Scott Middle School

In STEELS with Mr. Pope and Ms. Gall, our 8th graders are stepping into the shoes of real scientists and engineers! We’re exploring how natural disasters affect safe drinking water and experimenting with ways to solve this worldwide challenge. Students are testing water quality, sharing ideas, and working hard to design their very own portable water filtration systems. Every experiment brings them closer to creating practical solutions that could one day help communities in need. With creativity, teamwork, and determination, our students are showing what it means to make a difference—one water filter at a time!

Congratulations to our September Golden Ticket prize winners! Last Friday, we ran the September Golden Ticket Raffle from our PBIS Online Reward System. Golden Tickets are earned when students go above and beyond our expectations of Respect, Ownership, Courage, Kindness and Safety. Staff give them to students when they are really impressed. The following 10 students were given the choice of a Fall craft activity or a sweet treat.

Congratulations to: Ava Townsend, Carter Wesley, Tafari Lawrence, Dayon Deveaux, Sophia Kerns, Zane Kurzeja, Sara Gainor, Aubrey Ford, Declan Connah, and Eden Lewis.

Keep up the great work! We are so proud of you!

Congratulations, Nico Diaz, Saige Nicholas, and Morgan Soden!

Congratulations to Nico, Saige and Morgan. They were each nominated by teachers and the voting was not even close. They all have had a wonderful start to the school year academically and behaviorally. All three follow our ROCKS expectations daily and we are so proud of them! Keep up the great work!

We want to congratulate our Employee of the Month for September, Mrs. Devyn Hamilton. She acts as a mentor, supporter, and is always willing to help others. Additionally, she is a wonderful counselor and advocate for students. Scott is better because she is here, and we are grateful to work with her.

We also want to congratulate our runners up: Mr. Bartholomew, Ms. Hydutsky, and Mr. Gibson. All three staff members were given a gift card to treat themselves at Dunkin Donuts. We have an amazing team here at Scott!

Mrs. Lamothe held team meetings on Wednesday last week with each grade level to reflect on the first month of school, celebrate successes, and review expectations for moving forward.

For the most part, students have done a good job following the cell phone expectation of "off and away the entire day." Teachers have been pleased with classwork and homework completion, and students are earning ROCKStar points to spend weekly at our school store.

As we look to improve, topics discussed were: taking the most direct route to the next class (not the long way), keeping hands to ourselves, using appropriate language, using bathrooms correctly, eating in the cafeteria only, and talking not yelling.

Our PBIS focus for October will be hallway behavior. Students are expected to be safe in our hallways by walking and keeling their hands to themselves, go directly to their next class and be on time.

Thank you for taking the time to speak with your student this week about following school expectations.

We celebrated our custodians: Mr. Burrell, Mr. Harper, Mr. Monroe, Mr. Brown, Mr. Dunn and Mr. Grove on Friday. They work so hard to keep Scott clean and beautiful for our students and staff. We treated them to lunch and snacks as a small token of our appreciation for how hard they work each day.

Pastor Robertson and other adults from the Me We City program greeted our Scott students and staff with encouragement and love on Friday morning. It was a wonderful way to start our day. We love the mornings when Me We City join us!

Mental health affects everyone. While one in five U.S. adults experiences a mental health condition annually, the impact extends to the friends, family, coworkers, and others who support them. Mental health is something we all experience, manage, and need support with. No one should have to face these challenges alone.

Recognizing the need to raise awareness and address mental health challenges, Congress officially established the first full week of October as Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in 1990, thanks to NAMI’s advocacy. Since then, communities across the country have come together annually to raise awareness, fight stigma, and support mental health.

Join us from October 5–11 as we celebrate community with this year’s theme, “Building Community: Supporting Mental Well-being Together,” underscoring the power of meaningful connections, grassroots advocacy, and local action to strengthen mental health support nationwide.

Donated gently used or new clothes, especially pants , would be greatly appreciated by the nurse.

If your child needs medication 2025-2026 school year, please remember the following:

** All medication must be in a labeled container from the store. All prescriptions must be in a labeled container from the pharmacy with the student’s name on and correct dose. (In the case of an inhaler, it must be in the box from the pharmacy or be accompanied by a doctor’s note.)

** All medication must have a note from the parent/ guardian

** Any changes in dosage need to be in writing. If it is a prescription medication, we must have a note from the doctor. (We can only give medication according to the store label or doctor’s orders.)

** All medication needs to be transported by an adult.

Additional Reminders:

All 6th grade students will require a Physical exam by their own health care provider by Winter Break
All 7th grade students will require a Dental exam by their own dental care provider by Winter Break.
Any 7th grade students without updated immunizations (Tdap and Meningitis) risk exclusion from school. Multiple notices were sent to students who are out of compliance for 7th grade attendance, the last sent home last week. Students that come to school today without the required paperwork or proof of an appointment, will be sent home.
If your student needs medication in school, please have their doctor complete the medication form and have an adult bring the medication to the school nurse.

If you have any questions, please email: ritterc@casdschools.org

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