SMS 7th Grade Teams

Welcome back, Warriors! #ssdpride

The Middle School is continueing it’s annual Holiday Food Boxes for our community. We ask for donations, put the boxes together, add a ham, & deliver them to ...families in Smithville. If you would like to donate either monetarily or in food items, please bring them by Smithville Middle School between 7-3 this week or let me know & I’ll arrange for pick up. Boxes will be delivered to the families on the 17th & 18th. Thank you!!! Those who receive a box are always appreciative! See more

Please remind your students to charge their Chrome books for school tomorrow to be ready to learn. Can't wait to see everyone again!

Green and White Schedule for the rest of first semester

It is hard to believe that Winter Break is upon us. We all have had so much to deal with over the past 10 months and have endured so many changes and disruption...s to our daily lives. COVID has forced us to rethink how we travel, how we shop, how we interact, what we wear, how we have fun, who we spend time with, and how we educate. Yet, through our combined resilience, hard work, innovative thinking and hope, we have found a way to continue on and remain Warrior strong. During this holiday season, despite COVID, I have found that SMS has so many things to be thankful for. We are thankful for our amazing students who have embraced our COVID safety protocols and adapted to all of the new and different ways to learn. We appreciate our dedicated staff who have had to completely rethink how to teach during this pandemic, and who have worked hard to provide continued meaningful learning. We are grateful for all the support our parents have given us. Not only for helping us with the at home learning, but also for your understanding and empathy on the COVID related challenges we face as educators. Lastly, it is gratifying to know that relief is on the way and a vaccination is near. As we prepare for the second half of the school year, I wanted to provide the following information: The last day of school before Winter Break is Tuesday, December 22nd. Winter Break is from Wednesday, December 23rd through Sunday, January 3rd. First semester continues after Winter Break. When we return from break on January 4th through January 15th, we will still be in First Semester. Second Semester does not start until January 19th. Therefore, if you have submitted a request to change your learning mode for the second semester, it will not start until January 19th. For example, if you are switching from being a 100% virtual student to become an in person learner, you will not start in person until January 19th. This is the same if you are an in person learner now and are switching to become a 100% virtual learner, you will not start until January 19th. Here is a link to our First Semester Green and White Day calendar. Please note that on the week of January 11th through 15th, the Green/White day schedule will be as follows: --Monday, Jan. 11th -- Green Day --Tuesday, Jan. 12th -- White Day --Wednesday, Jan. 13th -- Green Day --Thursday, Jan. 14th -- White Day --Friday, Jan. 15th -- Virtual Half Day. We will provide a Second Semester Green and White Day calendar after Winter Break. If any SMS student is exposed to COVID or tests positive for COVID over Winter Break, please email Mr. Winterboer at [email protected] to notify the school. We will then contact the parents to discuss next steps. We want to be sure to keep everyone safe upon returning to school from winter break. Thank you. As always, please feel free to contact the school with any questions. We wish everyone the best. Take care and we hope everyone has a wonderful winter break. Happy Holidays!

Picture Retake Day is Thursday and Friday - if you missed out on Picture Day this is your chance also! Click for an order form! https://www.smithvilleschooldistrict.net//2020%20RPG%20For

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Thankful for all of our SMS students! Wear PLAID to show your spirit next week #beyourownhero

Smithville Middle School is having its Annual Holiday Food Drive! We are putting together Holiday Food Boxes for those in our community. We are asking each s...tudent to bring in 1 or 2 of the following items for our boxes. 1 large can of veggies 1 large can of fruit Cake mix Tub of frosting Large box of Instant Potatoes Muffin or bread mix Box of stuffing mix Cranberry Sauce Box or bag of Christmas Candy Gravy mix - no glass jars Monetary donations are also being accepted as we are providing a ham for each box as well. Students are asked to bring their donations to school with them from November 23rd - December 15th. They will give them to their TA teacher! Thank you so much for your support for this program! Boxes stay in the Smithville Community and mean so much to those who receive them! Please contact Angie Viebrock or your child’s TA teacher if you have any questions! Thank you!

Have you scheduled your conference yet? They are coming next week! Conferences are going virtual this year! Please visit the website and check your emails for... links to sign up for online conferences this year. They will be held November 4th from 3pm-7pm or November 5th from 7am-2pm. If you have questions, please contact your student's TA teacher. See more

Get in the spirit SMS!!

Get ready students! Staff enjoyed Sonic drinks and decorating pumpkins to be judged starting Monday! Who will get your vote?!!! #beyourownhero

Conferences are going virtual this year! Please visit the website and check your emails for links to sign up for online conferences this year. They will be held November 4th from 3pm-7pm or November 5th from 7am-2pm. If you have questions, please contact your student's TA teacher.

Attention parents and students! Next week SMS will have a different schedule for Homecoming activities, so mark your calendars now! Please note there is NO Virtual Wednesday- we will have a virtual 1/2 day on Friday instead. The October 9th Early Dismissal Virtual schedule is attached.

Bring your smile - It's Picture Day! A-L Students - Monday, September 28th M-Z Students - Tuesday, September 29th Virtual Students - Tuesday, October 20th at the PAC Forms will be sent home this week. If it doesn't make it home, click HERE for a copy of the order form https://www.smithvilleschooldistrict.net//2020%20RPG%20For.... NOW AVAILABLE! ONLINE ORDERING THROUGH SEPT 30th! Click HERE - http://rpg.hhimagehost.com/smithvillemiddlefall2020!

Warrior Wednesday Schedule https://sites.google.com/smithville.k12.mo.us/sms/home

We have had some questions regarding which color on which day, here is a calendar for first semester! =)

Just a reminder that tomorrow is NOT a late start Wednesday for SMS and SHS. Late start on Wednesdays for the middle/high school starts next week.

Welcome back SMS Warriors! It’s been a long time but we are all excited to kick this new school year off! Let’s make it a great year! #smsbeyourownhero

Tomorrow is our first day!! We look forward to seeing our Green group- last names A- L tomorrow. We'll see the White group- last names M-Z on Wednesday.

Smithville Middle School Back to School Night Information went live today! Check out the video from Mr. Winterboer and take a virtual tour of the school. The staff pages have links to our classroom webpages too. ... https://sites.google.com/smithville.k12.mo//home/8th-grade

7th grade supply lists

Here is some Back to School info and a virtual tour of SMS.

We are getting closer to the first day of school on September 8th! Your 7th grade teachers are getting excited to meet you! If you have Mrs. Berger, Mrs. Cline, Ms. Flieg, and Mrs. Palmer for your core classes of social studies, ELA, math, and science- you will be on Team Superman! Welcome! Team Superman Google Sites Page can be found here: https://sites.google.com/smithville.k12.m/teamsuperman/home... If you have Mrs. Argotsinger, Mrs. Bosley, Mrs. Johnson, and Mr. Tyrer on your schedule for core classes of math, science, ELA, and social studies, then you are on Team Batman! Hello! Team Batman Google Sites Page can be found here: https://sites.google.com/smithville.k12.mo.us/teambatman

Warrior Closet Dates for September for our Smithville Families

Just a reminder: Tomorrow's the last day to pick up your Chromebook!

September Warrior Closet Dates

We officially have an Instagram account for the Middle School! Give us a follow for updates and news! #ssdpride

8th Grade School Supply List is released!

7th Grade School Supply List is released!

Warrior Families, We appreciate your patience and support as we work to develop the best educational opportunities for our students, families and staff. We hav...e received an outpouring of questions about face-to-face learning and virtual learning options. Our administration plans to release answers to some of those frequently asked questions on Thursday, July 23rd. Families who are not comfortable returning to school in the fall will have a virtual option available to them. The deadline to sign up for a virtual learning option is July 31, 2020. Specific information about virtual learning will be released on Thursday. Link to Virtual Learning Sign up: https://forms.gle/xZiD7iSY6N6WroDi9 Please continue to check for updates from Smithville School District via email, social media and on our website, www.smithvilleschooldistrict.net

The volleyball camp scheduled for Monday, July 13th @ 3pm at the High School has been cancelled. We apologize for the late notice.

A message from Mrs. VanWinkle.

Check out the following information for this year's Virtual Talent Show:

Message from Mrs. VanWinkle:

We miss you all! Stay strong Warriors and let us know if we can help in any way! your teachers at SMS

A message from our counselor, Mrs. VanWinkle...

It's important to remember these suggestions from our counselor Mrs. VanWinkle. We miss our students and families and are thinking of you. Hang in there SMS.

Transition to 4-day weeks: Beginning today, we will transition to four day weeks of online instruction. Instruction will take place Monday through Thursday wit...h Friday having no organized online activities. Meal deliveries (11 am-12 pm) and pickups (7-8 am and 11:30 am-12:30 pm at Horizon Elementary) will still continue on Fridays. Keep up the great work, Warriors! #ssdpride See more

Are your kids craving Chicken Patty Wednesday? Help us support our community and feed this craving all at the same time! ** If you are not receiving school meal...s on a regular basis, sign up by clicking the following link for the April 8 Chicken Patty Sign Up: https://bit.ly/2UTTUDH **If you are able, bring a non-perishable food donation to support our weekly family food boxes. Check out suggestions by clicking the following link: https://bit.ly/3dERHoi **Drive through at Horizon Elementary from 11:30 AM -12:30 PM to pick up your chicken patty lunch and support our community at the same time! If you do not sign up, we will not be able to serve you. Reserve your chicken patty today! (Survey will close at 9 AM on April 8.) #ssdpride

Hopefully it's been going smoothly for you all! Let your teachers know how we can help!

In case your teachers are using Zoom for class or office hours, here's how to set it up.

Smithville Schools Meal Services: Beginning Monday, March 23, all students (PK-12) can receive free breakfast and lunch. Options include delivery or pick up at Horizon Elementary School. See the details below and sign up for delivery by visiting https://bit.ly/2QyTbqj. #ssdpride

If you are a student who does not have access to the internet for school work you can call 1-844-488-8398 during the current school closures for free internet from Spectrum wireless.

Here is a way for kids to keep reading (or listening to books) during the time away! And it's free!

We will start virtual learning through Google Classroom on Monday, March 23rd through April 3rd. Check your classes there for more information and lessons from your teachers on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

Have a good weekend!

SSD Alert: Due to inclement weather conditions, Smithville Schools will be closed Thursday, February 13, 2020. Innovation Learning will be open and available at... Horizon Elementary from 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. for all children enrolled in the program. We will make up this missed day of school on Friday, May 29, 2020. Reminder: Smithville Schools are not in session on Friday, February 14, 2020, due to scheduled professional development for teachers. School will be in session on Monday, February 17, 2020. Be safe and warm, Warriors! #ssdpride

SUPER BOWL CHAMPS

Super Bowl Spirit Week!