Dear Families,
Summer Enrichment programs will be offered again
February Vacation 22nd-26th
Newton Town Essay Contest
Team News:
Grade 7
Dear Parents,
We hope you and your family had a nice weekend. Happy Valentine’s Day!
It’s hard to believe we are in the third quarter of school already. .
MATH: Students started a new unit last week on rational numbers. We started exploring rational numbers in the context of temperature and elevation. This week the students will have a final unit summative on proportionality. They have been given the choice between a more traditional test from Open Resources and a short performance assessment called Discovering the Rainforest. Then we continue to explore rational numbers on number lines.
ELA: This week, students continue to practice argumentative writing, by writing flash drafts that supported a claim for the following topic – protect the environment (wildlife, nature) or protect the economy (jobs, income). Next week, we will start to look at dystopian fiction, with an episode of The Twilight Zone called, “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.”
Social Studies: This past week students finished their summatives from unit 3. They also collected and mapped data on where their shirts and shoes were made. They analyzed the data and drew conclusions based on what they learned. We will be investigating these conclusions this week as we continue our Economics unit.
Science: Please check your email for the parent permission form for science. Link for parent permission form We are starting our growth and development unit this week and students need permission to participate. Students finished their summatives for the Heredity unit and grades are in Alma.
Grade 8
Another great week in Grade 8.
In Literacy, students are drafting literary essays, and their analysis and deep thinking is impressive! Equally impressive is the independent reading that is happening in class and during intervention block and outside the classroom too!
In Science, students began taking what they learned about the structure of an atom and applying it to the construction of molecules. They learned the importance of valence electrons and how those play an integral role in their construction.
In Social Studies, students continued their study of Ancient Greece. This week they’ve been building background knowledge in preparation for their upcoming CSI activity.
It is that time again...Summative time! In Math class, the students will be having a summative on graphing. They should be able to graph lines, write equations of lines, and rewrite the equations into slope-intercept form. If they want to practice some more, they can look back at the google classroom and review some of the old assignments.
Please continue to encourage independent reading at home! As always, we thank you for the support you provide at home.
Counselor's Corner:
This week I visited 7th grade advisories to talk about college and play College Jeopardy. This game allowed me to ask students questions about college and test their knowledge. Next week I will be visiting 8th grade advisories to prepare students for high school course registration. We will go over what a credit is, what a transcript is, and students will be sent home with information on how to sign up for classes and which classes are available to them. Please look this information over with your student during February break so they are prepared to register for courses. High school counselors will be visiting 8th grade advisories the week of March 1 to help students register for high school courses through Alma. In next week’s Constant Contact I will link the 8th grade presentation and any information they will be bringing home.
Please check out my “virtual office” on our School Counseling home page for resources, information, and more.
Alma Gradebook
Please log in to Alma to view grades as report cards will not be mailed home. Your user name in Alma is “firstname.lastname” (example susie.smith). Every student and parent was sent a welcome email. If you did not receive one please make sure you check your spam folder. If you did receive one but your password is not working, please click the “forgot password” button and follow the instructions. If you cannot log in at all please contact Kevin Harrington at kharrington@sau17.net. You can also find a button to access Alma on our website at sau17.net. Below is the link to access Alma.
SRMS Student Attendance Expectations 2020-2021
This year at SRMS we will be tracking attendance a little differently than we historically have. This is to ensure your child’s safety in our building and to be consistent across the middle and high schools. If your child will be absent, late, dismissed early, or will miss a class period please use Pickup Patrol to report this absence as an excused absence. Any absences that have not been reported through Pickup Patrol will be marked as unexcused. Teachers will be taking attendance at the beginning of each period. If your child misses one or more classes during the day and it has not been documented through Pickup Patrol, the absence will be marked as unexcused and an automated email will be sent home from Renee LeBlanc. If you get a message and have information or documentation as to why your child’s absence should be excused, please contact Renee LeBlanc at rleblanc@sau17.net.
YES, THERE WILL BE A YEARBOOK THIS YEAR!
We might want to forget 2020, but we certainly won’t. We have been working hard and overcoming these challenging circumstances to create the 2021 Sanborn Regional Middle School Yearbook that will document this historic year. This is one book you will want to have.
The price of the 2021 yearbook is $25 but is ON SALE FOR $22 UNTIL FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH. With everything going on this year, the preferred method to order your child’s yearbook is online through our yearbook company, Jostens, website.
Copies are limited. We don’t have the ability to order extras, so please CLICK HERE to guarantee your copy.
Youth Lacrosse Registration
Baseball/Softball Information
Free Meals for all student in school & remote for the remainder of the 20/21 school year.
Remote meals are available for pick-up
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
at the High School Main Entrance from 12:30-1:30.
Please Use the following link to pre-order your remote meals.
