SMS Trojan News
Principal's Corner
December 2nd - December 6th
I trust you had an enjoyable and restful Thanksgiving Break.
A couple reminder about attendance. Send your child to school if:
- Parent is sick, stressed, hospitalized (create back-up plans with neighbors, relatives, or friends)
- Chronic disease or illness (develop a plan that is based on your child's condition; make sure to share this with the school)
- Child doesnt want to go to school
- Cold symptoms
- Head lice (your child can and should return to school after an initial treatment)
- Strains, sprains, and pains (contact a health care provider if an ongoing issue)
- menstrual issues (South has hygiene products available if needed)
Keep your child at home if:
- Fever (especially if at 100.5 or higher)
- Diarrhea (if frequent)
- Vomiting (more than two times in 24 hours)
- Coughing (only if severe, uncontrolled, and rapid/wheezing)
- Head lice (if not given an initial treatment)
- Rash with fever (contact a health care provider)
- Sore throat (sore throat, fever, stomachache, and red, swollen tonsils can be strep; go to medical provider and keep child at home for 24 hours after an antibiotic has begun)
- Vaccine preventable disease (chicken pox, pertussis [whooping cough], mumps, measles & rubella)
When students miss too many days of school, they fall behind and struggle to keep up with their classmates. We want ALL of our students to finish this semester (6 more weeks!) strong.
Our Commit to Graduate Day this past Tuesday was phenomenal. I hope you and your student had good conversations about this.
And a reminder to get out and SERVE! Every hour of service counts toward our Sparrow student, Nevaeh. Encourage your student to develop empathy, get outside themselves, get off their phone, and serve at a local organization. Let me know if you need any ideas for where to serve during this holiday season.
Have a great week,
Mr. Sale
Important Dates
- ALL WEEK - SMART Goal #3 (ELA Classes, All Day)
- December 9th - Band Holiday Concert (GPHS PAC, 6:30 p.m.)
- December 10th - Board Meeting (District Office, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.)
- December 13th - December DANCE! (SMS Gymnasium, 5:00 - 6:45 p.m.)
- December 18th - Holiday Assembly (SMS Gym, morning assembly)
- December 18th - Student of the Month Lunch (Mr. Sale's Office)
- December 20th - Shave Ice & Hot Cocoa for sale (Student lunch times)
- December 20th - PTSA Meeting (Mr. Sale's Office, 12:00 p.m.)
- December 23rd - January 5th - Winter Break
South Middle School
Email: bsale@grantspass.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.grantspass.k12.or.us/Subsite08
Location: South Middle School, West Harbeck Road, Grants Pass, OR, USA
Phone: 541-474-5750
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SMSTrojans/