Panther Press

🍎 September:

• September 18-19: Star Math Tests
• September 19: IWCS School Board Meeting
• September 23: Asynchronous Day for Students

Our goal at Smithfield Middle School is to always put our students’ best interests first and to provide a variety of opportunities so all students can achieve success and make connections with others. We believe a strong partnership with families and the entire school community is vital for our Panthers’ success.

We would appreciate your feedback for us to continuously strive towards our goal. Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions so we may best serve our students and families: Link to survey.

1. All students must stay in their cars until 7:08 AM.

2. Students may only get out of their cars in the Drop Off Zone (highlighted in green). If there is another vehicle behind you, please continue to pull up as close to the cone (circled in red) prior to allowing your child to get out of the car.

If your student(s) ride an IWCS school bus, please join our new Remind group by using this code: @smsbusinfo.

Through this group, SMS will begin sharing bus updates in the morning and afternoon as we receive them from transportation. Thank you!

Please use the link above to submit parent/guardian notes of absence.

Teachers will be administering a hope assessment at the end of September to best help support students as we move through the school year. A copy of the assessment is included below for your review. Please utilize this link if you would like to opt your student out of this assessment.

This year the IWCS Nutrition Office has changed our payment source and we are no longer using: Meals Plus. If you had a credit on your child's Meals Plus account at the end of last year, we have moved those funds over. If you do not see those funds, please reach out to Mrs. Couch: ecouch@iwcs.k12.va.us.

Parents are encouraged to prepay for their children's meals. The website, www.schoolcafe.com, enables parents secure credit card payment options. Registration with the K12 Payment Center gives parents access to their student's lunchroom balance and meal history, and offers e-mail notification when the account balance drops below a set limit.