Junior High – Sugar-Salem School District

Summer Ceramic Art Camp

Jared Gee — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:05:55 +0000

Summer Ceramic Camp 2024: Come join us!

Dates: June 10-13 (M, Tu, W, Th) to create ceramic projects. June 17-19 (M, Tu, W) to glaze projects. June 21 (F) estimated pick up time for projects.
Time: 10am-12pm

Ages: 8-15 years , 30 seats available

Where: Sugar Salem High School Art room #15 (northeast corner of the building)

Cost: $75 Please make payment to Venmo @Melissa-Ricks-1

*If you prefer to pay with cash or check, please text me and let me know (You can bring it to the first day of camp). Sorry for price increase, but all supplies have increased in cost over the past couple years!

Projects to create: Native American Teepee, Snail Pinch pot, bear sculpture, coil creation.

Text, call or email me with any questions: Melissa Ricks: 208-392-7118

mericks@sugarsalem.com

Follow the link below to signup.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AABA722A3FAC16-48936520-summer

Partners Who Have a Positive Influence: Echo Bell

Jared Gee — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:00:15 +0000

Echo Bell is a valuable member of the Kershaw Team. Echo sincerely makes a difference in students’ lives and is well-deserving of any and all possible recognition. Echo is always cheerful, energetic, and positive. She is a full-time one-on-one paraprofessional and helps our students with severe disabilities learn the academic, social, and functional life skills needed to help them be more independent. She makes the student(s) she works with feel loved and is able to push them to do things they haven’t been able to do before. She has exceptional people skills, is hard working, and loves kids. She is a full-time mom, works nights at an assisted living facility, and is working on her credentials to become a nurse.

We appreciate all she does and the way she does it! Echo Bell is amazing and we are so blessed that she works here at Kershaw!

Partners Who Have a Positive Influence: Lacey Perrenoud

Jared Gee — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:07:27 +0000

Lacey Perrenoud is the individual we would like to recognize as the partner award recipient for the month of March. She has worked as a paraprofessional within the school district for many years. Many students have benefitted from her dedication to their educational cause, care, and kindness. We appreciate Lacey’s commitment and service to the school, school district, and all the students that she oversees.

Partners Who Have a Positive Influence: Lloyd Robison

Jared Gee — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:39:39 +0000

Lloyd Robison has been working as one of our behavior support specialists for 6 years. He has worked in the JR High and SSHS with a variety of students. He is able to help students apply academic and behavioral skills to real life applications. For the past few summers he has also helped in our summer work program. He has been flexible with his placements as this year one of his students moved, so there was a reassignment that needed to happen to keep his weekly hours. He was appreciative of this effort by the district. He doesn’t like it when the students he works with are not at school (neither does the other faculty.) When we have had a need to move him around and cover for other staff members when they were sick and his student was gone, he has taken on those adjusted assignments willingly. Thanks again for all your efforts for our Sugar-Salem education community. You are making a difference!

Back to School Donation Drive

Jared Gee — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 19:07:37 +0000

Sugar-Salem Parents,

The Sugar-Salem Parent Advisory Committee is sponsoring a district-wide DONATION DRIVE. All items are routinely used by the staff in all 5 buildings. With fluctuating prices in this economy, your donation will help a LOT!

All donations can be dropped off at Parent/Teacher Conference on October 25th or 26th.

Below is a list of many small but powerful ways that we can donate to our school staff’s supplies:

Bags of fun size candy (individually wrapped)
Small $$ gift cards (Walmart, Fixxology, Jamba, Crumbl, etc)
Hygiene Supplies (deodorant, feminine products, Kleenex)
Sweatshirts, coats, jackets in “like new” condition
Bottled water
Granola Bars
Small bags of Goldfish crackers

Any questions, please call Gina Wheeler, chair of Sugar-Salem Parent Advisory Committee: (916) 671-9547.

See below for full flyers for the drive.

Junior High Girls Basketball Tryouts

Jared Gee — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:25:52 +0000

Junior High Girls basketball tryouts are coming up! The 7th grade will be trying out on Friday, September 22nd from 9 AM to 11 AM at the Junior High. 8th grade will be Monday and Tuesday, September 25th and 26th, from 6 AM to 8 AM at the Junior High.

