September 2016
Winter Dance/End of second quarter
12/21
Winter Break 12/23-1/6
No School /MLK Day
1/16
Pep Rally 1/20
PTO meeting @ 4pm in the Library
1/23
2nd quarter awards assembly in Aud.
1/27
Dear SMS Families,
As we look forward to the beginning of the second semester, many
parents and guardians ask about how they can help their middle school child
to be successful in school. The sixth grade year is crucial for success in mid-
dle school and future success in high school. Seventh graders should continue
establishing good homework habits as their classes become more challenging.
For eighth graders, in particular, their last semester of middle school is what
transitions them into high school and can help or hinder their academic per-
formance in ninth grade and beyond. Below I share a few friendly reminders
on how parents can continue to support their middle schooler’s learning at
home.
Homework is a valuable aid in helping students makes the most of their
learning experience at school. It reinforces what has been learned in class,
provides independent practice, and helps students develop essential study hab-
its required for future success in high school and college. Completion of
homework and other forms of practice is essential. It helps teachers to moni-
tor students’ progress in mastering the standards and helps students prepare
for assessments. When homework is assigned, it is intended to be meaningful,
not “busy work.” Written homework is assigned when the teacher believes
that the students can complete the work accurately and independently. If no
written homework is assigned on a given day or if students complete it by the
end of the day, at home students should:
Read for 30 minutes
Practice their band or orchestra instrument for 30 minutes
Review their notes, vocabulary terms, and spelling words
Redo incomplete or incorrect homework for make-up
Play educational computer games
If you feel that your child needs additional practice or more challenging
work, please contact his/her teacher, who will be happy to provide that for
him/her. If your child is struggling with class work or homework, please con-
tact the teacher, who can provide additional help before, during, or after the
school day. Also, students can register to attend our Excel2 program, which
provides before and after school tutoring and after school enrichment free of
charge Mondays through Thursdays. You can access the registration from on
the Excel2 website at: https://sites.google.com/a/sahuarita.net/sms-e/home
Thank you to all the SMS parents and families for supporting your child's
learning at home and encouraging high academic achievement! We appreciate
you and your partnership with our teachers. Together, we make SMS a great
place for students to learn. On behalf of all the staff at SMS, we wish you a
very happy holidays and a safe winter break!
Dates/Times subject to change
Altar Val-ley@SMS
11/17
SMS@ Anza Trail 11/22
Emily Gray @SMS
11/29
GIRLS BASKETBALL, BOYS
SOCCER, WRESTLING, AND
CHEER
* Girls Basketball Tryouts:
January 10 and 12th!
Have a Happy Holidays!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
CALENDAR OF
SPORTS EVENTS
Coming Soon!
SAHUARITA
MIDDLE SCHOOL Mrs. Stephanie Silman, Principal
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Thank you to all the parents who brought in food for our holiday staff appreciation brunch. Our next
PTO meeting will be held on January 23th in the library at 4pm. We are looking for parents to vol-
unteer to help with The Expanding you Horizons afterschool STEM event on January 18th. Set up
begins at 2pm. If you can help please let Mrs. Farmer know. Please go to the SMS PTO Facebook
page for the meeting minutes: https:://www.facebook.com/groups/5590250095364
Congrats Spelling Bee Winners:
Hyrum Thompson-6th
Quinton Hardy– 7th
Amaru Bonds-8th
Ashton Varner-7th
*Alternate– Lilliana Sanchez-7th
These students will go on and compete
in the SUSD District Spelling Bee
on January 24th at 9
a.m. in the auditorium.
Good luck, Jaguars!
December 2016
I can not believe it is the end of my first semester here at SMS! What a great
year so far! Thank you to all the volunteers who have helped enrich the lives of our students and staff. Thank you to the PTO for all your help with our first Family Fun Night. Thank you MyChurch for donating the mountain bike and to Common Ground
Church for the family holiday help. The new year brings new opportunities for us all
to volunteer!
If you would like to volunteer, please email me at [email protected] or 625-
3502, ext. 1413.
Jamie Farmer, SMS Volunteer Coordinator
Student Leaders in Character: December: Corwin Wallen
Employee of the Month:
Liz Bassan
*We reached our first semester goal of 25,000 bottle
tabs. Let’s do it again! Keep collecting bottle tabs for
NJHS to help support the Ronald McDonald house!
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Ms. Fairbanks sharing with families about her Excel2 drama enrichment class.
FAMILY FUN NIGHT Sponsored by the PTO and
the SMS Excel2 Program
Once families had gone through the Enrichment stations, we
ended the night with a huge “desert” snowball fight in the gym.
CONGRULATIONS!
SMS GIRLS
SCOCER TEAM
who won the
league Champion-
ship against
Anza! The first
SMS undefeated
team
in 9
years!
Hailey Hinkle won the give-
away of a Mongoose mountain
bike donated by MyChurch!
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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: 8:20 a.m.
JAGUARS Principal: Mrs. Stephanie Silman Assistant Principal: Mr. Robert Beachy
We are on the WEB
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. Bailey Ledesma, Health Office, Ext. 1409
Ms. Darlene Lewis, Prevention Specialist, Ext. 1405
Nominations are now being accepted
at www.tucsonvaluesteachers.org
and click on Teacher Excellence
You can earn cash for your child’s
school by clipping Box Top coupons
from hundreds of participating prod-
ucts. Students can also earn out of
dress code passes when they bring in
25 box Tops. For participating products,
see the website listed below.
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
individual’s name for that child to be released to that individ-
ual during school hours.
DISTRICT POLICY
http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Brands.aspx
Student Council serving Hot Chocolate on a cold morning!
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