November 10, 2024
Hello Sycamore Springs Middle School Families,
Happy Sunday! I hope you and your family are enjoying the weekend. We had a great week last week. Basketball kicked off their season with games against DSMS and our amazing Jazz band performed beautifully at their concert on Thursday night. We have two more weeks before Thanksgiving break. Make sure to check out the events calendar at the bottom of the newsletter to see what's coming up.
If you need anything or have any questions, please reach out to your student's teacher, counselor, or administrator.
Go Tigers!
Sincerely,
Kelly Miller
Principal
1. Veterans Day Assembly is tomorrow! We invite all veterans to join SSMS as we honor you for your selfless service to our nation. A ceremony will be held on Monday, November 11, 2024, at 10:30 am. Please plan on arriving 30 minutes early.
2. SSMS Theatre presents Aladdin JR., the musical. Showings are on November 14, 15, and 16 at 7:00 pm. Tickets can be purchases HERE. Adults are $10 and students are $5.
3. Fall Semester Exams will begin on Dec. 17 and run through Dec. 20. Friday, Dec. 20 is an early release day. Students will be dismissed at 1:10. Click HERE to see the schedule.
4. SSMS would like to send a big Thank You to Kristen Currie from KXAN Weather for visiting us on Monday, November 4. She taught a mini weather lesson to one of our classes and the students just loved her. To see her give our students a shout-out during Tuesday morning's weather segment, click HERE.
5. Less than 100 copies of the 2024-2025 yearbook remain! Books are only available while supplies last. Order yours today: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/3183693/Sycamore-Springs-Middle-School/
6. Celebrate your student with a Recognition Ad! Ads are on sale until 2/13/2025. Order your Yearbook Ad here: https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/students-and-parents/yearbook-ads
7. District Tax Payer Tuesday is this upcoming Tuesday, November 12 at DSHS. See flyer below for more information. If you plan to attend, please RSVP at www.dsisdtx.us/taxpayertuesdays.
8. Toys for Tots - DSHS JROTC Students have partnered with the Marine Corps to raise money and toys for children in the Austin area. All DSISD campuses plus many local businesses are official toy donation sites. Please consider donating a toy. The last day to drop off donations is December 1.
9. DSHS Hi-Steppers are partnering with Hays County Brown Santa. They are collecting new, unwrapped toys and non-perishable food items for Brown Santa drive. Please donated before December 9.
10. SSMS Attendance is on the up! Thank you for prioritizing your students attendance and helping us reach our goal of a 1% increase! Go Tigers!.🐯💛
November SSMS PTA Updates:
Today is the last day to contribute to our One and Done Fundraiser! Please donate now so we can serve our students and staff this year: Contribute Here! Thank you so much to everyone who has donated - we appreciate your support! News will be shared soon about what we will be able to fund this year!
PTA Scholarships are open for faculty and seniors! Teachers can get up to $500 for continuing education and seniors can get up to $1,000 for higher ed. Go to txpta.org/scholarships for more info! Application Closes November 15!
Friday, November 15th is our next PTA General Membership meeting at 8:15AM. Janel Rodriguez, who founded Forever 15 Project after losing her son to an accidental Fentanyl overdose, will be our guest speaker. Her impactful story, Fentanyl: The Noah Rodriguez Story, is important to hear so you can be informed. This was one of our best attended meetings last year, so please be sure to RSVP to have your badge pre-printed, or allow time for an ID scan if this is your first time on campus. You can also let your voice be heard by suggesting future PTA Meeting Topic Ideas that you'd like to learn more about. RSVP for the meeting and suggest topics through our SSMS PTA Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SSMSPTA
If you haven’t joined PTA yet, we welcome you to support SSMS students and staff! The Yeti membership drawing will happen at the November meeting! Please share ideas, concerns, and experiences to make the school year better for everyone. Go to joinpta.org to join.
SSMS still needs our wonderful workroom volunteers - take this opportunity to see a little behind the scenes action and present our teachers with the gift of time with their students (our children!) and their families by signing up on the date(s) of your choice on our LinkTree. Thank you and please don't hesitate to contact us at volunteers@ssmspta.org if you have any questions, comments, or ideas!
We are planning two additional informational meetings this year for our community to learn more about what we're doing this year, ask questions, and listen to a presenter. We want to hear from YOU to determine when these meetings should take place and what topics you want to hear about! Please fill out this Google Form to let us know your thoughts!
The SSMS PTA is offering a new way to see our school in action! In an effort to increase family engagement, we will be doing parent-to-parent campus tours to give you a firsthand view of what our students and teachers do each and every day - sign up here!
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