Week of Sept. 4-8

Monday, Sept. 4: Labor Day Holiday/ NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF

Tuesday, Sept. 5:
WCS Late Start Day
1st Nine Weeks Mid-Term

Thursday, Sept. 7
1st Nine Weeks Progress Reports posted to Skyward

SSMS Fun Fair

Dress Up Day: SSMS School Colors Pep Rally

Hats are allowed as long as they are related to the dress-up day theme.

6th Grade- Wear Purple

7th Grade- Wear Gray

8th Grade- Wear Black

Friday, Sept. 8
Fall Sports Picture Day (volleyball, tennis, cross country, golf, football and cheer)

Week of Sept. 11-15

Monday, Sept. 11
WCS Late Start Day

Wednesday, Sept. 13
WCS Early Release for Elem. Schools (Buses may be delayed at dismissal.)

Friday, Sept. 15
Dress Up Day: Black Out – support SHS home football game. Hats are allowed as long as they are related to the dress-up day theme.

SSMS PTO 7th Grade Movie Night (details coming soon)

Week of Sept. 18-22

SSMS SPIRIT WEEK! Hats are allowed as long as they are related to the dress-up day theme.

Monday, Sept. 18
WCS Late Start Day
Character Day (Fictional/ Magical/Superhero/Villain)

Tuesday, Sept. 19
Country Western Day

Wednesday, Sept. 20
Wacky Wednesday (Mix-Match/Crazy Socks or Hats)

Thursday, Sept. 21
Pep Rally
Football game vs Heritage: 8th grade night at Football Game
Dress Up Day: Decades Day

6th Grade- 60s

7th Grade 70s

8th Grade 80s.

Friday, Sept. 22
SSMS Fall Picture Day

Week of Sept. 25-29

Monday, Sept. 25
WCS Late Start Day

Wednesday, Sept. 27
WCS Early Release for Elem. Schools (Buses may be delayed at dismissal.)

Friday, Sept. 29:
SSMS PTO Mustang Madness Foam Party (details coming soon)

Dear Parents,

We have a new school-wide reading challenge for the year. We are encouraging all students to participate every 9 weeks to receive rewards. Some will complete the top level for the year-40 books! Please encourage your child to participate in the higher levels of the challenge (see attached). We can't wait to recognize their growth and reward them this year in the library!

Thank you!
Jennifer Brown
Library Media Specialist
Spring Station Middle School
615-472-5090

This form is for those who are needing assistance with food weekly or during the holiday seasons this school year. If you would like your child to receive a weekly fuel bag of food for the weekend, need assistance to provide a Thanksgiving meal, or need assistance with gifts during the Holiday season, please fill out the form below and our wonderful school team will make sure your family is taken care of. Information provided will be kept confidential and only shared with our school counseling team and SSMS social worker. 

Changes are underway to give students more choice and teachers more opportunity to provide academic support during 4th period WIN through a program called FlexTime Manager. We will start using the program during the week of August 28th. Teacher created sessions will be available to students Tuesday through Friday during the week with Monday Late Start Days. Students will be able to get extra help from content teachers, as well as participate in occasional extension activities.

Our School is using PBIS Rewards to help us with our PBIS program. PBIS Rewards is a technology-based PBIS Management System that helps us with our behavior incentive program. You can learn about PBIS Rewards on their website. Parents may gain access to their child’s school account by downloading the PBIS Rewards FAMILY app and using a QR code specific to each of their students to link their accounts. Letters containing the individual QR code given to students earlier this week to take home. Parents were also sent individual emails on Friday afternoon with identical versions of these QR codes.

If you need assistance gaining access to your child’s PBIS Rewards account through the PBIS Rewards FAMILY app, please contact Mrs. Hailey Lane. 

• Follow all AM and PM procedures for arrival and dismissal of car riders.
• If you are a community member who lives close to the school, please do not come onto school campus sidewalks while walking during the school day (7AM-3PM), especially with pets.
• All visitors must show ID, state their name, students name, and reason for requesting to enter the building. 

Hello Mustang Families!

We have had a truly amazing first few weeks of school for the 23-24 school year. On behalf of the staff at SSMS, I want to say thank you for an amazing first few weeks of school.

We recognize that in order to be successful in school, our students need support from both the home and school. We know a strong partnership with you will make a great difference to your child’s education. As partners, we share the responsibility for the success of all SSMS students and want you to know that we will do our very best to carry out our responsibilities.

We ask that you guide and support your child’s learning by ensuring that he/she:

• Attends school daily and arrives on time, ready for the day’s learning experience.
• Fully charge their student Chromebook each night and bring it to school each morning.
• Completes all assignments given by teachers.
• Share school experiences with you so that you are aware of his/her school life. (Checking Schoology and Skyward with your student at least once a week will keep parents/guardians informed and up-to-date.
• Informs you if he/she needs additional support in any area or subject.
• Knows that you expect him/her to meet daily SSMS behavior expectations (communicated at the student meetings with Admin. during the first week of school) for student success.

Please take a moment to review, with your student, the daily expectations and Mustang Imperatives for student success. (see attached document: Student Meetings with Admin.)

We are looking forward to a productive partnership with you to ensure that our students can achieve their highest potential.

Best regards,
Paula Waits, Ed.S.
SSMS Principal

Illnesses are on the RISE. COVID, strep, vomiting/diarrhea, colds, etc. I have attached the current Illness guidelines for the district. Please refer ALL illness questions from parents to me, especially if they are COVID questions. Keep surfaces clean, keep your hands clean and touch your face as little as possible. Ask students to pull their shirt up over their nose and mouth to cough into. Start taking those immune supplements!

• If you have families asking you for medical advice related to illness, please refer them to the school nurse, Illness Guidelines and their healthcare provider.
• If a student self-reports a positive COVID test, they must be excluded from school for 5 days from symptom onset (day 0 is symptom onset). So they are really out SIX days.
• The illness guidelines support this in the statement at the top referencing Student Communicable Disease Policy 6.403.
• If healthcare provider provides a different return to school date, that is to be honored.

Please reach out if you have any questions.

Joy Evenson, RN
School Nurse
Spring Station Middle School
615-472-5088 (clinic)
615-472-5735 (fax)