Spring Canyon Newsletter

The last day of first term is October 16, 2024. Students and parents check Infinite Campus frequently and make arrangements to finish up any missing assignments or tests. Fall Break will follow the last day of the term and there will be no school on October 17, 18. or 21. Enjoy your break!

If they have not been paid yet, school fees need to be paid ASAP! You can do so by contacting the finance office at 801-609-2400, or you can go to myschoolfees

If your child missed picture day, please get your photo taken on October 3, 2024. If you feel a retake would better capture your student, Bell is more than happy to retake your child's picture on October 3rd. Simply, return your picture packet to the photographer on retake day and Bell will make a new package from the retake image.

Students submitted and voted on bookmarks for the school library book mark contest! First place will be used to mark the place of our readers this year. All submissions were made into a beautiful collage that will be on display at the library.

During the week of Oct 7th-11th, our PTA will be hosting a fundraiser to raise funds to support the many activities they do in our school. The fundraiser will be a direct donation - nothing to buy or sell. Your middle schooler will come home with an envelope asking for a donation - it's as simple as that. Our community really seems to appreciate this method, we have gotten good feedback. Our PTA is responsible for many things that help our school run so well including school spirit wear, literacy week, book fairs, teacher appreciation, and parent/teacher conference meals - not to mention a general advisory to help the school keep a pulse on what is happening in the community. Please show them your support!

Here at SCMS, we spend a significant amount of time helping students learn how to "do" middle school - how to navigate multiple teachers and multiple classes and keep organized. We think these skills will help each student transition to a secondary setting successfully. A big part of this is teaching students how to use Infinite Campus and Canvas as a tool to help them be successful. Each term, during the middle of the term and right before the end of the term, each teacher has a specific PACK day within a week of PACK days where he/she guides the students through how to launch Infinite Campus, how to see what assignments may be missing, how to complete those assignments and/or turn them in, and how to become proficient in any missing skills. These weeks are always extra productive here at school! Our next week of PACK days is coming up Oct.7-11 as it is the last full week of the term before the term end on Oct 16.

In conjunction with PACK week and the fundraiser, we are going to have fun dress up days that students can choose to participate in.

Monday: CandyLand Day: Wear the color of your favorite candy.

Tuesday: Battleship Day: Wear either purple or orange? Which color will win.

Wednesday: Life Day: Dress up like your future career choice.

Thursday: Guess Who Day: Dress up like a character and see if your friends can guess who you are.

Friday: Wear your blue or silver spirit wear! Board games will be played at lunch.

Listen for clues during announcements to solve a mystery.

This year teachers have put a hashtag on the assignments in Infinite Campus that are crucial to showing that students understand the content being learned. All assignments are important, but the hashtags really help students and their parents understand which are most important to demonstrate mastery of the topics students are learning in their classes.

During our PACK days next week, our school is participating in a survey to understand the well-being and school experience of students. The survey asks questions like those listed below. Students will participate in this survey in one of their classes once their other work is complete.

• If you fail to reach an important goal, how likely are you to try again?

• How often were you polite to other students?

• How often are you able to pull yourself out of a bad mood?

If you would like to view all the questions of the survey, please see this link.

Thank you in advance for your ongoing support. If you have questions, please reach out to us. If you choose to opt your student out of the survey, please either call the office or reach out to our Dean of Students, Ms. Elliott (kate.elliott@nebo.edu. ). We plan to conduct this survey again in the Spring and will let you know as it approaches.

On October 3, 2024, Springville Junior High is sponsoring a dance to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month. There will be taco trucks, music, and concessions. Come join the fun!

The first Mental Health screener night will be held Monday, October 7th from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. See the attached FLIER with a QR code

We are looking forward to celebrating Halloween with students. Students are allowed to wear costumes to school. Remember that costumes need to adhere to the district dress code. There should also be no weapons or items that look like weapons or excess gore. Students may wear small amounts of paint on their face, but no all-over face paint and no masks. Thanks for helping us celebrate this fun and festive holiday!

Oct. 3: Picture Retakes, during 1st or 2nd period

Oct. 4: Reflections Submissions Due

Oct. 7: Pack Week: CandyLand Day - Wear the color of your favorite candy.

Choir Showcase with Springville Jr. @ 7:00 pm

Oct. 8: Pack Week: Battleship Day - Are you team purple or team orange?

Oct. 9: Pack Week: Life Day - Dress up as you already in your future career

Homework Club - After school

Oct. 10: Guess Who Day - Dress up and let your friend guess who you are

Dance 2 Concert @ SHS

Oct. 11: Spring Canyon Spirit Day - Wear spirit wear and play boardgames at lunch

Oct. 16: Last day of term #1

School Community Council Meeting @3:30

Oct. 17-21 No School - Fall Break

Oct. 29: 6th Grade Term Reward - Cornbellies

Oct. 30: 7th Grade Reward Cornbellies

Oct. 31: Halloween