Check back soon for 2025–2026 8th Grade Welcome Letter!

Join the SOMS Social Media groups to stay up-to-date:

SOMS HSA Facebook Page 

SOMS Families Facebook Group 

SOMS Instagram 

8th Grade Team Leaders:

8A - Lynn McGlotten      lmcglott@somsd.k12.nj.us

8B - Anna Crane            acrane@somsd.k12.nj.us

8C - Talaya Hampton     thampton@somsd.k12.nj.us

General SOMS / District Reminders

• The district PowerSchool web address has changed to https://somsd.powerschool.com. Please update your bookmarks. You can also access the link under Quick Links on the district website. The Phone / Mobile apps will not be impacted.
• If you haven’t completed your district forms yet, you can do so on PowerSchool. Simply log on and go to “Forms” on the left navigation bar.
• The lunch payment system has transitioned from MyPaymentsPlus to PaySchools Central. Your balance should have transferred over, and you can register for the new system at https://payschoolscentral.com/. (Have your child(ren)’s 5-digit student ID ready when you attempt to register them.)
• If your child is going to be absent, you need to contact the school, not just their homeroom teacher. You can also do this in two ways:
• Through PowerSchool by clicking “Student Absence Notification” under Attendance on the “Forms” page; or
• By calling (973) 378-2772, and selecting option 3(the attendance line).

Stay tuned for updates on our upcoming events and meetings. We are excited to get to work with all of you and to make our kids last year of middle school memorable and fun. If you have any questions, please reach out to any of us. We’re happy to help in any way we can!