Save The Date!
Don't Forget ...
Today we celebrated the members of the SMS Track Team who qualified for the IESA State Track Meet with a
Pep Assembly during Husker Hour.
Coach Rose, Coach Crutchett & Coach Woods took a minute to pose with the athletes that they are so proud of!
End Of Year Fun!
Today, SMS 7th graders spent the morning at Top Golf and then stopped by Portillos for lunch!
Yesterday, the 8th grade class had the opportunity to go on the Radium Girls of Ottawa Tour.
The tour took the students on a journey into the lives of the women who worked at the Radium Dial Company in the early 20th century. These women, known as the Radium Girls, were tasked with painting watch and instrument dials using radium-based paint—a highly radioactive substance. Students learned about the devastating consequences of exposure to radium. The students visited places where these women lived, worked and now rest, as well as monuments and murals commemorating their "Shining Lives." In addition, students heard about the Radium Girls courageous fight for justice as they battled illnesses like radiation poisoning and cancer, and their role in a legal case that helped shape modern workplace safety regulations and workers' rights.
The students enjoyed lunch at Pizza Hut and spent some time at the park, with some fishing too!
✏️What is a Preschool Screening?
✔️The screening is a process for checking a child in key areas of development such as:
Speech & Language, Vision/Hearing, General Pre-Readiness skills
✔️The screening is completed in a "game like" environment (blocks, pictures, toys, etc) with the LEASE Preschool Team
✔️A parent questionnaire is also filled out to gain the important aspect from view of how they feel their child is developing
✏️Why Screen?
✔️Screening is a developmental check to assure that your child is developing as expected for their age level.
✔️Even if your child was screened at 3 and has turned 4 or 5 - it would be GREAT to repeat the screening to make sure your
child is continually developing as expected!
✏️What happens after screening?
✔️After the screening, one of the Preschool team will share the results & observations with you.
✔️As a parent, you will have the opportunity to discuss the screening & observation as well as share any concerns you may have.
✔️The screening is a process for checking a child in key areas of development such as:
Speech & Language, Vision/Hearing, General Pre-Readiness skills
✔️The screening is completed in a "game like" environment (blocks, pictures, toys, etc) with the LEASE Preschool Team
✔️A parent questionnaire is also filled out to gain the important aspect from view of how they feel their child is developing
✏️Why Screen?
✔️Screening is a developmental check to assure that your child is developing as expected for their age level.
✔️Even if your child was screened at 3 and has turned 4 or 5 - it would be GREAT to repeat the screening to make sure your
child is continually developing as expected!
✏️What happens after screening?
✔️After the screening, one of the Preschool team will share the results & observations with you.
✔️As a parent, you will have the opportunity to discuss the screening & observation as well as share any concerns you may have.
🎉Congratulations Kernel! 🎉
Kernel is officially a Canine Good Citizen!
The Canine Good Citizen program teaches good manners to dogs.
Kernel passed the following ten tests, to earn the the title of a Canine Good Citizen:
Test 1: Accepting A Friendly Stranger
Test 2 : Sitting Politely For Petting
Test 3: Appearance & Grooming
Test 4: Walking On A Loose Lead
Test 5: Walking Through A Crowd
Test 6: Sit & Down On Cue & Stay In Place
Test 7: Coming When Called
Test 8: Reaction To Another Dog
Test 9: Reaction To Distraction
Test 10: Supervised Separation
We are so proud of Kernel! 🐾
SMS Culver’s Night is TONIGHT!
Want a delicious way to support SMS students & teachers?
Join us for Culver’s Night TONIGHT!
Proceeds from this event goes directly back into the classrooms at SMS.
From funding field trips & student incentives to providing much-needed classroom supplies, your meal makes a huge difference!
Come grab a Butter Burger or a Concrete Mixer and say hi to some familiar SMS faces!
TONIGHT:
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thank you for supporting SMS!
Want a delicious way to support SMS students & teachers?
Join us for Culver’s Night TONIGHT!
Proceeds from this event goes directly back into the classrooms at SMS.
From funding field trips & student incentives to providing much-needed classroom supplies, your meal makes a huge difference!
Come grab a Butter Burger or a Concrete Mixer and say hi to some familiar SMS faces!
TONIGHT:
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thank you for supporting SMS!
Mark Your Calendars!
🌸
IESA Class 2A STATE Meet
Friday, May 15 & Saturday, May 16
Eastside Centre - East Peoria
FRIDAY Tickets:
$15 Cash @ Entrance
$12 @ GOFAN
https://gofan.co/event/3845239?schoolId=IL86333
IT’S POSTSEASON TIME!
Our Middle School Track & Field team is at the Sectional Meet today!
🐾 Kernel's Ultimutt Birthday Celebration 🐾
This week we kicked off Kernel’s Ultimutt Birthday Celebration!
Students participated in the Pawsitive Reflections Activity. The activity asked students to reflect on how Kernel has positively affected themselves, a friend or SMS as a whole.
We are so lucky to have such a hardworking (and furry!) member of our staff.
Stay tuned for more birthday fun as we count down to May 22nd - Kernel's Birthday!
🍎 THANK YOU 🍎
Huge shoutout to our amazing families!
THANK YOU to everyone who partnered with SMS StEPs this week for Staff Appreciation.
Due to your incredible generosity and donations, the staff has felt truly celebrated and supported.
SMS is so lucky to have such a supportive community.
Together, we make a difference! 💜
Huge shoutout to our amazing families!
THANK YOU to everyone who partnered with SMS StEPs this week for Staff Appreciation.
Due to your incredible generosity and donations, the staff has felt truly celebrated and supported.
SMS is so lucky to have such a supportive community.
Together, we make a difference! 💜
Excellence In Education Awards Banquet
Each May, the Regional Office of Education sponsors the Excellence in Education Awards Banquet.
School faculty, staff and Board of Education members receive awards in the following categories: Educator's, Support Staff, Retiring Educators, Retiring Support Staff and Board Service.
Last night, Serena Middle School honored:
Mrs. Dierzen - Educator Award
Mrs. McCaslin - Retiring Educator
Mrs. Clausel - Retiring Educator
Thank you for your dedication to Serena Middle School!
Each May, the Regional Office of Education sponsors the Excellence in Education Awards Banquet.
School faculty, staff and Board of Education members receive awards in the following categories: Educator's, Support Staff, Retiring Educators, Retiring Support Staff and Board Service.
Last night, Serena Middle School honored:
Mrs. Dierzen - Educator Award
Mrs. McCaslin - Retiring Educator
Mrs. Clausel - Retiring Educator
Thank you for your dedication to Serena Middle School!
LEASE will be at Harding Grade School Friday, July 31st for preschool screeners.
Please call to set up an appointment and start the registration process for our FREE preschool program!
815-792-8216
Please call to set up an appointment and start the registration process for our FREE preschool program!
815-792-8216
Tickets Sold Tomorrow @ Lunch ...
Shoutout to all of the SMS band and chorus members for a wonderful Spring Band & Chorus Concert! Thank you Mr. Pierce & Ms. Thorsen for your dedication to the Serena music program!
Last Friday, Mrs. Goldman’s 6th grade Science classes visited the Herbert Trackman Planetarium. The Planetarium is a large dome with a state-of-the-art digital projection system that gives students the opportunity to participate in interactive sky tours - exploring constellations and planets. Students also visited JJC’s Laura A. Sprague Art Gallery and the Cronin Schoolhouse. The one room schoolhouse was built in 1863 - children in grades one through eight attended school at Cronin.
