Please see the following link about the after school dance on Thursday, May 23rd. http://bit.ly/SchoolDanceInfo
This is a reminder that state testing starts back tomorrow with all students taking SC Ready Math. Please make sure your student gets plenty of sleep and is ready to do their best.
Please see link for information regarding medication for 7th and 8th grade field trips:
http://bit.ly/medicationInfo
Parents and students remember that tomorrow is the first day of state testing for Starr-Iva Middle School. All students will take SC READY reading. We want everyone to come prepared to do their best and show the progress you all have made all year long. Please make sure to get a full night of rest, take any medications needed before coming to school, eat a healthy breakfast, and be on time. Also, remember to leave smartwatches and phones at home as they cannot be in the testing rooms. We look forward to a productive day of testing.
Test Dates and Information are located at
http://bit.ly/simstestinfo
This morning the administration at Starr-Iva Middle School received a report that a student had a gun in his book bag. Administration and law enforcement immediately investigated and determined that it was a toy gun. The district is following appropriate discipline policies and procedures at this time. If you have any questions, please contact the administration at Starr-Iva Middle School.
Eighth-grade students were given parent surveys today from the SC Dept. of Education. We are asking that parents complete these and have them turned in no later than Friday, May 3rd. The parent survey results are a vital role in helping our school identify better ways to work with parents. The results of the parent surveys will be included anonymously in our school report card.
Crescent and Starr-Iva students participated in Solo & Ensemble on Saturday at West Oak Middle School. During the event, students formed small chamber groups and rehearsed independently. Four of the groups received a Superior rating, and five groups received an Excellent rating. Additionally, the Crescent Percussion Ensemble received a perfect score.
The Spring Concert will be held at Iva First Baptist next Thursday, May 9th beginning at 6 PM. It will feature the SIMS Beginner/Concert Bands, and Crescent Percussion Ensemble, Concert Band, and Jazz Band. Several student compositions will be featured as well!
SIMS Literacy Night, A Taste of SIMS: Seasoned With Literacy, will be held on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:00 p.m. The night will feature students' work, book talks, and projects.
SIMS State Testing
Fri May 10 SC READY Reading
Tue May 14 SC READY Math
Wed May 15 SC READY Writing
Fri May 17 SC PASS Science 6th & 8th Grade
Fri May 17 SC PASS Social St. 7th Grade
8th Grade Honors Students
Mon May 20 EOC Writing
Tue May 21 EOC Alg I
Wed May 22 EOC Eng I
From Starr-Iva Middle School: Awards day will be Tues. June 4th for all grade the times will be:
8th Grade-8:30 a.m.
7th Grade-11:00 a.m.
6th Grade-1:00 p.m.
New Vaping Policy Now In Effect:
http://bit.ly/VAPINGPOLICY
Tiger Nation, over ONE THOUSAND fans saw our Tiger teams play at home last week! Many opportunities await this week as well.....THANKS for supporting ALL of our student-athletes and coaches!
TIGER SPORTS SCHEDULE - WEEK OF APRIL 8-12
MONDAY (4/8)
*CTeam/JV Baseball HOME v West Oak (6:30)
*JV Baseball @ West Oak
TUESDAY (4/9)
*Track HOME v Calhoun Falls (5)
*Varsity Softball HOME v Seneca (6)
*JV Bball HOME v Westside (6)
*Varsity Baseball @ West Oak
*Golf @ Palmetto
WEDNESDAY (4/10)
*Golf HOME v Powdersville (4)
*Varsity Baseball HOME v Palmetto (6:30)
*JV Softball HOME v Palmetto (5:30)
*JV Baseball @ Dixie
*CTeam Baseball @ Pickens (DH)
THURSDAY (4/11)
*JV Baseball HOME v Walhalla (6)
*JV/Varsity Boys Soccer HOME v Dixie (5:30/7)
*Varsity Girls Soccer @ Dixie
*Varsity Softball @ West-Oak
*Golf @ West-Oak
*Track @ Wren
FRIDAY (4/12)
*Varsity Baseball HOME v West-Oak (6:30)
SIMS takes first place in the spirit competition at today’s Area 14 Games! They also won the penny war out of all the schools with a total of $1,000!
Purchase a yearbook today! Visit https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/job/1351 to order! The last day to buy online is April 13th and the cost is $35.00. Contact Mrs. Russell for questions.
We've rescheduled Spring Pictures! They will not longer be taken tomorrow but will instead be taken on Thursday, April 25. We apologize for any inconvenience!
Spring Pictures will be taken this Wednesday, April 3.
Don't forget to send $35.00 for a SIMS yearbook ASAP!! There are a limited number of yearbooks, and we'd love to have them all sold before Spring Break. Don't let your SIMS student miss out on this year's yearbook!
Saturday, the SIMS FFA Tool ID Team traveled to Lexington Technology Center for the SC state competition. The team consisted of Jaxson Blanton, Brent Erwin, Karlie Whitaker, and Levi Bouknight. Our 7th graders placed 9th out of 19 schools with a total score of 275 out of 300. Starr-Iva was the highest ranked middle school team in the contest. Jaxson Blanton had a score of 97 out of 100, putting him in a 7-way tie for 4th place. We are very proud of the way our middle schoolers competed so confidently against 75 other students, most of which were high schoolers. They conducted themselves well and were a pleasure to be around. Congratulations to these individuals!
Chorus and band members from CHS and SIMS put on a fantastic performance at the A3 Fine Arts Showcase last night!
