Three months are in the books for the 2016-17 school year! In that time, we’ve welcomed a new principal, new payment system for fees, boogied at a school dance, kicked off many clubs for the year, competed in several sporting events, held a speech tournament and so much more! To think, we are just getting started! You will find news for much of the above, plus information on upcoming events inside this newsletter. If you have ideas, pictures, and news to share for the next one, please email [email protected]. Thanks, and here’s to a fantastic school year! Go Stallions! Kim Morrise Mrs. Robbins’ Round-up Mrs. Beth Robbins, SFMS Principal The stallion Stampede October 2016 Schilling Farms Middle School Newsletter this issue Principal’s Message P. 2 Club News P. 3 NEW Online Payments! P.5 Upcoming Events P. 8 Back in the Saddle! Thank you for welcoming me into the SFMS family this year. We have had a busy and productive start to the school year. Your on-going support is appreciated! Our enrollment of 1,112 students includes more than 100 “new-to-Collierville” students. Also new to the SFMS are 13 teachers: Mr. Couvion (Math 6), Ms. Cardwell (Writing 7), Mr. Parker (Language Arts 7), Mrs. Puida (Language Arts 7), Ms. Curry (Science 8), Mrs. Hines (Science/Physical Science 8), Dr. Carmen Kelsey (Writing 8), Mr. Moody (Math 8/Algebra I), Mr. Warren (US History 8), Mrs. Yarbro (Math 8), Mrs. Jones (Math 7 and 8/Learning Lab), Mrs. Sara Hodge (Curriculum Technology Trainer) and Mrs. Sara Raskett (Art). Each of these new teachers have added content knowledge, dedication and enthusiasm to the SFMS family! SFMS welcomed another cohort of twenty-five sixth grade STEM Scholars. We will continue to add a new cohort each year, in preparation for advanced math, science, and engineering study at Collierville High School and beyond! Speaking of STEM, there are changes happening with our STEM teachers. Mr. Shoemake is moving to CHS where he will continue the innovation started at SFMS and prepare for our students to transition to the high school. Mrs. Lasley will move from Science 7 into Mr. Shoemake’s position to take over the I & I course, the STEM Innovator class and our robotics programs. Mr. Couvion will move from Math 6 into the Science 7 position. Right after fall break, we will welcome Mrs. Samantha Vencel to the SFMS family. She will teach Math 6 and bring her experience with digital learning to Schilling. Extra-curricular activities, a key pillar of the SFMS experience, are underway. Please consider having your student join a sport, club or organization. Contact information for each activity is listed on our website. Collection for the Schilling Showdown Fundraiser is over, but the celebration continues. Thank you to our PTSA volunteers for their hard work and dedication coordinating this event. Thank you for supporting our students and teachers! Each morning as I walk through the doors of SFMS, I feel the positive energy created by our dedicated teachers, staff and students. Schilling Farms Middle truly is a place where every student can attain academic proficiency or beyond in all subjects while being challenged to meet their full intellectual, creative, emotional, and physical potential. Go Jim Go! Of course, one of our favorite events of the year did not disappoint again this year! SFMS raised more than $3500 for the “Go Jim Go” fundraiser benefitting Le Bonheur Children’s hospital. The event was full of cheers, even when we found out Jim Jaggers couldn’t be on the bikes today due to an injury. That did not stop him from coming out to cheer on his team! The fundraiser has hit $350,000 for 2016 so far, pushing his overall donations to $2 million. This is Jim and his team’s 11 th year!
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Three months are in the books for the 2016-17 school year! In that
time, we’ve welcomed a new principal, new payment system for fees,
boogied at a school dance, kicked off many clubs for the year,
competed in several sporting events, held a speech tournament and
so much more! To think, we are just getting started! You will find
news for much of the above, plus information on upcoming events
inside this newsletter.
If you have ideas, pictures, and news to share for the next one, please
Thanks, and here’s to a fantastic school year! Go Stallions!
