8th Grade Weekly News
Week of October 16th-18th
General News!
Happy Short Week!
We hope you all enjoyed a little extra weekend break. Hopefully you got a chance to relax a bit! Today our first quarter progress reports went home with students. Please remember that our grading system has been revised, and the current averages will continue to accumulate as the year continues for one final average at the end.
A big thank you to all of you who took the time to attend our first student- led conferences of the year. Next Monday, October 21, we will be hosting our second round of these. Please remember, that if you are scheduled to meet with us, we would like to see both you and your child, so they can help explain how their year is going.
the "TAILGATE PARTY" fundraiser to benefit Mrs. Rosario was a huge success. Thank you to all who participated! We were able to raise over $2,500 !!!
Don't forget, "Hurricane Dorian Make-Up Work" has been shared with the students, and they should be working on completing those assignments. Completed assignments will be graded and students will need to complete the assigned work as instructed by their teachers to earn credit.If your child does not have access to online learning at home, please contact your student’s teacher for alternate arrangements.
SMMS Junior Beta Club Reminder
- The Jr. Beta Induction Ceremony is Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019 @ 5:30 p.m. in the Bobcat café. Students should arrive no later than 5:15 p.m. Dress is Sunday best.
- Jr. Beta dues are due by Monday, Oct. 21st for new members.
- For any students who may be interested in joining Jr. Beta who did not receive an invitation, please provide your report card/end of the year grades for the 18-19 school year to Mrs. Groomes or Ms. Bosworth by October 16. Eligibility will be determined at this time. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Groomes (kgroomes@camden.k12.ga.us) or Ms. Bosworth (tbosworth@camden.k12.ga.us).
After School Camps are a wonderful opportunity to get yourself back on track. This is great for students who have missing assignments due to absences, or need some extra help with a specific skill or assignment. 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. A quick reminder, Math and Science meet on Wednesday afternoons, and ELA and Social Studies are on Thursdays. Also, remember 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 6:55 am- 7:25 am. 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 the second quarter students who are interested should touch base with the following teachers: ELA-WAXMAN, Math-JACKSON, Science-VISITACION, Social Studies-BENSE, FULLER is 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.
Have a great Bobcat week!
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
October 16th- 1st Quarter Progress Reports Sent Home
October 17th-SMMS Spirit Day...Show your school spirit,wear your red, white, and blue!
October 18th- Middle School Band Night at CCHS
October 21st , 23rd 30th-SMMS Spirit Day...Show your school spirit,wear your red, white, and blue!
October 24th- Jr. Beta Induction 5:30 pm. SMMS Cafeteria
October 30th-SMMS Spirit Day...Show your school spirit,wear your red, white, and blue!
November 1st- Picture Retakes
Face Painting Fundraiser For Mrs. Rosario
Hat Days Fundraiser For Mrs. Rosario
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
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
Mike Siekkinen MSiekkinen@camden.k12.ga.us
Location: 205 Martha Drive, Saint Marys, GA, United States
Phone: (912)-882-8626