Does your student like to sing, dance, play an instrument, tell jokes, or maybe have a secret super talent that he/she is ready to share with the world? Now is their chance!

The Student Council is sponsoring our annual virtual talent show. Contestants will submit a video which will be voted on by the student body. Winning contestants will be awarded with a gift card. Students can sign up outside of Mrs. Driver’s room C242 and in the cafe.

When: June 6-8, 9 AM-12 PM each day

Where: Summit High School Gyms

Who: Boys and Girls entering grades 3rd – 8th

Cost: $80 (2 Siblings $130) (3 Siblings $190)

See attached flyer for details on how to register.

Happy Spring SSMS Families,

Happy Spring!! Thank you for your continued support from home and partnership in the education of our students.

These final two months will be filled with many important and exciting events. Please be sure to refer back to the newsletter as needed for reminders of upcoming dates and events.

As always, if I can ever be of assistance to you or your family, please contact me via email or a phone call to the school office.

Best regards,

Paula Waits, Ed.S.

Principal, SSMS

Current Sixth Grade Parents/Guardians:

Don't forget to schedule your child’s appointment to complete the states immunization requirements to begin 7th grade. Current 6th grade families have been emailed information about what is needed and how to upload this document to Skyward. If you have any questions, please reach out to Nurse Joy.

Joy Evenson, RN

School Nurse Spring Station Middle School

615-472-5088 (Clinic)

615-472-5735 (Clinic Fax)

joye@wcs.edu

ARRIVAL
Students may enter the building beginning at:

• 6:45 AM for EARLY WCS bus routes and students report to the gym.

  • Unless being transported on an EARLY WCS bus route, the doors to the school will not open for students to enter before 7:10 AM.

• 7:10 AM for car riders and walkers/bikers. Students will enter through the cafeteria doors. Students may then stay in the cafeteria to eat breakfast or report to the gym.

• 7:25 AM for REGULAR bus routes. Students will enter and go to breakfast or to lockers to prepare for the school day.

• Students cannot be dropped off at the car rider line or anywhere else on campus before 7:10 AM.

TARDY STUDENTS:
All students are required to be in their assigned classroom by 7:40 AM Students arriving inside the building after 7:38 AM (not in their classroom by 7:40 AM), must be signed in by a parent/guardian in the main office. For safety reasons, please do not drop students off without coming into the office to sign the student in as tardy.

Car riders are only allowed to be picked up at the FRONT of the school in the designated car rider line. Recently, there have been parents/guardians parking in the lot next to the gym and waiting for students to exit the back doors. This is not allowed and is a major safety concern!

The entrance/exit lane near the gym, closest to the sidewalk, is designated only for WCS Handicap Buses from 2:15-3:15 PM each day. Handicap parking spaces in this area are clearly marked and are designated ONLY for vehicles with disability parking plates and placards.

The ONLY students who are allowed to be dismissed from the gym area doors are:

• Students who (each day) need special transportation or require handicap-accessible vehicles for transportation.
• Students who have parental permission to walk to SHS or neighborhoods north of campus (Students walking to Wade's Grove, Chapman's Crossing, Spring Hill Place, etc. should exit through the front car rider entrance.)
• Student athletes who are participating in a current sport and have an AWAY game/match to attend (Parents of these student athletes have been given specific instructions on where to park so as not to interfere with the dismissal of students in need of assistance from adults.)

This area will be strictly monitored by SSMS staff and our Student Resource Officer to ensure the safety of the few students dismissed from this area.

We ask that adults driving in this area remain cautious and alert at all times, watching for the students who have permission to be picked up in this area.

The Williamson County Schools (WCS) Early Childhood (EC) Peer Program integrates students with disabilities by typically developing peer models. This program focuses on the pre-academic, motor (gross and fine), language, social, and adaptive skills within the context of a preschool curriculum. It also teaches foundational skills for all children through the use of play, movement, music, and other developmentally appropriate activities.

WCS is now accepting applications for peer models in the Early Childhood Programs for the 2022 – 2023 school year. As some of our peers return each year, there are limited openings in some classrooms. To apply, or learn more, please visit this website. 

• Personal Backpacks: Students are expected to leave personal backpacks in lockers after arriving at school until the end of the day at dismissal.

• Cell phones should be turned off and placed in students' lockers each morning before homeroom.

• Chromebook Backpack:

• Students are expected to use the SSMS drawstring backpack provided for daily use to transition with Chromebooks from one classroom to another.

• Students may purchase a drawstring backpack from the school office, or bring one from home. The drawstring backpack cannot be larger than 15” x 18” in size.

• The drawstring backpack should be used to transport the Chromebook, a pencil pouch, and a student agenda. No textbooks or notebooks/binders should be placed in the drawstring backpacks.

Please note the following reminders regarding expectations and student responsibilities noted in the student handbook. The underlined text contains expectations that have been updated or revised since August of 2021.

Dress Code: (The following is only an excerpt from the handbook and addresses the most common dress code violations noted from the 1st semester.)

• Tops of shoulders must have a minimum of a 1-inch strap unless otherwise covered by an opaque (non-see-through) top garment.

• Skin and undergarments must be covered with opaque (non-see-through) clothing from the underarm to mid-thigh. (This includes holes/rips in pants or shorts.)

• Leggings and other compression-style garments may be worn so long as an opaque top garment fully covers the private body parts.

• Head coverings may not be worn in buildings without the permission of building administration.

• Students who do not adhere to the dress code will call home for a change of clothing. If parents/guardians cannot be contacted for a change of clothing, a student will be given the choice to wear appropriate clothing provided by the school or remain separated from their peers for the remainder of the school day.

Outside Food Policy:

• Students/Parents/Guardians are not allowed to bring restaurant food or drink products into the school cafeteria.

• Food or drink items (other than water) purchased outside of the school cafeteria may only be consumed in the cafeteria during the students' designated breakfast or lunch time or with permission from staff during a designated snack time in the classroom.

Lost and Found items will be donated to a local charity at the end of every month. If your student has lost a personal item, please have them check the table located at the café entrance.

Academic Intervention Detention (A.I.D.):
It is the expectation of SSMS that all students diligently complete all academic assignments. If a teacher assigns the work, then the student should complete the work. To this end, SSMS has designed an Academic Intervention Detention (A.I.D.) in order to support students in completing all assignments. Students can be assigned to A.I.D. for either of the following two reasons:

1. The student is missing multiple (2 or more) assignments.

2. The student is failing a class due to a missing assignment.

Students will receive an A.I.D. form from their teacher assigning them to the intervention time. Parents will be contacted by the teacher to confirm the scheduled date of the detention. Things to remember about A.I.D: 

1. Parents will be contacted to confirm the date A.I.D. should be served.

2. A.I.D. is from 2:45-3:45 on Thursday afternoons in the library.

3. After a student attends A.I.D., the work is expected to be turned in by Friday morning (the next day).

4. Students must be picked up at 3:45 by a parent or guardian. 

After School Detention
After school detentions may be assigned as a disciplinary action and will take place on Thursday afternoons from 2:45 PM- 3:45 PM. If a student is assigned an after-school detention, parents/guardians are responsible for picking students up at 3:45 and will always be contacted with advanced notice by an administrator.