SMMS Weekly Update

As a reminder, interims will be posted on Monday, April 22. Please review your child's grades and reach out to teachers with any questions. We are already half-way through the 4th marking period.

As the weather gets warmer, please take a moment to review the BCS Dress Code. Our expectations from the beginning of the year have not changed.

The highlights are below:

• Shirts must cover the entire back and midriff area at all times

• Shirts must cover the top of the shoulders with a minimum of 2” wide straps

• Clothing must not be see-through

• No undergarments should be visible

• Shorts, skirts, skorts, and dresses must be worn in such a manner as to:

  • Cover the mid-thigh when sitting down and be at least long enough to meet the tip of the student’s longest finger when the student is standing with arms down at their sides.

• Pajamas/boxers are not considered school attire

• Language, Symbols, and Messages--Student appearance and apparel must not show any reference to or inference of:

  • Drugs, alcohol, or tobacco related products

  • Derogatory or ethnic symbols that causes a disruption

  • Violence, blood, gang membership, guns, knives, or weapons of any kind

  • Suggestive or sexual messages

  • Language or symbols that offend, demean, or promote hatred towards any identifiable person or group

  • Words or symbols deemed to be inappropriate for the school setting such as rude, disrespectful, or discourteous expressions inconsistent with civil discourse and behavior

  • Body piercing that causes a disruption, interferes with the educational setting, or presents a safety concern

  • Profanity or obscenities

This week, we participated Military Child week. We offered military children (including staffulty) to fill out a purple heart to display on the front office windows during WYN. Thanks to Ms. Brown and Ms. Greenfield care helping with this effort. In addition, we participated in "Purple Up" on Friday, April 19 in recognition of our military families.

Lately, parents arriving for afternoon pick-up have been parking on both sides of Campus Drive, creating a safety concern. In response, Dean Olack, the county security officer, provided insight and suggestions for how we could adjust our afternoon traffic patterns. Please use the directions and image below to review our new procedure.

• No parking along Campus Drive.
• Line up, single-file, in the primary school bus loop.
• No one may park in the primary loop and pick up their student. We have permission to use the lane as a staging area, not for parent pick-up.
• Once the buses leave, the cars in the primary bus loop will enter the bus loop at SMMS with the assistance of a staff member directing traffic on Campus Drive. Cars entering the loop may form two lines.
• No left turns from Campus Drive until all the cars from the primary loop have filtered into the middle school front loop.

As you may know, a member of our SMMS family, Scarlett Fuller, was diagnosed with a serious illness recently.

There will be will be t-shirts for sale at lunch next week, the proceeds of which will benefit Scarlett and her family. Each shirt will be $10. We would also like to take a school-wide picture once we all receive our shirts. Thanks to Mr. Clark for helping to organize this project and Rebecca Fuss at our local Michael's for helping with the cost of the shirts.

Please see the attached PDF for information about the 8th grade field trip to Hershey Park.

Please see the attached flyer for info about the 7th grade field trip on May 15.

Please see the attached flyer about the 6th grade field trip on April 30.

This week, our 7th grade students put their knowledge of Roman court processes to the test as they held Roman Court Trials.

Reminder to all parents of 6th graders. The Tdap and Meningitis vaccines are required for all students entering 7th grade. Please make your appointment now to have these completed and submit an updated copy of your child's immunization record to Mrs. Dagostino, School Nurse.

Thank you for keeping our students healthy and in school ready to learn!

Any questions, please contact Mrs. Dagostino at amanda.dagostino@k12.wv.us or 304-274-5030.

This week, Miss Cassie, from Two Twigg Farm, visited with her bunnies and chicks to help our 6th grade students and teachers practice mindfulness strategies. As you will see, our furry friends helped relieve some stress.

Thanks to all of our staff who celebrated perfect attendance this month. Please note: Not all staff who earned this distinction are pictured.

• April 22- Interims Issued
• April 22- 26- Public School Volunteer Week
• April 25th- Day on the Job
• April 29- Choir Concert at 7:00 p.m. at SMHS
• April 30- 6th Grade Field Trip
• April 30- Band Concert at 7:00 p.m. at SMHS
• May 1- LSIC Meeting at 3: 00 p.m. in Library
• May 6- Strings Concert at 6:45 at SMHS