Kim Morrise
Mrs. Robbins’ Round-up Mrs. Beth Robbins, SFMS Principal
The stallion Stampede October 2016
Schilling Farms Middle School Newsletter
this issue
Principal’s Message P. 2
Club News P. 3
NEW Online Payments! P.5
Upcoming Events P. 8
Back in the Saddle! Thank you for welcoming me into the SFMS family this year. We have had a busy and productive start to the school year. Your on-going support is appreciated!
Our enrollment of 1,112 students includes more than 100 “new-to-Collierville” students.
Also new to the SFMS are 13 teachers: Mr. Couvion (Math 6), Ms. Cardwell (Writing 7), Mr. Parker (Language Arts 7), Mrs. Puida (Language Arts 7), Ms. Curry (Science 8), Mrs. Hines (Science/Physical Science 8), Dr. Carmen Kelsey (Writing 8), Mr. Moody (Math 8/Algebra I), Mr. Warren (US History 8), Mrs. Yarbro (Math 8), Mrs. Jones (Math 7 and 8/Learning Lab), Mrs. Sara Hodge (Curriculum Technology Trainer) and Mrs. Sara Raskett (Art). Each of these new teachers have added content knowledge, dedication and enthusiasm to the SFMS family!
SFMS welcomed another cohort of twenty-five sixth grade STEM Scholars. We will continue to add a new cohort each year, in preparation for advanced math, science, and engineering study at Collierville High School and beyond!
Speaking of STEM, there are changes happening with our STEM teachers. Mr. Shoemake is moving to CHS where he will continue the innovation started at SFMS and prepare for our students to transition to the high school. Mrs. Lasley will move from Science 7 into Mr. Shoemake’s position to take over the I & I course, the STEM Innovator class and our robotics programs. Mr. Couvion will move from Math 6 into the Science 7 position. Right after fall break, we will welcome Mrs. Samantha Vencel to the SFMS family. She will teach Math 6 and bring her experience with digital learning to Schilling.
Extra-curricular activities, a key pillar of the SFMS experience, are underway. Please consider having your student join a sport, club or organization. Contact information for each activity is listed on our website.
Collection for the Schilling Showdown Fundraiser is over, but the celebration continues. Thank you to our PTSA volunteers for their hard work and dedication coordinating this event. Thank you for supporting our students and teachers!
Each morning as I walk through the doors of SFMS, I feel the positive energy created by our dedicated teachers, staff and students. Schilling Farms Middle truly is a place where every student can attain academic proficiency or beyond in all subjects while being challenged to meet their full intellectual, creative, emotional, and physical potential.
Go Jim Go! Of course, one of our favorite events of the year did not
disappoint again this year! SFMS raised more than $3500 for the
“Go Jim Go” fundraiser benefitting Le Bonheur Children’s
hospital. The event was full of cheers, even when we found out
Jim Jaggers couldn’t be on the bikes today due to an injury. That
did not stop him from coming out to cheer on his team! The
fundraiser has hit $350,000 for 2016 so far, pushing his overall
donations to $2 million. This is Jim and his team’s 11th year!
SFMS thanks Schilling Farms YMCA for its generous donation of school supplies.
Our students were better equipped because of you!
From the SFMS art department! Mrs. Markham's
7th graders are hard at work mastering multiple
drawing skills. The subject? Toilet paper!
Battle Of The Books News! The SFMS Battle of the Books club
has started! It is not too late to
join! Students have made a
commitment to read the 10
selected books and compete
against other middle schools to
show the knowledge of these
books! Please see Mrs. France in
the SFMS library to get any
information about this great
opportunity! There are some
great books in the selection this
year! Keep Reading!!!! Check the
library website to see the meeting
schedule! Come join us!
A Shelfful of Thanks!
SFMS Stallions Take the Reins!
A National Leader in the Making!
Taylor Nelson, 7th grade was
nominated by Mrs. Emerling
(6th grade Social Studies) to
represent Schilling Farms
Middle this summer at the
Envision Jr. National
Leadership conference in
Washington, DC. She stayed
a week at University of
Maryland, Baltimore. The
focus was on building
Leadership skills as she
learned about Washington
DC. She joined fellow middle
school students as they
visited the White House, the
Capital Building, the
Memorials. They also
reenacted a Day in Office for
the presidency (and its
cabinet) and participated in
reenacting the John Brown
abolitionist uprising at
Harper’s Ferry. She learned
so much! Congratulations
Taylor!
