April 2018

Volunteers Thank you Brunch

4/24

District Art Show 4/26

8th grade Promotion dance and 8th grade promotion ceremony

5/18 , 7pm

and

5/22, 3pm

Dear SMS Families,

In looking forward to next school year, there are many exciting things

happening at Sahuarita Middle School to continually improve the quality of educa-

tion that students receive. Some things on the horizon are:

Higher-level classes—At Sahuarita Middle School, we strive to meet the needs

of all students and are proud to continue offering the following higher-level

classes: 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Advanced Language Arts; 6th, 7th, and 8th grade

Accelerated Math, including Algebra, Geometry, and Honors Geometry; 8th grade

Advanced Science and 8th grade Forensics; 8th grade Spanish and 8th grade Man-

darin Chinese for high school credit; and 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Technology elec-

tive. 8th grade Spanish and Mandarin Chinese will continue to be offered during

Zero Hour from 7:20-8:20am daily on the SMS campus. An Optional Zero Hour

Course registration form and Technology Elective registration form was given to

your child in Period 1 in early-April and will be posted on our website and Face-

book pages.

Fine Arts classes—We are pleased to be able to continue to provide opportu-

nities to study both 2D and 3D art in our 6th, 7th and 8th grade Art classes as well

as offer Choir, Band, and Orchestra in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. The 7th/8th

grade Orchestra class will be offered during the school day next school year in-

stead of Zero Hour.

Enrichment classes—After three years of implementing enrichment classes,

we will continue to expand upon the enrichment class offerings in order to provide

each student with a different enrichment class each quarter that is engaging and

meaningful as well as affords students the opportunity to study topics at a deeper

level during the daily Reteach/Enrich class period. We will continue to offer Jazz

Band as a semester-long enrichment class and hope to add a semester-long en-

richment Drum Line class.

Daily Math Skills—We will continue the SUSD K-8 Daily Math Skills (DMS) pro-

gram to help students develop math fact fluency (speed and accuracy) starting at

their current level of Math performance and expanding their Math skills through a

systematic progression of skill development.

Grading and Homework Changes—Annually the teacher teams will collabora-

tively evaluate, reflect upon, and refine our grade-level team-based grading and

homework guidelines for the next school year to ensure that they are structured

to help students develop the habits, knowledge, and skills necessary to be suc-

cessful in middle school, high school, and beyond.

We wish everyone a Happy Spring and appreciate your efforts in helping

your child finish the school year strong academically, behaviorally, and in daily

attendance! Go Jaguars!

Dates/Times subject to

change

SMS @ Alter Valley 4/12

Calabasas@ SMS 4/17

Tournaments 4/24 and 4/26

SMS@ Rio Rico 4/17

SMS@ Continental 4/23

SVL League meet 4/30

Boy’s and Girl’s

Baseball and Softball

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

CALENDAR OF

SPORTS EVENTS

all games and meets are at

3:45pm unless specified

Mrs. Stephanie Silman, Principal

Boy’s and Girl’s

Track

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VOLUNTEERING AT SMS!

Want to learn about ways to volunteer and be more involved?

Please contact the School Volunteer Coordinator:

Jamie Farmer

Email: jfarmer@sahuarita.net

Phone 625-3502, ext. 1413

* THANK YOU BRUNCH *

WHEN: April 24th at 8:30am

WHERE: G106

WHO: Anyone who has volunteered this school year!

EMPLOYEE OF THE

MONTH:

April:

Mr. Kutina

Thank you to our

Volunteer of the

Month:

April: Renee Rupp

LEADER IN CHARACTER:

March:

Gabby Wander

Our next meeting will be held on August 20th, 2018. If you would be inter-ested in joining the PTO for the 2018-2019 school year, please let Mrs. Farmer know. There are a few open spots. Everyone is welcome to join. To-gether we can make a difference here at SMS!

Stay Connected!

President: Robyn Carlsen

Vice President: Summer Boring

Treasurer: Heidi Short

Secretary : Megan McAllister

Fundraising co-chairs: Brandi Kramer and Lora Nastase

If you miss a meeting, please go to the SMS PTO Facebook page for the

SMENCIL SALES

2nd Wednesdays of the

month to be sold at lunch-

time for $1.00

Thank you to all everyone that brought in donations for the PTO Staff Appreciation luncheon! It was a BIG success! Thank you PTO for all

your hard work!

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Students can also earn out of dress code passes when they bring in 10 box Tops to

Mrs. Farmer in G106.

http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Brands.aspx

One of our very own 8th graders,

Emele Nunez, designed the mural and

helped Danielle throughout the proc-

ess. Thank you to Ms. Robey and Ms.

Brown, SMS Art teachers, for all your

hard work getting this project ready.

Pictured left: Danielle Barnett painting

our new mural by the front office.

Thank you to Danielle Barnett for do-

nating her time and paint for our new

school mural.

Below: Emele Nunez standing by the

finished mural.

8th grade Promotion Dance

Friday, May 18th

7:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m.

Sahuarita Middle School Gym

Free and open to only 8th graders

8th grade Promotion Ceremony

Tuesday, May 22nd

3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Sahuarita District Auditorium

Congratulations to Abby Downey. She won a $20 gift card for winning the SMS Kindness Challenge during Kind-ness Week on March 19th-23rd. Thank you to everyone who participated.

Congratulations

to Mia Ramirez for winning a new bike and helmet as our Sci-Tech

Festival grand prize winner!

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350 W. Sahuarita Rd.

Sahuarita, AZ 85629

Building 18

Sahuarita Middle School

Office Hours: Monday-Friday

7:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

First Bell: 8:30 a.m. JAGUARS Principal: Mrs. Stephanie Silman

Assistant Principal: Mr. Robert Beachy

Find us on Facebook

http://www.susd30.us/middl/

Sahuarita Middle School

Phone: 520-625-3502

Mrs. Stephanie Silman, Principal, Ext. 1402

Mr. Robert Beachy, Asst. Principal, Ext. 1403

Mr. John Haas, Guidance Counselor, Ext. 1404

Ms. Isabel Correll, Attendance, Ext. 1407

Ms. Noelle Reese, Health Office, Ext. 1409

Dr. Gabriela Costa, Prevention Specialist, Ext. 1405

Nominations are now being accepted at

www.tucsonvaluesteachers.org and click on

Teacher Excellence Awards.

For the safety of our students, district

policy states that all parent/ guardians

are required to show a photo ID when

picking up a child/student during school hours. If a family

member or designated emergency contact will be removing

your child from school, a note must be provided with the in-

dividual’s name for that child to be released to that individ-

ual during school hours.

**TARDY STUDENTS**

Students arriving AFTER the 8:35am bell

MUST BE SIGNED IN by a parent or guardian.

DISTRICT POLICY

~Attention Parents ~

If your child is in 6th grade, please make sure

he/she receives their mandatory vaccinations

(TDAP & Meningococcal) at age 11. Also,

sports physical for all students done after

March 1, 2017 are valid for the entire 2017-

2018 school year.