Dear Parents and Guardians,
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Thanks for a great second week, we enjoyed seeing everyone at Open House on Monday and Tuesday night. As we begin our third week of school, this is traditionally a time when the workload of middle school students begins to increase. After school commitments through extracurricular activities begin to pick up, as well as academic responsibilities in the classroom. During the third and fourth weeks of school, students will begin to have their first quizzes, tests, and projects of the year. We always encourage students and parents to visit the CAT Website on a weekly basis to align their academic responsibilities with their extracurricular commitments. Enjoy the long weekend with your friends and family, have a safe and happy Labor Day.
SCMS CAT Website
Beginning this week, teachers will be loading their weekly lesson plans on the SCMS CAT Website. The lessons of the upcoming week will become live every Sunday morning at 12:00 am. This is an excellent resource for students and parents to plan their schedules for the upcoming week. The lessons will provide information about activities that were done in class and/or assigned for homework. They will also include information about quizzes, tests, and/or projects that will be each week.
You can access the CAT website by going to http://scms.lovejoyisd.net . Click on “Parent Resources” at the top of the page, scroll down to “Academic Lesson Plans by Grade.” Each grade level has a link to all of our core teacher lesson plans. An additional link for elective teacher lesson plans is also provided.
Science Enterprise
Go where no scientist has gone before. This year, SCMS is offering a new extracurricular opportunity for 7th and 8th grade students that are enthusiastic about science and engineering. This unique program will provide a venue for students to extend their intellectual experience and fuel their curiosity to challenge the world around them. Science Enterprise aims to answer the unanswered questions through science competitions and contests.
Eighth grade science teacher and marine biologist Scott Johnson will be the sponsor of this program. Scott brings a wealth of experience, including research in underwater caves.
Science Enterprise will have its inaugural meeting next Wednesday, September 8 in room C500 from 4-5 pm (and will meet weekly for the rest of the year). Come join “Captain” Johnson as he embarks on a new frontier in science.
Spelling Bee
Mark your calendars now for the All School Spelling Bee on Wednesday, November 17 in the SCMS Cafeteria at 9:30 am. More information to come...
Get Organized Saturday, October 16. "Get Organized" workshop will focus on helping 6th grade students develop their own organization plan for managing their homework and extra-curricular activities. Students will develop their weekly plan, set goals, and learn strategies for academic success and balance in their schedule. For more information, please see the attached registration flyer.
TED Talks (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) Friday, October 15 at SMU from 12:30 - 5:00 pm,. Do you have a 6th, 7th, or 8th grader who would be interested in a Ted experience designed just for them? TEDxSMU is producing the Second Annual TEDxKids conference for middle school students. Students must apply by Sept 17 and be accepted to attend. For more information, please go to their website: www.TEDxSMU.org/TEDxKids,. If you have any questions, contact Kathy Libey at
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Upcoming Holiday and Early Release
Mark your calendars for the upcoming 4 day work week. Both students and staff have a holiday next Monday, September 6th. Friday the 24th is an early release day with students being dismissed at 12:45.
Friday September 24th is also Leopard Friday. Leopard Friday is a community event held at the LHS courtyard prior to the varsity football game against Abilene Wylie. The event is filled with fun and festivities for all ages.
DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) Tuesdays
Continuing with our districts’ goal of making lifetime learners and readers, SCMS will have a 15 minute school wide reading period EVERY Tuesday at the beginning of 4th period (for 7th/8th graders and right after lunch for 6th graders). This will begin on Tuesday, September 14th. Students may use this time to read a book, magazine or newspaper of their choice. Please help your student to get in the habit of always carrying something of interest to read with him/her, especially on Tuesdays!
Textbooks
This week, we began passing out textbooks to all of our students. Each student at SCMS will be issued a set of textbooks for use at home. By early next week, all student textbooks will be issued. Please keep an eye out for these textbooks, as they will remain at home for the entire school year. Each classroom at SCMS also has a class set of textbooks, so it is not required for your student to bring his/her textbooks to and from school.
Parent Sign In at SCMS
Sloan Creek Middle School has updated our visitor sign-in system. The updated system is called Positive Proof Intercept. Positive Proof is the same system we have used in the past to track visitors, students, volunteers, and staff but now the system requires the use of a state-issued ID. Positive Proof Intercept enhances school security by reading visitor drivers’ licenses, comparing information to a sex offender database, alerting campus administrators if a match is found, then (assuming no match was made) printing a visitor badge that includes a photo. The system was piloted at Lovejoy High School this past school year and over the summer all campuses have been updated. The overall goal of this system is to increase the safety of our schools.
UPCOMING SCMS EVENTS:
September
6 - No School (Holiday)
7 - Football vs. Allen Ereckson. (7th Home/8th Away)
9 - Girls Volleyball vs. Allen Ford. (7th Home/8th Away)
9 - Cross Country Parent Meeting
9 - Choir Social at Main Event
9-16 Fall Book Fair in Library
14 - Picture Day during Math class
14 - Football vs. Ford (7th Home/8th Away)
16 - Girls Volleyball vs. Rockwall Cain (7th Away, 8th Home)
16 - Band Social at Main Event
17 - 6th Grade Social @ SCMS
20 - PTA Meeting, 7:00 pm in Cafeteria
21 - School Board Meeting 7:30 pm
21 - Football vs. Wylie Cooper (7th Away/8th Home)
23 - Girls Volleyball vs. Wylie Cooper (7th Away/8th Home)
24 - Early Dismissal - SCMS Dismissal Time is 12:45
28 - Football vs. Rockwall Cain (7th Away/8th Home)
30 - Girls Volleyball Vs. Rockwall Williams (7th Home/8th Away)
DISTRICT RELATED ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Acknowledgement Required
The LISD Student Code of Conduct, Student Handbook, and Technology Acceptable Use Policy have all been updated on the LISD website. We ask that all parents follow the attach directions to complete their electronic acknowledgment.
Microsoft 2007
Microsoft 2007 has been installed on all of the computers at SCMS.
We would like to provide you with a tool that will help with this transition. Below is a link to a Free Compatibility Pack update offered from Microsoft. This compatibility pack will allow you to view files that were created in Microsoft Office 2007 on a system that may be running a previous version. For example, if you have Microsoft 2003 on your home computer, this compatibility pack will all your son or daughter to access files at school in Microsoft 2007 and at home in Microsoft 2003. We encourage you to take the time to install this free update to help alleviate any problems that may arise between systems (school and home) running separate versions of Microsoft Office.
To install the update, follow the link below. Read the simple directions provided from Microsoft and click on the Download button. When the pop up appears, select “Run."
Microsoft Compatibility Pack free download
Volunteering for the 2010-2011 School Year
As you know for the safety and security on all campuses, our volunteers must complete a volunteer form which includes a criminal record check. In order to get the ball rolling to be approved as a volunteer, please follow these steps:
Go to www.lovejoyisd.net Click on Parent Resources… Click on Lovejoy ISD Volunteer Application…
Click on Lovejoy ISD Volunteer On-line Application Form and follow the directions. If you have questions about the volunteer application, please email
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Student Web Access to Power School
Student's access to PowerSchool has changed. Students will now need to lo on using the following instructions.
The student's user name is: Lastname_Firstname (capitalize the first letter of the last name and the first letter of the first name)
Example: Last_First
The student's password is their first initial of their first name, their first initial of their last name, and the last for digits of their social security number. The initials must be capitalized.
Example: FL1234
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