Lesley Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
Greetings Parents,
Thank you to all the parents/guardians that were able to make our student-led conferences. The students did an excellent job sharing their successes, areas of growth, and goals for the remainder of the year. The students truly benefit from this opportunity.
Next week we will start taking interim assessments. Please encourage your student to review as this assessment covers material from the beginning of the semester. The teachers use this assessment to determine areas each student needs to work on in addition to providing students feedback on their current progress. We will be taking the Milestone State Assessments after spring break, and this interim will help everyone understand what our students need to reach mastery. It is important that all of us work together for our students’ achievement, and you are a vital part of the team.
Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Lesley Acree Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
770-736-4465
Lesley Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
Greetings Parents,
Thank you to all the parents/guardians that were able to make our student-led conferences. The students did an excellent job sharing their successes, areas of growth, and goals for the remainder of the year. The students truly benefit from this opportunity.
Next week we will start taking interim assessments. Please encourage your student to review as this assessment covers material from the beginning of the semester. The teachers use this assessment to determine areas each student needs to work on in addition to providing students feedback on their current progress. We will be taking the Milestone State Assessments after spring break, and this interim will help everyone understand what our students need to reach mastery. It is important that all of us work together for our students’ achievement, and you are a vital part of the team.
Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Lesley Acree Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
770-736-4465
Lesley Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
Greetings Parents,
Thank you to all the parents/guardians that were able to make our student-led conferences. The students did an excellent job sharing their successes, areas of growth, and goals for the remainder of the year. The students truly benefit from this opportunity.
Next week we will start taking interim assessments. Please encourage your student to review as this assessment covers material from the beginning of the semester. The teachers use this assessment to determine areas each student needs to work on in addition to providing students feedback on their current progress. We will be taking the Milestone State Assessments after spring break, and this interim will help everyone understand what our students need to reach mastery. It is important that all of us work together for our students’ achievement, and you are a vital part of the team.
Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Lesley Acree Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
770-736-4465
Lesley Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
Greetings Parents,
Thank you to all the parents/guardians that were able to make our student-led conferences. The students did an excellent job sharing their successes, areas of growth, and goals for the remainder of the year. The students truly benefit from this opportunity.
Next week we will start taking interim assessments. Please encourage your student to review as this assessment covers material from the beginning of the semester. The teachers use this assessment to determine areas each student needs to work on in addition to providing students feedback on their current progress. We will be taking the Milestone State Assessments after spring break, and this interim will help everyone understand what our students need to reach mastery. It is important that all of us work together for our students’ achievement, and you are a vital part of the team.
Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Lesley Acree Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
770-736-4465
Lesley Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
Greetings Parents,
Thank you to all the parents/guardians that were able to make our student-led conferences. The students did an excellent job sharing their successes, areas of growth, and goals for the remainder of the year. The students truly benefit from this opportunity.
Next week we will start taking interim assessments. Please encourage your student to review as this assessment covers material from the beginning of the semester. The teachers use this assessment to determine areas each student needs to work on in addition to providing students feedback on their current progress. We will be taking the Milestone State Assessments after spring break, and this interim will help everyone understand what our students need to reach mastery. It is important that all of us work together for our students’ achievement, and you are a vital part of the team.
Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Lesley Acree Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
770-736-4465
Jennifer Vaughn
7th Grade Assistant Principal
The month of March is packed with exciting events for students!
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Thursday, March 12th is our PBIS celebration. Students will be able to redeem their Star Bucks to participate in a social event and enjoy a 'walking taco'!
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Thursday, March 12 - Thursday, March 19th is interim testing. Interim assessments mark the halfway point in the semester. Students will be able to show what they've learned since returning from winter break and teachers will use that data to make adjustments to instruction, as needed.
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Friday, March 20th is Career Day. Students will participate in a career fair to learn more about exciting new careers.
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Friday, March 27th is SMS Fun Day! For $10 students can participate in carnival-style games, prizes, and concessions. Proceeds will benefit both Relay for Life and the Aimee Copeland Foundation. All payments must be made on MyPaymentsPlus.
