Spring Mills Shark Nation Notes
April 26th, 2024
Important Upcoming Dates
May 2nd - Middle School Orientation for 5th graders
May 2nd - 4th grade Music Field Trip - The Ark
May 3rd - Donuts with A Grown Up (Last names A-L)
May 6th - Donuts with A Grown Up (Last names M-Z)
May 7th - No school for students - Election Day - PL Day for Staff - K Days (incoming K families)
Dear Spring Mills Families,
We are headed into May and the last 6 full weeks of the school year. It is hard to believe we are this close! It will go by quickly, and as I just shared with my staff, my intention is to soak up every minute of it right alongside all of you.
This week is a busy one for our 5th graders! They are coming off of 4 weeks of state testing, and jumping right into preparing for their next step. They have MS band fittings on Monday for all students who may be interested in band. On Thursday, they head to their assigned middle schools for 6th grade Orientation. This is such an exciting time of year, and brings about all sorts of emotions - for both students and parents! It has been a joy watching this group grow into middle schoolers these past few years! I can't wait to see what they do in the years ahead.
We will be finishing up M-STEP make up testing throughout the next couple of weeks as we have staff available to administer it.
Our 4th graders head to Ann Arbor on Thursday for a music field trip to The Ark! This is a great opportunity for our 4th graders. Thank you to Mrs. LaPratt for organizing this for them.
This Friday, May 3rd is the first of our Donuts with a Grown Up - organized by our PTA. On Friday, we welcome students and their Grown Up with last names beginning with the letters A-L. Please see below for more details. Families with last names M-Z will be on Monday, May 6th.
Remember that there is no school for students on Tuesday, May 7th, due to the election and our Professional Learning Day for Staff! We will also be hosting our incoming K students and a parent for our K Days event! We look forward to spending time with our new Sharks!
Have a terrific weekend!
Sarah Bentley
Principal, Spring Mills
Open Lab Nights for Back to School Process
School Folder Ad Sponsorship
National School Folders has been providing take home school folders for multiple years at zero cost to our school. Due to ever increasing printing and shipping costs, National School Folders is asking for help from the community in sponsoring ads for the 2024-2025 school year so that the folders will continue to be free.
There are two ways to help sponsor our School Folder:
*Business sponsorship: $350.00 (a discounted ad price) which includes a business ad on your school folder for the 24-25 school year.
*Personal sponsorship: $75.00 which includes your name on the back of the folder as a
sponsor.
For more information on how to sponsor an ad, please contact our National School Folders representative Bob Lundwall at:
586-405-1144
Ad Sponsorship Deadline is Friday June 7.
2024-2025 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION OPEN
2024-2025 Kindergarten registration is open. Please click HERE to for more information regarding enrollment.
IMPORTANT POLICY REMINDERS
Sick/Injured Children at School - What is your childcare plan?
End of Day Dismissal
If you are changing the way your child is going home at dismissal, please call the Spring Mills office BEFORE 3:30pm. Thank you!
Identification is Required
VERY important reminder to our parents.
When visiting Spring Mills for any reason, ALWAYS have your ID out to show the entry camera. Even if we've seen you many times and we know you well, it is a district expectation that every visitor to Spring Mills have their ID ready to show upon arrival. Thank you for complying with this district expectation!
Bond Information
PTA News
Circle Drive Reminders - Please share with other family members who may pick up your student.
Thank you to everyone following the guidelines making the circle drive a smoother experience for your community! Please see reminder below and share these rules with other family members who may pick up your student at times.
Arrival/Dismissal - updated information
- Our building doors open at 9:10 am. Please do not drop off early, as there isn't adult supervision outside of the building. You may only use the front loop for drop off
- Upper El Centrum doors close at 9:15am If your child arrives later than this, please use the front doors of the building.
- Safety first! Drivers will need to remain in their lane until all students have been unloaded; you are not allowed to pass other cars if your children unloaded first.
- Also for safety reasons, drivers and other adults must remain in the car during pick up and drop-off. If your child requires help getting in or out of their vehicle please park in the parking lot and walk to the doors to get your child/pick your child up.
- Always have your green name sign clipped to your passenger visor during afternoon pick up - this keeps things moving quickly for the entire Spring Mills community. Please let your child's teacher or the office know if you did not receive a sign and we will send them home with your child.
- When possible, please move your child's seat to the passenger side of the vehicle. Children should not be exiting out into traffic, but rather on the curb side.
- The school day ends at 4:08 pm. Please do not arrive before 4pm. DO NOT EXIT your vehicle from the circle to meet students.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION!