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SMGS Students and Staff shared what they can and will do to grow a persons heart. Please stop by and see some of the beautiful entries when we officially finish out 2023 with our Celebration Parade on December 21st (more details coming!) See you all soon!
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Congratulations to Ella Runich and Jacob Lawton--SMGS students of the month for November. Positive role models, they are! Nicely done!
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December SMGS activities calendar
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Ms. Sumner visited SMGS to share with 1st and 2nd graders history regarding Indigenous Peoples.
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OT PreK students focusing on balance and bilateral coordination during an intense relay competition serving up fruit and veggies!
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Congratulations Tayne Womak! Tayne recieved a positive office referral for writing his numbers to 20, counting to 100, and tying his shoe laces, unassisted. He has been working so hard!! Way to persevere Tayne!
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At SMGS, when we say school nutrition professionals are heroes, we mean it! That’s why we celebrate them during our annual SMGS School Lunch Hero Day recognizing the difference these team members make for every child who walks into their cafeteria.
Thank you:
Alice Bertles
Edyth Cunningham
Sylvia Cooney
Judy Muckenthaler
Peggy DeVader
Marlene Aubert (not pictured)
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This year we are focusing on a different character word each month. One thing we are doing to help promote the word is to have someone come in to talk to the students about how they use word of the month in their lives. November’s word is Gratitude. The definition of gratitude is focusing on what’s good in our lives and being thankful for the things we have. We asked Mallory Hammer if she would be our speaker on Gratitude this month. She came in and did a short presentation using the letters in the word Gratitude to tell things that she was grateful for in her life. We would like to say thank you to Mallory and her family for taking the time to come in for a visit at SMGS.
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Thanksgiving with a Loved One went off without a hitch!! Everything went to smoothly. A special shout out to our amazing food services staff, the cast of Seussical the Musical, and SMPD for making this day one to remember and be grateful for! So many photos that I am including a link to our google folder for you to peruse at your leisure!! Enjoy!
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SMGS would like to thank everyone that donated to our recent food drive. We were able to collect nearly 390 food items for our local food pantry. We'd also like to thank the students that helped count and our 5th graders for helping get it all loaded up. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
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Congratulations to Mailey Hammersmith!! Mailey received a positive office referral for continuing to be a great friend and being helpful to her classmates!! Nicely done Mailey!
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American Education Week happens the week prior to the week of Thanksgiving each year. USD 321 celebrates this week in an effort to honor the team of people who work in our nation’s public schools. We appreciate all of our staff, including bus drivers, custodial and maintenance staff, support staff/paraeducators, food service workers, teachers, administrators, and administrative assistants. This week we celebrate our entire public school community. Happy American Education Week!
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Freedom is never free. SMGS would like to thank all our veterans for your courage, strength and dedication to keeping us safe.
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All right Tanner Johnson! Mrs. Tillett referred Tanner for a Positive Office Referral for keeping calm, cool, and collected when completing a difficult assignment. Way to go Tanner!!
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Happy Halloween from Mrs. Shobney's 1st Grade class!
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Mrs. Tillett's 3rd Grade Halloween Party!!
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Check out these colorful plaster pumpkins carefully created by our 5th grade students!!
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Thank you Mr. Steele and Ms. Sumner for teaching the third graders history about our town at the Pay Station Museum!
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Congratulations to Michael Fox who had a Positive Office Referral for being patient and understanding while working on a challenge with a fellow classmate in STEAM. Keep up the leadership skills Michael!!
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Wow! What a welcoming site!
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