Sherri DeSoto and Angie Walters (GT facilitators) and Summer Williams (GT Coordinator) were recently awarded the annual Arkansas Securities Department Grant that will be used to support 5th grade GT classes' Stock Market Game endeavors. The grant, which totaled almost $900 for our schools, is intended to support investment education for Arkansas students.
Congratulations to these AMAZING nominees for the 2021 Grant County Chamber of Commerce Elementary Teacher of the Year! Thank you for all you do for the #YJNation!
SIS Families: As part of a coordinated response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Arkansas Department of Education in partnership with the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas has developed a Parent/Guardian Survey to gather input from families throughout the state on what is working now and what may be considered for the future in education as it relates to the pandemic.
Below are links to the survey in English and Español. We encourage you to provide your feedback by completing the survey before Nov. 20.
English: https://bit.ly/36KmMEH
Español: https://bit.ly/2IvjP2y
3rd - 5th Grade Parents:
EEI and SIS will host their first round of spelling bees using a virtual test that enables all students to compete fairly. If you would like your child (blended or virtual) to participate, please register ASAP at https://online-test.spellingbee.com so that we can assign the correct tests and begin testing next week. Virtual students will be allowed to test at home, and blended students will test using the same format at school. Please note that the campus and county spelling bees will be held in person. More information can be found in this letter: https://bit.ly/2H1gg3u
Veterans Day is next week! #YJNation, let's celebrate our veterans by wearing red, white, and blue on November 11! Post your pictures and words of appreciation/tributes to veterans using #YJVeteransDay!
SIS Families: Since our campus receives Title I funding from the federal government, each year we are required to share information with our families about how this funding is used. Since we are not able to have a Parent Night this fall due to COVID-19, we are sending you this information electronically. Tap on the link to view the Title I presentation. https://bit.ly/2GBNohW
Reminder for SSD Families:
Sept. 28
We will have EARLY DISMISSAL at 1:30 PM for all students. P/T Conferences will be held virtually for Grades 6 - 12.
Oct. 2
We will have a VIRTUAL DAY for all students. Students will be given assignments for remote learning, but there will be no LIVE instruction (online or onsite).
Oct. 5
We will have EARLY DISMISSAL at 1:30 PM for all students. P/T Conferences will be held virtually for Grades PK - 5.
SIS Families:
Now that both our virtual and onsite students have begun using the Canvas Learning Management System, it's time for parents to create an Observer account in Canvas. With an Observer account, you can track your student's learning progress and receive messages from his/her teachers. To get started, you will first need to log into your student's account. If your student does not know his/her account information, please call our front office. Tap on the parent video below for step-by-step instructions.
Parent Video - https://youtu.be/o9_8Pcu5QGg
Also, the Sheridan School District is now accepting applications for Verizon Internet hotspots from households within the district that do not have access to the Internet. Access the application below.
English - https://forms.gle/XpVwnJSRxk25BCoQ9
Español - https://forms.gle/djVejS3M5kYzq4x9A
SIS Families: We wanted to take a moment to say a few things about the Canvas Learning Management System. Students will access their online work through the Canvas LMS. For Virtual (online) students, all of their announcements, assignments, teacher communications, etc. will happen through this platform. For Blended (onsite) students, teachers will provide face-to-face instruction and activities, as well as online assignments and communications through Canvas. Students can access Canvas at http://sheridanschools.instructure.com/login/saml and log in with their school Google account username and password from the previous school year.
Virtual Students: If your virtual student is new to the district or you don't know your Google username and password, please contact our office on Monday.
Blended Students: If your student is new to the district or you don't know your Google username and password, your student will get this information at school.
We will send more information about how parents can monitor their students progress in Canvas soon.
For helpful Canvas tutorial videos, go to https://bit.ly/32h9ooX.
The first day of school is right around the corner. Tap on the following link to view 10 Things You Can Do to Prepare for Returning to School.
English: https://bit.ly/31LPm5K
Español: https://bit.ly/3kK5opy
SIS students, your teachers and staff made this video for you! ❤️ #YJNation #InThisTogether
https://youtu.be/3YDg0VUgVfo
The SIS 5th-6th grade chess team won 1st place at today’s regional tournament. 6th grader Eli Wolfe won the 1st place individual trophy. He was undefeated all day. Congratulations!! Great job!
SIS FAMILIES:
Congratulations to our February Students of the month! Great job on your hard work!!
SIS Families: SIS will be celebrating Read Across America Week and Dr Seuss's Birthday March 2-6. Follow the schedule for our fun activities!
SIS 3rd and 4th Grade FAMILIES:
Mark your calendar for March 6! It is time for the annual 3rd and 4th grade Blast!!
6:00-8:00 PM- parents must sign child in and out of event. Hope to see you all!
Ukuleles in the SIS music room
SIS Families: SIS will be celebrating Read Across America Week and Dr Seuss's Birthday March 2-6. Follow the schedule for our fun activities!
SIS Families: SISSY will be celebrating Read Across America Week and Dr Seuss's Birthday March 2-6. Follow the schedule for our fun activities!
SIS 6th graders are having a blast sculpting their clay animals, and 3rd graders are learning about Monochromatic color schemes while creating a winter scene.
Our schools are full of young entrepreneurs! We invite everyone to the SIS & EEI Yellowjacket Student Business Expo on Feb. 18, from 6 - 8 PM, at the Yellowjacket Arena during the varsity basketball games.
5th Grade students will sign up for band on Feb. 17. Click on the following link for details. https://go.aws/2SpkxAF
SIS Families:
Congratulations to our January Students of the Month! Awesome job on the hard work and effort you have given at SIS!
SIS Families:
Order your yearbooks today.
January is School Board Appreciation Month. Be sure to thank your school board members for all they do to support our students!
SIS FAMILIES: We had a very successful food drive! We helped the Grant County Food Pantry go from empty to full!! Thank you to all of our students and parents for all the donations!
High school students from Mrs. Bradow's and Mrs. Bladley's classes had a great time reading to their buddies today! Their book buddies are students in Mrs. Oliphant's 2nd grade class and Mrs. Newcomb's third grade class. The high school students have exchanged letters with the younger students throughout the semester to encourage them to read and write more often.
Students at SIS who are caught doing an act of kindness or going above and beyond in academics or behavior will now have the chance to earn special coins to purchase books from the school’s brand new book vending machine!
SIS, in partnership with SIS PTO, purchased the book vending machine to encourage reading as part of the state’s reading initiative (RISE) and to reinforce the Sheridan School District’s focus on the Capturing Kids’ Hearts model for school culture, which encourages and facilitates the development of meaningful, productive relationships among students and staff.
Olivia Vaughn (left) and William Freeman (right) are the first students to use their coins to buy books from the vending machine!
The Sheridan School District will host a Substitute Teacher Training Seminar on Friday, Nov. 1, from 9 AM to 12 PM, at Sheridan High School, 700 West Vine Street in Sheridan.
Please park in the parking lot in front of the Yellowjacket Arena and enter through the arena doors. We will be there to greet you at the door.
Applicants must:
1. Be at least 21 years of age.
2. Have a high school diploma (minimum).
3. Pass FBI background check. (Please call for instructions.)
Bring Driver's License, Social Security Card, Proof of High School Diploma or College Transcript.
For more info, call 1-800-641-0140 or visit ESS.Jobs.
We value your input. Please clink this link to fill in a survey about SIS: https://forms.gle/QANdejoytzJZ5xzk7
Ninja Turtles made an appearance in SIS 5th grade mask-making this week!
We value your input. Please take this quick survey about the SIS campus: https://forms.gle/g3HKt2Ayd35VsUtC7
SSD Families: REMINDER Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Feb. 11 for Grades 7-12 and Feb. 18 for PreK-6th, from 2:00-7:30 PM. School will be dismissed at 1:30 PM on BOTH days for ALL campuses.
SSD Families: Red Street, south of Skyline, is closed to southbound thru traffic today for repairs. Red Street, north of Vine, is closed to northbound thru traffic. Use alternate route. SHS field house parking will only be able to turn left (south) out of parking lot. SHS students parked on Home side of lot should use Doc Irwin exit only. SIS car line parents will only be able to exit parking lot during afternoon pick up by turning north onto Red (no right turns).
SIS Families: Click this link, https://goo.gl/6tjnoM, to view Red RIbbon Week events.
SIS Parents: It’s October and that means pumpkins are everywhere! Let’s take this harvest theme and bring it into our school for some reading fun! Check out the flyer for more info:
https://bit.ly/2RWG955
SES/SIS Families: These Hallway Heroes fliers will be going home soon! Click on the link for a printable version: http://bit.ly/2w46ogB
We had a great first day! #backtoschool218 #WeWill
Grant County Veterans Service Officer Nelson Meers, who designed B-17 Memorial Park, recognized these seven SIS students for their essays about what they learned at a field trip to the park. Congratulations to Miranda Worthen who got 1st place and won a Chromebook 3! Mr. Nelson will read the essays at the special Memorial Day Program on Monday at 11 A.M. at the park. Everyone is invited!
