SMMS Weekly Update

Teachers posted interims on September 18. Please use Schoology to access your child's grades and reach out to their teachers with any questions or concerns.

Please also remember that we offer free Homework Help each week for students at each grade level.

• Monday- Grade 6
• Tuesday- Grade 7
• Wednesday- Grade 8

All students will need a signed permission slip to attend.

Due to the generosity of our local community and school, Spring Mills Middle School is happy to be able to provide assistance for Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you are in need of assistance, please fill out the following Google Form TODAY by Friday, Sept. 19. All responses are confidential. If you have any questions, please email Margaret.james@k12.wv.us

Please join us for our next LSIC meeting on September 24 at 2:45 in the library. The meeting is open to all parents and community stakeholders.

During the month of September, we are competing with HMS for the most improved attendance rate. We currently have the trophy and want to extend our reign.

Attending school each day is a critical component for school success. Help us win the competition by encouraging your child to make regular attendance in school a priority.

This week, we topped a 94% attendance rate for the year! Yahoo!

Check out these opportunities our counselors discovered. Reach out to your grade-level counselor with questions.

Ms. Davis- Grade 6

tasheena.davis@k12.wv.us

Ms. Piscitelli

julianne.piscitelli@k12.wv.us

Ms. Kantor-Bright

ebright@k12.wv.us

Academy Days

Review this form and reach out to the counselors if you would like to participate.

Berkeley County Schools is proud to partner with the Healthy Grandfamilies Program to support grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. We're here to help and connect you with valuable resources and services! Click the image below to join our group and get more information.

Please review this graphic with your student.

Counselors are visiting classrooms to review these concepts.

SMMS offers several opportunities for students to engage in competitive athletics at the middle school level. All students need to have a WVSSAC Physical form on file at the school before you can start. All students must have a 2.0 GPA from last semester.

Cross Country

Cheer

Congrats to our cheer team this year!

Boys Basketball

Boys basketball officially begins in the winter, but our teams are holding optional flex/conditioning days. See the date below. All conditioning dates run from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Contact Coach Payton with any questions at noah.payton6@gmail.com

• 9/25

Girls Basketball

Girls basketball officially begins in the winter, but our teams are holding optional flex/conditioning days. See the dates below. All conditioning dates run from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Contact Coach Coindet with any questions at luz.coindet@k12.wv.us

• 9/25
• 10/2
• 10/9

Students received information about our after school clubs. Please sign and return the permission slip if your child is interested in joining one of our clubs. Clubs will begin meeting next week. All meetings will be announced via Schoology group.

Congrats to Ms. Rearick for being named the September Tireless Teacher! She moved from 6th grade math to 7th grade math this year, and she is doing a wonderful job engaging her students in challenging mathematical lessons and discourse. Way to go Ms. Rearick!

Wing Day may have been the most excited students have been at lunch all year!

The excitement was palpable.

PJ Day as part of our Bullying Prevention Week Kick-off was a success!

Ms. Yeragan has been working hard to update our library collection, redesign the educational space, and develop lessons to engage our students. These three students seem to be happy with the updates.

Below are some student projects from where Ms. Weigle's students are learning about Transformations in class. The tessellations represent translations, the stars represent reflections, and the Pacman represents Rotations! Ms. Weigle's students have been working hard and being creative with these projects!

8th Grade got some hands on learning of the brain with a

brain dissection in Ms. Whetzel's class this week.

Ms. Whetzel's 6th grade got the chance to show their knowledge of energy, mass, and friction by building roller coasters.

• September 24- LSIC Meeting in Library at 2:45 p.m.
• October 1- 2HR Delay for Students
• October 3- SMHS Homecoming Parade at 4:45 p.m.
• October 7- Picture Retakes
• October 17- Fall Fling Dance 2:45-4:45 p.m.
• October 31- Pumpkin Smash Volleyball Game