Spud Harvest Ceramics Camp

Jared Gee — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:25:52 +0000

SPUD HARVEST Ceramic Camp @ Sugar Salem High School

Date: Starting 2nd Week of Spud harvest: Oct. 2-5 (M-Th) & Oct. 9 &11 (Mon. & Wed.) for glazing/painting

Time: M-Th, Oct. 2nd-5th:10am-12pm. M & W, Oct 9 & 11: afterschool, 3-5pm

For ages 8 to 15 years

Projects: 3 Christmas Trees, Autumn Leaf bowl, Witch or HP Sorting Hat, Pumpkin sculpture

Cost: $65 (Venmo: @ Melissa-Ricks-1 or cash/check)

*Classes will be held in the art room #15 (enter the HS at the door northeast side of the building)

Find the signup link at www.sugarsalem.org or visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AABA722A3FAC16-spud1

*Please make payment within 48 hours of signing up to secure your spot. Only 28 spots available.

* For questions email: mericks@sugarsalem.com or text 208-392-7118

*Ceramic projects have to go through a bisque fire in a kiln before glazing and then a glaze fire afterwards. For the first four days of camp we will create the projects (M-Th). We will then return the following Monday and Wednesday(if needed) to glaze projects. Finished projects will be available for pick up on Friday Oct. 13th. Other arrangements can be made for pick up if needed.

Mr. Carlile Makes a Difference

sstech — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 01:44:26 +0000

Mr. Carlile Makes a Difference

Chad Carlile is currently in his first year of teaching Computer Class at Sugar-Salem Junior High. He is a patient teacher who takes the time to make sure that his students are truly understanding what is being taught. He works hard to create a safe space where students are able to learn and apply new concepts and techniques. Students appreciate how knowledgeable he is in his field and his willingness to share his knowledge.

Students have said the following about Mr. Carlile:

He is very patient and kind.

He knows that we are just beginning to learn.

He gives directions that are easy to understand.

He is always dependable.

He checks in with us to make sure we’re doing okay.

He makes learning computers fun!

He is always willing to help.

He really cares about us and wants us to have fun.

Thank you Mr. Carlile, for making a difference!

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Mrs. Harrison Makes a Difference

sstech — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:35:24 +0000

Mrs. Harrison Makes a Difference

Mrs. Harrison is an excellent teacher that makes a difference for all her students. She is an extra miler who goes above and beyond the call of duty to enhance student experiences and create relationships that last a lifetime. She creates a fun culture of learning. Students enjoy being in her class because of the way that she makes learning fun and meaningful. She teaches kids to work hard and play hard. Mrs. Harrison makes a big difference in the lives of students! Thank you Mrs. Harrison for all you do.

She makes it fun to learn.

She has holidays that make things fun.

She’s kind.

She helps us.

She gives people a different perspective of math.

She’s understanding.

She knows how to make you feel better when you are sad.

She makes sure we don’t starve.

She’s a great teacher!

Everybody should want her for a teacher.

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Mrs. Orme Makes a Difference

sstech — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:13:02 +0000

Mrs. Orme Makes a Difference

Mrs. Lauri Orme is a teacher who makes a difference. Over her 27- year career at Sugar-Salem, Mrs. Orme has primarily taught language arts at the junior high. She currently serves as the language arts department head and PLC lead. The students enjoy and respect her as evidenced by the following comments by her students:

“Mrs. Orme is a very nice teacher and is so kind. So far, she is my favorite teacher and teaches so well. She is always willing to help anyone and everyone. Mrs. Orme is a very nice person even out of school!”

“Mrs. Orme is very kind to her students and is always happy. Even if she has troublemakers in her class, she hardly gets mad. She is very good at what she teaches and always does a good job.”

“Mrs. Orme is a hardworking teacher. She will always help if someone needs it. She is always so nice and funny. She cares about all the students she teaches. She doesn’t get mad if you accidentally mess up or make a mistake on an assignment. She is a very fun teacher to be around.”

“Mrs. Orme is so nice; she never yells, and she teaches so kindly, and you can always talk to her about anything. One little fun/kind thing she does for us is whenever we take tests, she passes around a bowl of candy called brain food and that is very kind of her.”

“Mrs. Orme always has been one of my favorite teachers because she will always be happy and fun. She will always help you when you’re having trouble with work and will always make your day be better by having a great class.”

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