Thank you Mr. Nelson for sharing your passion and stories with our students! You truly made a lasting impact!
In the group photo are the essay winners with Mr. Meers. From left are Fallyn Mangrum, Carisa Abeyta, Presley Bethea, Thatcher Allen, Miranda Worthen (1st place), Alvin Stephens and Grace Lane.
Parents: Here is a list of our End of Year Events: http://bit.ly/2KevyxL
Haleigh Lawson, Sydney Miller, and Rylie Webb won first place in the Economics Arkansas Stock Market Game for the Elementary Division! Congratulations! Big thanks to their teacher, Sherri DeSoto, for leading them through this experience!
SIS GT celebrates publishing an Arkansas Travel Book with Scholastic!
May is a busy month for Sheridan Intermediate School. Check out the calendar here: http://5il.co/3gx1
Congratulations Sunnie!! 5th grade Law Day poster contest winner!
Thanks to the Grant County Bar Association for hosting the SIS 5th grade for Law Day!
Third and fourth grade enjoyed Skyping with author Eric Luper!
Mrs. Bodiford’s 5th grade class harvesting strawberries in the SIS Garden. Thanks to Brad McGinley/UA Agri Division for partnering with the SIS garden!!
ACT Aspire testing
Congratulations to the SIS Science Fair winners!! Great job!!
Thursday, April 6 is the last day to order an SIS yearbook.
If you have students at SIS, please take a moment to complete the spring survey. https://goo.gl/forms/LSabou3lqozg9CMG3
Science Fair Night
SIS 6th grade Seaperch Team worked hard on their underwater robot during Spring Break to get ready for competition! #robotics @BradMcGinley
SIS 5-6 grade chess team finished 3rd today in the regional tournament! Congrats to Gavin Vaughn, Ashton Lucas, and Cade Reed who finished in the Top 10 out of 159 players.
SIS Yearbook Deadline- March 29 Order online at YBPAY.LIFETOUCH.COM YEARBOOK ID CODE: 12526118 Paper order forms available
Partnering with the Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation/Ag in the Classroom, Nutrien’s Seed Survivor display is visiting SIS to teach 4th graders about about plants and the importance of agriculture!
It's Read Across America Week at SIS!
Congratulations Avery Williams! SIS is proud of you! Avery will represent Grant County in the Arkansas Spelling Bee on March 10! Way to go!
Great Job SIS GT students!!! We are proud of you!!! You were awesome on Channel 11 this morning! #YES EXPO
Join us for dinner and wellness night!!
SIS Awards Assemblies
SIS 5th grade GT enjoyed an interesting tour of the FBI Little Rock Field Office last week.
Congratulations to the third grade Spelling Bee participants! Great job! 1st Place-Aidan, 2nd Place-Sabrina, and 3rd Place-Max.
Great job 4th grade Spelling Bee participants! 1st Place- Haleigh, 2nd Place- Tanner, and 3rd Place- J.P. We are proud of you all.
"Even Mrs. Brown was excited the painting station opened in Art this week!"
SIS team members won multiple rounds in today's 3rd-4th grade regional chess tournament. Good job!
Congratulations to all of the 5th grade Spelling Bee participants. 1st-Avery, 2nd-Fallyn, and 3rd-John! Way to go. We are proud of you!
SIS GT 5th grade Stock Market Game 1st place regional winning team! Awesome job!
We are in our new gym!! We are all excited!!
We look forward to seeing everyone on this important celebration!!
Congratulations Coach Rhonda Bell!! ARKAHPERD Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year!!
4th grade Statue of Liberty scratch art in preparation for Veteran's Day.
4th grade Statue of Liberty scratch art in preparation for Veteran's Day.
SIS Pumpkin Book Gallery!! Awesome job!
Thanks to the Sheridan Rotary Club!! Each third grade student received a dictionary. We appreciate you!!💛💙
Thanks to the Sheridan Rotary Club!! Each third grade student received a dictionary. We appreciate you!!💛💙
SIS Red Ribbon Week Activities-
October 23-27
CSI night at SIS was a blast. We had 250+ join in for some family fun and solve the mystery! Mr. Beaker was the guilty party!!
Sweet potato fries were a huge hit at SIS!! These sweet potatos were planted and harvested by students from the SIS garden.
SIS loves our Watch Dog Dads!!! Thanks for all you do!! 💙💛💙💛
REMINDER...SIS flu clinic Friday, October 13 from 1-3. Return your forms to the office.
SIS October Calendar: https://goo.gl/nbDfyd
Information about CSI Night at SIS
Information about a pumpkin decorating event at SIS
Great job EEI and SIS bands!!
We are exited about the progress on our new gym!!
Thanks to SHS Cheer for helping open up car doors this morning!
Mark your calendar! CSI night and PTO elections 10/17/17. More information coming soon!
If you are a parent at SIS, p lease complete this survey about our library: https://goo.gl/forms/ZLGIXMk15w9g6EFB3
SIS flu clinic is Friday, 10/13 from 1-3. Forms went home Tuesday. Return to the school if you want your child to receive a flu shot.
Buffy Teague, SJHS Café Manager, participated in the Arkansas Hospitality Association Culinary Classic last night at the Statehouse Convention Center. At the event, she competed against some of the best chefs in the state and came out with a second place finish for her modern take on the traditional pumpkin tartlets! Her competition included chefs from The Clinton Presidential Center, The Capital Hotel, Country Club of Little Rock, So Restaurant and Bar, and more.
We had an awesome pep rally at SIS! #GoJackets #YJNation #BeUnstoppable
What a great first day at SIS! Loved seeing all our students and parents today! #YJNation #BacktoSchool2017
SIS News for May 8-12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5HlPxri6pM
SIS news for May 1-5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O5TG0QTtxs
The SIS May Calendar: http://5il.co/14mt
SIS News for April 24-28. Check out the guest openers! : https://youtu.be/bC-U6nBSp-s
SIS spring fundraiser money is due Wednesday, APril 19th.
The SIS News for April 17-21: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO5KfmmJGOg
SIS news for April 10-14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQz3tECQhmw
SIS Calendar for April: http://5il.co/12po
SIS students have harvested lettuce, spinach, radishes & kale from their #SchoolGarden. These veggies will be served during lunch soon.
School Bus 29 was involved in an accident this afternoon (3/27/17). The bus driver and the two students who were riding the bus are NOT injured. Parents of the students were contacted immediately.
The news this week at SIS: https://goo.gl/DaLQcZ
The news this week at SIS: https://goo.gl/DaLQcZ
The news this week at SIS: https://goo.gl/5grXfK
SIS student Nate was among a handful of 6th graders from across the state selected to attend #STEM at the Museum of Discovery last night. Nate had a blast!
The March newsletter for SIS: http://5il.co/znq
March Calendar for SIS: http://5il.co/zhm
SIS News for March 6-10: https://goo.gl/EanmIZ
This week's news at SIS: https://goo.gl/9dLu1E
This week's SIS News: https://goo.gl/e7o2xN
The SIS Monthly Sting: http://5il.co/xbf
Stinger news for February 6-10: https://goo.gl/2h7LSt
You can see the SIS February Calendar on line at http://5il.co/wxr A Printed version will be sent home this week.
The SIS Dog Deli team won 4th place at YES Business Expo in Best Marketing Piece category! So proud of both 6th grade SIS teams for earning the right to sell their products today among the Top 25 out of 240 business plans.
Mrs. Turner is collecting paper towel tubes and TP tubes as well as plastic bottles and tag board (cereal boxes, pop tart boxes, etc) for art class.
These SIS GT students competed in the @EconomicAR Stock Market Games and won 1st in the region & 1st in state for the elementary category.
The January 2017 SIS Calendar: https://goo.gl/cRQFvZ
The SIS Monthly Sting for January: https://goo.gl/1qGM10
Last week, the SIS Jr. Beta Club sponsored a canned food drive and collected several items for the local food bank, Spirit of Sharing.
SIS students say, "Thank you, Mr. Ray Chapa!" He came all the way from TX to teach master classes to SSD clarinet students in grades 6-12.
The SIS November Newsletter can be found here: http://bit.ly/2expznx
The SIS November Calendar can be found here:http://bit.ly/1RMRTRv
The SIS November calendar can be accessed here: http://5il.co/p2r
The SIS November newletter can be accessed online. http://5il.co/p2q
Students, we value your input, too! Please click here to take the student survey: https://goo.gl/forms/FalkI2kT2dCOqWrQ2
Use this link to sign up for a text reminder from SIS: https://www.remind.com/join/sisinfo
SIS picture retake day will be October 20th.
We value your input. If you have a student at SIS, please complete the following survey: http://bit.ly/2d2qcHd
Join us for great music by our AWARD-WINNING BAND Sept. 27 @ our Yellowjacket Stadium! Admissions is FREE. #YJNation
We would like to say thank you to all the dads who came out for the SIS Watch Dog Dad's kick off last night. We had over 250 Dads and students!
SIS teachers contributed to the community today by purchasing some of their classroom supplies at the Sheridan Walmart.
Blacklight art in SIS art class for good behavior.
SIS Students will be having a great time in Art next week. They should dress for a mess on their Art day.
Congratulations Abby Stockton! Her artwork is featured on the cover of the SIS yearbook.
Thank you SIS PTO for treating our teachers/staff to lunch for teacher appreciation week!
The SIS May calendar has been added to the SIS web page under documents. http://bit.ly/1RMRTRv
Today we had a retirement celebration for SIS Teachers Donna Buck, Mary Roark, Suni Suttle and Lisa Weilacher to honor the many contributions they made to education and our district. Congratulations!
SIS 3rd grade students enjoyed having the author Chester Drawers at our school yesterday!
SIS Parents, we would like your input. Please take a moment to complete the SIS Spring Parent Survey. http://bit.ly/1pEZuIn Thank you!
All five SIS stockmarket teams placed in the Top 10 out of 38 teams regionally. The stock portfolios earned between $1775 and $4666 over the eight weeks of competition in this virtual competition.
Congratulations to SIS 6th Quiz Bowl Team for earning 1st Runner up in the Pine Bluff Quiz Bowl Tournament!
Today SIS students sampled "Mocamole" a recipe that uses soybeans & peas instead of avocado to make guacamole.
SIS tumblers have arrived. You can pick them up on Thursday 4/7 through Monday 4/11. Tumblers not picked up on Monday will be sent home with students on Tuesday.
The SIS April calendar is now avaiable to view under the parents tab. http://bit.ly/1RMRTRv
Congratulations to our Science Fair winners! We had over 75 students who participated this year. Thank you for your hard work!
22 students were chosen for the Clinton Library Curbside Couture Fashion Show. Congratulations to these students!
Thank you to all the SIS dads who attended the WATCH DOGS Kickoff tonight and signed up to volunteer!
SIS GT Students were recognized at the board meeting Monday, March 28th.
SIS will host a kick off meeting tonight @ 6:30 for WATCH DOGS (Dads Of Great Students), a new father involvement program.
Parents: We have added a link to printable calendars under the Parents tab. The March calendar is available now: http://bit.ly/1RMRTRv
Check out the SIS March issue of The Monthly Sting newsletter here: http://bit.ly/1p4WZzC or click on Publications on the SIS webpage.
Mrs. DeSoto's 3rd grade GT group published a book!
These students had perfect attendance for the first semester!
These students had perfect attendance for the first semester!
These students had perfect attendance for the first semester!
These students had perfect attendance for the first semester!
Some of our fifth-grade Gifted and Talented students are selling their invention, Super Slime, at Park Plaza today!
Here is a picture of SIS 4th graders with their circuit cars they created for their cardboard cities project.
4th grade SIS students working on a programmed road for their cardboard cities project.
SIS PTO meeting will be January 26, 2016 at 5:30pm
Sheridan Intermediate School will host a family fitness night on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 from 6:00-7:30pm.
Sheridan Intermediate School PTO meeting at 6pm on Tuesday, January 12, 2106
Congratulations to Zac Odom. Josh Handloser, Jackson Rogers, and Grayson Allen whose Super Slimers Business plan placed in the top 25 out of 224 in the AR YES competition. They qualify for finals
Destination Imagination practice is canceled for today.
SIS Chess Club has been canceled for tomorrow, December 15.
SIS band concert tonight at 7:30 at McKenzie Auditorium
The SIS Veterans Day ceremony will be held at SIS November 11 at 1:30 around the flagpole. There will be a very special speaker, and the high school ROTC and marching band will be there to help us celebrate! All branches of the military will be honored and everyone is invited--especially our veterans and those that are presently active in the military. Veterans and those presently active will receive American flags when they arrive. The flags will be donated by Woodmen Life.
A special thanks goes out to our local Wal-Mart. They celebrated SIS teachers by bringing a cake, drinks and 20 $50 Wal-Mart card for teachers Friday. Congratulations to the teachers that received the gift cards!
Thank you to all the parents and family members who attended our CSI-themed family night event! We had more than 340 in attendance!