5th and 6th Grade students at SMS learn to play the piano in Mrs. Fortin’s Music Class using the latest technology.
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[post_title] => Artists of South Meadow School [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => artists-of-south-meadow-school-september [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2021-09-23 10:38:13 [post_modified_gmt] => 2021-09-23 14:38:13 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://sms.convalsd.net/?p=5373 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [2] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 5356 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2021-09-17 16:29:25 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-09-17 20:29:25 [post_content] =>Please click here for Thursday, September 16th edition of the Puma News!
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Friday September 3rd is school picture day at SMS!
Pictures can be ordered online at mylifetouch.com using your student's school ID or Picture Day ID: EVT8CFX93
Students will also be bringing home paper order forms which students can turn in when they have their picture taken.
Thank you and have a great day!
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Students new to EHP may join later in the first quarter. Applications for those students will have a due date of October 8th. Please click here for the application. Mrs. Brezovec will be talking with the students in the first few days of school about EHP and hand out applications. The classes being offered will be: simple machines, photography, wirecast/morning announcements and 3D. Students will miss one or two class periods of their regular classes for EHP. It is expected that students make up the work of the missed class. Teachers will need to sign off for the classes that the students will be missing.
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5th Grade Orientation will take place August 30th 1pm to 3pm. This is a chance for parents and students to meet the 5th grade team and see where their classrooms are located. At orientation you will have a chance to set up your parent teacher conference.
Parking:
Parking will be in-front of SMS. Overflow parking will be out back. Please come through the front entrance of SMS.
Entering the building:
The Conval School District is currently in the Green zone which requires the use of masks indoors and temperature checks. If for any reason you are not comfortable with these procedures, we would be more than happy to meet with your family outside. We will have a greeter at the door that will direct you towards the 5th grade wing. Currently masks are required at South Meadow and we will be doing temperature checks at the door.
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Due to COVID-19 concerns, Great Brook and South Meadow Middle Schools paused the instrumental and choral programs. Music teachers taught general music, including music history, theory and technology, but students were unable to participate in performing groups.
This school year, students will have the opportunity to participate in the instrumental, choral or general music programs as a part of the United Arts Rotation, which allows students to experience several disciplines. The district plans to alter the regular class schedule so that students have music classes five days a week.
Students in these classes develop the skills needed for successful careers in music, including teamwork, focus, confidence, discipline and active listening. According to the National Association of Music Educators, students with three or more years of instrumental music training show enhanced auditory discrimination, fine motor, vocabulary and nonverbal reasoning skills.
"Most musicians develop their love for performing and the arts before they get to high school. We are hoping to make up for time lost due to the pandemic by offering increased opportunities for students to get involved in music," said Superintendent Rizzo Saunders. "Our students have so much potential and we want them to explore it while learning the skills needed to graduate to higher-level music classes. Studying music helps students develop skills that are crucial for many different types of classes and subjects.”
To ensure the safety of students and staff, the district will follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the International Coalition of Performing Arts and the state. When indoors, band and chorus students will be required to maintain a social distance of three feet, wear a mask and use instrument bell covers to limit the spread of airborne particles. The district will utilize outdoor spaces to practice whenever possible.
"During middle school, students want to try new things, find friends with similar interests and feel successful. Music allows them to do this," said Music Teacher Patrick Cogan. "I am so excited to have my ensembles running again. I cannot wait to make connections with my students and share with them what I have loved doing for so many years."
For more information about the South Meadow School Instrumental program, please email Ed Lowy at elowy@conval.edu. For more information about the SMS choral program, please email Elizabeth Fortin at efortin@conval.edu.
For more information about the Great Brook School Instrumental program, please email Jahna Moncrief at moncriefj@conval.edu. For more information about the GBS choral program, please email Cogan at pcogan@conval.edu.
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Try out dates for boys white and blue team soccer, girls soccer, girls field hockey, boys and girls cross country, and girls volleyball, will start right after school on Tuesday, August 31st. These will last until 4:05 and students may go home on the late bus, walk home, or be collected by their parents in the Back upper parking lot. Please do not pick up your child out front as this may interfere with the late buses. Please collect your child no later than 4:10.
Students in grades six, seven, and eight, are eligible to play field hockey, soccer, and club volleyball. Students in grades fifth, sixth, seventh, and eight are eligible to run cross country.
All students trying out must bring with them the attached parent permission/emergency form and an updated or current physical form. Updated means that your son or daughter has had a physical within the last two years. For example: If you son/daughter had a physical as a sixth grader he/she would need an updated physical as an eighth grader. THE UPDATED PHYSICAL FORM must be sent or emailed to the SMS nurse, Tricia Harris (pharris@conval.edu), before the first day of practice. The parent permission/emergency form must be handed to the respective coach on the first day of practice.
Once again please click here for the full listing of requirements for the SMS try outs.
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Students in Ms. Russell’s art classes are currently using watercolors. 7th Grade created birds, while the 8th grade students created trees.
Please click here for Thursday, September 16th edition of the Puma News!
PICTURE RETAKE DAY WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH.
Friday September 3rd is school picture day at SMS!
Pictures can be ordered online at mylifetouch.com using your student’s school ID or Picture Day ID: EVT8CFX93
Students will also be bringing home paper order forms which students can turn in when they have their picture taken.
Students who have done an EHP class in the past may sign up to continue that class. The applications for this group of students are due on September 3rd. Please click here for the application.
5th Grade Orientation is going to be August 30th from 1pm to 3pm
5th Grade Orientation will take place August 30th 1pm to 3pm. This is a chance for parents and students to meet the 5th grade team and see where their classrooms are located.
Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders and the ConVal School District are pleased to announce the return of the middle school instrumental and choral programs for the coming school year.
Due to COVID-19 concerns,
Read More: Instrumental And Choral Programs Return To Middle Schools
Please click here for important information on the Fall 2021 Sports program from Mr. Silegy, SMS Athletic Director at South Meadow School.
Try out dates for boys white and blue team soccer,
SMS in person students celebrated the last day of school this year by engaging an a variety of activities which included making Tie-Dye shirts, creating a festive front walkway with sidewalk chalk,