The stallion Stampede Announcing: The Lady Stallions Basketball Team!
JV: Taylor Nelson Emily Nolen Zoey Donels Ashley Jenkins Lilly Powell-Parrish Haley Williams Brianna Bailey Tamyiah Brown Makayla Puckett Karrington Williams Kennedy Lewis Rachel Schirmer Lauren Riley Ella Penke
Team Managers: Jordan Winton Keona Crutcher Alyssa Nolen
Kennedi Lofton
Varsity: Anandi Farrell-Rousseau Kennedy Trice Lauren Robinson Destiny Todd Natalie Christensen Allison Wells Ressie Carr Kamille Smith Madison Malone Khushi Bains Haley Jackson Mallory Taylor Jerrica Brown Manny Amaefula Jordan Harris
Way to go! Here are the winners of the SFMS Speech Tournament. Storytelling 1st Place Makenzie Wolf 2nd Place – Pavani Epparla 3rd Place – Mahesh Pujyam 5th Place – Shreya Katta Humorous Interp 1st Place Tania Binu 2nd - Namish Mamidipalli
Poetry 1st Place – Sruti Gandreti 2nd Place – Dillon Johnson 3rd Place – Drew Ebbs Prose 1st Place – Nate Ebbs 2nd Place – Emily Siegal 3rd Place – Kamille Smith Audition Monologue 2nd – Anna Sisson 3rd – Ajay Arul
FIRST Lego League Robotics teams begin practice on
September 8th by setting up the Robotics Mission tables!
Toilet Paper Inspiration!
Mrs. France wants to thank all students and parents for supporting the Book Fair! We had a very successful book fair this year! Mrs. Speroff has put over 160 new books into our library mostly from the book fair! We hope you are enjoying your new books and please visit the SFMS library to choose some new material to read! Mrs. France would like to express a sincere “thank you” to Mrs. Greer for chairing the Book Fair. Mrs. Greer and her group of volunteers worked tirelessly for several weeks to make this book fair a success! Thank you – Thank you – Thank you!
Counselor’s Corral Welcome back! We are excited to begin a new school
year! Ms. Reich is beginning her 17th year at SFMS and
will be the primary counselor for 6th grade. Mrs. Mercer
is beginning her 7th year at SFMS and will be the
primary counselor for 8th grade.
We will divide the 7th grade class as follows: Students
with last name A – L – Ms. Reich Students with last
name M – Z – Mrs. Mercer.
Our primary goal is to promote the personal/social,
academic, and career development of all students. Be
sure to check out the school counseling website for
Pay School Fees Online! We are so excited about this new method for paying
school fees! Click below to read the official parent
notices regarding our online fee payment system!
Notices are available in both English and Spanish.
Parent instructions are also posted below.
To access the online fee payment website, go to the
Schilling Farms website, and click the link in the
upper right-hand corner that says "Online School
Payments".
When you make a payment online, you will need
your student's identification number. This is the
same identification number that your child has in
PowerSchool.
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We are excited that 90 runners are on our team this year! The team began the season in August by running in the Brooks Twilight Meet at Mike Rose Complex then continued the season by running in the 2- mile Memphis Youth Athletics meets at Shelby Farms. Runners saw improvements in their run times by up to 2 minutes over the season! We finished out the season by running in the Coach Robbie Simmons Memorial Meet at Johnson Park where Camille Carlson earned 5th place for the girls. Alec Espinola ran in the TMSAA West Sectionals on October 1, in Martin, TN, and earned 4th place in the boys’ AA division, qualifying him to run in the TMSAA State Championships on October 8th, in Clarksville, TN. West TN Regionals will be held at Shelby Farms on October 15th. Congratulations to our runners on a great season!
Coach Joanne Webber and Coach Benay Arwine.
SFMS Cross Country Team!
Hold on tight: There are 90!
