Quarter 2 Report Cards will be published on PowerSchool on Monday, January 30.

Click on "Grades & Attendance" and then you will see the Quarter 2 report card under the "Report Card" tab.

If you have multiple students, you will need to select each student individually at the top of the screen.

Smith's 8th grade promotion will be the morning of Thursday, June 15.

More details coming soon!

Calling all 6th, 7th and 8th graders who like to be creative, solve problems AND WIN MONEY!

Scholastic is hosting its Plant Mash Up Contest from now until March 7th. Students who enter will envision, draw, and describe their own hybrid plant to solve a challenge in their community. Winners can earn prizes including up to a $500 VISA gift card and your project featured on Scholastic's website. Fliers are posted around Smith for more information, or see Mrs. Bonnell in Room 2.

Any 7th or 8th graders interested in trying out for volleyball must have all information submitted on Final Forms before tryouts begin. Make sure you have an updated physical on file (you do not need to get another physical if you played a Smith MS sport earlier this school year). Please see the link below for tryout information and season expectations. All tryouts will be held in the Smith gym; please bring a water bottle and wear athletic shoes and comfortable clothing to tryouts. If you have questions, ask Coach Brennan (kbrennan@troy.k12.mi.us) or Coach Tom (tvigilant@aol.com). GO KNIGHTS!

Mark your calendars for the PTO cupcake sale on Tuesday, February 14th. This sale is for the students. It will be held during the three lunches. If you are interested in baking or donating for this event, please drop off the decorated cupcakes at the main office on either Monday, February 13th immediately after school OR before 10 am on Tuesday the 14th.

All cupcakes will be $1.00 each. Please bring in nut free cupcakes only. Cupcake containers/carriers: If you want them to be returned, they need to be labeled with your child's first and last name. You or your child can pick them up later that day from the main office. Please contact Christine Austin at cpiei@yahoo.com if you have any questions.

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.

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.

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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