Lesley Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
Greetings Parents,
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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.
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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.
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Lesley Acree Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
770-736-4465
Lesley Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
Greetings Parents,
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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.
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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.
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Lesley Acree Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
770-736-4465
Lesley Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
Greetings Parents,
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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.
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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.
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Lesley Acree Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
770-736-4465
Lesley Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
Greetings Parents,
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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.
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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.
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Lesley Acree Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
770-736-4465
Lesley Grimes
6th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal
Greetings Parents,
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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.
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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.
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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!
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Ms. Jennifer Vaughn
7th Grade Assistant Principal
770-344-3879
Testing Corner
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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:
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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
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770-972-1530
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Looking for ways to connect with your ‘tween? The monthly Middle Years newsletter offers tips and techniques to help you connect with and aide your middle schooler through these tumultuous times.
Click here to view the January newsletter.
SMS Student Leaders continue to give! Student Council’s 2nd Annual “Lattes with a Promise” fundraiser yielded almost $400 from selling hot chocolate with toppings on Tuesdays during December before school. Great job and thank you parents and students who supported this event.
Student Council representatives voted to focus giving in a greater way this year! The consensus was to give to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Angie Duprey received a check for $500 to help middle-school aged students during the holiday season.
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2nd Semester Promotion requirements
Parents & students, please be reminded of the promotion criteria as the first semester has ended and as we begin the second semester. All grade levels must pass 5 of 6 classes each semester with Math and Language Arts being two of the five.
Hold your students accountable for going on eClass daily, attending Help Days, studying based on their learning style, and having good school attendance.
Students who have not been successful in meeting promotion criteria for first semester need to attend AAP (Academic Assistance Program) for five Saturdays beginning on February 4, 2017 to March 4, 2017.
Each Saturday will be divided into two sessions. Session A will be Math or Science from 7:30 to 10:30am. Session B will be Language Arts or Social Studies from 10:45 to 1:45pm. Each academic subject area class will be $90.
If your student needs to attend AAP, you will receive a letter with additional registration information as well there will be an indicator on your student’s report card. Report cards will be distributed during homeroom on Wednesday, January 11, 2017.
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Happy New Year,
Ms. Butler and Dr. Moon
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.
Parents, Save the Date:
1st Semester All A's and All A's & B's Awards Day.
Invitation Only- Invitations will be sent home the week of January 9, 2017.
6th Grade 1st Semester Awards Day Celebration - January 17.
7th Grade 1st Semester Awards Day Celebration- January 18.
8th Grade 1st Semester Awards Day Celebration-January 19.
Celebrations will be held in the Old Gym 8:00 a.m.
Comet Robotics
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Our two Comet Robotics teams competed in the FIRST LEGO League Regional Tournament on Saturday, December 10th where team 9959 came away with the Robot Design Trophy. Both teams performed well enough to be invited to the Super-Regional Tournament to be held at Creekland Middle School on Saturday, January 14th.
Team 9959
Dararsa Abdullahi
Jourdyn Anderson
Diamond Etchison-Slaughter
Charlie Hendricks
Awtum Lewis
Kahlil Menelas
Chloe Newman
Judith Vazques
Team 9961
Jon-Michael Atkinson
Keith Dixon
Kalina Lor
Andrew Miller-Craig
Keyona Moore
Alex Rogers
January 9 - 15, 2017
Weekly Calendar
Welcome to our New AP’s
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Please join me in officially welcoming Assistant Principals, Jean Callins and Lonnee Dickson to Snellville Middle School. Ms. Callins and Ms. Dickson will be filling in for Mr. Reily during his absence as he finishes his principal residency training. We are extremely fortunate to have such knowledgeable and experienced Assistant Principals working with us this semester. You may contact Ms. Callins or Ms. Dickson this semester in the 7th grade office for any questions or concerns regarding your 7th grade student.
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Katise Menchan, Principal
Ms. Jean Callins, Assistant Principal, Interim
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My name is Jean Callins and I am a retired Assistant Principal with many years of experience in Gwinnett County. Since retiring from the Shiloh Cluster in 2012, I have had the pleasure of working in the Mill Creek, South Gwinnett, Central, and Meadowcreek Clusters.
I earned my Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL. I received my Masters of Education Degree from Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. I earned my Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership from Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN.
Snellville Middle School has given me an opportunity to work with this great community and I am excited about becoming a part of a team that pursues excellence. As we work together, we will strive to provide quality instruction in an environment that is conducive to learning and will prepare our students to meet future challenges.
Please join me in building a team for students’ success (i.e. students, parents, and staff). Our ability to communicate and address all concerns is a priority. I look forward to working with you so that students will acquire skills that will enable them to become productive citizens.
Sincerely,
Jean Callins
Jean_callins@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Ms. Lonnee Dickson, Assistant Principal, Interim
As a new assistant principal for Snellville Middle School, I am proud to introduce myself to your community. I have thirty-eight years of teaching and leadership experience. With many years of middle school experience, teacher of the year in two Gwinnett middle schools, and a retired assistant principal from the Central Cluster I bring a rich background to your school.
My Bachelor of Science degree is from the University of Wisconsin, Masters in Curriculum development at Piedmont College, and my Administration and Leadership Specialist degree from Lincoln Memorial University. My passion for learning and love of children has kept me committed to my career in education. I have been rewarded many times over with seeing students meet challenges and grow academically. With a world class school system, exceptional teachers, and challenging standards, our students will successfully meet the obstacles ahead.
Our team effort as a community of parents, teachers, and students is essential. I look forward to meeting you and feeling your support this school year.
Sincerely,
Lonnee Dickson