

SMS UPDATE
News, Updates, and Information about SMS
Welcome to the Shelbyville Middle School ListServ. We will periodically send out emails to inform you of upcoming events, and/or exciting events that have already taken place. Please contact us if you have any questions throughout the school year.
Last Student Day
Our last student day will be Friday, May 23rd. We will operate on a normal Friday schedule. Dismissal will be at the normal 3:30 time.
SMS Yearbooks
Yearbooks are in, and it's not too late to get a copy! Yearbooks will be on sale for $40 at lunch and in the front office on Thursday and Friday. Students who pre-purchased a yearbook will receive it Thursday in their Social Studies class.
Student Medications
If your child has medication at school, it will need to be picked up by May 23rd by the end of the day or it will be destroyed.
Student iPads
Current 6th and 7th graders will keep their iPads during summer break. We will collect current 8th grade iPads on Thursday, May 22nd. 8th grade students will receive a different iPad from SHS.
2024-2025 Athletics
If your child plans to participate in athletics at SMS next year, they will need a physical before they can participate. All paperwork must be done through Final Forms. Attached is information on how to register your child.
Lost and Found
Lost something? A sweatshirt, water bottle, lunchbox or something else. Make sure to check the lost and found at the end of the choir/enginerring tech hallway. Anything not claimed by the last day of school will be donated. Don't wait too long to look!
Nutrislice
Below is a link to a video that shows how to download the Nutrislice app to your phone. The Nutrislice app allows you to view the weekly/daily cafeteria menus as well as view nutritional information.
We are excited to inform you that our school has enrolled with STOPit!
STOPit is an online reporting tool designed to deter and mitigate bullying, cyber abuse, and other inappropriate behaviors, consisting of an app and a back-end incident management system for school administrators.
Our students will have access to the STOPit mobile app, which has two simple but powerful features.
Report can be used by students to report incidents to school contacts anonymously.
Messenger can be used to engage in anonymous two-way communication with school contacts.
Both Report and Messenger empower students to stand up for themselves and for one another. Students have the power to help put an end to harmful and inappropriate behavior they see online through social media and other means. They can use STOPit to reach out for help if they or a peer are facing a personal crisis or experiencing bullying, abuse, or are otherwise in need of assistance. Our goal with STOPit is to create safer, kinder, school communities both online and off.
No student information is needed to use STOPit. The only way personally identifiable information will be accessible through STOPit is if a student voluntarily includes it within the content of a report or message.
More information and resources can be found online at https://scs.shelbycs.org/apps/pages/stopit
SMS ACCESS CODE: SMSGoldBears
SMS FCA
The Shelbyville Middle School FCA convenes every Friday morning before school, providing a welcoming environment for all SMS students.
Attendance is open to everyone, irrespective of athletic or religious affiliations, without any fees or registration requirements; simply attend.
Doors open at 6:41 AM and close promptly at 7:00 AM, so it is important that all students arrive on time. Donuts will be available during this period, followed by engaging activities such as games, a brief lesson, and optional open gym sessions when scheduling allows.
To stay updated on announcements and events, you can join our GroupMe Announcement group by following this link: https://groupme.com/join_group/101997422/qKupPGrK
For further inquiries or information, feel free to email the SMS FCA Coach, Warren Robison, at warren@smsfca.org.
Let's Go Krogering!
INSTRUCTIONS FOR KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS SUPPORTERS: All supporters must have a registered Kroger Plus card account online to be able to link their card to SHELBYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
· If you do not have a Kroger Plus Card, you can obtain a digital Kroger Plus Card when creating an account online or at any Kroger store.
Link your card at www.KrogerCommunityRewards.com.
- If you have an existing account, click on “Sign In”, otherwise click on “Create an Account”.
- If you are a new online customer: You will need to enter your email address, create a password, enter your zip code, click on favorite store, and agree to the terms and conditions.
- Once you are done entering your information you will get a message asking you to check your e-mail inbox and click on the link within the body of the e-mail that was sent to activate your Kroger account.
Already have a Kroger.com account?
- Enter your email address and password and click on “Sign In”. Click on Community then on Community Rewards” then click on enroll now, complete personal information, click on save.
- Enter your organization’s number (WI312) or SHELBYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL and then click on “Search”.
- Select your organization and click on “Enroll”.
- To verify that you enrolled correctly, you will see your organizations name on the right side of your account settings page.
- Once you are linked, you can start earning rewards immediately toward Shelbyville Middle School.
(Note: The message saying that you are supporting an organization through the Kroger Community Rewards program will start printing on your receipt about 10 business days after you linked your card.)
Transportation
Free Breakfast at SMS - Monday through Friday!
To encourage students to eat a healthy breakfast, we will be running Universal Breakfast at Shelbyville Middle School. Universal Breakfast means that breakfast is FREE for all students.
The School District is able to provide this through Government reimbursements.
If your child does not eat breakfast at school, we encourage you to consider having him or her do so.
If you have any questions about this program, or would like more information about our breakfast menus, please contact SMS Cafeteria Manager at 317-392-2551 ext. 3334.