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All Southside School District campuses will be closed on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 due to inclement weather.
All Southside School District campuses will be closed on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 due to inclement weather.
The book fair is headed to SMS! View our link to browse online.
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/southsidemiddleschool2
Fall Break starts tomorrow! We hope you all have a safe and wonderful break. We will see you on Monday, October 23!
ATTENTION: Cat Bus, Balloon Bus, and Pelican Bus!
Beginning Monday (10/16), due to the bridge removal on Camp Tahkodah Road, your child's bus route times will be altered for up to two months. Please allow for your bus to arrive 10 MINUTES EARLIER than normal so they can make the detour to reach the campus on time. Thank you.
Congratulations to our first 🌟Reading Rockstar🌟, Ivy Leavitt!!! She reached 1,000,000 words read! 📚
We want to encourage everyone with a bus rider to sign up for transportation Remind messages. You can sign up for text message or email notifications and stay informed regarding your student's bus. Notifications will include changes/adjustments to routes, weather updates, and any other important information regarding Southside school buses.
https://www.southsideschools.org/page/transportation
Mark your calendars! Middle School Basketball will begin October 2nd.
*4th graders will not play games until the spring season.
The SMS annual New Student Luncheon served 32 new students today. We are so happy to add them to our Southerner family. 💛💙
Registration is now open for the Fall Harvest Pageant. Deadline to enter is October 11. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F9021m7F5lk6UO_m7lSRDw-bWdzMBO04hNcNz7CJ-m0/edit?usp=sharing
Homecoming Spirit Week September25-29!
Conferences are coming up and are scheduled for Tuesday September 19th from 3:30-7:00. Be on the look out for sign up documents coming home with your child.
After school tutoring will begin Thursday, September 7th! Tutoring is free and open to any middle school student. No need to enroll, just let your child's teacher know he/she will stay for tutoring.
School Pictures are coming up!
The Southside School District provides Special Education and Related Services to students between the ages of 5 (kindergarten) and 21 who qualify for these services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. If you feel that your child may be in need of these services, please contact us at 870-251-4018.
Questions regarding school bus information can be emailed to bus@southsideschools.org or you can call on Monday, August 14 from 6pm-8pm to 870-251-4020.
Open house for the upcoming school year has been scheduled for Monday, August 14th. Students with a last name beginning with A-L are scheduled for 5:00PM - 6:30PM. Students with a last name beginning M-Z are scheduled for 6:30PM -8:00PM. Date and times apply for all campuses.
We can't wait to welcome our incoming 7th graders to the Junior High! 7th Grade students and families, please join us for 7th Grade Orientation on Thursday, August 10th. We can't wait to see you on campus!
Please take a look at the 2023-2024 School Supply List.
Attention home school families!
Join us on August 14th from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. for a drop in Q & A session regarding how Special Education and Related Services can be provided to home school students. Hope to see you there!