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PTSO supports SunRidge through special events for our staff such as Welcome Back Breakfast & Teacher Appreciation Week, providing Grants for Special Programs created by our teachers for our students, and the Guardian Angel program for those in our school community that may need additional aid.

Please consider joining the PTSO. Click HERE to join via SchoolPay. Forms are available at the front office.

Be in the know with the important dates, events, and activities happening at SunRidge! Please sign up to receive the eBLAST weekly newsletter through this link.

The PTSO has a new Facebook page. Please click HERE and follow us on Facebook to stay updated.

Our next PTSO (Parent Teacher Student Organization) meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 6th. The PTSO meeting will start at 5:15pm immediately after the SAC meeting in the SRMS Media Center. This meeting will take place in person and virtually. Parents, teachers, staff, and students are invited to this meeting to learn about the PTSO and how you can become involved. Please email president@srmsptso.org for the link to the virtual meeting.

PTSO Planning for 2021-2022
The PTSO is planning for next school year, so if you are interested in getting involved in the PTSO for the upcoming school year, send your name and contact information to the Nominating Committee at nominations@srmsptso.org.

A Message from Principal McHale

Eagle Families,

We want to congratulate our students whose pieces were chosen to be included in the Winter Park Student Art Festival. August C. received an Award of Distinction, Gianna S-G. received an award of merit, and Victoria M. received an honorable mention. Congratulations to Mr. Myers and our art students. Congratulations to Ms. Carr and our 10 orchestra students who auditioned for and made the 2020-2021 All County Orchestra! We also had another FFA win last week. Congratulations to Ms. Hardman and our FFA students for a second place win in the State Land Evaluation event.

What’s Happening Next Week at SRMS?

Tuesday, April 6- 4:30pm SAC Meeting in the Media Center, 5:15pm PTSO Meeting in the Media Center and virtually. Email president@srmsptso.org for a link to the virtual meeting.

Wednesday, April 7- Long Wednesday for state testing in elementary schools. All OCPS schools will run a regular bell schedule. NOT a short Wednesday.

Thursday, April 8- FSA Writing Test for all students.

Reminders for Testing on Thursday, April 8th-

Our LaunchEd and Face to Face students will be on campus on Thursday, April 8th to take their FSA ELA Writing assessment. Our car rider loop will be busier than normal, as most of our LaunchEd students will be dropped off there. Please allow yourself some extra time in dropping your student off.

Remember, in order to receive an FSA ELA score, students must take the FSA ELA – Writing and Reading components. The FSA ELA Reading component will be completed on May 3rd and 4th.

All students will receive their testing locations from their math teachers next week. LaunchEd students will report as follows before 9:20 when all students will move to testing rooms: 6th grade-cafeteria, 7th & 8th grade-gym.

Please make sure your student gets a good night sleep before testing, eats a nutritious breakfast, and brings their charged laptop and charger to school with them. We know our students will perform well!

Sincerely,

Mrs. McHale, Principal

Statewide Testing Dates at SunRidge Middle School
DAY	DATE	TEST
TH	April 8	FSA ELA - Writing (school wide)
M & T	May 3 & May 4	FSA ELA - Reading Session 1 & 2 (school wide)
Th	May 6	FSA Math - 6th, 7th & Pre-Algebra Stand Alone classes - Session 1 FSA Algebra and Geometry EOC – Session 1
F	May 7	FSA Math - 6th, 7th & Pre-Algebra Stand Alone classes - Sessions 2 & 3 FSA Algebra EOC and FSA Geometry EOC - Session 2
M	May 10	NGSS Civics EOC - all 7^th & 8^th grade students who are enrolled in Civics 8th Grade Statewide Science – All 8^th grade students not enrolled in Civics.
T	May 11	8^th Grade Statewide Science (Makeup) – 8^th Graders who take Civics

8TH GRADE YARD SIGNS

Show Off Your SunRidge Pride & Celebrate Your 8th Grader

The 8^th Grade Celebration Committee is taking preorders for yard signs to congratulate your students on their accomplishment of completing middle school.
Yard Signs are $10 for an 18x24 full-color outdoor sign with a stake.
Proceeds will go towards the end-of-year activity & student gifts. Please visit the link below to order:
https://schoolpay.com/pay/for/8th-Grade-Yard-Signs/SejB5Qv
If you have any questions, please contact 8gc@srmsptso.org

Spirit Wear Is Available!

The weather has gotten colder! Now is the perfect time to order your SunRidge spirit wear to stay warm. Hoodies are limited, but still available. Spirit wear can make great gifts for your student, teacher or staff. All orders are filled and available in the office for pick up, so can be done without the student knowing. Don't delay; order today at https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Spiritwear/MdvN.

Yearbooks are still on sale on balfour.com. Purchase yours today.

