8th Grade Promotion Help

Dear 8th Graders!  

I have to say, I really, really, miss you guys.   Yes, all of you...the bathroom mess-makers, the eye-rollers, the 'I'm-never-going-to-stop-talkers, and even the cafeteria food players!  I miss you all.  

The 8th-grade promotion is June 9th at 7:00 PM.   I am working with school staff, parents and county officials to establish a safe promotional event that honors all of you.

I need your help! 

What ideas and suggestions do you have for your 8th-grade promotion?  

Also, I need pictures to add to the 8th-grade promotion video.  I was so pleased to find some 6th-grade Egyptian presentation videos and look forward to including them.  It was awesome to browse through those clips. Some of you were so tiny and squeaky back then, as my grandmother would say, "cute as a button!"   I think I have some old dance videos too.  

Please email me photos and video clips.  Or, upload them to tinyurl.com/8thPromotion2020.

Miss you,

Mr. Joachim

Remembering those who gave their lives for our freedom.

Many of us look to the last Monday in May as a day off to catch our breath and relax from the chaos of the end of the school year.  This year, the holiday certainly felt a bit different. It felt a bit isolating to not attend a Memorial celebration or not to gather as a family. However, I would like to encourage everyone to take some time to remember those who have given their lives for our great nation.

By the Numbers:

Civil War (1861-1865)- 498,332 soldiers lost

Spanish American War (1898) 2,446

World War I (1917-1918)- 116,708

World War II (1941-1945)- 405,399

Korean War (1950-1953)- 54,246

Vietnam War (1959-1975)- 90,220

Desert Storm (1990-1991)- 1,948

Operation New Dawn (2010-2011)- 66

Operation Enduring Freedom (2001-present)- 2,220

Each U.S. service member who lost their life left behind family and friends.  Some left by choice and some by draft, but all left to defend their country as members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard.

COVID-19 Closure Memo #9- 05.18.20

Click to read more! 

MS Weekly Newsletters

Yikes!! I just discovered that my group emails have not been delivered! So sorry!

Over the last two months, the middle school team has been reaching out to students and parents with weekly school packets and two-way communication. Please let me know if you are not receiving these packets, and I will correct the situation right away. 

Below are links to the last three emailed newsletters that were not delivered. 

COVID-19 Memo #8 - 05.11.2020

COVID-19 Memo #7 - 05.05.2020

COVID-19 Memo #6 - 04.28.2020

 I hope that everyone is healthy and well.  Please be sure to reach out to me if you need anything at all! 

Mr. Joachim. Principal

Springdale Middle School

www.marywalker.org/sms

8th Grade Promotion Email

Dear 8th Graders!  

First and foremost, all of you are sure missed at school. I am looking forward to seeing you soon. As the end of the year is approaching, I want you to know that we are working on the details for your 8th-grade promotion.  

Your help is needed!

1.  Please connect with your friends who are not online and share any new information with them.  

2.  Please upload some photos for the promotion video.  We are looking for a baby picture, a few photos from your early childhood and middle school years.  tinyurl.com/8thPromotion2020 

3. Stay tuned to your email for more information.

Finally, here is a message from Mrs. Stricker, it will be delivered in print from next week with the schoolwork packet.

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8^th Grade Parents:

With the closure of school, we know there are so many of our eighth graders missing out on activities, memories, and experiences of being an eighth grader. To help them feel special and remembered, there is a Facebook group put together on their behalf. This group is for parents/guardians to showcase their son/daughter and then someone in the community "adopts" them. When a community member "adopts" them, they will get in contact with you, to see what your son/daughters likes or dislikes and what they can do to support them during this time. 

This is voluntary, and if you would rather your son/daughter did not participate, that is fine. To join the Facebook group, search for the group called, "Support a Springdale 8^th Grade Student" If you do not have access to Facebook and would like your child to participate you can email Jaymi Stricker and I will put your child onto the group to be "adopted."

Jstricker@marywalker.org

This is NOT a school sponsored event, and something started to recognize and acknowledge our eighth graders hard work, and being promoted to high school. If you have any questions feel free to email me at the address above.

Thanks,

Jaymi Stricker

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