September 2016
SAHUARITA
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Mrs. Stephanie Silman, Principal
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Dear SMS Families,
PTO meeting @
4pm in the Library
4/17
In looking forward to next school year, there are many exciting things happening
at Sahuarita Middle School to continually improve the quality of education that
students receive. Some things on the horizon are:
Coffee Chat
8:30am
4/18
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Earth Day– pollina- 4/21
tor garden planting
Career Day
5/1
Choir, Band, and
Orchestra Concert
@ 6:00pm, Aud.
5/2
CALENDAR OF
SPORTS EVENTS
Girls’ Softball and Boys’
Baseball
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all games and meets are at
3:45pm unless specified
SMS @ Anza
4/18
SVL League Tournaments
4/20 and
4/24
Higher-level classes—At Sahuarita Middle School, we strive to meet the needs
of all students and are proud to continue offering the following higher-level
classes as well as two new classes: 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Advanced Language
Arts; 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Accelerated Math, including Algebra; a new 8th grade
Geometry class; 8th grade Advanced Science and 8th grade Forensics; 8th grade
Spanish and 8th grade Mandarin Chinese for high school credit; and a new 6th, 7th,
and 8th grade Technology elective. 8th grade Spanish and Mandarin Chinese will
continue to be offered during Zero Hour from 7:20-8:20am daily on the SMS campus. An Optional Zero Hour Course registration form and Technology Elective registration form will be given to your child in Period 1 in mid-April and will be posted
on our website and Facebook pages.
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Fine Arts classes—We are pleased to be able to continue to provide opportunities to study both 2D and 3D art in our 6 th, 7th and 8th grade Art classes as well
as offer Choir, Band, and Orchestra in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. The 7th/8th
grade Orchestra class will continue to be offered during Zero Hour from 7:208:20am daily on the SMS campus. An Optional Zero Hour Course registration form
will be given to your child in Period 1 in mid-April and will be posted on our website and Facebook pages.
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Enrichment classes—After two years of implementing enrichment classes, we
will continue to expand upon the enrichment class offerings in order to provide
each student with a different enrichment class each quarter that is engaging and
meaningful as well as affords students the opportunity to study topics at a deeper
level during the daily Reteach/Enrich class period. Two new enrichment offerings
will be the semester-long enrichment classes in Jazz Band and Drum Line.
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Track and Field
SMS @ Continental
4/24
League Meet @
SHS
5/1
Dates/Times subject to change
Daily Math Skills—We will continue the SUSD K-8 Daily Math Skills (DMS) program to help students develop math fact fluency (speed and accuracy) starting at
their current level of Math performance and expanding their Math skills through a
systematic progression of skill development.
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Grading and Homework Changes—Annually the teacher teams will collaboratively evaluate, reflect upon, and refine our team-based grading and homework
guidelines for the next school year to ensure that they are structured to help students develop the habits, knowledge, and skills necessary to be successful in
middle school, high school, and beyond.
We wish everyone a Happy Spring and appreciate your efforts in helping your child
finish the school year strong academically, behaviorally, and in daily attendance!
Go Jaguars!
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SAHUARITA MIDDLE SSCHOOL
April 2017
Thank you to all the wonderful parents that came in during AzMERIT testing to help in the office and with the prize table. Everything went so
smoothly. I continue to be so appreciative of those who are able to come in and help
around our campus. If you would like to volunteer, please email me at
[email protected] or call 625-3502,
ext. 1413.
Jamie Farmer, SMS Volunteer Coordinator
Student Leaders in Character:
April: Collin Waldron
Employee of the Month:
April: Mrs. Michelle Doty
PTO Tissue Drive Winners:
Hailey Walton- Bike
Alyssa Kramer- Starbucks gift card
Jack McAllister – Dunkin Donuts gift card
Jonah Farmer – Dunkin Donuts gift card
We are looking for new PTO board
members to serve next year. Elections
will be held in August for the new
year, but if you are interested in serving, or know of an incoming 6th grade
parent who would like to be involved,
please let Mrs. Farmer know at
[email protected] or ext. 1413.
FUNDRAISER UPDATE:
Thank you to all the parents that helped us
reach our fundraising goal. The funds collected will be used to cater a nice meal for
the teachers on April 19th. Please let Mrs.
Farmer know if you would like to help
serve.
Paul Allen – Starbucks gift card
*Our next PTO meeting will be held on April 17th in the library at 4pm.
If you
can help, please let Mrs. Farmer know. Coffee Chat will be the 4/18 at 8:30am.
Please go to the SMS PTO Facebook page for the meeting minutes.
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SAHUARITA MIDDLE SSCHOOL
Thank you for having your students present
and on time for AzMERIT testing! Each day
we gave out on-task tickets. Students then got
to use them to win fun prizes throughout the
week! Way to go, Jaguars!
Are you enjoying the Excel 2 beforeand after-school program?
We need to have at least 90 or more students to reach 30 days total in attendance in order to continue our funding for
next year. Please make sure your child
keeps attending.
For more information please, contact
Ms.Telles or Ms. Terhune. Thank you!
Earth Day
May 11-12th
51st Annual StuCo State Convention in Phoenix/Scottsdale.
Good luck, Jaguars!
Mrs. Gloy would like to thank all
the parents that have donated
their time and money to help
with our Student of the Month
quarterly celebration luncheons!
On April 21st, the 6th grade Leadership
class will be
helping
put in a new Pollinator
Garden sponsored
by the Freeport
Mines
and Arizona Wildlife
Habitat!
*Thank you to everyone who brought in
bottle tabs This year
for NJHS to help support the Ronald
McDonald house!
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SAHUARITA MIDDLE SSCHOOL
Career Day at Sahuarita Middle School
May 1st 2017
9 am—12:40am
We are currently in the process of securing speakers for our Career Day on Monday,
May 1. We would love to have you as a presenter!
If you are interested in partnering with us to expand career awareness among 6th,7th,
and 8th graders, or if you have a connection with someone willing to do so, please contact Jamie Farmer, Volunteer Coordinator, at [email protected] or call 520-6253502, ext 1413.
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SAHUARITA MIDDLE SSCHOOL
Congratulations Kindness Winners:
6TH GRADE– Tiana Lopez
and Caden Eldredge
7TH GRADE- Emmalee Price
8TH– GRADE– Amaru Bond
8th Grade Promotion Ceremony will be held Tuesday,
May 23rd, at the District
Auditorium from 11:30am 12:30pm.
Parking will be available in the lots adjacent to the District Auditorium.
Tuesday, May 23rd, is the “official”
last day of school for 8th graders!
Future Jaguar and Parent
Night is May 3 at 5:30pm in the
SMS gym. All
incoming 5th
graders are
welcome! Go
Jags!
8th grade Promotion
Dance will be May 19th,
7-9pm, at the Sahuarita
Middle School Gym
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For 8th Grade students only
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The dance is free of charge, courtesy
of Student Council, and complimentary refreshments will also be provided.
Choir, Band, and Orchestra
Spring Concert is May 2nd
at 6:00pm in Auditorium.
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Sahuarita Middle School
Phone: 520-625-3502
350 W. Sahuarita Rd.
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
Building 18
Mrs. Stephanie Silman, Principal, Ext. 1402
Mr. Robert Beachy, Asst. Principal, Ext. 1403
Mr. John Haas, Guidance Counselor, Ext. 1404
Office hours: Monday-Friday
7:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
First Bell: 8:20 a.m.
JAGUARS
Principal: Mrs. Stephanie Silman
Sahuarita Middle School
Ms. Isabel Correll, Attendance, Ext. 1407
Ms. Bailey Ledesma, Health Office, Ext. 1409
Ms. Darlene Lewis, Prevention Specialist, Ext. 1405
Assistant Principal: Mr. Robert Beachy
DISTRICT POLICY
For the safety of our students, district policy states that all
parent/ guardians are required to show a photo ID when
picking up a child/student during school hours. If a family
member or designated emergency contact will be removing
your child from school, a note must be provided with the
individual’s name for that child to be released to that individual during school hours.
We are on the WEB
http://www.susd30.us/middl/
Nominations are now being accepted
at www.tucsonvaluesteachers.org
and click on Teacher Excellence
LOST AND FOUND!!
DON’T FORGET TO PICK UP YOUR LOST
ITEMS IN THE HEALTH OFFICE!
“No act of kindness, how-
ever, small, is wasted.”
~Aesop, The Lion and the
Mouse
(Greek slave and fable author, 620 B.C.-560 B.C.)
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