Somerton Middle School

Hello Parents, tomorrow we continue with state testing and our Cobras will be taking on their writing assessment. Please ensure they have a good night sleep, encourage them to eat a good breakfast either at home or at school, and please ensure they get to school on time to avoid any disruption to their testing time. Please refrain from picking up students early, students only have one opportunity to take their assessment once they open their test. If students fail to complete their writing assessment, the state will not provide them with an ELA score. Students may wear school appropriate casual wear tomorrow. Thank you for your support and understanding!

Hey Cobras, Yearbook deadline is coming (April 9th)! If you want to purchase a yearbook, you can order it online using the link below and the following information. After the deadline, no more yearbooks will be sold so make sure to get your copy! Paperback: $33 & Hardcover: $38. Don't miss out📸 Yearbook ID Code: 14439326 Link: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob?fbclid=IwdGRleARBTt1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEez4Qg1zeVEh26ixX-8Vn9ldo3CsMNjkTih70ou85PsD8MUITbZ3xF4hxdh2k_aem_kf8NrLxFFS4dZsahnmvUrA

Please check email regarding testing reminders, this is the last call for missing student iPads.

🍎 Happy Assistant Principal Appreciation Week to Ms. Castro & Mrs. Sullivan! 🎉

Behind every strong school is an assistant principal who gives their all to support students and staff. Your dedication helps create a safe, and positive place where everyone can grow and succeed. Thank you for stepping in wherever you’re needed and leading with both heart and purpose.
We appreciate you today and always!

Happy School Librarian Appreciation Day to all our incredible librarians across the district! 📚✨
Thank you for the care, creativity, and dedication you bring to your libraries every day. Your libraries are more than just books—they’re places of learning, and discovery.
We appreciate you today and always! 👏🏼

Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! 🍎✨

Today we celebrate the incredible Somerton School District paraprofessionals who make a difference every single day. Your patience, dedication, and compassion don’t go unnoticed.
Thank you for all the behind-the-scenes work, the extra care, and the positive impact you bring into every classroom.

ESS Booster Club Meeting coming up!
¡Se acerca la reunión del Booster Club de ESS!

We would like to congratulate our Folkloric Dance Team, District Band, and Transportation Department for their outstanding participation in the Somerton Annual Greater Days Parade! 🎉 Thank you for representing the Somerton School District with pride and excellence—you truly did an amazing job.
We are proud to celebrate your achievements:
🥇 School Spirit Division – Somerton District Band: 1st Place
🥈 School Spirit Division – Somerton District Folkloric: 2nd Place
🥇 Automobile Division – Somerton School District Transportation: 1st Place
Your hard work, dedication, and school spirit continue to make our community proud. Congratulations to all! 👏
¡Nos gustaría felicitar a nuestro equipo de Danza Folklórica, la Banda del Distrito y el Departamento de Transporte por su destacada participación en el Desfile Anual Greater Days de Somerton! 🎉 Gracias por representar al Distrito Escolar de Somerton con orgullo y excelencia—realmente hicieron un trabajo increíble.
Nos enorgullece celebrar sus logros:
🥇 División de Espíritu Escolar – Banda del Distrito de Somerton: 1er lugar
🥈 División de Espíritu Escolar – Danza Folklórica del Distrito de Somerton: 2do lugar
🥇 División de Automóviles – Departamento de Transporte del Distrito Escolar de Somerton: 1er lugar
Su dedicación, esfuerzo y espíritu escolar continúan llenando de orgullo a nuestra comunidad. ¡Felicidades a todos! 👏

Good morning Parents, today we will be having an outdoor festival starting at 12:45pm until the end of the day. If you plan to pickup one of our Cobras early, we kindly ask that you please pick them up before 12:45pm. Student report cards will be going home today, we wish everyone a safe and restful spring break. We will be back on Monday, April 6, 2026.

Spring Festival, Friday March 27th during school hours for our SMS students.

Good morning, today Campesinos Sin Fronteras through their 2Thrive TOP program will be having our student led Golden Connections event. Students of SMS are leading this project in efforts to build stronger connections with grandparents. The event begins at 8:00am in our cafeteria, there will be breakfast, games, music, and drawings.

