June 1 - 5th and 6th Graders Visit Sac

xxxxx x- Choir Awards Concert

June 7 - LAPTOP TURN IN - 8TH GRADE STUDENTS

xxxxxx - TEXTBOOK/LIBRARY BOOK TURN-IN - ALL STUDENTS

(fines will be assessed for books not returned by today)

June 8 - LAPTOP TURN IN - 7TH GRADE STUDENTS

June 9 - SAC Talent Show

June 13 - Yearbook Distribution

June 15 - 8th Grade FUN DAY (last half of the school day)

June 16 - Rubber Thunderbird

June 19 - NO SCHOOL - JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY

June 20 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - HALF DAY (12:00 pm dismissal)

XXXXXX- LAST DAY OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE BUILDING

ATTENTION PARENTS OF STUDENTS WITH MEDS… READ THIS CAREFULLY!!

With the building being demolished very soon after school ends for summer, JUNE 20^TH AT 4:00 pm WILL BE THE LAST TIME YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PICK UP MEDS OR ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM SACAJAWEA!! There will be no public access to the building after June 20^TH.

If you have medications, inhalers, epi pens, diabetic supplies or any other medication or supplies that have been checked into the office, please mark your calendar for June 20^th between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm for pickup of these items. Since most of the items listed above are required for your student to attend, you MUST come in and pick them up between 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm on the 20^th of June. STUDENTS CANNOT PICK UP THESE ITEMS THEMSELVES! ONLY PARENTS CAN PICK UP MEDS AND OTHER ITEMS LISTED ABOVE. After this date the meds will be disposed of. 

If your students last day is prior to June 20^th, you can pick up meds at the end of the day on their last day.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PARENTS OF STUDENTS WITH MEDICATION OR TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS

DON’T LET YOUR STUDENT BE EXCLUDED FROM STARTING THE 23/24 SCHOOL YEAR ON TIME!!

Make any necessary doctor’s appointments now! Student’s with a potentially life-threatening health condition must submit a medication and/or treatment order annually addressing the condition NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2023.   Life threatening health condition means a condition that will put the student in danger of death during the school day if a medication or treatment order is not in place.  Asthma and allergies requiring an Epi-Pen when exposed to an allergen are two examples of the many conditions that fall under this category.  Medication forms and treatment plans can be downloaded from the district website https://www.spokaneschools.org/Page/2164.

Due to the construction of our new building staff is not expected to be in the building until late August. This will affect the normal routine for parents turning in completed forms and medication. For the start 23/24 school year you will need to drop off these items at Sacajawea starting on August 23rd and NO LATER THAN AUGUST 25TH to guarantee your student will be able to start school on time. Do not wait until Launch Conferences. We are expecting an increase in treatment plans and longer processing time. Any delay in receiving required paperwork and medications may push back when your student will be allowed to attend.

REMINDERS:

• Please contact the school office at any time during the year to report new health conditions. A school nurse will be available for questions during the summer months. For details, call 509-354-7298.
• Parents are responsible to alert other school programs that their student has a health condition and/or a care plan in place. Such oprograms may include, express child care, after school activities, sports, etc.
• ALL students in Spokane Public Schools are required by state law to be fully vaccinated PRIOR to the first day of attendance (RCW 28A.210.080). If the student’s immunization record is not complete, the student will be excluded from school. If your child is exempt from vaccination, please ensure that your school receives this documentation. At this time, the requirement to be fully vaccinated does not include the COVID vaccine.  

Our new building is progressing nicely and is currently on time to open on August 31st. Watch for news on when we will officially be allowed in the building and when it will be open for public access - it may not be until prior to launch conferences on August 31st.

JUNE 20TH is the last day of PUBLIC ACCESS to our current building. For safety reasons staff will not be in the building after June 21st. Our communications (phones and internet access) will also be coming down on June 21st. Please visit our Sac website or the District website if you need information or have questions after this date.

ALL SCHOOL PROPERTY, LAPTOPS, CHARGERS, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. SHOULD BE RETURNED BY JUNE 8TH.

PLEASE make sure your student brings home all their belongings by June 15th. Students may only bring a brown bag lunch and yearbooks on JUNE 16th and JUNE 20th. NO BOOK BAGS, BACKPACKS, PURSES, ATHLETIC BAGS ALLOWED AT SCHOOL ON THE FINAL DAYS!!

Our 7^th graders are just days away from completing their first successful year of learning at SAC! What a great group of kids! A few notes and reminders heading off into summer….

• All SAC students have a Summer Reading Assignment. It will be handed out in ELA classes and is also posted below with links to the instructions and more. Please encourage reading this summer!

