SMS Weekly Newsletter

Tuesday, February 18th

• ATLAS Interim ELA Test

Thursday, February 20th

• ATLAS Interim Writing Test

Tuesday, February 25th

• 6th Grade Chess Tournament

Thursday, February 27th

• 7th/8th Grade Chess Tournament
• ATLAS Interim Science Test

Monday, March 10th

• 6th Grade Quiz Bowl Tournament

Tuesday, March 11th

• Jr. High Quiz Bowl Tournament

Thursday, March 13th

• Rising Freshmen Meeting at SHS (6-7:30 p.m.)

Please help us to encourage students to get a good night’s rest, eat a good breakfast, and be at school to help them do their best on the test! We will be testing next Tuesday & Thursday as well.

8th graders will not have a CAPS conferences to choose their 9th grade schedules. SMS and SHS counselors will be helping all 8th graders create a schedule during their PE or Career class during the month of March. A parent night for 8th grade families moving up to 9th grade will be held on March 13th from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at SHS.

SMS Families: The safety and well-being of our students and staff are always our top priorities. In our ongoing efforts to enhance security, we are piloting a new intercom system for visitor access. The front doors to the school will be locked. If you need to enter the building, please use the intercom to speak directly with the office staff. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we work to keep our school community safe.

As we continue into the second semester, help us to encourage students to follow the Yellowjacket Way behavior matrix. We want all students to be successful, and following the three principles of the Yellowjacket way will help them achieve that. A link to the full matrix can be found at the bottom of the newsletter.

We are collecting gently used or new joggers and hoodies to help our students. Collection box will be in the couselor's closet.

Teams will be posted on the Sheridan School District Website and Facebook the day following tryouts - March 1st. They will be posted no later than 1:00 pm.

Any questions can be directed to Marli Brandon at marlibrandon@sheridanschools.org

Click on the link below to fill out a Google Form about a staff member at SMS that you want to give a shout out to.

Kindness is the ability and willingness to express care and compassion for others. Kindness is a choice to use our time, talent, and resources to better the lives of others and the world through genuine acts of love, compassion, generosity, and service.

The CKH Reception for January and February will be held on March 7th.

• Kindness reduces stress and anxiety. Kindness promotes positive relationships with other people. Anything that helps you to build bonds with other people helps decrease anxiety.