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Sandwich Middle School News
Tyler SIS Student 360
Making student information accessible online and via mobile devices
In today’s world, access to information is no longer limited to hard-wired desktop system. Wireless laptops, tablets, and smart phones have become our primary means communication, and we expect school and student information to be easily accessible online from a variety of devices. Tyler SIS Student 360 meets this need.
Student 360 offers parents, students and district staff online access to student information via the Web on PCs or tablets or on a smartphone application — providing comprehensive functionality with a touch-friendly, intuitive interface.
The Tyler SIS Student 360 portal provides access to the full spectrum of student information, including:
Sandwich Middle School 600 S Wells Street
Sandwich IL 60548-2481
PHONE (815) 786-2138 FAX (815) 786-6606
http://www.sandwich430.org
Sandwich Middle School September 2016
Mr. B.J. Richardson PRINCIPAL
Mr. Andy Heilemeier ASST. PRINCIPAL
“Learning today, shaping tomorrow.”
September Events – 9/1/16- SMS Soccer- Home v. Ottawa 4:30pm 9/22/16- 6/7/8 GBK- Home v Ottawa Shepherd 4:30pm 9/2/19- SMS Picture Day 9/22/16- SMS Soccer @ Minooka 4:30pm 9/5/16- NO SCHOOL 9/23/16- 11:10 Dismissal 9/6/16- SMS Soccer @ HBR 4:30pm 9/24/16- SMS CC @ Sterling Invite TBA 9/7/16- SMS Soccer @ Morris Shabbona 4:15 pm 9/26/16- SMS Soccer- Home v DeKalb Huntley 4:30pm 9/8/16 SMS Soccer @ DeKalb Rosette 4:30 pm 9/26/16- SMS CC @ DeKalb Huntley 4:00pm 9/9/16- NO SCHOOL 9/26/16- 6/7/8 GBK- Home Morris Shabbona 4:30pm 9/12/16- SMS Soccer @ Oswego Murphy 4:30pm 9/27/16- SMS Soccer @ Somonauk 4:30pm 9/12/16- SMS CC @ Oswego Murphy 4:30pm 9/27/16- SMS CC @ Sycamore 4:30pm 9/13/16- SMS Soccer- Home v Channahon 4:15pm 9/27/16- 6/7/8 GBK @ Troy 4:00pm 9/16/16- Girls Basketball Starts 9/28-16- 8th Grade Washington DC Meeting 6:30pm 9/16/16- SMS Soccer @ Millbrook Tournament TBA 9/29/16- SMS CC @ Homer 4:15pm 9/17/16- SMS Soccer @ Millbrook Tournament TBA 9/17/16- SMS CC @ Troy Invite TBA 9/19/16- SMS Soccer- Home v Lisbon 4:30pm 9/20/16- SMS CC @ Troy 4:00pm
Announcements Homework assignments Incident reports Immunization, medication and nurse visit records Meal purchases and account balance Real-time gradebook and report card grades Online registration
Comprehensive, Real Time Information
Student 360 provides key data in real time to authorized users such as students, parents, guardians and district staff through an easy-to-use application. Daily attendance, meal account balance and discipline events are presented up front via up-to-date live tiles on the dashboard.
This dashboard is customizable — tiles can be dragged to new positions, added or removed to create a personalized user experience. Inside the program, users are presented with organized screens which they can scan for at-a-glance information or open up for details.
Fundraiser:
Our fundraiser kick-off is off and running with our school-wide fundraiser. We are selling pizza, soups
and several different appetizers and desserts. Perfect for busy families, especially this time of year!
Fliers have gone home and the fundraiser will continue through September 9 th.
6th Grade Mrs. Tripp, Mrs. Mavec, Mrs. Shimp, Mrs. Strothman, Mrs. Turus, Mr. Behringer, Mr. Butler, Mr. Wegener, Mrs. Kern
Believe it or not, the sixth grade students have learned so much in just a few weeks!! They have learned how to work
their lockers, change classes, change clothes for PE, walk up and down the stairs and have successfully completed some
school safety drills. We are proud of the independence that they are gaining. Just a couple reminders….students should
all be writing down their assignments in their learning log (planner), so feel free to ask them to look at it. It is a great
habit of writing down things that need to be done at night.
We are also encouraging all parents/guardians to sign up for our remind app that allows us (sixth grade team of
teachers) to text the whole grade about upcoming things like pictures, dances, big projects and tests. Emails will also be
sent when we send that text, but many parents like the short text message over opening an email. You can even have
your child sign up for the text if you want them to. If you didn’t receive the paper we sent home with the directions, it is
just sending a text of @infofor6th to 81010. And that’s it.