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Student’s Point of View – Yearbook Content:

Over the next few months the yearbook club will be asking questions or a task weekly for things to be put into the 2020-21 yearbook. Some will ask questions, some will ask for pictures and some will be just a quick survey. Here is this week’s question: What is your favorite mask you have or have seen this school year? Please take a picture and email to robin.nelms@ocps.net.
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Still in need for candids:

We need your help. We are doing different sections of the yearbook to match the school year. We are looking for any pictures taken this school year. Right now we are looking for first day of school pictures from:
1. August 10 (Virtual first day of school)
2. August 21 (Face to Face first day of school for some)
3. October 13 (Face to Face return for more)
4. Coming up - January 5 (Face to Face return for more)

We are also looking for pictures of all spirit days. So make sure to take pictures this week and if you have more from throughout the school year please send them to us!

We will have more specific pictures as we move along :)

1. Download the Balfour ImageShare app
2. Enter your name, email and our project number 121010 to create an account.
3.Check your email for a confirmation code, and select a username & password to complete your registration.

Yearbook photographers can’t be everywhere, so if you’ve got great photos of school events, or of you and your friends just having fun, please share them with us.

8th Grade Parents

Please sign up for the West Orange HS PTSO newsletter so you don't miss out on important information that will be provided to help with the transition to WOHS. Click the link below:

http://eepurl.com/c0hSO9

West Orange HS PTSO is hosting a spirit wear drive through for incoming freshmen on Tuesday, April 6th from 4:15pm to 5:45pm in the West Orange HS Bus Loop (entrance is on Warrior Road). T-shirts, hats, hoodies and more are available. T-shirts are $15, hoodies are $25 and hats are $20. Email spiritwear@wohsptso.org if you have any questions.

West Orange High School is excited to once again offer a
music camp for our community!

When:
June 1-4 and June 7-10 from 9:00am-1:00pm at West Orange High School.
After-care is available until 4 pm for an additional charge.

Who:

All students entering grades 1-8 in the 2021-2022 school year!

What:
The West Orange Summer Music Camp is a two-week camp offering comprehensive music education by professional music educators and musicians in a fun, exciting, and positive environment for students entering grades 1-8.

Students entering grades 1-3 will participate in the Elementary Music Camp where they will receive instruction from certified elementary music educators in the areas of Orff, keyboards, singing, percussion, movement, dance and so much more! Students in elementary music will perform at the end of camp concert on Thursday, June 10 at 6 pm.

Students entering grades 4-8 will participate in Band Camp, regardless of prior music experience. Beginners will be provided with an instrument and all other students are expected to provide their own instrument (please inquire if you have an instrument concern). All students in Band Camp will receive individual, small group and large ensemble instruction, including full band, jazz bands and chamber ensembles. Students with no prior experience will start in beginning band. They will learn about and try all the different band instruments before selecting an instrument to learn at camp. Instruments available to learn at camp include: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba and Percussion. Students in beginning band will perform at the end of camp concert on Thursday, June 10 at 6 pm.

Students entering 7th grade will participate in 7th grade band and Camp Band. Students entering 8^th grade will participate in 8th grade band and Camp Band. These students will also get to elect to perform with a jazz band or a chamber ensemble. All these students will be reviewing concepts they learned in 6th and/or 7th grade, including scales, technique, tone, balance, blend and musicianship.

All students will perform in the camp concert on Thursday, June 10th at 6pm.

Fees:
The fee is $180 for the eight days of the West Orange Summer Music Camp. Lunch will be available for purchase. After-care is available for an additional $50 for the eight days (or $10 a day for individual days). No payment is necessary at the time of registration. The link to make payments will be made available in May.

Register:
Please visit www.westorangeband.com and click Summer Camp to register online. As mentioned above, there is no payment required at the time of registration, so reserve your child’s spot today! If you have questions or concerns, please contact West Orange High School Band Director and Camp Director, Ken Boyd at kenneth.boyd@ocps.net.

Don’t wait, please register today for this incredible experience!

Link to OCPS Sports Physical Packet

Need a book? Although our Media Center is closed for visiting, students can still check out books! Directions to reserve a book can be found in the global announcements on Canvas. F2F students will have books delivered to them in 5th period. LaunchEd students can pick the book up from the front office. https://ocps.instructuremedia.com/embed/132e031a-9088-4367-b932-1b0f59f80d59

OCPS is offering upcoming Parent Forums for more information on LaunchEd@Home. The focus of the forums will be to have parents experience a day in the life of a LaunchED@Home student and learn more about the digital tools they have access to use. Links to the forums can be found at www.digital.ocps.net.

Parent Technology Media Information Consent Forms were due August 21st. Thank you to all those families that have already submitted these forms. If you have not completed the forms, you can submit them digitally. To access the forms please visit our school website: https://tinyurl.com/SRMStechconsent

OCPS has a wealth of information on their website to help your family navigate the upcoming school year. Please visit their website for extensive question and answer documents-www.ocps.net. You may also see helpful links to document son the OCPS webpage below.

Be in the know with the important dates, events, and activities happening at SunRidge! Please sign up to receive the PTSO eBLAST weekly newsletter through this link: http://eepurl.com/dEl0NX. You can also follow us on social media for up to date information.

