New/Incoming Student Summer Registration Location and Details
During the summer, the District centralizes its new student registration to one location.  This summer, from June 17 - August 1, 2013, new K-8 students are to register at Riverview Elementary School, 1434 Harris Road, Fort Mill.  The hours of operation are Monday - Thursday, 8:00am--3:00pm (closed Fridays).  New high school students are to register at the school servicing their attendance area.  Registration will be closed at Riverview and the high schools during the week of July 1, 2013 in observance of the July 4th holiday. Click here for further registration details.

Returning Students Must Re-Register Through InfoSnap
Returning students must re-register through InfoSnap. Parents of currently enrolled students received an email on April 18th from the district to begin the re-enrollment process through the district's secure, online InfoSnap system.  Click here to access the district's re-registration page.   Reminder . . . If you are paying by check, please be sure to write your child's name on the front of the check in the memo space.

New Principals Announced for 6 FMSD Schools

Mrs. Jeanette Black Fort Mill Elementary	Dr. Scott Frattaroli Elementary #9	Mr. Chris Gardner Elementary #8
Mrs. Michelle Gritz Sugar Creek Elementary	Mr. Matt Wallace Gold Hill Middle	Mr. Grey Young Pleasant Knoll Elementary

Please welcome our new assistant principals, Mr. Michael Pratt and Ms. Christy Matkovich.  We welcome them to the Springfield Middle family!
We wish much luck to our former assistant principals; Ms. Craig in her retirement and to Mr. Young as he starts his new position as principal at Pleasant Knoll Elementary School.

 

Monday - Thursday

8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Click on the link below for more information on the summer reading list.

SMS Booster Club held their elections for the 2013-14 school year last night, May 14th 2013.

The executive board is as follows:
President: Tiffany Queen
Co-President: Stacey Poole
Vice-president: Laura Kell
Co vice-president: Rod Garner
Treasurer: Barbara Catan
Secretary: Amanda Cohen
Volunteer Chair: Tracy Snowberger
Concession Chair: Darleen Romenick and Richard Spilmann
Membership Chair: Rod Garner and Greg Yeager
Fundraising Chair: Stacey Poole
Merchandise Chair: Mariann Hord

Thank you all for volunteering your time and talents for the coming year! I hope to have more information regarding the district meeting by the end of the week.

Also, thank you to Tiffany Queen, Paige Kell, Kim Constantine, and Mariann Hord for all of their hard work, support and dedication over the last year. I cannot even begin to name all of the things you all have done to help our student athletes. Go Mustangs!

SMS Summer Football Information:

There will be voluntary summer football conditioning for rising 7th and 8th grade football players. Players are encouraged to attend as many dates as possible.
Summer conditioning will be held on the following dates from 7:00 – 8:15 pm at the SMS football field -
July 8 and 10
July 15 and 17
July 22 and 24
Players should wear shorts, t-shirts, and cleats or tennis shoes for conditioning. Please bring a water bottle with your name on it.

***Regular football practice will begin on Monday, August 12 for all players from 7:00 – 8:30 pm on Monday – Thursday nights.
All players must have turned in a completed physical form dated after April 1, 2013 to be eligible to participate.

For questions/information – please contact:
Coach Bryan Causey (8th grade) – jkjcausey@comporium.net or 704-575-7932
Coach Billingslea (7th grade) – billingslea@comporium.net

South Carolina State Archery Championship Coach John Barrow will conduct several camps at Springfield Middle School this year. 
NOTE:  SESSION 2 is the only Session open for registration

INCLEMENT WEATHER INFORMATION
 In the event of inclement weather causing school delays or cancellations, the following informational resources are provided to parents:

  1.  Cancellations and delays will be posted on the district home page.

  2.  Cancellations and delays will be communicated to parents/guardians via the School Messenger System to their phone number and email address of record.  Should a call or email not be received, please contact your child's school to update your contact information.

  3.  Cancellations and delays will be recorded on the district's hotline, 803-548-8695, as well as on the district's main office line, 803-548-2527.

  4.  Cancellations and delays will be communicated to the following local radio an news services:  The Fort Mill Times, WSOCtv, WCNCtv, WBtv, WRHI Radio, and CN2.

  *** A decision to cancel or delay school openings will be made by the Superintendent by 6am.  If the school opening is delayed, breakfast will not be served.  Adjustments to planned lunch menus may also be made due to school opening delays.

  *** If hazardous weather conditions develop during the school day, a decision to close schools early will be communicated to parents/guardians via the School Messenger System as soon as the decision is made. This information will also be posted on the district website and to the phone numbers, as well as to the news media, as listed above.  Elementary school students served by bus transportation will be served first.  High school and middle school bus students will be dismissed approximately 1 hour following elementary dismissal.

