Hello Sutter Families,

It is hard to believe we have reached the last month of the school year! May is an eventful month. It marks the beginning of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Mother's Day, Teacher Appreciation Day, Cinco de Mayo, and Memorial Day. Upcoming school events include 6th Grade Fun Day, 7th and 8th Grade field trips, 8th Grade Awards Night, Serenade Under the Stars, and of course our 8th Grade Promotion. As we wrap up yet another "year like no other" we can reflect on our amazing Sutter families, our strong Sutter community, our fantastically resilient Sutter students, along with our dedicated Sutter staff for making 2021-2022 a very special year. Here's to an amazing Month of May!

Sincerely,

Tarik McFall

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is observed in the United States during the month of May, and recognizes the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. Below are some middle grade books featuring Asian and Pacific Islander characters.

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Check out our student May newsletter!

CLICK HERE

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May 18th: Serenade Under the Stars (5:30 p.m. - 8:30pm) = We encourage families to come and share the joy of music at Serenade Under the Stars. Bring the family and enjoy the fun, food, and music. This will be held in the multipurpose room.

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May 17th: 6th Grade - Textbooks and Chromebooks will be turned in during Science class.

May 18th: 7th Grade - Textbooks and Chromebooks will be turned in during Science class. All must be turned in to attend the Century Theater field trip.

May 19th: 8th Grade - Textbooks will be turned in during Science class. 8th graders will keep their Chromebooks for next year. All books must be returned to attend the Sunsplash field trip.

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May 25th: Promotion Practice and Celebration - Our 8th graders will have a promotion practice during school on May 25th. Our PTA will provide snacks and music after promotion practice. Thank you PTA!!

May 27th: Promotion at 8:30am for students who have successfully completed the 8th grade*. The ceremony will be held at the FOLSOM HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM. There is no limit to the number of guests. The ceremony will last approximately one hour. Students need to arrive NO LATER THAN 7:50am at the Folsom High School tennis courts. Parents may proceed to the football field home stands to watch the promotion ceremony. We ask that students dress in appropriate attire. Spaghetti strap dresses are OK, but please no strapless dresses.

*8th graders will not be allowed to attend any 8th grade activities/promotion if they have failed more than 3 classes all year and/or do not have a D average over 2 semesters in Math & English (If student has earned an F in English or Math one semester they must earn at least a C the other semester).

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Now is the time for our 6th graders to get their 7th grade immunizations. All incoming 7th graders for the 22/23 school year will need to provide proof of TDAP before 8/9/2022. You can drop off an updated immunization record to our Health Office or email a copy to mhewitt@fcusd.org.

6TH Grade Immunization Drawing: All 6th graders - Get your immunizations required for 7th grade entry and bring your updated immunization record to the health office to be entered into our drawing for one of four $10 gift cards!! A flyer was sent home with all 6th grade students indicating which immunizations are needed. If “none” are needed the student will be automatically entered into the drawing. Drawings for Gift Cards will take place on 5/5, and 5/19.

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8th Grade Parents: Your student will be moving on to high school next year, and before you know it they'll be graduating and attending Sober Grad. The FHS Sober Grad Committee has several key member positions coming available next year. Sober Grad Night (SGN) is an event which occurs at Lakeside Church immediately following the conclusion of the high school graduation ceremony. Sober Grad Night is successful because we have an engaged group of committee members who are each responsible for their own specific aspect of the event. It is a model which has worked very well for many years. They often recruit parents to be new members from the incoming Freshman class to build stability from year-to-year. The time commitment is approximately 2 hours per month August-April and 4 hours in May of each year, plus attending the duration of the event from 8pm-4am. Please contact Marc Hudock at marchudock@gmail.com if you are interested. See the FHS Sober Grad website for more information.

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MINIMUM DAY – Release time is 12:50pm

• Thursday, May 12th
• Wednesday, May 25th
• Thursday, May 26th

HOLIDAY

• Memorial Day

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Sutter Middle School

715 Riley Street

Folsom, CA 95630

Phone: 916-294-9035

Fax: 916-294-9081