Monday, Sept. 15
8th Grade Volley Ball @ Harwood
7th Grade Volleyball @ Home
7th Grade Football @ Home
SMS Tennis vs. Trinity Springs @ Central High

Tuesday, Sept. 16
8th Grade Football @ Harwood

Wednesday, Sept. 17
Progress Reports Go Home

Friday Sept. 19
Back To School Bash (Activity Night) 6-8pm-$5

CALLING ALL CURRENT SMS STUDENTS! Come to the SMS Back to School Bash Activity Night this Friday, September 19th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Smithfield Middle School. Only Smithfield Middle students are allowed to attend and those absent on Friday may not participate. We ask that students stay within the dress code.

The cost is $5.00 in advance and $6.00 at the door. Advanced tickets will be on sale Wednesday through Friday during lunch.

Activity night will have Carnival games, Coke Walk, Bakery Walk, Bounce House, Face Painting and many other activities. There will be food, soft drinks, and water bottles available for purchase.

Parents: we would really appreciate your help in donating items for the Bakery Walk and the Coke walk. Please send 2-liter drinks or store bought baked good (cookies, cake, brownies, etc.) to the SMS office by Friday.

To volunteer to help with this fun event, Kim Studebaker

10th Annual Birdville High School Craft Fair

Saturday, September 20th,9am - 5pm
Birdville High School
9100 Mid-Cities Blvd, North Richland Hills


Homecoming Parade

Monday, September 22nd at 7pm.

Parade starts Legacy Church of Christ - travels from Martin to Cardinal across Mid-Cities - down Mid-Cities and ends at the Football Stadium.

Don't miss the Pep Rally in the Football Stadium & Carnival in the Band Practice Area following the parade!

GO HAWKS!

Parents,

Cookie Dough Fund Raiser Money is due tomorrow, Sept 10.
Thanks for your assistance.

At this time today's football game is still scheduled. Game on!

Sincerely,
Jeff Russell

Parents of 8th Grade Students:

Please read this introduction before proceeding to the link that follows from the SMS web- site. Eighth grade students who are self- disciplined, self-motivated and who are ready for the challenge of high school level work have the opportunity to take some high school courses via BISD's Off Campus Online Instruction (OCOI). These courses include:

· Health (also offered on our campus) which fulfills the one-half credit required for high school graduation;

· Foundations of Personal Fitness which fulfills one-half of the 1.5 credits for high school graduation (all of which can be met with three years of band, two years of athletics, or any two-to-three credit course in the Career and Technology Department); and

· BCIS I and BCIS II which together fulfill the one credit required in the area of Technology Applications (which can be met by Tech Systems [full year course] in the middle school as well as by numerous course offerings at the high school).

Registration for these online courses will take place before September 22nd, exact dates to be announced. The courses begin on September 22nd and end on January 9th. All work and communications are done online: no campus/face-to- face instruction will be provided.

These courses are being offered to allow students to accrue credits outside of the school setting, opening more class sections for those who might need it. These students might include those with a combination of athletics, fine arts, and/or career and technology courses. Again, these courses are at the high school level and are meant for only those students serious about working hard.

If your student is interested, please email Mr. Sparkman . He will:

·Check your student's schedule to ensure that they are not already scheduled to take health here at Smithfield;

· Answer your questions about the appropriateness of this program in meeting your student's academic goals;

· Notify you when the registration process is ready;

· Register your student for the course.

Payment will be due at registration. Please note that a student may withdraw from the course within fifteen days of registering and receive a refund minus $25.00 (administration fee). A student who fails to make online contact with the instructor within the first fifteen days will be withdrawn from the program without a refund.

For further information click- http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schools/046a/inde x.html and Scroll to update II.

Sincerely,
Byron Sparkman

Parents,

Reminder:
Volleyball games begin @ 4:30-B-team plays first
Football games begins @ 4:30-A-team plays first

Sept 8
7th Grade Volleyball @ North Oaks, 8th Grade Volleyball @ home

Sept 9
8th Grade Football v. North Oaks @Fine Arts and Athletic Complex (FAAC)

Sept 10
Fundraiser Money Due

Sept 12
1. Choir Lock In-6:00 pm-10:00 pm. Please contact Mrs. Crawford for questions regarding the Lock In.- 817.547.5093.
2. 7:30 Middle School Night at the Birdville Hawk Game @ The FAAC
3. Friday is Raider Pride day. Encourage your child to wear their SMS shirt to school.

Have a great week,
Jeff Russell

7th and 8th grade Parents,

Your child is being given a school map today and is to write out his/her schedule on the map during advisory. It will be handy to know who their teachers are tonight. Please don't leave home without it.

I look forward to seeing you at six.

Sincerely,
Jeff Russell

To apply or renew your volunteer status log on to https://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/cf/volunteer/index.cf m.

If you are changing schools, please do not remove your previous school just add your new school.

If you are interested in receiving e-mails about volunteer opportunities at SMS please contact Kim Studebaker, our volunteer chairman at SMS.

You may report your volunteer hours to Kim Studebaker

Parents of Athletes-
Don't forget Wednesday night (Aug. 27th) is your chance to meet your child's coaches. There will be a short meeting in the cafeteria at 6:00pm.

Following that meeting, the lady coaches will move to the library and the gentlemen coaches will stay in the cafeteria. This is an opportunity to learn about the various programs and what will be expected of your child. The entire event will take less than an hour.

7th and 8th grade Meet the Teacher night is scheduled for Thursday, September 4th at 6:00. We will begin this meeting with Mr. Russell, in the cafeteria.

We will then run through the bell schedule so that you may meet all of your child's teachers. Since the students have already met the teachers, we ask that this be an evening for the parents, if possible.

We will kick off our school fundraiser this Thursday, August 28th. This year, we are hoping to earn enough money to invest in additional Study Island equipment. Study Island is a web-based program which makes learning more fun. Its use was instrumental in our math scores being the best in the district. We hope to add this tool to our science classrooms. So stock up on all the cookie dough you can fit in your freezer, through the Raider Nation fundraiser. It will run through September 10th.

With the first week of school coming to a successful close, we will observe the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 1st.