Bobcat Bulletin Sept 2nd-7th

It was an awesome week down in Elementary. We completed our beginning of the year MAP testing, and our kids are sitting at a perfect spot for the beginning of the year. We cannot wait to watch them grow!

This week we celebrated our August Students' of the Month. Students for the month of August are:

PK-Elizabeth

K-Timber and Izabella

1st-Celia and Ransom

2nd-Miranda and Kolbie

3rd- Grant and Adali

4th-Zane and Casen

5th-Selena and Tristan

6th- Kaydence and Eder

We had a fun time on Friday for our first dance party with the cheerleaders and football boys in the cafeteria. The kids enjoyed the send-off pep rally, too! Friday was also a time for our students to get together with their house and spend some times playing teambuilding games and then we had fun cheering on our classmates in some Olympic events.

Mrs. Gibson

Secondary will MAP test (NWEA) on Tuesday and Wednesday. We will run the MAP testing Bell Schedule.

Why MAP?

Results from MAP tests are typically available to teachers, schools, and districts with 48 hours of when the student completes the test. Whereas, results of State assessments are typically not available for a minimum of three months. MAP allows schools to assess students for growth during the school year and between school years. MAP data allows schools to differentiate and adjust instruction forindividuals students, groups of students, or entire classes based on results of the assessment. The results can be used by students,

parents, teachers, grade levels, subject areas, schools, and the school district for a variety of purposes.

Mr. Pond

Football practice Monday, September 2 @2:30.

Banner pictures for Varsity @1:30.

September 5th--JV Football @Ralls 5pm

September 6th--Varisty Football @Home vs. Ralls @7pm

Pep Rally September 6th @3:15

Theme: Cats Are Out of This World--Wear Space/Alien clothes

Sept 3rd--Smyer 7th vs 8th 5:30 pm

Sept 3rd--JV Blue @Tahoka 4pm

For our first full-distance meet, the Smyer Cats traveled to Lubbock Roosevelt to run in the cotton fields! This is a fun route to run, and the Cats showed up for the challenge!

We’re proud of all our runners, and know it’s only getting better from the beginning of the year.

HS Boys:

Izzy - 16:47 - 4th

Micah - 17:02 - 5th

Austin - 17:17 - 6th

Jose - 21:51 - 49th

Noah - 23:45 - 70th

Ryder - 25:17 - 83rd

HS Girls:

Skylar - 13:48 - 5th

Berenicce - 14:28 - 25th

Abbi - 15:58 - 57th

Adi - 16:10 - 61st

JH Girls:

Tinley - 16:18 - 49th

Peyton - 16:55 - 61st

Alenna - 18:01 - 83rd

Lily - 20:52 - 113th

Gracelyn - 22:06 - 116th

Payton - 22:34 - 119th

JH Boys:

Jaeton - 14:14 - 27th

Zaiden- 23:04 - 65th

The School Health Advisory Committee would love staff, students and parents to volunteer for the SHAC Committee. Come see what we are all about!

The First Meeting of '24-'25 is September 25th @ 2:45pm in the old science lab in secondary.

The remaining meetings for the year will be: November 6th, January 15th, and April 9th.

This school year we are going to focus on student attendance. Some say it takes 10,000 hours of quality practice in somthing (sports, music, reading, math) to become an expert in it. When a student misses school they are losing the ground to become the best they can be.

We want our kids to be set up success and not struggling to make up the exposure they lost from being absent! This year we are going to have a STRIVE for FIVE goal--no more than five absences for the school year.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us. You can reach out via the following links: