The Weekly Buzz

SMS Parent Newsletter

April 24-28

Up Coming Events at SMS

April 24 6th Grade Field Trip
April 25 SHS Choir Performs for SMS Choir 1:00-1:30

APRIL 28 Art Show/Contest
April 28 SMS BLAST 6:00-7:30 (6th grade only) 8:00-9:30 (7th/8th grade only)
May 2-5 NWEA END OF YEAR Assessment
MAY 6 BAND-MUSIC FESTIVAL MAGIC SPRINGS
MAY 8–12 TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK-
MAY 9 SENIOR WALK
MAY 11 BEGINNER BAND CONCERT 6:00 PM

7TH/8TH GRADE 6:30PM

OFF THE SHELF REWARD LIBRARY

MAY 15 END OF YEAR AWARDS CEREMONY-YELLOWJACKET McKenzie Auditorium 6:00PM-8:00PM
May 16 SMS/EEM Spring Choir Concert at Mackenzie Hall @ 6:30
May 18 SMS Art Show 5:00-7:00

Staff Spotlight

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Debbie Blend

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Kelly Wolfe

Thank you!

We want to say a huge “thank you” to the Perfect Blend for providing breakfast for the SMS MILITARY FAMILIES. It was GREAT! Our PTO parents showed up and helped us serve these families. We have the absolute best PTO members! Your continued support and encouragement means the world to us!

Students Reach Lexia Goals

LEXIA: PowerUp is a school to home connection focused on word study, grammar, and reading comprehension. This is an SSD initiative that we have worked on throughout the school year. We are now CELEBRATING GOALS set and achieved! Ask your student about their Lexia: PowerUp GOALS and what it will take to meet those goals. As always, we appreciate your support.

Tips for talking to your students about perseverance:

Share stories and challenging experiences. Be vulnerable and share personal experiences when you have struggled with a task or concept and had to work hard to push through.
Praise effort and process, not intelligence or performance. Affirm students for the process they used to tackle tasks and point out how their abilities grow through their own hard work.
Give your students the chance to struggle. Struggle builds self-confidence, independence, and perseverance. Resist the urge to intervene immediately and give students time to figure it out.

Summer Camp Opportunities

The following eleven programs will provide academic enrichment for students this summer to Arkansas students .

Student ID Badges

This semester, each student at SMS received a personal identification badge and lanyard to be worn each day at school. We have added these for streamlining processes such as lunches, library, transportation, and event attendance. Students will be required to wear their badge each day to identify them as a student at Sheridan Middle School, and replacement badges will cost the student $5. Please encourage our students to wear their ID badges daily. Thank you all for your support of SMS.

Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures

Please watch this video that shows our drop off and pick up areas. Please do not drop off your student at the front door before 8:00 am. Students can be dropped using the street behind the school starting at 7:30 am. Please do not drive through the bus lane. This will ensure the safety of all students. Thank you for your help with this.

Current Points

Cognos 9734

Fidelis 9684

Accordia 9670

Veritas 9668

Less than 100 points separate first place from fourth place. Keep up the good deeds to earn points for your house! (Hint: Mrs. Mooney has been seen giving out points for students on task in Lexia during RTI time!)