SMS Students of the Month for September are: 6th Graders Breeley Brown- Nominated by : Mrs. Abner & Mrs. Mahuron Corbin Ponder- Nominated by: Mr. Lewis 7th Grade Adleigh Day- Nominated by: Mr. Lewis Clara Ziner- Nominated by: Mr. Early 8th Grade Ethan Cooper- Nominated by: Mrs. Ellis, Mr. Lewis, & Mrs. Ponder Adlar Cox- Nominated by: Mr. Malloy Congratulations!
almost 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
6th grade students
7th grade students
8th grade students
Mrs. Ponder's first period class won the Rock Your Future trivia contest this week! Way to go 8th grade!
almost 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
Mrs. Ponder's class
Club's Choice fundraiser orders will be delivered on Tuesday, 10/3. All orders can be picked up at Salem Middle School from 3:00-5:00pm on Tuesday. Please come to the main office area during this time to pick up items.
almost 2 years ago, Salem Middle School
Fundraiser
College Go Week is next week! The theme is Rock Your Future. We hope everyone participates in the dress up days! We will have competitions throughout the week with trivia and prizes will be awarded! Stay tuned!
almost 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
College dress up week
Art students in grades 6th and 7th have been in the STEAM Lab playing an art version of the Food Network cooking show “Chopped.” Students were given only certain art materials and had to come up with a creative plan to make something with only those supplies.
almost 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
Working on a project
Painting project
Gluing Project
Finished airplane
Vase with flowers
Balancing project
Parachute project
Plate of food project
Steak project
Horse project
Mrs. Mahuron’s sixth grade science classes visited the lab this week to design and build musical instruments. They have been studying sound waves and the fact that vibrations create sounds.
about 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
Working with partners
Using the glue gun
Writing down information
Working on assignment
Showing off project
Gluing project
Putting project together
Concentrating on project
Gluing pieces together
Working on a box project
Students in Amy Abner's language arts classes took a virtual field trip to the 9-11 Memorial in NYC as part of a student-led inquiry projects about 9-11.
about 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
Students using virtual reality goggles
Students working in groups
Working with partners on Chromebook
using virtual reality goggles
Writing on their project
Working on computers
SMS students will join the high school for Spirit Week next week for homecoming. Here are the dress up days.
about 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
Spirit Week
Bailee Robbins came in second at the SMS Invitational last night! Coach Gwinn Miller said Bailee and the Corydon runner battled to the very end! Congratulations, Bailee!
about 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
Bailee Robbins
These two students are rolling large dice and then using a chart and calculator for adding during a project in functional math class with Ms. Baker.
about 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
Rolling dice
using a calculator
Working on the math
SMS Students of the Month have been named for August! Congratulations to Claire Motsinger, Olivia Davidson, Case Karmire, Sophie Smitson, Jack Heninger, Ezra Cooper. Staff nominate and vote on the students.
about 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
Olivia Davidson
Ezra Cooper
Sophie Smitson
Claire Motsinger
Jack Heninger
Case Karmire
Thank you to Mosier Chiropractic for the donation of personal care packages to SMS students this morning. Pictured are the Mosiers with Assistant Principal Brett Miller.
about 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
Mosier Chiropractic donation
Mrs. Gray's digital citizenship classes have been spending the last two days in the STEAM lab with Mrs. Morgan where they have been creating circuits with the Makey Makey.
about 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
playing with play dough
showing the circuits
all smiles while being creative
building circuits
circuit building in STEAM lab
creating circuits
working with friends
circuit building
creating colors with the Makey Makey
Students in Rebecca Consley's math classes are doing a "Whodunnit?!" activity which is similar to the game Clue. They solve the math clues and figure out who did it, where the did it and how they did it. The kids are LOVING this fun way of learning and completing math equations.
about 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
Students on computers
Close up of computer
Here are the middle school sports that are at home this week. Come show your support!
about 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
Middle school sports events
Salem Middle School students will have their 2023-2024 School Pictures taken on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Order forms will go home with students next week. Pre-order is now open by visiting www.inter-state.com/order using code 77998JF.
about 2 years ago, Salem Middle School
SMS Picture Day
Mrs. Abner's language arts classes are the first group of sixth graders to utilize the new STEAM lab! Her students have been learning about courage and are creating flyers to display showing what courage means to them and giving advice about how to find courage when it is needed most.
about 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
Making signs in language arts
creating signs about courage in the STEAM Lab
Working in the lab creating signs
Ms. Humphrey helping students
Using markers to create signs
Hey sixth grade parents, fall break is quickly approaching! Sign your child up for a week of fun through the YMCA at their fall break camp!
about 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
YMCA fall break camp
Students in Randy Nichols' 7th grade science classes are learning about the engineering design process this week with Mrs. Morgan in the STEAM lab. They have been designing rubber band race cars.
about 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
Students in STEAM lab
Team working together
Mrs. Morgan watching partners work
Students sharing ideas
Two students working on a design
Testing out designs
Two boys testing their design
Measuring their design
Two girls measuring their project
Students in Mrs. Gray's sixth grade digital citizenship classes are building towers as high as they can without letting the towers fall over. The challenge is to use only paper and they have to stand unsupported for at least 3 minutes. Students are learning to define their problem, brainstorm and research possible solutions and put their plan into action. They will then reflect on the project and what they do better next time.
about 2 years ago, Monika Spaulding
students folding papers
students working together
students using teamwork
student with his tower
students testing their towers
Students working to build tower
Building a tower with paper
Stacking their papers together
Putting the top on a tower
Smiling with their finished project