What an awesome surprise from our friends at the United Way of Anderson County and First Flight today. They donated multiple bags filled with athletic equipment to use at recess and within the school. The bags have been distributed, and the kids (and faculty) are excited! Thank you so much!
Mrs. Zinn's art students worked hard to create "8 Seconds," their entry into this year's Town of Iva Recycled Scarecrow Contest! They were awarded $500 for their entry. Great job! ♻️🗑️🎨
7th Grade enjoyed their trip to Roper Mountain Science Center! 👨🏽🔬⚗️🔥
Anderson 3 will dismiss students early on Friday, December 15, 2023, for Winter Break. Please make a note of these early dismissal times! ❄️☃️
-10:30 a.m. High
-10:45 a.m. Middle
-11:45 a.m. Elementary
🍴Breakfast and Lunch will be served.
Attention Eighth-Grade Parents! As a reminder, the entire eighth grade will be attending a field trip to the Anderson Civic Center for the Anderson-Oconee-Pickens Career Showcase on Wednesday, November 29th. We will leave SIMS at approximately 8:30 a.m. and will return no later than 11:30 a.m.
Permission forms were handed out on November 4th. Please make sure that you have signed your student's permission form, and that your student returns it to their homeroom teacher by tomorrow. This field trip does not require a fee. Students will return to SIMS to eat lunch at their normal scheduled time. Please call the Guidance Office with any additional questions.
Meredith’s and Stephens's students worked through task cards to classify chemical equations as balanced or unbalanced!
🦃🍂🗓️: November 22, 23, & 24 are school holidays. We will return on Monday, November 27. Have a great Thanksgiving break!
Check out some more of these awesome chemical reactions from Ms. Meredith’s and Ms. Stephen’s Chemical Changes Lab! 🧪🥽🧑🔬
Mrs. Meredith's and Ms. Stephens' 7th Grade Science students had fun in the lab during their chemistry unit! Here are some of their chemical reactions! 🧪👩🏻🔬
Calling all certified teachers and December graduates! 🍎🎓
Starr-Iva Middle is now accepting applications for an additional teaching position for the remainder of the school year. All certifications are being considered. For more details on this position and to apply, visit: http://bit.ly/A3Careers
Our Second Annual Veterans Day Celebration was a heartwarming display of patriotism! 🇺🇸💙❤️
Command Sergeant Major Bryan Merk (Crescent Class of 1985) gave inspiring remarks about servitude. Thank you, CSM Merk, for sharing your experiences with us all, and THANK YOU for your service to our nation! 🪖🇺🇸
We again extend our most profound appreciation to those who have defended our freedom. Your commitment echoes in our hearts like a proud tiger's roar. Thank you for your service!🎖️
Mj Ghrist, a Health Educator from Clemson, has partnered with Starr-Iva Middle School students to learn about MyPlate and well-balanced meals! Students recently learned the importance of vegetables in every meal and limiting salt. Together, they crafted yummy pizzas! 🍕👩🏽🍳😋
There was some serious competition in today's school-wide Spelling Bee at SIMS. Congratulations to Creighton Hanks (6th grade) on winning first place, and congratulations to Konner Gaines (7th grade) for being first runner-up! Congratulations to all of our class winners who advanced to the School Bee! The final four are pictured below along with our school winners. (Left to right: Creighton Hanks, Konner Gaines, Ryder King, and Malaya Mohedano).
At SIMS, everyone is learning! Today teachers engaged in PLC: analyzing Quarter 1 Instructional Walk data and planning next steps for Quarter 2 Instructional Walks. Growth is the goal, and reflection is the ticket to getting there! #pr3mier #bestisthestandard
Walters' and Lanier's classes had a blast at the Lake Hartwell Wildlife Safari! 🦓🤩🦜
Sixth-grade ELA AE classes have been working on a zombie writing activity! Students became zombies and focused on using figurative language in their writing. Check out their creative "Zombified" images! 🧟♂️📝👹
Tomorrow and Friday SIMS will be hosting our Annual Corn Hole Tournament to benefit our school Angel Tree Holiday Assistance Program. All students can be a spectator for a $1.00 entry fee each day during their related art class only. Concessions will be sold. All proceeds will benefit our Angel Tree fundraiser.
Day 2 of Spirit Week: PINK OUT! Congrats to our winner today, JJ Richard! 🩷👚💕
Most fun Monday! Students and teachers swapped roles for the day and dressed as one another. Karter Nance was our student winner today- pictured below as Mr. Coats. We are looking forward to "Think Pink Tuesday" tomorrow. Go Tigers! 🐅
SIMS Spirit Week is coming up NEXT WEEK! Also, our Homecoming Game is on Thursday, October 26th at 5:30pm at Crescent High School. Please come out and support our SIMS Tiger Football! Go Tigers! 🐅
