📢 Attention SMS Middle School Parents!
You're invited to Hot Topics and Hot Cocoa with Principal Ty Stanley and Counselor Gail Hall! ☕📚
📅 When: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
📍 Where: Middle School Library
Join us for an engaging discussion and warm cocoa—we can't wait to see you there! 😊
#SMSCommunity #ParentEngagement #HotCocoaChat
Mrs. Morris's class is embracing the joy of reading! 📚 They dropped everything to dive into their books for 30 minutes of uninterrupted reading time. #DropEverythingAndRead #LoveForBooks
🤖Robotics Christmas party 🤖
Mrs Young’s had an amazing time celebrating the holiday season at our robotics Christmas Party 🎉 the kids participated in a white elephant exchange, shared food and played games together.
From Mrs Young: I am so grateful for this incredible group of students and can’t not wait to see what amazing things we will build when they return from Christmas break🎄🎅🤶
#RoboticsChristmas #HolidayCelebration #buildingTogether
Room 301 is bursting with creativity! 🎨 Our art students explored surrealism, a style of art that blends dreams and reality into something extraordinary, unexpected, and even bizarre. The top student(s) from each class had the incredible opportunity to paint their surreal designs on a ceiling tile, adding even more color and life to our space. Check out these amazing works of art!
Mrs. Atwood's students took learning to the track! 🏃♂️💨 While diving into Newton's Laws, they raced through fun scenarios to uncover the answers. Combining science and movement for an unforgettable lesson! 🚀📚 #LearningInMotion #NewtonsLaws #ScienceFun
🎄✨ Mrs. Berry's 6th grade ELAR students are diving into the literary elements of the classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer story! While exploring the passage, they enjoyed listening to Christmas carols 🎶 and embarked on a fun scavenger hunt to locate a hidden screaming goat toy 🐐🎁 (thanks to one of our creative students)! Holiday learning at its finest! ❤️📚 #HolidayFun #ELAR #CreativeLearning #ChristmasCarols
Mrs. Lester's 8th graders had a blast in the library playing Christmas Bingo! 🎄🎅📚 What a festive way to celebrate the season and enjoy some holiday fun! #ChristmasBingo #LibraryFun
Future leaders in action! 🌟📋 This week, Advanced Reading students in grades 6-8 presented their Rural Community Issue Project proposals to Mayor Minton, City Council Member Cones, and SISD administration. Their phenomenal work and thoughtful ideas are now being taken to local departments to help shape a brighter future for Shepherd! 💡💼 #StudentVoicesMatter #CommunityImpact #ShepherdStrong
Push to the limit! 💪🏃♂️ On Wednesday, our Middle School JROTC cadets took on the 10-Minute Mile Challenge—and some went above and beyond to achieve ultimate success! 🏅🔥 #JROTCStrong #ChallengeAccepted
Checkmate! 🧩♟️ Our UIL Chess students not only battled it out on the board but also mentored new players, teaching them how the pieces move. Way to lead and inspire! 🏆✨ #UILChess #LeadershipInAction #ChessLife"
Adv. History participated in a “Write it/Pass it” activity. The students began explaining their perspectives of the XYZ Affair and after a minute of writing, passed their paper left for a classmate to continue. Using historical context, the students repeated the process for 4 rounds and shared out how their stories took shape.
Mrs. Hallman's Art students who were finished with their Christmas stained glass art were able to make ornaments out of popsicles sticks & Christmas cards for loved ones with their spare time!
🗺️📚 Ms. Wheeler’s 6th-grade class is on a European adventure—right from their classroom! 🌍✏️
Using their map-reading skills, these students are exploring and discovering the capitals of European countries. 🧭✨ Way to go, future world travelers! 🌟 #MapSkills
🏀🎉 Shoutout to our 7B SMS Boys Basketball team! 🎉🏀
These young athletes not only played their hearts out during the game against Hamshire-Fannett MS but also showed incredible sportsmanship on and off the court. 👏💪
Way to represent SMS with pride and class! 🏅💙 #GoSMS #SportsmanshipMatters #Teamwork
Mrs. Clark's students working on a gallery walk over domestic issues of the Early Republic.
Please join us for our annual Holiday concert on December 17th at 6pm in the MS Cafetorium. All three Shepherd ISD bands will be performing.
Shepherd Middle School Theatre competed in their UIL One Act Play festival! We are super proud of our Jr. Thespians and all they have accomplished thus far! Well done 💙🎭
Brooklyn White-Best Performer in the role of Medea
Carol Brown-All Star Cast in the role Aegeus
Jordyn Thomas-Honorable Mention in the role of Jason
All Star Tech-Melissa Garcia for Stage Management
Runner Up play (2nd place)
Students in Mrs. Clark's class are diving into their atlases today to explore and identify landform locations across Europe.
Congratulations to Shepherd Middle School Band Students!
We are thrilled to announce that several of our talented Shepherd Middle School Band students earned placements at the prestigious ATSSB Region Band Concert this past Saturday!
This region consists of some of the finest musicians from surrounding schools, including Coldspring, Tarkington, Trinity, and New Waverly, and our students represented Shepherd Middle School and our district with pride and excellence. Their dedication, hard work, and passion for music truly shone through!
We are incredibly proud of each and every student who participated and earned a spot in this honor band. This is an outstanding achievement, and we look forward to seeing them continue to grow and excel in their musical journey.
Mrs. Richardson's Advanced History students create their own raps and battle rap each other as important figures of Hamilton’s financial plan. The students represented their respective sides with historical arguments and 21st century punch lines!
