SMS Weekly Update 10/2-10/6
“Everyone Does Better When Everyone Does Better"
Mission, Vision, Core Values & Smart Goals
SMS Vision Statement:
“Sedgefield will be a premier middle school that produces globally competitive leaders.”
SMS Mission Statement:
“Our Sedgefield faculty is committed to providing rigorous and relevant instruction in a safe and personalized learning environment.”
SMS Core Values:
INTEGRITYSAFETY
EDUCATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
LEADERSHIP
GRIT
RESPONSIBILITY
2017-2018 EOG GOALS
- Reading: 40% GLP 30% CCR
- Math: 30% GLP 21% CCR
- Science: 48% GLP 35% CCR
Weekly PLC Schedule
Monday: DDI Planning during Planning Periods
Tuesday: Individual Planning
Wednesday: Morning Staff Meeting 7:45-8:30a,
Collaborative Planning
8th grade: 10:35-11:25
7th grade: 12:20-1:10
6th grade: 2:30- 3:30
Thursday: Individual Planning
Friday: Individual Planning
Master Calendar & Upcoming Important Dates
- October 2-6 -Homecoming Week
- October 5 Community Transition Meeting 6:00pm
- October 6- PBIS Dance (9/18-10/4)
- October 10 - School Leadership Team Meeting (5-6:00pm)
- October 12 - 1st Quarter Curriculum Night (6-8:00pm)
- October 18 - Early Release Professional Development Day
- October 20 - Fall School Pictures
2017-18 Master Calendar Link
Homecoming Week 2017!!!
This week is homecoming week at Sedgefield Middle. Monday is tacky day, Tuesday is hat day, Wednesday is 70s day, Thursday is school spirit day and Friday is backwards day. On Friday we will have our homecoming dance from 3:00-4:00 in the gymnasium and the tickets for the dance are $3.00. Tickets will be on sale during lunch starting on Tuesday this week. All scholars who have not received ISS or OSS over the last two weeks are eligible to attend the homecoming dance.
Sedgefield's PTO Needs You
Spartan Time Journal Writing Prompt (Wednesday)
SMS Professional Development Corner
The Marshall Memo IS Back!!!
Here are the headlines:
- Forgetting starts the moment something is taught; what's to be done?
- The power of retrieval practice to improve long-term memory
- Should students be asked to memorize and recite poetry?
- Kindergarten teachers boost their students' vocabularies
- Getting young students thinking and talking like scientists
- Grappling with fractions misunderstandings in fourth grade
- Going beyond compliance-driven teacher evaluation
- How school counselors should and shouldn't be spending their time
- Critical feedback 101
- A long sea journey compressed to ten minutes
http://www.marshallmemo.com/issue.php?I=86b46fe2a2382950a2271c87c4a9aa31
SMS Athletics Update
Our fall sports season continues this week. On Monday our volleyball team hosts Kennedy Middle School. On Wednesday our volleyball team will host Whitewater Middle School. Thursday our football team has their first home game against Eastway Middle School. Games begin at 5:00pm. Please come out and support our scholar athletes as they demonstrate sportsmanship, teamwork and athletic excellence on the court this week.