8th Grade Weekly News
Week of September 2nd-6th
Good to Know!
Our after school Clubs will officially start September 9 & 11 (Mondays and Wednesdays).
Students and parents are to contact the sponsor for details.
First LEGO League Robotics TBA
First Tech Challenge Robotics TBA
Kiwanis Builders’ Prince
GIRLS’ Engineering TBA
Junior Heroes McKee
Junior BETA Groomes, Bosworth
Math Competitions McKinney
Connections Richardson, Burns
Running Fulks
Symphonic Band Cottrell
Chef Competition Lassiter
National FFA Organization Smith
Yearbook Payne
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Brinson
Sources of Strength Burns
Criminal Scene Investigators Salser
Girl Talk Howell
Crafters’ Clark, DeLoach
Volleyball Granger
Harry Potter Cody, Prince, Walker, McElroy
General News!
Happy Post Hurricane!
Hopefully this finds all of you safe and sound, and ready to get things back on track tomorrow morning!
SMILE!!! Picture day is tomorrow Friday, September 6th. Last week students received a flyer in their homeroom classes. If you would like to purchase a picture package, simply complete this form and return it with your child on picture day. Everyone will have their pictures taken on this date for our school yearbook.
In case you are already thinking about "Spring Break", you may want to consider this...There will be a Spring trip meeting on Tuesday 10 September at 5:00 PM in the SMMS cafeteria. This years Spring trip is to Washington DC! This trip is open to 7th and 8th grade students (and parents) only. For information or questions, email msiekkinen@camden.k12.ga.us.
Upcoming Events….Please join us!
Monday, September 9, at 12:00 PM Event: School Council Location: 7th Grade Planning Room, SMMS
Monday, September 9, at 12:30 PM and 5:00 PM Event: Title I Annual Meeting Location: 7th Grade Planning Room, SMMS *Invitation below.
SMMS Title I Annual Meeting Advertisement
St. Marys Middle School’s Title I annual meeting will be held at 12:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 9, 2019. All parents and community members are invited to attend the meeting, which will be held in the 7th grade planning room at 205 Martha Drive, St. Marys, GA. The purpose of the meeting is to approve and distribute the district family engagement policy, the school’s Title I/Parent & Family Engagement plan, the Title I budget and school-parent compact. These items are available at the school, on the school’s website, and as requested.
Thursday, September 12, at 12:00 PM and 5:30 PM Event: Social Media Safety Presentation Location: 7th Grade Planning Room, SMMS * Flyer attached below.
Another reminder if you are interested in purchasing a yearbook before the prices go up, please see the information below:
The SMMS yearbook is currently running a promotion. If you order personalization (name) for your yearbook, you can receive up to four FREE icons. This promotion ends on 9/6/19. The cost of the yearbook is $40 until 12/27/19. For credit cards, order online at www.jostensyearbooks.com . Follow the steps for Georgia, St. Mary's, St. Mary's Middle School (https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1040785/St.Marys-Middle-School/ .
After School Camps are scheduled to begin the week of September 11&12. Teachers who will be participating will be sending home invitations for these dates. Please remember, these afternoons are for students who have received an invitation to attend. The permission form must be signed and returned in order for the student to stay. Math and Science will be meeting on Wednesday afternoons, and ELA and Social Studies will be on Thursdays. Eighth graders get picked up at the end of the 8th grade hallway in the bus loop. If they have younger siblings staying after school too, they will be asked to join us on 8th grade hall.
Zero Period is offered daily from 6:55am- 7:25am when our homeroom time begins. Students who need a little extra help in a content area, some time to complete unfinished homework or assignments, or just need a little support to help them start off their day, will find this very helpful.For this first quarter students who are interested should touch base with the following teachers: ELA-WAXMAN, Math-HOLLOWAY, Science-GOELLER, Social Studies-BENSE, FULLER and ROSARIO are also available during this time. If your child is interested, or in need, and does not have class with any of these teachers, please ask them to touch base with their content teacher so we can make arrangements to get them the help they need.
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
September 6- School Picture Day!
September 9- SMMS Spirit Day...Show your school spirit,wear your red, white, and blue! Softball CMS home
September 11- Progress Reports go home \8th Football vs. Fernandina (Home)
September 12- SMMS Spirit Day...Show your school spirit,wear your red, white, and blue!
September 12- Social Media Parent Safety Workshop 12-1 or 5-6 pm (more information to come)
Teacher Contact Information
Please keep the communication line open. Early contact leads to better results!
ELA
Susan Richardson srichardson@camden.k12.ga.us
Beth Waxman bwaxman@camden.k12.ga.us
Paige Wood pwood@camden.k12.ga.us
Hattie King Rosario <HRosario@camden.k12.ga.us
Math
Allen J. Frazier ajfrazier@camden.k12.ga.us
Kristina Holloway kholloway@camden.k12.ga.us
Kathryn Jackson kljackson@camden.k12.ga.us
Chrisie L. Fuller clfuller@camden.k12.ga.us
Pam Herman pherman@camden.k12.ga.us
Science
Catherine Goeller cgoeller@camden.k12.ga.us
Natasha Visitacion nvisitacion@camden.k12.ga.us
Angela D. Walker AWalker@camden.k12.ga.us
GA Studies
Tina Bense tbense@camden.k12.ga.us
Tiffany Bosworth tbosworth@camden.k12.ga.us
Pam Herman pherman@camden.k12.ga.us
Mike Siekkinen MSiekkinen@camden.k12.ga.us
Location: 205 Martha Drive, Saint Marys, GA, United States
Phone: (912)-882-8626