SMMS Weekly Update

We understand things happen and circumstances change over the course of the school year. Please use this form at any time during the year to update your personal information on file with the school. If you have any questions, please call Ms. Hite in our main office at 304-274-5030.

Parents, this month for our IXL challenge, we will be offering Bingo boards for each grade level. Students will use those boards to guide their work during period 5 each day. Please encourage your student to participate, not just for the prizes but for the sake of learning as well!

Please see the information below and reach out to the appropriate coach with questions.

• Cheer
• Coach: Toneia Eccelston (coachneiasmms@gmail.com)
• Girls Basketball
• Varsity Coach: Chip Barnhart (cbarnhar@k12.wv.us)
• JV Coach: Luz Coindet (luz.coindet@k12.wv.us)
• Boys Basketball
• Varsity Coach: Brooks Everline (brooks@ynphomesolutions.com)
• JV Coach: Noah Payton (noah.payton6@gmail.com)

Basketball Scheduling Highlights

All SMMS practices should be held at the middle school.

• February 10: SMMS vs Wildwood Middle (Boys AWAY; Girls HOME)--8th Grade Recognition Night
• February 12: SMMS vs Harper's Ferry Middle (Boys HOME; Girls at AWAY)--8th Grade Cheer Recognition Night
• February 13: SMMS vs South Middle (Girls HOME; Boys AWAY)--8th Grade Player Recognition

If you have a 7th or 8th grade student interested in football, please review this attachment.

• February 7: Interims Issued
• February 17: No School for Students
• February 18: Two-Hour Delay for Students
• February 25: Golden Horseshoe Written Test (8th Grade only)
• March 13: End of Third Nine Weeks

This week, girls on our 8th grade team recognized staffulty members who have had an impact on their middle school experience. Thanks to all of our athletes and staffulty!

Congrats to all of ur staffulty members who achieved perfect attendance for January.

This Thursday, we celebrated all of our 8th grade boys basketball players.

Mr. Rinker's sixth grade classes did a Great Depression Simulation Activity in which students were given different scenarios & had to track their income & expenses for a period of seven months,

after which they had to determine whether they (& their families) could afford to remain in their homes or must go live in a Hooverville.

This week, Mr. Chapman worked with our School Security Officer, Officer See,

to share a lesson on the effects of alcohol.

Ms. Shockley's classes explored a plate tectonic lab this week.

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