SBMS Weekly Updates
January 1, 2018
Happy New Year Pirate Families!
It's hard to believe that we are already in January and just 3 weeks away from the end of the 2nd grading period. January will be an action packed month so please note our upcoming dates. We will welcome students back from their Christmas holiday on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Tuesday is a teacher workday and also Papa John's Pizza night. Our basketball season starts on Thursday with home games at 4 pm against Brewster Middle School. Our laptop reimaging date has been moved up January 5. This means that all student devices must be collected on Friday, January 5. Please ensure that your student has their laptop at school on this day to avoid having a delay with the return of their device. Students should start receiving their devices back on Tuesday, January 9. This is great news because it means students will soon be able to use the wi-fi on their laptops. Because of the date change with laptops, we have rescheduled our Math Parent Night to Monday, January 29. Please plan on attending this evening to learn about the resources and programs we have available to help you help your child at home with math.
We have also made modifications to our attendance policy which will be effective 2nd semester. Starting on January 24, 2018, students cannot have more than 5 unexcused absences per grading period to participate in any extracurricular activities which includes athletics. Please remember that students may not have more than 6 tardies to participate in extracurricular activities also. Attendance continues to be our biggest school community challenge. To date, our students have accumulated 3,187 absences and 30% of our students have missed more than a week of school. Our data shows us that there is direct link between students missing school and poor academic performance. Please help us make improvements in this area during 2018.
Please note our upcoming events:
January 2: Workday - no school for students
January 2: Papa John's Pizza Night
January 3: Students return!
January 3: College Spirit day - homeroom with most participation gets donuts!
January 4: Home Basketball games against BMS
January 4: Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting 2:30 pm
January 9: Home Basketball games against NBM
January 10: Academic Derby - go Pirates!
January 10: CTE Testing
January 11: Away Basketball games at Trexler
January 11: Pirate Parent Meeting 6:00 pm
January 15: Holiday - no school for students
January 16: Away Basketball games at SWMS
January 17: Academic Derby - go Pirates!
January 17: Strategic Planning
January 18: Away Basketball games at DMS
January 22-23: Workdays - no school for students
January 24: Academic Derby - go Pirates!
January 25-26: Benchmark Testing - all students in 6th-8th grade
January 25: Away Basketball games at NWPMS
January 26: Dance - open to all students
January 26-27: All County Band
January 28: Practice-a-thon Orchestra
January 30: Home Basketball games against JCMS
January 30: Report Cards go home
January 31: Behavior Incentive Field Trip to Trampoline Park
February 1: Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting 2:30 pm
February 2-3: All County Orchestra
February 5-9: School Counselor Appreciation Week
February 6: Away Basketball games at HCMS
February 6: Papa John's Pizza Night
February 7: Pirate Parent Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
February 8: Pirate Parent Meeting 6:00 pm
February 9: Boys Soccer and Girls Volleyball Try-outs
February 10: Basketball Tournament
February 14: Valentine's Dance
February 15: Interim Reports
February 15: Math 4 Fun Day!
February 15: Early Release Professional Development Day - all students will dismiss at 11:25 am.
February 21: Strategic Planning
February 22: Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting 2:30 pm
February 22: Box Tops Due
February 27: Home Soccer and Volleyball against Brewster Middle School
March 1: Home Soccer and Volleyball against New Bridge Middle School
March 5-11: School Social Worker Week
March 6: Interim Reports
March 6: Soccer and Volleyball at Trexler Middle School
March 6: Papa John's Pizza Night
March 8: Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting 2:30 pm
March 8: Pirate Parent Meeting 6:00 pm
March 8: Soccer and Volleyball at Southwest Middle School
March 12: Soccer and Volleyball at Dixon Middle School
March 14: Soccer and Volleyball at Northwoods Park Middle School
March 15: Early Release Professional Development Day - all students will dismiss at 11:25 am.
March 19: Chorus Concert 6 pm
March 19-25: 8th Grade High School Plans
March 20: Boys Soccer and Volleyball at home against Jacksonville Commons Middle
March 21: Strategic Planning
March 22: Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting 2:30 pm
March 23: Dance
March 26: Baseball Try-outs
March 27: Boys Soccer and Volleyball at Hunters Creek Middle School
March 28: Spring Pictures
March 30: Holiday
April 2-6: Spring Break
April 3: Papa John's Pizza Night
April 4: Media Specialist Day
April 11: Hammocks Beach State Park Behavior Incentive Field Trip
April 12: Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting 2:30 pm
April 12: Tri-M Recital
April 12: Pirate Parent Meeting 6:00 pm
April 12: Report Cards
April 14: Pride Yard Sale
April 16: Literacy Night/Poetry Contest
April 16: Track Try-outs
April 17-21: Public School Volunteer Appreciation Week
April 17: Baseball at home against Brewster Middle School
April 18: Strategic Planning
April 19: Baseball at home against New Bridge Middle School
April 20: Pride Celebration
April 21: Pride Yard Sale Rain date
April 24: Baseball at Trexler Middle School
April 25: Administrative Professional Week
April 26: Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting 2:30 pm
April 26: Interim Reports
April 26: Baseball at Southwest Middle School
April 27-28: Spring Musical
April 30: Mini-Track Meet
April 30-May 4: Book Fair
April 30-May 4: National Child Nutrition Employee Week
May 1: Baseball at Dixon Middle School
May 1: Papa John's Pizza Night
May 3: Baseball at Northwoods Park Middle School
May 3: Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
May 4: Spring Fling
May 5: Regional Orchestra
May 7-11: Teacher, Teacher Assistant and Bus Driver Appreciation Week
May 7: Mini-Track Meet
May 8: Baseball at home against Jacksonville Commons Middle School
May 9: National School Nurse Day
May 10: Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting 2:30 pm
May 10: Pirate Parent Meeting 6:00 pm
May 11: Pride Honor Roll Trip
May 14: Chorus Concert
May 15: Baseball at Hunters Creek Middle School
May 16: Strategic Planning for 18/19 School Year
May 16: Track Conference Meet
May 17: Interim Reports
May 17: Band Concert
May 21: Orchestra Concert
May 24: Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting 2:30 pm
May 24: Athletic Banquet
May 29: Encore Field Day
June 1: Talent Show
June 5: Papa John's Pizza Night
June 7: 8th Grade Award Ceremony & Dance
June 8: Last Day of School
June 11-13: Workdays
Report Cards
January School Spirit Days
January 2: Papa John's Pizza Night
January 9: Jersey Mike Spirit Day
January 16: Pizza Hut Spirit Night
Basketball Season Kicks Off
January 4: Home against Brewster 4pm
January 9: Home against New Bridge 4pm
January 11: At Trexler 4pm
January 16: At Southwest 4pm
January 18: At Dixon 4pm
January 26: At Northwoods Park @4pm
January 30: Home against Jacksonville Commons 4pm
February 6: At Hunters Creek @ 4pm
Swansboro Middle School
Email: Helen.Gross@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: swansboro.nc.ocm.schoolinsites.com
Location: 1240 West Corbett Avenue, Swansboro, NC, United States
Phone: (910) 326-3601
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