Maneuvering the Middle
Weekly Updates from SMS- December 9
This Week's Updates
Hello Scranton Families,
This week's newsletter includes next week's spirit week, issues with food delivery services, SMS Advisory schedule for next week, and a video for social wellness.
Enjoy the weekend and the snow,
Mr. Borg and Mr. Renner
Winter Spirit Week is Next Week!
Lockdown Drill Completed
This week SMS conducted a lockdown drill. This drill was a walkthrough led by the teachers as they discussed what the students should do in case of a real emergency. Local law enforcement was present to observe. They reported the students and the staff knew what to do and performed well. At the beginning of the exercise, Mr. Borg shared the process and ended the drill with recapping information.
Food Delivery Issues
Scranton is aware that some students continue to use food delivery services, and they are reminded that the school staff can't manage their ordering, delivery, or quality of the food items they are soliciting. Therefore, Scranton will not accept deliveries. If parents need to drop off lunch, that is acceptable.
Wellness Support
Mental Health & Wellness
As a district we are increasing our efforts to support the Mental Health and Wellness of our students, families and the community. We are increasing our efforts on Relationships, Student Wellness, and Increasing a Mindset for Learning and Growth. These Tips/Resources are one of the many ways we are increasing our efforts. Additional resources and information can be found on the BAS Wellness & Mental Health website.
Click Below for This Week's Video Edition!
What is Advisory?
Our daily Advisory time is a fifteen-minute touchpoint scheduled after the second hour. The SMS staff will provide activities for our students that focus on fostering connections, student wellness, and growing our positive building and district culture.
Advisory is set in advance on a month-to-month basis with the activities sent out by Mr. Renner and Mr. Borg. In addition, Advisory is where we will do our daily announcements and building/district-wide community service projects, as well as structured activities such as grade checks and goal setting.
Advisory Schedule for week of December 12
Monday: Take a 5 Minute Reset
Tuesday: Winter Break Vision Board
Wednesday: 24 Hour Social Media Break Challenge
Thursday: Time to Check Grades
Friday: Class Connector Game
Scranton's P.T.O.
Please mark your calendars to join us for our Scranton PTO meetings this year. They will be held at Scranton on the following Fridays - 9:00 am: 1/13, 2/10, 3/10, 4/14, 5/12. If you cannot attend meetings or would like to find out additional ways to become involved, please email deanneferrell@gmail.com.
President: Deanne Ferrell
Vice President: Lin Miller
Treasurer: Cay Pinchen
Secretary: Bill Rockwell
Other Helpful Information
The 2022-2023 BAS Calendar
Save the Date
December
Week of December 12 - Winter Spirit Week
December 22 - January 3 - Winter Break
SMS Sporting Events Ticket Prices
The ticket prices for events will be:
$1 students
$3 for adults