Southside Middle School

School Choice forms can be found following this link: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/830181/School_Choice_Form_110420.pdf

The Southside School District will be OPEN for onsite instruction on Monday, February 7th, 2022. Due to the continued coverage on some routes and side roads, the following is a list of affected areas and the corresponding meeting locations for busses. Oak Hill Lp, Cushman - Spring Mill Fire Station Locust Grove area - Old Locust Grove Store Hutchison Mnt area - Community Center Bethesda area - Bethesda Store or Methodist Church Pleasant Plains area - Tadpoles Cool Mist/Lacy Ln area - Camp Tahkodah Rd Pfeiffer area - Pfeiffer One Stop Oak Grove area - T at McGough and Oak Grove

Due to road conditions, the archery tournament scheduled for tomorrow at Oil Trough has been rescheduled. Tournament will still be held at the Oil Trough gym for the following teams and dates: Monday, Feb. 7 @ 4:30-- 4-5 grades Tuesday, Feb. 8 @ 4:30-- 6-8 grades Wednesday, Feb. 9 @ 4:30-- 9-12 grades Archers that cannot make their day can come on another scheduled day. For those that cannot attend, the Southside Middle School P.E. gym will be open on Thursday, Feb. 10 from 3:30-5:00 pm. Please contact Amber Young with any questions: amber.young@southsideschools.org Or on the Southside Archery Remind page

Due to the threat of inclement weather, Southside School District will be closed for onsite learning on Thursday, February 3, 2022. Students will need to complete AMI Day 3.

Due to the threat of inclement weather, Southside School District will be closed for onsite learning on Thursday, February 3, 2022. Students will need to complete AMI Day 3.

Reading Rockstar, Kaitlyn Sanders!

Congrats to our 5th grade Poetry Slam winners! Way to go poets!! Thank you Mr. Clayton Scott for working with all our kiddos this week! Thank you Carly Dahl and Batesville Area Arts Council for making it possible to have artists like Clayton in our schools! 1st Place: Eden Jennings 2nd Place: Zaya McFadden 3rd Place: Jada Adams 4th Place: Madi Foree 5th Place: Kennedy Boyle

Another Reading Rockstar! Congratulations, Elijah Johnson!

We celebrated our teachers and staff today with lunch from Cowboys Bar-B-Que! We appreciate all their hard work to continually put students first! Big thanks to the folks at Cowboys who offered so many options for delicious food and delivered in such an organized manner!

We are kicking off The Great Kindness Challenge tomorrow! This week (Jan. 24-28) will be devoted to performing as many acts of kindness as possible! We want all students to show the world KINDNESS MATTERS! Dress up days are as follows: 🔹Monday-crazy not to be kind (CRAZY SOCKS) 🔹Tuesday-kindness brightens everyone’s day (WEAR BRIGHT/NEON COLORS) 🔹Wednesday-we have power to be kind (SUPERHERO) 🔹Thursday-SMS shows kindness (HAT PASS DAY; buy a $1 hat pass; proceeds go to the Southside Food Pantry) 🔹Friday-Southerners are Kind (BLUE/GOLD DAY)

Registration is open for this fun color run right here on campus! Follow the link to sign up to run/walk/donate to this worthy cause! https://runsignup.com/Race/AR/Batesville/MentalHealthAwareness5KColorRun?fbclid=IwAR3H44Dlvk4FwJYcodbs77XYah6AW-OOlnkuFQS2Gik0Es82sf939GuqenE&remMeAttempt=

Don't forget today is meal pick up day for families who signed up! Pick up is from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Elementary School.

Families of Southside Students may use the following link to request school meal pick up for the AMI days on Tuesday, January 18th and Wednesday, January 19th. A drive-up event will be held on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Each box will contain 2 days of school meals (breakfast and lunch). Meals can be picked up between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. https://forms.gle/Np3ADwnmv3aKmSbc9

Families of Southside Students may use the following link to request school meal pick up for the AMI days on Tuesday, January 18th and Wednesday, January 19th. A drive-up event will be held on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Each box will contain 2 days of school meals (breakfast and lunch). Meals can be picked up between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. https://forms.gle/Np3ADwnmv3aKmSbc9

Super excited for this event coming in April! Registration is now open. Follow the link to sign up to run/walk/donate to this worthy cause! https://runsignup.com/Race/AR/Batesville/MentalHealthAwareness5KColorRun?fbclid=IwAR3H44Dlvk4FwJYcodbs77XYah6AW-OOlnkuFQS2Gik0Es82sf939GuqenE&remMeAttempt=

SMS now has a brand new Sensory Room! We are so excited for our students to use this space. #bettertogether

Can you sing? Dance? Can you do gymnastics, perform magic, play an instrument, etc.? We would love for you to showcase your talents for the community during our upcoming Winterfest Talent Show! Who can be part of the talent show? Any 1st-12th grade Southside student or any type of group (a 1st-12th grade Southside student must be part of the group). A couple of classes from the elementary are working up an act-HOW FUN!! We have had cheer routines, card tricks, pogo stick demos, dog tricks, puppeteers, sign language groups, original songwriters, pianists, dancers, etc. What all is involved? Auditions will be held in the auditorium Monday, January 10 after school until 5:30. Interested acts will need to provide a lyric sheet for approval (if applicable), fill out a talent show audition form and pay $5 to participate. When is Winterfest? Winterfest will be held on Saturday, January 29 at 6:30 pm in the auditorium. During Winterfest, students will also be recognized by various Jr. and Sr. High clubs/organizations for their outstanding contributions.

Members of the recycling club always does a great job helping out around the school!

School Choice Forms can be found following this link: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/830181/School_Choice_Form_110420.pdf

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