Many have asked what advisory is all about, so let us explain. Advisory is a 30 minute period where we have
announcements, watch Channel One (10 minute news that has current events down to their age level), and is a time for
students who were absent to get make-up assignments and those who might have one or two homework questions to
be helped by a teacher. It is NOT the time to get all homework done. It may also be a time a teacher pulls a student to
give extra directions or help. It does go rather quickly.
Any questions, please feel free to contact us via email or calling 786-2138. We will have a great year in sixth grade. So
much fun that some teachers have been here for over 20 years!!
7th Grade Mrs. Duvick, Mrs. Enerson, Mrs. Kummer, Mrs. Bonneau, Mrs. Nelle, Mrs. Anderson-Sellers, Mr. Horton
The 7th grades welcomes you back to the 2016-17 school year. We are looking forward to great success for this year.
We urge parents and students to take advantage of the Tyler portal program to access grades and progress for each
class your child attends. Also check out the mobile app Tyler 360. Check out grades when you are not at your computer.
Social Studies will begin the year studying Paleo-Indian culture through the Spanish conquest of America. Expect
students to have assignments in this class daily. Students will usually have 10-15 minutes of class time to get a good
start, if not finish, the assigned work needs to be finished at home. I strongly suggest students use the internet to
examine topics in more detail and follow the schedule on the History channel to find program discussing the same topics
we will cover in class. Please check out my web page found on the school site to find worksheets (forms and doc),
PowerPoints, textbook pages and others.
In science, we are working on lab safety and working safely in the laboratory setting. We are learning the Scientific
Method to use to conduct our labs and write our lab reports. Next week, we will be working on measurement and using
different lab instruments to measure items and substances in the lab. This will lead us into learning about matter and
the different parts of matter.
In math and pre-algebra this year, we have started out reviewing some basic concepts, such as prime numbers,
rounding, order of operations, and problem solving. In the math classes, our first unit will be working on ratios, rates,
and proportions. During this unit, the students will learn about these concepts, along with converting single and double
rates, proportional and non-proportional relationships, and solving proportions. They will also be working on graphing
proportional relationships, constant rate of change, finding slope of a line, and direct variation. In the pre-algebra
classes, we will be reviewing the first two chapters in the book. The first chapter will be covering expressions,
equations, combining like terms, inequalities, and graphing on a coordinate plane. The second chapter will be covering
integers. During this chapter the students will be reviewing the four operations involving integers, along with properties
of exponents, scientific notation, and learning how to compute with numbers written in scientific notation.
7th Grade Language Arts is off to a good start. The students have been getting their Resource Binders put together. They
will be using these binders to assist their learning this year. To start the year off, we have been reviewing fiction
elements and reading some short stories. We will quickly move into informational text features and structures to assist
in their understanding of informational texts. The students have already been working very hard in language arts, and
they are making the adjustment to 7th grade. Please check in with your child at the beginning of each week to see what
their Weekly Reading assignment is and to make sure they are completing the assignment in a timely manner.
8th Grade News
Sandwich Middle School Eighth Grade 2016-2017 Philosophies & Policies Plan
Dear Parents or Guardians, In order to guarantee your child and all students in the 8th grade the excellent learning climate they deserve, we are utilizing the following:
Our Philosophy We believe that every 8th grader should have the opportunity to learn and achieve. We will not allow any student to stop us from teaching and/or any student from learning; therefore, we believe all students can appropriately behave in our classroom.
Our Class Rules Expectations Follow the directions the first time. Listen respectfully when others are speaking. Work in class without disturbing others. Respect others’ rights, feelings, and property. Conduct yourself in a manner that promotes safety for all. Bring materials necessary for class. Complete assignments on time.
Consequences Warning Conference with teacher Teacher detention and/or parent contact Referral to the administrative team for further disciplinary
action Severe disruptions, disrespect for teachers, fighting, or any
behavior that endangers another students: IMMEDIATELY SENT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
Rewards In order to promote positive behavior and academic achievement, our team will participate in a semester reward point system. In order for students to earn the semester reward, students may not have more than three (3) disciplinary points. On the fourth point, the student may not participate. The point system is as follows:
Administrative Suspension = 5 points (3-hour detention, Saturday detention, in-school suspension, or out-of-school suspension)
Administrative Detention = 2 points (45-minute detention or lunch detention given by an administrator)
Teacher Detention = 1 point (before school, lunch-time, or after school detention given by a teacher)
Special Note: Students are allowed one school detention for a.m. tardies. On the second tardy detention, students will receive 2 points.
Also, students may not participate in the semester reward program if they have more than twelve (12) zeros in ALL subjects combined, including Explore and Physical Education classes.
Teachers may give other rewards throughout the semester that are not related to the point system.
