Middle School News

Parent conferences will be held from Monday, November 8 to Wednesday, November 17, with all teachers being available until 7 pm on either Tuesday, November 9 or Tuesday, November 16. This time is another way for you to get additional feedback about your child’s learning, aside from PowerSchool, and any individual communications that you might have with teachers throughout the school year. Scarborough Schools use an online format, Conference Manager, to schedule conferences. Although time to sign up online does not open until Monday, November 1st, 6:00 AM, we wanted to share this information with you now for your planning.

The weekly Scarborough Middle School News includes announcements and attachments listed below for our families. We hope you will find this a useful form of communication.

Hello Scarborough Middle School Families,

MEA testing at the middle school begins next week.

SMS MEA Testing Dates:

• October 13: Mathematics

• October 14: Reading

• October 15: Language Use
   

It is anticipated that the testing each morning will take place from 8:00 am to 9:30 am. If you need to have your child dismissed for any reason, please send in a note with your child to inform the office. Also, it would be very much appreciated if any dismissals are scheduled for after testing periods. Make-ups will be scheduled for students who are absent during testing.
 

What students should do prior to each test day:

• Get a good night’s sleep.

• Eat a good breakfast.

• Make sure laptops are fully charged.

• Come to school on time as testng will begin at 8:00 am.

• Relax and try their best.
   

Please see the information below for the details for this year’s state assessment.

Respectfully,

Kathy Tirrell, Principal

David Currier, Assistant Principal

Registration for winter sport 2021-2022 at the Middle School is now open and accepting registrations through FamilyID. The registration form may be found on the homepage at Scarboroughredstorm.org, at FamilyID.com or by clicking here and must be completed by a Parent/Guardian. It is important that you make sure you register your child as soon as possible so that the department has sufficient time to look over all registration prior to the start of the season. Registering your child late may hinder their ability to participate on the first day and may result in not getting further communication regarding your child's sport(s).

More information can be found here.

Please take a close look at this week’s Friday Family News. There are lots of important pieces of information included this week. First, we want to let you know that MEA testing at the middle school begins in two weeks. Please see the information below for the testing dates and the details for this year’s state assessment. Second, please see the updated Maine DOE Covid Pre-Screening Tool which has been updated to include “new cough” as a listed symptom for staying home.