Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Help Needed: Broadband Speed Test, 8th Grad Promotion, Weekly Newsletter
Dear Middle School Students and Families,
This second semester and end of the school year have certainly been odd. I can't wait to get back to normal. Attached is this week's newsletter.
Broadband Speed Test
Stevens County is working to increase our internet speed, and we need your help. Can you please test your internet speed, the following link is being used to map out our county's internet access.Due to privacy concerns, I encourage you to select the option to 'Enter my partial address'The Stevens County Broadband Action Team is using this data as they are preparing a presentation for the need for better broadband for our elected officials. Thank you for taking a minute to help out!
8th Grade Promotion
Next Tuesday, June 9, at 7 PM, is our 8th-grade promotion. This event is a drive-through promotion. All 8th-grade families are encouraged to line up at the start of the bus loop before 7 PM. Community members and guests are invited to attend the promotion by parking inside the parking lot to cheer our students along the way.
Mr. Joachim, Principal
Springdale Middle School
PS: Congratulations to all the high school seniors who graduate today!
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Re: 8th Grade Promotion Help
Way back then…kindergarten!
On May 26, 2020, at 4:44 PM, Brett Joachim <bjoachim@marywalker.org> wrote: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
Drive-Through 8th Grade Promotion
Next Tuesday, June 9 at 7 PM is our 8th-grade promotion. We are following the Washington State Department of Health guidelines to host a drive-through promotion. We are all saddened by the fact that we are not hosting a traditional promotion and limited in how we can celebrate. This class has persevered through some tough times, and we are so proud of each and every student. Please join us to celebrate the class of 2024! This event is going to be a festive one that honors our hardworking students.
At the start of the drive-through, students will receive a mini-party bag that includes festive items like a party popper, silly string, candy, and a USB drive with the 8th-grade promotion video. Cars will drive through the bus loop where staff and community members will be honking and cheering them along the way. Near the middle of the bus loop, students will pass through a balloon arch, which will be a symbolic reference to a gateway to their high school years. Each student will then receive their 8th-grade promotion certificate.
All 8th-grade families are encouraged to line up at the start of the bus loop prior to 7 PM. Community members and guests are invited to attend the promotion by parking inside the parking lot to cheer our students along the way.
Per State guidelines, 8th-grade students, and only their immediate family members who are staying at home together, should arrive in waves and leave after their individual recognition. Students must remain in the car and should be in the passenger seat as they drive through."
I greatly appreciate everyone who has shared photos for the 8th grade promotion video. The deadline to add photos is this Friday at noon. Feel free to email me photos and video clips, OR just upload them to tinyurl.com/8thPromotion2020.
We look forward to celebrating our 8th graders next Tuesday, June 9 at 7 PM. See you then!
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
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
Monday, May 25, 2020
Remembering those who gave their lives for our freedom.
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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.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Friday, May 15, 2020
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.
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
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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8th 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 8th 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."
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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Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Monday, April 20, 2020
Call and Text Teachers
The middle school staff is working to be more available to our students during this COVID-19 Closure. Please reach out to them via their new Google Voice number. You can call and text your teachers with these local numbers. We hope to be talking with you soon!
SMS CONTACT
Brett Joachim, Principal
wk. cell. 509.919.0538
Jocelynne Medenwaldt, Counselor
wk. cell. 509-598-1428
Jo Moss, Math Teacher
Google Voice: 509.557.0423
Mark Edwards, History Teacher
Google Voice: 509.577.0216
Heidi Smith, English Teacher
Google Voice: 509.557.0262
Jeff Boyd, Science Teacher
Google Voice: 509.557.0443
Mary Sulgrove, Resource Teacher
Google Voice: 786.383.0268
Thursday, April 16, 2020
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