South Orangetown Middle School

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Distance Learning

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We are excited to share the many activities and resources that have been thoughtfully developed by our teachers. We would like to thank them for working so diligently to create this for our students and families during this unprecedented time. Students are expected to participate in these activities. We are confident that we can make the SOCSD Distance Learning experience meaningful and engaging for everyone!

All student activities can be found in each Teacher’s Google Classroom or on teacher websites. Click the link below, or watch the video to the right to learn more about logging in. Student accounts are first initials, last name @stu.socsd.org. Passwords are Initials-LunchCode. See the example under the video.

Classroom join codes are available by clicking the buttons below.
You should only enroll in classes that you are currently taking in school.
You must use your Google account to access this document.

Click here to visit Google Classroom.

Click here for additional links and resources.

If you do not have internet access at home, please contact the District Hotline via email ([email protected]) or phone (845-680-1090) between 9:00AM-2:00PM, Monday through Friday.

Students who are having difficulty logging onto learning activities and resources should email their teacher(s) directly.

Dr. Corey & Mr. Onativia’s Message for Students

Google Classroom How-To Video

John Doe would be:
[email protected].
Password: jd-00000

Grade 6

Student Activities and Resources

Daily Announcements

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Help Card

Click here to learn about the SOMS Help Card and how students can use it when they need support.

Grade 7

Student Activities and Resources

National School to Watch

Click here to go to South Orangetown Middle School’s Essential Elements Schools to Watch Model School profile.

SOMS PTA

Click here to go to the South Orangetown Middle School (SOMS) PTA site!

Grade 8

Student Activities and Resources

Click here to go to the Food Services web page to find out what's for breakfast or lunch at CLE, download a Free & Reduced Price School Meals application or learn about MyPaymentsPlus.

PowerSchool Portal

Click here to log in to the PowerSchool Portal to view student attendance and grades.

SOMS News

Zooming With SOMS’ Mary Ann Wood

As a special education teacher at South Orangetown Middle School, Mary Ann Wood is busy Zooming with students in groups and individually and making screencasts. With her sixth-grade Just Words class, Wood helps students fill in gaps in their decoding and spelling: Read More: Zooming With SOMS’ Mary Ann Wood

Oboist Shares Journey from Band Room to Broadway with SOCSD Musicians

As a young musician growing up in Hyde Park, NY, oboist Keve Wilson dreamed of performing on Broadway. Along the way to realizing that dream, Wilson learned valuable life lessons from her education, friends and teachers which she shared with South Orangetown Middle: Read More: Oboist Shares Journey from Band Room to Broadway with SOCSD Musicians

ELA Teacher Colleen Henry and Student Isabella M. on the Power of Journaling

“When we first started doing virtual learning, I thought about how I wished my grandfather had kept a diary because he was 18 years old and lived in Kilkenny , Ireland, a town that was hit particularly hard by the 1918 influenza pandemic and I never heard any stories: Read More: ELA Teacher Colleen Henry and Student Isabella M. on the Power of Journaling

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