Dear SVMS families,
We are excited to share with you a page on our website that details the celebration for the end of the school year. We would particularly like to acknowledge and honor our eighth grade class as they move on to high school. Please visit svms.gilroyunified.org/celebrating-our-tigers for our staff send-off and principal’s message to the SVMS Tiger family. The high school principals were invited to attend this celebration as they will welcome the new class of 2024 to their respective campuses. In addition, on Wednesday June 3, at 6 pm, we will debut our Tiger awards given to our students by our staff members, as well as announce the 12 students from our eighth grade class who will receive the American Legion award. We encourage you to visit the page now and again as content will be updated as we draw closer to the end of the school year. Moreover, feel free to share this page with family and friends who want to celebrate with your student. The rest of this newsletter provides you with information on topics that may be of importance to you as we approach the end of the school year.
Pick up/Drop Off Exchange Day (PE Clothes and Textbooks/library books, etc...): Because the CDC has not eased restrictions to allow students to access their lockers and to ensure the safety of staff by providing social distancing, our PE teachers will need to go through every locker to retrieve student belongings for all 900 students. Therefore, ONLY 8th grade students will be able to pick up their belongings on June 4th & 5th. 6th and 7th grade students will be able to access their lockers when we resume classes in August.
Honoring and Sending off our 8th Grade Class: As recently announced, 8th grade promotion is cancelled. However, we are honoring our eighth grade class as they move on to high school. Please visit svms.gilroyunified.org/celebrating-our-tigers for our staff send-off, and messages from staff.
Yearbooks for 8th Grade Students: Yearbooks will be ready for distribution for 8th grade. You can pick up your prepaid book at the Pick up/Drop Off Exchange Day listed below. The yearbook committee has extras! Yearbooks will be sold on a first come first serve basis. To purchase a yearbook, contact edalid.carrillo@gilroyunified.org or elvia.hernandez@gilroyunified.org. Payments must be sent via Venmo to Elvia Hernandez, SVMS Yearbook Advisor.
Yearbooks for 6th and 7th Grade Students: The yearbook committee has extras! Yearbooks will be sold on a first come first serve basis. To purchase an yearbook, contact edalid.carrillo@gilroyunified.org or elvia.hernandez@gilroyunified.org. Payments must be sent via Venmo to Elvia Hernandez SVMS Yearbook Advisor. Yearbooks for 6th and 7th students will be distributed when we return to the school in August.
Gowns / Cash Reimbursement: Gowns were not ordered because of closures to businesses and cancellation of the promotion ceremony. SVMS school office staff is reimbursing all families that made a purchase by mail by the end of August, 2020.
Awards Assembly Slideshow, 6th-8th: The awards slideshow will be available on Wednesday, June 3 at 6 pm at svms.gilroyunified.org/celebrating-our-tigers.
8th Grade Certificates/Awards Certificates: Certificate of Completion of Middle School for 8th grade will be mailed home towards the end of the summer. Awards certificates will also be mailed home.
Items to Keep Until the School Year Starts for 6th - 8th Grade Students: Chromebooks
Items that must be returned by 6th and 7th grade students when we return to the school site in the Fall:
*Textbooks/library books *Sports uniforms *Music instruments
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Pick up and Drop Off Guidelines For South Valley Middle School 8th Grade Students ONLY
Thursday, June 4 & Friday June 5, 2020
To begin the process, all vehicles will enter South Valley through Murray Street. Next you will turn onto I.O.O.F Ave. Finally, you will enter the main office parking lot to begin the process. There will be five drop off/pick up centers along the way. After you exit the main office parking area, you will make an immediate right and enter through the horseshoe. After you exit the horseshoe, you will enter the driveway to the gym.
There will be school personnel at each station and on the street to help keep the traffic moving.
NO ONE IS TO GET OUT OF THEIR CAR FOR ANY REASON; MASKS ARE REQUIRED PER CDC MANDATES
You will enter Station # 1 at the main office parking lot off of I.O.O.F. Ave. – please do not try to cut ahead – regardless if you have anything to pick up at the station. The driveway is narrow and we want to avoid any mishaps.
Station # 1: Textbook/Library Book Drop Off:
Located in the main office parking lot
● Please bring all textbooks:
● Math – CPM
● Social Studies
● Science
Station # 2: Band and Mariachi Instrument/Equipment Drop Off:
Located in the front of the front parking lot by the MPR exit
Station # 3: PE Locker Clean Out:
Located in the Horseshoe Area
● All P.E. locker items are being bagged/tagged based on the current locker number PE teachers have on file.
● You were instructed to keep your belongings in your assigned locker. If you switched lockers without approval/updating your card, you may not receive your items. Items not picked up will be donated.
Station # 4: Athletic Uniform/Jersey Drop off:
Located in the Horseshoe Area
● Please place your athletic team jersey in a bag - write your first and last name and sport team on the bag. Drop the bag/jersey in the bin on the curb.
Station # 5: Yearbook Pick Up:
Located in front of the gym
● 8th grade students who pre-ordered a yearbook will pick up from Ms. Hernandez in front of the gym. There will not be any on-site sales.
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Thursday, June 4
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Friday, June 5
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Appointment Schedule:
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Appointment Schedule:
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12:30 – 12:50 Mrs. Feci AM Core
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9:00 – 9:20 Mrs. Feci AM Core
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12:50 – 1:10 Mrs. Feci PM Core
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9:20 – 9:40 Mrs. Feci PM Core
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1:10 – 1:20 Mrs. Pena AM Core
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9:40 – 10:00 Mrs. Pena AM Core
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1:20 – 1:40 Mrs. Pena PM Core
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10:00 – 10:20 Mrs. Pena PM Core
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1:40 – 2:00 Mrs. Smallen AM Core
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10:20 – 10:40 Mrs. Smallen AM Core
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2:00 – 2:20 Mrs. Smallen PM Core
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10:40 – 11:00 Mrs. SmallenPM Core
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2:20 – 2:40 Mrs. Villagomez AM Core
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11:00 – 11:20 Mrs. Villagomez AM Core
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2:40 – 3:00 Mrs. Villagomez PM Core
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11:20 – 11:40 Mrs. Villagomez PM Core
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3:00 – 3:20 Mr. Nava AM Core
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11:40 – 12:00 Mr. Nava AM Core
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3:20 – 3:40 Mr. Nava PM Core
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12:20 – 12:40 Mr. Nava PM Core
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● Items to be dropped off: Band and mariachi Musical Instruments, team sports uniforms (volleyball, soccer), library books, textbooks
● Items to be picked up: PE clothes and Yearbook (if purchased in advance- no onsite sales will be permitted)
