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Mrs. Schulthies Mrs. Schulthies is an incredible math teacher. She has worked at Sunset Ridge for the last three years. Before that she was a teacher in Texas. In her spare time she likes cooking. In fact she used to be a CTE teacher. She loves teaching math to her students. She spends a lot of time [...]

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Jamie Van Leeuwen Mrs. Van Leeuwen teaches 9th grade English at SRMS. She loves reading, writing, and teaching. She also loves working with 9th graders and seeing how much they learn during the year. Her students love her and think she is “awesome” as one 9th grader put it. Another student said, “She rocks. She is nice to [...]

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Spencer Campbell Spencer Campbell is an incredible 7th grade language arts teacher. He uses computers and technology every day in his classroom to help students learn. He also helps students keep learning when they get home by offering all of his assignments online, making a daily video of what they learned in class, and giving kids comments [...]

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iFlight and the end of the year

During CRT (end of year) testing we will only be having iFlight for our students on Thursdays. Last year we didnt have iFlight at all during iFlight. We realize that this is an important resource for students, however, we must ensure that the proper time is given to student while they are taking the CRT tests.

4th Quarter

With the beginning of 4th quarter this coming week and Spring in the air it can be tempting to let things go, however, some of the most important things we do happen in the fouth quarter. CRT (the end of year testing) will begin April 23rd and go until May 15th. We ask that this be [...]

Student-Led Conferences

On February 28th and 29th we will have our Sudent-Led Conferences. Susnet Ridge averages 83% attendance at our Student-Led Conferences (over the last three years). What a great and supportive community we truly have. If you have not made an appointment you may do so by e-mailing your students 2nd period teacher. We remind all [...]

School-Wide Intervention

iFlight is our school-wide intervention. We have it generally three days a week. However, on February 17th we will be doing a large scale intervention. All students who have NO D’s, F’s, or I’s (incompletes) on their grade printouts will be allowed to go to an activity – This day’s special iFlight is different because [...]

AP Human Geography

On January 18th at 6pm we will have an information meeting about AP Human Geography for next years 9th grade students. Students and parents of 8th grade parents are invited to attend. Mrs. Meyer, our AP teacher will present information about the class including things such as the syllabus, expectations, etc… The meeting will be in the [...]

NEW Year Happenings

We are hopeful that your winter break was refreshing and relaxing. We are closing in on the end of the first semster of the 2011-12 school year. This week “Progress Reports” will be mailed home if students are in danger of failing a course. Jan. 19th is the last day of the second quarter, therefore, [...]

Holiday Time

MESA students are kicking off their service project for the Road Home. They are collecting several commodities including new toys (dolls etc… for younger children, blankets, etc….) Our Student Body officers will be kicking off their annual holiday fundraiser on the 13th of December. We will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Utah Food [...]

What a WEEK!

Our students have worked very hard on the school musical over the last couple of months. This week we are excited to have the musical performances. We have such a great supportive community that we have needed to add an encore performance even before the performances have been done. The school musical will be on [...]

Safety Reminder

We remind and encourage students to ensure that they are practicing safety wherever they are. Whether walking to or from school or going to the movies with friends – please be aware of your surroundings and ensure that when you are having fun that you are doing it in such a way that you will [...]

Wrapping Up

November?! The next couple of weeks at Sunset Ridge are very busy. The end of the quarter is this Thursday (No School on Friday). We remind all that there is no iFlight until the 14th of November – we do not hold iFlight the last week of the quarter and first week of the quarter. Picture [...]

Falcons

We would like to thank our community for the fantastic support that they provide to our School. We had 79% attendance at our Student-Led Conferences. We are nearing the end of the 1st quarter and we would remind you that 1) Student Progress Reports will be mailed home Friday the 14th of Oct. 2) There [...]

Fantastic!

We are so excited to be having Student-Led Conferences this week! Please know that even though we do not do the traditional Parent Teacher Conferences we do have an hour of “drop in” time for you to meet with your students teachers. Student-led conferences are age-appropriate for middle school students. They help them to understand [...]

Well Underway

I would like to take a moment to publicly thank the faculty and staff at SRMS for their dedication and hard work. We have increased our enrolment by more than 100 students from last year and each faculty and staff member have re-doubled their efforts in making every situation the best they can for our students. iFlight [...]

The First Days of School

We are excited to welcome all of our students back to Sunset Ridge!! We have a truly excellent staff that have been working throughout the summer, working in teams and departments, to improve their craft. This year our theme is D.O.T. – Doing Outstanding Things!! Along with our National Schools to Watch standards based upon Academic [...]

August Events

We would like to remind you about a couple of events as we prepare for school to begin. August 11th and 18th from 10am-1pm the school will be open for students with their parents to walk around and see SRMS. August 18th from 11am to 1pm we will host an Immunization Caravan – Immunizations will [...]

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Middle Years Newsletter December 2011

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Middle Years: Working together for school success September 2011

What’s Up Falcon’s?

Back to School night is this Wednesday (Aug. 31) 5pm-7pm. Bring your family to see your students school, meet your students teachers, and have some hot dogs!!! There are many things going on at Sunset Ridge. Many have inquired why we have scaffolding on the front entrance – we have issues with birds nesting above the entrance and [...]

Reading=Success

Reading is the key to success and success in all other areas of life are dependent upon this one skill. To enhance this skill all one must do is read. We encourage all to read several books this summer.

Teacher Appreciation

This week is teacher appreciation week. Sunset Ridge is fortunate to have a collection of fantastic dedicated professionals. Teachers at SRMS spend many hours past contract time in department collaboration, interdisciplinary teams, grade level teams, various student committees – not to mention the time spent giving up lunches, coming to work early, leaving work late, [...]

New Superintendent

After extensive public input, the Board of Education for Jordan School District is pleased to announce three finalists for the position of Superintendent of Schools. Gregory A. Hudnall, currently Associate Superintendent of Student Services for Provo City School District in Provo, Utah. Dr. Patrice Johnson, currently Associate Superintendent of Schools for Clark County School District [...]

FYI

As a reminder: There will be no iFlight (intervention) this or next week. 3rd Quarter ends on Thursday (24th) There is no school on this Friday the 25th. iFight will resume on the 4th of April iFlight Intervention will not occurr during CRT testing – please plan accordingly.

Warning! The end of the Quarter is Coming!

The end of third quarter is coming in just two short weeks. The last day(s) to turn work in for this quarter is the 17th and 18th – next week. We encourage all parents and students to closely examine their grades and ensure that all work that can be made up – is made up [...]

Upcoming Events @ SRMS

Student progress reports will be sent home on March 9th. We encourage students and parents to have a candid discussion about classes and grades, work ethic, and how to increase performance in classes. 3rd quarter will end in just 3 short weeks.

Be a School Musical Hero

Sunset Ridge Middle School is preparing for the school musical – Alice in Wonderland and we are in need of supplies. If you have any of the items listed below please consider donating them to the School Play. Please contact Ms. Backenstoss, Mr. Sorenson, or Ms. Robinson at the school if you would be willing [...]

New Year Challenges

As we return from Winter Recess a.k.a. the Holidays, we remind student’s and parent’s about electronic devices at school. For safety reasons students are not allowed to listen to headphone’s (iPad, iTouch, iPod, Zune, MP3, etc…). Additionally these devices are expensive and the school is not responsible for them – whether they are lost or [...]

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