The Weekly Update
Springfield Twp MS - Season 6, Episode 20 - Jan 20
From the Principals
Thank you to the 8th-grade team for organizing a full-day trip to Washington D.C. Students will visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture (a new Smithsonian museum on the National Mall pictured here) and the Holocaust Museum not far away. The trip will take place on March 1st and transportation and admission to the museum will be free for 8th-grade students. We have also included the trip in our 2023-2024 preliminary budget in order to make it an annual event.
Charging Chromebooks
Morning Drop Off
SMS Sports
Coached Needed
- Boys Lacrosse
- 8th Grade Softball
Please apply on our website. Questions? Contact Kieran_Brady@sdst.org
HS Curriculum Night
Curriculum Night will be held on Thursday, March 23rd at 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Curriculum Night is a time when 8th-grade families AND students can meet with the Department Coordinators and Department Heads to learn about new courses being offered for next year; course sequences between grades; and opportunities that exist at the EASTERN Center for Arts and Technology and Montgomery County Community College. For families who are not able to attend, a slide presentation will be sent home via email after the event.
Mock Teen Bedroom
As part of the School District of Springfield Township's partnership with Be Part of the Conversation, we are pleased to present "Mock Teen Bedroom" and "Parenting on Your Feet" at the Middle School Library on Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. This in-person event will provide families with information on identifying drug and alcohol use in teenagers and the trends that put kids at risk for substance abuse. Pre-registration is required at conv.zone/sdst. We hope to see you there!
Winter 2023 Equitable Practices Newsletter and Report Card
On January 17th, 2023, the district presented Year 1 of the Equity Action Plan to the Board of School Directors. We have accomplished so much as a district over the past calendar year and we are excited to share it with our entire community. Please take a moment to check out our Winter 2023 Equity Newsletter. This publication is filled to the brim with goal reporting, district-wide events, educational information, videos, resources, and so much more. In addition, we hope you will take this opportunity to check out our Report Card, which highlights our Year 1 goals and our progress.
January
26th: 8th Gr - Speed Raceway
27th: School Closed
27th: MP2 Ends
28th: Wrestling Tourney
February
2nd: MP 2 Report Cards
8th: NAEP Testing
10th: Grade Level Meetings
16th: Early Dismissal
17th: School Closed
17th: Multicultural Students
Club Leadership Conference
20th: School Closed
21st: S.O.B. Survey
23rd: Black History Program
March
6th - 9th: SB Reg.
9th: MP3 Interims
17th: Early Dismissal
17th: Conferences
17 - 19: SMS Musical
24th: Early Dismissal
24th: Conferences
31st: MP3 Ends
Upcoming PRIDE Trips
7th Grade: On Monday, February 13th, the 7th grade will be traveling to Hatfield Ice to skate and lunch is included! This trip is to reward students for demonstrating positive behaviors in school. 7th-grade teachers have been awarding points to students for being prompt, prepared, and polite. Students who have earned 75 PRIDE points are eligible for this trip. Students can check in with their homeroom teacher about their point progress.
8th Grade: On Thursday, January 26th, the 8th grade will be traveling to Speed Raceway in Horsham to race go-karts, climb rock walls, and play arcade games! This trip is to reward students for demonstrating positive behaviors in school and to celebrate the successful completion of their midterm exams. 8th-grade teachers have been awarding points to students for getting to class on time, being respectful to classmates, and working hard on class assignments, and students who have earned 100 PRIDE points are eligible for this trip. Students should bring a bagged lunch, and buses will be leaving STMS at 9:25 am.
STSHSP
We hope you can attend the next Secondary HSP meeting on Thursday, January 26 at 7PM via Zoom. The agenda will include the SDST Equity Plan and details about the Middle School's new Positive Behavior Support project. Register in advance at https://tinyurl.com/yjj6jf65, and a Zoom link will be emailed to you. We are kicking off our Mini-Grant program to the middle school and high school staff within the next week. Staff will have the opportunity to submit requests to the Secondary HSP for resources that provide enrichment to our students. Please become a paid member of the Secondary HSP at the Secondary HSP Membership Drive site. The money we raise from membership funds mini-grants. After you select your donation amount and complete the form, be sure to select the shopping cart to checkout and process the transaction. Thank you!