Severance Middle School
August 20, 2021
This Week in Empower August 23-27
- I can identify what type of kindness I value
- I can spread kindness by creating a kind message for all to see in our school.
Culture of Kind
- We will be discussing and sharing acts of kindness. Focusing on being kind to others in the way they need.
Key Terms to use in class :)
- Essential Skills
- Empowered Individual
- Communicator
- Acts of Kindness
Attention Empower Students - supply needed
Hawk Parent Group (PTO) Meetings
Hawk Parent Group (PTO) Meetings will be held in the Severance Middle School Library from 4:30-5:30pm. We will live stream the meetings as well. We look forward to seeing you there.
Thursday, September 23rd
Thursday, October 21st
Thursday, November 18th
Thursday, January 13th
Wednesday, February 17th
Thursday, March 17th
Thursday, April 21st
Board of Education Meeting Location Change
With the start of the new school year, we are taking the opportunity to relocate the regular monthly Weld RE-4 Board of Education meetings to the Windsor High School auditorium starting on August 16, 2021. To access the board meeting, please use the activities center entrance (student parking lot) at Windsor High School 1100 Main Street, Windsor. As our district passes the 8,000-student mark and we anticipate the many student and staff celebrations, recognitions, presentations and community input that will occur during board meetings this year, we need a larger space that can comfortably accommodate guests and community members. Meeting agendas can be found here.
MaryAnne Budden - 6th grade Language Arts | Math
Kristen Crank - 6th grade Math
Kristen joined SMS in 2014 and has taught many different subjects in addition to math in our building, including social studies, language arts, science, computer programming and media productions. She currently is teaching 6th grade math, advanced math, Empower, and academic support. She is married with 2 boys. 1 4th-grade son and 1 7th-grade son at SMS. In her free time she loves to read, spend time with her family, go to the mountains, and cheer on the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies.
Ellen Gomora - 6th grade Science
Ellen is starting her 6th year with SMS and will teach 6th-grade Science as well as a 6th-grade exploratory: Intro to Science Pathways. Ellen loves to spend time in the mountains with her family even if it’s just a quick driving trip to take the dogs out! Her absolute favorite summer activities are climbing 14ers and experiencing all the wildlife that comes with that journey. This has led to many 6th grade ecology lessons in the fall!
Janet Jelkin - 6th grade Language Arts
Janet opened SMS 13 years ago. She has taught several contents on the 6th-grade team and currently teaches Language Arts and Intro to Leadership. She is a veteran teacher with an MA degree in Reading and an administrative degree and helps admin in the building quite frequently. She is married with 2 grown sons and is originally from SD. She loves to read, swim, and hang out with family and friends.
Khlang Johnson - 6th grade Social Studies
Khlang joined our SMS family from Range View 5 years ago where she was most recently a 5th-grade teacher. She teaches 6th-grade social studies and will be our Tier II Language Arts intervention teacher this year. She puts a ton of value in building relationships with students and staff and holds herself and others to a high standard. She enjoys DIY projects, organizing spaces, swimming, and cooking traditional Cambodian cuisine. She is married with 3 children and recently adopted a puppy named Sam.
Angie McWilliams - 6th grade Language Arts
Amanda Morrison - 6th grade Science
Amanda is starting her 3rd year at SMS. She spends part of each summer doing research with scientists and teachers in arctic Alaska. She is teaching 6th grade and 7th grade science this school year. She advises the SMS Environmental Club. In her free time, she does yoga, bikes, hikes, does plant and wildlife photography, spends time in her many gardens, and does outdoor things with her family.
Stacey Ogden - 6th grade Math
Stacey is starting her 10th year teaching and 1st year at SMS. She teaches 6th Grade Math and Tier II Math Intervention. She comes to Severance from third grade in PSD. In her free time, she enjoys competitive and open water swimming, trail running, hiking, travel, reading, DIY projects and spending time with her family.
Laura Pedersen - 6th grade Math | Science
Dan Scully - 6th grade Social Studies
Dan is a teacher and lifelong student of Social Studies and Language Arts. He has taught high school and middle school and has been a member of the 6th-grade team and the Hawk family for over a decade. He currently teaches Social Studies and an Intro to Fine Arts class (music, theatre, dance, visual arts) as an elective to our students. Dan was born with a love of music, arts, and culture. He also is happiest with his family - two boys, Aidan and Ryder, and wife Liz, also a teacher (Tozer) - paddle boarding, camping, reading, biking, and exploring the world.
Kristina Szabo - 6th grade Language Arts | Social Studies
Is in her 10th year of teaching and her first at SMS. She is teaching 6th grade Social Studies and language arts, as well as 7th grade Empower. She enjoys playing volleyball and softball. She hikes and bikes the trails of Fort Collins. She is also an avid reader and crafter.
King Soopers, Box Tops and Morning Fresh Milk Lids Fundraisers
Go to http://www.kingsoopers.com, log into your account, select MY Account, select Community Rewards (located on the left menu), search for Severance Middle School or by our code DG836, select Enroll. That's it!
The more that sign up and shop at King Soopers, the more SMS benefits.
Severance MS collects Box Tops and Morning Fresh Milk lids as part of our on going fundraiser.
Box Tops is changing to fit today's families. The new and improved Box Tops Mobile app uses state of the art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your school's earning online. CLICK HERE to learn more. To view how to use the app and track credit for the box tops you've donated to SMS PLEASE WATCH for every 75 box tops your child turns in they will receive a candy bar.
Severance Middle School Contacts
Email: sms@weldre4.org
Website: sms.weldre4.org
Location: 1801 Avery Plaza Street, Windsor, CO, USA
Phone: 970 833-7200
Facebook: facebook.com/SeveranceMiddleSchoolHawks
Twitter: @SMS_Hawks
Calendar of Events
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