SMS Announcements-Thursday, Oct. 19th-A Day
FRIDAY-B DAY
BEHAVIOR FOCUS
Our behavior focus for next week will be appropriate peer interactions. We want to stress utilizing kind and respectful words during conversations. Do not engage in the use of profanity, racial slurs and/or unkind words. These incidents are never considered as jokes. Make sure that you are aware of the words that you speak because there may be consequences associated with them.
SHOW CHOIR
Every Wednesday – Silver Fusion Rehearsal 7 am
Every Friday – Purple Fusion Rehearsal 7 am
WARRIORS BOOK CLUB
6th and 7th welcomed. Team Mission/ room 125. NO Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 18th. Next meeting Wednesday, Oct. 25th from 2:50-3:30. This group will talk about the Warrior series books and do activities around them. Make sure to have a ride to pick you up at 3:30.
MOCK TRIAL PRACTICES
Summit-only students must attend either the Tuesday 3-4 pm practice OR the Wednesday 6:30 am-7:30 am practice. All MS Mock Trial students are expected to attend the 6:30-8:00pm practice Tuesday evening at JMS. Students are also expected to attend the 3-hour practice determined by their team (either Thursday night, Saturday morning, Sunday afternoon, or Sunday evening). Email Ms. Ites with questions. (colleen.ites@johnston.k12.ia.us).
GIRLS WRESTLING
Calling all 7th grade girls interested in joining our team this year. Register now and come be a part of something special as we begin our second season.”
Registration link:
https://johnstoncsd-ar.rschooltoday.com
CHESS CLUB
A chess club is starting here at Summit!! Come play chess against your friends and classmates on Tuesdays from 2:50 to 3:30 PM. Meet in Voyage room #226.
Interested in the game but don’t know how to play? The Summit Chess Club welcomes all sixth and seventh graders! Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Meyer will teach you and have you challenging your friends in no time. Our expert student leaders can even give you strategies to dominate the board.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE A RIDE HOME! The school and sponsors will not be providing transportation.
If you want to join, ask your parents and fill out the required form here: https://forms.gle/43pzjT8N8enMYgcL9
(Parents, please note that the form can only be filled out on the student iPads.)
Any questions about chess club? Email Mr. O’Brien or Mr. Meyer: riley.obrien@johnston.k12.ia.us or aaron.meyer@johnston.k12.ia.us
MATH COUNTS
Come join the MATHCOUNTS CLUB!!!
More than a quarter million students participate in MATHCOUNTS programs or use their resources each year. At Summit, students meet to solve problems and build problem solving skills. They will meet after school every-other week, on Mondays beginning October 4 in Ms. Lewis’s room #123 in Team Mission from 3:00 to 4:00. Students need to have a ride home at 4:00.
In January, students will begin meeting every week on Mondays after school to get ready for 4 levels of competition. This is open to any student who enjoys problem solving with others in a competitive environment. Our school competition will be in January, a local competition in February, state in March and then the National Competition.
The coaches are Mr. Steve Skinner and Ms. Linda Lewis. Anyone is welcome to join and there are links on the Activities and Clubs Moodle page under MATHCOUNTS.
GARDEN CLUB
Garden Club will meet Thursdays at 2:45 in Room 129 in Mission. All students are welcome from both 6th and 7th grade! Our meeting will end promptly at 3:30. Students need to be able to walk home or be picked up; bus transportation is not available. We will be out in the garden harvesting produce that we donate to the Johnston Partnership; we have donated over 700 pounds this gardening season already!
We have a Facebook page and we would love for you to follow along on our journey! You can access it here: Summit Middle School Garden Club Facebook Page.
FROM THE SUMMIT LIBRARY