We continue to welcome more Smith Knight Students to join us next Thursday 12/8 in Mrs. Sebastian’s room- room 20 after school! No experience is necessary, and any students from any grade may join the club! The Schoology group to learn more about the club is 5RP3-CBSG-NN628. Also please see the flyer below for more information.

7th grade Smith Knight Archaeologists in Mrs. Sebastian’s class learned how to write like a Sumerian practicing Cuneiform by writing their initials on a clay tablet using a wedge shaped wooden stylus! Students came to the understanding that being a scribe in Ancient Mesopotamia was indeed hard work!

Mrs. Chatel, our media specialist, is excited to announce the 23rd annual Troybery Reading program book list. We have an excellent field of 32 titles this year, all books published in 2021 and recommended by Troy media specialists, students, and teachers. You can access the list here, which includes links to publishers’ summaries of the books: http://bit.ly/troybery2023 Students can check out the books from our media center, from the Troy Public Library, or on our Sora ebook app.

The Troybery list is known for having a variety of books reflecting our students’ diverse interests, age levels, and backgrounds. Our goal is to promote a love for reading in our students. We encourage students to participate in our program by reading however many they would like and by voting for their favorites. Mrs. Chatel is happy to work with your child to find the “just right” book for them from the list.

A Troybery book could be an excellent choice if you are looking for a gift idea this holiday season. Your child will hear a presentation in the upcoming weeks about the Troybery program and our exciting selections.

You can visit the Troy Middle Schools Media Website for more information about Troybery.

The Troy School District, in collaboration with students, parents, teachers, and administrators, has been reviewing the Code of Student Conduct. Part of the review includes the student dress code. At this time, we are seeking feedback from students, teachers, and families on an updated dress code draft (included in the link below). Your voice is important, please complete the survey to provide feedback on the draft TSD Student Dress Code. The survey will be available through Sunday, December 11th.

TSD Proposed Dress Code

Here is a link to last month's PTO Meeting Minutes

Also, please see the flyers below to contribute to our PTO fund to purchase holiday gifts for the Smith staff and for our upcoming restaurant night fundraiser at Buddy's Pizza!

Please take a moment to review the drop-off / pick-up map below. We are seeing some specific issues in the parking lot that we want to bring to your attention.

• The middle lane is for drop-off / pick-up only. Please do not park in that row. Pulling in and out of the parking spots is slowing down drop-off and creating dangerous situations for students and vehicles.
  

• If you are going to park your car for drop-off / pick-up, please use the third row of parking spots highlighted in below in blue.

• Please do not drop students off at the Martell/Cotswold intersection.

• Mrs. Trice and Mrs. Casko visited the 7th grade social studies classrooms on Friday, Nov. 18 share a little bit about the trip, including the registration website.

• The registration website link is also available on 7th grade social studies teachers' Schoology pages.

• The virtual informational parent meeting took place on November 29. If you could not attend the meeting, a video and powerpoint of the presentation is available on 7th grade social studies teachers' Schoology pages.

• The early registration deadline is Dec. 31, 2022. There is a $50 discount for those who register early.

We have a great online spirit wear store with a number of new modern styles and items for purchase. You can either pick them up or utilize the option of having your orders delivered directly to your home for a small fee.

Click on the link below to check out the wide variety of styles and prints.

https://smithknights.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Below is a sample of the logo choices for most items...

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