SMS Weekly Update

Dear SMS families,

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week! 🎉Encourage your student to thank their teachers and maybe write them a note!

Next week we will begin state testing. Please ensure your student is present during the testing period from the 13th-31st. Let's finish the year strong!

Our Honors Social will be June 12th at 5pm and will be by invitation only. We will celebrate our students with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher.

Band and Choir will perform their End of Year Concert on June 12th at 7pm. Friends and family are welcome to attend and listen to their latest achievements.

8th Grade Promotion will be Tuesday, June 18th at 5pm. 8th graders and their families are welcome to attend and celebrate our 8th graders moving up to SHS!

SBAC Testing will take place from May 13th-31st. It is important that your student is present and prepared! Help your student succeed by ensuring they are:

• Getting good sleep
• Charging laptops every night
• Eating breakfast
• Attending school daily- save your trips for the summer break!

Thank you for your help in making this testing time successful!

5/6 Monday:

• Teatime with Mrs. Moore Club

5/7 Tuesday

• Homework Club
• TSA Science Club

5/8 Wednesday:

• Role Playing Games Club
• Track and Field travels to Northshore Christian Academy

5/9 Thursday:

• Homework Club

5/10 Friday:

• Safe Stop 6-9pm

• 5/6-5/10 Teacher Appreciation Week
• 5/13 School Board Meeting 6pm SES Library
• 5/13-5/31 SBAC Testing
• 5/27 Memorial Day
• 5/28 School Board Meeting 6pm SES Library
• 6/12 Honors Social 5pm
• 6/12 End of Year Band and Choir Concert 7pm
• 6/18 8th Grade Promotion 5pm
• 6/19 Juneteenth No School
• 6/20 Last day of school! 1/2 day

Track and Field:

• 5/8 travel to Northshore Christian Academy 3:30-6pm
• 5/16 HOME vs. Lakewood M.S. 3:45-6:45pm
• 5/22 travel to Lakewood M.S. for Cascade League Prelims 3:15-7:15pm
• 5/29 travel to Lakewood M.S. for Cascade League Finals 3:15-7:15pm

For the most up-to-date schedule for sports go to: https://www.arbiterlive.com/School/Calendar/33470

6th grade AVID took a field trip to Everett Community College on April 30th! Students went on a campus tour and learned about what programs and opportunities ECC has to offer. Thank you Everett Community College!!!

This week we'd like to spotlight our band and choir teacher, Ms. Emily Suter. She took our SMS marching band to Wenatchee last Saturday to participate in the Jr. Apple Blossom Parade. Our drum major, Serenity Vilensky, led our band in performing 'Single Ladies' by Beyonce. They did a fantastic job!

Ms. Suter teaches Beginning and Advanced Band and Choir, Music Appreciation, Ukulele, and Hollywood books. She is an SEA mentor, a certified BEST mentor, and has been on our Building Leadership Team for 2 and a half years.

Ms. Suter also regularly helps out with high school band and has been involved in most of their activities this year; pep band for sports games, the high school musical, and marching band. She is hard working, dedicated, and proud of her students and the music they create!

On the personal side, Emily has a small crochet business! She creates stuffed animals and items by request and sells at markets. Emily is also an active member in Seattle's Formation Wind Band; comprised of all female identifying musicians, they play high caliber level concert band music. She is an avid reader, enjoys hiking, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

We appreciate you Ms. Suter and what you do for our students and community!!!

Just a quick reminder that all cell phones, smartwatches, headsets, and earbuds are to be turned off and stowed away while on school premises.

Students who violate this policy will be subject to the following disciplinary actions:

• Reminder from staff to put device away.
• Staff will take device away until the end of the class period.
• The device will be sent to the office for pick-up by student at the end of the school day.
• The device will be sent to the office and a parent must it pick up.
• Any further violations are considered insubordination and the parent must pick up the device. In addition, the student receives in-school suspension.

For this policy in the Student Handbook for 2023-2024 go here: https://bit.ly/49rogSJ