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
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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Aimee Copeland Foundation Walk-N-Talk
Snellville Middle School students will have an opportunity to support the Aimee Copeland Foundation in their mission of “Empowering People of All Abilities”. This Thursday, March 28th, students may participate in a Walk-N-Talk to raise money for this worthwhile organization. Tickets for the Walk-N-Talk are $5.00 before Thursday and $10.00 on Thursday morning. Tickets may be purchased on MyPaymentsPlus or in grade level hallways Monday – Wednesday. Permission forms can be picked up in grade level offices. Click here to view a video from Aimee Copeland.
Band Large Group Performance Evaluations
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Congratulations to our Comet Winds group who performed for band LGPE at Discovery High School this past Monday. They received straight Superior ratings from all three judges and an Excellent in sight-reading for an overall Superior rating! We are tremendously proud of them for all of their additional hard work and focus during their preparation.
SMS Drones For Good Team
The Snellville Middle School Drones for Good team competed at Grady High School on Saturday, March 16th. The team, which consists of students from the 6th grade Engineering and Technology connections class, was sponsored this year by the Beta Lambda Lambda Chapter of Omega Psi Phi.
Fifteen students competed as part of two teams. Students started off learning about the principles of flight and FAA rules that regulate drone flight. They researched drone design and then started experimenting with various drone configurations. Once they had a design the team liked and finished building the drone they then had to learn how to fly it. Many commercially made drones now have built in GPS and stabilization, these don’t include those options which makes them a little harder to fly.
Click here to watch a YouTube video that highlights some of our Snellville Middle School students in action at the Drones For Good competition.
SMS Soccer Club Tournament
Come out and support our SMS Soccer Club! We play in the county wide Futbol Classic Tournament this Saturday and Sunday at Bryson Park in Lilburn. Our students have been practicing hard since October preparing for this tournament!!
Our girls team will play two games on Saturday:
11:20 vs. Shiloh
4:15 vs. Pickneyville
They also play on Sunday at 8:00 am vs. Duluth Middle.
Our boys team plays three games on Saturday:
12:35 vs. Berkmar
3:05 vs. Radlof
6:30 vs. Moore
They also play on Sunday at 12:30 vs. Crews.
Depending on how the teams due they can advance and play more games on Sunday. I hope to see some of you out to support our Comets! Schedule and results can be seen here: http://thefutbolclassic.com/schedules-results
End of Year Awards
The end of year awards celebrations are quickly approaching! Students' eligibility for these awards will be determined by their grades from first semester and second semester through Friday, April 19th. Students are encouraged to complete all recent assignments so that all of their work will be included for award/recognition eligibility. Students who are receiving awards will receive an invitation to attend.
March 25 - 31, 2019
Weekly Calendar
Career Day at SMS
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All three grade levels participated in our annual Career Day on Thursday. Over 50 individuals representing 27 companies came out to share their career experiences with our students. Our students were able to network, get information, and ask questions about a variety of careers. If your business would be interested in participating in Career Day next year please contact our counseling department.
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.