SMS Announcements-Wednesday, Oct. 11th-A Day

THURSDAY-B DAY

GARDEN CLUB CANCELLED FOR TODAY, OCT. 11TH,  DUE TO THE WEATHER

BEHAVIOR FOCUS

The behavior focus this week will be After School Activities. A reminder that After School Activities are extensions of the school day, so expectations should still be followed otherwise consequences will be given. For example, this week is the football game, remember the following:

  • Students are to stay in the assigned student section in the lower bleachers if they are not sitting with their parents

  • Students must follow ALL district employee directions

  • Students should only leave their section for concessions and the restrooms and return to their seats as soon as they are done.

  • Bring a clear bag

  • There should be no PDA

**If students are asked to leave the football game, they will be expected to leave. They cannot go sit with their parents.**

PICTURE RETAKES OCTOBER 12

WARRIORS BOOK CLUB

Warriors Book Club

 

6th and 7th welcomed. Team Mission/ room 125.  Every other Wednesday from 2:50-3:30. This group will talk about the Warrior series books and do activities around them.

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, starting on September 26th. We 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

October Library Contest

Stop by the library to see the jar of spooky rings and then make your guess of how many rings are in the jar!  Record your guess here!

Join the Summit Book Club

Everyone is welcome!  At Book Club, we socialize, play games, design library contests, and of course, discuss books!  Come to our first meeting on Thursday, October 26 in the library from 2:50 – 3:30.  Here is the flyer with all the dates for the year.  

Featured Book of the Week

Murder at the Hotel Hopeless is a short read perfect for an October evening!  Can Charlie solve the murder of one of the hotel guests at his family’s hotel?  Find this one in the Thrillers section of the library!