👻 It's the SCOOP for October 31, 2019 🎃
Your weekly news from Santa Barbara Middle School
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONFERENCES!
Call the office and book your parent, student, teacher conferences ASAP if you have not done so already. The
deadline to schedule is tomorrow, Friday, November 1
. This as an important meeting to connect with one another on where your student stands this year so far.
MAP TESTING
Next week we begin our new standardized MAP testing on November 5 and then November 12. This adaptive test is aligned to Common Core standards. The test measures what students know and supplies information about what they're ready to learn next, giving us a great baseline for conferences.Please make sure your kids have already downloaded the NWEA secure browser to their school laptops so they are ready to go (They should have done this in class.)
See more below in Bianca's Blurb.
SBMS COMMUNITY READINESS
Please take a moment to run through our SBMS emergency protocols and use the provided links
HERE
to get prepared for any situation, both on campus and at home. During fire season especially, it is important we are all knowledgeable on these procedures.
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SUNRISE SWIM REMINDER
Friday, November 1 at 6:45am
To cut down on weekly emails to our families, we will be including Sunrise Swim reminders and updates in the SCOOP each week moving forward.
Come celebrate the first day of November with a community circle, coffee, donuts and a swim. Please bring your own mug and consider a $2 donation that will go towards a charitable cause chosen by our 9th grade leaders.
Thank you to this week's donut and coffee angel,
Melissa Renda.
We're also looking for volunteers for the next few weeks. Sign up below!
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THE WEEK AHEAD
Sunday, Nov. 3:
7th Grade Family Gathering from 2-5pm at Steven's Park
Monday, Nov. 4:
No Diamond Time this morning! Student Drop-Off at 9:15am
Tuesday, Nov. 5:
MAP Testing
7pm evening PA Meeting in Lotus with guest speaker, Dr. Dustin Sanchez
Thursday, Nov. 7:
8:30am Book Club in the SBMS Library
7:30pm WCBSA Regional High School Info Night and Boarding School Panel
Friday, Nov 8:
Sunrise Swim at 6:45am
Monday, Nov 11:
Veteran's Day - No School!
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ATHLETIC SCHEDULE
Thursday, Oct. 31
Halloween, no games scheduled!
Monday, Nov. 4 - Friday, Nov. 8
Middle School Tournaments for Boys Soccer (undefeated this year!) and all of our Girls Volleyball Teams.
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COMMUNITY & EVENTS
BOOK CLUB
Reminder that the first SBMS Adult Book Club read
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens will be on November 7 from 8:30-9:30am in the SBMS Library. All parents, staff, and alumni are welcome to join! Learn more about the book or buy it online
here
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COMMUNITY CAMPUS WORK DAY
Please join us for a parent and community work party on Saturday, November 16, from 9am-12pm. Coffee and donuts will be provided for this fun day as we clean up our campus together. Bring your own garden gloves if you have them and rally your grade's parents to join you!
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SAVE THE DATE: FALL EXPEDITION VIDEO
Mark your calendars for the SBMS Fall Expedition Video viewing, Thursday, December 12 at 7pm. We can't wait to show you everything we did up in Morro Bay!
PILATES CANCELED
Please note that there will be no morning Diamond Time pilates with Michele next Wednesday, November 6.
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BIANCA'S BLURB

This week I am focusing on standardized testing as we are about to start to assess students using MAP Growth. Within the sphere of education, we acknowledge there are some drawbacks for standardized testing. That being said, it is a reality and requirement for entrance to some high school academies and college. Additionally, there are quite a few benefits of standardized tests. Testing is a metric for learning; it can guide instruction by highlighting areas for improvement, and it helps schools track and monitor student progress and achievement.
Please read this attached letter that details information about our new standardized test, MAP Growth.
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ON THE HORIZON
Tuesday, Nov. 12:
MAP Testing
Saturday, Nov. 16:
Community Campus Work Day
Monday, Nov. 18:
Early Dismissal, 2pm
Monday, Nov. 19:
SB Unified Academy Showcase
Tuesday, Nov. 19 - Tuesday, Nov. 26
: Conferences & Career Study Week
Wednesday, Nov. 27 - Friday, Nov. 29:
Thanksgiving Holiday
Monday, Dec. 2:
No Diamond time this morning!
Wednesday, Dec. 3:
Switch Day
Saturday, Dec. 7:
Open House #1
Tuesday, Dec. 10:
PA Meeting at 8:30am in Lotus
Thursday, Dec. 12:
SBMS Fall Expedition Video at 7pm
Monday, Dec. 23 - Friday, Jan. 3:
Winter Break
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