Dr. Twanitta L. Martin

8th Grade Assistant Principal,

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Class of 2024

 

Parents, we are upon our last days of Digital Learning Days. The final days will consist of final exams and opportunities to master any essential objectives your child may have missed or not mastered. We are Working Together and Winning Together and Leaving No Child Behind!

 

I hope each of you have a great summer as we continue to practice social distancing in order to remain SAFE.

 

I would like to share the opening poem I was going to share at our End of the Year Awards Ceremony:

 

This is for the Students:

 

As you leave the eighth grade,
Think about the friends you have made,
Not just this last year,
But through each and every grade.

Remember way back when
You all entered Kindergarten,
How those tentative first smiles
Helped your worried heart lighten.

Slowly but most surely,
You made a group of friends,
and just because you are graduating,
This is not where it all ends.

The friendships you made here
Can last your lives through;
Here is some advice on all
You really need to do.

Keep in touch with each other,
Make a call to say hello.
Send a funny text or update
About things you want your friends to know.

And once in a while,
Try to schedule a get-together,
So you can get reacquainted,
And make your friendships even better.

Sometimes high school years put distance
Between old relationships.
But you can keep old friends closer,
By following these simple tips.                                       

 

By Kelly Roper

 

Poem for the Parents:

 

As your eighth grader walks across the stage,
Remember it is your graduation too.
Your child could not have reached this milestone
Without a lot of help from you.

Think about all the lunches packed,
And the permission slips you have signed.
When your child did not feel like going to school
Remember how you listened while he/she whined.

Those parent/teacher conferences
Really were not that much fun.
But you attended diligently,
And never missed a single one.

And do not forget all the homework,
And the projects you did together.
Think of all the events you have attended
Regardless of the weather.

You purchased supplies and brand-new clothes
Every single year.
You kept your end of the bargain,
And now eighth grade graduation day is here.

So hold your head up proudly
As your child marches down the aisle.
Wipe that stray tear from your eye
And do not forget to smile!

 

By Kelly Roper

 

Continue to practice social distancing and be safe.

 

Thanks for your commitment to the South Gwinnett Cluster and Snellville Middle School. I enjoyed working with you and your child (ren).

 

 8th graders were Ready, Responsible, and Respectful.  Go Comets!

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Dr. Twanitta L. Martin

8th Grade Administrator

Testing Coordinator- CogAT, PSAT, Milestones

Title IX Coordinator