
Mrs. Rush's kids playing musical chairs while they review for a Word of the Day test.





Our staff participated in a costume contest today. Congratulations to the Oldies for winning best group, to Ms. Leitheiser as Life Handing Out Lemons for winning best individual, and to Mrs. Conklin and Ms. William for best overall as Buzz and Woody!




We had a pumpkin decorating contest, check out the winners! Students could enter individually or with their homeroom.








Mrs. Stolps 6th Grade Science class creating Earthquake- Resistant Bridges.









Some of the kids in Trefz's Homeroom took time to pose for a picture.


FREE ONLINE TUTORING! Our Dakota Dreams offers free online tutoring for all South Dakota K-12 students. Led by tutors pursuing education degrees at Northern State University and Black Hills State University, these sessions are valuable tools to help students succeed inside and outside of the classroom. REGISTER HERE:
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Congratulations to October 2023 Caught in the Act winner Josh Carlson, social studies teacher at Simmons Middle School! He was recognized in the categories of being playful and choosing a great attitude! https://www.aberdeen.k12.sd.us/article/1315848 #AberdeenPublicSchools


We have one day left of Monopoly Madness!! Students have been collecting their instant winner prizes and tried their luck today with Pick-A-Pumpkin during lunch!






Students and staff participated in Pumpkin Putt Putt and the Do Not Pass Go Challenge as part of Monopoly Madness on Friday!




Want to catapult pumpkins?! Join us for STEM night!
RSVP by Monday, November 6th at https://forms.gle/vhXQa8zBXsgSR1Jr9


Today was the Simmons Spooktacular Social at Simmons Middle School! Students enjoyed games, face painting, dancing and more! View more photos here: https://my.walls.io/ASD61 #AberdeenPublicSchools #GoEagles







7th Graders in Ms. Brendel's language arts class got to explore Imagery while creating an Interactive Notebook!




It's game day for the Golden Eagle Football team in Watertown at 6:00.
The game is live streamed at:
https://www.youtube.com/@ArrowTV-WhsActivities/streams
GO EAGLES!

Students at Simmons Middle School will be logging acts of kindness from their daily lives as part of the school’s new FOR (Friends of Rachel) Club! Learn more here: https://www.aberdeen.k12.sd.us/article/1306575 #AberdeenPublicSchools #GoEagles




Monopoly Madness has started today at Simmons! Students and staff had a great time collecting game pieces and trying their luck at Pumpkin Toss during lunch!







Good morning SMS parents! If you need an easy dinner tonight, support SMS PTA by eating at Qdoba from 4:00-8:00pm. You will need to scan the QR code from the flyer https://5il.co/27r92 or use the code QDOBAGIVES if ordering online.
We are still in need of donations of snack size candy for the social this Friday. Donations can be dropped off at the office this week.

The program for the SMS Fall Concert can be found here: https://5il.co/27mji

The SMS Fall Concert scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 at 7:00pm can be viewed live at https://youtube.com/live/-c0yn8sJdP8?feature=share

7th Grade App Creators courses earned a MarioKart Tournament for turning in all of their assignments at the end of the term! Such a great way to end the term with these kiddos!


The 6th grade Design and Modeling students hosted a carnival on the last day of the term with their projects!




