
Hello Spring! Be sure to mark your calendars as we have many upcoming events. Go Tigers!


Today is the last day to preorder yearbooks. Go to https://www.yearbookordercenter.com to order yours today. Use the code 1351

We had a great day volunteering with Meals on Wheels-Anderson. What an amazing experience! #TigersTogether
“Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love!” - Mother Theresa




Happy National School Resource Officer Day to the BEST School Resource Officer, Officer Cowan! 🚔💙🚨


Iva Rec Spring Sign-Ups! ⚾️🥎
Sign-up online at https://bit.ly/IvaRecSignUps

SIMS will be hosting a Parent Night for Rising 9th-grade on Tuesday, February 20th at
6 pm in the gymnasium for Rising 9th-grade students (current eighth graders) to review course selection for the 2024-2025 school year. The Crescent High School Guidance Department will be meeting with our eighth-grade students February 21st-23rd here at SIMS during their English classes to assist with their individual course selections.


Congrats to our Middle School Elite Shooters who competed in the DNR trap and skeet championships this weekend. They placed 1st in both events! 🔫🥇
🪤Trap champions: Haleigh, Morgan and Kaydence Brown. Kaydence won High overall for middle school ladies!
☄️Skeet champions: Jalynn Price, Morgan and Haleigh Brown. Haleigh Brown won High overall for middle school ladies!



To close out National School Counselors Week, we wanted to give a special shout-out to Mrs. Farr and Mr. Jordan. Thank you for being our students' advocate, mentor, and guide throughout middle school. We appreciate you! 🐯🖤


C-Team Baseball Tryouts begin tomorrow! ⚾️


Personalized invitations for the upcoming after-school program were sent home today (2/1), with those students identified as benefiting from the program. Please check with your students to see if they received one. If they did, please consider enrolling them. You can enroll them using the QR Code on the invitation, visit the link on our Facebook page, or simply call the school. Please let us know if you have any questions. Spots are filling up quickly.

6th Graders completed a Weather Unit in Science this week! ⛈️☀️⚡️







We would love to ADD an excellent Math Teacher to our #A3TeachingTeam at Starr-Iva Middle! 🧮🐯💛
To apply: https:/bit.ly/A3Careers


SIMS will participate in an eLearning Day tomorrow (Tues. Jan. 9th). Assignments will be posted in Google Classroom and should be completed. This will ensure your student is counted as present for the day. Teachers will hold virtual office hours from 9:30am to 1:00pm, if your student has a question.

What an awesome surprise from our friends at the United Way of Anderson County and First Flight today. They donated multiple bags filled with athletic equipment to use at recess and within the school. The bags have been distributed, and the kids (and faculty) are excited! Thank you so much!


Mrs. Zinn's art students worked hard to create "8 Seconds," their entry into this year's Town of Iva Recycled Scarecrow Contest! They were awarded $500 for their entry. Great job! ♻️🗑️🎨


7th Grade enjoyed their trip to Roper Mountain Science Center! 👨🏽🔬⚗️🔥







Anderson 3 will dismiss students early on Friday, December 15, 2023, for Winter Break. Please make a note of these early dismissal times! ❄️☃️
-10:30 a.m. High
-10:45 a.m. Middle
-11:45 a.m. Elementary
🍴Breakfast and Lunch will be served.


Attention Eighth-Grade Parents! As a reminder, the entire eighth grade will be attending a field trip to the Anderson Civic Center for the Anderson-Oconee-Pickens Career Showcase on Wednesday, November 29th. We will leave SIMS at approximately 8:30 a.m. and will return no later than 11:30 a.m.
Permission forms were handed out on November 4th. Please make sure that you have signed your student's permission form, and that your student returns it to their homeroom teacher by tomorrow. This field trip does not require a fee. Students will return to SIMS to eat lunch at their normal scheduled time. Please call the Guidance Office with any additional questions.


Meredith’s and Stephens's students worked through task cards to classify chemical equations as balanced or unbalanced!




🦃🍂🗓️: November 22, 23, & 24 are school holidays. We will return on Monday, November 27. Have a great Thanksgiving break!