Southwest Middle Academy

09/03/2026

⏰❤️ EARLY DISMISSAL REMINDER! ❤️⏰

Hey, Seminoles! 📣 Don’t forget that tomorrow, Friday, September 4th, is an Early Dismissal Day!

🕐 Students will be dismissed at 1:45 PM.

Have a wonderful long weekend, Seminoles! 🎉
Go Noles! ❤️🖤

09/03/2026

📣 ATTENTION, PARENTS & GUARDIANS! ⏰

Just a friendly reminder about our student checkout times! ❤️🖤

To help us keep dismissal running smoothly and, most importantly, keep our students safe:

🕒 Regular School Days:
Student checkouts are NOT permitted after 3:15 PM.

📢 Early Student Dismissal Days:
Student checkouts are NOT permitted after 12:30 PM.

Please plan accordingly if you need to check your student out early. We appreciate your understanding and your help in keeping our dismissal process safe and efficient! 🫶

❤️🖤 Thank you for your continued support!

— Southwest Middle Administration

09/03/2026

09/02/2026

🎉 Join us for an evening of connection, collaboration, and learning! 🎉

Southwest Middle School invites all families to attend our Title I Annual Meeting & Open House on Thursday, September 17.

✅ Learn how Title I supports student achievement
✅ Discover ways to get involved at SWMS
✅ Meet teachers and visit classrooms
✅ Enjoy a complimentary pizza dinner

📍 SWMS Cafeteria
🕠 5:30 PM Pizza Dinner
🕔 5:45 PM Title I Annual Meeting
🕕 6:15 PM Open House

Together, we empower students to succeed! ❤️🖤

09/02/2026

📚✨ The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming to Southwest Middle School! ✨📚

Get ready to turn the page on a new adventure! 🌟 Our Cashless Scholastic Book Fair is arriving soon, packed with exciting stories, favorite series, and new discoveries for every reader.

🗓️ Book Fair Dates: September 17-24, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM-4:00 PM
📍 Location: Southwest Middle School Media Center

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Book Fair Will Be Open During Open House
🗓️ September 17, 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM-7:00 PM

📖 Build your child's home library while supporting our school! Every purchase helps provide resources for our students and encourages a lifelong love of reading. ❤️

💳 Make shopping easy with eWallet!- CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Set up a Book Fair eWallet so your child can shop independently. Family and friends can also add funds with just a few clicks.

🤝 Share the Fair™
Help ensure every student has the opportunity to take home a book. Consider donating through Share the Fair™ so no child leaves empty-handed.

🌐 Preview the Fair, take a virtual tour, watch book trailers, and set up your eWallet here:
🔗 https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/southwestmiddleschool3

📚 We can't wait to see our students and families at the Fair and help every child discover a book they'll love! 💙✨

📚💕

09/02/2026

Recently our SWMS FFA President and Vice President attended the Florida FFA Chapter President’s Conference. They attended leadership workshops pertaining to finding your voice to better be leaders amongst their peers.

08/30/2026

08/28/2026

🍜🔬 Science + Ramen = A Delicious Experiment! 🧪

Who knew microwave ramen noodles could spark such a passionate scientific debate?! 😂

In Ms. Ward’s science classes, students discovered that everyone has a VERY strong opinion about how long ramen noodles should be microwaved. The big debate came down to 3 minutes, 4 minutes, or 5 minutes. ⏱️🍜

So, naturally… our scientists decided to investigate! 🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬

Two of Ms. Ward’s classes wrote an entire scientific investigation to determine which cooking time produced the best results. Yesterday, it was time to put their hypotheses to the test!

Students used their observation skills to evaluate the noodles and rate the results before enjoying their tasty experiment. And the results were clear…

🚨 NOT 3 MINUTES! 🚨 😂

The 4-minute and 5-minute noodles were much closer in the final results, making this one experiment where the students got to learn, observe, analyze AND eat their data! 🍜📊

Who says science can’t be delicious?! ❤️🖤

Great job, scientists! We love seeing our students turn a simple classroom debate into a real scientific investigation! 🔬👏

08/28/2026

🎶🪄 The Magic Has Been Revealed! 🪄🎶

Yesterday was a magical day for our band students as they received their band assignments! 🎺🥁🎷

The excitement was truly magical as students discovered which instruments would be their musical companions this year. ✨

It looks like our band program is ready to make some music magic! We may not have a sorting hat, but our students definitely got sorted into their new musical houses! 🎩🎶

🪄 Accio instruments!
🎵 May the music be with you!
🎺 Music-making here!
✨ We’re ready to make this year legendary!

Congratulations to all of our new band students! We can’t wait to hear the magic you create this year. 🎶❤️🖤

Let the musical adventure begin! 🎼🪄