SMMS Weekly Update

Here are the highly anticipated dates and themes for Spring Mills Middle School's winter spirit week! Brought to you by the SMMS student leadership team.

Monday- Holiday Headwear
Tuesday- Deck the Role
Wednesday- Sweats and Sets
Thursday- Cozy Chaos
Friday- Soft and Snuggly Day

Renaissance is a framework that helps to foster a learning environment where students thrive and teachers love coming to school. It is all about focusing on the positives and acknowledging when students and staff are doing the "right" thing.

For students, we use the metrics of attendance, grades, and discipline. Students can earn a RenCard for meeting our school-wide expectations. This week, we surprised students with our Blue Card Blitz: a mobile snack cart. Students who earned a Blue RenCard were treated to a mid-morning or afternoon snack as a thank-you for serving as exemplary students.

Last week, we collected 62 items for our Student Assistance Fund Food Drive! Because of that success, we are hitting repeat.

If you are planning on joining us for the basketball game on Monday, December 15, please consider donating something to our Food Drive to save a little on your ticket. For each canned food or hygiene item, you will receive $1 off of your admission.

Band

Thanks to everyone who came out to support our young musicians on Wednesday evening!

Strings

Thanks to everyone who came out to support our Strings groups on Thursday evening!

Band Fundraiser: December 15-December 19

Spring Mills Band Parents we will be running our Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser to help support our band program. You can scan the QR code or download the app and enter the event code to register for the fundraiser. The fundraiser will run from Monday, December 15 starting at 5PM through Friday, December 19 closing at 5PM. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Mr. English through Schoology or email.

Food Resources For Families

If your family is experiencing food insecurity, please reach out to one of our counselors for community resources. There are several community groups providing free food for families.

Call the school at 304-274-5030 and ask for your grade level counselor.

Ms. Davis (6th grade)- tasheena.davis@k12.wv.us
Ms. Telli (7th grade)- julianne.piscitelli@k12.wv.us
Ms. Kantor-Bright (8th grade)- ebright@k12.wv.us

Did you know that teachers at SMMS offer free homework help each week? If your child is interested in attending, please make sure they have a permission slip submitted to the main office PRIOR to attending.

Each week, there is a designated day for each grade level.

Monday- Grade 6
Tuesday- Grade 7
Wednesday- Grade 8

Boys Basketball

Contact Coach Payton with any questions at noah.payton6@gmail.com for our Varsity Team. Contact Coach Disney at isiah.disney@k12.wv.us with any questions for our JV team.

Girls Basketball

Contact Coach Barnhart with any questions at cbarhar@k12.wv.us about the Varsity team.

Contact Coach Coindet with any questions at luz.coindet@k12.wv.us about the JV team.

On December 1, AUP forms were sent home with students who do not have a current signed AUP on file for this school year. Families may also download the form from the newsletter or complete it through the Annual Forms section online.

If you already completed the Annual Enrollment form at the start of the year, your AUP is already signed.

Please note: Student devices will be deactivated starting December 11 for anyone without a signed AUP. Devices will be reactivated once the form is returned.