South Jordan Middle SchoolOfficial Minutes for SCC 11/14/22
Reviewed and approved previous meeting’s minutes.
Reviewed school safety and digital citizenship plans.
Reviewed PBIS and SBG progress. Reviewed test scores from RISE and ASPIRE.
Requested feedback on draft items for TSSA and Land Trust Plans.
Reviewed Safe Walking Routes plan.
Adjourned.
SOJO SCC Agenda
November 14th, 2022
Welcome
Review/Approve Minutes from Last meeting
Review School Safety/Digital Citizenship Plan
Review the Positive Behavior’s Plan
Review Grading
Review Test Scores
Draft Next Years Lands Trust Plan
Counseling Center Updates
SOJO Update
Next Meeting: TBD
Students Attending Bingham Football 6A Semi-Finals on Nov 10
Bingham High School’s football team has once again made it to the playoffs this Thursday at 2:30 pm at Rice Eccles Stadium. Because of the high interest in attending in our school community, we are putting out the following in order to keep the check-out process secure and efficient. We are asking that students attending the game plan to leave at 12:00 pm. This is the same time BHS students are being asked to check out if attending.
Please note that this does not count as a school-sponsored activity, there will be no school-provided transportation, and students will still be expected to complete any missed work.
PARENTS:
STUDENTS:
We wish the football team well. If they win, the championship game will be on Friday, Nov. 18th at 11:00 am. Should they emerge victorious on Thursday, we’ll send out more information next week. Best of luck, Miners!
Musical Starts This Week
It’s showtime! South Jordan Middle School’s long-awaited production of Newsies, Jr. debuts this week. Tickets are free, but must be purchased in advance. You can purchase tickets for November 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. You can find information here. We can’t wait to see the product of so many of our students and staff, and we hope to see you there!
School Community Council Meeting Nov 14th
Our school community council will be meeting next Monday at 4 pm. Topics will include the school safety/digital citizenship plan, the positive behavior plan, grading, test scores, and next year’s Land Trust and TSSA plans. Meetings are open to the public.
It’s almost Halloween, so we thought we’d send our Skylert out a bit early this week so that we could remind everyone of costume guidelines (below) before you got dressed for the day. Also, remember that Quarter 2 starts tomorrow!
Halloween Dress Guidelines
Halloween is a great chance to see the personality and creativity of our students. We want the day to be fun, and we also want to be able to have a productive day in class. With that in mind, what follows is a list of guidelines to help us do both:
Above all, if you’re aren’t sure you should wear it, just don’t. We can’t wait to see what you come up with, and be sure to check our social media channels for pics of our costume contest.
9th GRADE INDUSTRY TOUR!
Plans are already in the works for our 9th grade Industry Tour coming in April. The Industry Tour is an opportunity for our 9th graders to visit one of our various locations to tour the business, listen to a presentation, and learn more about that industry. 9th graders will earn the privilege of attending the Industry Tour by getting final grades of all Honors (H) and / or Satisfactory (S) in Citizenship for 2nd and 3rd quarter. 9th graders that get any Needs Improvement (N) and / or Unsatisfactory (U) for a final grade for 2nd and / or 3rd quarter will not be eligible to attend the Industry Tour. So we encourage all our students to be kind, be respectful, stay on task and work hard in class so they earn the privilege to attend the Industry Tour.
Tickets Available Now for Newsies Jr.Tickets are now available for Newsies JR. Performances are November 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. You can find information here.
We have several major things happening this week to be aware of before dancing off to Fall Break. The most crucial is that the quarter ends on Thursday. Please make sure you take a look at Skyward and are aware of grades before they are finalized.
Fall Break begins on Friday of this week for students, meaning there will be no school on Friday. We come back on Halloween, and you can check out the guidelines below for costumes on that front. We also have choir concerts tonight, and band and orchestra concerts tomorrow night. Check out our School Calendar for times and other upcoming events.
As a school, we are also looking forward to focusing on our core values of Kindness, Courage and Respect throughout the rest of the school year. We’ll include summaries of our efforts on that front going forward, so stay tuned!
