Thursday, March 28, 2019

O.L. Smith Middle School
Daily Announcements
Thursday, March 28, 2019
A-Day

Dearborn Public Schools will be closed from Monday, April 1st till Friday, April 5th and will reopen on Monday, April 8th. Enjoy your time off!

1) Final Results are in and the Book of the Year is…The Harry Potter Series! Gift card winners for the Tournament of Books are:

First Place: Emily Wolinski $30 Book Fair Giftcard,
Second Place: Isabela Sierzputowski $20 Book Fair Giftcard
Third Place: Jad Berry $10 Book Fair Gift card

Winning students, please see Ms. Noone in the Media Center today or Friday morning to shop for your prize! Congratulations to EVERYONE who took the time to vote! Check out some of the titles you haven’t read yet from the tournament and ENJOY reading them during March is Reading Month!!!

2) Scholastic Book Fair – Now thru March 29th in the Media Center.

3) The 2019 Dearborn Festival of the Arts City Wide Art Show will be at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center from April 24th thru May 29th.

4) The Spring Orientation for Edsel Ford H.S. bound 8th grade students is tonight, March 28th from 6pm to 8pm at Edsel. Families will gather in the auditorium for a brief welcoming from 6-6:30pm and then move to the cafeteria to meet with representatives of all the wonderful clubs, sports, and academic opportunities that are offered to students at Edsel Ford High School.

5) The Smith Instrumental Spring Concert will be April 30th at 6:30pm in the auditorium. Everyone is invited to attend the concert.

6) March Madness Planner Sale – Now is the time to purchase your Smith planner for only $3 in the Main Office. All Smith students are required to use the hall passes in their planner when going to the Main Office, the Counseling Office or Responsibility Room. If you lost your planner, now is the perfect time to buy a planner.

7) Track tryouts begin April 9th. If you want to try out, you must sign up on the roster posted outside of Room 11, and have a sports physical on file. See Mr. Hesch or Mr. Wellman for additional information.

8) Students: You MUST use a signed hall pass in the back of your planner signed by a Teacher to go to the Main Office, Counseling Office, or the
Responsibility Room room during scheduled class time or passing  time.

9) The NJHS students are available every Tuesday & Thursday from 2:55-3:30 in room 53 to assist any student who would like help with a math
assignment or homework. See Dr. Elder or an NJHS student if you have questions.

10) The 24 Hour World Tour Coming To Smith! A select group of students (20-30) will be in the Media Center from the end of the day on Wednesday 5/22 until the end of school on Thursday 5/23. During this time, they will be skyping with people from all over the globe – from scientists, to students in other countries. This is a fabulous opportunity for our Vikings to participate in a truly unique learning opportunity.