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,
​
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!
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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 October newsletter.
October is full of celebrations! Halloween is the most well-known celebration; however, it is also Bullying Prevention Month. In addition to this, this week was Red Ribbon Week. So your children have celebrated being drug free and explored the negative effects of different kinds of bullying and our efforts to make Snellville Middle school a Bully-Free Zone!
Bullying Prevention
Throughout the month of October our student leaders have put together PSA’s to address cyberbullying, physical and verbal bullying. They have created and placed advertisements around the school about the negative effects of bullying and how everyone has the ability to stop it. Our message this October has been 1 in 5 students are bullied & 5 out of 5 can help prevent that. Help us make that possible, by monitoring your children’s internet usage, websites being visited and the language your student is using towards others at home. All people want to be accepted for who they are and that’s the environment we are establishing here at Snellville Middle School
Red Ribbon Week is an opportunity for our students to be informed of the negative effects of drug use and to take the opportunity to pledge to be drug free. This week you may have been wondering, “What is my kid wearing?” Well we put together a wide array of activities for our students to show their support for being drug free. Monday we had a blast from the past and revisited the 90’s fashion trends. Tuesday we showed our school spirit, and each grade level dressed in white, silver, or blue. Wednesday got a little crazy and we sported our wildest socks. Thursday we went to battle against drug, and wore army fatigue. And throughout the week our students had the opportunity to decorate their homeroom doors to support their pledge to be drug free. Friday, with the close of red ribbon week, the door decorations were judged and prizes were awarded, pledges were signed, and ribbons were given out. It’s been a great week for students and staff to get excited about being drug-free, while their still excited this is an opportune time for parents to reflect with their children about this topic.
G.O. Bond Referendum
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The Gwinnett County Board of Education is asking voters to approve a General Obligation (G.O.) Bond referendum in the November 6, 2018, General Election. If approved, the School Board will be authorized to sell up to $350 million in G.O. bonds to fund capital improvements for schools throughout the county (including additional classrooms, turf fields, updated technology, safety improvements and a new Mill Creek cluster high school). The projects funded by the G.O. bonds would benefit every cluster and every school. In addition, no tax increase will be needed if the bond referendum passes.
Click here for an informational video
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Click here for the "4 things to know before the election" flyer in English and Spanish.
Congratulations to Jonathan Bell, our very own Georgia REACH Scholar!
Jonathan Bell with Governor Nathan Deal and his parents at the Georgia REACH Scholar recognition ceremony at Meadowcreek High School.
October 29 - November 4, 2018
Weekly Calendar
You are Invited to Our
PARENT INVOLVEMENT DAY
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2018
9 a.m.- 11 a.m.
Please click the link to RSVP
Shopping = Support
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Did you know that you can support Snellville Middle School while you do your grocery shopping? SMS will earn money when you shop at Kroger or Publix. All you have to do is let them know that you want to support Snellville Middle while shopping with them. To find out how click, on the links below.
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https://www.kroger.com/topic/school-programs
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http://corporate.publix.com/community/corporate-campaigns/publix-partners
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.
