Principal's Message

Good evening, Sutter families! It was wonderful seeing you last night at Open House! 

Safety: As an update regarding the incident of inappropriate online activity that we informed you about 2 days ago, thanks to cooperation from our students, staff, school administration, the Sac City Unified Office of Safe Schools and the Sacramento Police Department, the investigation has been brought to a successful conclusion.

Again, I would like to remind you to monitor your students’ activities on social media to be sure that they are not engaging in risky or even dangerous behavior. If students ever see something questionable online or are asked to do anything inappropriate, they should contact school administrators or law enforcement as soon as possible.

Thank you to our students and families who cooperated in this matter.

Boys Volleyball: Our boys volleyball team has done a great job in the debut season of the league and competed in the championship game today against Fern Bacon. I’ll update you on the outcome in my next message.

Chromebook Return for 8th Graders: ALL 8th GRADERS (and any 7th graders leaving the district) will need to return their district issued Chromebooks. 8th grade students will return their Chromebooks ( including chargers ) on Tuesday, June 6th during their PE classes (they can also return any remaining materials they still have). This is for 8th grade ONLY. All 9th graders in the district will be getting new Chromebooks at the start of the new school year.

Locker Clean Out: June 5th is 7th grade locker clean out and June 6th is 8th grade locker clean out. Please have students clean out EVERYTHING from their hall lockers. We recommend sending them to school with a bag if they have a lot of things to empty out and bring home.

June 9th Yearbook/8th Grade Promotion Pic Distribution: Yearbooks will be distributed to students who purchased one during 6th period on Friday, June 9th. 8th grade promotion pictures will also be distributed to all 8th graders who took a photo.

Current 7th Graders- New Elective Option: We are exploring the option of adding an additional elective next year, Speech and Debate. Currently it is an after school club only, but next year we hope to have it as an elective class. Please click here if you are interested in this as an elective for next year, even if you’ve filled out the course selection sheet already.

Crosswalk Volunteers for 23-24 School Year: We are looking for parent volunteers who may be willing to assist us next school year with getting our students safely through the crosswalks either before or after school. If you are interested and able to do even one day a week, either before or after school, please email Braunwyn-Juhlin@scusd.edu .

The Midnights Promo Dance: Attention 8th Graders- On Monday, June 12th, from 7-10 pm, we will be hosting the final dance of the year…The Midnights Promo Dance. Dress will be semi-formal and this is for Sutter students only. Come to the promotion dance to start celebrating your final week as a Miner!  

7th Grade Picnic:  All 7th graders are invited to go to McKinley park on the last day of school for the 7th grade picnic. All of the forms need to be signed by you and are past due. If you haven’t filled this out, please do so ASAP.7th grade parents, we are in need of chaperones for this picnic who can help out from 9 am-noon on June 15th. We are in need of donations of individual portion wrapped snacks or individual serving size drinks (bottled water, boxed juices, etc.) for the kids to enjoy throughout the day at the 7th grade picnic. If you prefer to donate cash, we will gladly use it to purchase the drinks and snacks for the kids. If you can provide snacks or other donation, stop by our main office to drop things off. Please contact our office manager at Braunwyn-Juhlin@scusd.edu if you are willing to help us out or if you have any questions.

8th Grade Discovery Kingdom Field Trip:  The 8th grade Six Flags Discovery Kingdom trip will be on Tuesday, June 13th. Parents if you are interested in being a chaperone please email Ms. Payne at Michele-payne@scusd.edu .   

June 12-15 (Last Week of School):

Monday, June 12th: 7th grade awards ceremony (students only). Notification will go out for those 7th graders receiving awards. (We will be including the 8th grade awards with our promotion ceremony on June 16th) There will be a modified schedule, but dismissal will be at the regular time of 2:32 pm. The 8th grade promotion dance will be that evening from 7-10 pm in the quad under the tent. This dance is for 8th grade Sutter students only.

Tuesday, June 13th: 8th grade Six Flags Discovery Kingdom trip for those who are attending. 8th grade students going on the field trip will meet in the gym at the start of the day for a review of rules prior to getting on the busses. Students are expected to be back at Sutter at approximately 5:30 pm.

8th grade students not attending the field trip will need to report to their regularly scheduled 1st period class. For those not attending the field trip and for all 7th graders, this is a minimum day schedule with dismissal at 12:18 pm.

Wednesday, June 14th: We will be following a modified schedule to allow for promotion practice and it is a minimum day with dismissal at 12:18 pm. Students will report directly to their 4th period class upon arrival in the morning.

Thursday, June 15th: 8th grade promotion. Seating will not open until 8:30 am, the ceremony starts at 9:30 am and should end by approximately 11:30 am. There will be no saving seats. Please limit the amount of guests to no more than 4 per student as space is extremely limited. If you bring balloons or flowers that day for your student, they will need to be stored in room 107 until after the ceremony.  We know that families may want to take their children to celebrate after the ceremony, which you are welcome to do. 

As a reminder, 8th grade students must have no more than one F and no suspensions in the 4th quarter in order to be eligible to participate in end of the year activities. For a complete list of end of the year participation requirements, please click here.

Thursday is also the 7th grade picnic at McKinley Park. 7th graders will be escorted to the park at the start of the day and will be escorted back on campus prior to dismissal at 12:18 pm. 7th grade students will not be allowed to leave from the park with any adult other than their own parent, or they must wait until they arrive back at school to be dismissed at the end of the minimum school day. 

School Renaming Update: The Board-approved process to rename Sutter Middle School and assign a new mascot will be discussed at the board meeting on June 8th. The renaming committee will propose the name they selected, Miwok Middle School, for Sutter. This will then be an action item at the June 22nd board meeting. The expectation is that we begin the 23-24 academic year with the new name. There is a lot to be done in order to update all facilities, uniforms, etc. that bear the current school name. As a result, we should anticipate a transition period before full implementation. Any questions can be directed to Nathaniel Browning, Director of Capital Projects, Facilities, and Resource Management for SCUSD,   Nathaniel-Browning@scusd.edu . You may also visit the District’s FAQ web page, scusd.edu/school-renaming-initiative .

Calendar:      

• June 5 7th Grade Locker Clean out
• June 6 8th Grade Locker Clean out/8th Grade Chromebook Check in
• June 9 Yearbook Distribution
• June 12 7th Grade Awards Celebration (Students Only)/8th grade promotion dance (7-10 pm)
• June 13 8th Grade Discovery Kingdom trip/Minimum day at school
• June 14 Minimum day
• June 15 Last day of school/Minimum day/8th grade promotion celebration @ 9:30 am/7th grade picnic

Sincerely,

Cristin Tahara