Save the date! The Shark Band and Orchestra will hold their Holiday Performance on Friday December 14th at 6:00 pm. Come out to support our students in the band program. They have been working so hard and are super excited for this performance! The event will be held in the gym.
 

Mark your calendars! You don’t want to miss the SJM Choral Holiday Program on Thursday, December 6th at 6:00 pm. Show your support of these students  and their hard working so hard! The event will be held in the gym.
 

The fall book fair will be here soon!

The SJM Library Learning Commons will host a Scholastic book fair from Monday, November 12 through Wednesday, November 21.  Each Shark Time class will have an opportunity to visit the fair during their library times. 

Parents are invited to come in during any hours the book fair is open.  Parents, guardians, or family members who plan to join students for the annual Thanksgiving luncheon on Thursday, November 15, will have a great opportunity to stop by the book fair while at SJM.  If you can’t make it to the school, you are encouraged to shop online at  http://www.scholastic.com/bf/stjamesmiddleschool1.  The online book fair will open November 2. 

The book fair is a wonderful opportunity to begin shopping for the holiday season, reward achievements, or purchase a “just because” gift, all while supporting the SJM Library Learning Commons! 

The schedule is as follows. 

Monday, 11/12:  7:45am to 3:45pm

Tuesday, 11/13:  7:30am to 4:30pm

Wednesday, 11/14:  7:45am to 4:00pm

Thursday, 11/15:  7:45am to 3:45pm

Friday, 11/16:  7:45am to 4:00pm

Monday, 11/19:  7:45am to 3:45pm

Tuesday, 11/20:  7:30am to 4:30pm

Wednesday, 11/21:  7:45am to 3:45pm

We look forward to seeing you at the book fair!

 

Our first Celebration of Success Assembly will be held on the morning of November 27, 2018. Invitations will be sent home by November 21st. We look forward to having our families attend our celebration.  
 

B-Team Basketball Tryouts will be held November 12th - 14th.  Updated physicals must be submitted online Arbiter Athlete in order to tryout. (See information page attached to this newsletter on how to submit physicals on Arbiter.)

November 12th      Boys: 3:30pm - 5:00pm           Girls:  5:00pm - 6:30pm
November 13th      Boys: 5:00pm - 6:30pm           Girls:  3:30pm - 5:00pm
November 14th      Boys: 3:30pm - 4:30pm           Girls:  4:30pm - 5:30pm
 
Please see Coach DeFord or Coach Simpson with any questions.
 

Congratulations to all of the students who auditioned for All County Chorus!  We had 38 out of 47 students make it into All County Chorus this year.  Way to go SJMS Chorus!  We are so proud of you!

Tenors

Tanner Buck

Alex Knight

Mack Lewandoski

Altos

Kyra Martinez

Rhianna Phillips

Sofia Cioce

Mya Waters-Bartlett

Kristin Todd

Jenna Catoe           

Taylor Trussell

Lila Taylor

Mary Hankins

Savannah Giminez

 Alexia Geathers

Lindsey Dangelmaier

Sopranos

Marlen Rubi-Sanchez

McKenzie Jenne

Lola Bellah

Mattie Washburn

Josephina Moore

Syndel Moody

Lorelai Menard

Aryanna Bryant

Harper Ewing

Cayleigh Van Cleave

Ashlee Calderiso

McKenzie Kight

Shianna Freeman

Alyssa Messall

Rhiannon Louth

Stella Smith

Tessa Coy

Caroline Richardson

Hannah Caldwell

Tris Pasnik

Ciara Hamlin

Hannah McDonough

 

Mark your calendars! School Picture Make-Up Day is scheduled for Tuesday, November 16th. 

 

We want to thank all of the students, parents, community members, and staff who helped us feed children and fill countless sandbags in the weeks following Hurricane Florence . With your donations and your help, we were able to make over 2000 lunches on Tuesday and 3500 lunches on Wednesday. This helped us feed children in the St. James and Socastee clusters, along with feeding flood victims staying in hotels and assisting churches and homeless shelters caring for children and protect many homes in the community from the rising waters.

 

On Thursday, October 18, 2018, from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. SJM had its second annual English Spoken as Other Language (ESOL) parent night.

The event was well attended and the program was conducted in English and in Spanish, a feature for which all parents expressed deep appreciation.

Mrs. Toggas and Mr. Vega were able to present to parents the important items on        the agenda as well as answer numerous questions. All of the parents were highly inquisitive and eager to learn how to use PowerSchool.

Agenda

The following Agenda items were discussed:

An overview of the curriculum resources this year (Inside)

The importance of maintaining accurate contact information updated at school (phone numbers and emails)

How to access and read PowerSchool for attendance, grades, missed assignments, tardies to class

The importance of the attendance policy and how to request Principal Approved forms for absences due to hardship or educational trip

Resources for acquiring immunizations

Tutoring opportunities and bus transportation

Messages and emails received from the school and the role of Pacific Translators

Accessing resources such a Khan Academy (available in Spanish) to assist with math instruction

Parents participation in the Multicultural Fair on February 28th

District sponsored free English language learning classes for adults.

 

On Tuesday, October 30th, our SJM Sharks B-Team Football took on the Forestbrook Middle Gators in the Battle of the Waterway. The Sharks won in a  26 – 6 victory over our rivals from across the Waterway for the second year in a row, keeping the Waterway Trophy home at SJM! Congratulations to the players and coaches!