Late Assignment Policy
Continuing with the policy established in the seventh grade, a late assignment will receive a 50% reduction in grade if completed by the end of homeroom the following day. A final zero will be assigned if the assignment is not turned in by the end of that homeroom period. Please note that AT Math and AT Language Arts classes have different late work policies.
It is in your child’s best interest that we work together in relationship to his/her schooling this year. In order for our communication to be even better, e-mail addresses are given for each teacher. Please feel free to contact us; we would love to hear from you at any time.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Drew: [email protected] Mrs. Ford: [email protected] Mrs. Hannig: [email protected] Mr. Rhoades: [email protected] Ms. Anderson: [email protected] Mrs. Johnson: [email protected] Mrs. Stout: [email protected]
Explore Mr. Lay, Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Sgiers, Mr. Ryan
We are off to a great start to the school year! Students are getting back in to the school routine and starting to get busy
working hard in their Explore classes. We are all excited to see what this school year has in store and to see all the great
projects the students create throughout the year.
We would like to welcome Garrett Ryan to the team! Mr. Ryan came to SMS from the elementary level and has taken on
the role of teaching Life Skills.
Mr. Lay – Art
Mrs. Gregory – STEM
Mrs. Sgiers –Speech and Drama
Mr. Ryan – Life Skill
PE
Mrs. Crawley, Mr. Russell, Mr. Arendt
We the P.E. staff would like to welcome everyone back to another exciting school year. Time sure does fly….it seemed like a few weeks ago, we were just saying goodbye for summer break. Well, we are very excited to have everyone back for class, and hope each and everyone has a great year. We would just like to remind parents/guardians/and students of the uniform needed for P.E. Please have an orange or black shirt, any color of athletic shorts/sweat pants, and clean tennis/athletic shoes. Thank you. We are excited to start off the year with either fitness class oriented activities (if students signed up for this type of curriculum), or flag football/soccer/& ultimate Frisbee.
If there are any questions/concerns please don’t hesitate to call the school or email the P.E. staff at any time. Thank you and have a great year!!
News from the LRC –
Mrs. Butler
Welcome back to a new school year. Let me introduce myself, I am
Mrs. Beth Butler. I have been the librarian here at the middle school since the
day we opened in 2001. I have two grown children, along with their spouses,
and five beautiful granddaughters. My son and daughter-in-law are both
teachers in the district.
My goal each year is to encourage middle school students to get excited
about reading just for the sake of reading. I focus on providing books that
they want to read. Nothing thrills me more than having a student ask me for
the next book in a series or another book by an author they just read. Please
come visit anytime and if you have any question you can reach me here at
school or by email at [email protected] .
The Learning Resource Center has activities going on all year. The first
one up is our fall Scholastic Book Fair. This year it begins on Monday,
September 26th and continues through Friday, September 30th. Students
will bring home more information about the fair the week before it starts.
Family and friends are delightfully welcome to visit the fair!
I hope everyone had a successful beginning to the school year and
here’s hoping you all read a good book this month!
Mrs.Butler
(*) Contains Pork This institution is an equal
opportunity employer.
(*) Contains Pork This institution is an equal opportunity
employer.
Vision and Hearing Screenings
2016/2017
Each school year vision/hearing screenings are conducted for Sandwich District 430 schools in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the Illinois Department of Public
Health. Vision screening will be done as mandated for the following children: Preschool, Kindergarten, 2nd,
8th, special education students, new/transfer students, and students with any other concerns. Hearing
screenings will be done for Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, special education students, new/transfer
students, and students with any other concerns. Screenings will be done at:
SCREEN RESCREEN
Pre-K Sept. 15, 2016 Sept. 29, 2016
Prairie View Oct. 4, 2016 Oct. 18, 2016
H. E. Dummer Oct. 6, 2016 Oct. 18, 2016
W.W.W. Oct. 12, 2016 Oct. 26, 2016
Haskin Oct. 24, 2016 Nov. 7, 2016
Sandwich Middle School Nov. 2, 2016 Nov. 11, 2016
Sandwich High School Nov. 1, 2016 Nov. 11, 2016
Vision screening is not a substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an eye doctor. Your child is not
required to undergo this vision screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed and signed a
report form indicating that an examination has been administered within the previous 12 months and that
evaluation is on file at the school. This notice is not a permission to test and is not required to be returned.
Vision screening is not an option. If a vision examination report is not on file at your child’s school (in the
mandated age/grade) they will be screened. You may contact the school nurse with any questions you might
have.
Mobile Dentist
Haskin 11/21/2016
H.E.Dummer/SMS 2/15/2017
Woodbury 3/15/2017
Prairie View 3/16/2017