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Monday, March 30th - Friday, April 3rd is SPRING BREAK!
Ms. Jennifer Vaughn
7th Grade Assistant Principal
770-344-3879
Testing Corner
Standardized Testing Information
Students will have opportunities to practice for the GMAS- Georgia Milestones Assessment System in class and at home.
Here are some parent resources from the GaDoE –Georgia Department of Education website:
Georgia Milestones EOG & EOC
Middle School Schedule Spring 2020
All grades will take ELA and Math
8th grade will take ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies
April 9 - 14, 2020 6th grade Math & ELA
April 15 - 21, 2020 7th grade Math & ELA
April 22 - 28, 2020 8th grade ELA, SS, & 8th grade Algebra
GMAS EOC - Online
April 29 - 30, 202 - Algebra I
May 4 - 5, 2020 - HS Physical Science
Dr. Twanitta L. Martin
8th Grade Administrator
Standardized Testing Coordinator- CogAT, PSAT, Milestones
Title IX Coordinator
Snellville Middle School
3155 Pate Road Snellville, GA 30078
770-972-1530
Our First Weeks of School:
The Principal’s Update
Dear Parents:
It is incredible to believe that we have already completed our first month of school. A HUGE thank you to all of the SMS parents who attended Curriculum Night in August. It is your partnership and continued support that allows successful learning to take place each day at Snellville Middle.
Enrollment
Our student enrollment is climbing. We are currently over our forecasted student projection; therefore we should receive additional staffing points. The administrators and I are working together to develop a growth plan for the potential staffing points. Our largest growth is in 6th and 8th grades and our plans will include ways to reduce some of the class sizes in these grade levels.
E-SPLOST
An E-SPLOST, is a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for education, a 1-cent sales tax on all retail sales in Gwinnett County. The Gwinnett County Board of Education has called for a referendum to continue the E-SPLOST for another five years. The question will be on the county’s November 3, 2015 ballot. Click Here For More E-SPLOST information.
Early Release Days
Students will be released on Wednesday, September 23rd and Thursday, September 24th at 1:30 p.m. for conferences.
Student-Led Conferences
Beginning this school year, our 6th grade conferences and a select group of 7th & 8th grade conferences will not be traditional parent-teacher conferences but will be student-led. During student led conferences, students will explain their progress toward or mastery of an academic goal as well as their habits of work and learning. Students will justify their progress by leading their parents through a series of assignments from their academic classes. Student led conferences increases student accountability concerning their academic and learning behaviors, helps students to learn to communicate better and hone their critical thinking skills. Student-led conferences support our students in becoming responsible, independent thinkers and leaders.
World’s Finest School Fundraiser
Our school is participating in the World’s Finest Chocolate fundraiser. Please help your son or daughter participate in this fundraiser to help raise money for our school and also have a chance to win an Ipad or eligible to win a laptop ChromeBook. The Labor Day weekend is the perfect time to sell these delicious items to your family, friends and neighbors.
Chick-Fil-A Fridays
Wondering why your son or daughter is asking for money on Fridays? Well, we sell Chick-Fil-A biscuits every Friday. We sell chicken biscuits for only $3.00 and proceeds help to provide rewards and incentives for our students throughout the school year (e.g. monthly student pizza celebration, PBIS awards, student certificates and recognitions, etc.).
eCLASS
All schools in our district are considered eCLASS schools which means we use technology as an instructional tool for student learning. It is important that you are aware and understand the increased expectation of our students from Kindergarten through 12th grade with technology and internet use in school and access from home. You may notice your son or daughter logging into his or her My eCLASS for textbook access, class information and/or uploading class assignments.
Spirit Wear
We wear Comets spirit wear at Snellville Middle every Friday. Be sure your child is able to join in the Comet spirit and show school pride! We are proud to be Comets! Spirit wear is sold at the school store and on our website.
I am looking forward to another week of learning at SMS!
