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Mustangs in the Middle : Week of January 18, 2021
From the desk of Mrs. Boytim, Principal of SMS
Hello SMS Families!
We had a great week at SMS- it was so wonderful having our students back in the building. We hope all can enjoy a safe and relaxing extended weekend.
Take Care,
Mrs. Boytim
Blended Schedule: Week of 1/18
Monday- NO SCHOOL
Tuesday- WHITE DAY students at SMS, GREEN DAY students Remote for all classes.
Wednesday- GREEN DAY students at SMS, WHITE DAY students Remote for all classes.
Thursday- WHITE DAY students at SMS, GREEN DAY students Remote for all classes.
Learning Frameworks for the Month of January
Week of 1/11: Blended Learning (Green 1/11 and 1/13. White 1/12 and 1/14).
Week of 1/18: Blended Learning (Green 1/20 and 1/22. White 1/19 and 1/21).
Beginning 1/25: In-Person Learning (5 days a week)
Online Learning Behavior Expectations
- In an appropriate at home "school" environment
- Wearing appropriate clothing
- Prepared for class (materials, on time, charged computer)
- Participating in the classroom activities during the class
Congratulations to our Staff Model Mustangs of the Month!
Student Shoutouts of the Week
SMS ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS
Girls Basketball:
The 7th Grade Team White had a tough loss on Monday against the Solon Comets. Natalie Albert, Emmy Brian, Addie Owen-Kren, and Sydney Avon led the Mustangs in scoring and forced the game into overtime, but could not come through with the victory. The Lady Mustangs are now 2-1. The 7th Grade Green Girls basketball team will be playing Thursday, January 12 against Brunswick in hopes to increase their record to 2-2.
The 8th grade girls improved to 5-0 with two come from behind victories over Solon and Brunswick. Sydney Bass led the way in both games scoring 29 against Solon and 25 against Brunswick. Jalia Garner had 11 against Solon and Kareen Awawda added 8 against Brunswick.
Boys Basketball
Announcements & Reminders
Chromebook Safety Request
Students, please carry your school issued chromebooks back and forth from home to school in the chromebook case provided to you when you received your chromebook.
A chromebook case was assigned to each student to help protect their chromebook from damage.
Chromebooks are not to be carried between home to school in student backpacks.
This causes multiple types of problems, including cracked screens, things becoming 'stuck' in ports and other outlets of the chromebook, etc
LUNCH UPDATES
If you misplaced your card, a new one can be purchased for $2.
MASK REQUIREMENTS
- Students need to wear a mask in the building at all times (over the nose and mouth)
- Students will not enter the building unless they have a mask
- Students need to bring an extra mask as a backup.
- Students will only be permitted to unmask when they are eating lunch
- Students who do not wear a mask or refuse to wear a mask will be asked to leave and may have disciplinary consequences.
Transportation
- Students must wear a mask and sit in their assigned seats at all times while on the school bus.
TEAM WEEKLY PREVIEWS
Teams complete this every week to help parents and students receive a forecast of assignments to help organize their week. GOOGLE CLASSROOM is still the MAIN location for all resources. This is a great tool to help check in with students
WEEKLY ANNOUCEMENTS
These are also linked to our Team Preview templates and located on our school website.
Follow Mrs. Boytim and School News @MrsBoytim and @TheSMSMustangs on Twitter!
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