
Ms. Vanderbol is prepping students for a fun game of flag football! Students were eager to learn their roles for the game!
#Mustangstakethefield!
#Mustangstakethefield!




We are excited to see our families at Open House this evening! 7th Grade is 6-7:20 and 8th Grade is 6:30-7:50.

🎨✨ “Our 6th grade artists went full Picasso mode today—seeing the world in bold shapes, bright colors, and maybe even a few extra noses! 🖌️🖼️ #PicassoVibes #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang





Learning about negative numbers, it’s not a bad thing! Ms. Fetsch’s sixth grade class grouping numbers and using negative numbers! #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang


✅ 6th & 8th grade discipline reviews done✔️
📘 7th grade reviews happening today, led by Mrs. Claybon, our 7th grade AP!
Our Mustangs are off to a strong start this school year! 💪🐴 #CaringCapableConnectedCommunityofLeaders
📘 7th grade reviews happening today, led by Mrs. Claybon, our 7th grade AP!
Our Mustangs are off to a strong start this school year! 💪🐴 #CaringCapableConnectedCommunityofLeaders


Mr. Devlin kicked off Monday morning with our 8th grade discipline review! Students were attentive as he shared important information on being a leader at South Middle!


Kicked off the year strong at SMS! Week 1 and our Mustangs are already showing what a Caring, Capable, Connected Community looks like. 🎥🐴 #GreatDayToBeAMustang

Some of our amazing teachers cheering on our Mustangs today! #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang





Ms. Reardon and her class were doing a fun “left to right” team building activity! These are super important during the first few days of school! #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang



Ms. Siddell is teaching students diaphragm exercises to help with their breathing and singing! What a fun way to incorporate movement and key concepts! #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang




Week 1 is kickstarting connections, but it is ongoing throughout the school year! Strong relationships are the foundation of everything we do at SMS! ✨
#CaringCapableConnectedCommunity





Math + teamwork = Success!! ✨ Mrs. Hitt's 6th graders are kicking off the year with some group problem-solving magic! 🧮 #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang




What an amazing first day seeing all of our Mustangs! It is going to be an awesome school year. #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang


Welcome Back to the 2025-2026 school year! Watch our welcome video here: https://tinyurl.com/kk56rjkd 🐎#ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang


So proud of our SMS Science TEAM! Our department set a goal last year for 6 MPI points of growth on the Science MAP test. We worked so hard all year, keeping our goal at the forefront of everything we did. We got our results back and had over 16 POINTS of GROWTH, which is phenomenal! We had to celebrate the fact that we were able to grow these students' learning so much!


Friendly reminder: Kona Pre-Pay for the Year ends tonight, August 13th at 10:00pm. 🍧Scan the QR code below or visit: https://customer.kona-ice.com/#/K6817821641 #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang


Shoutout to our amazing Mustang 🐴 Carter, for representing SMS at the Southside Pep Rally! He had the honor of introducing our new superintendent. We’re so proud of the way he showcased our caring, capable, and connected community. #SouthSideStrong


Congrats to Mrs. Krystal Deterding, SMS special education teacher, for being named a St. Louis Regional Finalist for Educator of the Year! We’re so proud of you! 🎉 She also spent the day giving speeches at our district Pep Rallies. Thank you for all you do to inspire others.




We had an amazing morning welcoming our staff to the 2025-2026 school year! We even had a friendly competition with Rock, Paper, Scissors. #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang





Our new SMS teachers are off to a fantastic start at the Fort Zumwalt New Educator Welcome! Their passion, energy, and commitment to students have us excited for the 2025-2026 school year. We also got to hear an inspirational speech from our district Educator of the Year, Mrs. Deterding! It’s going to be a great year for our Mustangs! 🐎
#ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang



