South Jordan Middle SchoolIt’s college week! Check out our kickoff video here.
Here’s the schedule for the week:
Monday – SoJo Shirts
Tuesday – Dress to Impress
Wednesday – Bright Colors
Thursday – Blue or Green (college gear)
Friday – Red or Blue (College Gear) & Tug-of-War with Faculty at Lunches
Parent-Teacher Conferences Wed (Virtual) & Thurs (In-Person)
Parent-Teacher Conferences are this week! We’ll have a virtual night on Wednesday, Sept. 28 and in-person conferences on Thursday, Sept. 29. Both nights will run from 4 – 7:30 pm. Students won’t have school on Friday, Sept. 30. For the virtual night on Wednesday, you can schedule an appointment in Skyward and access Zoom links here. You don’t need an appointment for the in-person conferences in the gym/cafe on Thursday.
On that subject, remember that we have so many ways to communicate. Please don’t feel you need to wait to talk to a teacher if you have a concern, question, or compliment. Parent conferences are an official chance to meet with them if you’d like, but you can call, email, or set up an appointment with a teacher all year long.
Again, this means that no school will be held on Friday, September 30th.
We will also be selling memory books from previous years on Thursday night for $5 while supplies last. See this flier for more information.
Free Family Skate Night @ Classic Fun Center on Monday, Sept. 26th
Our wonderful PTSA has arranged for SoJo students and their families to get free admission to skating at Classic Fun Center in Sandy on Monday, Sept. 26th from 5:30 – 8:30 pm. If you don’t have your own skates, you can rent them (or a scooter or rollerblades) for $3. You can also upgrade to unlimited activities for just $10. Check out this flier for more details.
Spirit Night @ Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt on Monday, Sept. 26th
Do you love both SoJo and FroYo? If so, mention that you’re with South Jordan Middle School at Menchies on Monday, Sept. 26th between 3 and 10 pm, and a portion of your purchase will go to the school through our wonderful PTSA.
Early Morning Drop-Off
Just a reminder that the school doesn’t open until 7:30 am. As it gets colder, please be aware so that your child isn’t left out in the cold.
PTSA Reflections Contest
Want to show off your talents? Enter this year’s PTSA Reflections contest. You can find rules and the online entry form here. Entries are due October 1st, and you can enter original works in the categories of Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, 2D Visual Arts, and 3D Visual Arts. The Reflections Theme for 2022-23 is “Show Your Voice.”
Memory Book Baby Pics w/No Names
The Memory Book Committee has received a ton of amazing 9th grade baby photos. We have a handful that do not have names and need to be identified. Parents please check this link to see if your child is one of them. If your child’s photo is there, email the baby number and name to sojoyearbook@gmail.com asap. Photos were due last week, but if this serves as a reminder to you feel free to upload it to ReplayIt Private Photo Submission Site. Include your email and the student full name so they don’t end up on our unidentified baby list.
Community Council Meeting Oct. 3rd @ 4 pm
We have our first community council meeting soon. If you’d like to attend, join us on Monday, October 3rd at 4 pm. The tentative agenda for the meeting is to elect positions, review our Land Trust, TSSA, and Safe Walking Route plans, and to discuss any concerns from members of the committee.
We have a great set of events coming up, and as always, you can see our upcoming calendar of events on our website here.
Parent-Teacher Conferences Next Week
Parent-Teacher Conferences are just around the corner. We’ll have a virtual night on Wednesday, Sept. 28 and in-person conferences on Thursday, Sept. 29. Both nights will run from 4 – 7:30 pm. Students won’t have school on Friday, Sept. 30. For the virtual night on Wednesday, you can schedule an appointment in Skyward.
On that subject, remember that we have so many ways to communicate. Please don’t feel you need to wait to talk to a teacher if you have a concern, question, or compliment. Parent conferences are an official chance to meet with them if you’d like, but you can call, email, or set up an appointment with a teacher all year long.
Free Family Skate Night @ Classic Fun Center on Monday, Sept. 26th
Our wonderful PTSA has arranged for SoJo students and their families to get free admission to skating at Classic Fun Center in Sandy on Monday, Sept. 26th from 5:30 – 8:30 pm. If you don’t have your own skates, you can rent them (or a scooter or rollerblades) for $3. You can also upgrade to unlimited activities for just $10. Check out this flier for more details.
Spirit Night @ Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt on Monday, Sept. 26th
Do you love both SoJo and FroYo? If so, mention that you’re with South Jordan Middle School at Menchies on Monday, Sept. 26th between 3 and 10 pm, and a portion of your purchase will go to the school through our wonderful PTSA.
