Friday, September 29th

Happy Friday, Sharks!

What an awesome week here at Sutherland. We have a lot of excitement in the air today as it is our first ICA day of the year. Students will head outside shortly (or stay indoors) for whichever activity they selected. Throughout the week, students have been working on the 8^th grade cardboard arcade, attending the SMS Book Fair, working on class projects, and generally having fun. As some of you may have noticed, we have decided to delay Autumn and allow the summer-like weather to stick around. With PE and a lot of outdoor activities going on, a friendly request to make sure students bring a change of clothes on PE days would be most appreciated. Ah, middle school!

Coming up next week, we have a lot of after school items. Our Boys’ and Girls’ basketball games start next week, we have a PTO meeting, Band Boosters, and Parent/Teacher Conferences starting at 4:30 on Thursday. There are still spots available if you have not signed up for conferences yet. The link can be found on the SMS website under “ANNOUNCEMENTS”. Friday will be the big day for the 8^th grade geometry students as the students from Hollymead come to visit the cardboard arcade the students here have created. It is always great when we get one of our feeder schools to interact with our Sharks.

If you happen to go to the AHS football game tonight, cheer on our 8^th grade Band students who will perform during the game.

Have a terrific weekend and on with the news!

Next Week @ SMS:

Monday, October 2^nd: Black Day

Tuesday, October 3^rd: Teal Day
5:00 – 8:00 PM: Girls’ basketball game @ Walton Middle School
6:30 – 7:30PM: Band Boosters Meeting

Wednesday, October 4^th: Black Day
8^th Grade AVID Field Trip to JMU
5:00 – 8:00 PM: Boys’ basketball game @ Burley Middle School
7:00 PM: PTO Meeting

Thursday, October 5^th: Teal Day
4:30 – 8:00 PM: Parent/Teacher Conferences – Round 1

Friday, October 6^th: Black Day
Morning: 8^th grade Cardboard Arcade