We are SO EXCITED to be back in person for this impactful event. If you have not joined us before, the MLK Celebration & Day of Service is a joint event between the City of Troy and the Troy School District. It is a chance for the entire community—from the very young to our senior citizens—to learn about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and take part in service projects that have a big impact on our community and those in need. It is truly an amazing experience for all involved—and it's it organized and planned by our SSAB student leaders from all four high schools.

We will have much more later this week on how students can submit entries for our contests and which service projects have been selected for this year's event, but right now, we need your help with FLEECE! Traditionally, our community makes more than 300 fleece no-sew blankets at our MLK Day of Service, and we rely on our residents for donations of fleece. If you will be out shopping over the next few days, please consider picking up a donation of fleece and sending it to school with your student. All donations of fleece should be in increments of 2.5 yards (so 2.5 yards, 5 yards, 7.5 yard, 10 yards, etc.) This way, they can match up with another piece without any waste. And great news—fleece is on sale right now at Joann's for $3.99 a yard, a savings of 60-75% off! https://www.joann.com/fabric/fleece-fabric/blizzard-fleece-fabric/?icn=hpz2&ici=gmd-blizzard-fleece

We will be collecting fleece donations at Smith when we return from break!

Smith's holiday band concert was a huge success thanks to all the hard work and dedication put in by Mr. Torres and our amazing Smith students.

Hi Smith Families!

We would like to offer concessions at our home sporting events this winter. In order to do this, we need volunteers who will sell the concessions at each event. The concessions will be provided on one cart that can be rolled out to the table to be sold. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4eabad22a4f49-winter

We appreciate your support!

Thank you, Smith PTO

Mrs. Chatel, our media specialist, is excited to announce the 23rd annual Troybery Reading program book list. We have an excellent field of 32 titles this year, all books published in 2021 and recommended by Troy media specialists, students, and teachers. You can access the list here, which includes links to publishers’ summaries of the books: http://bit.ly/troybery2023 Students can check out the books from our media center, from the Troy Public Library, or on our Sora ebook app.

The Troybery list is known for having a variety of books reflecting our students’ diverse interests, age levels, and backgrounds. Our goal is to promote a love for reading in our students. We encourage students to participate in our program by reading however many they would like and by voting for their favorites. Mrs. Chatel is happy to work with your child to find the “just right” book for them from the list.

A Troybery book could be an excellent choice if you are looking for a gift idea this holiday season. Your child will hear a presentation in the upcoming weeks about the Troybery program and our exciting selections.

You can visit the Troy Middle Schools Media Website for more information about Troybery.

Please take a moment to review the drop-off / pick-up map below. We are seeing some specific issues in the parking lot that we want to bring to your attention.

• The middle lane is for drop-off / pick-up only. Please do not park in that row. Pulling in and out of the parking spots is slowing down drop-off and creating dangerous situations for students and vehicles.
  

• If you are going to park your car for drop-off / pick-up, please use the third row of parking spots highlighted in below in blue.

• Please do not drop students off at the Martell/Cotswold intersection.

• Mrs. Trice and Mrs. Casko visited the 7th grade social studies classrooms on Friday, Nov. 18 share a little bit about the trip, including the registration website.

• The registration website link is also available on 7th grade social studies teachers' Schoology pages.

• The virtual informational parent meeting took place on November 29. If you could not attend the meeting, a video and powerpoint of the presentation is available on 7th grade social studies teachers' Schoology pages.

• The early registration deadline is Dec. 31, 2022. There is a $50 discount for those who register early.

We have a great online spirit wear store with a number of new modern styles and items for purchase. You can either pick them up or utilize the option of having your orders delivered directly to your home for a small fee.

Click on the link below to check out the wide variety of styles and prints.

https://smithknights.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Below is a sample of the logo choices for most items...

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