Author: Crilley, Judith

SHALER AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Day 1
ACTIVITIES:

ATTENTION STUDENTS: Missing and Forgotten Items: 
All deliveries to students are to be dropped off at the Security Guard’s desk. (Examples, forgotten assignments, lunches, and sports equipment.) It is the student’s responsibility to check with the Guard between classes to see if the item was brought in by a parent or guardian.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018
The library will not be available to students today.

Vision and Hearing Screening will occur next week during the Social Studies classes Thursday and Friday. Please remember to bring your classes.

Got game? Bring it to the 8^th Annual Volleyball Winter Classic on Thursday, December 20^th. Get your team of 7 friends and a coach, complete your entry form with fee and submit to Mr. stone by Monday, November 19^th. Questions? See your Health & Phys. Ed. Teacher for an entry form and for more information!

Youth Advocacy League lunch groups will meet Room 268 today.  Only the students interested in attending the #StandTogether project should attend. We will be holding two separate workshops this month focusing on mental health, the stigma associated with it and will create a service learning project aimed at reducing the stigmas associated with mental illness and/or substance abuse. Interested students should attend lunch groups this week.
If you have questions, please see Ms. Coleman or Mr. Lisowski about these trainings and/or pick up an application.  The training dates for #stand together are November 27^th and Dec. 6^th from 8-1:30 at the Middle School---
Intramural football will take place today. Participants may change clothes in the physical education locker rooms and will then report to the (grass) practice field after school. Students should be picked up 
at 4:00 pm. 

Weightlifting & Conditioning Club will take place today. Only those students who have turned in their signed permission form are permitted to stay.  Club members should use the basement locker rooms to change and then meet Mr. Bacco in the hallway just outside the fitness rooms.  Be sure to have a ride ready to pick you up on the shopping center side no later than 4:10.

Winter Sport Physicals will be held today at the High School. Interested students will report to the cafeteria and will take the shuttle bus to the High School.  Physical forms may be found on the curvy counter outside of the Activities Office or on the Middle School Website under Quick Links. The fee for all physicals taken at the High School on Thursday, November 8, 2018 is $10.00 and is due at the time of the physical. Checks are preferred and can be made out to “S.A.S.D”. ALL PHYSICAL FORMS MUST BE FILLED OUT COMPLETELY AND SIGNED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO RECEIVE A PHYSICAL. DON’T BE LATE FOR THE BUS.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018
There will be an open gym for all boys interested in trying out for basketball in SAMS Gym from 3:30 to 5:30.

SPORTS:
The PIAA requires one comprehensive physical per year for eligibility to participate in interscholastic athletics. The PIAA requires that the date on the PIAA Physicians Form, Section 6 must be no earlier than June 1, 2018 for the upcoming school year.  If the date on the form is incorrect, the physical will be returned, and the athlete will be ineligible to participate until the physical is dated properly. We do not require any immunization information as is stated in the physical packet. We will not accept any physical paperwork that is not on the PIAA AND Shaler Area forms. 

Wrestling Weight certification will occur at the High School on November 14th.  You will want to go to the cafeteria to catch the sports shuttle to the High School and then have your parents pick you up at the High School. An Informational Flyer can be found on the curvy counter outside of the Activities Office.

ATTENDANCE INFORMATION:

STUDENTS: Students are reminded that they must provide a written excuse for all absences. Students should report to homeroom and then bring their excuse to the Attendance Office.

Students with Early Dismissals should report to homeroom, and then bring their note to the Attendance Office where they will sign the Early Dismissal Sheet and obtain a green pass for their dismissal. 

TEACHERS: Please remind the students of their responsibilities.