| | Upcoming Events: Thursday, June 2 Last Day of Late Busses Night of the Arts
5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Chorus/Band Concert
6th Grade - 6:00 p.m.
7th Grade - 6:45 p.m.
8th Grade - 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3 Summer Bash
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
(Rain Date: Fri. June 10th) Monday, June 6 Suffield BOE Meeting
6:30 p.m.
SMS LMC Tuesday, June 7 NCCC Support Groups
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
SHS Room 221, Pampered Palace, and LMC Thursday, June 9 Grade 6 Blue Team Field Trip Friday, June 10 Grade 7 Field Trip Monday, June 13 Grade 6 White Team Field Trip Grade 8 Field Trip Wednesday, June 15 8th Grade Class Night
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thursday, June 16 Early Release
Last Day of School
12:15 p.m. Monday, June 20 Suffield BOE Meeting
6:30 p.m.
SMS LMC
 2015 - 2016 District Calendar 2016 - 2017 District Calendar Middle School Menus Parent Student Handbook | | Sock Hop | | 
The Eighth Graders had a great time dancing the night away at the Sock Hop. The students looked great dressed for the 50s and our very own Mrs. Noonan performed with her band Avenue Groove. Throughout the night there were many contests such as “Best Dressed” won by Evan Craig and Brooke LaDuke, “Locomotion” won by Abby Sperazza and Ethan Lambert, and “Hand Jive” won by Allison Gambrel. A special thanks to the PTAC for organizing such a fun event!  | Scholastic Achievement Challenge | | For the ninth year in a row, a student from Suffield Middle School has received the highest score in the state of Connecticut for the Middle School Scholastic Achievement Challenge. This is also the fifth year in a row it has been a sixth grader. Approximately 14,000 students from sixth and eighth grade participated in the challenge. This consisted of an hour-long examination with questions in the disciplines of math, science, language, history and geography. This contest is designed to stimulate students’ interest in learning by incorporating general knowledge, logic, and problem solving skills. This year sixth grader Emily Brydges achieved a score of 78, besting all her competitors in the state. Congratulations Emily! 
She was presented with the Scholastic Challenge Trophy on May 9th in the SMS auditorium. | Summer Bash | | TO ALL 5TH-8TH graders at the middle school and McAlister:  Come join in the fun with your families at the annual SUMMER BASH! June 3rd from 5-8pm
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS! Volunteer Form - PDF | NIGHT of the ARTS! | |  You are invited to Suffield Middle School Night of the Arts.
*Spring Concert
*Art Show
*Media Tech Display
*Music Tech Display Thursday, June 2nd 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the SMS Auditorium, Media Center, and various hallways Letter - PDF | | |
| | On May 9th and 10th Suffield Middle School held its First Annual Battle of the Books. Teams of students had seven weeks to read six different books and compete in a game show style competition. The winners for each grade were 6 White, 7 Blue, and 8 White. We look forward to bringing this event back next year, and making it even bigger! 
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| |  By: Mrs. Myers, PROMISE Advisor
 The 8th grade PROMISE girls took a journey to North Truro, Massachusetts on May 7, 2016. Their purpose: to stay overnight at the Race Point Lighthouse near Provincetown, Cape Cod to experience history and help with the preservation of history.
The lighthouse hosts were Mr. and Mrs. DeFord and the girls  stayed at the keeper house from Saturday to Sunday, May 8th. Part of their adventure  included a tour of the Provincetown area and then a “dune buggy” ride out to the lighthouse on the beach. There was a historical tour of the lighthouse and surrounding area and team building activities on the beach. Thank you to Mr. Joyal for the long ride up and back in the van! | |
| | Dear Families, It has been a year with much excitement as we rolled out our Chromebooks in September. These tools have proved to have a positive impact on our learning environment and we hope that they can stand the test of time. With that in mind we will start "spot checking" Chromebooks to get the ball rolling on any repairs that may need to happen now to prepare for our collection at the end of the year. Teachers will be sending students to our Junior S.W.A.T. team if they feel there is anything that needs to be addressed on their device. We also ask that you take a minute at home to check in on your child's device and its condition. As a reminder the insurance and coverage letter is posted to our Suffield Public School website. This will be a helpful guide as you look over the device. Here are important dates to remember for Chromebook collection: | April 25 – June 10 | Spot Checks of Chromebooks | | June 9 and 10 | Teachers will collect students Chromebooks and chargers (students will keep their cases for the following year) | | June 14 | All payments are due | It is important that this timeline is met so that we can efficiently repair, maintain, and reissue Chromebooks next fall. We thank you in advance for your partnership with this exciting initiative. Overall it has been a positive experience and we look forward to continuing to provide devices to our students to enhance their educational experience here at Suffield Middle School. Respectfully Yours, Ashley Molden
Assistant Principal
Suffield Middle School Letter - PDF | |