• There are no math summer assignments, but if your student would like additional practice the Khan Academy is a great resource. SVL also has Bridge to Algebra for Accelerated Math kids looking to brush up before Algebra next year.

• The STA is providing FREE bus passes for students this summer to access free or discounted programs available in the region. Get all the details at https://stasummerpass.com. 😊 Enjoy all the great parks in this city!

• If your students or family is in need of any resources this summer click on this link CHILD RESOURCES for a Spokane county information sheet OR call 211 and be directed to various resources in Spokane. Print this Emergency Contact List to keep handy and be prepared. There will also be a list of resources posted on the website before we head out for summer break.

• Lastly, our Sacajawea Counseling Department would like your feedback on a needs survey they created for next year supports. Please complete the survey on the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/W3DyPr1Y9p. 

Enjoy the sunshine! Take care of yourself and one another. Thank you and go Thunderbirds!

The SAC Counseling Department

6TH - 8TH GRADES

Dear Thunderbirds,

We are looking forward to a great year with you at Sacajawea Middle School. Throughout your summer, it is important to fuel your mind with good literature. Your teachers have created some exciting summer reading enrichment opportunities for you.

 ake the Plunge!

1. Fiction/nonfiction books

Choose and read two books, fiction and/or nonfiction, that are at least 100 pages or more. (If you aren’t sure what to read, the links below may help.)

http://www.ala.org/yalsa/best-fiction-young-adults

http://www.ala.org/yalsa/nonfiction

https://www.oclc.org/en/worldcat/library100.html

https://edsitement.neh.gov/closer-readings/edsitements-recommended-reading-list-college-bound-students

Upon completing your independent reading books, you will complete a One-Pager project for each book read to demonstrate your understanding. A One-Pager is a way of responding to a book on one piece of paper. It is a graphic interpretation of what you have read.

2.GGreek and Latin Roots

Practice the definitions of all Greek and Latin roots at your grade level. (Refer to the attached list.)

• Accelerated English students – Memorize all Greek and Latin roots in your grade level.

Rubric for the One-Pager projects: (Click here for directions)

Grade 4.0

• Project demonstrates solid understanding of the novel
• All required elements are clear and obvious
• All directions are thoroughly followed
• No convention errors

Grade 3.0

• Project demonstrates understanding of the novel
• Required elements are present
• All directions are followed
• Few convention errors

Grade 2.0

• Project somewhat demonstrates understanding of the novel
• Some required elements are present
• Directions are followed, with a few gaps
• Some convention errors

Grade 1.0

• Project shows little understanding of the novel
• Little required elements are present
• Difficult to tell what directions, if any, were followed
• Convention errors distract from the project

Grade 0

• Not enough to evaluate

Studies show that the more involved a student is at extra-curricular acivities, the better students do academically. Sacajawea will offer athletics for all 7^th and 8^th grade students; 6^th grade students will be able to participate in Cross Country and intramural sports. 

Please watch for the district email in August that will alert families when registration is open for the 2023-2024 athletic season. Athletic registration will be done through Final Forms and an email will be sent to families when registration is open and will also allow families to set up a family account if they don't already have one.  

To Do: A sports physical will be needed for participation. Click on the ‘physical form’ link below, print and take it to an upcoming well child visit, make a specific sports physical appointment or ask to have it filled out based on a past physical. PHYSICALS ARE GOOD FOR 2 YEARS from date of exam.   Physical form

Looking for something to do this summer?? Lewis & Clark High School is offering various Athletic Camps beginning on 6/21 through 7/29 for students in grades 1-12.

For specific activities and registration information click here

Sacajawea's Band and Drill team partcipated in the historic middle school band parade, the Junior Lilac Parade, on May 13th. The theme this year was "Onward" and the students dedicated their performance to Mrs. Nicholas who was clearly with them as our Thunderbirds took 1st place in both the Band and Drill Team Divisions!! Our Band Director, Mr. Nord and Mrs. Leland, our Drill Team Advisor, worked with the students during the early morning hours before, after, and during school to prepare and their hard work was a huge success. WAY TO GO T-BIRDS!!

PBIS REWARDS

Congratulations to our

Sac Way/PBIS

drawing winners!

Congratulations to our April, May & June Sac Way Drawing winners: Leah Merritt, Sac Card given by Jeremy Ulmen, Camden Mulvey, Sac Card given by Matthew Switzer, Abdullah Alfandi, Sac Card given by Asheley Schraeder, Radley Sahagian, Sac Card given by Jeremy Ulmen, Fallon Bogle, Sac Card given by Caitlyn Jacobs, Aiden Thomas, Sac Card given by Jen Pearman, won an Amazon Catalog Prize Choice.

