SAS Middle School

• Please continue to check your email regarding school updates. While working remotely, we are able to maintain continuous communication with our families. Parents can communicate with staff by email, by emailing the main office at sasmsmainoffice@sany.org, or by calling the school at 315-487-5986.

• Please click this link to view MS weekly assignments and Google Classroom links for all teachers: SAS Middle School Distance Learning

• Please click this link to view the information: Talking to Teens and Tweens About Coronavirus

• 5th - 7th classes have transitioned to distance learning via Google Classroom. Teachers use Google Classroom to communicate with students and to assign daily/weekly work. Students expected to check their Google Classroom and submit all assignments before due dates. Students will be earning grades based on these daily/weekly assignment completion.

• Virtual meetings and extra support will be provided, in small groups or 1:1, by teacher request. Students who need additional support, in a small group or 1:1 may email their teacher to set up additional conference times.

Third marking period grades for students in grades 5 through 12 are available in Schooltool.

Please follow these steps to access:

• Step 1: Select the “View Student Record” icon next to your student’s profile.

• Step 2: From your student’s profile, select the “Grades” tab.

• Step 3: Ensure that you have selected the correct “School Year” (2019-2020). Next, select the drop down menu for “View” and choose, “Marking Period Grades”. Finally, ensure the correct marking period is selected (MP3).

• Step 4: Once the correct terms have been selected, you will see the final grades and comments.

You can view the report card as it would display in printed form by selecting the print icon.

Students with IEPs will receive daily support from our special education teacher.

• Small group and independent video conferencing for academic support

• Push in zoom conferencing with the core classroom teachers

• Daily check-ins with students and parents

Modifications:

• Reading work has been put on audio for those who have read aloud.

• Online material set at their independent levels.

• Students who are more than 2 grade levels below in math are working on fact fluency instead of review sheets.

• Other modifications will be made as needed per student.

• Mr. Pollino is available to provide students with social-emotional support. He is available via email at r.pollino@sany.org

• 1:1 or small group virtual conferencing or phone conferencing is available.

• Weekly character lessons are available every Monday on google classroom.

• Guest speakers will be scheduled every Thursday for students to learn from.

• Counselor Office Hours:

  • Monday-Tuesday from 10:00am to 10:45am

  • Wednesday-Thursday-Friday from 2:00pm to 2:45pm