SWMS Daily News

March 28, 2024

Today is a Scooper Time Day

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Lunch Menu

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Joke:

Why was the fish's grades bad?

answer: They were below sea level.

Activities

Good Luck to our girls competing with the high school softball team today, Thursday, March 28th in Spearfish game times are 4 and 6

Good Luck to all Dodgeball Teams competing in the finals today during 8th hour. Remember the concession stand will be open.

These are the teams competing:

5th grade: Dodger the Dodgers, Brawlers, Dodger

6th grade: Lightning McQueens, Baconators, The Dodgers, Mutan Ninja Turtles, Pickle Munchers

7th grade: Ball Crushers, Ball Busters, Team 2, Team 3

8th grade: Wicked Willies, Wavy Sniffy's

We will wear blue Tuesday, April 2nd to recognize people with autism.

No Art Club meeting on Thursday, March 28

No afterschool program Thursday, March 28

No afterschool program Tuesday, April 2

The last encore rotation will begin Friday, April 5th.

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Order your yearbook now at ybpay.com. All orders will be placed online. The cost is $18 and the yearbook id code is 8121624. Yearbooks will be delivered to the school and handed out before the end of the school year. No extra yearbooks will be ordered. Order deadline is April 8th. Order forms will go home with students this week.

Sturgis Public Library Happenings

Library CLOSED Friday and Saturday, March 29th & 30th for Easter.

LEGO Club Mon., Apr. 1st from 3-5pm All ages welcome! Join us to complete a wilderness build challenge.

Wonder Math with Richard Moeller Tuesdays, Apr. 2nd & 16th from 3:30-4:30pm S.T.E.A.M. based activities and learning. Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Teen Thursday April 4th from 3:30-5pm (ages 12+) Ghost Adventures! Go on a ghost hunt in the library and down Main Street using the library’s Ghost Hunting Kit. Pizza Rolls will be served.

Power Players! Gaming Club Tuesdays, April. 9th & 23rd from 3-5pm. (ages 8+) Let’s play our Nintendo Switch at the library! Enjoy group Mario Cart, Overcooked, and more with friends to unwind.

Quantum Coding Wednesdays, Mar. 13th—May. 1st from 3:30-4:30pm Intermediate coding club for ages 10+. Using Xcode and SwiftUI learn how to code programs using Apple software.

Code Critters Thurs., Apr. 11th & Fri., Apr. 26th @ 3:30pm Ongoing beginners coding club for ages 6+. Meeting every 2nd Thursday and 4th Friday each month. Drop-in and learn coding concepts using Code Monkey.

Mega Monday S.T.E.A.M. Team Mon., Apr. 15th from 4-5pm. (ages 6-10) WILD About Water! Can you build a water filtration device?

“You Can Do a Graphic Novel” Monday, April 29th @ 5 PM — Teen/Adult

Demonstrate a career in art as a graphic novelist. Students will learn how to connect the author and artist within themselves to produce a masterpiece. They can use symbolism, a specific theme, or anything else creative. Students will be empowered to find their unique artistic style or expand upon it.

No cost to attend. All supplies are provided.

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Meade County Art Contest

Meade County is hosting an art contest for National County Government Month which is in April. They would like to invite grades K -12 to participate. This year's theme is "design your own barn". The following are the project guidelines: The media can include pencil or ink sketch, paint, or digital media such as graphic art or photographs. The size of the piece can be between 8 1/2 x 11 and 11 x 17. Please put the student's name, grade, school and teacher on the back of each piece of work. The deadline to submit the artwork is Friday, March 29, 2024. The artwork can either be mailed in or county employees will be available to pick up the artwork from the participating schools. All work will be displayed during the month of April at the Meade County Erskine Building and the Meade County Courthouse. The art will be returned to students.

Contests:

Staff Member of the Month

Do you know a staff member that goes above and beyond to be kind and helpful? Please, nominate them for the PTSA staff member of the month. Nomination forms can be found in the office.

Safety

Absolutely no medication on your person, over the counter or otherwise. All medication must be given through the nurse's office.

Backpacks are to be left in your lockers. Our classrooms are very small and backpacks clutter the aisle. It is a safety thing. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

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