SMS Scoop

The SMS spell bowl team competed in the area contest last Wednesday evening.

Their team score was high enough to qualify them for the state competition at Purdue University on Saturday, November 11th.

Team members Lance Broyer and Joey Heacock each spelled eight of their nine words correctly and earned near perfect ribbons for their rounds.

Good luck at the state competition, spellers!

The SMS Drama Club presented its fall play on Saturday, November 4th and Sunday, November 5th. The cast, crew, and sponsors worked hard and put together an enjoyable play for the large crowds that attended both showings.

The Gratitude Gazette is back for the month of November.

If you would like to share your gratitude for SMS folks, here are the groups that we're highlighting this week:

Monday, November 6th - social studies teachers

Tuesday, November 7th - related arts teachers

Wednesday, November 8th - elective teachers

Thursday, November 9th - special ed teachers

Friday, November 10th - aides

Recipients will receive their messages at the end of each day. This was a positive experience the past two years, so all SMS students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to participate.

Our second grading period ends on Friday, November 10th.

Report cards will be published in Harmony Family Access on Wednesday, November 15th.

Students' grades from the first six weeks and second six weeks of each course are averaged to create a trimester grade. It is labeled "Final" on their report card.

Eligibility for extracurricular activities is based on students' six week grades.

Eligibility for end-of-year medals is based on trimester grades. Medals are awarded by GPA, not by all As or by all As and Bs.

SMS student council is busy organizing our fall dance., which will take place on Friday, November 17th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

The theme for the dance is Hollywood. Students who did not turn in their signed drug-free pledge during Red Ribbon Week will pay $5 to attend the dance.

Concessions will be available for purchase in the cafeteria.

In order to be eligible to attend the dance, students must be present at school the entire day, cannot earn any discipline on the day of the dance, and cannot have accumulated two or more demerits for aggressive or illegal behavior from August 9th through November 17th.

Chaperone signups will be posted in ParentSquare this week.

We will follow our typical drop off and pick up procedures:

Drop off - 8th graders at door #7; 6th and 7th graders at door #11

Pick up - Cars with an 8th grader at door #1; Cars with 6th/7th graders only at door #11

We would like to restart the robotics club at Scottsburg MS.

Practices would be after school. Competitions are typically in the evenings or on the weekends.

If you are interested in being considered to coach the team, please call Mrs. Hammons at 812-752-8926.

The next three images contain reminders about some upcoming calendar events in Scott 2.

Students do not have classes on Monday, November 13th. Teachers will have professional development on that day.

Monday, April 8th was recently changed to an eLearning day. The state created a website with some helpful resources related to the solar eclipse.

The 2024-2025 school calendar was approved at the last school board meeting.

Our winter sports season is underway.

Basketball teams started competing this weekend.

Swimming and wrestling will begin later.

Students should listen to the afternoon announcements for more information about tryouts, practices, and events.

Eventlink will still be the platform that we use to communicate with parents/family members regarding practices and events.

If you have questions about athletics, please contact Mrs. King at 812-752-8926 option 2.

Over the past few weeks the office faculty and technology department have been receiving an increased number of alerts from our filtering system regarding students who are violating the technology use agreement.

As a reminder, students should only use their school-issued iPad and all of their school accounts for tasks that their teachers assign.

Students should not use their iPad or accounts for chatting via Google docs, searching non-education related terms/phrases, or any other activity that isn't directly related to something that a teacher assigned.

Please remember that students should not be dropped off each morning prior to 7:15 a.m.

Our morning supervision person arrives at that time.

Attention SMS students who walk to and from school:

Please be careful when crossing the streets, utilize sidewalks and crosswalks when available, and follow the street crossing signs.

Officer Nicholson has met with all students regarding safety at school and throughout the community.

Check out this link for breakfast and lunch menus:

https://scsd2.nutrislice.com/menu/scottsburg-middle

Like many schools, we occasionally experience some supply/distribution delays. We will follow the posted menus when possible, but will have to make adjustments at times.

The Scottsburg MS student handbook contains some updates for the 2023-2024 school year. The most significant changes took place in the attendance section.

SMS Student Handbook

We encourage you to read the handbook with your child(ren) and to contact us with any questions you may have.

We are looking forward to working with our students and their parents throughout the 2023-2024 school year.

Email: khammons@scsd2.k12.in.us
Website: http://sms.scsd2.k12.in.us/
Location: 425 South 3rd Street, Scottsburg, IN, USA
Phone: (812) 752-8926
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScottsburgMiddleSchool
Twitter: @ScottsburgMS