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SSCMS PTO Foundation
STALLION NEWS
Family Newsletter
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Principal's Message August 28th, 2020 |
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Dear SSCMS Families,
Your partnership in our first week of Universal Remote Learning made it a successful and positive experience; I know you join me in thanking the incredible teachers and staff at SSCMS who tirelessly made that possible. I applaud your middle schoolers for resilience and eagerness to make this the best we can together.
Thank you for responding to the recent survey about the opening of school during Universal Remote Learning. After gathering valuable feedback from our parents, students, and staff members and working with district leadership, we have revised our daily schedule to shorten the school day and to provide added flexibility on Wednesdays. Our new schedule will begin on Monday, August 31, 2020.
Highlights of changes to the revised schedule include:
- 8:30-2:30 school day
- Academic Periods shortened by 5 minutes, with 25 minutes of synchronous (live) instruction and 15 minutes of working time
- Transitions shortened by 5 minutes
- Lunch period shortened to 30 minutes
- Teacher Office Hours increased to one hour per day
- Wednesday class check-ins will be 10 minutes for each class in the morning to receive directions on assignments from teachers, to provide small group and individual group information, and to take attendance
The survey clearly indicated that our students, our staff, and our community needed pressure relief which these changes provide. Our reasonable adjustments will allow us to continue building on the overwhelming successes of week one.
I thank you for helping us make the right tweaks early so that our kids and staff can now focus on learning, support, technology, and routine. As always, I welcome you to reach out to me or any of my admin team for thoughts or questions. Thank you for your continued support of SSCMS!
Kind regards,
Mrs. Laurie Woodruff, Principal
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Phase 1 of Face To Face is Coming! |
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Don't forget to review and sign off on the 2020-2021 Code of Conduct. You can find the Student Code of Conduct on the FCS Webpage under Students & Families.
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Join SSCMS PTO Foundation |
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Join our PTO Foundation and help support our teachers, staff, SSCMS Sports Teams, SSCMS Arts and more. Membership dues go towards supporting our school. Last year, your PTO Foundation is putting your membership dollars to work awarding teachers and staff over $10,000 in items needed for their classrooms and work spaces. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT MORE THAN EVER this year!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF SSCMS!
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Order Your SSCMS Spirit Wear |
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Spirit Wear items are available for purchase online! Offering the latest in comfy at home wear and school wear, not only will we offer T-Shirts and the ever popular Hoodies, we have included Face Masks, Face Gaiters, AND yes, Pajama Bottoms. NOTE: PJ Bottom will NOT be allowed to be worn as uniform when we return to the building face to face.
Today, Friday 8/28 at 11pm is the cutoff to order for the next round of orders which will be delivered to school Mid-September and available for pickup at the front office.
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Music Dept Instrument Pickup |
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Both band and orchestra have set up an instrument drive-by pick-up on Saturday, August 29. Orchestra will pick up on the Cafeteria Side of the Building where the buses load and unload at Door #24. Band will pick up at the gym side of the building by the carpool lane and basketball courts.
The following time frames have been set for instrument pick-up:
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2:30 – 3:30 PM: 7th grade instrument pick-up
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3:30 – 4:30 PM: 8th grade instrument pick-up
- 4:30 – 5:00 PM: Miscellaneous window for those who cannot make their respective pick-up time.
When you arrive at SSCMS, stay in your car, someone will come to you.
Percussionists: For your supplies, please see the band percussion supply sheet.
Wind Players: Once you receive your instrument, please fill out the Instrument Check Out Form on our band website. We ask that you fill this out by Friday, September 4th.
Clarinet & Saxophone Players: Please fill out the Reed Care Sign Off Form on our band website. We ask that you fill this out by Friday, August 28th.
If you are unable to make any of these times, email Mr Scott or Mr Pena, and we will work out a solution.
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FREE After School Tutoring |
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From our School Admins: e are excited to launch our new after-school tutoring program sponsored by After-School All-Stars and the Sandy Springs Education Force.
After-School All-Stars offers free tutoring to all Sandy Springs Charter Middle School students. Students enrolled in the program will receive homework help and tutoring to meet the specific needs of each student. Tutors for the program are certified Sandy Springs Charter Middle School Teachers. The program begins Monday, September 14, 2020. The program meets on Microsoft Teams, Monday-Thursday from 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm.
For the first 50 students to sign-up we are offering incentives to Students and Parents!
You may register by clicking the link below:
If you have any questions please contact the Program Coordinators:
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Virtual Curriculum Night
Tuesday September 15th
More Details to come - Stay Tuned
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Join Yearbook Club
Order Your Yearbook Now to Save
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JOIN YEARBOOK CLUB and create this year's SSCMS with your fellow Stallions. Applications are being taken online, students will need to log in with their account to fill it out this yearbook club application: https://tinyurl.com/SSCMSYearbookClub
Price goes as we get closer to the end of the school year:
Back to school special: $30 – 8/7/20 – 9/18/20
Offer 2: $35 – 9/19/20 – 12/18/20
Offer 3: $40 – 12/19/20 – 5/1/21
Please remember ordering now guarantees your student receives a Yearbook. We order very few extra and ran out this past year.
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FCS Foodstop Meal Distribution |
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August
8/29 Saturday
- Band and Orchestra Student Orchestra Pickup (2:30 to 5:00pm)
September
9/7 Monday
- Labor Day Holiday No School for Students or Staff
9/8 Tuesday
- Phase I Face to Face Learning Begins
9/15 Tuesday
October
10/12 Monday
- Columbus Day School Holiday No School for Students or Staff
10/13 Tuesday
- Teacher Workday No School For Students
November
11/03 Tuesday
- Professional Development Day No School for Students
- Election Day VOTE!
11/23 Monday - Friday 11/27
- Thanksgiving Holidays No school for Students or Staff
December
12/18 Friday
- Last Day of First Semester
12/23 Monday - 12/31 Thursday
January
01/01 Friday
01/04 Monday
- Teacher Workday No School For Students
01/05 Tuesday
- First Day of Second Semester
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PTO FACEBOOK GROUP
If you haven't linked into the closed SSCMS Facebook group for parents and guardians yet, please request to join. Lots of important info is posted there throughout the week. Search under "Sandy Springs Charter Middle School PTO Foundation", answer the questions to confirm you're a SSCMS parent or guardian, and you'll be added right away! (you don't have to be a PTO member to join).
ON TWITTER?
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Our SSCMS Family Stallion Newsletter will come out weekly, containing important news and notes about SSCMS. Join us also on Facebook under Sandy Spring Charter Middle School PTO!
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Your support of the SSCMS PTO Foundation provides funding to ensure after school sports and arts enrichment offerings in addition to so much more! |
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