Stuart Middle School

📚✨ AVID SPOTLIGHT! ✨📚 Today, Coach Cruz’s 8th Grade AVID class took a moment to reflect on the skills they’ve learned and how AVID is helping them grow as students! 💙🧡 From organization to collaboration, goal-setting, and beyond—these Jaguars are building skills for success! 🐆🎓 Check them out! 👀💪

Learning about Earth’s Geosphere… with OREOS!  Students in Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Ryan's 7th grade science classes got hands-on while exploring the layers of Earth’s geosphere! Using an Oreo as their model, students represented each layer: Crust: the Oreo cookie, Mantle: the icing, Liquid Outer Core: the chocolate syrup,  and Solid Inner Core: an M&M.  This tasty model helped students visualize and understand the different layers of Earth while preparing for today’s science quiz!

🍿✨ CONGRATULATIONS, TOP SELLERS! ✨🍿 A huge ROAR to our amazing students who went above and beyond during the Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser! 🐆💙🧡 A special THANK YOU to our SMS PTSA for hosting this fundraiser and supporting our Jaguar family! 💙🧡 We are so proud of our TOP SELLERS! 🎉🍿

Today we celebrate AVID Day, joining schools across the country in recognizing the impact
of educators and students working together to expand access and opportunity.

At Stuart Middle School, AVID strengthens skills like critical thinking, organization,
collaboration, and self-advocacy, helping students prepare for college, careers, and
beyond.

We are proud of the growth we see every day and grateful for the shared commitment that
makes it possible.

#MyAVIDWhy #SMSAVID

🐾 PBIS POP UP: RESPONSIBILITY! 🐾 Our Jaguars are showing us what it means to ROAR with RESPONSIBILITY! 🧡💙 Today, we’re celebrating these students who have been making responsible choices and showing they can be counted on. 👏✨ Way to ROAR, Jaguars! We are ROAR-ing proud of you! 🐾

Today 8th Grade Civics Students got a presentation from a member of our community to celebrate the ratification of the U.S Constitution. Students got to work up the courts and debate if a teachers rights were violated and got to take an active role as members of our Federal government and act out Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances.

Tomorrow Builders Club meets at 8:15AM! All students are welcome to attend.

Support AVID on Friday! 🧡💙🐾

🇺🇸CELEBRATING CONSTITUTION WEEK🇺🇸

Constitution Week officially begins on September 17, but Martin County School District students are already getting a head start!

Further highlighting the importance of this annual observance, the Martin County School Board approved the 2026 Constitution Week Proclamation at Tuesday night's meeting, developed with Ms. Rae Scimeca and the Halpatiokee Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

As we recognize the 239th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, students across the District will spend the week learning about the document that continues to shape our nation and protect our freedoms.

#ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #MartinMeansMore #ConstitutionWeek

📚✨READ, DREAM & GO BIG✨📚

9/25 = 9-2-5! 💖🦋

The Martin County School Board has officially proclaimed September 25, 2026, as Dolly Parton Day throughout the Martin County School District! 💓📖

The day celebrates Dolly Parton’s remarkable contributions to children and literacy, along with the impact of programs like Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in helping young readers build a lifelong love of books.

We’re proud to celebrate alongside the Children’s Services Council of Martin County and The Library Foundation of Martin County as we encourage our school community to read, dream and grow together.

Here’s how to join us on Dolly Parton Day, a.k.a. 9/2-5:
📚Read for at least 30 minutes on September 25.
📖Get a library card and make your next great read easier to find.
💗Have a child age 5 or under? Sign up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to receive free books at home.

And, of course, dress the part! Think pink, rhinestones, boots and big hair. Or, dress in your favorite college team to represent the coat of many colors! 👢✨💕

#ALLINMartin👊 #MartinMeansMore #PublicSchoolPROUD #DollyPartonDay

Science is SWEET! Students in Mrs. Ryan and Mrs. Jones’s classes got to dig into Earth science, literally! They used M&M’s and Milky Ways to create tasty models representing the layers of Earth’s interior. From the crust to the core, students modeled Earth’s different layers while exploring how scientists use models to better understand things we can’t see firsthand. Who knew learning about Earth’s interior could be so delicious?

Here is this weeks events on campus! 🧡💙🐾

🧡💙 PBIS POP-UP: ACTS OF KINDNESS! 💙🧡

Today, our Jaguars were celebrated for something that makes our school community stronger—kindness! 🐾✨

Our PBIS team popped up to recognize students who were caught showing Acts of Kindness and reminding us that even the smallest gesture can make a BIG difference.

We are proud of our Jaguars for choosing kindness, supporting one another, and showing what it truly means to ROAR! 🐾

Keep spreading kindness, Jaguars! 💙🧡

🇺🇸 Remembering the Heroes of 9/11 🇺🇸 Mrs. Koehler’s students took time to reflect, remember, and honor the courage, sacrifice, and service shown on September 11, 2001. Through a meaningful paper-chain activity, each student added an act of courage or kindness—creating a powerful reminder that small acts can make a big difference when we come together. ❤️ We Remember. We Honor. We Serve. Never Forget. 🇺🇸🐾

Need a midweek pick-me-up? We've got you covered!

🍧 Kona Ice is coming Wednesday (Early Release) after school🍧

Grab a tasty frozen treat before heading home. With lots of flavors and payment options, it's the perfect way to celebrate making it halfway through the week!

✅ Cash, card, and contactless accepted.

Don't miss out on the coolest stop in town! 😎

Interested in Academic Games? We've got you covered.

Our students have been invited to participate in the Milers Running Club Cross Country Meet at Martin County High School on Saturday Sept. 26th, 2026 at 7:00am. Parents must provide their child their own transportation to the event and must attend the event with their child. If your child is interested in participating in the cross country meet, which is a run less than 2 miles long, please email Carissa Berkely at berkelc@martinschools.org with the following information:

Student’s First and Last name
Student’s 4300#
Grade level
Parent’s email address
Parent’s phone number


Thank you!
Coach Berkely
berkelc@martinschools.org

🏐🧡💙 WIN #2! 💙🧡🏐 Our Lady Jaguars battled it out in a thrilling, closely contested match against TCCA—and came out on top! 🐆🔥 Another WIN for SMS! Keep that ROAR going, Lady Jaguars! 💙🧡

Preorder your 2026-2027 SMS Yearbook today! Use CODE: September15-24726 for 15% off for the month of September.

📢 Jaguars, we're at the midpoint of the 1st nine weeks! 🐆

Parents, now is a great time to log in to FOCUS and check your student's current grades and progress. Staying informed helps ensure a successful school year!

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to your child's teachers. Together, we can support every student's success.