Friday 3/15

Grade Level News for 7th Grade

As we enter the home stretch of this academic year, we want to remind our South Forsyth Middle School (SFMS) Eagles and their families about the importance of adhering to our RISE expectations. SFMS is committed to Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), a school-wide system designed to foster a positive learning environment. This system sets clear expectations for student behavior and provides consistent consequences for inappropriate actions across all classrooms and school settings. "RISE" encapsulates the core values we expect all SFMS Eagles to embody: Responsibility, Integrity, Safety, and Empathy. These principles guide our students not only in academic pursuits but in all areas of school life, ensuring a supportive and respectful community for everyone. As we approach the end of the school year, let's all renew our commitment to these values, helping our students soar to success with responsibility, integrity, safety, and empathy.

A few 7th grade-specific safety/housekeeping reminders:

Please reinforce to students that we should not be bringing drinks to store in lockers (except sealed/bottled water).
Backpacks should not be carried from class to class.
Students should finish all drinks and breakfast items before walking down the hallway.

Thank you for your support at home!

Upcoming Dates

3/15 - Student Holiday
4/1 - 4/5 - Student Holiday
5/6 - Milestone 7th ELA Sec. 1
5/7 - Milestone 7th ELA Sec 2 & 3
5/8 - Milestone 7th Math

English-Language Arts News

Students wrapped up their poetry unit this past week and are now on their way to research! 7th grade ELA will research the time period of our novel study for this quarter (The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton).

Students will learn how to find out if sources are credible before using them in their research and create a presentation of their topic.
Please try to get your own student's copy of The Outsiders after Spring Break. We will have copies available for rent from our media center as well.

Math News

7th Grade Math is working on 3-D Geometry, Pythagorean Theorem, and Linear Equations!

Below are our upcoming assessment dates. Please continue to check Canvas for any updates.

7th Grade Math: 3/19- Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Quiz

7th Grade Advanced Math: 3/28- Probability Test

7th Grade Accelerated Math: 3/27- Linear Equations Test

What is a math teacher’s favorite season?

SUMmer!

Life Science News

7th Grade Science is finishing up Unit 5B: Evolution, and we are starting Unit 6A: Ecology! See below for some important upcoming dates:

Tuesday, March 19th – Unit 5B Test
Wednesday, March 27th – Unit 6A Vocabulary Quiz

A Science Joke: Where did the viruses go? They flu away!

Social Studies News

We have finished up our China unit and began studying Japan this week! This is a very short unit. We will be done with it by Spring Break.

Upcoming Dates:

Japan Map/Geography Quiz: 3/22

Japan Test: 3/29

Enrichment News

7th Grade Enrichment will be working on the following:

-Students will continue learning about adjective and adverb clauses, relative pronouns and subordinating conjunctions as part of our Grammar Boot Camp unit.

-Students will also review Coordinate Adjectives and complete an individual Mess Hall Menu project as part of our Grammar Boot Camp unit.

-Students will finish listening to our podcast Becoming Mother Nature and completing vocabulary and comprehension activities that go along with the story.

Connections News

Healthcare Science:

6th and 7th grade will be learning about The healthcare CTSO HOSA.

8th Grade will be exploring the integumentary system and beginning a body systems amusement park.

HOSA chapter Meeting for 6th and 7th Grade Chapter meeting will be held on March 22st. If you are interested in an opportunity to become an officer, it is very important to attend this meeting. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Kauffman at f22003@forsyth.k12.ga.us

Marketing:

March DECA Meeting is 3/26/2024 @8:00AM in the New Media Center Classroom

Can you find the Leprechaun?

Art:

Year Long Advanced Art Applications for rising 8th graders are due on 3/29. Late Applications will not be considered. Use the link below to find more information about the course and view the application:

https://sites.google.com/forsythk12.org/sfms-advanced-art?usp=sharing

Band:

Symphonic Band Music for All Send-Off Concert-March 19-7:00 PM-SFMS Gym
Symphonic Band Trip to Indianapolis-March 20-24,2024 to perform at the Music for All National Festival
Lambert Band Auditions-March 23rd-Lambert HS-For Students Attending lambert and continuing in band
Lambert Auditions-March 28-Lambert HS-For Symphonic Band Students Unable to Attend Auditions on March 23rd
No Band class on March 29-All Instruments go home on March 28.

Counseling Corner

By this time, the majority of 7th grade has completed our career exploration. Our district uses YouScience which is a tool for students to discover their interests, aptitudes, career possibilities, and education/training requirements for careers. In each middle school grade, your student will be exploring the careers that are of interest to them. For 7th grade, students will be playing brain games which help them discover their specific aptitudes (strengths). Then, they will explore careers that highlight those strengths.

Parents are encouraged to have students login to YouScience to show you their results. Have your child share with you their careers of interest and career options based on aptitude. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with your student and have a discussion of future career explorations.

All of our students have had time to complete this at school. If for some reason your student does not have their results ready, they can log on to complete it at home. We would like all our students to have this completed by the end of this month.

If you would like to learn more about the program, you can learn more here: YouScience. Please feel free to reach out at any time! Enjoy the sunshine when you can!!

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/