SIS Monthly Newsletter
March 2026
We'd like to take this time to thank our awesome PTO and our SIS families for the delicious conference meals! We appreciate your thoughtfulness!
SIS Library Update
This spring we are discussing being responsible online and how we can think critically about what online content we are consuming and how it influences us, both positively and negatively.
As our students prepare for the responsibilities of middle school, they rely on the adults in their life to provide a safe and healthy environment for them to learn and grow. That includes monitoring how much, when and what they are playing and viewing online. Even if students do not have a phone or device of their own, they are seeing, following, and mimicking content that may not be appropriate. Here is a handy tool to start the conversation and come up with a plan for your home!
Check out these tips from CommonSenseMedia:
1.Create screen free times and zones
2. Turn on parental controls
3.Establish clear family rules
4.Watch and play together
5.Help identify healthy media choices
Did you know you can set up supervised accounts, set up time limits, turn off autoplay, and set content limits for your child on YouTube and other Google apps? Here is a handy guide to get you started.
As you go on Spring Break, just a few reminders to keep those library books away from the sand, sun or water! And as always, please feel free to reach out with any questions!
Thank you!!
A big thank you to Girl Scout Troop 3708 for their generous donation of books to the Lakeview and SIS libraries!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your generous donations of food for our Alpha Club food pantry drive! Check out the impact your donations made on our community! We donated more then 2300 pounds of food to our Solon Food Pantry! Students also had the opporutnity to serve the community by helping sort and put away all the donations!
Special thanks to Mrs. Wheeler, Ms. Shumaker, and Mrs. Shuck for leading our Alpha Club!
Camp Invention is all new this summer! From robotic capybaras to paddle boats and more, this year’s challenges will SPARK your child’s creativity and deliver a week full of nonstop fun. Sign up now for the epic summer adventure at Solon Middle School! Payment plans are available.
https://www.invent.org/program-search/camp-invention/ia81/01966
Mark Those Calendars
Mar. 2-6: Read Across America Week
Mar. 13 -20: No School -- Spring Break
Mar. 30 - Apr. 17: ISASP Testing Window
Apr. 25: Spartan Dash
May 4-8: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 21: Battle of the Books
May 25: No School -- Memorial Day
May 28 : 5th Grade School of the Wild Day
May 29: Track and Field Day -- 11:30 am to 3:00 pm (Rain date is June 1 )
Contact Info
Email: mholtz@solon.k12.ia.us
Website: www.solon.k12.ia.us
Location: 200 West 5th Street, Solon, IA, USA
Phone: (319) 624 - 3401
Twitter: @theholtzfamily4