SMS Middle Ground
Connecting Home and School : January 2017
Term 1 Report Cards
The SMS Honor Roll system operates much like a college system, using Grade Point Averages (GPA) for award levels. Each term grade translates to points as follows:
A+ = 4.0, A = 4.0, A- = 3.7, B+ = 3.3, B = 3.0, B- = 2.7, C+ = 2.3, C = 2.0, C- = 1.7, D+ = 1.3, D = 1.0, D- = .7, and F = 0. All term 1 points are averaged, resulting in a GPA.
Honor Roll status is earned by all students with a 3.0 or higher term GPA. Bronze status is for students earning 3.0 to 3.49. Silver is for students earning 3.5-3.99. Gold status is reserved for students earning a perfect 4.0 average. The Honor Roll will be submitted to the newspaper next week!
Congratulations to all students on completing the first term and congratulations to those students earning honor roll status! Any parent/guardian with questions about academic performance are encouraged to contact the classroom teacher!
Note: Eligibility for clubs and athletics is based on the most recent quarter grades. This is in the Grading Period 2 column on your current report card. Mr. Smith will be notifying students with eligibility issues by Friday.
2017-2018 Calendar Info
First Student Day- Wed. August 9
Fall Break- Mon. Oct. 9 to Fri. Oc. 13
Christmas Break- Wed. Dec. 20 to Tue. Jan. 3
Spring Break (and/or snow make up starting March 19th) - Mon. March 19 to Fri. March 23
Spring Break- Mon. March 26 to Fri. March 30
Last Student Day (tentative)- Fri. June 1
Don't forget the plan for this year's spring break! Spring break 2017 has snow make up in the front end! March 20-24 is potential snow make up/break starting March 20th. March 27-31 is the official (for sure) break this year.
School Grades Announced
Austin MS - D
Charlestown MS - C
Crothersville Jr/Sr - C
Hazelwood MS - C
Henryville Jr/Sr - B
Jennings County MS - B
Madison Jr High - C
Parkview MS - C
River Valley MS - C
Salem MS - D
Scottsburg Middle School - B
Scribner MS - C
Seymour MS - D
Silver Creek MS - C
Southwestern MS - D
Congratulations to the SMS community of learners for a strong performance in the 2015-2016 school year!
Parent-Teacher Conference Session Planned for Jan. 31
Connected Quiz
Take the Connected Quiz and score one point for each YES answer.
1) I can log in to Harmony to check grades, etc.
(If no, call SMS and get help accessing your account.)
2) I can open the school web site with one click on my phone or computer. (If no, open the web site and save it as a web clip on your home screen.)
3) I can open Harmony with one click on my phone or computer.
(If no, open Harmony, put in your password, and save it as a web clip.)
4) I have a Parent/Observer account in Canvas.
(If no, open an account. Follow the steps in the Parent/iParent tab on our web site.)
5) I can open Canvas with one click on my phone or computer.
(if no, open Canvas, put in your password, and save it as a web clip.)
6) I have a Pinwheel calendar account that sends me notifications of events.
(If no, go to trypinwheel.com and sign up for your free account.)
7) I recently checked my Harmony demographics and updated phone numbers, etc.
(If no, open Harmony and edit your demographics in the Online Registration section.)
8) I established Harmony Push Notifications so that my child's grades and lunch account balances are sent to me weekly.
(If no, open Harmony, scroll down, and complete the Notifications section.)
How did you score?
0 points - How exciting for you! Where would you like to start? Start anywhere! Call SMS and we can help you get connected!
1-4 points - Great first steps! Pick one of your 'no' answers and see if you can improve your connectivity. Call us for help with any of these activities!
5-7 points - Wow! You have done a great job connecting with SMS! What's next? Pick one!
8 points- Bravo! You are a connected parent/guardian!! We hope that you are enjoying your 24.7 access to your child's SMS experience!
Scottsburg Middle School
Website: www.sms.scsd2.k12.in.us
Location: 425 South 3rd Street, Scottsburg, IN, United States
Phone: 812-752-8926
Facebook: facebook.com/ScottsburgMiddleSchool
Twitter: @ScottsburgMS