October 20, 2024
Hello Sycamore Springs Middle School Families,
Happy Sunday! I hope you and your family are enjoying the weekend and this amazing weather. Fall is definitely in the air! This upcoming week is busy with a lot of events. Red Ribbon week and Book Fair both start on Monday. Make sure to check out the flyers below for more information.
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. SSMS Book Fair starts on October 21. Click here to access our Book Fair website. You will find access to set up ewallets, shop online, and other important details. Thank you for supporting our Book Fair.
2. Red Ribbon Week starts on October 21. Join us in the week-long fun and dress up each day. On Friday, we will have our annual Student Halloween Costume Contest during each lunch!!! See below for the dress up themes.
3. Two more Attendance Zoning Community Meetings are scheduled for October 22 at 10:00 am and 6:00 pm. All meetings will be held at DSISD central office. You can read more about the Attendance Zoning process, see the three attendance zone starter option maps, and submit your feedback by visiting the following website: https://www.dsisdtx.us/page/attendance-zoning.
4. Did you miss picture day or want to retake your picture? Picture retakes are 10/22 from 8-11:30am in the Sycamore Room. Students are encouraged to have their pictures taken between 8am-9am. After 9:00am, students will need to get teacher approval to leave their class. Stop by the front office to pick up an order form. https://shop.imagequix.com/g1001151617
5. Yearbook Announcements: Celebrate your student with a Recognition Ad! Ads are on sale until 2/13/2025. Order your Yearbook Ad HERE.
6. Attention all Veterans - 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 fill out the form at this link so that we can prepare a seat for you. For more information, see the flyer below.
7. Nurse Smith will be conducting state-mandated health screenings this semester. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) mandates that all children must be screened or have a professional examination for possible vision, hearing, Acanthosis Nigricans, and spinal curvature problems. Please click on this LINK to read the full letter from Nurse Smith.
Round 2: Wednesday, October 30th
-All 7th grade girls: Scoliosis
Round 3 timing TBD (notification will be sent out) and will involve:
-All 8th grade boys: Scoliosis
8. On Nov. 7th, DSISD is hosting a Narcan Administration session, presented by representatives from Hill Country Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Center. The session is from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm at Central Office, 300 Sportsplex Dr. This session is for staff, students and the community.
9. SSMS Attendance went down again this week. Our goal is to increase our Average Daily Attendance by 1%. We got this, Tigers. Let's turn that arrow upside down this week. Go Tigers! 🐯💛
SSMS PTA Updates:
- Have you joined SSMS PTA? The Yeti membership drawing will happen at the November meeting! Please go to www.joinpta.org to support SSMS! Your $10.50 membership dues help to keep the PTA running - let's work together!
- Be sure to Like and Follow our Facebook and Instagram - we post information and updates daily, and we’ll show up more often in your feed the more you react to the posts!
- The SSMS PTA is excited to open the call for volunteers for two departments that greatly help and influence our staff and students - Workroom Helpers and Hospitality! Please go to our LinkTree to sign up for Workroom Help or other volunteer opportunities!
- 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.
- Did you know SSMS PTA was awarded the designation of National PTA School of Excellence? We are proud of our community and are reapplying this year, and the first step is collecting your feedback! Please complete this quick survey by Friday, Nov. 8. This program opens the lines of communication and critical thinking within school communities to make data-driven decisions that yield positive, long-term results. The National PTA Baseline Survey consists of 20 questions to gauge perceptions of current family-school partnership trends. The results will be used to set a shared objective and identify recommendations for our school PTA to implement this 2024-25 school year.
