WEEKLY FAMILY BUFFALO NEWSLETTER

S.T. R. O. N. G. Buffalo Country

Greetings Smith Family,

Another amazing week filled with building leader & teacher capacity to increase scholar achievement. Here are a few highlights:

CTC Roadshow
Leader Professional Development
Honor Roll Incentive Game Truck
PLC Meetings with STRONG data decision
BISD Board Member Appreciation Luncheon
Education First Pay It Forward Ceremony

We are looking forward to increasing your academic success for the upcoming STAAR assessment.

Our Team met this week to set Cycle 2 Goals with the following expectations:

Daily Do Now
Small Group Instruction
STAAR-like question types

Please continue encourage scholars to read daily to embrace literacy that will increase fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Thank you for your continued support to move Smith MS to the next level!

#BuffaloSTRONG_PLAproud

SAFE BUFFALO RIDERS

Staff Member will ask Bus Drivers for a YES or NO regarding scholar bus behavior. It is all or none expectation to receive the rewards as follows:

3 consecutive days = Icee Popsicle
10 consecutive days = nachos/drink
25 consecutive days = free dress coupon

This incentive is to promote safe bus riders at all times by following the expectations and demonstrating respect to each other. Feel free to provide feedback.

Dr. Tamikia Greene, Assistant Principal

Ms. Christina Goss, Dean of Climate & Culture

Greetings Buffalo Family!

CELL PHONE POLICY

Cell Phone Collection Procedure

Make sure you send cell phones in a bag and label the bag. Complete the Cell Phone Collection sheet entirely. Turn in the phone/air pods into Mrs. Brush as soon as possible. Do not wait until the end of the day to turn this in.

Smith Tardy Policy 2022-2023

Once a scholar is on their third tardy, please complete an After School Detention form, call the parents and enter their detention date on the spreadsheet. (Detention notice is attached)

On the fourth tardy, complete a referral in Eduphoria and note the date of their detention in the description.

COUNSELOR'S CORNER

Grades - Scholars are to be assigned 2 grades per week.

Garth House Penny Drive - The Garth House Penny Drive is from January 4th - February 17th. Collect pennies from your 1st period class and place them in the gray envelope. There will be prizes for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.

Knowledge - As we build relationships, we build character. The word of the month is Knowledge. Knowledge is learning something new so you can be better at whatever you do. The word must be written on your board as a visual representation of character building.

Parent Newsletter - Learning a new skill with your child could take many forms. It might be that you need to change a headlight bulb in your car, and you watch a YouTube video together to figure out how to do it on your own. It could be that you want to bake a new dessert, and you try
it out together.

Questions for parents to consider:
• How is their device helping or hurting their growth of new knowledge?

Questions to ask your child:
• What is the best thing you have learned this year?

Mentorship Groups
• Dream Big Girls Mentorship Group - Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. (Room A-8)
• Take My Hand Girl - Thursdays 2:00 p.m. (Room A-8)

If you would like to mentor at Smith Middle School, please contact Ms. Bryant, Lead School Counselor.