Good Evening Sierra Madre Parents & Students, this is Mr. Newsom with some important information about the upcoming week at our middle school.

Annual Fund Fall Fundraising Drive: Monday, October 3 – Friday, October 21
Tomorrow is Day 15 of our Annual Fund Fall Fundraising Drive and our campaign is going strong due to the tremendous generosity of our school community.  We have about $25,000 more to go during our final week and we have several valuable prize drawings including all inclusive passes to the Hollywood Sports Park, as well as tickets to the L.A. Philharmonic and the Rose Parade.  We will also have one last Matching Funds Friday.

Donate Here to the SMMS Annual Fund

Wear Orange for Unity Day: Wednesday, October 19
This Wednesday, we will be celebrating Unity Day, a day on which people around the world unite for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion to prevent bullying!  Students and staff are invited and encouraged to wear the color orange in honor of this special event.

John Muir High School Information Night: Wednesday, October 19
This Wednesday night at 6:00pm, John Muir High School will be hosting a special Information Night for SMMS parents in our multipurpose room.  Please join us for this unique opportunity to learn how your student can begin earning college credits in 9th grade for free!

Early College Program Brochure

Great California Shakeout: Thursday, October 20
This Thursday morning at 10:20am, we will be taking part in the Great California Shakeout.  This statewide earthquake drill takes place yearly, and provides us with an important opportunity to practice our procedures and communication in the event that we should experience an earthquake during the school day.

Wear Pink Day: Friday, October 21
This Friday we will be honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing pink.  Students and staff are encouraged to wear pink to demonstrate that we make a difference in the fight against cancer in our own community!

For information about all of these events and more, please be certain to visit our school website at smms.pusd.us and like us on Facebook as well.  If you have a CANVAS account you can also visit our SMMS Parents and SMMS Students pages.

Have a wonderful evening, and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow.