IGHMS Daily Announcement Tuesday, October 8th
Published on Oct 8, 2019 13:35

 

 

Inver Grove Heights Middle School Daily Announcements

Tuesday, October 8th

 

New Announcements

 

School Pictures

Picture Retakes are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 10th

Go to mylifetouch.com and enter Picture Day ID EVTM9S8SM

 

For those who are having pictures retaken, please return the original picture package to school that day.

 

If your student has not had a picture taken, this is the last chance.

Pick up an order form in the office prior to Thursday.

 

 

Middle School Parents! Please consider signing up to help feed our teachers during conferences next week! We will be serving soup, salads and desserts next Monday, October 14th! Click here to sign up: 

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0c4fa4af2da6f94-ighms

 

The Book Fair is coming to IGHMS!  We need your help! Please consider taking some time to help Oct. 14, 15 & 16th.  Sign up today!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAEA92CA1FA7-ighms

 

Conferences:

This year, IGHMS is using PTCFast.com to make the Fall Advisory Conference sign ups even easier and also faster.  Once you know your child’s advisory teacher, please go to the following link: https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Inver_Grove_Heights_Middle_School_1 or visit the IGHMS homepage and click on Conference Signup.

 

The dates and times for the fall conferences are October 14th (4:00-7:30), October 15th (4:00 - 7:30), and October 16th (9:00 - 12:20).  Please sign your child up for one of the available 20-minute time slots as soon as possible as it will fill up quickly.  We hope that everyone is able to attend!

 

 

 

Continuing Announcements

 

The October Middle School PTO meeting will be Tuesday, October 22nd at 6:30 pm in the Media Center. We will be discussing committees, upcoming activities and more. Be sure to mark your calendar! 

 

Come support the Simley Soccer Teams at B52 Burgers and Brew on Wednesday, October 9th from 5-9PM.  50% of your sale will go directly to the soccer teams. See your favorite soccer player for a copy of the flyer you must present at the restaurant. Flyer

 

Simley Lacrosse is excited to host another college level lacrosse game!

On, Sunday October 13th, the University of Minnesota Gophers take on St. John's at 5pm at Simley's Boche Memorial Stadium.  Come watch two of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association's top teams clash in our very own stadium. ***ADMISSION IS FREE, concessions will run throughout the event. Warm ups at 4:15.



Prior to the game we are running a FREE "Try Lacrosse" event on the field or inside a gym (depending on weather) for any interested new to lacrosse Simley High School & Middle School students.

3-4pm - Boys Try Lacrosse run by Simley Varsity Coach Luke Johnson

4-5pm - Girls Try Lacrosse run by Simley Varsity Coach Madii Maas

Lacrosse sticks will be provided, and participants will be put through various non-contact drills, competitions, and games to get a taste of the sport. Come see how much fun lacrosse is!

 

 

Speaking of Kids is providing seminars that empower parents, educators, and caregivers.  Seminars are located in either Lakeville or Farmington.  Cost is $4 per seminar, $12 for all four sessions, or $5 at the door.  The four seminars are titled:

  1. Understanding Sleep to Promote Youth Wellbeing - October 7
  2. How to GET and STAY on the Same Parenting Page While Dealing with your Child's Personality - November 11
  3. Screenagers:  Navigating the Digital Age - February 3
  4. Decoding the Mysteries of the Teen Domain: The Top Secret Project (adults only) - March 9

Flyer for details

 

 

Interested in joining the 2019-2020 Simley Dance Team? Winter Competitive Team tryouts will take place on Monday, October 21st from 5:30-6:30pm & 6:45-7:45pm and Tuesday, October 22nd from 5:30-6:30pm. Grades 7-12 are welcome to tryout. See the signs posted around school for more details. Please email us with any questions: [email protected] 

 

Simley Girls Swim/Dive - Fundraiser at Applebee's - Wed Oct 9

Looking for a fun and easy way to support the Simley Girls Swim/Dive team AND enjoy a dinner prepared just for you?  Head over to Applebee's   5855 Blaine Ave E, Inver Grove Hts on Wednesday October 9, from 4pm-9pm! Present this   FLYER   to your server, and Applebee's will donate 15% of your check to the team.

 

 

 

Simley Cross Country Running Team invites you to a fundraiser night at Noodles Restaurant in West St Paul (1590 Robert St S) on Wednesday Oct 9th 4pm - 8pm. Show this flyer or mention the fundraiser, and 25% of your purchase will be donated to the team to support our runners!

Flyer

 

 

Clothing Closet

We want to thank everyone who has generously donated to the Clothing Closet. We have had so many generous members of our community donate that our closet is bursting at the seams. Therefore, we are not currently accepting donations.  Please consider taking your donation to Neighbor’s Inc. and look for an announcement of needs we may have moving forward. 

 

 

 

Sports Schedules

All middle school & high school sports game schedules can be found at www.metroeastconference.org - click on Simley.  Whenever there are changes to the schedule, the change will be made here.  This is the official schedule. 

**If you would like to receive a notification whenever a change is made, you can sign up for that on this site. This is a very helpful feature particularly in the Spring when are dealing with so many weather issues.  Go to www.metroeastconference.org - click on Simley. On the right hand side of page, there is a box "Notify Me" - click on "Notify Me" - create an account, choose your preferences & you will be notified.  There is also a box to get the mobile app.

 

 

*Important Reminder for all students & parents

All middle school students must be accompanied by an adult guardian when arriving to Simley sporting events.  Students without an adult guardian will not be allowed to attend these events. Also- no back packs will be allowed in to events so plan ahead to leave them at home.

 

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Si tiene preguntas, por favor póngase en contacto con Abbie Losinski (se habla español) en 651.955.6610.