Additional winners received their choice of a Sac Beanie or a Sac Water Bottle with Sticker are:

• Zeke LeBlanc, card from Ryan Thomas
• Corbyn Stout, card from Henry Rockett
• Chavah Dillon, card from Sue Miller
• Maya Stevens, card from BJ Krestian
• Skyler McGuire, card from Jen Soter
• Kelly Lytle, card from Jason Rise
• Kade Simmons, card from Sue Miller

A 3rd quarter drawing was held for all students who reached "GOLD" status in our Middle School Matters program and the winners from this drawing listed below got to pick from a variety of prizes (Sac beanies, water bottles, and other Sac "swag" items.

Students can turn in Sac Cards that they earn from staff members for our monthly drawings in the student office, or save up tickets to “buy” other prizes in the Business Office. To find out more about how you or your business can support our Sac Way/PBIS program, please contact Laura Treece at 509-354-5444 or LauraT@SpokaneSchools.org.

SACAJAWEA LIBRARY CONGRATULATES

Congratulations to all of the Million Word Readers at Sacajawea! A huge shout out to our top reader, Sawyer Bancroft, with 10,180,539 words as of May 31st!

Here is the list of our Top 10 Readers followed by other members of the Million Word Club:

Top 10 List

Bancroft, Sawyer

Huntoon, Ellie

Farquhar, Sagan

Rast, Amelia

Jiang, Linda

Malde, Jake

Dierks, Hannah

Cook, Parker

Stoddard, George

Hume, Hudson

Other Million Word Club members include: Olive Seymour, Julia Conaty, Bella Peterson, Aleena Dragoo, Corbin Pung, Carter Reed, Annabel Bielaski, Abyssinia Krueger, Sofia Sydor, Jacob Woods, Evan Luppert, Kysa Mallo, Cecelia Meier, Isaac Bowen, Juliette Nau, Marjorie Ketchel, Josephine Green, Lexi Sheffield, Nari Kishiyama, Peter Gauss, Eliot Hammer, Isla Smith, Ellia Davis, Ava Brattebo, Brolin Webb, Finley Robichaud, Sofia Moralez, Wesley Tapp, Jackson Oletzke, Lauren Jamison Jeter, Miriam Dunning, Tyler Capaul, Brooke Capaul, Brooklynn Legg, Franny Anderson, Toby Kettleson, Finley Antoniuk, McKenzie Barnes, Henry Mills, Natalie Rasmussen, Yanet Yemane, Autumn Jamison, Ada Wert, Autumn Craven, Charlotte Tippetts, Line Hodge, Zachary Schwartz, Ruby Gilman, Zachary Vazquez, Radley Sahagian, Hollyn Randall, Owen McLachlan, Tierney Hart, Ava Andrews, McKenzie Kelly, Kara Goetz, Devin Jamison Jeter, Olivia O'Neill, Natalie Andresen, Mateo Orozco, Anthony Sharman, Alexander Sylling, Beatrice Aldred, Dominic Durning, Ruby Branham, Aaden Weber, Triniti Ramos, Makayla Froese, Louisa Drake, Hudson Finley, Lochlan Hargreaves, Kaden Adams, Brayden Klossner, Jonathan Sanborn, Ruby Kujawski, Vivian Canfield, Quinn Henneberg, Justin Geffken, Joshua Streeter, Briggitta Wade, Carson Macdonald, and Avy Johnson.

On May 24th, Sacajawe Hosted the All City Track and Field competition at Hart Field. Shortly after the meet began all activities were stopped due to thunder and lightening in the area. Athletes and volunteers were safely housed inside Sacajawea's gym during the storm and the meet was able to continue after a short delay. Our track and field team put in a lot of hard work at practices and meets throughout the season and it showed

during this pinnacle event.



Congratulations to all the athletes who participated! WAY TO REPRESENT!!

JUNE PTG UPDATE 

As this school year wraps up, the Sac PTG wants to thank families for their donations and volunteer time! We have had a busy and successful year - preparing for 8^th grade fun day, celebrating staff during Teacher Appreciation Week, assisting with Honor Roll celebrations, fulfilling Teacher Grants, and making the holidays brighter for families in our own community with Sac Gives. 

We will start over with new contact lists for the 2023-24 school year. PTG representatives will be at Launch Conferences in August to collect your contact information. We will also transition to a new PTG email address: sacajaweaptg@gmail.com. Feel free to contact us at the new gmail account with any questions or suggestions for the new year.

Wishing all Sac families a safe and wonderful summer break,

2022-23 Sac PTG Board



(Megan Read, Heather Beznaiguia, Julie Matthews, Sharon Conaty, Kate Sheffield)

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