Serena Middle School

IESA Class 2A STATE Meet Friday, May 15 & Saturday, May 16 Eastside Centre - East Peoria FRIDAY Tickets: $15 Cash @ Entrance $12 @ GOFAN https://gofan.co/event/3845239?schoolId=IL86333

IT’S POSTSEASON TIME! Our Middle School Track & Field team is at the Sectional Meet today!

🐾 Kernel's Ultimutt Birthday Celebration 🐾 This week we kicked off Kernel’s Ultimutt Birthday Celebration! Students participated in the Pawsitive Reflections Activity. The activity asked students to reflect on how Kernel has positively affected themselves, a friend or SMS as a whole. We are so lucky to have such a hardworking (and furry!) member of our staff. Stay tuned for more birthday fun as we count down to May 22nd - Kernel's Birthday!

🍎 THANK YOU 🍎

Huge shoutout to our amazing families!

THANK YOU to everyone who partnered with SMS StEPs this week for Staff Appreciation.

Due to your incredible generosity and donations, the staff has felt truly celebrated and supported.
SMS is so lucky to have such a supportive community.
Together, we make a difference! 💜

Excellence In Education Awards Banquet

Each May, the Regional Office of Education sponsors the Excellence in Education Awards Banquet.
School faculty, staff and Board of Education members receive awards in the following categories: Educator's, Support Staff, Retiring Educators, Retiring Support Staff and Board Service.

Last night, Serena Middle School honored:

Mrs. Dierzen - Educator Award
Mrs. McCaslin - Retiring Educator
Mrs. Clausel - Retiring Educator

Thank you for your dedication to Serena Middle School!

LEASE will be at Harding Grade School Friday, July 31st for preschool screeners.
Please call to set up an appointment and start the registration process for our FREE preschool program!
815-792-8216

Tickets Sold Tomorrow @ Lunch ...

Shoutout to all of the SMS band and chorus members for a wonderful Spring Band & Chorus Concert! Thank you Mr. Pierce & Ms. Thorsen for your dedication to the Serena music program!

Last Friday, Mrs. Goldman’s 6th grade Science classes visited the Herbert Trackman Planetarium. The Planetarium is a large dome with a state-of-the-art digital projection system that gives students the opportunity to participate in interactive sky tours - exploring constellations and planets. Students also visited JJC’s Laura A. Sprague Art Gallery and the Cronin Schoolhouse. The one room schoolhouse was built in 1863 - children in grades one through eight attended school at Cronin.

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Please Make Note ...

This week we CELEBRATE the dedicated staff at Serena Middle School!

Serena Middle School StEPs (PTO) is asking for your support in making our upcoming Staff Appreciation Week a special week. Our staff gives their all every day, and the week is our chance to show appreciation! StEPs has organized a donation schedule by grade level. If you are able to contribute, please see the requested items for your student’s grade: Items may be dropped off at the SMS office anytime. If you are sending in perishable items for the Taco Bar or Breakfast, please try to coordinate those for the morning of the specific event. Thank you for your incredible generosity and for being such a vital part of the Serena Middle School community. 🍎

Don't Miss Out!

⚖️ Honoring Law Day ⚖️ Today, our students had the incredible opportunity to learn from the best! In honor of Law Day, we welcomed Judge Anderson & Judge Eiten for a powerful presentation titled, "Worries of the World Wide Web." The Judges talked to the students regarding the digital footprints they leave behind. They talked about: ☑️The real-world consequences of sharing photos and sending messages via the internet and messaging apps ☑️The impact of cyberbullying and the consequences tied to it ☑️Real-life incidents and the legal/personal ramifications that followed Judge Anderson & Judge Eiten made it clear that what happens online has very real consequences offline. THANK YOU to Judge Anderson & Judge Eiten for taking the time to speak with our students!

Please ask your student to check the Lost & Found! Items not claimed by end of school day on Tuesday, May 5 will be donated to charity. Thank You

Congratulations to our "StEPs" May Calendar winners: 5/2-Nicole Znaniecki, 5/9-Brian Caba, 5/10-Laurie Clausel, 5/16-Kathi Hermann, 5/23-Hayley Wooten, 5/25-Candi Hawk, 5/30-Candice Jenness. Thank you all for your continued support to Serena Middle School students and staff.

ToMoRrOw ...

Serena Middle School StEPs (PTO) is asking for your support in making our upcoming Staff Appreciation Week a special week.

Our staff gives their all every day, and the week is our chance to show appreciation!

StEPs has organized a donation schedule by grade level. If you are able to contribute, please see the requested items for your student’s grade:

Items may be dropped off at the SMS office anytime. If you are sending in perishable items for the Taco Bar or Breakfast, please try to coordinate those for the morning of the specific event.

Thank you for your incredible generosity and for being such a vital part of the Serena Middle School community. 🍎