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Mustangs in the Middle : Week of: September 28, 2020
SMS Blended Schedule 9/28/2020
9/28, Monday: 6-8 Green DAY
9/29, Tuesday: 6-8 White DAY
9/30, Wednesday: 6-8 Green DAY
10/1, Thursday: 6-8 White DAY
10/2, Friday: LIVE online classes for both Green & White groups of students
(Students strictly follow their schedule with live Google Meets (remotely from home) during designated times. Students do not report to the building. See schedule below)
EXTRA MASKS
STUDENTS EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS OF COVID
Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held Tuesday, October 6 & Wednesday, October 7 VIRTUALLY from 4:00-7:00p.m.
Teams will provide parents a sign up link, via email, by next Wednesday, September 30. You will sign up with a teacher or a team for a specific date and time. Teams will share a Google Meet invitation for you or you can request a phone conference as well. Voyager teachers will reach out to schedule a time to meet, but if you desire to meet with your Voyager teacher(s) please email them as well.
We look forward to meeting with you on the 6th and 7th.
SMS SHOUT OUTS OF THE WEEK!
Counselor's Corner
PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOL VIDEO- MUST WATCH
NEW SMS STUDENTS: VIRTUAL TOUR
TEAM WEEKLY PREVIEWS
Parents should use this as a way to follow up on student's Remote 2.0 weekly calendar and help them remain organized and on track with all of their classes and assignments.
WEEKLY ANNOUCEMENTS
These are also linked to our Team Preview templates and located on our school website.
Tips, Announcements and Reminders
7th & 8th Graders...YEARBOOKS ARE HERE!!
We are excited to tell everyone that the 2019-2020 Yearbooks are here at SMS!
During lunch, on September 29th and 30th, students who pre-ordered will be issued his/her yearbook. Our Monitors will dismiss you by tables, to go the auditorium to receive it.
Students are reminded that they are to follow the process
that they have learned in the cafeteria.
Stay seated until they are called to get their yearbook.
Always raise your hand, if you have a question.
Media Center Update...from Mrs. Battle
Coming soon. . . We are looking forward to a new school library book ordering and delivery service for our students. Students will be able to select and place school library books on hold. Books will be delivered to the student in their pod. SOLO students will be able to pick their books up in the main office. When returned all books will be placed in a 7 day quarantine for safety purposes. Videos will be shared next week with students and parents explaining the process.
It is so great to see students back in the building and we are looking forward to opening a modified Makerspace area as soon as it can be done safely. In the meantime please remember that the SMS Makerspace is open 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Students can go to the SMS Media Center website and then select Makerspace. There are online modules available for many Makerspace activities such as the 3D printer, Carvey (CNC Router), and robotics such as Sphero and Ozobots. Media Center staff will deliver completed projects to the student in their pods or have them available in the office for SOLO students.
Please have your student email Mrs. Battle with any questions jbattle@scsmustangs.org
How to Navigate Google Classroom - Help for Parents & Students
Mrs. McNamara found a great video on youtube to help us all get better at
Remote 2.0 and the Google Classroom.
PARENT & STUDENT HELP WITH ONLINE APPS AND PROGRAMS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: FAQS
If you have a question that you would like answered, please feel free to call, email or submit a question HERE: SMS Parent Questions and we will try to help you the best we can.
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Strongsville Middle School
Mrs. Boytim: jboytim@scsmustangs.org
Mrs. Peters: jpeters@scsmustangs.org
Mrs. Bailey: jbailey@scsmustangs.org
Counselors:
Mrs. Gerber (6): kgerber@scsmustangs.org
Mrs. Pietrocini (7): spietrocini@scsmustangs.org
Mrs. Ray (8): eray@scsmustangs.org
Website: https://www.strongnet.org/Domain/411
Location: 13200 Pearl Road, Strongsville, OH, USA
Phone: 440-572-7090
Twitter: @mrsboytim