Halloween Dress Guidelines
Halloween is a great chance to see the personality and creativity of our students. We want the day to be fun, and we also want to be able to have a productive day in class. With that in mind, what follows is a list of guidelines to help us do both:
Above all, if you’re aren’t sure you should wear it, just don’t. We can’t wait to see what you come up with, and be sure to check our social media channels for pics of our costume contest.
Tickets Available Now for Newsies Jr.
Tickets are now available for Newsies JR. Performances are November 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. You can find information here.
Smith’s Gives Back to Schools
Do you shop at Smith’s? Would you like to reward South Jordan Middle School?
You can link your Shopper Card to give a part of your shopping dollar to our school!
Last week’s college week was exciting, and we have some great events coming up over the next few weeks. Our band, choir and orchestra concerts are next week, and you can see our upcoming calendar of events on our website here.
Digital Citizenship Assembly Tomorrow
We live in an increasingly digital world, and we want our students to be examples of excellent digital citizenship. One of the ways we reinforce that goal is our digital citizenship assembly tomorrow, following this bell schedule. It’s put on by Net Positive (formerly NetSmartz) and has been an annual staple of SoJo for years. It’s a great chance to talk to your kids at home about their online activity, both in terms of what they put out into the world and what they will encounter from others.
Tickets Available Now for Newsies Jr.
Tickets are now available for Newsies JR. Performances are November 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. You can find information here.
South Jordan Middle School Community Council
Official minutes- Monday, October 3, 2022
Present: Kristy Ives (KI), Curtis Jenson (CJ), Jennifer Ngatuvai (JN), Stephanie Rich (SR), Lindy Christensen (LC), Tracy Miller (TM), Marilyn Richards (MR), Jessica Tenney (JT), Sara Nichols (SN)
Absent: None
Meeting opened at 4:20 by CJ
Motion by JN to approve KI as chair for the 2022-2023 school year; 2nd by SN; approved. Motion by KI to approve JN as vice-chair for the 2022-2023 school year; 2nd by SN; approved. Motion by LC to approve SR as secretary for the 2022-2023 school year; 2nd by SN; approved.
CJ led discussion of Land Trust plan; SN questioned how we measure effectiveness of monies spent on goals. CJ responded with RTI and PLC data and conversations.
CJ led discussion of TSSA plan. SN suggested leading indicators need to be reviewed. CJ introduced the Panorama protocol to the panel. Growth data will be added to the plan. It was mentioned due to Covid many students are struggling with “How to do school” and thus students lack the ability to be successful. KI stated attitude is key. JN and SN mentioned we need to implement more consistency in departments from teacher to teacher. CJ said the goal is to have departments on the same page in regard to SBG and deadlines. KI mentioned 9th grade should be housed in the middle school. MR and TM agreed but there is not the space to do so. A discussion was held as to how to make SBG more consistent. TM stated the goal is to have SBG fully implemented in all middle schools by the 2023-2024 school year. SR explained SBG in the same manner as the 7th grade students were taught it. SN asked how we can help accomplish the goals we have set. Since both plans have been previously approved there was not a motion for approval. SR pointed out there are some adjustments to be made with teacher names and CJ said there are some to be made in regards to dollar amounts as well. Changes will be made and reviewed prior to the next meeting and testing data will be added as soon as it is available.
It was moved by JN to change the November meeting to 11/14 at 4:00pm 2nd by SN.
Next meeting will be November 14 at 4:00.
Meeting adjourned at 5:32 with motion by JN; 2nd by SN.
–Stephanie Rich
South Jordan Middle School
SCC Secretary
We’re fresh off of parent conferences, and we hope that you were able to communicate with teachers about anything and everything you’d hoped for. If not, please remember that teachers are reachable before and after school, via email, phone or in-person all year long. Here’s what we have coming up at SoJo:
Picture Retakes on Thursday, October 6th
If the picture you got wasn’t what you’d hoped, or you missed the first picture day, we’ll be having retakes this Thursday. There was some confusion with the photographer last time, so hats are allowed as long as they are school appropriate, since they are allowed by the school dress code.
Tickets Available Now for Newsies Jr.
Tickets are now available for Newsies JR. Performances are November 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. You can find information here.
It’s College Week!
Just a reminder that this week is College Week. Our counselors have been hard at work putting together everything from door decorating to games and treats every day in the lunchroom. There will even be a student/faculty tug-of-war on Friday! Here’s the schedule:
It’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.