O.L. Smith Middle School
Daily Announcements
Monday, November 19, 2018
B-Day
Thanksgiving Break – Wednesday, Nov. 21st thru Friday, Nov. 23rd.
1) Winter is wonderful and we all enjoy the snow, but the Administrators want to remind all students that throwing snow before and after school is not allowed. The snow must remain on the ground.
2) Students: The colder weather is now upon us. Please remember to dress appropriately with a coat, hat, gloves and boots when needed. According to the Superintendent of Dearborn Schools, students may be outside when the wind chill or temperature is 20° or above. (See Superintendent’s Iblog) Students are allowed to enter school at 7:40am for breakfast or must remain on the blue tiles in the atrium until the 7:50am bell rings if not in the cafeteria.
3) Congratulations to our 216 Viking Stars who earned 3.5 or higher during the first marking Period! Congratulations to our 336 Viking Stars who earned 3.0 or higher during the first marking period! Congratulations to our 425 Viking Stars who earned 2.5 or higher during the first marking period! Vikings who earned 3.5 or higher will be honored and will receive ice cream during their lunch time on Friday – along with a free coupon to Taco Bell. Vikings who earned 3.0 or higher will also receive a free coupon to Taco Bell. It’s our hope that all who earned 2.5 this marking period will make the honor roll for second marking period. Way to go, Vikings!!
4) Please join us tonight from 4 – 6pm at Park Place Banquet Center in Dearborn for the 27th annual Empty Bowls Dinner. Enjoy a meal of soup and bread to help fight hunger. For a donation of $5 you get a custom designed ceramic bowl made by a Smith Art student, an unlimited soup buffet bar, and homemade bread from Harvest Bread Company. There is also a silent auction with a chance to win many great prizes. All proceeds go to our local community through Gleaners Food Bank, and Blessings in a Back Pack. Flyers are available in the main office or see Mr. Kade for details.
5) The PTSA is currently having a Membership Drive during A2 class. The A2 class that turns in the most PTSA membership registrations with payment by Nov. 26th will receive some breakfast goodies. Currently the classes leading the competition are:
6th grade – Alhassan & Radcliffe’s classes are tied
7th grade – Hamid
8th grade – Abouzour, Jaber, McCauslin are tied
PTSA Memberships are $10 for an individual and $17 for a family membership. There are many ways to be an active member without having to invest a lot of time. Remember, it’s for all the Smith students, so please join today!
6) Change of collection date: Battle against Hunger: Nov. 12th – 20th All of Dearborn 3 high schools and their feeders are coming together to raise at least $7,600 and 30,000 cans of food! We need your help! Last year, over 13,000 cans were donated to local charities. During the week of November 12th – November 20th, please bring in non-perishable food items or donate money that will be given to two charities: Amity Foundation and Zaman. In the past, Smith has collected over 2000 food items to donate. Let’s see if we can do that again.