Cougar News

Dance reminder:

Dance is coming up on 10/29/25 during the school day. Bids will be $5 or 50 live school points. Snacks will be available for an additional cost. Students may wear costumes during the dance and they may change at lunch. Students are not permitted to wear costumes during the first ½ of the school day.

No masks. No exceptions.

Our next ELAC meeting is Thursday, October 23, 2025 from 4pm-5:30pm in the library.

The Sylvan School Site Council is an elected body with the important role of overseeing the School Plan, ensuring it supports the goals of the school and district, and assessing periodically the effectiveness of the program. Each year we elect parent members to our school councils. We are currently electing new members to serve on our School Site Council. There are three (3) parent openings on the School Site Council. Please utilize the attached google form to nominate yourself if you are interested in supporting our school by participating in School Site Council (SSC). You may also nominate someone else you feel is a good fit for the position. Thank you for supporting our school.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKMFHLRJR-UoaBoWpEf6iJ3C7a_YkkXwDOOtpVohzOIg2y7w/viewform?usp=header

Respectfully,

Nicole Latimer

Live School information goes out every Thursday. This information includes weekly updates, merits/demerits, teacher comments, classroom information, including tardies, bathroom passes, and more, when provided by teachers.

Math Club is open to students that want support with 6th-8th grade math. The front gate will open at 7:00am just for those students. Students will still be served breakfast starting at 7:25am and the campus will continue to fully open at 7:40am.

Thanks.

Due to a loss of critical Title 1 funding this past year, the front gate will not open until 7:25 am. Please DO NOT DROP OFF YOUR STUDENT(S) BEFORE 7:25 am. There will be no adult supervision for your child/children. This is new this year, due to a loss of funding that previously paid for supervision during early student drop-off. Students will be permitted on campus for breakfast service beginning at 7:25 am.

Students will not be permitted to bring costumes to school on Halloween 10/31/25. The only exception will be for the dance on 10/29/25 and can only wear them for the dance. Students are not allowed to wear masks. No exceptions.

Helmets must be worn for bikes and scooters of all kinds.

E-scooters are not permitted at Sylvan Middle School, as you must have a driver’s license and be 16 to operate an E-scooter. Helmet and Scooter tickets are subject to CHPD enforcement, and they have let us know they will continue to ticket riders who do not have helmets or licenses for E-scooters.

It's the time of the year for wrestling! Wrestling signups will start on Monday October 20th. Packets will be in the main office to pick up. team meeting coming soon after school in the MP room.

Parents, you can report absences by calling 916-971-7875, or you can email at sylvanabsence@sanjuan.edu, or in the parent portal.

NOTE:NOTE: If you are withdrawing your student from Sylvan, please contact the school directly.

Thank you.

All students should now have PE clothes and athletic shoes for class. Please remember that Crocs, slides, and Birkenstocks are not permitted.

Students who brought a lock have been assigned a locker. We encourage all students to lock up their belongings, as the school cannot be responsible for lost or stolen items that were not secured.

If your student is injured and needs to be excused from PE, please email their PE teacher prior to the start of the school day. We kindly ask that any injuries or illnesses be communicated ahead of time, rather than once class begins or after the day’s activity is announced. This allows us to best support your student.

Championships are next week, Thursday, at Gold River! Go Cougars!!

Practice is M-T from 4-5:30 at Rusch park

Games are:

9/17 @ 7:30 Woodside

9/24 @ 6:30 Kingswood 1

10/1 @ 4:30 Lichen 1

10/8 @ 7:30 Kingswood 2

10/17 @ 5:30 Lichin 2

10/22 @ 7:30 Sunrise

All the games are at Rusch

And this is for coach, Chris girls.

Here is Coach Jessica's schedule.

8/17 @ bye Week

8/24 @ 7:30 Woodside

10/1 @ 7:30 Sunrise

10/8 @ 6:30 Kingswood 1

10/15 @ 7:30 Lichen 2

10/17 @ 6:30 ACMS

10/22 @ 6:30 Lichen 2

Friendly reminder regarding rules for attendance at Mesa Verde Football Games.

1. No backpacks are permitted inside the stadium.
2. No outside food or drinks.
3. Minors and non-high school students will not be permitted without an adult escort. This includes Middle school students.
4. No alcohol, vaping, or tobacco products allowed.

Game times for tomorrow are JV @ 6pm and Varsity @ 7:30pm

All tickets for events are through Mesa Verde GoFan. To purchase tickets in advance please use the link Mesa Verde GoFan

There will be additional information nights coming up and we will put those in the newsletter as well. Click on document below for all High School Information Nights.

AVID UPDATE: A few AVID students have been selected to be tutor trained on Wednesday 10/22. Congratulations to our students for this awesome opportunity.

AVID will be taking their first college field trip to UC Davis on November 4th from 7:45-4pm.

Parents, please review the district cell phone policy with your student. It is in the Sylvan Middle School student planner and will also be reviewed in class by teachers and administrators during the beginning of the school year. Cell phones use is not permitted during instructional time and specified events. Thank you.

As a general rule, cell phones may only be used:

• Before and After School
• During Passing Periods
• During Lunch

Parents, please review the district dress code policy with your student. It is in the Sylvan Middle School student planner and will also be reviewed in class by teachers and administrators during the beginning of the school year. Please click on the PDF link above to see the district poster of the dress code policy. Thank you.

Bridges is still accepting applications for the after-school program at Sylvan Middle School. Please go to the front office for applications and additional information.

• Sylvan ELAC Meeting 10/23/25.
• Sylvan School Dance (during school day) 10/29/25.
• Bella Vista High School 8th Grade Information Night 11/6/25.

Every Friday Evening at 5:00pm you will receive the Cougar News. It will keep you in the know about what is happening at Sylvan.