Mrs. Jennifer Nzeza
Mission: Sarasota Middle School students will become critical thinkers who are responsible, productive, and resilient.
Vision: The Sarasota Middle School community collaborates to inspire and empower students by establishing high expectations.
Important Quick Links
Parent tech Support (SCS App, Schoology, Focus, Thrillshare & Rooms): email: parenttech support@sarasotacountyschools.net
Attendance Uploading Instructions: FOCUS (Use a web browser - not the app to upload notes)
FOCUS: How to add/delete contacts (Use a web browser not the app to make changes in contacts)
Click here to order yearbook ID Code: 13250526
Tour sign-up link (click the link then scroll to the bottom right of the webpage)
Sarasota High School Aice Program Information - Please contact SHS directly with any questions.
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Principal's Weekly Newsletter
Dear SMS families,
"The time is always right to do what is right."
How perfect that we celebrate the life of MLK just at the start of the new year -- it offers the opportunity to make resolutions about the steps we each can take to foster a more just world. Enjoy your MLK Jr. holiday!
Best,
Mrs. Nzeza
Important Dates
1/19 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No school
1/20–1/28 - SMS Book Fair
1/21 - Basketball @ HCMS
1/21 - KONA Ice for 7th grade
1/22 - SMS SPIN Night - See flier below
1/22 - Prospective Parent Tour - tell your friends
1/23 - National History Day School Contest @ SMS
1/26-1/30 - Literacy Week - see below
1/26 - Girls Basketball @ TBD
1/27 - Boys Basketball @ SMS
1/28 - Basketball Championships @ SHS
2/5 - PTSO meeting 9:30 AM in Room 110
2/11 - District STEM Fair
2/12 - Prospective Parent Tour - tell your friends
2/13 - SAC meeting 8:15 AM in Room 410
• School begins promptly at 9:30 AM.
Students arriving after 9:30 are marked tardy, so please help ensure your child arrives on time and ready for the day. Tardiness negatively affects students academically, behaviorally, and socially. Missing important instruction can lead to lower grades, more disciplinary issues, and decreased engagement. It also disrupts the classroom and, over time, can contribute to poor habits.
• Please check your child’s grades on Focus regularly.
Middle school can be a big transition, and many students still benefit from family support in keeping up with assignments and staying organized.
• Student IDs must be worn every day, all day.
This is a district-wide safety requirement. We’ve given many reminders and extra grace, but beginning this week students who are not wearing their ID will receive a before-school detention. If a student goes five days without an ID, a replacement will be issued and a $5 fee will be charged. Providing your child with a lanyard can really help them keep track of their ID.
Phone: (941) 361-6464
