Hello, Smallville!

This was a busy week on campus, and I’m sure everyone is ready to dive into our Spring Break vacation next week! Throughout any given school year, we as a community share laughter, joyful moments, and plenty of fun. However, we also encounter challenges. What I love most about Smallville is everyone’s commitment to working together and upholding our campus values in every situation. These values include respecting our campus, each other, and our unique differences. We are all human, and each and every one of us is doing the best we can every day.

I want to thank all of our community members who worked alongside us this past week and the parents who called or sent positive messages and words of encouragement. You are what makes Smallville thrive!

Speaking of thriving, our Cougars continue to shine academically! I received our STAAR interim scores, and we outscored the district and region in every tested subject! This is a huge achievement, and I couldn’t be prouder of our students and staff.

Additionally, a couple of weeks ago, we had our unannounced TEA State Campus Safety Check. Every school in the state receives this evaluation. A state assessor visited our campus unannounced to evaluate our safety procedures, and I’m proud to share that we passed with flying colors and no safety issues were reported! Thank you, Cougar staff, for your hard work and dedication to maintaining the safety of our campus.

Enjoy your weekend, and don’t forget to set your clocks forward this weekend!

Stay Present Cougars,

Bedford

Lost or damaged charger? Here are three links where you can get a new charger for your Chromebook:

WALMART - https://bit.ly/walmartcharger ($12.99)

AMAZON - https://amzn.to/3XvCcYn ($8.99)

OFFICE DEPOT - https://bit.ly/officedepotcharger ($34.49)

ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A CHARGER FOR STAAR TESTING IN APRIL!

Clint Small Middle School Band & Orchestra

Instrument Discovery Day 2025

March 31 and April 17 at Small MS

April 3 at Oak Hill Elementary. 

 Contact

Sign up times are for students who selected band or orchestra on their choice sheet.  If you are awaiting on a transfer, please wait until the transfer has been approved to sign up.  Don't worry they'll  be plenty of spots available.

Please review the available slots below by day and time and click on the button to sign up. Please only sign up for one day/time. Thank you!

  Sign up link:   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090544AAAE2CA6FA7-52324178-small#/

Parents of 6th graders,

This is a reminder to make sure you start early to get an appointment at your doctor’s office for immunizations for the 7th grade school year (SY ’25-’26). The vaccines you will need are T-dap and meningococcal. These are required by Texas State law for students to be up to date with their immunizations coming into 7th grade. Once your student has received these vaccines, please submit the immunization record either via email or paper copy to the school nurse at Small Middle school. Thank you!

Immunization Requirements Quick Reference: 2025-2026 School Year Seventh Grade

3 doses of DPT, DTaP, DT, Td, Tdap with one dose given on/after the 4th birthday.

1 dose of Tdap is required within the last 5 years. (Td acceptable if pertussis is contraindicated)

3 doses of Polio with one on/after 4th birthday

2 doses of MMR with first dose on/after the 1st birthday

2 doses of Hepatitis A

3 doses of Hepatitis B*

2 doses of Varicella on/after 1st birthday (if the child has NOT had chickenpox)

1 dose of Meningococcal (MCV4 or MenACWY) on / after the 11th birthday**

 You also have the right to be exempt from vaccines with the proof of an affidavit to be turned in every 2 years to the school nurse.  

Vaccination records can be turned in at the front office or emailed or faxed to the school nurse.     

Erin Clifford, BSN, RN (she/her)

School Nurse

Small Middle School 

phone: (512) 414-1543

Fax: (512) 841-6745

erin.clifford@austinisd.org

The National Junior Honor Society is a national organization that recognizes students in middle school for their achievement in academic scholarship, leadership, service and character.

Applications are open to 6th and 7th graders to join Clint Small Middle School's chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. Applications are due by Friday, March 14, 2025 at 4:00 pm. Get started soon because there are many parts to complete in the form, which can be found here. 

The application is to be filled out by the student so the link will only work from a device that is logged into an AISD account. 

If you have questions, please contact our campus NJHS sponsor Ms. Shelby Ottley Bujan  at shelby.ottleybujan@austinisd.org.

Save the Date- PTA Meeting & Bingo/Loteria Night 4/16

On April 16 we'll hold our next PTA meeting which will include 25-26 officer elections.  Once we've adjourned the meeting we'll move on to the fun part- Bingo and Loteria!  It will be a fun night with the Small community you won't want to miss!

Join the PTA

Good news! It's not too late to join the PTA for this school year. Your membership support allows our PTA to host events, offer grants to teachers, and share appreciation with our amazing Small staff members.

(But, rest assured,, your membership does not require you to volunteer with PTA. Of course, we'd love to have you volunteer, but it's not required to be a PTA member.)

Join today by clicking HERE.

25-26 Officer Nominations

The window is now open for PTA officer nominations for next school year and we need YOU! We are seeking nominations for the following positions: President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. If you would like to nominate someone or want more info, please email our Nomination Committee Chair Rebecca Forchione at secretary@clintsmallmspta.org.

Cougar Cage

Students love shopping at the Cougar Cage! Help keep it running by signing up to work a shift or shopping from the wishlist. There are a few openings for the remainder of February and throughout March.

Online Spring Sale

Our Spirit Store Spring Sale begins next week and runs through April 1!  Save 20% sitewide when you use code SPRING.  Stock up for warm weather now with new tees, hats and more!  Shop HERE.

Sponsor Shout Out

ENROLLMENT is NOW OPEN! Enroll with $95 to reserve your spot!

**Enroll by Sept. 22nd for $200 off.

*Repeat travelers, as usual, add an extra $100 off.

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• Affordable bi-weekly or monthly plans. 

• Want to save up and pay in lump sums as you go? You can choose to do that too. 

• Free personal fundraising page for your student!

• Earn $1,000 EF scholarship!

These two itineraries were picked with a lot of thought put into them. Students (and adults!) will get to see so many iconic places on tour, including a great number of World Heritage Sites. The hands-on experiences chosen are great as well, the landmarks we'll visit, and the sights you'll see are all world-class: From the Island of Capri "faraglione" to the Acropolis, to swimming on Heraklion beaches in Crete, to stepping on Kyoto's most amazing temple - a national treasure itself, to visiting technology museums in Tokyo and Japanese gardens in Osaka, walking in the steps of Gladiators in the Colosseum and Roman Forum, or learning about how Pompeii got buried in ashes with Mount Vesuvius in the background, or stepping into Delphi and learning about oracles in Greece, it's going to be amazing!

Reach out any time with any and all questions, or to schedule a chat!

Mariel Early 

mariel.early@austinisd.org 

512-841-6700 Ext. 70774 / Conference: 2:30-4:00 pm

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