NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
5/8 – 5/12 SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER/DONATE HERE
SPMS Staff Appreciation Week is coming May 8-12 and PTA is hoping to shower them with love for all the hard work they have put in this year. Please sign up for anything you can. If you have questions or ideas , you can email Rebeca Bertolina at ribertolina@gmail.com. Thanks for all your help!
THE FOLLIES
5/13 (SAT) 7:00PM
BUY TICKETS OR DONATE HERE
All funds raised will benefit the NEW SPMS wellness center & mental health programs. The PTA SPMS FUNdraiser, “The Follies” is back on and ready to go. The new date and time are Saturday, May 13th from 7:00pm – 8:30pm in the SPMS auditorium. Tickets are on sale right now for the show.
Help support the Wellness Center with our FUNdraiser. BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY!
BUY THE FOLLIES TICKETS OR DONATE HERE
INCOMING 8TH GRADE – DC TRIP 2024
5/16 (TUE) 6:00-6:30PM INFORMATIONAL MEETING
Families of Incoming 8th Grade Students:
Join Katy Chen, Washington DC Trip Leader, for an online informational meeting on Tuesday, May 16th, 6:00 – 6:30pm. Please RSVP for the meeting to receive the meeting Zoom link.
RSVP HERE: https://rsvp.efexploreamerica.com/KZ468YG
8TH GRADE PROMOTION
5/31 (WED) @ SPMS ATHLETIC FIELD
Read through the details (arrival times, seating, attire, items not allowed, etc) here: SPMS Promotion Information
EFFECTIVE SCHOOL SOLUTIONS
TYB/ESS PARENT WEBINARS
The SPMS Upstanders, a student peer mediation group, organized a week of activities for Stress Awareness Week and to help give students ideas and tools for managing stress during state testing. Activities included making stress balls, writing down worries and putting the paper through a shredder to “shred” stress, collaborative coloring, painting rocks and making bookmarks.
Special thanks to the Upstanders, SPUSD’s Train Your Brain counselor Natasha Stebbins and staff, and SPMS PTA parent volunteers for reminding students that managing stress can improve mental and physical well-being. See pics below in Campus Highlights (only visible in the emailed newsletter).
LIBRARY CORNER – APRIL
https://spmspta.com/library-corner/
ROZANNA BARANETS, SPMS LIBRARIAN
April is National Poetry Month! And the library has quite the selection on display for everyone to check out and read. From the “teenage angst ridden poetry” of The Pain Tree, to the creepy classics of Edgar Allen Poe, there is something for everybody!
MUSIC
SPMS MUSIC BOOSTERS
Volunteer at the Pasadena Showcase House and support the Athletic and Music Boosters! More information here.
The SPMS Advanced Choir, led by teacher Reinman, competed at the Verdugo Hills Scholarship Festival, taking home a $5,500 cash prize. The choir was graded against 9 criteria (e.g. tone, blend, diction, interpretation) and received an impressive score. They sang a new work composed by Sarah Quartel called Songbird and an a cappella arrangement of Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors. You can hear both these songs at the May 17th Choir spring concert.
Upcoming events:
- Wed 5/17 Choir Concert 6:30pm
- Wed 5/24 Outdoor Music Festival in Quad (Doors open 5pm, Concert 6pm)
Check out the Music Boosters Website for the latest news.
SPORTS
SPMS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS
Volunteer at the Pasadena Showcase House and support the Athletic and Music Boosters! More information here.
Check out the Athletic Boosters Website for game schedules and information about intramurals.
Current Schedule:
INTRAMURALS (open to all 6th-8th graders): Kickball (4/10 – 5/10)
Mon/Wed 3:00-4:30pm
All are welcome. Remind your student to bring water, wear athletic clothes, and wear sunscreen.
COMPETITIVE: Boys Volleyball and Co-Ed Track & Field
SHARE YOUR PHOTOS
Email your photos from school events to media@spmspta.org
