SMS Trojan News
Principal's Corner
November 4th - November 8th
Last Friday may have been a no-school day for students, but it was a busy day of learning and updating grades. As of Monday morning, grades should be accurate and set for conferences this week.
We have reached the halfway point of our first semester. It's amazing how quickly the time flies! I hope your students have enjoyed the first quarter of the school year and have made connections with staff and other students that will continue to grow throughout the rest of this semester and into next. If there's anything we can do to help, please do not hesitate to reach out to one of our staff.
There should be very few schedule changes, the largest being if your student was in either Health or Careers class. Those two classes will switch for the last nine weeks of the semester before they move to PE.
We also have our SMART Goal #2 Check-In this week. We are focused on reducing the number of tardies. Over the last three weeks, our students have done amazing. The goal is for our students to have no more than three (3) tardies through November 22nd. On average, our students are doing very well. If you would like to see the schoolwide lesson your student will be participating in, please click here.
You may have received a phone call from our automated system. Each family with a student with an "F" mark was contacted last week. Please set up a conference with your students' teachers to see how we might partner together in setting your student up for success. Conferences will be from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday night. Either schedule a time or show up! Each teacher you visit, you will receive a raffle ticket to enter into a drawing. Good luck!
And just a reminder, we have no school again this Friday. (Please note, however, that elementary students still have school.)
Go Trojans,
Mr. Sale
Important Dates
- November 6th & 7th - Parent Conferences (4:00 - 7:30 p.m.)
- November 8th - NO SCHOOL
- November 13th - Family Night for Spanish Speaking Families (SMS, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.)
- November 15th - Monthly Dance (SMS, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.)
- November 18th - Sparrow Kick-off Assembly (SMS Gym, 2:30 p.m.)
- November 19th - TIDE Meeting (SMS Library, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.)
- November 20th - Student of the Month Lunch (Mr. Sale's Office)
- November 21st - AVID Family Night (5:30 - 7:30 p.m., SMS Cafeteria)
- November 27th - NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development & Grading Day)
- November 28th & 29th - NO SCHOOL (Thanks giving Holiday)
South Middle School
Email: bsale@grantspass.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.grantspass.k12.or.us/Subsite08
Location: South Middle School, West Harbeck Road, Grants Pass, OR, USA
Phone: 541-474-5750
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SMSTrojans/