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South Middle School Mission Statement

Click here to learn all about the the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), an important piece of legislation that went into effect on July 1, 2012.

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Rebel Pen

Ms. Kuhn and Mrs. Marr are honored to share that The Rebel Pen, South Middle's art and literary magazine, received the rank of SUPERIOR - Nominated for Highest Award in the 2012 NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) national program to recognize excellence in student literary magazines. Four hundred and seventeen schools entered PRESLM nationwide. Only ten were rated SUPERIOR - Nominated for Highest Award in the state of NY: 9 high schools (including South High's Exit 33) and 1 middle school (our own Rebel Pen). Rebel Pen is the highest rated middle school literary and art magazine in New York State! Congratulations to our Rebel Pen staff and student contributors. A special thanks to South Middle parents, teachers, and administrators for encouraging and nurturing our student contributors.

*Today South Middle participated for the first time in The American Cancer Society's^® Relay For Life^®. Students and staff were able to raise more than $11,000! The day was an incredible success! A slideshow of the day will be posted soon.

*All incoming sixth, seventh and eighth graders have summer reading assignments. The summer reading home page can be found here.

*The final PTA newsletter of the year can be found here.

*Click here to view our NEW transition manual, "THE ABC's OF SMS." This project came as a result of a Shared Decision Making subcommittee. It was created by the current sixth graders to help the transitioning of parents and students from fifth grade to middle school. We are sure you will find it most informative.

*Click here to view the End of the Year Schedule.

2013 SMS COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY @ SHS

Friday, June 21, 2013 – 10:30 AM @ SHS

Please drop students off at SHS no later than 9:45 AM. Due to seating restrictions – only two tickets will be allocated per student.

Please help us make this an amazing event for your children.

Late Bus Schedules (Click on the times below for information on the routes)

Resource Centers
Homework Center	Room 622/624
Math Center	Room 803
Foreign Language Center	Room 404
Library

Test Days (Primary/Secondary)(2012-13)
English	Friday/Tuesday
Mathematics	Thursday/Monday
Science	Wednesday/Friday
Social Studies	Tuesday/Thursday
World Languages	Monday/Wednesday

Extra Help Schedule (2012-13)
English	Thursday
Mathematics	Wednesday
Science	Tuesday
Social Studies	Monday
World Languages	Thursday

2012 - 2013 Day Rotation Calendar

Please note that this calendar may change due to school closings

Click here for the PDF

New York State Middle School Assessments

Dates for 2012-2013

Test	Date(s)	Grades
ELA (Completed!!!!)	April 16-18 (Tue, Wed, Thurs)	6,7,& 8
Math (Completed!!!!)	April 24-26 (Wed, Thur, Fri)	6,7, & 8
Science (Performance) (Completed!!!!)	May 22-31 (Window)	8
Science (Written) (Completed!!!!)	June 3 (Mon)	8
Regents Exams	June 11-20	8-12

STRESS AFFECTS EVERYONE

Everyone at every age experiences stress; however it is different for each of us. Take the Stress-O-Meter quiz to help you assess your stress level. After the quiz, click on Bam Chill Tips to learn more about stress reduction.

Parents: Click here to read a helpful article that can assist with understanding your child’s stress level.