SMS Announcements-Tuesday, Dec. 22nd-B Day
WEDNESDAY-A DAY
EARLY DISMISSAL ON WEDNESDAY AT 1:50 PM
DEC 23RD-JAN 2ND-NO SCHOOL WINTER BREAK
WEEKLY FOCUS WORDS
advocate, contrary, prohibit, release, reverse
CODING CLUB TODAY
Coding Club will meet in Lab 142 Friday from 2:50 – 4:00pm. Students need to make their own transportation arrangements home at 4 pm.
ELP
The ELP Humanities Community Showcases will occur on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, in the Summit LMC. Students will be presenting on their research journey over the course of the semester on a topic of their choice. Parents can sign up using the link Ms. Ites sent through Infinite Campus, which shows the times each basecamp group will attend.
HYPERSTREAM
Tuesday 3:00 – 3:45
Programming, 3D printing, PC building
All are welcome, especially those with no experience in any of these areas. No need to sign up. Just show up.
SUMMIT 7TH GRADE PLAY AUDITIONS
MURDER ON THE 518 BY MICHELLE GILES
Tuesday, January 4th and Thursday, January 6th
Click Here for more information and FAQs
Click Here for Audition Sign-Ups Click Here for Crew Application
SWIM TEAM
7th Grade Swim Team
Students in 7th grade (boys and girls) interested in swim team, should click the Google link below and complete the form. Middle school swim team will start in February, and the season ends just before spring break. Students and parents will be sent an informational email in December and again in January.
JOHNSTON WOMEN’S GOLF
Attention Johnston Women’s Golfers. Please fill out the following form to communicate your intentions for JHS Spring Women’s Golf 2022 (students must fill out the form). JHS Spring Women’s Golf is for current 9th-12thgraders. However, if numbers allow, current 7th– 8th graders may be allowed to join the team for practices and to gain experience. If you have any questions, please reach out to Coach Hattel at chattel@johnston.k12.ia.us.
FROM THE LIBRARY
Reading Pets Contest Update
Thank you to everyone who has sent me photos of their pets reading! They are so cute! Check all the doors of the library to see pictures of our reading pets and/or follow the library on Instagram and Twitter (@jcsd_smslibrary) to see them. All students and staff will get a link to vote on Monday next week! Be sure to vote for your favorite reading pet!
December SkaScooty Dooty
Be sure to read the December edition of the student newspaper. This month is brought to you by the 6thgrade Media Literacy class.
Featured Book of the Week
Dead Wednesday by Jerry Spinelli describes an unusual ritual a small town has done for years. One day a year, every middle schooler is given a name of a teenager that died from a preventable cause and assumes their identity for a day (being dead, so everyone ignores them). Teachers and parents believe it will help caution young kids to be more responsible teenagers and adults. Worm finds being invisible a welcome treat for the day. But when he is assigned Becca (a teenage girl who died in a car accident while driving in a snowstorm), he doesn’t expect Becca to actually talk to him. Worm ends up learning much more this day about life and death than he ever would have expected.
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
Any student interested in participating in National History Day can attend an informational meeting on Monday, December 20, 2021 in Ms. Ites’ room (Expedition #137) from 2:50 – 4:00pm. NHD is a research-based history competition based on an annual theme; this year’s theme is Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences. Students may present their research individually or in groups in one of five categories: paper (individual only), exhibit, documentary, performance, or website.
Students must have transportation arrangements to get home following the meeting. In January there will be before and after school drop in times for students to work on their projects, times TBD. See Ms. Ites with any questions (colleen.ites@jdragonmail.us).