Saline Middle School Hornet Highlights for December 6, 2020
Principal's Message:
Hello Saline Middle School Families,
With the holiday season upon us, we know that there are a lot of "asks". All of these asks come from a place of caring for our students, staff, families and community members during this very difficult time. Please know how much you are appreciated in this partnership and, if you are able to help, please consider the opportunities that are listed throughout this memo, both in the new information and repeating messages sections of this blog.
Thank you for all that you do for Saline Middle School community. You are tremendously appreciated.
To show their appreciation, the Saline Music Department made this video to spread some holiday cheer. Look closely, and watch until the end, as you may see some special guests. Thank you to our talented SAS Music Department for putting this together. It is tremendous.
New and Important Information for the Week:
NEW REPORT CARDS: Report cards are now available in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you are having difficulty accessing the Powerschool Parent Portal, please email powerschool@salineschools.org. Thank you for your patience as we have had difficulty sending report cards electronically this trimester.
NWEA SCORES are now available in Powerschool! Here are the directions to access them.
UPDATE: NOW WORKING!!!
Similar to Thanksgiving, Saline Area Schools families (including school of choice students and employee children) are eligible to receive bags of supplies for a Winter Break meal from Saline Area Social Services (SASS).
List of items:
Two packs of macaroni and cheese
a can of cream of mushroom soup
turkey gravy
two cans of peas
two cans of tuna
egg noodles
peanut butter
a pack of mashed potatoes
either pistachios or dried blueberries
cake mix
Please note that similar to SASS Thanksgiving bags, they will add fresh produce into the bags as well. Depending on availability, they may also have turkeys as well.
Please call Saline Social Services at 734-429-4570 by Thursday, December 17th. When you call, let them know that you are a Saline Area Schools family.
Saline residents may also apply with Saline Social Services for on-going assistance including:
- A weekly food pantry that includes fresh, frozen, canned and boxed goods, diapers, toiletries and paper products. We also provide special items, like laundry soap, dish soap, shampoo, deodorant and feminine hygiene products to our clients monthly.
- Referrals to government agencies and additional resources that can help our clients with specific needs.
- Limited assistance with rent, energy bills, car repair and prescription co-pays.
- Rent assistance, in emergency situations only.
- Utility must be in client’s name. Client must be on a budget plan or payment protection plan or have a shut-off notice. In shut-off situation, client must go to Department of Human Services first and get verification of what DHS will pay.
- We can assist with co-pays for prescriptions filled at our partner pharmacy (Saline Pharmacy) once the client enrolls in the Washtenaw County Prescription Plan, Medicaid, Medicare Part D, or a private insurance carrier.
- Personal items — such as eyeglasses, backpacks, children’s musical instruments and supplies.
- Back-to-School backpacks and supplies, including new shoes.
- Birthday gifts for children under the age of 18.
- The Holiday Meal Program, providing a complete holiday meal for Easter, Thanksgiving,and Christmas.
- Adopt-a-Family Program, which matches our families with generous adopters for gifts during the Christmas season.
NEW. Updated COVID-19 information from the Washtenaw County Health Department: If You Test Positive, If You Test Positive (Spanish), Quarantine/Isolation FAQ, Saliva Testing Site
What Happens When Someone Gets Covid
Flowchart for Symptomatic Individuals
Here is the latest version of the SAS Connected Learning Plan. This includes updates to sample schedules and a new flow chart for health scenarios.
From the SMS PTO:
NEW HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING FOR SMS STAFF: Hi Saline Middle School Families,
To help make these times a little less stressful, the PTO has decided to handle all the holiday gifts for the Middle School staff this year. They will be receiving a reusable gift bag, a gift card and classroom type supplies. If you would like to contribute to the gifting, please donate through the link below and write holiday in the comments.
http://mspto.weebly.com/fundra
Kindly,
Your Middle School PTO
PTO No Hassle Fundraiser. Please donate at this link: http://mspto.weebly.com/
Box Tops: Happy Holidays Saline Middle School Families! Have you downloaded the Box Top$ for Education app yet? Please keep box tops In mind while you are grocery shopping this holiday season. It is now easier than ever to submit box tops via the box tops for education app. Just scan your receipt within 14 days of purchases and the app will check for eligible items in order to give our school credit. If you’re shopping online for groceries or get emailed receipts, you can still earn Box Tops for our school. Download the app and start earning today.
For information about clubs, athletics and school events, subscribe to the Saline Middle School calendar or go to the Saline MIddle School Website.
Attendance: Please remember that if your child is going to be absent, even remotely, please call the Saline Middle School front office to report attendance at 734-401-4600; press #1 for attendance OR use the Google Form.
Grades: Please check Powerschool or Summit Platform as many teachers have begun to enter grades. Please contact the technology department here if you are having difficulty accessing Powerschool.
Breakfast and lunch continue to be free for ALL students as long as Federal funding allows.
Saline Middle School Book Fair Online!
You’re invited to shop our SMS Book Fair online from Monday 11/23 - Sunday 12/6!
You’ll love the NEW option to shop for Book Fair exclusives directly from the interactive booklist and enjoy these special online shopping features:
- Over 6,000 items, including new releases, best sellers, and value packs!
- All orders ship direct to home
- FREE shipping on book-only orders over $25*
- Don't have a book order over $25? Contact us @ mspto@salineschools.org for a group order!
- All purchases support our school :)
www.scholastic.com/bf/
*Free standard shipping is available on book-only orders of $25+ after all discounts are applied. Free standard shipping (books) must be selected during checkout. Orders containing products other than books are not eligible for this shipping promotion. |
A new Covid-19 saliva test has now been released! Here is the press release from the Washtenaw County Health Department.
Here is the At-Home Learning Toolkit released by the SAS Elementary buildings. There is a lot of useful information that may also help our secondary students.
Game Day: If you are looking to connect with friends or make new friends during lunchtime then Game Day is the club for you! Game Day will consist of students coming together to play games via zoom such as “Would You Rather, Jeopardy, Kahoot”, free social chat time with friends and more! Game day will be held on Fridays during lunch from 11:10-11:40am starting Friday, December 4th. Please complete This to express your interest in this club and our club advisor will respond to you with the zoom link. Mrs. Collins, our School Social Worker will be the advisor for this club. If you have questions please reach out to Mrs. Collins at collinsa@salineschools.org to join this club.
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