Tania Binu
Anastasia Buie Ella Burch Camille Carlson Chloe Cook Catherine Couture Kyla Davis
Nida Dharani Simone Foley Emery Haluska
Emma Hansen
Samantha Jessop
Katie Jones Kate Lavelle Anna Lim Megan McTigue Elizabeth Olson
Zoe Powell
Kate Quinn
Sarah Reeves Kaitlyn Sane Rachel Schirmer
Rowan Shackelford Maya Siddiqui
Aracely Silva Jordan Smith Sydney Smith
Mallory Taylor Madeleine Tooby Elly Victor Delaney Weaver Lily Wells Bobby Amann Ryan Anthony Arul Ranjay Logan Banks Caleb Bayha Jack Beck Will Beck Craig Bowlin Colton Brainard Andreis Campo Ryan Cook Kyle Dahl Alfie Descheneaux
Drew Ebbs
Nate Ebbs
Alec Espinola
Ryan Finn
Ryan Gardner
Harrison Hawkins
Michael Hawkins
Tyler Hedin
Tristen Hedrick
Evan Hodges
Nathan Hunter
Riley Jackson
Charlie Jones
Jack Jones
Clark Kirby
Webie Kramer
Andrew Kukkapalli
Jack Lange
Harrison Lavelle
John David Lunsford
Gray Lunsford
Owen Matthew
Luck Michaud
Lukas Moreau
Caleb Moore
Caleb Mueller
Zach Murphy
Josiah Nelson
Tal Old
James Price
Andrew Pringle
Austin Rader
Daniel Rader
Noah Reddin
Carter Smith
Madison Taylor
Jonathon Tooby
Eric Vandelinde
Will Wadley
Sam Warren
Reese Webber
Jeb Wells
Carson Whalen
Coby Wiese
We offer Breakfast every day
starting at 7:40am.
Prices for breakfast are: $1.50
full priced meal, $. 30 for
reduced priced meal.
Items are sold a la carte, as
well, and are priced from $. 40
to $1.25.
Lunch prices are: $2.75 full
priced meal, $. 40 for reduced
priced meal.
All meal items are sold a la carte as
well, along with various snacks and
are priced from $. 25 to $2.25.
Admire the Book of Kells and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin
Sing and dance in a traditional Irish dinner
View the spectacular Cliffs of Moher
Kiss the Blarney Stone
Experience life in an 1800s Irish Village
Tour includes stops in both Northern and Southern Ireland!
Schilling Farms Middle School presents Coffee Talk with the Counselors
A Conversation about Bullying How to Recognize it, How to Report it, and How to Bully-Proof your Child Guest Facilitator: Dr. Nancy Kelley Counseling and Intervention Supervisor
For more information or to RSVP please contact SFMS school
child(ren)’s grades. Teachers update it regularly.
You can also download the app to your phone if you
want.
Here is the link for logging in or signing up:
https://collierville.powerschool.com/public/
Are you on Powerschool?
Dear SFMS Family It is hard to believe we are in October. I hope you have had a great start to 2016-2017. PTSA has been busy working behind the scenes to serve you and all of our children (whether is it is helping families to be connected with the "weekly events' through our Website (www.sfsmptsa.org), Facebook, Twitter or our "Bottom of the Backpack" email, or helping our teachers or administrators). I’d like to thank our PTSA board members and all of our volunteers who have helped us get this school year off to a great start, and for your continued support. We need and love our volunteers. I would also like to thank all of our generous parents who supported and donated to our Schilling Showdown fundraiser. We have, once again, exceeded our goal. Without the support of our amazing parents we could not do all the things we do for our school.
You make it possible! Thank you! Sean Johnson PTSA President
Did you Know? Every teacher at SFMS has a website? Here is how you can find them:
http://schillingfarmsms.colliervilleschools.org/
Click on “About Us” Then “Staff Directory”
Find your teacher and click on his or her name.
You can find a button to “Subscribe” on the right side under his or her name and email, and get an update every
time the teacher adds something new!
Some also have a social media account! Ask to find out your teacher’s !
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