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Monday, November 17th

• Region 3 Jazz Band Auditions (after school)

November 17th - 21st

• Caring & Sharing Fundraiser Week (selling wristbands the weeks before)

November 24th - 28th

• Thanksgiving Break

Wednesday, December 3rd

• SMS Spelling Bee, 8:30 A.M. at McKenzie Hall

Thursday, December 4th

• Caring & Sharing Club Angel Tree Field Trip

Friday, December 5th

• Jr. High Quiz Bowl Tournament at ARSEC
• Cookies & Carols Choir Fundraiser, 6-8:30 P.M. in SMS Cafeteria

Saturday, December 6th

• All Region Band Auditions at SMS

SMS families - Do you have any great pictures from a sporting event, band concert, or other school event that you would like to share with our yearbook staff? Use the link below to upload your pictures! Use the code SMS. There is also an app called Year Book snap that you can use to upload pictures to our yearbook website.

SMS Celebrated Veterans Day with an assembly honoring our veterans and our military students.

Sheridan School District voters will decide in a special election on November 18 whether to extend the district’s current 36.0 millage rate for nine more years to fund several key facility projects—without increasing the tax rate. (The state mandates all districts have at least 25 mills; Sheridan has 11 additional mills set to expire in 2047 that would now be extended to 2056 if the proposal passes.) The district’s millage rate will remain at 36 mills regardless of the outcome of the election.

The extension would allow the district to use $11.5 million in state partnership funds to help build a new East End Elementary School, complete with a safe room shared with East End Middle School. Other proposed projects include a multi-use covered practice pavilion in Sheridan, safety and security upgrades across campuses (such as new cameras and signage), and districtwide renovations to bathrooms, flooring, and lighting.

Watch this two-minute video as Superintendent Chad Pitts provides more detail: https://shorturl.at/vXeVD.

Join us in spreading kindness and helping families in our community. Every can, every package, every box, and every donation makes a difference. Let’s come together as students and staff to make this food drive a huge success!

*Students have a chance to earn MINGA points for participating in the drive.

Mr. Anderson's class got to turn their animal unit into reality on a field trip to the zoo. Thank you Mr. Anderson for putting together this opportunity for our students! They had a blast!

Sheridan Middle School has its own Shark Tank! To celebrate wrapping up our Ancient India Unit, Mrs. Walker's 6th grade classroom researched the Golden Age of India during the Gupta Empire. Each team became a mock business, crafting convincing pitches to potential investors about their Ancient Indian inventions. Students were judged on enthusiasm, knowledge, and selling skills for a shot at the grand prize. Exciting, educational, and creative efforts all around!

🎀Begins at 1:00 P.M. at Cedar Moss Barn

💵Entry Fee: $40

📸 Photogenic Contest: $10 per photo (optional)

Farm Bureau awarded Brooklyn Bozeman Grant County AG student of the month. Way to go Brooklyn!

Create a culture of appreciation and gratitude at home by celebrating the best in each family member. Have every family member trace one of their shoes, then trade drawings and write three words you admire about that family member on their “shoe.” Discuss how each family member brings something great to your family team.

When someone does something nice for you, do something nice for someone else. Doing this is a wonderful way to continue the cycle of gratitude. “Paying it forward” is a way of showing love and kindness to others. It could be something as simple as holding the door open for someone or buying coffee for a stranger. Once a week, share as a family one time you “paid it forward” during the week.

Thank you to all who have purchased wristbands this past week! All of the money raised goes towards sponsoring Angel Tree students from OUR community! It is not too late to purchase a wristband! Purchase one before school or during the day on Monday. The activity schedule may be adjusted some due to weather.

Don't miss your opportunity to buy a yearbook for the 2025-2026 school year! They are on sale for $40.00 from now until December 18th.

We will be having our Track Tryouts for the 2026 track season November 17-20 and December 2-3 for High School. Attached are the dates of tryouts. Important additional information will also be posted below. We will have different tryout dates for the different campuses in order to get a better look at each individual. Tryouts will be hosted at the High School Track in Sheridan. YOU MUST HAVE A CURRENT PHYSICAL TO TRYOUT

Tryout Dates:

DECEMBER 2nd, 3rd, and 4th (AFTER SCHOOL)

You can get a physical from the school Jacket Wellness Clinic or from your preferred doctor, but one is required in order to try out. A copy of the physical will need to be shown to us before the tryout. If you played school football, volleyball, cheer, or dance this year your physical is most likely still good.

- An East End Shuttle will pick up 7th and 8th grade students at EMS at 3:20 and transport them to Sheridan. You can pick your child up at the football field, or they can ride the 5:30 East End Shuttle back to EMS.

-Tryouts will run from 3:45-5:15 each day.

- Sheridan kids must be picked up at 5:30 at the football field.

- Bring extra water

- Wear tennis shoes and running clothes

- Wrestling and basketball athletes will try out at a later date once their season is over.

Contact Derek Stokes or Tony Bone for any additional information

Emails: derekstokes@sheridanschools.org

tonybone@sheridanschools.org

Arkansas has an important story to tell about soldiers and veterans. From the early days of America to wars in modern times, people from Arkansas have served with courage. Veterans and their families have given time, hard work, and even their lives to protect our freedom.

In this lesson, you will learn about Arkansans who fought in different wars and a famous general named Douglas MacArthur. You will also see how Arkansas honors veterans with cemeteries, health care, schools, and special programs. Finally, you will discover how activities like Operation Gratitude connect Veterans Day and Thanksgiving through acts of kindness and thankfulness.

By the end of this lesson, you will understand how Arkansas veterans have helped protect freedom, how people show thanks for their service, and how you can honor them too.