SMMS Weekly Update

We understand things happen and circumstances change over the course of the school year. Please use this form at any time during the year to update your personal information on file with the school. If you have any questions, please call Ms. Hite in our main office at 304-274-5030.

Parents, this month for our IXL challenge, we will be offering Bingo boards for each grade level. Students will use those boards to guide their work during period 5 each day. Please encourage your student to participate, not just for the prizes but for the sake of learning as well!

Kudos to all of our band students for an excellent performance at this week's Winter Concert!

Great job students and thanks for a wonderful show, Mr. English!

Congrats to our SMMS Patriots who placed at the BCS Science Fair!

• Liam Himic and Olamobi Pelemo
• Kayla Cruciani
• Scarlett Anderson

The date of the 8th grade Blue Ridge CTC/ James Rumsey trip is fast approaching. We are going on Friday, February 14th.

If you have not signed and returned your child's permission slip, please turn it in. If you did not receive a permission slip, please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher.

If your child does not submit a permission slip by Friday, February 7, he or she will not be able to attend. Don't miss out on this opportunity!

Please see the information below and reach out to the appropriate coach with questions.

• Cheer
• Coach: Toneia Eccelston (coachneiasmms@gmail.com)
• Girls Basketball
• Varsity Coach: Chip Barnhart (cbarnhar@k12.wv.us)
• JV Coach: Luz Coindet (luz.coindet@k12.wv.us)
• Boys Basketball
• Varsity Coach: Brooks Everline (brooks@ynphomesolutions.com)
• JV Coach: Noah Payton (noah.payton6@gmail.com)

Basketball Scheduling Highlights

All SMMS practices should be held at the middle school.

• February 3: SMMS vs Charles Town Middle (Boys AWAY; Girls HOME)--8th Grade Staffulty Appreciation Night
• February 5: SMMS vs Mountain Ridge (Boys AWAY; Girls at HOME)
• February 6: SMMS vs Musselman Middle (Girls AWAY; Boys HOME)--8th Grade Player Recognition

If you have a 7th or 8th grade student interested in football, please review this attachment.

• February 7: Interims Issued
• February 17: No School for Students
• February 18: Two-Hour Delay for Students
• February 25: Golden Horseshoe Written Test (8th Grade only)
• March 13: End of Third Nine Weeks

This week, boys on our 8th grade team recognized staffulty members who have had an impact on their middle school experience. Thanks to all of our athletes and staffulty!

This week, we celebrated Patriot Award Winners for each grade.

6th Grade Recipients

7th Grade Recipients

8th Grade Recipients

Thanks to Ms. James and FCCLA Club for the refreshments!

This Monday, at our Staffulty Meeting, we continued two of our traditions, Tireless Teacher and We DONUT Know What We Would Do Without You.

Ms. James passed the Tireless Teacher Award to Ms. Park.

Ms. Bleigh passed the DONUT to another outstanding member

of our service personnel team, Ms. Mickley.

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