Sumner Middle School Update

Hello Bobcat Families!

We are getting ready for a wonderful, amazing school year! Please read further for important school start-up information.

Our Bobcat Back-To-School event is August 29. If you are unable to attend on August 29, don't worry! We will send information to families in a future email about what to do if you are unable to attend August 29.

We look forward to seeing you all soon!

Jenny Williams, Principal

Brett McDaniel, Assistant Principal

Tomas Morales, Dean

• SMS Office Opens August 18

• Bobcat Back-To-School, August 29

• School Pictures, August 29

• First Day of School, September 6

• School Supply List

• Free Resource Fair for Families

We are looking forward to working with all of our students and families this year. Our main office opens August 18 and will be open from 7am to 2:30pm daily. You can visit us or call our office at 253-891-5000 if you have any questions or need any support or assistance.

Students will pick-up class schedules, meet their teachers, pay fees, get questions answered about athletics/clubs, turn in health care information (if applicable), get their picture taken/receive their school ID card, and much more.

In an attempt to not overwhelm the picture line we are asking families to attend Bobcat Back-To-School on Monday, August 29 at the designated times below. Of course, if you have children with multiple last names OR if you are not able to attend during your scheduled time, you can attend at a different time.

Pictures for school IDs and the yearbook will be taken during Bobcat Back-To-School on August 29. Stay tuned for future emails with information about how to order school pictures online through O’Connor Photography.

Picture retakes will be October 11 for those students who are unable to make it on August 29.

School start time for 6th graders on September 6 is 7:25am.

Sixth graders will be picked up according to regular weekday bus schedules for a full school day schedule. School lunch will be available for our sixth graders.

Seventh and eighth graders will begin school on September 6 at 12:25pm. Bus transportation will be provided five hours later than the regular weekday bus schedule. For example, if your regular morning bus pick-up time is 7:10am, then you need to be at your bus stop at 12:10pm.

School lunch will NOT be served to 7th and 8th graders on the first day of school.

Below is Sumner Middle School’s supply list for the 22-23 school year. We have purposely tried to keep our school supply list as manageable as possible for students and families. If students need additional supplies for specific classes, teachers will communicate this information in their syllabus during the first weeks of school.

Required Supplies:

• Pens and pencils

• Highlighters

• College Ruled Composition or Spiral Notebooks

• Glue Stick

• Colored Pencils or Crayons

• Earbuds/ Headphones

• Water bottle (to be used in our water bottle filling station)

Optional Supplies:

• Scientific Calculator

• Hand Held Pencil Sharpener

• Pencil pouch

Please email your child’s counselor if your family needs assistance.

Shawna Eklund, counselor for students with last name A-K, shawna_eklund@sumnersd.org

Donna Knutsen, counselor for students with last name L-Z, donna_knutsen@sumnersd.org

Do you know a student in need of free school supplies? Families of Sumner-Bonney Lake students may pick up supplies, such as backpacks, pens, pencils, crayons, notebooks, binders, and more at these events:

Aug. 16
Daffodil Valley Elementary (Sumner)
1509 Valley Ave
11:30 am - 1 pm

Aug. 19
Lakeridge Middle School (Bonney Lake)
5909 Myers Rd E
10am to Noon

Aug. 23
Liberty Ridge Elementary (Bonney Lake)
12202 209th Ave Ct E
1-3pm

Aug. 25
Sumner-Bonney Lake Family Center
1508 Willow St by the portables (Sumner)
3-7 pm

For more information, call the Sumner-Bonney Lake Family Center at (253) 891-6150.

• Email: smsboosters@gmail.com

• Booster Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Sumnermiddleschoolboosterclub/

• Instagram: @smsbobcatboosters

• Connect with SMS Boosters and learn how to support SMS students and staff
  

• SMS Booster online store

Email: SMS@sumnersd.org
Website: sumnersd.org/sms
Location: 1508 Willow Street, Sumner, WA, USA
Phone: (253) 891-5000
Twitter: @SumnerMSBobcats

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The Sumner-Bonney Lake School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. The following employees are designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Title IX/Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator Adrienne Chacon (253) 891-6033, ADA Coordinator Diana Thomas (253) 891-6033, Section 504 Coordinator Karen Finigan (253) 891-6040. Address: 1202 Wood Ave, Sumner, WA 98390.