Helpful Links-

Overview of instructional models- https://www.ocps.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=54703&pageId=1455756

LaunchEd-https://www.ocps.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=54703&pageId=88567

COVID-19 Health and Safety Procedures Manuel- www.ocps.net

Skyward Information- https://www.ocps.net/cms/one.aspx?pageId=1158765

www.ocps.net

TECHNOLOGY ISSUES?

There are several places to find the Student Troubleshooting Technology Guide. It can be found on the SunRidge Middle School Home page sunridgems.ocps.net and on the Parent tab under Digital Technology.

If you need laptop repair please make an appointment using the link on our website https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054fa8aa2da0fa7-device

Parents, please be sure your child's face mask fits properly and is worn correctly. The mask should cover both the nose and mouth at all times. If the mask is too big and tends to slide down, try twisting the ear loops to make it tighter across the face or tie a knot to shorten the loops.

Masks that are worn without covering the nose and mouth are not effective and put all at risk!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL POLICY

There are many volunteer opportunities here at SRMS! If you are looking to get involved please email volunteers@srmsptso.org to hear about the many different teacher, school and PTSO activities available. We appreciate all of our volunteers as they help to make our school a success!

All SunRidge Middle School volunteers including SAC and PTSO need to sign up for Additions. All volunteers must register and be approved through the ADDitions Program according to district procedures. Please complete this process ASAP. You will only hear back if there is a problem with your application. Once submitted, you may begin logging your volunteer hours.

Thank you to all of our volunteers!!

The first SAC (School Advisory Council) meeting of the year will be held on Tuesday, April 6th at 4:30pm in the SRMS Media Center. New members are invited to join the SAC...teachers, staff, parents, and community members. All parents are always welcome to SAC Meetings, but will need to be voted on to be a voting member of the School Advisory Council. This is a fabulous way to stay abreast of what is going on at SunRidge Middle School and to have a voice in continuing the success.

SAC meets monthly on the first Tuesday of the month.

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Extra Curricular Clubs and Activities

Want to know more about how your student can get involved at SunRidge? Please check our listing of clubs on our website- www.sunridgems.ocps.net.

There are so many ways for students to get involved at SunRidge Middle School. Here is a list other Clubs available!

Extracurricular Activity	Sponsor(s)	Meeting Dates
National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)	Robin Nelms	1st Wednesday, monthly @ 8:30 in Cafe
*Future Farmers of America (FFA)	Katrina Alford	3rd Thursday, monthly @4pm in Room 516 (must have Agriscience as a class & paid dues)
Maker’s Club	Judy Moody	Wednesdays @ 8:30 in Media Center
Book Club	Judy Moody	Fridays @ 8:45 in Media Center
Writing Club	John Yourick Corey Lorini	Thursdays @ 8:45 in Room 519
*Chess Club	John Yourick	Thursdays @4:15 in Media Center
Art Club	Brian Keith Myers	Thursdays @8:15 Room 504 (art fee)
Mathletes	Amy Sawyer	2nd Wednesday, monthly @8:45 in room 569
*Science Olympiad	Susan Colwell Andrew Frohmberg Deepra Dabiesingh	Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 4-6pm in the cafeteria
Eagle Ambassadors	Lisa Warren	Thursdays @4:15 in Portable 19
Spanish Club	Nancy Roman	1st Tuesday, monthly @8:30
Yearbook Photography	Robin Nelms Jaime Jackson	Every other Friday morning at 9am, cafe (subject to change)
Fellowship of Christian Athletes	Tony Williams	Every other Friday (group), Leaders meet every Friday in PE classroom @8:30

Interested in learning what After School Zone is all about? Watch our Middle School Director explain...

Boys & Girls Club After School Zone Virtual Programming Television Interview (BGCCF Marketing Youtube Video Link)

https://youtu.be/wAw3xvzo2lg

Come and join the fun!

You will register for Boys & Girls Club by following this link- http://www.bgcafterschoolzone.org/registration/

Click HERE for the upcoming week's schedule.

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OCPS 30-30 Rule

With the frequency of afternoon storms this time of year please familiarize yourself with OCPS's 30-30 Rule below.

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Be in the know with the important dates, events, and activities happening at SunRidge! Please sign up to receive the eBLAST weekly newsletter through this link: http://eepurl.com/dEl0NX.

Remind is a simple way for you to stay informed and up-to-date with what’s happening. By joining the SRMS PTSO on Remind, you’re choosing to receive messages via push notifications, SMS, or email. Don’t worry, your phone number will not be shared with anyone else.

Text To: 81010

Message : @srmsptso

OCPS 2020-2021 School Calendar

CLICK HERE

We're off to a great start for the new school year, but it could be even better with YOUR help!! Sign up to be a part of your SunRidge Middle School Parent, Teacher and Student Organization now!

We Love our SRMS Faculty and Staff and we need you to make our PTSO even better! Sign up to be a part of your SunRidge Middle School Parent, Teacher and Student Organization now!

If you have any questions, please email

spriritwear@srmsptso.org.

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