SMS Raider News
Newsletter for the staff and families of Sunnyvale MS
SMS Thanksgiving Give Back Baskets
Not only are we going to be able to show our appreciation to some very deserving support staff on campus, but the extras we have will be donated to the Genesis Women's Shelter by our Life Skills class. As an added bonus, each item counts for points for their House too!
Our new SISD App!
Fall Feast is here...Thursday the 16th!
SMS Raider Report
SMS Football
Another great year for our SMS Raider football teams! We are very proud of our players and coaches! Thank you to all of our fans that came out to support us throughout the season.
Here are our last results for the 2017 season:
7th Grade beats Kemp 33-28 for their 5th straight win. The the 7th grade finishes the season with a 5-3 record.
8th Grade beats Kemp 36-6, becoming 6-3A Undefeated District Champions for the 2nd straight year.
SMS Girls Basketball
7B team won
7A team lost by 3, in a very closely contested game
8B team won
8A team won
The girls played hard and played together!
Upcoming Events
Semester Exams (See below for info and schedules)
Please look at the semester exam schedule for SMS. We will be having semester exams on the last three days of the semester (Dec. 19th, 20th and 21st). Please be aware that students will need to be present at school all three days to take their exams.
A few reminders:
5th graders will not be taking semester exams. They will also not be on this schedule that is posted below. Their schedules will be very similar to a regular school day.
6th graders will follow the below listed schedules, however, they do not take semester exams. Teachers will be having them do different tasks/assignments during this time.
7th and 8th graders will be taking semester exams all three days and following the below schedules.
Parent Tech Tips
This is going to be a new section of our SMS Newsletter each week. Buck Baskin, our technology guru for the district, is going to be providing technology tips for parents. Please check each week as technology is ever changing and so are the ways our students use it!
For this weeks TECH TIP VIDEO please click on the following link for a quick 2 minute video on Screen Time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leI070RzXnY&t=2s
One of the biggest challenges in dealing with technology and your child can be managing screen time. In this video our Instructional Technology Specialist Buck Baskin shares some quick tips on finding the balance when it comes to your child and technology.
Reminders
Thanksgiving Break
Tardies
HOUSES
THANK YOU TO OUR HOUSE SPONSORS!
Dr. Nima and Top Smile Orthodontics (They supplied every SMS student and staff member with a House shirt!!!)
Chick-fil-a and the Encinia Family (They supplied the reward meal for the winning House!)
Sunnyvale PTA (They supplied the fun ThunderStix as the winning House's prize!)
Thank you Dr. Nima for our amazing HOUSE shirts!
Thank you Encinia Family & Chick-fil-a for our tasty treats!
Thank you PTA for our awesome ThunderStix!
SMS Connection
*Twitter: @smslearns
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smslearns/
*Remind: https://www.remind.com/join/smsinfo17 or text 81010 and enter @smsinfo17
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