Spring Lake Middle School
Newsletter, Week of August 28, 2023
Message from the Principal
Upcoming Important Dates
August 25--Flag Football Practice, 3:15 pm
August 28--Volleyball Tryouts, 3:15 pm
August 28--Homework Club Starts
Monday, September 4--Labor Day, No School
Tuesday, September 5--Periods 1, 2, 3, 4
Wednesday, September 6--Parents Association Meeting, 5:30 pm
Wednesday, September 6--Periods 5, 6, 7, 8, 2:10 pm Release
September 11-October 4--Volleyball Season (Tournaments Week of October 13)
September 14-October 12--Flag Football Season
Schoology Parent Accounts
You received an invitation to sign up with Schoology last week on ParentSquare. Please make sure you do so, so that you can see your child's assignments, homework, grades and more! To sign up, go to schoology.com, click on Register, and enter your child's access code. Each access code is different, so make sure to use the code we sent you. Then complete the process to sign up for your account. You can also download the Schoology App and access classes from there.
RVUSD Tech Tips
Be a Role Model: 4 Ways to Balance Screen Time Around Children
One of the advantages of modern technology is that you can be at the playground and scroll through your phone at the same time. We've all been there. We answer emails, catch up on group chats, and try to get in that one last text. The thing is, children notice. They're watching us, watching how we use devices.
Lots of studies show the effects of screen time on kids, and there are guidelines for how much is appropriate at what age. More importantly, kids learn their screen habits from us. But it's common for many parents and caregivers to be distracted by their phones when spending time with their children. These tips can help you balance your own tech use and model healthy habits for the kids.
Set device-free times and zones
Establish screen-time goals for yourself
Keep distractions to a minimum
Watch and play movies, shows, and games together
We want to partner with families on this topic! Click here to learn more.
Sports Update
Flag Football
Flag football practices will be Mondays and Fridays from 3:15-5:15 pm.
Games will be Thursdays, game schedule coming soon!
All players will receive a separate message through ParentSquare with more details later in the week.
Volleyball
Volleyball practices will be Mondays, 3:15-4:30 and Wednesdays, 2:15-4:30, starting Wednesday 8/30.
Games will also be Mondays and Wednesdays, to be announced soon.
As many players as possible were placed on the teams, and alternates will be added if there is space available.
All players will receive a message on ParentSquare with more details later this week.
ParentSquare
All communication from SLMS will come through ParentSquare. You may have to access other sites, such as Schoology and your Parent Portal in Synergy, but all information pertaining to our school and links to access those sites will be provided through ParentSquare.
If you have not already signed up, you should have received an invitation link, or you can go to ParentSquare.com to sign up. When you use the app, you can change your settings to receive messages however you prefer (once per day, at the time they are sent, via text or SMS notification, etc.). Newsletters such as this one will contain lots of important information and will be sent out weekly, so please make sure you are reading them when you receive them!