In the Middle
Scituate Middle School Weekly Update - 10.09.23
Have you checked PowerSchool lately?
As we near the mid-quarter, please check PowerSchool for your student's grades. If you are unable to access, please send an email to parentportal@scituateschoolsri.net
Picture Day
Picture Day will be on Monday, October 16th. You can pre-order on my.lifetouch.com with Picture ID EVTZ73MCD or have your child come to the middle school office to pick up a form.
Weekly Spotlight
Grade 6
Green Architecture Enrichment
Grade 7
Automation and Robotics - Students designed their own pull toys that transferred force from the spinning wheels to a moving part. They used the engineering design process to create mechanisms that allowed their toys to move.
Mrs. Fague's Math Class - Students worked together on vocabulary and contexts clues. Do we have a future teacher here? Check out Dylan Pierce who Mrs. Fague refers to as Mr. McFierce!
Grade 8
Students spent time investigating what causes some velocity changes to be greater than others.
Spartan Shout-Outs
Athletics Update
Below you will find the contact information for our Fall Sports at Scituate Middle School. Please direct any sports inquiries to the appropriate coach. Coaches will be able to answer questions that the main office staff may not have the answers to.
Girls Soccer - Coach Eric Stinette eric.stin@gmail.com
Boys Soccer - Coach Miles Henderson henderson.miles@gmail.com
Cross Country - Coach Jennifer Borin jenniferborin@gmail.com
Athletic Director - Sal Gelsomino sal.gelsomino@scituateschoolsri.net
Cross Country
Schedule 10/9-10/13
Monday - no practice, run on own
Tuesday - Pickup Manning 4pm
Wednesday - Pickup Manning 3:45
Thursday - Division Meet Rocky Point, bus departs 2:30
Friday - Pickup Manning 3:30
The cross country team finished strong in their last regular season meet of the year! Almost every runner, both boys and girls, had a personal best time. Finishing in first place on the 3k course was Oliver Redmond with a time of 9:52. Oliver was followed by Andrew Bettez, Andres Ditson, Jackson Downs, Alex Chiappone, Lucas Borin and Tampa Ortiz.
Sophia Morgan led the girls with a 2nd place finish in a personal best time of 11:46. Sophia was followed by Joiee Downs, Aubree Silvia, Sophia Lemoine, Ava Dunn, Clover Couillard and Paisley Banville.
Next up is the Division meet at Rocky Point on Thursday. Good luck Spartans!
From the Nurse's Corner
SMS Yearbook
I'd like to introduce myself to those of you that did not meet me during my first year teaching at the middle school last year. I'd like to announce that I'll be managing the yearbook this year as well as teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th grade art classes. In order to compile a nice bank of pictures for this year's yearbook, I'd like to ask for parent, student, and faculty help taking pictures of sporting events, school activities, and anything else SMS-related.
Please save the email address sms_yearbook@scituateschoolsri.net and attach any pictures you take throughout the year. Don't forget to include the name of the event, the date of the event and names of people pictured if possible. We will store all photos sent to the yearbook email and select from the bank of compiled pictures as we assemble the layouts.
Feel free to reach out to me with any questions. Thank you in advance for all of your help!
~Ms. Julie Trikoulis
Agriculture Club Update
Ms. Travers is excited to announce that Agriculture Club will begin the first week of October.
Student Support Services
Thanksgiving Baskets
As you may know, each year Scituate Public Schools hosts a turkey basket drive around Thanksgiving. This is for families who may need some extra assistance with providing a complete Thanksgiving meal for their family to enjoy. The baskets will include all the things needed for a turkey dinner. Please use the following google forms to express interest in receiving a Thanksgiving Basket.
**Please fill out the information by 10/31/23 to be placed on the list to receive a basket ** If you have any questions please reach out to Jennifer Ricci, LCSW District School Social Worker at jennifer.ricci@scituateschoolsri.net"
Lunch Drop-Ins Begin Sept. 28th
The student support team would like to once again run drop-in lunches for the middle school this upcoming fall. This event will be running during all lunch waves on Thursdays in the library conference room (facilitated by our Mental Health Interns) The goal is to provide a safe alternative lunch space where middle school students can have quiet conversations and recharge.
Small group interventions have long been used by school counselors and teachers to help build soft-skills capacity for struggling students. Lunch groups are another way to help foster these positive interactions so that students gain skills and form bonds during school hours or times of stress and anxiety.
This program will aim to help students feel seen, build positive coping skills, and form trusting relationships.
Scituate Rotary Club Donates Backpacks
Thanks to a wonderful donation from the Scituate Rotary Club, we have school supplies available to be distributed to our students in the Middle and High School!
Supplies include: Backpacks, Stationary and Art Supplies, Gift Cards (limited amount)
Please fill out the Backpack Request Form below if you are interested/ in need of school supplies for your child/ student(s)!
All requests are confidential and will be handled by our School Social Worker, Jennifer Ricci, LCSW.
Free / Reduced Lunch Information
The Scituate School Department has partnered with Unite Us to streamline the process of applying for free and/or reduced lunches. Please click the link which will take you to the meal benefit application on the State of Rhode Island Department of Education website.
https://ride.ri.gov/child-nutrition/unite-us-electronic-school-meal-benefit-application
Please fill in all fields. Be sure to select Scituate Public Schools in the field “Select the school district that your child will receive school meals from”.
If you have any questions, please call: Jennifer Carnevale, Executive Finance Assistant at 401-647-4100 option 2, then option 3"
Bus Information
All students, parents/guardians should be able to view their bus info in PowerSchool. Should you have any questions, please reach out to First Student by emailing Wendy.Lacombe@firstgroup.com
News From North West Special Education (NWSE)
Hello! Below are the meeting dates for the Northwest Special Education Local Advisory Committee for the 23/24SY. All are welcome to attend!
November 14, 2023 at 6:00pm at Ponaganset Middle School, Room 150
February 13, 2024 at 6:00pm at Ponaganset Middle School, Room 150
April 30, 2024 at 6:00pm at Ponaganset Middle School, Room 150
Parking is available in the rear parking lot behind the building; entry at the rear entrance of the building.
Important Dates Ahead
10/16 - Lifetouch Picture Day
11/13– Veterans’ Day-Observed (No School)
11/22-11/ 24 – Thanksgiving Recess (No School)