Dear Families,
In an effort to further streamline traffic in the morning, we are making yet another adjustment. We hope this will further alleviate safety concerns. This change starts Monday, 11/16/2020.
Parent Drop Off: Enter from the east entrance and proceed through the front parking lot.
Buses: Enter from the east entrance and proceed to the "bus loop" by the Library.
Student Drivers: Enter from the east entrance and proceed around the back of the building to the gym parking lot, or use the parent drop off route to access the front parking lot.
Staff: Enter through the east entrance and proceed to your spot using any route.
Fire Watch:
Last week, the school district discovered a short circuit in the fire suppression system for the middle and high school campus. The district is working to identify the flaw in the system. Meanwhile, a fire watch supervision has been set up. Each school day, a member of the Kingston Fire Department is on the campus when school is in session. We do not yet have a repair timeline.
Winter Athletic Update:
As you may have seen or heard, the School Board took action on Winter sports this past week. You will find some important information on our winter sports by following this link:
Parents: Please note the information regarding physical exams, as this has changed for this year. Also note that It is important to sign your kids up using our online system, even if you're not 100% sure if they will play, or even if their sport isn't starting right now. This is so we have a handle on our participation levels.
Please reach out to me if you have any questions.
Bob Dawson, Asst. Principal / Athletic Director
Team News:
Grade 7:
We had a challenging time last week with picture day, NWEA testing and moving to remote classes on Tuesday. However, the 7th grade students did an excellent job being flexible and focusing on their work despite all of these irregularities :)
Math: Last week the students should have completed and revised their formative on determining proportionality from a table. Please check with your child to see that they completed it and turned it in. We will be continuing our unit on proportional reasoning. The students will be matching equations, tables, and word problems that describe the same relationship as well as creating tables and graphs from word problems.
ELA: This week, we will be looking at some Chicken Soup for the Soul stories, and discuss how to write a strong conclusion for narrative writing, as we continue writing the realistic fiction stories. And as we did not get to it this week, we will also look at our next reading strategy – questioning.
Social Studies: This week students will have a summative focusing on WW2 propaganda and the homefront. Students will also be working on their individual research and learning about the Holocaust.
Science: Students are working on their Bouncy Ball summative and will finish it. Remember the lab portion of the project is done at home. Materials were given to every student in school and the office has the lab materials for remote students. Hopefully everyone picked up their supplies by now. Students are changing the original recipe to improve the bouncy ball’s performance and texture.
Grade 8:
8th Graders have finished with their Fall testing! We are proud of their efforts and we are excited to resume a normal schedule next week.
Between now and Thanksgiving, students will be taking summative assessments in their core classes. Work on these projects will happen during class time and specific details will be posted for the students in our google classrooms.
We continue to be impressed with our in-person learners and their adherence to the safety protocols we must follow.
Our remote students are fantastic! We admire their independence and self-direction.
As always, please have students reach out to us with any questions or concerns via email!
Counselor’s Corner :
This week SRMS students have done an excellent job following restrictions, wearing their masks, and getting all of their state testing done. Parents, if your child is applying to a private school next year, please email me at marena@sau17.net and let me know as soon as possible. I’d like to have all of their academic records scanned and in my computer in case I’m unable to access the files from school.
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.
Library News:
YMCA Middle School Night:
Food Pantry Items Needed:
We continue to support over 30 families each weekend through the End 68 Hours of Hunger program. We are in need of the following items for the food pantry:
Soup
Tuna
Spaghetti-o’s/
Veggies
Pasta Sauce
Macaroni and Cheese
Peanut butter
Jelly
Cereal
Packages of oatmeal
Granola bars
Nutri grain bars
Packages of peanut butter crackers
Cans of fruit
If you can donate, please only send in plastic bottles. Please bring all donations to the high school.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Heidi Leavitt at hleavitt@sau17.net
Technology:
Help Desk:
Students/parents can email helpdesk@sau17.net to put in a ticket, or call the main SAU number (603) 642-3688, press # and leave a message.
Tutorial for Parents (Google Classroom/ Zoom)
Free Meal Handouts :
Free and Reduced Lunch Form:
