Somerton Middle School

You're Invited!
The Somerton School District Governing Board welcomes our community to attend our Board Meeting.
Date: Tuesday, August 11 , 2026
Time: 5:30 PM

Happy Sunday Familia,
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank you for your support, patience, and understanding throughout this past week. We recognize that there may be questions or concerns within our school community. While we are unable to discuss matters involving personnel or ongoing processes, please know that we remain fully committed to our students and families. The education, safety, and well-being of our Cobras have always been and will continue to be our highest priorities. Every decision we make is guided by our responsibility to provide a safe, supportive, and positive learning environment for every student.

Thank you for your continued trust, partnership, and commitment to our school community. Together, we will continue moving forward and doing what is best for our Cobras. Our team is ready to take on week 3, please ensure our Cobras get a good night sleep, have learning materials in their backpack, and school uniform ready to have a successful week.

🐍🥎 Softball Informational Meeting 🐍🥎
🕞 Time 3:50 PM
📍 Location: SMS Library
🚌 Transportation: A bus will be available at 5:20 PM for students who stay for the meeting.
See you all on Monday, Cobras! 💪🏽🥎

Did you know we have an informational app to share reliable and current school or district information? Check out this video to find out more about it https://youtu.be/hMNILNW2Xho?feature=shared

Somerton School District Statement Regarding August 3, 2026, Incident
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- August 5, 2026

Comunicado del Distrito Escolar de Somerton sobre el incidente del 3 de agosto de 2026
PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA – 5 de agosto de 2026

Today, SMS successfully conducted our first fire drill of the school year. 🚨
The safety of our students and staff is always our top priority. We are proud of our students for following directions, remaining calm, and helping make the drill a success.
Thank you to our teachers and staff for their preparation and commitment to maintaining a safe learning environment.

Good morning, Parents, Schools are required to conduct their first evacuation drill within the first 10 days of the school year. We will be conducting our first evacuation drill this morning. Please help our Cobras prepare by ensuring they: * Bring a refillable water bottle. * Wear sunscreen if available. * Bring a hat, which may be worn during the evacuation drill only. An evacuation drill typically takes about 10 minutes, though the first drill of the school year may take a little longer as students learn and practice the procedures. Please take a moment to talk with your Cobras about the importance of taking these drills seriously. Practicing our emergency procedures helps ensure students know what to do if an emergency were ever to occur on or off campus. As always, thank you for your continued partnership and commitment to supporting our school community.

Hello Parents, student IDs and school lanyard was given to our Cobras today. Please help ensure our Cobras store their ID in their backpack to ensure they have it ready for the next school day. Expectations for school IDs can be reviewed in our Student Handbook which includes them being required for bus riders.

Morning Parents, we have attached our student uniform guidelines for your reference and kindly ask that you review them with your child. We truly appreciate your partnership in helping prevent unnecessary office referrals related to dress code. Beginning this week, our school nurse will contact the families of students who continue to be out of dress code to request that appropriate uniform clothing be brought to school. Let's continue to work together to ensure our Cobras have a great week. Thank you for your continued support in returning annual blue and yellow forms!

🚨 ATTENTION, FUTURE STUDENT COUNCIL LEADERS! 🚨
We have a few important updates to our election timeline! 👀📢

If you're planning to run for Student Council, check out the updated flyer so you don't miss any meetings or deadlines. 🗓️🎤

Questions? Stop by room 256 or send Mrs. Velez an email! 💚💛

#SMSCobras #StudentCouncil #LeadershipStartsHere #FutureLeaders #SMSStuCo

🚨 Sports Physicals at Somerton Middle School! 🥎🤼⚽🏈🏐

SMS is excited to offer Sports Physicals tomorrow Saturday, August 1, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.!
✅ Only $10
✅ Required to participate in school sports
✅ Valid for 2 years
✅ Parents or a legal guardian must be present

Don't miss this affordable opportunity to get your student-athlete ready for the upcoming sports season. We look forward to seeing you this Saturday! 💚💛 #CobraPride #TheCobraWayEveryDay

Good morning, Parents! Today, we will be holding our student assembly beginning at 1:00 p.m. If you need to pick up your Cobra between 1:00–3:00 p.m., we kindly ask that you contact the front office in advance so we can make the necessary arrangements. Your cooperation helps us avoid interrupting the assembly or having to call students from the bleachers which can be embarrassing to many. Thank you for your continued support!

Hello Parents, Tomorrow we will celebrate our first week of school with our first student assembly! As we wrap up our first week, we will also conclude our review of our district, school, and classroom expectations. These lessons help ensure that our Cobras remain focused on learning while minimizing distractions on campus. Today, our administrators met with a small group of students who continue to struggle with meeting our school dress code expectations. We have attached our student uniform guidelines for your reference and kindly ask that you review them with your child. We truly appreciate your partnership in helping prevent unnecessary office referrals related to dress code. Beginning next week, our school nurse will contact the families of students who continue to be out of dress code to request that appropriate uniform clothing be brought to school. Thank you for your continued support in returning annual blue and yellow forms!

Hello Parents!

Hello Parents, please review our updated office hours now that we are back in session. We also would like your support with student pick-up to ensure we don’t cause any delays to any scheduled appointments you may have. Thank you for your understanding and support! Hola, padres, por favor revisen nuestro horario de oficina actualizado ahora que estamos de vuelta en sesión. También nos gustaría su apoyo si necesitan recoger a sus hijos siguiendo estas normas para asegurarnos de que no causamos ningún retraso en ninguna cita programada que pueda tener. Gracias por su comprensión y apoyo!

Welcome Back!

Please help us review these precautions with our Cobras to keep them safe. Due to improper use of disposable water bottles, we will remind students this week that they will need to bring a refillable bottle.

School resumes tomorrow Monday, July 27, 2026
Please review the attached information to ensure our Cobras have a great back to school ready to learn, reunite and make new friends, and have a good time with the support of our school staff.
During the first week of school our focus will be to review and teach:
-SSD Student handbook
-Emergency procedures
-New dress code expectations
-PBIS school wide behavior expectations indoors and outdoors
-SMS school life events, rewards, programs, sports, clubs
-Classroom instructional routines and grading
Students will sign form acknowledging their understanding of school norms and procedures.
Primer dia de clases el dia lunes 27 de julio.
Por favor, revise la información adjunta para asegurarse de que nuestros Cobras tengan un gran regreso a la escuela listos para aprender, reunirse y hacer nuevos amigos, y pasar un buen rato con el apoyo de nuestro personal escolar.
Durante la primera semana de clases, nuestro enfoque será revisar y enseñar:
-SSD manual del estudiante
-Procedimientos de emergencia
-Nuevas expectativas del código de vestimenta
-Expectativas de comportamiento en toda la escuela de PBIS en interiores y exteriores
-SMS eventos de la vida escolar, recompensas, programas, deportes, clubs
- Rutinas de instrucción y calificaciónes
Los estudiantes firmarán un formulario reconociendo su comprensión de las normas y procedimientos escolares.

Hello Cobras, please review the safety drop-off and pick-up, bus stops, and school crosswalks. Heavy traffic is expected, please take your time and respect traffic signage posted, local law enforcement, cross-guards, school buses, and school staff.