We are still looking for 1 or 2 people to help with the monthly Teacher Coffee dates. Each month, the HSA provides coffee, tea and breakfast items for teachers and staff during in-service days. This would require purchasing breakfast items (we have a budget) and setting up coffee, tea, drinks and food by 8 a.m. on the following in-service days - January 17, February 14, Mar. 14 and May 20th. The staff really do appreciate what the HSA does for them and it's a nice way to thank teachers for all that they do for our students. Please reach out to shmshsa.chairs@gmail.com if you are interested in helping out! Thank you!

Peter's Place brings grief support to children and teens in their own schools with the goal of providing students a safe space to talk to their peers about their own grief experience. Groups meet weekly for one class period. Each group meeting, they will talk about a topic related to grief and have activities that follow along to help express how they are feeling. Please reach out to your school counselor for more information.

6th Grade: Ms. Jessica Domsky - jdomsky@wssd.org ext. 7106

7th Grade: Ms. Erica Laster - elaster@wssd.org ext. 7206

8th Grade: Mr. Matthew Elliser - melliser@wssd.org ext. 7306

With the changing temperatures, there are lots and lots of hoodies, jackets, water bottles and lunch bags left at the Lost and Found. Please have your student check it for any lost items. These can be found in the cafeteria in the hallway on the way to recess. Parents are also welcome to come check in the front office and go to the cafeteria themselves to check for any missing items. All items will be donated by Dec. 4th.

2024 Poinsettia Fundraiser benefiting the Wallingford-Swarthmore Music Association

The Wallingford-Swarthmore Music Association (WSMA) is a not-for profit organization made up of community members of the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. The mission of the WSMA is to maintain and grow support for all district music programs and activities of the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District and to increase inclusion, diversity, equity, and access for every WSSD student who is interested or may become interested in music.

The poinsettias are grown locally in Wallingford, PA at Miller Greenhouses Inc. They are of the finest quality and are a wonderful way to decorate your home during the winter holiday. These beautiful red and white plants are in 6 ½” pots and average 6-9 blooms each. The cost of each plant is $15.00. Please complete your order by November 25 here:  Poinsettia Order Form

The poinsettias will be available for pick up at SHMS Winter Concerts on December 3, 5, or 10 or at the SHHS Winter Concert on December 17.

Payment for the poinsettias can be made through Pay Pal:  WSMA Paypal or by check. Checks are payable to “Foundation for Wallingford-Swarthmore Schools” with “WSMA Poinsettias” in the memo line.  Checks can be dropped off at SHMS or SHHS main offices, Attn: WSMA Treasurer, or mailed to: Strath Haven Middle School, ℅ WSMA Treasurer, 200 S. Providence Rd. Wallingford, PA 19086.

Questions?  Contact WSMA Treasurer Jodi Caputo at treasurer@wssdmusic.org

If you were not able to attend the Reveal Math presentation last night, here is a link to the slides that were shown. Please reach out to your math teacher, grade level principal or the contacts listed in the presentation with any questions. 

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Please remember that there will be early dismissals on November 25 and 26 and there is NO school on Wednesday, Nov. 27th. Hope everyone enjoys the holiday break.

We will not have a newsletter next week, so we want to wish everyone who celebrates, a Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable holiday break!

Save the dates for these winter concerts. Call time is 6:30 p.m. and concerts will begin at 7:00 p.m. Reminder that concert attire is ALL Black.

December 3rd: 8th Grade (8th Band, 8th Chorus, and Cantabile)

December 5th: 7th Grade (7th Band, 7th Chorus, and 7/8 Orchestra)

December 10th: 6th Grade (6th Band, 6th Chorus, and 6th Orchestra)

Please check out the HSA web page!  In addition to getting up-to-date information on activities, all families have FREE access to the online student directory (you must set up an account). The HSA offers the directory at no cost to our families thanks to our website sponsors. 

SHMS HSA website and directory*: https://shmshsa.membershiptoolkit.com

Online Store: https://shmshsa.membershiptoolkit.com/store

*For additional safety, you will need to create an account to access the directory.

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