Tigers,
Welcome to our website. Be sure and read the letter below from
Mr. Curry. It contains lots of useful information and links.
August 1, 2016
Dear Parents:
I hope you are enjoying your summer break. My family and I drove to Langdon, North Dakota for a family reunion during the week of July 4th. We really enjoyed seeing the farm life, as well as swimming, riding four wheelers, seeing the family farm(s), and visiting historic monuments in South Dakota. It was a great adventure for us and a stark reminder of how fast time is flying by. Our boys are growing up so fast and are becoming young men! Cole is going into 8th grade and Cooper is going into 4th grade. Both boys have already asked about the start of school and when they can see all of their school friends. Honestly, we are ready for them to get back into the groove of going to school each day!
We will be communicating most of our school information to you through the electronic media sources listed below, as good communication is one of our continuous improvement goals. We have found that people prefer different types of communication sources, so we will continue to push out information in multiple formats in order to get information out to as many people as possible.
A new school year offers wonderful opportunities for new beginnings - new classes, new friends, new activities, and new experiences. I hope you are as excited as we are about the 2016-2017 school year.
We are so lucky to have a great administrative team again this year: Mr. Warren, Dr. Waite, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Jo, Mrs. Blackwell, Ms. Hjartberg, and Mr. Gaffney all work together with me to provide some of the leadership for our campus. Mr. Warren is primarily responsible for all of the students with last names beginning with the letters A-K, and Dr. Waite will be primarily responsible for all the students with last names beginning with the letters L-Z. Both of our assistant principals will bring you a high level of excellence through their leadership and experience. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Jo will continue to lead the campus as our Instructional Coaches and Mrs. Blackwell will head up our campus programs. These wonderful educators not only serve as a resource for you and your child, but for the staff as well. Finally, Ms. Hjartberg and Mr. Gaffney offer our students exemplary counseling services through the counseling center. The consistency of our administration team paired with a phenomenal teaching staff will provide your child with the best year of learning ever.
Activities that our students and parents were involved in this summer include a "Cub Camp" for incoming 6th graders, Leadership Training, Graduate Course Work, 7 on 7 football, AVID training, the Criminal Justice Youth program, PALS training, Cheer Camps, Band Camps, 5k Run Experiences, Athletic Performance Course Training, select athletic events, and Summer School. Additionally, the staff has attended professional development opportunities, certification trainings, graduate school, and curriculum design/development curriculum writing. Sometimes I think we actually speed up during the summer!
I would like to thank our school board, Dr. McDaniel, the MISD Technology Department, and the MISD maintenance department, as our facilities have received numerous updates and repairs throughout the summer. Last but not least, a big thank you goes out to our Campus Secretary, Mrs. Sacnite Gonzalez. She has worked really hard this summer getting SJMS ready for our staff and students.
Thank you for your time and patience, I know there is a lot of information included in this letter, but I have selected information that I believe will help you and your child as we start another successful year at Scott Johnson. If you have any questions please let me know and I will do my best to help you. Have a great rest of the summer.
Sincerely,
Mr. Curry
mcurry@mckinneyisd.net
Dear Parents:
I hope you are enjoying your summer break. My family and I drove to Langdon, North Dakota for a family reunion during the week of July 4th. We really enjoyed seeing the farm life, as well as swimming, riding four wheelers, seeing the family farm(s), and visiting historic monuments in South Dakota. It was a great adventure for us and a stark reminder of how fast time is flying by. Our boys are growing up so fast and are becoming young men! Cole is going into 8th grade and Cooper is going into 4th grade. Both boys have already asked about the start of school and when they can see all of their school friends. Honestly, we are ready for them to get back into the groove of going to school each day!
We will be communicating most of our school information to you through the electronic media sources listed below, as good communication is one of our continuous improvement goals. We have found that people prefer different types of communication sources, so we will continue to push out information in multiple formats in order to get information out to as many people as possible.
- Like us on Facebook at Scott Johnson Middle School SJMSFacebook
- www.sjmstigers.com SJMS web page
- @SJMSTigerPride Twitter
- mcurry@mckinneyisd.net email
- parentlink callout system via phone
- Canvas, Edmodo and other online per your child’s student/teacher communication choice
- Student Planner (required for all students) – We sell them for $5.00 or you can purchase one of your choice from a store (old school, but reliable for daily progress of your child and to communicate with the teacher about assignments)
A new school year offers wonderful opportunities for new beginnings - new classes, new friends, new activities, and new experiences. I hope you are as excited as we are about the 2016-2017 school year.
We are so lucky to have a great administrative team again this year: Mr. Warren, Dr. Waite, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Jo, Mrs. Blackwell, Ms. Hjartberg, and Mr. Gaffney all work together with me to provide some of the leadership for our campus. Mr. Warren is primarily responsible for all of the students with last names beginning with the letters A-K, and Dr. Waite will be primarily responsible for all the students with last names beginning with the letters L-Z. Both of our assistant principals will bring you a high level of excellence through their leadership and experience. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Jo will continue to lead the campus as our Instructional Coaches and Mrs. Blackwell will head up our campus programs. These wonderful educators not only serve as a resource for you and your child, but for the staff as well. Finally, Ms. Hjartberg and Mr. Gaffney offer our students exemplary counseling services through the counseling center. The consistency of our administration team paired with a phenomenal teaching staff will provide your child with the best year of learning ever.
Activities that our students and parents were involved in this summer include a "Cub Camp" for incoming 6th graders, Leadership Training, Graduate Course Work, 7 on 7 football, AVID training, the Criminal Justice Youth program, PALS training, Cheer Camps, Band Camps, 5k Run Experiences, Athletic Performance Course Training, select athletic events, and Summer School. Additionally, the staff has attended professional development opportunities, certification trainings, graduate school, and curriculum design/development curriculum writing. Sometimes I think we actually speed up during the summer!
I would like to thank our school board, Dr. McDaniel, the MISD Technology Department, and the MISD maintenance department, as our facilities have received numerous updates and repairs throughout the summer. Last but not least, a big thank you goes out to our Campus Secretary, Mrs. Sacnite Gonzalez. She has worked really hard this summer getting SJMS ready for our staff and students.
Thank you for your time and patience, I know there is a lot of information included in this letter, but I have selected information that I believe will help you and your child as we start another successful year at Scott Johnson. If you have any questions please let me know and I will do my best to help you. Have a great rest of the summer.
Sincerely,
Mr. Curry
mcurry@mckinneyisd.net
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Below is the link to log on. Your user name and password are:...
"s" and your student ID # (no spaces).
If you have questions please contact the counseling office.
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