Good afternoon,

Fulton County Schools plans to implement Phase 3 on September 21, 2020. Phase 3 is optional. It is designed to re-acclimate more students and teachers for a greater length of time within the Face-To-Face (F2F) school environment and to assure students and staff that school is a positive, safe, and loving place. This will include reestablishing the academic routines of face-to-face school, practicing safety protocols, and building relationships. Teachers and students will engage one full day a week in the face-to-face setting and in the remote learning setting the other days based on the published school schedule. Students served in low incidence special education classes will have the option to attend two days per week. Typical school routines will be re-introduced during the F2F experience, and breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Please take a moment to complete this important survey for our school. This is a way for you to share what your intentions for remaining in Universal Remote Learning or returning to our school for face-to-face instruction during each phase of the full return-to-school plan. The information will assist our team in making necessary preparations for scheduling and instruction. Participation in face-to-face instruction remains optional. You may come back to face-to-face or remain in Universal Remote Learning ( URL) through the end of this semester on December 18. Decisions for 2021 will be made and shared with you soon.

This is all dependent on the continued decrease of cases in our communities. Students will be scheduled based on the students' last name for the household in Infinite Campus. The schedule by last name is below, and students may only attend on their assigned days:

Full details of the SSCMS Phase 3 Plan are included with this newsletter. As we transition to utilizing bus transportation and school nutrition services, this will mean that our school will be returning to our normal middle school schedule, with first period beginning at 8:50 and dismissal beginning at 4:05. Students may arrive via bus or car beginning at 8:20. If you choose for your child to continue to work from home, then you will follow the same start times for each class period. Teachers will continue to offer a blend of synchronous and asynchronous instruction to support both students in the classroom and who are learning from home. During Phase 3 there will be no live instruction on Wednesdays. Students will be able to schedule help sessions during office hours with teachers, engage in small group instruction, work on iReady, and devote time to completing work that has been assigned.

Please examine the links below carefully, as they contain critical information about the return to school for Phase 3.

If the levels of community spread of COVID-19 remain low, FCS plans to move to Phase 4 (also optional) on October 5, 2020. We will monitor the procedures that have been put in place and make adjustments as needed in order to provide the most optimal experience possible for students. Thank you in advance for understanding that we are in uncharted territory and that adjustments may need to be made as we reflect and refine while moving through each phase.

Thank you for your continued commitment to the success of not only your children but to SSCMS as a whole. You are appreciated!

Kind regards,

Laurie Woodruff, Principal

Were you unable to attend the SSCMS Phase 3 Reopening Town Halls presented virtual by our Admins this past week? The links to recordings are coming, however is you click on link here you will able to view the presentation.

Thank you for taking the time to review the videos for each content area on Flipgrid and for attending this evening's Q & A session with each grade level. These videos will remain active for several weeks in case you would like to view again. They may be found at:  https://flipgrid.com/815978b5

Please take a moment to provide feedback on this event by completing a brief survey:   http://bit.ly/EvaluationSurvey_20-21 (Please select Curriculum Night from the dropdown menu)

Thank you for attending our Title I Annual Meeting! Please complete the survey below to let us know how we may continue to plan for enriching experiences:  http://bit.ly/EvaluationSurvey_20-21

We have received the latest shipment of Spirit Wear! Orders are available for pickup in the SSCMS Front Office beginning Monday September 21st. For anyone who joined our PTO at Silver or Gold Level, your items will be available for pickup on Monday the 21st in the office as well. Thank you all for showing your Stallion Pride and supporting our PTO with Spirit Wear purchase!

REMINDER, PJ Bottoms are NOT allowed to be worn as uniform when In the school building.

This is it, today is the last day to order your yearbook at the lowest price of the year! Click here TO ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK From Jostens

Want to be a member of Year Book staff? We need students to help document our very unique school year. To join or with questions, contact Mr Hytowitz, Yearbook Advisor

Students attending school face-to-face will receive free meals during their school’s scheduled mealtimes. Nutritious and delicious student favorites will be provided at breakfast and lunch. At breakfast, this includes one entrée, one fruit, one juice, and/or milk. At lunch, this includes one entrée, two vegetables, one fruit, and/or milk. Meals will be accounted for using a no-contact cashiering method. Breakfast and lunch meals at school, do NOT need to be pre-ordered. To view the breakfast and lunch menus, visit www.fcsnutrition.com.

Students will be charged for any extra sale items they order such as additional entrees, additional sides, or bottled water. For contactless transactions, families are encouraged to load funds to their student’s account through MyPaymentsPlus. Student Meal Barcodes will be used to purchase extra sale items. Visit https://nutrition.fultonschools.org/BarCode and follow the on-screen instructions to receive your Student Meal Barcode.

There are now TWO great options for SSCMS Student FoodStop Meal Distribution. Choose one for pickup each week for pickup of 10 student meal kits:

Pick up at at Ison Springs Elementary, 8251 Ison Road, Sandy Springs GA 30350 on Wednesday's from 11am to 1pm.

Fulton County Schools has a special webpage at www.fultonschools.org/Census2020 that may answer general questions you have about the Census and our school system’s involvement. If you have not yet responded to the Census, there is no better time than now. Be counted!

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