SMS Raider News
Newsletter for the staff and families of Sunnyvale MS
Academic Showcase is this Wednesday, Nov. 8th
It's almost here!
SMS Raider Report
SMS Football
The MS football teams continued their winning streaks last night against Maypearl.
The 7th grade won 19-6.
While the 8th grade secured a District Championship with a 42-6 win.
The final games of the season will be played at home, next Thursday, vs. Kemp. Come out and cheer on our Raiders in their last game of the season! GO RAIDERS!
SMS Volleyball
It was a sweep for our Lady Raiders! All 4 teams won!
Congrats Lady Raiders on a great volleyball season!
SMS Girls Basketball
Upcoming Events
SMS Advanced Theatre Fall Show
Semester Exams (See below for info and schedules)
Please look at the semester exam schedule for SMS. We will be having semester exams on the last three days of the semester (Dec. 19th, 20th and 21st). Please be aware that students will need to be present at school all three days to take their exams.
A few reminders:
5th graders will not be taking semester exams. They will also not be on this schedule that is posted below. Their schedules will be very similar to a regular school day.
6th graders will follow the below listed schedules, however, they do not take semester exams. Teachers will be having them do different tasks/assignments during this time.
7th and 8th graders will be taking semester exams all three days and following the below schedules.
Fall Feast is coming up!
Parent Tech Tips
This is going to be a new section of our SMS Newsletter each week. Buck Baskin, our technology guru for the district, is going to be providing technology tips for parents. Please check each week as technology is ever changing and so are the ways our students use it!
For this weeks TECH TIP VIDEO please click on the following link for a quick 2 minute video on Screen Time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leI070RzXnY&t=2s
One of the biggest challenges in dealing with technology and your child can be managing screen time. In this video our Instructional Technology Specialist Buck Baskin shares some quick tips on finding the balance when it comes to your child and technology.
Reminders
Thanksgiving Break
What is MAP?
Tardies
HOUSES
THANK YOU TO OUR HOUSE SPONSORS!
Dr. Nima and Top Smile Orthodontics (They supplied every SMS student and staff member with a House shirt!!!)
Chick-fil-a and the Encinia Family (They supplied the reward meal for the winning House!)
Sunnyvale PTA (They supplied the fun ThunderStix as the winning House's prize!)
Thank you Dr. Nima for our amazing HOUSE shirts!
Thank you Encinia Family & Chick-fil-a for our tasty treats!
Thank you PTA for our awesome ThunderStix!
SMS Connection
*Twitter: @smslearns
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smslearns/
*Remind: https://www.remind.com/join/smsinfo17 or text 81010 and enter @smsinfo17
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