News and Announcements at Swampscott Middle School

                              We are so grateful for our water refill stations, and PJ Day was a hit!


Oct 27th - HOMEWORK FREE WEEKEND

Oct 31st - Halloween - Students in grades 5-8 are allowed to wear costumes to school.  However, no masks that conceal a student's face and no costumes that have weapons are allowed.

Nov 1st - MCAS Parent Information Night.  Please follow the link below to learn more about the event:

MCAS Parent Information Night 

This past spring, all students in grades 3-8 took the new Next Generation
MCAS test, while grade 10 students took the “legacy” test. The new tests
have more rigorous expectations and different scoring descriptors than the
“legacy” test. Please join us for an informative presentation about the
Next Generation MCAS test as well as plans for the grade 10 transition to
the new test.

November 2nd - Open House at Swampscott High School. Please follow the link below to learn more about the event: 

Swampscott High School Open House

Nov 9th - "Hats Off for Veterans" Day - Students can pay $1 to wear a hat to school.  Donations will go towards a veterans non-profit organization.

News from the Middle School

We had a great week here at Swampscott Middle School.

If you haven't already, please remember to check ASPEN as progress reports were posted on Wednesday.

The link below is helpful for viewing progress reports and report cards: 

Aspen Reports

News & Updates: 

Oct 27th - Pajama Day:  Students will pay $1 to wear school appropriate pajamas for the day.  The money will be collected by the National Junior Honor Society.

Oct 27th - HOMEWORK FREE WEEKEND

Oct 31st - Halloween - Students in grades 5-8 are allowed to wear costumes to school.  However, no masks that conceal a student's face and no costumes that have weapons are allowed.

November 2nd - Open House at Swampscott High School. Please follow the link below to learn more about the event: 

Swampscott High School Open House

School Safety and Security Letter:

Dear Swampscott Families,

As you know, the safety and well-being of our students is our top priority. Throughout the school year, all Swampscott Public Schools practice emergency response procedures in order to attain that goal. These drills include fire, lockdown, and evacuation drills. All drills performed have three specific objectives: to improve our ability to protect students, evaluate our emergency operations plan, and improve our response skills.

With that in mind, our school will perform a “lockdown with barricade” drill in the near future during an unannounced date and time.  Assistant Principal Sanborn and I have already met with all classes in order to help prepare them for this drill, and to answer any questions they may have.

Remember, the purpose of this drill is to educate our children regarding the best practices related to school safety, to empower them with this knowledge, and ultimately, to achieve the highest level of safety for both our students and our staff. Given that purpose, we strongly encourage all students to fully participate in this drill. However, if for any reason you do not wish to have your child participate in the school’s upcoming drill, please contact me at (781) 596-8820 by the end of school on Wednesday, October 25th in order to submit this request.

Should you need any further information regarding this school safety training, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Jason Calichman

Swampscott Middle School News and Upcoming Events

Swampscott Middle School News & Upcoming Events:

Oct 16th - Picture Day!  Please see link below for more information.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15f11c1e889aedb3?projector=1

Oct 18th - Wear pink at SMS to support breast cancer awareness.  We are hoping to have as many people as possible at SMS wear pink.

Oct 18th - Progress Reports available online after 2:00pm (if you are new to the school your login information will be emailed home today).  Only 7th and 8th-grade students get their own Aspen accounts.  5th and 6th-grade student grades are only available to parent accounts.

The link below is helpful for viewing progress reports and report cards: 

Aspen Reports

Oct 27th - Pajama Day:  Students will pay $1 to wear school appropriate pajamas for the day.  The money will be collected by the National Junior Honor Society.

Oct 27th - HOMEWORK FREE WEEKEND

Oct 31st - Halloween - Students in grades 5-8 are allowed to wear costumes to school.  However, no masks that conceal a student's face and no costumes that have weapons are allowed.

Flier Information: 

We recently unveiled our new and improved website. The purpose was to make it as informative, dynamic, interactive, and user-friendly for families, staff, and the community. Now that this project is complete, we will no longer be sending any flyers (unless they are school related fundraisers) home to families/staff via email. We encourage all SPS families/staff to periodically check our district website:
https://www.swampscottps.org/community/flyers-information/ for Community Flyers & Information.

Big Blue Pride Awards & News

We are proud to announce our first group of Big Blue Pride winners.  These are students who are consistently doing the right thing and trying to make our school a better place.  Winners also include students that have shown incredible improvement in either the classroom or in his or her behavior. We truly believe that if we want our school to be a place of positivity and inspiration, then our students have to be our leaders.

Congratulations to our September winners! 

Pictured from left to right are Isabella Zanni, Miah Cerutti, Cash Bayless, Frank Lin, Braeden Bozarjian, Nathan Filapiak, Joey Pilotte, Maura Cronin, Jack Raymond, Arjun Cooper, and Yaroslava "Petey" Shiryayeva. 

*James Dicker was also a recipient but not present in the above photograph.  

SMS News & Upcoming Events: 

Oct 9th - Columbus Day - No School

Oct 11th - Midterm grades close

Oct 16th - Picture Day 

Oct 18th - Progress Reports available online (if you are new to the school your login information will come the week before).

Flier Information: 

We recently unveiled our new and improved website. The purpose was to make it as informative, dynamic, interactive, and user-friendly for families, staff, and the community. Now that this project is complete, we will no longer be sending any flyers (unless they are school related fundraisers) home to families/staff via email. We encourage all SPS families/staff to periodically check our district website:
https://www.swampscottps.org/community/flyers-information/ for Community Flyers & Information.

Favorite Sports Team Day:

Thanks to everyone who participated in Favorite Sports Team Day here at SMS, and we look forward to our next school spirit day coming up soon.  Enjoy the long weekend!