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🦜Buccaneer News – Week 33- ELA CAASPP Testing this Week!📝
CAASPP Testing this week – Do your Best!
This Week’s Schedule
CAASPP testing starts Tuesday, April 30th
English Language Arts
Test Taking Tips:
- Get plenty of rest the night before the test
- Eat a healthy breakfast
- Bring your iPad charged
- Don’t rush through the test
- Treat yourself to something special at the end of your test day!
April/May Calendar and Testing Schedule
STEAM Challenge #5 -“Planet vs Plastics”
Each year, Earth Day takes on a particular theme and the theme for 2024 is Planet vs. Plastics. According to the official Earth Day 2024 webpage, the organization is committed to helping to reduce global plastic production by 60% by 2040.
Thank you students, staff, and our friends at South Bay Sustainable Communities, UCSD Pollinator club, and Urban growth for making our STEAM Challenge, this past Friday, an amazing event. Scan the QR code to view some of the day’s highlights.
Congratulations Mr. Ballard!
Mr. Ballard is one of 5 recipients of the 2024 National Teacher’s Hall of Fame. Every year, the National Teacher’s Hall of Fame recognizes a handful of teachers across the country who have gone above and beyond in the profession for at least 20 years. Mr. Ballard has been selected for this prestigious honor and joins as the ninth California educator to receive this recognition since the committee’s inception.
We are incredibly proud and honored to have Mr. Ballard as an integral member of our Southwest Middle School family.
This Week’s Schedule:
Southwest Middle School – Now Enrolling!
Southwest Middle School Registration for the 2023-2024 school year is now open!
Call 619-628-4000 (main office) for any questions.
Congratulations Aliyah Esparza for your Recognition with the Alex Morgan Foundation!
SOM’s Soccer MVP, Aliyah Esparza, was recognized today at the Alex Morgan Foundation event highlighting the foundation’s upcoming work on equity for girls in soccer in the SouthBay, building leadership and confidence in our young ladies.
Aliyah was nominated by Coach David Singh for her display of leadership on and off the field. Congratulations Aliyah, you represent Southwest Middle well each and every day, and truly embody the Buccaneer spirit! We are so very proud of you!
Congratulations Mrs. Barron, Our 2023 SOM Teacher of the Year
SOM Staff celebrating our 2023 SOM Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Barron, at our SUHSD Teacher Celebration! Thank you to all the teachers and staff who came to cheer on and celebrate! 🏴☠️❤️💛🍎
✨SUHSD All Stars Podcast is Back!
Join our Dual Immersion Program!
Steel Drum Band on Fox 5!
Buccaneers in the News! Congratulations Dania Meling!
Southwest Middle’s own SUHSD STEM-Research Fair Winner, Dania Meling, was featured in El Latino’s March 17th Article highlighting her winning project and passion for pursuing a future career with NASA. Congratulations Dania, we are all so very proud of you and your achievements! Keep up the amazing work! Read the full article here
Pioneering Educators of the Dual Language Program at Southwest Middle School
Southwest Middle School’s own, Ms. Norma Pérez-Uriarte, is featured in El Latino’s December 22nd article highlighting our award winning Dual Language program. Congratulations to Ms. Pérez-Uriarte and our Dual Immersion team for their incredible efforts, we are so proud of all you do! Read about our amazing program and see the full article here.