September 2016

End of first quarter Half day students

10/7

Fall Break 10/10-

10/14

First day of second quarter

10/17

PTO meeting in the library @4:00pm

10/17

Coffee Chat with Mrs. Famer @8:30 AM

10/18

Picture Retakes 10/18

Parent– Teacher conferences

10/19-

10/20

United Way Day of Caring

10/20

Fun House/Dance 10/31

Paying Attention to Attendance: Keeping Your Child On Track in Middle and High School

Showing up for school has a huge impact on a student’s academic success starting in

kindergarten and continuing through high school. Even as children grow older and

more independent, families play a key role in making sure students get to school safely

every day and understand why attendance is so important for school and job success.

Did you know?

Students should miss no more than 9 days of school each year to stay engaged, suc-

cessful, and on track to graduation.

Absences can be a sign that a student is losing interest in school, struggling with

schoolwork, dealing with a bully, or facing some other potentially serious difficulty.

By 6th grade, absenteeism is one sign that a student may drop out of high school.

By 9th grade, regular and high attendance is a better predictor of graduation rates

than 8th grade test scores.

Missing 10 percent, or about 18 days, of school a year can drastically affect a stu-

dent’s academic success.

Students can be chronically absent even if they only miss a day or two every few

weeks.

Attendance is an important life skill that will help your child graduate from college

and keep a job.

What you can do:

Make school attendance a priority.

Talk about the importance of going to school everyday; make that the expectation.

Help your child maintain daily routines, such as finishing homework and getting a

good night’s sleep.

Try not to schedule dental and medical appointments during the school day.

Don’t let your child stay home unless truly sick. Complaints of headaches or stom-

achaches may be signs of anxiety.

Help your child stay engaged.

Find out if your child feels engaged by his/her classes and feels safe from bullies

and other threats. Make sure he/she is not missing class because of behavioral is-

sues and school discipline policies. If these are problems, contact the school.

Stay on top of academic progress and seek help from teachers or tutors if necessary.

Make sure teachers know how to contact you.

Stay on top of your child’s social contacts. Peer pressure can lead to skipping school,

while students without friends can feel isolated.

Encourage meaningful afterschool activities, including sports and clubs.

Communicate with the school.

Know the school’s attendance policy.

Talk to teachers if you notice sudden changes in behavior. These could be tied to

something going on at school.

Check on your child’s attendance to be sure absences are not piling up.

Ask for help from school officials, after school programs, other parents, or community

agencies if you are having trouble getting your child to school.

Adapted from www.attendanceworks.org

Dates/Times subject to change

SMS @Calabasas

11/1

Coatimundi @SMS

11/3

SMS @ Continen-tal

11/8

Emily Gray @SMS

11/10

Boys BASKETBALL

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

CALENDAR OF

SPORTS EVENTS

SAHUARITA

MIDDLE SCHOOL Mrs. Stephanie Silman, Principal

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Coffee Chats

Third Tuesday of every month!

8:30a.m. in G106

Come get to know other SMS parents, teachers,

and administrators.

PTO is hosting a Teacher Supply Drive all year long. Please have your stu-

dents bring in Kleenex, hand sanitizer, dry easers markers, and Clorox Wipes.

Students will receive a free out of dress code

pass. One pass will be given per month for each

student. Please bring items to Mrs. Farmer at G106

Next meeting will be held October 17th at

4:00p.m. in the library . Hope to see you all

there! Join our group on Facebook: Sahuarita Middle

October 2016

September was full of exciting things here at SMS.

We had our first ever Coffee Chat! Thank you to all who attended. Several parents and McDonalds volunteers came in this month to clean up our SMS garden. Big thank you to all

our volunteers!

United Day of Caring is October 20. We will be painting the boys’ and

girls’ bathrooms, as well as some picnic tables. We would love for lots of volun-teers. Please let me know if you could

help.

Big thank you to all the volunteers who have

stepped up to help SMS so far this year! You

can email me at jfarmer@sahuarita.net or call 625-3502, ext. 1413.

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Student Council News

If students have orders or money for the discount coupon books, please take it to Mr. Haas in the front office. Students will receive a free emoji when they return they money orders! If they have a book that they will not be selling, please take it to the front office with their name on it. The money raised through this fund-raiser goes towards the 8

th grade promotion

dance and breakfast and snacks during state test-ing. Thanks for your sup-

port!

Girls Cross Country Team A won 2nd place at the Kiwanis Rattle-

snake Run 2016. Way to go, Jags!

We are collecting soda tabs, soup can tabs and old keys. Our Goal is 25,000 for the end of this se-mester and 25,000 for the end of the year, 50,000 total. For every 25 tabs that a stu- dent brings in, they will get an out of dress code pass. If a classroom collects 1000, they will all get an out of dress code pass.

