The transition from elementary to middle school can be intimidating. Get familiar with the resources available to you to stay organized and on top of assignments in Google Classroom, keep track of your grades in Realtime, and build your PROWL Pack to suit your needs!
Each week you'll be challenged to try out a PROWL Pack tool on our SMS Newsroom morning broadcast. Complete the PROWL Pack Challenge on your grade level Google Classroom for a chance to win a prize.
Nearly all of your assignments at SMS are posted on Google Classroom. Google Classroom has multiple features to help you track and manage your assignments and grades.
Google Classroom Calendar: See all of your assignments and due dates for all of your classes on one convenient calendar or sort by class to focus on one subject.
Google Classroom To-Dos: View all of your assignments organized in to do lists by things that are assigned, turned in, and missing. View by class or view all assignments.
Google Classroom Rubrics: Some teachers will grade your assignments using Rubrics on Google Classroom. Pay attention to the rubric before turning in an assignment and check your rubric for feedback after the assignment is graded.
Google Classroom Classwork: See all of your work for a class by using "Classwork." You can check your grades, review assignments and due dates, and see any work that’s late or missing.
GMAIL: Students recommend checking your Gmail each day to stay on top of assignments. Take time to organize your inbox to make the use of this tool.
Google Tasks: Organize your to-do lists with Google Tasks. Created multiple lists to organize school and extracurricular activities. Create tasks directly from your email or a Google Doc and assign tasks to your classmates when you work on a group project. Learn more here.
Are you looking to customize your PROWL Pack by using a template to organize your assignments? These templates are printable, but can also be used digitally. Which format works best for your needs?
Student/Parent Handbook 2025-2026 (English)
Student/Parent Handbook 2025-2026 (Spanish)