SMS Update
August 21, 2017
In This Edition:
- First Day of School
- SMS Blast-Off!
- Green / White Days
- Combination Locks: Returning 7th & 8th Graders
- Pick Up / Drop Off
- Dismissal
- 6th Grade PE
- PTA Update
- Immunization Records
SMS Blast-Off!
First Day of School
Where students congregate, as they enter the building in the morning, has changed for this school year. The building is open for students beginning at 7:15. Students are to enter through the main doors - Door A- and will report to the following areas:
6th Grade: Auditorium (Sit in upper section)
7th Grade: Seated in the gym bleachers (stay off the gym floor)
8th Grade: Upper and Lower Commons (Students are to be seated)
This will allow for students to be spread out among their grade-level peers and reduce the volume of students concentrated in one area.
To begin the school day:
- 6 Grade students will remain in the Auditorium
- 7 Grade students will report to their 1st period class when dismissed at 7:45.
- 8 Grade students will report to their 2nd period class.
There will be plenty of staff members on hand to assist students.
We Want Your Photos!
We want to see pictures of students celebrating their first day of school! To help with your first day pictures, we have created printable signs for your students. Click HERE for signs for all of our grades and schools. No matter how you are documenting the memories of the first day of school, make sure you tag your posts with #MustangsFirstDay. Good luck to all of our students on this very special day of the school year!
Green / White Days
For example: Week 1: M/W/F Green Days, T/TH White Days
Week 2: M/W/F White Days, T/TH Green Days
During weeks that are shortened by holidays, snow days, etc, we will simply start where we left off. So if Friday was a Green day and we have Monday off, then Tuesday will be a White day.
Combination Locks
6th grade students will have combination locks and lockers issued to them by team teachers on Tuesday, Aug 23.
Traffic Patterns: Drop-Off / Pick-Up
Here are the procedures for drop off and pick up:
- Parents will drop off and pick up in the south parking lot.
- You will ONLY enter at the traffic light at Pearl.
- Immediately after pulling into the lot, turn left into the south lot. Please be mindful of the buses who may be crossing your path to exit. While you will have the right of way entering the parking lot (buses have a stop sign), please take caution.
- Stay curb side all the way until you reach the building and drop off/pick up your child. Please pull all the way to the stop sign before dropping off as to allow for a smoother flow of traffic.
Dismissal
Staff will be on hand, daily, to help students find their bus each day.
6th Grade PE
PTA Update
SMS PTA UPDATE
Welcome to SMS! We hope you'll consider joining - or renewing your membership to - SMS PTA this year.
We are currently working on a fully electronic process to join PTA, but the form is still under construction. We will send the link out as soon as it is available. We will also have a Membership table at schedule pick-up this Friday and at each of the open house nights.
We're also looking for people to chair or co-chair several committees this year:
- Academic Rewards & Events/PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention & Support)
- Book Fair
- Bulletin Board
- DARE - 6th & 8th Grade
- Health & Safety
- Reflections
- School Board Representative
- Service (SMS Gives Back)
- Staff Appreciation
- Website/Social Media
If you are interested in learning more about any of these committees or chairing/co-chairing one, please contact Vicki Maloney at vsmaloney02@gmail.com.
Rockin' at the Rec!
August 25th is our first Rockin at the rec! Our theme is spirit wear! We are in need of chaperones to make the dance run smoothly. Please go to the link below if you are able to help out. Thank you!
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0b44a5a82da0f49-rockin
More information to come soon about meeting dates and times! We look forward to seeing you throughout the year at SMS!!!
School Supplies
Immunization Records
Links
SMS Website: Click Here
Meningococcal: Tdap Meningococcal Letter
Important Dates
- Aug 22: First Day of School
- Aug 23: 6th Grade Open House 6:30-8:30
- Aug 28: 7th Grade Open House 6:30-8:30
- Aug 29: 8th Grade Open House 6:30-8:30
- Sept 19: Picture Day!
- Sept 22: No School
Strongsville Middle School
Email: sdeitrick@scsmustangs.org
Website: http://www.strongnet.org/Domain/411
Location: 13200 Pearl Road, Strongsville, OH, United States
Phone: 440.572.7090
Twitter: @smsstangs