Fall Sports Physical

Spectrum Family Medicine, on the corner of 12 Mile and M37, is offering $15 sports physicals on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, beginning at 5:30 pm.  You may pick up physical forms in the High School and Middle School offices.  They ask that the form be filled out with a parent signature before students get in line.

Celebrate Success Update (note the time and destination change)

All students that are on the honor roll for second trimester will be invited to a field trip to 3 Mile Project.  We will be leaving our building by bus on March 28 at 8:00 am.  We will return around 12:00.  Students will be asked to bring a brown bag lunch or they can purchase pizza at the complex.  That afternoon the students will also be participating in our annual Spring grade level competition, Sparty Cup.  This day should be a fun filled celebration.

Heat is Back On!!

I want to inform you that DTE has come out to the building and remedied the problem.  We now have both of our boilers running at full power.  The building should be up to normal temperatures in an hour or so.

Dylan Bromley- Way Cool!!

Dylan is a seventh grader in our school.  We have always thought he was a special young man.  It appears that Maranda has  found out what we already knew.  Dylan is a speed skater in the Special Olympics.  Maranda, from WOTV Channel 4,  did a little spotlight of him recently.  Below is the attachment. It is worth the time and look.

Hitting the Ice with Dylan

Heat down at the middle school

We were welcomed this morning by cool temperatures in the middle school this morning.  We have identified the cause as poor natural gas pressure into the building.  This has caused the boiler to not operate at an acceptable level.  We have allowed the students to wear the clothing they have to make themselves comfortable.  We will continue to monitor the situation and make you aware of any updates and decisions.  As we are right now we are continuing school.  If you feel it is necessary, you are welcome to pick up your child and excuse them for the day.

I appreciate your support and understanding.

MEAP Results

The 2011 Fall MEAP results recently became publicly available.  As you may have read, there was a change in how the MEAP scores are evaluated for proficiency levels.  Below is a link to an article from Mr. Kasmer, our Assistant Superintendent.

MEAP Family Letter

Your child's MEAP results will come home with their report cards in March.

Thank you.

Celebrate Success

We will be organizing an afternoon to celebrate student success at SMS.  All students who complete the second trimester with A's and B's will be invited to a celebration in the afternoon.  There will be activities available for them to participate in with their peers.  We want to recognize their efforts and celebrate the commitment they are making to their education.  We are currently planning the events and may reach out to families to request the assistance of those available to help chaperone the activities.  We will send out further information regarding the event later.

For those students that are not able to participate, we are planning to provide assistance with the core math and language arts skills.  We will also look to incorporate study skills into the time to assist these students with skills that can lead to future success.