Early Morning Drop-Off
Just a reminder that the school doesn’t open until 7:30 am. As it gets colder, please be aware so that your child isn’t left out in the cold waiting for the doors to unlock or staff to arrive.
PTSA Reflections Contest
Want to show off your talents? Enter this year’s PTSA Reflections contest. You can find rules and the online entry form here. Entries are due October 1st, and you can enter original works in the categories of Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, 2D Visual Arts, and 3D Visual Arts. The Reflections Theme for 2022-23 is “Show Your Voice.”
Good morning, SoJo! As always, you can see our upcoming calendar of events on our website here. Most importantly for this week, remember that students don’t have school on Friday. It’s a teacher professional development day, so we’ll be here, but students won’t be.
It’s also good to note that Parent-Teacher Conferences are just around the corner. We’ll have a virtual night on Wednesday, Sept. 28 and in-person conferences on Thursday, Sept. 29. Students won’t have school on Friday, Sept. 30. On that subject, remember that we have so many ways to communicate. Please don’t feel you need to wait to talk to a teacher if you have a concern, question, or compliment. Parent conferences are an official chance to meet with them if you’d like, but you can call, email, or set up an appointment with a teacher all year long.
PTSA Reflections Contest
Want to show off your talents? Enter this year’s PTSA Reflections contest. You can find rules and the online entry form here. Entries are due October 1st, and you can enter original works in the categories of Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, 2D Visual Arts, and 3D Visual Arts. The Reflections Theme for 2022-23 is “Show Your Voice.”
9th Grade Baby Photos due by Sept. 16th
9th Grade Baby Photos Needed for the Memory Book! The deadline to submit photos is Sept 16th. Don’t miss out on getting your student’s photo published. Only submit one baby photo, current photos not needed! Include your students name and your email address. You can submit the photo here, or there is a QR code on the image. If you are still having trouble, email sojoyearbook@gmail.com.
It’s that time of year again, and we’re looking at our first community council meeting of the year. Thank you all so much for being willing to serve on our council. Mrs. Johnson had a tentative schedule for the year laid out for our meetings. The dates are:
We can adjust those if needed once we meet. We’ve got it scheduled for 3:30 pm here in the main office conference room. Let me know if that is a conflict for any of you and we can work out a new time. I’ll include that in our next Skylert on Monday, so just try to let me know by then.
You can find an overview of what timelines all community councils are held attached to this email. You can also see an overview of the roles and responsibilities of a council here.
If you are interested in being our chair for this year, there are two options for an online training:
In our first meeting on October 3rd, we’ll tentatively plan on:
We’ve had a lower turnout in terms of applications this year despite advertising at Back-to-School Night, Skylerts, social media, PTSA, and our website, and so I’ve been looking into the rules about ratios of staff to parents and so forth. We have four parent volunteers, and three staff volunteers. This means that one of our staff members won’t be able to be a voting member, although they are still welcome to attend like anyone else in our school community. We can work that all out in our first meeting when we elect a chair and other positions.
Want to show off your talents? Enter this year’s PTSA Reflections contest. You can find rules and the online entry form here. Entries are due October 1st, and you can enter original works in the categories of Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, 2D Visual Arts, and 3D Visual Arts. The Reflections Theme for 2022-23 is “Show Your Voice.”
We have a few weeks of school under our belts, and we hope you all had a chance to get that perfect school photo you’ll look back on fondly for many years to come. If not, we’ll have retakes soon. It’s been a great few weeks, and we want to remind you that, as always, you can see our upcoming calendar of events on our website here.
In this Skylert, you’ll find:
Panorama Survey
Dear SoJo Middle School Families,
This Thursday students will be taking our district’s Panorama SEL (Social Emotional Learning) Survey. This survey gives us insight into how students feel about school and helps us drive change for our school culture. This survey will be given to students in Prowl class and should only take about 15-20 minutes. Students will be asked how they think and feel about school. Here is a link to some of the questions that your student may be asked
This data will be used alongside academic, behavioral, and attendance records in order to support the whole child. By using Panorama our school will able to act on data and plan solutions at the school, classroom, and student level. This survey:
Thank you so much for your support at home. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact your student’s school counselor.
Pick-Up & Drop-Off Behind SoJo
We’ve been asked by the residents living behind SoJo to remind patrons that Temple View Land (the street that dead-ends behind the school) is not a drop-off and pick-up location. Thank you for your understanding.
