Solon Middle School

February Newsletter

Student & Staff of the Month - Congratulations to Emma, Maggie, Cece and Mr. Williams!

Iowa Assessments - Students will be taking the Iowa Assessments during the week of February 8.  Additional information, including the testing schedule, will be shared closer to the testing period.

Lock-In & Dance -  

• All 5th and 6th graders are invited to our second Lock-In of the school year on February 12 from 3:15 to 6PM.  A permission slip will be sent home prior to the event which illustrates the variety of activities available. 
• All 7th and 8th graders are invited to our second dance of the school year on February 12 from 7-10PM in the middle school gym. 
• Both events are for Solon Middle School students only.

Dance Marathon - Thank you to those who donated to our "Mini Dance Marathon" last week.  SMS students raised over $2,200 for the University of Iowa Dance Marathon.  Thank you to Mrs. Jedlicka and the Jr. Optimist Club members for coordinating this event. 

Conferences - Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 3 and Thursday, March 10.  The conference sign up window will open at 8AM on February 15. A separate e-mail with detailed directions on how to sign up will come out closer to that date. 

Winter Activity Pictures - Read Photography will be at SMS on February 2 to take yearbook pictures for the following groups: Art Club, Earth Team, Jr. Optimist, Peer Leaders, Robotics, Team Read, Tech Club and Boys Basketball.

Washington, D.C. Trip - Students planning on attending the 8th Grade trip to Washington, D.C. should return their Trip Release and Medication Release to the office. 

PTO News - Please join us for our next meeting on May 11.

• PTO website

Middle School Links -

• Assignment Calendar
• Athletic Schedules – Middle school schedules, including directions to WaMaC venues. 

Upcoming Events - 

• Feb. 5 - UW Platteville Jazz Festival
• Feb. 6 - Jack Oats Jazz Festival
• Feb. 8 - Feb. 12 - Iowa Assessments Week
• Feb. 12 - 5th & 6th Grade Lock-In - 3:15 - 6PM
• Feb. 12 - 7th & 8th Grade Dance - 7-10PM
• Feb. 15 - No School - Professional Development Day
• Feb. 15 - Conference Sign Up Begins
• Feb. 16 - HS Orientation for 8th Grade Parents - 6PM 
• Feb. 19 - Show Choir @ Davenport (Synergy only)
• Feb. 23 - Solon Solo & Ensemble
• Feb. 25 - MS Jazz @ Coe College
• Feb. 26 - Show Choir @ Marion
• Mar. 3 - Parent Teacher Conferences
• Mar. 5 - Show Choir @ Xavier
• Mar. 5 - SEIBA Jazz Festival @ IC West  
• Mar. 7 - All School Concert
• Mar. 10 - Parent Teacher Conferences     

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