SPRING RIDGE WEEKLY

Message from the Principal

What a great first week everyone!! It was amazing to see all of you and the energy you brought to SRMS last week was electric. Parents, please work with your students to make sure they have a daily routine. It is so important for students to have an established bedtime and wake time for school. Work with them to set time aside daily to review homework and grades as we move forward in the 23-24 school year. Your support as a parent is vital in your students' success here at SRMS. We are all in this together! See everyone tomorrow!!!!

SRMS SPIRIT WEAR ON SALE NOW!

Spirit Wear is now on sale! Order your SRMS t-shirts and hoodies by September 21st. Fill out the order form and attach cash or check payable to SRMS. Order forms are here and are available through your homeroom teacher. Give all orders to Mrs. Nelson in room 106.

Free Books for Spring Ridge Students and Classrooms!

Buy Select Kellogg’s Products, including various cereals, Pop-Tarts and Eggo.

Upload Your Receipt. Once purchase is confirmed, select books! Keep the books for your personal collection or donate to Spring Ridge MS (or another school).

Get up to 10 Free Books! Offer Ends 9/30/23

Questions? Contact Mrs. Dyson-White, pldyson@smcps.org

Just want to send in receipts? Direct them to Mrs. Dyson-White!

Visit the Kellogg’s Site for complete details.

Transportation Information

Bus Schedules are available on the school system’s website.

SRMS Car Rider Information

If you are a car rider student please complete this online form to get a pass.

Drop Off and Pick-Up Instructions:

Drop off is at 7am. When you enter the south entrance to SRMS you will drive straight ahead (passing the ball fields and trailers) and follow around to the stop sign where you will have your student exit. You will exit straight ahead. Students will walk up the sidewalk to the building entrance.

Pick up takes place in the same location.

All afternoon car riders must complete the online registration. A pink placard will be made for

each student. Placards must be visible on car dashboard when picking student(s) up. Students

will be dismissed to the cafeteria at 1:57pm. Staff will radio names of students from placard to

cafeteria- student(s) will exit building and enter the vehicle. Exit straight ahead.

Note: If you do not have a PINK placard you must pick your student up in the front office after

showing a valid photo ID.

SMCPS Student Accident Insurance Available

If you are interested please check out the following documents.

Parent Information Letter

Fact Sheet

Enrollment Information

Spanish version:

Carta de información para padres

Hoja de hechos

Información de inscripción

ALERT: Beware of Phishing Attempts on SMCPS Student Accounts

In recent weeks, phishing attempts have been targeted at SMCPS student accounts using methods outside of SMCPS managed services.

Phishing is a method where malicious individuals attempt to trick you into providing them with information about you and your online account information. These methods can take many forms, so staying vigilant for anything that seems out of the ordinary when online is important.

Additionally, please note that SMCPS IT support will never contact you on Discord, Steam, or any other application that is not managed by SMCPS and will never ask you for your account password. If you are contacted on any outside application stating to be SMCPS IT, please DO NOT respond, block/report the individual and inform your site administration so that it can be escalated. Contact your building-level tech or the Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) at your first leisure for more information.

SMC Health Dept. School Based Health Center

Did you know that we have a School-Based Health Center (SBHC) that is open to all of our students? The Health Center provides many services, such as testing for illness (flu, strep, RSV, COVID-19, etc.), sports physicals, vaccines, well visits and more! Parents have to enroll for their student to receive these services - but do not have to be present for visits. Learn more online at smchd.org/sbhc or by calling (240) 434-6059.

Harriers SOAR

Harriers S.O.A.R. is our theme at Spring Ridge. Our students and staff are Safe, On-Task, Accountable, and Respectful at all times, in all locations, and in all interactions throughout their school day. We teach our S.O.A.R. framework each day and model in all of our interactions in order to have a safe, fun, positive, and healthy school culture.

Attention Military Families

Ms. Shannon Nickey is available to work with active duty military students who are enrolled at Spring Ridge Middle School. She can provide a variety of services for your child. Those services include counseling support, classroom support, and fun lunch socials. If you are interested please take the time to read and fill out this form. Once signed, please have your child turn the form into their advisory teacher. If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Nickey at 240-577-8056 or email her at senickey@contracted.smcps.org

Student Resource Accountability

Students are responsible for the care and upkeep of all of their SMCPS assigned resources: print and technology. This document outlines all of the policies and procedures in addition to pricing for lost or damaged devices. Please bring your charged laptop on the first day of school!

Attendance

Please note that Attendance at school is mandatory. If a child is absent, that means they are not here to learn, and that has a direct impact on grades and achievement. If a child is going to be absent for an excused purpose, it is essential to report the absence. The easiest way to do this is to go to the SRMS website and report the absence electronically. Failure to report an absence will automatically create an unexcused absence for the child. If a child has an unexcused absence, teachers are not required to provide make-up work, which will impact grades and achievement.

"Everybody Eats" Program at SRMS

At Spring Ridge Middle School, us Harriers like to SOAR together and one way we do that is by helping each other out. That's why we have created "Everybody Eats".
It is our lunch donation fund that ensures all of our Harriers have access to a nutritious
lunch to make it through their day. Please consider making a donation to our lunch fund.

Donations can be made online, by visiting MySchoolBucks. Go to www.myschoolbucks.com. Go to your profile and make sure that your student is added as a student. Then click on the School Store link at the top of the page or the school store icon in the middle of the screen, and browse all items. At this point all items that are available for your student will show.


Box Tops for Education Directions for the Box Tops for Education Application -- The Physical Education department uses the funds to replace equipment and purchase additional sporting gear.	MTSS Learn about our SOAR expectations here!	School Store My School Bucks -Track balances and purchases on your child's cafeteria account, pay fees, pay for field trips, make donations.

Box Tops for Education

Directions for the Box Tops for Education Application --

The Physical Education department uses the funds to replace equipment and purchase additional sporting gear.

MTSS

Learn about our SOAR expectations here!

School Store

My School Bucks -Track balances and purchases on your child's cafeteria account, pay fees, pay for field trips, make donations.

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SPRING RIDGE WEEKLY

Weekly Update of Events and Happenings at SRMS

SPRING RIDGE WEEKLY

Weekly Update of Events and Happenings at SRMS

Message from the Principal

WHAT's NEW........

Monday, August 28th is a B day:

SRMS SPIRIT WEAR ON SALE NOW!

Free Books for Spring Ridge Students and Classrooms!

Transportation Information

SRMS Car Rider Information

Acceptable Use Policy for Technology

SMCPS Student Accident Insurance Available

ALERT: Beware of Phishing Attempts on SMCPS Student Accounts

SMC Health Dept. School Based Health Center

Harriers SOAR

Attention Military Families

Student Resource Accountability

Attendance

"Everybody Eats" Program at SRMS

Box Tops for Education

MTSS

School Store

Box Tops for Education

MTSS

School Store

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