Current Openings
We are still looking for 17- and 25-hour aides in our special needs classrooms, as well as cashiers for our cafeteria (2.5 hours per day, between 11 am – 2 pm depending on the day). We’d love to have you join our wonderful staff and get to experience the great students of SoJo firsthand.
Lunch Menu & App
Wondering what’s for lunch each day? You can find our lunch menu here. You can also download the NutriSlice app, and it allows you access to the menu, nutrition information, and more for all schools in Jordan District.
Middle School Behavior at BHS Events
We’ve been asked by Bingham High School to reiterate to students that their behavior at high school events may make it so they are no longer able to attend those events. They are reporting specific issues with middle school students’ behavior at football games, although the request applies to any time our students are representing our school or district at any event. Keep it classy, SoJo!
School Community Council Nominations
If you’re interested in joining our school community council, this is our last call for nominations. Our first meeting is scheduled for October 3rd from 3:30 – 4:30 pm here at the school. If you are interested in serving on this year’s council (even if you’ve been on it last year), please fill out a nomination form and return it to the school ASAP.
Happy Tuesday morning, and we hope your first full week of school treated you well. The biggest thing happening this week is picture day on Wednesday.
Before we get to that, we could use more help in the form of peer tutors in our special education classes. If you are looking for a chance to make a real difference and it works with your schedule, we’d love to have you. Talk to your counselor for more details.
Week at a Glance
Monday, Aug 29
Tuesday, Aug 30
Wednesday, Aug 31
Thursday, Sept 1
Friday, Sept 2
Picture Day is Wednesday, August 31st
It’s nearly picture day, so be ready to have your memory book photo taken on Wednesday, August 31. You can order online using the code 3SNTMPRF on this site. Options can be found in the picture below.
9th Grade Baby Pictures for the Memory Book
Attention parents of 9th graders only. If you would like your child’s 9th grade baby photo to be included in the memory book, please use this link or the QR code to upload the photo. Only submit one photo per student. Make sure to include the student’s name and parent email address when submitting the photo.
Memory Book Staff Applications
Interested in journalism or photography? Love attending school events or design? Join our memory book staff. Use this link to sign up. All applications must be submitted by midnight, September 8th.
We normally only send out one Skylert a week, but we didn’t want anyone to forget that it’s picture day on Wednesday, August 31st. You can order online using the code 3SNTMPRF on this site. Options can be found in the picture below. Have a great weekend!
Picture Day
Memory Book Staff Applications
Interested in journalism or photography? Love attending school events or design? Join our memory book staff. Use this link to sign up. All applications must be submitted by midnight, September 8th.
It’s our first full week of school, and we absolutely love having our students back in the building. We hope your children are enjoying their classes and we appreciate all that you do at home to reinforce messages of kindness and grit. We notice, and it makes a difference. You have great kids.
In this Skylert, you’ll see:
Monday, Aug 22
Tuesday, Aug 23
Wednesday, Aug 24
Thursday Aug 25
Friday, Aug 26
It’s our first full week of school, and we’re saying hello by having a different dress option each day this week. Please remember that all attire must follow the school dress code and not disrupt the day-to-day of school.
We’ll cover this in detail with students on Thursday during our opening assembly, but please note that the district-wide dress code requires students to be covered from the top of the armpit down to mid-thigh. This means that students wearing clothes that show their midsection will need to either change, or borrow some incredibly fashionable (and clean) SoJo merch. You can find the full dress code in our student code of conduct, or here (Spanish). We’ve been reminding students daily via announcements and individual conversations, but parents have the most effect when it comes to helping students dress for school.
We have a small parking lot, and there are a few things we’re seeing that we could use your help with as you drop off and pick up students:
It’s a brave new world when it comes to food delivery, but please know that we don’t accept DoorDash for students (either on their own or ordered by parents). Not only does it cause a significant disruption with kids trying to leave class and pick it up, but it’s actually also against the terms and conditions of DoorDash and other similar services to deliver to anyone under the age of 18.
As always, you are welcome to check your student out for lunch.
We are accepting applications for the National Junior Honor Society for current 8th and 9th graders. Applications are due Friday September 9th. Click here for more information.
Interested in journalism or photography? Love attending school events or design? Join our memory book staff. Use this link to sign up. All applications must be submitted by midnight, September 8th.
Ambassadors are a small group of responsible, hardworking students who care about SOJO and its culture. They will be in charge of our school’s HOPE week and also work closely with the SBO’s in running school activities and fundraisers! It is a great opportunity to be a leader and serve the school! See Mrs. Mastin-Call in Room 701 for an application.