Friday 3/29

Grade Level News for 6th Grade

Upcoming Dates:

4/1 - 4/5 - Student Holiday
4/22 - Milestone 6th ELA Sec. 1
4/23 - Milestone 6th ELA Sec 2 & 3
4/24 - Milestone 6th Math

English Language Arts News

We wish everyone a wonderful spring break! When we return, we will begin our new unit focused on informational elements and structure.

ELA Milestones: Monday, April 22 & Tuesday, April 23

Math News

Accelerated:

We made it to Spring Break! After the holiday, we will begin our unit on Statistics. Students will want a calculator for this unit. A four-function calculator is fine.

Here are a couple reminders for after the break:

Please stock your child up with paper and pencils. Supplies are running low. A few erasers will also be helpful.
Keep an eye on your child's course average for Accelerated Math. Students will need an 85% course average at the end of the semester to continue in accelerated math.

Advanced:

Students are currently in the middle of our unit on data and statistics. We will have our second quiz on Thursday, April 11th. After that, we will be reviewing for Milestones and working on an in-class project related to our current unit. The data and statistics summative will be scheduled after Milestones testing is completed.

4/11 – Unit 7, Quiz 2 (Graphs)
4/15-4/19 – GMAS Review and In-Class Project
4/22-4/23 – ELA GMAS
4/24 – Math GMAS

On-level:

4/11 – Unit 7, Quiz 2 (Graphs)
4/15-4/19 – GMAS Review and In-Class Project
4/22-4/23 – ELA GMAS
4/24 – Math GMAS

Science News

Our 6th grade scientists have wrapped up their unit on hydrology and will be diving into our next unit on the ocean. They will be studying currents, tides, and waves. We will also be touching on some of the ocean topography. Our tentative summative test date is April 17th. Have a fabulous SPRING BREAK!!

Social Studies News

We completed our unit on Latin America Geography with writing a Free Response Question (FRQ) on the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest and our summative test.

Next up, when we return from Spring Break we will begin learning about Latin American history.

We hope everyone has a wonderful, relaxing, fun and safe Spring Break!!

Enrichment

We finished up our Paired Text unit and this week we are focusing on Book Review. The students are picking a book independently that they would like to review. They have been given several choices on how to “review” the book, and we will use this week to work on these. We will present them to the class after Spring Break! We can’t wait to see their creativity!

Connections News

Marketing:

DECA Officer applications are available beginning April 8, 2024.

Please see Mrs. Racine in the connections hall, room 512 if you are interested.

All DECA Officer applications are due to Mrs. Racine by April 19, 2024 at 4:30PM

Healthcare Science:

6th and 7th grade will be learning about the Healthcare Science CTSO HOSA.

8th Grade is creating a body system amusement park and portfolio.

HOSA chapter meeting for all grades will be April 11th at 8:00 am due to the milestones testing schedule. Our afterschool banquet is scheduled for May 14th. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Kauffman at f22003@forsyth.k12.ga.us

Band:

April 11-2025 Band Disney Trip Meeting (Parents and Students)

April 20-GMEA Solo and Ensemble Festival at Riverwatch MS for the students who are participating.

We have begun our final concert cycle. Students are preparing music for our performances in May. Additionally, students are preparing for auditions for HS band or next year at SFMS. Symphonic Band auditions for 2024-2025 will be in May.

Counseling Corner

Hi everyone! This semester, 6th grade is doing some career exploration. Forsyth County uses YouScience which is a tool students use to discover their interests, aptitudes, and career possibilities. In 6th grade, students are taking a career interest survey which helps them discover three types of work that interest them. The goal of YouScience is to help students uncover and understand their natural abilities and find the career paths that will best use those talents. Parents are encouraged to have students login to YouScience and show you their results. This a great opportunity to connect with your student and have a discussion of future career opportunities. If your child took a CTAE connection last semester, they may have completed the survey in that class. If your child does not have their results ready, they can log in and complete this required task at home.

We hope everyone has a great and restful spring break. Take some time next week to reconnect with your family. Whether you are going on vacation or simply enjoying time at home, take some time to put away phones, computers, etc., and spend time with each other. Find something meaningful you can all do together!

As always, don’t hesitate to reach out to me anytime, and we appreciate your continued support! Happy spring break!

Nurse Notes

Important Update: The CDC changed the Covid-19 quarantine period from 5 days to 24-hours fever free, without the use of fever reducing medications, as well as an overall improvement in symptoms. With this announcement, FCS has updated their Guidance Related to Viruses and Infections document which can be found on the district website under Student Support – Health Services – Health Related Resources. All illnesses (including respiratory viruses/infections) will have the same guidance related to returning to school and/or work. This is consistent for both our students and staff.

Below is a link to the CDC with “Respiratory Virus Guidance Update” FAQ if you’re interested in reading more.

https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/guidance/faq.html

PTO Updates:

South Forsyth Middle School PTO Events

presents: Enchanted Forest 8th Grade Dance

Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 7 p.m.

Purchase tickets, here: https://gofan.co/event/1358820?schoolId=GA13659_1

Early bird pricing is 2/18-3/16 ($25)

Regular pricing is 3/17-4/10 ($30)

8th Grade Signs

Order a graduation yard sign for your favorite 8th grader! Deadline to order is March 31st. Signs can be picked up at the 8th grade dance as well as a date following the dance.

https://sfmsyardsigns.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Parent Volunteer Opportunities:

Sign up HERE if you would like to volunteer throughout the school year.
We love our SFMS teachers! To our new parents, Welcome!! Each month we try to do something special to let our teachers know all of their hard work is appreciated! This second 1/2 of the year we would like to cover lunch duty on the following dates with volunteer parents:
- - April 18- International Potluck provided by parents

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080944AEAC28A4FB6-48538520-international

Volunteers stand in the cafeteria for an hour and let the kids know when to head back to class. You will be with 7 other volunteers and maybe get to embarrass your child! It is super easy! This gives the teachers a quiet time to enjoy lunch and it is a much appreciated way to give back. If you can’t come during school hours, please consider donating soft drinks for our teachers. You can send these in with your student and drop off at the main office. There is a slot for these on the sign up as well.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080944AEAC28A4FB6-47010609-sfms

2024-2025 PTO Officer Slate Communication

Please find attached here with the names of incoming SFMS PTO 2024-25 board members.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1r3mZEkHlXhQ_V766i-87tkmEIKgRHoSP/edit?usp=drive_link

Look for a code coming soon to allow parents to vote in person and online beginning Monday, March 25 to Thursday, April 11.

THANK YOU

Thank you to Sheba Naqvi, www.baldridgefamilypractice.com, for providing Wednesday's lunch for our teachers and thank you to all of the parents who volunteered during Duty Free Lunch!

Students will be familiarizing themselves with the platform used for Georgia Milestones End of Course and End of Grade Tests. Feel free to access this site with your child to get used to the testing platform.

http://www.gaexperienceonline.com/