7:35-7:55 Breakfast Express

• Students will report directly to their 1st period class each Morning

• Students will dismiss at 3:50 (Monday-Thursday) and 3:00 (Fridays)

Lunch Times:

Due to Covid precautions, parents/family still will not be able to eat with the students.

6th Grade:

Monday-Thursday 11:30-12:10

Friday 12:13-12:34

7th/8th Grade:

Monday-Thursday 12:25-1:05

Friday 12:58-1:18

Instruction has gotten in full swing:

Thank you SMS staff, parents and students for making this a smooth beginning! I think this year has been the BEST start of the school year, yet! Because we had such a great turn out for our Buff Round Up, we could get classes scheduled and running faster! We have been visiting the classes to see the students and watch the great instruction as teachers have been able to get started sooner. Teachers have taken the first 3 days of school to go over their classroom expectations for behavior and learning.

A continued focus for us this year is to have the students really take ownership of their grades and assessments. The Science classes will be teaching the students how to access their student portal. It is much like the parent portal and allows students to stay on top of their grades. We will be working with them on charting their testing data and then setting SMART goals to achieving higher success throughout the school year. It will be a GREAT help and benefit to your student if you will ask them from time to time what goal they are working on in their various classes.

We want a "B" Rating for the 2023 STAAR Ratings!

We have been working over the past years to get the instructional practices and curriculum in place to get us there. We need you and your student's continued help if we are going to reach our goal. We need every student to attend school everyday, ready and actively participating in their learning. Please ask them about what they are learning, help them complete their homework and to study for their tests. All of us working together will get us to a "B" Rating the SMS Buffaloes are aiming for.

Let the STAAR Wars Begin! It is time for RISE of the BUFFALOES!!

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments!” -Jim Rhon

At Stanton Middle School, we strive to maintain a positive environment where students and staff enjoy school and treat each other with mutual respect. All teachers follow the schoolwide behavior plan in their classrooms because we believe: *All students have the right to learn. *All teachers have the right to teach. We believe that all students have the potential for making good choices and behaving in a positive manner. To this end, we have developed the following behavior expectations.

• Engaging lessons to teach the state standards (TEKS)
• Data Tracking Action to ensure Student Learning Outcomes are increasing mastery of the state standards (TEKS)
• Provide a learning environment to develop students’ Growth Mindset where everyone is willing to persevere towards skill mastery
• Make every minute count in the learning process

• Actively participate in the daily lesson (attend regularly, ask questions and do the work)
• Set SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timely)
• Goals to accomplish Have a Growth Mindset...Believe in the Power of YET! Keep trying until you accomplish the work in front of you.
• Make every minute count in your own learning

Show your BUFF PRIDE: Work Hard, Act Right, Be Teachable!

Time: 12:55-1:15

*Everyone back in class by 1:15

Location: Competition Gym @ MS

Dates:

• Thursday Sept 15th (80s Theme)

• Thursday Sept 22nd (Camo)

• Thursday Oct 13th (Pink Out)

• Thursday Oct 20th (Black Out)

• Thursday Nov 3rd (Red and Grey All the Way)

Middle School Themes:

The pep rallies do have a theme noted in the parenthesis above. Students may dress in the theme but all outfits must remain school appropriate, which means it must fit the school dress code.

Week of August 29th to September 3rd

Monday, August 29th

• Boys' ATH:

1. 7:00 am Practice
2. 8th Grade Boys After School Practice (4:00-5:15)

• Girls' ATH:

1. AM at Middle School

• Cross Country
  

1. After School Practice (4:00-5:15)

Tuesday, August 30th

• Boys' ATH:

1. 7:00 am Practice
2. 7th Grade Boys After School Practice (4:00-5:15)

• Girls' ATH:

1. AM at Middle School

• Cross Country

1. After School Practice (4:00-5:15)

Wednesday, August 31st

• Boys' ATH:

1. 7:00 am Practice
2. No After School Practice

• Girls' ATH:

1. AM at Middle School

• Cross Country

1. After School Practice (4:00-5:15)

Thursday, September 1st

• Boys' ATH:

1. 7:00 am Practice
2. No After School Practice

• Girls' ATH:

1. AM at Middle School

• Cross Country

1. No After School Practice

• JV Football vs Merkel

Friday, September 2nd

• Boys' ATH:

1. 7:45 am Practice

• Girls' ATH

1. AM at middle School

• Cross Country

1. No After School Practice

• Progress Reports Sent Home
• Varsity Football @ Merkel (7:00pm)

Saturday, September 3rd

• HS/MS Cross Country @ Eric Stinson Invitational in Big Spring (Comanche Trail Park)

Week of September 5th to 10th

Monday, September 5th

• Labor Day Holiday

Thursday, September 8th

• 1st JH Football Game -Buffs @ Forsan (7th-5:00pm/8th-6:15pm)
• JV Football vs forsan

Friday, September 9th

• Varsity Football @ Forsan (7:00PM)