St. Marys Middle School -

☀️We know summer break just started, but it's time to MARK YOUR CALENDARS for Open House dates coming up soon: 📍Thursday, July 31st - High School: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Middle Schools: 5:00 - 7:00 PM 📍Monday, August 4th - Elementary Schools: 4:30 - 6:30 PM - KinderCamp: 9:00 - 11:00 AM 📍Pre-K Preview times will be sent directly to parents of enrolled students. We can't wait to see everyone and kick off another great school year! 🎒 #BElieveinCAMDEN #WeAreCamden #CCSOpenHouse2025

📢 Back to School Health Clinic Happening this July at the Camden County Health Department! 🩺🎒 Get your child(ren) ready for the new school year with essential checkups and services. #BElieveinCAMDEN #WeAreCamden

Our first student artwork, turned mural, is finally complete! It looks amazing! Our students had created artwork for a mural contest to place in our Media Center. We had two students whose artwork is being turned into murals. Our first student was Shaneel Dobson (8th). A very special thank you goes out to our parent volunteer, Courtney Vickery, who painted the mural for us. A huge thank you to Lowe's in Kingsland for donating all of our supplies for the murals- paint, brushes, buckets, drop clothes, rollers and various other items!!

7th Grade Field Day A sunny day full of fun and energy! Students enjoyed tug-of-war, water balloon tosses, and more. With music, snow cones, and cheers all around, it was a perfect day of teamwork and laughter.

SMMS Title I Stakeholder Meeting and LInks Links can be accessed on the Title I tab. Please join us on May 27 at 5:00 p.m. for our Title I Stakeholder meeting in the 7th grade planning room at St. Marys Middle School. We would like to have your input on the Parent & Family Engagement Plan, the School-Parent Compact, the School Improvement Plan, expenditures on parent and family engagement, and staff training ideas on building partnerships with families. The documents below are for your review prior to the meeting. Draft Parent & Family Engagement Plan link Draft School-Parent Compact link School Improvement Plan from FY25 link If you are unable to participate in the meeting, please share your input by clicking on the Google Form link below. SMMS Stakeholder Input Form

Shout out to our parent volunteers Ms. Courtney Vickery & Ms. Maria Pittman, and staff members Lessli Johnson & Charlotte Dowdy for helping to paint the murals that our student, Shaneel Dobson designed for the Media Center.

SMMS Teacher of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and our Support Person of the Year !!!!! TOTY- Lessli Johnson ROTY- Carly Vanderbunt SPOTY- Avegail Drawdy Thank you for all you do!

Teacher Appreciation Week: Throwback Thursday

Technology warning: A concerning TikTok trend, known as the #ChromebookChallenge or #ChromebookDurabilityTest, has emerged, involving students inserting metal objects like paper clips, pushpins, and aluminum foil into the USB ports of school-issued Chromebooks to intentionally cause electrical short circuits. This dangerous behavior has led to device fires and prompted evacuations at several schools in Connecticut, including Newington, Cromwell, Derby, and Southington High Schools. For more detailed information, you can read the full article here: https://www.wfsb.com

We have many talented students here at SMMS, and they created a magazine that celebrates their work.

Teacher Appreciation Week Coffee day!

Last week's PBIS Winners!! Way to demonstrate that Bobcat Culture!! Aiden Whitney 6th William Ross 7th Brennin Goodwin 8th

Our new Dog Therapy Program started last week!! Cinge, a certified therapy dog, will visit our campus on select days to provide comfort, reduce stress, and bring joy to our students' day.

PBIS Winners! Congratulations!! 6th grade Connor Poteat 7th grade Journey Cook 8th grade Myron Auyan (pic)

📣 Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2025-2026 school year! Whether you're a new student joining us for the first time or a returning student, it's time to enroll! 📝🎒 Click the link below to get started: 🔗 https://camdencsdga.sites.thrillshare.com/o/ccsd/page/enrollment #BElieveinCAMDEN #WeAreCamden

Last week's PBIS Winners: 6th grade Rylan Martin 7th grade Jayden Harrell 8th grade Nykiria Chester Congratulations!!

Purple Up Week

More and more pictures of our Staff Twin Day!

More great Staff Twin Day pictures!

SMMS Great News!! Two of our students are going to the state-level competition for Young Georgia Authors! Lia Mapel "Dear Person" Fatima "Zahra" Raoff "The Memory Shop"