Dear Families,
SRMS will be in remote learning for the week of December 14th. Students are to report to Advisory beginning at 7:30 each morning.
Important Dates:
Holiday Vacation December 21st- January 3rd
Remote Learning- January 4th-8th
Giving Tree
As we approach the 2020 holiday season, the Sanborn School District will once again sponsor local families in need with our annual "Giving Tree". Please consider clicking the link below to fulfil a gift wish.
Anyone who would like to help is asked to choose a gift from the list, purchase and return the item unwrapped with the ID# on each gift to the main office of any one of the schools no later than Wednesday, December 18th.
We thank you in advance for your generosity. The community response to "Giving Trees" of the past has been AMAZING, and we are sure Christmas mornings for the families that we sponsor are so much brighter because of it.
If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to any of the school nurses.
(If you select a gift and are unable to find the item or fulfill your commitment, please delete your name from that item so that we can be sure that everyone's wish is filled.)
Cindy Cole, RN Juliann Herrick, RN & Camille Mawhinney, RN
Sanborn's School Nurses
Athletics:
Basketball Tryout Information can be found on our website
Team News:
Grade 7:
7th Grade Update
We hope you are all doing well and had a great weekend! We have been busy here in the 7th grade as usual :)
Math: This past week we continued to look at proportional relationships from a written description perspective vs a table perspective. We discussed problem solving strategies such as creating a table, looking for context clues and working backwards. The students ended their week with a summative assessment to reassess the material from the last summative as well as assess a deeper understanding of those standards.
ELA: We wrapped up our fantasy fiction unit this past week, and students created advertisements to sell either a fantasy creature or a fantasy object. Ask your child to show you their advertisement on Google Docs! Next week, we will start looking at the science fiction genre and its subgenre – dystopian fiction.
Social Studies: Last week students learned about the end of World War 2 and worked to complete research on their topic of choice. Next week students will be focusing on their projects which will be due after the holiday break.
Science: We are continuing to learn the parts and functions of the cell. Because this is such a busy time of year for families, I moved the 3-D Cell project to January. Students will be able to work on it at home after the new year. Students received a checklist* to help them organize their assignments for the cell unit.
Please feel free to reach out to us at any time if you have questions or concerns.
Have a wonderful week!
Grade 8:
This past week was a productive one for Grade 8! In ELA classes, students were assessed on Characterization in their independent reading books.
In Social Studies students, students are wrapping up with Unit 3, a study of Mesopotamia and the influence Geography has on their daily lives.
In Science, students were introduced to a new topic, the properties and states of Matter.
In Math, students were preparing for next week’s summative assessment by solving problems in a virtual escape room and by working collaboratively using Jamboards as part of a review activity.
For our remote learning week of 12/14- 12/18, please remind students to join their Advisory Zoom class at 7:30am each day. We look forward to working with them virtually, though we are sad we can’t be seeing them in person.
Counselor’s Corner:
This article was written by a teacher in Concord. It has very helpful tips to be successful in a remote learning setting.
Please check out my “virtual office” on our School Counseling home page for resources, information, and more.
Internet Safety
We have heard of students using the website Omegle, which is a platform to chat with random strangers on the internet. Please read this article on the dangers of sites like Omegle. Reach out to Ms. Arena if you need help with internet safety or setting parental controls on devices at home.
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.
Meal Pickup Information:
Week of December 14th-
Remote meals will be available at the HS main entrance Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week from 11-12.
Memorial and Bakie remote meals will stay the same Monday and Friday 1-1:30.
Over Holiday Break:
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Remote meals will be available for pick-up the 21st at the High School Main Entrance Only From 11-12 for meal pickups for the week of December 21st-25th. This will include 7days of Breakfast and 7 days or Lunches.
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We will NOT have meal pick ups available for the week of December 28th.
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Remote meals will be available Monday January 4th , Wednesday the 6th , and Friday the 8th . Pick-up will be at the High School Main Entrance ONLY From11-12 each day will include 2 breakfasts and 3 lunches. Friday will include the weekend and Monday the 11th Breakfast and Lunch.
Any and All Families are eligible for these meals and as a reminder they are free! I will need an order form filled out for those who are interested to ensure I have adequate amounts of food. Please use the attached google form for ordering. If you know of someone who may need the meals and does not have access to the form please have them call or email me and I will fill it out for them.
Take Care,
Cara Green
Food Service Director
Fresh Picks Cafe
Office: (603) 642-3341 ext.132