Sincerely,
Katise Menchan
Katise Menchan
Principal
Title I Parent Involvement Workshop
Connected
At this workshop we will get parents connected with the school and the Title I program throughout the year, and connected with the curriculum and their student's classes through eCLASS.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 6:30 PM in Snellville Middle School’s Parent Workroom
We hope you will join us!
If you have any questions or need a translator, please contact Christine Simerly, the Parent Instructional Support Coordinator, at 770-736-4475 or you may email her at christine_simerly@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Comet Robotics Visits Expo
On Saturday, August 29th 7 students from the Snellville Middle School Robotics class attended the Grow-Up-n-Tech Robotics Expo held at Atlanta Metropolitan State College. Students attended programming classes, watched drone races, and spoke the members of the GBI Bomb Squad and other technology fields during the day.
Snellville Middle School
3155 Pate Road Snellville, GA 30078
770-972-1530
September 7 - 13, 2015
Weekly Calendar
Snellville Middle School’s
Title I Annual Parent Meeting
Snellville Middle School invites you to attend our Title I Annual Parent Meeting. As a Title I school, we are able to offer additional opportunities to benefit our students, parents, and teachers. Working together, we can create a measurable and sustainable impact on our students through the educational opportunities we will offer during the 2015-2016 school year. If you are unable to attend this meeting, this information will be available in the Parent Center.
Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 6:30 PM in Snellville Middle School’s Parent Workroom
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Friday, September 11, 2015 at 9:30 AM in Snellville Middle School’s Parent Workroom
Please join us in building a strong partnership between home and school! Home + School = Success
If you have any questions or need a translator, please contact Christine Simerly, the Parent Instructional Support Coordinator, at 770-736-4475 or you may email her at christine_simerly@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
BYOD Tip
Many teachers are now incorporating BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) into lessons and activities at school. As a parent you may be asking what type of device is appropriate for students to have at school. Although there is no one correct answer to this question we will offer some tips and advice on the subject.
Smart phones are a great BYOD device for many students because they are very portable and many students already have them. If your child does not have a Smart phone or you are reluctant to have them bring it to school then one answer might be to let them bring an older, deactivated Smart phone. Ask relatives or friends if they would donate a phone they no longer use. Students are not allowed to use their own 3G or 4G data while at school so a deactivated phone that has Wi-Fi is perfect for BYOD.
Tablets, Chromebooks, and small laptops can also be utilized as BYOD devices in the classroom but sometimes their size and cost may be factors that make them less desirable than Smart phones.
Whatever your child chooses to bring to school to use with BYOD activities please help them remember these tips.
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Keep the device with you and secure at all times.
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Make sure the battery is completely charged.
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Only use the device when the teacher allows.
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Bring an inexpensive set of earbuds to use when viewing videos.
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Students should be familiar enough with the device to use the basic functions.
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It is helpful if students have access to download free apps.
SMS Relay for Life Team Exceeds Goal
Congratulations SMS...We did it again! Snellville Middle School's Relay For Life Team met our goal and raised $12,094.82!!!!! Out of 16 Middle Schools in Gwinnett County that participated in Relay For Life last year, SMS rank #6 overall! What an accomplishment!
The Relay for Life Club has already started and the students have set a fundraising goal of $13,000.00 this year. The club is open to any students interested in Relay for Life. Applications can be picked up in Mrs. Thacker’s room or printed from the school website.
SMS 2015 Fundraiser
Snellville Middle School is excited to start our 2015 school year Fundraiser by selling World’s Finest® Chocolate. This is our primary fundraising event for the year and WE NEED YOUR HELP!! Click here to learn more about the products and the awesome prizes available. This Fundraiser will help our student award and recognition programs, student technology needs and our PBIS program. We are asking every student to sell at least 5 items.
Stay Informed with the Parent Portal
If you are not already on the Parent Portal please stop by the office and sign up. This awesome resource allows you to track your child's grades and attendance in real time from any computer.