Spartan Staff Weekly

Rhett Barrett, Assistant Principal

Aaron Tinnin, Assistant Principal

Email: cjennings@sdale.org
Website: sms.sdale.org
Location: 17051 E Hwy 412, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: (479)750-8821
Facebook: Link

What sometimes looks like “luck” is really perspective. A positive mindset doesn’t ignore challenges, but it does help approach them with hope, persistence, and creativity.

It's a busy week, but we get to start it with celebrating our kids and colleagues at an assembly and ends with the start of the spring season and a week-long break.

May your week be filled with noticing the good fortune and opportunities around you! 🌈

Monday, March 16:

• PM Activity Schedule (No WIN) for 3rd Quarter RISE Assembly, 2:30
  
  

Tuesday, March 17:

• St. Patrick's Day - Wear green!
• ELPA Testing (Modified Schedule, WIN ELA Priority)
• EAST Conference 3/17-19 (select participants)

Wednesday, March 18:

• ELPA Testing (Modified Schedule)
• CTM Time @ 2:10
• Extended Huddle @ 3:00-3:45 for IXL Training & WIN Changes
• Moved: SMS Track & Field (NWA MS #4) @ Bentonville HS, 3:30

Thursday, March 19:

• WIN: Interventions & Enrichment (Math Priority)
• 6th Grade Honor Choir Performance @ State Capitol
• 7th Grade All City Honor Choir Festival
• Leadership Team Meetings: Guiding Coalition, RTI Team, Team Leaders, & PBIS Committee

Friday, March 20:

• WIN: Clubs!
• 7th Grade Crystal Bridges Field Trip
• 6th grade Band & Choir Rotation t/ Wheel

• Rosters for ELPA and Non-ELPA testers
• ELPA Training Slides & Testing Schedule

Recap from Friday's Huddle:

• We will have Camp SPARTA Advisory and/or Team Meetings during AM Activity Schedule on 3/30. Team Leaders are finalizing slides this week. We will hype up 4th quarter goals and incentives to improve behavior and academic effort.
• Based on survey data and leadership team input, we are switching to WIN homebase groups 4th quarter. We will have an extended Huddle on Wednesday to get everyone prepared for WIN changes and on the same page about use of IXL.
• Here are the Canva slides from Friday.

The Battle of the Spartans totals have been updated after Spring Conference attendance. See The Spartan Scoop for graphics! There is a new tab on the spreadsheet for teachers to track your ELPA/ATLAS prep attendance.

Here is the Approved Calendar for next year.

Great job to all our Advisory teachers for outstanding effort to get parents in the building and on the phone for conferences. Your Battle of the Spartans totals show we were successful in engaging our parents last week!

Thank you to Heather VanOrden, with the assistance of Jeff Taylor and some of the PE coaches, at a successful popcorn and cotton candy fundraiser to raise funds for ATLAS incentives (over $700)!

Ashlee Friend/Anschutz 8

Seneca Lassiter 12