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Mrs. Karen Rose, Principal
4826 Ashton Road, Sarasota, FL 34233
Phone: 941-361-6464  Fax: 941-361-6798

School Hours: 9:15 a.m. (first bell) - 4:15 p.m.
School Supervision from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Student Absence Link/Phone: 361-6583

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A Community of Caring School

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Sarasota County School Board Link

SMS School Hours
First Bell 9:15 a.m.
Dismissal: 4:15 p.m.

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 SAC (School Advisory Council) Information  

SMS Calendar Pages

Bus Info

SMS Open House
Thursday, September 4th  6 - 8 p.m.

Please join us! Please begin in your child’s 1st period class.

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Supply Lists
Please click here.

In the News at SMS:

Hats off to the SMS Music Department!
They held a Community of Caring School Supply Drive. Please click here for pictures.

Congratulations to Zach B. for receiving the
Fantastic Reader Award.
Way to go Zach!
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Mark your calendars: “Take Your Dad to Breakfast” days:
September 24th for 6th and 7th grades September 25th for 8th/Multi-grades

 Congratulations SMS Panther Patrol!

   Congratulations to Sarasota Middle School, SRO Rob Crane, Guidance Counselor Marti Watson and the students of the SMS Panther Patrol. 
   It was just announced that the Character Education Partnership (CEP), out of Washington D.C., has selected Sarasota Middle School's Panther Patrol as a model for others to possibly replicate and integrate into their character education initiatives. 
   Sarasota Middle School, as well as the Panther Patrol, will receive the distinguished ‘Promising Practice Award’ at the grand finale keynote ceremony to be held Sunday, Oct. 18th, in Washington D.C. It will be hosted by Gen. Colin Powell. The SMS Panther Patrol will also be featured in the 2008 National Schools of Character Book published for school-based administrators. 

 Way to go SMS and Panther Patrol!!

Welcome 6th Graders!
SMS WEB leaders (pictured above) welcomed our incoming 6th graders and toured the SMS campus.
Click here for pictures from the 6th grade visitation days

Immunizations are required for school. Please click here for more information and click here for clinic locations.

SMS Dress Code
Make sure you are dressed appropriately. If not, you will be required to change into SMS clothes.
Please click here for additional information.

General Mills Box Tops for Education.
Please keep clipping, saving and sending in your General Mills box tops!
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You will find more information about SMS on our Past Events Page. Please CLICK HERE.

  Electronic Devices Must 
   Remain at Home
 
Students are not permitted to have electronic devices on campus, other than a cell phone. The cell phone must remain off and in the backpack during the school day. Students must leave other devices at home. Some examples of these devices include: Game Boys, MP3 players, IPods, Nanos, CD players, headphones and cameras. Please make sure that your student(s) leave their electronic devices at home.

Please remember: No fragrance sprays or lotions of any kind are allowed at school or on a bus. Additionally, no aerosol cans or spray bottles are allowed at school or on the bus. Such perfumes, lotions, and body sprays have triggered severe asthmatic reactions from students and adults, and when a bus driver is affected it can jeopardize the safety of everyone on a bus.no spray

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