Titan News
Week of May 18, 2020 - Ending the Year
Last Two Weeks of the 2019-20 School Year
We hope you and your family are doing well. This week's newsletter contains important pieces of information related to how we will end the school year. We have included our calendar for the next two weeks to help you visualize the many things that are going on during the final two weeks of the school year. The calendar also contains some important notes.
We hope you find this information helpful given the many things that are going on these two weeks.
Week of May 18, 2020 - At a Glance
Week of May 25, 2020 - At A Glance
Grading at the End of the Year
The final report card will be available for viewing in Skyward Family Access by 4:30 PM on Friday, May 29. Of particular note will be the T4 mark of either M (Met Standard) or DNM (Does Not Meet Standard) and the Final Grade for each course.
This week teachers will contact the parents of students who will fail their course for the year with a numeric grade below 70. For students who fail an core course(s), students will be expected to enroll in Summer School (see separate article about Summer School further down in the newsletter). They are calling this week because registration for Summer School starts Monday, May 18 and runs through Friday, May 29.
Additionally, this week is the week where students will have their final engagements with their classes and where they will have their last opportunities to submit assignments for teachers to consider for determining proficiency. This is important because the T4 mark of M or DNM will be determined by the evidence in the assignments that students submit. Students who pass for the year with a 70 or higher in any course(s) but are on track to receive DNM for that course for T4 will be required to take a T4 Assessment as a "last chance" to demonstrate proficiency and to have an opportunity to earn an M for T4. Families with students who fall into this category will also be contacted by the teacher to ensure their awareness of the T4 Assessment, which will occur between Noon on May 26 and midnight on May 27 (see calendar above).
Given all this, it is crucial this week that students submit assignments that demonstrate proficiency, and if you are notified that your child will need to take the T4 Assessment that they do their very best on it. But they can avoid the T4 assessment by ensuring that this week they submit any missing assignments, and do so with their best effort so that their teacher has clear evidence to mark them as M (Met Standard) for T4.
We wish success for all of our students at the end of the year!
Student Item and Medication Pickup - Update
Families who responded to the survey received an email with a Sign-Up Genius link to come to campus at times from May 19 through May 22. If you did not receive the email with the Sign-Up Genius link, but you have things at school you would like to collect, including medication from the clinic, we will do this in a curbside fashion at the front circle drive on Tuesday, May 26. Please remain in your vehicle, and we will come to you. We have a crew of staff members who will consolidate items from your child's hallway locker and PE locker into a bag that you will collect curbside when you arrive on campus. Please bring any textbooks (non-consumable), library books, or school-owned equipment for drop-off, as well. This is the schedule:
Curbside Item and Clinic Medication Pickup - Tuesday, May 26
- 8th grade - 1:00-2:00
- 7th grade - 2:00-3:00
- 6th grade - 3:00-4:00
Note that it is not necessary for a family with multiple children attending SLMS in different grade levels to have to come to campus more than once. If you have multiple children attending SLMS, we can take care of all of them at once when you arrive on May 26.
Girl Scout Silver Award Project
Students from Girl Scouts troop 883 are doing their Silver Award Project and will be gathering donations of coloring books, small packs of crayons, colored pencils, markers, and game books for older children, such as crossword or word puzzles. These items will be distributed to the patients at Texas Children’s Hospital. Due to this pandemic, since schools have been canceled and not all parents want their supplies back, these girls would appreciate any donations of unwanted but still usable supplies. We will have a receptacle in place on campus for these donations to be made.
Campus Improvements and 2018 Bond Update
We thought you would appreciate an update regarding all of the work underway or about to get underway at SLMS related to improving the building.
Currently Underway:
- Renovation of all restrooms in the building (complete by August 2020)
- Refurbishment of the Elevator (complete by May 13)
- Fine Arts Addition - Adding Choir and Orchestra Rooms (complete by June 2021)
- Theater - Updating Theater room and converting current Orchestra room into a Black Box Theater (complete August 2020)
- Seventh Street Improvements (City of Sugar Land) - expected completion July 2020
Getting Underway Soon:
- Football field - Turf and Track installed behind the campus (North side) - Completion TBD
- Wayfinding Signage Inside building - signage to help navigate interior corridors - Complete August 2020
- Furniture - new teacher desks & chairs, new library furniture, Flexible learning space created in upstairs computer lab (complete June 2020); student desk/chair replacement coming in Summer 2021 (delayed due to COVID-19)
- Electronic Marquee (completion TBD)
Summer School 2020
The middle school summer program is available to students in grades 6-8 and will be offered June 8 through June 25. At the middle school level, credit recovery online courses are available in Math, ELA, Social Studies and Science. Registration begins Monday, May 18, and closes Friday, May 29.
Program Costs
The cost for original credit courses is $125 ($65 for students with Reduced Lunch status and $50 for Free Lunch status). The cost for AP courses range can range from $225 to $350.
Technology Needs
Students who were issued a loaner laptop from FBISD during the Spring semester will keep the laptop for use during summer school. Students who need to check out a laptop for summer school purposes, may visit one of the device distribution locations (Austin High School or Dulles High School) from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 pm. on the following days: May 26-28, June 2-4 or June 9-11.
Parents are asked to contact their child’s counselor regarding summer school credit recovery, original credit, Pre-AP and AP classes. School counselors can also provide families with assistance in registering for courses online.
- 6th grade - Mrs. Seright (kimberly.seright@fortbendisd.com)
- 7th grade - Ms. Brinson (nafecia.brinson@fortbendisd.com)
- 8th grade - Mrs. Smith (eleni.smith@fortbendisd.com)
To learn more about summer online learning opportunities, visit the FBISD Summer School Website.
Yearbook Update
Online School Supply Orders thru May 28
School supplies are available for convenient online ordering through May 28. Visit our School Supply Web Page.
Sugar Land Middle School
Inspiring and equipping the young men and women of our community for futures beyond what they can imagine since 1975.
SLMS Campus Mission Statement
Working collaboratively, the Sugar Land Middle School Professional Learning Community will commit to creating a safe environment with high expectations leading to physical, social, emotional, and academic success for all Titans.
#TitansOwnIt
Regular Office Hours
- 8:20-4:20 Monday-Friday
Email: keith.fickel@fortbendisd.com
Website: www.fortbendisd.com/slms
Location: 321 7th Street, Sugar Land, TX, USA
Phone: (281) 634-3080
Twitter: @SLMSTitans