Student Leaders in Character: October: Paloma Villa-

Lizarraga

Employee of the Month:

September: Ms. Patti Gloy

October: Ms. Laura Synder

BOYS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS

WHEN: OCTOBER 17TH (MONDAY) TO OCTOBER

19TH (WEDNESDAY)

WHERE: SAHUARITA MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM

TIME: AFTERSCHOOL-5:15PM-EVERYDAY

GOING HOME ON BUS OR PARENT PICK UP AT 5:15

SIGN UP SHEETS WILL BE BY THE LIBRARY. LISTEN TO ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR INFO.

*GIRLS SOCCER TRYOUTS- October 17th through 19th after school

Sahuarita Middle School is pleased to announce the start of Excel2, a 21st Century Commu-

nity Learning Center program, where students take excellence to a higher power! This pro-gram will offer before and after school tutoring as well as an enrichment hour. Sessions be-gin October 3, 2016.

Highly qualified teachers will be available in the morning at 7:15 am to 8:15 am and at 3:20 pm to 4:20 pm for homework help, tutoring or study sessions. To end the day, teachers will hold enrichment classes from 4:20pm through 5:20 pm. All sessions run Monday through

Thursday. MESA may be available for 2 hours on Friday after school.

Students took a survey to let us know the types of enrichment classes they would like to par-ticipate in. Popular requests include: Cooking/Culinary, Art, Minecraft, Robotics, Outdoor ac-tivities, Build your Own Computer, Media/ TV /Movies, DJ mix music, Drama, sewing/crafting, Mad Science, Golf/Sports/Journalism, and Guitar. Each class must meet minimum attendance

of six students to remain an option.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Academic Hour

7:15am-8:15am

Academic Hour

7:15am-8:15am

Academic Hour 7:15am-

8:15am

Academic Hour 7:15am-

8:15am

None

Academic Hour 3:20pm

- 4:15pm

Academic Hour

3:20pm - 4:15pm

Academic Hour 3:20pm -

4:15pm

Academic Hour 3:20pm

- 4:15pm

MESA

Enrichment Hour

4:20pm -5:15pm

Enrichment Hour

4:20pm -5:15pm

Enrichment Hour

4:20pm -5:15pm

Enrichment Hour

4:20pm -5:15pm

For questions, please contact:

Mrs. Terhune, ext 1486

gterhune@sahuarita.net

Mrs. Telles, ext 1487

stelles@sahuarita.net

Chromebooks will be available. Free snacks will be provided.

Who? All parents/guardians of students in Ms. Holland’s Reading Workshop

What? Title 1 Informational Meeting

Where? SMS—Room E122 (Holland)

When? Thursday, October 20th @ 5 PM

Why? To learn about the Title 1 program is and how you

can get involved and support your child at home.

*********There will be a drawing for school supplies—

must be present to win********

Ms. Holland * SMS Reading Specialist * mholland@sahuarita.net

TITLE 1 INFORMATIONAL MEETING

All SMS Families are Cordially Invited to Join Us For

Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences on Wednesday and

Thursday, October 19-20, 2016!

Wednesday, October 19:

2:45-3:45 P.M. Teacher Team Conferences by Appointment in the

SMS Library. Call Mr. Haas at 625-3502, ext. 1404.

Thursday, October 20:

1:30 – 4:00 P.M. Teacher Team Conferences by Appointment in the

SMS Library. Call Mr. Haas at 625-3502, ext. 1404.

5:00 – 7:00 P.M. Report Card Pick-Up and Brief, Individual Teacher

Conferences on a Walk-In Basis in the SMS Gym.

Come celebrate achievements and plan for a success-

ful 2nd quarter! We sincerely hope to see you there.

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350 W. Sahuarita Rd.

Sahuarita, AZ 85629

Building 18

Sahuarita Middle School

Office hours: Monday-Friday

7:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

First Bell: 8:20 a.m.

JAGUARS Principal: Mrs. Stephanie Silman Assistant Principal: Mr. Robert Beachy

We are on the WEB

http://www.susd30.us/middl/

Sahuarita Middle School

Phone: 520-625-3502

Mrs. Stephanie Silman, Principal, Ext. 1402

Mr. Robert Beachy, Asst. Principal, Ext. 1403

Mr. John Haas, Guidance Counselor, Ext. 1404

Ms. Isabel Correll, Attendance, Ext. 1407

Ms. Bailey Ledesma, Health Office, Ext. 1409

Front Office Reception Desk, Ext. 1400

Nominations are now being accepted

at www.tucsonvaluesteachers.org

and click on Teacher Excellence

You can earn cash for your child’s

school by clipping Box Top coupons

from hundreds of participating prod-

ucts. Students can also earn out of

dress code passes when they bring in

25 box Tops. For participating products,

see the website listed below.

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 individ-

ual during school hours.

DISTRICT POLICY

http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Brands.aspx

~Attention Parents ~

If your child is in 6th grade, please make sure he/she receives

their mandatory vaccinations (TDAP & Meningococcal) at

age 11. Also, sports physical for all students done after March

1, 2016, are valid for the entire 2016-2017 school year.

“No act of kindness, how-

ever, small, is wasted.”

~Aesop, The Lion and the

Mouse

(Greek slave and fable au-

thor, 620 B.C.-560 B.C.)