette, Engesser
13)
SLL Saturday School, Saturday, February 21 (If needed)
Please inform Mr. O’Dea with eligible student names by Wednesday, Feb.
18th.
Upcoming Events below:
Feb. 23-27 Window for 6th
and 7th Grade Registration
Feb. 23 7th/8th
Grade Band Pops Concert, 7:00 p.m. in the SHS Auditorium
Feb. 24 FLEX Block 5
Course Descriptions are Due (includes 8th Band/Choir)
Feb. 25 Scheduling
Committee Meeting, 3:25 p.m. in the Conf. Room
Feb. 27 Science Fair
at BHSU
Feb 27 End of 2nd Trimester
March 3 Trimester 2
Grades Due at 3:00 p.m.
March 3 Science Fair Awards Assembly (30 min., at 8:30 a.m.)
March 4 Early Release
1:00 Professional Development and SLL Early Release
March 4 MTSS Exploration
Meeting (SMS Team) at Creekside Elem. at 2:30 p.m.
March 6 End of
Trimester Celebration at 2:35 p.m. in the gym
March 6 7th
and 8th Grade Registration Forms due back in office.
March 7 SLL Saturday
School, 8 a.m. - noon
March 10 Girls’ Science,
School of Mines
March 11 Early Release
1:00 Spring Break
March 11 Deadline for
Environmental Learning Forms from parents
March 12, 13 No School Spring
Break
March 13-14 Drama Club
Performance, Matthews Opera House, 7 p.m.
March 20 Regional
Science Fair
March 21 Solo Assemble
Contest, SMS
April 2 Early
Release 1:00 Professional Development
April 3-6 No School, Easter Break
April 8 Peer to
Peer Mentor Training, 7th grade leaders, 8-11 a.m. (tentative date)
April 8-17 6th
Grade SMARTER Balanced Assessment Window
April 15 P/T
Conferences Middle School (scheduled)
April 20-30 7th
Grade SMARTER Balanced Assessment Window
Intellectual growth should commence at
birth and cease only at death.
-Albert Einstein
Make it a great week!
Shane
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