IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

CHANGE OF INFORMATION: Please make sure your student(s) contact information is correct and current. It is very important that this information is kept current at all times. Please make sure the contact names are correct as we will NOT release any student to anyone who is not on the master list. Please call or stop by the school office.

2011-12 Contact Info Form

PARENT CONNECT: Is a web portal for parents to access information about their students. Lunch information, grades and news from school will be available with a simple login and password. Please contact the office at 269.965.9640 to sign up.

MEDICATION: All prescribed medications must have a written prescription form from the physician accompanying any medications given out to the students. Please make sure all prescriptions are clearly labeled, including inhalers. Inhalers must have a prescription on the box, or labeled on the inhaler without a box. This ensures us that we are administering the correct medications to your students. Thank you for your cooperation.

HEALING HANDS HEALTH CENTER: The HHHC was established in 2009 and is a school based health center at Springfield Middle School. Funding from a grant provided by the state of Michigan allows the HHHC to serve any and all Battle Creek Public Schools students ages 10 - 21. Our centers have health care providers on staff and are open year round. The health center is open Monday-Thursday 8:00AM until 2:30PM. We provide services here four days per week to assist with the health needs of the Springfield Middle School community. Battle Creek Central High School has a health care facility as well. For more information, please see our brochure .

Click here for printable Lunch Menus on the Food Services page.

MAIN OFFICE CONTACTS:

Ms. Lichtenberger, Main Office Secretary: 965-9640 klichten@battle-creek.k12.mi.us

Mrs. Wemlinger, Counselor: 965-9649 dwemling@battle-creek.k12.mi.us

Ms. Byrd, Attendence Secretary: 965-9647 dbyrd@battle-creek.k12.mi.us

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Celebrating SMS Students!

Springfield Middle School will be holding an end of the year celebration on Wednesday, June 6 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the WK Kellogg Auditorium. This event will be for every student who has won an award this year, such as perfect attendance, honor roll, American Legion award, etc. We will start with the 8^th grade awards, followed by 7^th and then the 6^th grade. Once we have completed the award presentation for the first group we will begin serving cake and punch in the lobby.

Students will be notified towards the end of May if the will be receiving an award. This is the only end of the celebration that the school will hold so everyone will want to earn an invitation. It is not too late for your student to put themselves in position for an award so encourage them to be involved and do their best!

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EMpty bowls 2012 rev. flyer

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Positive Behavior Support

ROAR Matrix

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Springfield Middle School's Student Leadership Team Makes Valentine's Day Special at Springfield Middle School!

sms v day 2012

The Springfield Middle School Student Leadership Team wanted to do something nice for their classmates, the community of Battle Creek, and combat bullying all at the same time. They decided to start with a carnation sale where the students could purchase a carnation for a dollar and on Valentine's Day have that carnation delivered with a note attached to someone at SMS. The students spent many hours creating signs to advertise their sale, making cards that students could select from, then tagging all the carnations and finally delivering them at the end of the school day on February 14th. But their kind spirits didn't stop there. No, they were, in fact ,just getting started. The team of ten students were then able to decide where the $150.00 would be donated to from their carnation sales. The lucky recipients are as follows... $50.00 will go to the Calhoun County Animal Shelter, $50.00 will go to Haven of Rest ,and the last $50.00 will go to Safe Place.

It's hard to believe but the ten student leaders weren't done spreading cheer and happiness yet. On Monday, February 13th, the students stayed after school and decorated every locker in the school with a valentine. After being inspired by another Michigan student who did a very similar act, the student leaders thought this would be a great activity to just bring smiles to fellow students' faces and ask nothing in return.

The SMS Student Leadership team is always working to improve the school and support school-wide events such as Success Day, a quarterly event to award students who are able to keep their grades up, assignments turned in, and demonstrate positive behavior.

The team meets once a week after school to work on PBS (Positive Behavior Support) in the school and put those ideas into action. Currently, they are working on a project to help prevent bullying and to support SMS's Roar Matrix (Respect, Ownership, A+ Attitude, and Responsibility).

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REACH

The Middle School Advanced and Accelerated Program of Battle Creek Public Schools

We are currently testing for admittance into next year's program. Fifth grade testing is scheduled through Febraury at BCPS elementary schools. On March 7, we will host an open house for interested parents and the community at Springfield Middle School from 6pm until 8pm, with displays of student work, discussion panels, and "meet the REACH teachers." All families of students entering 6th, 7th, or 8th grade, BCPS or other county schools, are encouraged to attend and learn about our program. Evening testing for in- and out-of-district students entering 6th, 7th, and 8th grade in the fall of 2012 will be held from 6pm until 7:30 pm on March 13 and March 15 (same testing, both nights). Students who test into the program will be required to take an algebra placement test. Call 269-965-9640 to reserve a seat for testing. Click to learn more about our program: 2011-2012 REACH Student Handbook

Mrs. Lantinga's REACH website

6th Grade REACH website

7th Grade REACH website

8th Grade REACH website

REACH Student Council 2011-2012

Azaria Eighth grade REACH student, Azaia K., is pulished in on-line teen literary magazine! Read her article, "Price of Fame - The Cost of Celebrity Influences" and her short story, "The Ring."

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TOPS CLUB

The SMS TOPS Club collected more 200 pairs of jeans!

Click here to find out about our Community Service Project (article by Hannah, 7th grade).

The TOPS Program, the “Teen Outreach Program,” is an extra-curricular group of Springfield Middle School students who wish to better themselves through fun activities, learn team- building skills, and discover and carry through on ways to better their communities. The TOPS program is open to 6-8^th graders at SMS, meeting on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. It is a great opportunity. The students are supplied an after-school snack. If the students meet certain criteria, they could be awarded something to commend them for their hard work. The SMS Tops Club has already participated in the Teens for Jeans (refer to picture), the pumpkin carving for the Zoo Boo, and many, many other service learning activities. The TOPS club is a great opportunity where students at SMS can learn to be true to their values and help the community in times of need. __________________________________________________________________________________

Service Learning

Mrs. Roberts’ 7^th and 8^th grade at Springfield Middle School classes are doing a service-learning project to learn about real-life situations. There are two 8^th grade classes. One group is going to the Salvation Army kitchen to work in the kitchen to help the needy on Tuesday February 21, 2012. The 7^th graders are going on Thursday, February 23, 2012 to help too. The other 8^th grade group is going to be running a staff/student basketball game that will be held on Thursday March 8 at 4:30pm at SMS. (article by Elijah, 7th grade)_________________________________________________________________________________________________