SCMS

Hello, Grizzly Family!!!

Only 9 days until Christmas Break! MAP Testing has been moved to January. WINTERFEST 2023 was a HIT!!!!!! For the second consecutive year we made over $20,000 which goes directly towards our PBIS Rewards Program and end of year give away to kids. Taylorsville is truly a special place, with 12 Corporate Sponsors and over 150 donations for our silent/live auction. The support this year was off the charts. Thanks to everyone who made this night special, even Santa stopped by for some pictures. Winterfest '24 will have some new surprises and will be on December 6, mark your calendars now!!!

Congratulations, to the Grizzly A-Team. Our award winning Academic Team brought home some more hardware this weekend, winning the highly competitive 6th Grade Showcase Championship. We competed against: Echo Trail, Ramsey, St. Gabriel, & St. Michael. Our SCMS Academic Team finished 1st Place Overall, 1st Place in Quick Recall, & Medaled in every subject. Shoutout to all students and Coach Collins, Parnell, Gross, & Hinton. Another 'Hardware Alert' from the weekend, the SCMS Archery Team won their tournament Saturday defeating: Zoneton Middle, 2 Bardstown Schools & CEC. This group is ranked preseason Top 10 in KY! Go Grizzlies!

Other happenings: A Food Drive is happening THIS week at SCMS. Homerooms with the most overall cans will win a donut party. This is sponsored by our FRYSC friends. All donations will go to help our community. The SLT Winter Door Decorating Contest is here through Dec. 14! The theme this year is "Christmas/Holiday Movies". 5th Periods will compete, strictly voluntary, there will be 1 winner from each grade level (3 winner), winners will receive a Hot Chocolate party when we return in January. Holiday Spirit Week!!! (Next week!!! 12/11-12/15) Monday—Fuzzy Christmas Socks, Tuesday---Elves vs. Reindeer, Wednesday---Christmas Swag (jewelry, hats, tshirts, decorations, etc.), Thursday---Christmas/Holiday Movie Characters, Friday---Christmas/Holiday Jammies

Thank you to our sponsors from SCMS & Ms. Demyan, erin.demyan@spencer.kyschools.us.

We are excited to begin using the monitoring software GoGuardian. This will allow us to more closely monitor students as they work online and provide an additional layer of security. Each of our classrooms are equipped with 36 computers and a charging cart, so from this point forward no personal devices will be permitted as they cannot utilize certain tools needed throughout the day. If you have any questions please contact me at matt.mercer@spencer.kyschools.us.

Looking for leadership opportunities for your child? Ms. Gabrie has STLP every Monday from 3-4pm. If your son/daughter is interested in technology and/or leadership opportunities, contact our sponsor micayla.gabrie@spencer.kyschools.us for more info.

Our next monthly SBDM meeting will be Dec. 12. If you would like to attend virtually please email helen.detrich@spencer.kyschools.us for a link.

Nurse Joy reminder: A KMSAA Sports Physical is required to participate on extra-curricular athletics teams.

Reminder to check out our site! We encourage parents to periodically check www.scmsgrizzlies.com. If your child is in 6th grade then simply select the 6th Grade main page box. There you will see upcoming track-specific info for both Traditional and Summit Learning. Big tests, field trips, application deadlines, etc. Logo icons in the middle of the page provide a lot of theme-specific information that's updated weekly. At the top of the page you can access your child's teacher's websites where you'll find helpful information about their class.

Grizzly News: Click here to access our 2023-2024 Grizzly News Playlist.

*Grizzly Points: The next Grizzly Store will be 8th Grade (Nov. 17). The next Grizzly Raffle will be Nov. 28. Two winners will be selected. Enter as many times as you like at 50 pts. each. To get "Grizzly Points" in each class students must be: Present, Prepared, and Positively Participating (3 P's). Grizzly points accumulate and can be used in the Grizzly Store for snacks and other items. Students can also enter our monthly raffles where students can win prizes of their choosing such as air pods, skateboards, hoverboards, and more. What is PBIS Rewards? Click here!

*GBB: M-Th, 2:30-5:30pm. To sign your student up today, contact karlie.acker@spencer.kyschools.us

*Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) News: Powderpuff has been rescheduled for Nov. 19th @ 5pm.

"If you're going to be a bear, be a GRIZZLY!"