Please review the Fort Mill School District's policy regarding collection of NSF checks.  Please include your phone number on all checks written to the school or district.  If your check is returned for insufficient funds, contact our collection agency immediately at 877-343-1823 to make payback arrangements.  Neither teachers nor staff members will be able to accept payment for returned checks.  Read the policy here.

We have a new way to communicate with parents!  Please check out Mr. Young's SMS Twitter account at

https://twitter.com/#!/SMSMustangs

    Fort Mill School District wants to ensure the safety and well-being of your child while in our care at school on a daily basis.  Therefore, the following change has been made regarding medication administration in the health rooms.  This change will take place beginning on Monday, March 4, 2013.
The nurses and/or designee will no longer be able to dispense any medications, both non-prescription (over- the -counter) and prescription medications, from the health rooms without a health care provider's order for that specific child.
If your child needs to take any medication at school, you must supply the medication in the original container with all directions and names visible.  A signed medication consent form or written doctor's order for each medication must be on file in your child’s school health room and signed by your child's health care provider.  Copies of the medication consent form may be obtained from the school nurse.
Thank you for your attention in this matter.

Please click here for the new consent form.


JoAnne Young, RN Springfield Middle School Nurse

At the beginning of the 2012/2013 school year, DHEC proposed changes to the immunization requirements.  Please viwe the lastest here.

The Immunization Requirements for next school year (2012-2013) are posted on the DHEC website:

http://www.scdhec.gov/health/disease/immunization/immunizations.htm

 Changes for the 2012-2013 school year include:

 The addition of EIGHTH grade to the requirements for four (4) doses of diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.

Please also encourage the receipt of the following CDC/ACIP-recommended preteen/adolescent and catch-up vaccines: tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis (Tdap), meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4), human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV), and second dose of varicella zoster vaccine (VZV).

 Required Change for the 2013-2014 school year:

SC DHEC is providing important information in advance of a future immunization requirement. This requirement does not apply to the 2012-2013 school year but will begin with the 2013-2014 school year.

 One (1) dose of Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) administered on or after the 7th birthday will be required for all seventh graders. It is strongly recommended that adolescents who have not yet received a dose of Tdap vaccine be immunized in advance of this requirement.

Food Allergies

 

ATTTENTION:  Student with Food allergies

Due to new guidelines from the South Carolina Department of Education, from the Office of Nutrition and School Food Services, new procedures are needed to address Students with Food Allergies and Special Dietary Needs. The Student Nutrition Department and your child’s school will need medical documentation of the food related allergy and a copy of the allergy action plan in order to accommodate students with food related medical conditions. This new procedure will be implemented for the 2012-2013 school year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is it?
Harris Teeter’s Together In Education program is a fund raising program for schools (public or private- preschool through 12th grade) in our communities.

When customers purchase select Harris Teeter Brand products using their VIC card, Harris Teeter contributes a percentage of those purchase dollars to the schools of their choice.

Schools use the money as they see fit on anything from basic supplies to band equipment or computers.

One Step Sign Up Process
Starting August 1st each year, parents and community members are able to link their VIC cards to your school's Together in Education school code.



Simply give the cashier your VIC Card and your school's Together In Education school code during checkout OR

That is it!

This one time sign up process must take place each school year. The school of your choice is linked to your VIC card until May 31. You can link your VIC card to up to five schools (Please choose both the SMS PTA and the SMS Athletic Booster Club) and Harris Teeter will evenly distribute funds to the schools. Look for special promotions where you can earn even more money for your school.

 
Did you know there is an easy way to help us raise money for our school – for books, reading programs and anything else that can use extra funding?  It’s called Take Charge of Education, and it is already helping our school.  If you have a Redcard from Target, read on!  (If you don’t have a Redcard and you shop there often, the Redcard gives you a 5% discount at Target every time you use it!)
 
Here is how it works:  visit Target.com/tcoe or call 1-800-316-6142 to designate our school, then use your REDcard whenever you shop.  When you use your REDcard (Target credit card, Target debit card, or Target VISA Credit Card,) Target will donate up to 1% of your purchases to the eligible K-12 school of your choice.
 
Grandparents, friends, and neighbors are all welcome to participate in the program.  If you are already participating, thank you!  Check out our school’s progress anytime at Target.com/tcoe.

SMS Clothes Closet-

During these difficult economic times, many of our Springfield Middle School families have struggled to make ends meet.  We want to help our families in need. We have opened "The Closet" for our Springfield Middle School families. "The Closet" has gently used clothing for students, infants and adults.  Please contact your child’s counselor, Mrs. Finley or Mrs. Coone, to set up a time for you and/or your child to visit "The Closet" if you are in need of clothing items.

 
We would like donations of:  new and gently used jeans, shoes, and coats.  We also need infant and small childrens' sizes. Thank you to our SMS family!

Click here for 2012-2013 SMS bus schedule!