Congratulations to our Thriving Achievers for the month of March! 🎉👏
We are so proud of your dedication and hard work!
Keep striving, keep growing, and keep achieving! 🌟

A big thank you to our Adult Ed department for hosting this recognition event.

Thank you to everyone who attended our School Counselors Workshop on Positive Discipline last month! ✨
Your participation made it a great success, and we truly appreciate your engagement and commitment!
Stay tuned for our next workshop on Coping Skills—we look forward to seeing you there!

Our March Coffee & Convos with the Superintendent was a success! We discussed Special Olympics, parent workshops, districtwide tournaments, our school letter grade, and a potential bond. We were also honored to have special guests from Campesinos Sin Fronteras speak about youth and substance abuse.

We invite everyone to join us for our next Coffee & Convos with the Superintendent on April 16th at Sun Valley School.

Thank you to TDS for hosting this event, and a special thank you to our guest speakers for their valuable contributions.

¡Nuestro evento de marzo “Café y Conversaciones con el Superintendente” fue todo un éxito! Hablamos sobre las Olimpiadas Especiales, talleres para padres, torneos a nivel del distrito, la calificación escolar (letter grade) y elección de bonos.

También tuvimos el honor de contar con invitados especiales de Campesinos Sin Fronteras, quienes compartieron información sobre la juventud y el abuso de sustancias.

Los invitamos a acompañarnos en nuestro próximo “Café y Conversaciones con el Superintendente” el 16 de abril en la Escuela Sun Valley.

Gracias a TDS por ser anfitriones de este evento, y un agradecimiento especial a nuestros invitados por sus valiosas contribuciones.

Join us for Coffee & Convos with the Superintendent ☕

📍 Tierra Del Sol
📅 Thursday, March 19
⏰ 10:00 AM
We hope to see you there!

Acompáñenos a Café y Conversaciones con el Superintendente ☕

📍 Tierra Del Sol
📅 Jueves, 19 de marzo
⏰ 10:00 AM
¡Esperamos verlos allí!

Our state testing begins tomorrow for 8th graders with AZSCI, and we want to ensure that all of our students are well prepared to do their best. We ask for your support in helping your child be successful during this important time. This week we expect warmer temperatures, please ensure students bring their refillable water bottle for them to stay hydrated. Please help your child by, ensuring they continue to get a good night’s sleep before testing days. Making sure they eat a healthy breakfast at home or arrive at school on time to eat breakfast on campus. Encouraging them to be present on our main testing dates so they can test with their peers and avoid make-up testing. Throughout the year, students have been encouraged to bring wired headphones to use during testing. These headphones allow students to use the text-to-speech feature on portions of the assessment (with the exception of the Reading test). If your child has wired headphones, please have them bring them on testing days. Thank you for your continued support in helping our students feel confident and prepared. Together, we can help them show what they have learned this year. We kindly ask that you don't pick up students early on these dates, students only have one opportunity to complete the assessment once they open the session. Here are all of the dates for the upcoming assessments, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p-FOEKJ_FXbRNlE4zS7ihI7pDu2J1oHg/view?usp=sharing Driven by Commitment, the COBRA Way Every Day!

We are so proud of our Special Olympics Athletes! 🎉
Thank you to our Teachers, SSD11 Staff, ESS Team, ESS Booster Club and supportive parents for helping make this experience possible.
Your dedication creates a community of inclusion, encouragement and fun.

Congratulations to our amazing SSD11 students! 💙

During our recent Governing Board meeting, we had the honor of recognizing several outstanding students for their achievements.

Congratulations to the Future Career Art Contest winner from Tierra del Sol, the Sun Valley School Robotics Team, and our districtwide students who earned perfect scores on the AASA Math or ELA assessments.

We are proud of their hard work, talent, and dedication! 🎉

SMS conducted a shelter in place due to a false threat. Somerton Police Department supported the investigation and found there to be no threat. Classes have resumed and all are safe thank you for your support. Somerton families children SMS.