SHS Weekly Update

Students in grades 9-11 will have their pictures taken on Thursday, September 12, and Friday, September 13.

Attention, seniors! Appointments are now open for the final senior portrait session at Smithfield High School, which is scheduled for September 26. The link to schedule a session at school is at www.prestigeportraits.com/bookappointment. Begin by selecting your school under School Photography. All scheduling and payments should be made through the website.

All members of the Class of 2025 should plan to take senior tux and drape portraits -- even if you're not interested in purchasing them -- as they will be used in the yearbook. This is the last senior portrait session scheduled for SHS. Students who don't take their portrait at school will have to arrange their own session with Lifetouch.

All senior portraits must be selected and submitted to Mrs. Garrow by Monday, November 4, to be included in the yearbook. If you took your portrait with Lifetouch/Prestige, it will automatically be sent to Mrs. Garrow. Be sure to go online and select your preferred pose for the yearbook. The background must be blue. If you take your portrait with an outside photographer, be sure the background is blue and that it is either a drape or tux formal portrait. Have the photographer send the portrait to hgarrow@iwcs.k12.va.us.

Click the link below for more information about purchasing a yearbook ad recognizing a member of the Class of 2025.

• NO LEFT TURNS out onto Turner Dr during morning drop-off. This backs up the line. Right turns only! Please plan accordingly.

• NO DROPPING OFF STUDENTS IN THE FRONT FACULTY PARKING LOT OR STUDENT PARKING LOT. Please wait in line like everyone else. If you need to be on your way faster or earlier, get here earlier!

Absentee Notes

Absentee notes may be sent in with your student or emailed to shs-attendance@iwcs.k12.va.us .

For all notes, please include the following information:

• Student First and Last Name

• Reason for absence

• Attached documentation (doctor note, etc…)

Early Release

If you need your student driver released early or you need to pick up your student early, please bring in a note or send an email to shs-attendance@iwcs.k12.va.us before 10:00am.

For all notes, please include the following information:

• Student First and Last Name

• Time to be dismissed

• Reason for early release

Once notes have been received, your student's name is added to a daily early release spreadsheet. Your student will notify their teacher, the teacher will confirm the information with the spreadsheet and be allowed to dismiss at the approved time. All students MUST come to the office and sign themselves out and then they will meet you at the car.

***Please note: In order to maintain safety and order during one of the busiest times of our day, student pick-up WILL NOT be allowed between 2:15 - 2:45 pm. This does not include early release notes received before 10am.

The library will continue to distribute laptops during the school day. Students must have teacher permission to leave class to pick up a laptop.

Students with charges on their library account, including tech charges from SMS, will not be able to pick up their laptops until their account is cleared.

Purchase the accidental coverage insurance online (service fee applies)

Pay a tech fee online (service fee applies)

Reminder: The Device Usage and Distribution Agreement must be completed and signed by a parent/guardian for a student to receive a school-issued laptop.

Pre-season for swim team:

Mondays and Wednesdays starting Sept. 16th

Location: Luter YMCA

Time: 3:15-4:45 p.m.

***A Current VHSL physical dated after May 1, 2024 is required to attend.

Please reach out to Coach Jones -- christenjones01@gmail.com

SHS Drama Club is having a Drama Club Interest Meeting on Monday, September 9, from 3:00-4:00 in room 51. We will discuss the plans for the year, how to become a member, and much more!

Smithfield High School Key Club will have their interest meeting Thursday, September 12th from 3:00-3:45 in room 204. Students must provide transportation home. We will be discussing what Key Club is all about and future Key Club events. If you have any questions contact Ms. Schreiber email: cschreib@iwcs.k12.va.us

Smithfield High School Scholastic Bowl team will have an interest meeting after school Monday, September 9, 2024 in room 40. Students must provide transportation home. If you have any questions, contact Mrs.Peters at tpeters@iwcs.k12.va.us

Annual dues: $17 due by October 1.

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL, & EVEN UNIQUE, TALENT? DO YOU PLAY IN A BAND? ARE YOU A COMEDIAN? DO YOU ACT, PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, OR SING? IF SO, SCAN THE QR CODE IN THE FLYER & SIGN UP TO AUDITION ON OCT. 7TH OR 8TH!

Parents,

It is imperative that your contact information be up to date in order for you to receive emergency information and other notifications from your child’s school. We have two (2) Information Portals, Connect 5 and PowerSchool Parent Portal.

Connect 5

Our Connect 5 Mass Communication System keep parents informed and involved to helps assure student safety and improve student success. It is utilized by Isle of Wight Schools to disseminates important information quickly and accurately to parents, students and staff.

HOW TO SETUP AND UPDATE YOUR CONNECT 5 ACCOUNT

• Go to the Connect 5 Parent Portal.
• https://iwcsmyconnect.portal.finalsiteconnect.com/Entry
• Click the Sign Me Up! link at the bottom right of the screen.
• On the login page, enter your first and last name, your email address and choose a password. Your password must be 8 characters in length, including at least 1 uppercase letter and 1 lowercase letter or number.
• You will then receive a confirmation e-mail at the e-mail address that you provided. Click the link in the e-mail to finish setting up your account.
• From there you will need to establish security questions and associate a contact for your account. It will be your child (using their Student ID) or yourself as an employee (using your Employee ID number with a capital "i" at the beginning). Once that has been completed, you can set your subscriptions and preferences.

PowerSchool Parent Portal

PowerSchool is the student information system used by Isle of Wight County Schools (IWCS). IWCS uses PowerSchool to develop class schedules, take attendance, store historical grades, produce transcripts, run report cards, update forms and more. Parents and guardians of students enrolled in IWCS will be able to view student progress through the PowerSchool Parent Portal.

HOW TO SETUP YOUR POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL ACCOUNT

The doc with Parent Portal Setup Instructions can be downloaded below.

Please click on the link below to access PowerSchool.

https://powerschool.iwcs.k12.va.us/public/

Annual Student Updates & Agreements

To make sure you are receiving all notifications, each year we ask all parents and guardians to update parent contact information on file in PowerSchool. Also, you can add or remove contacts of who can and cannot pick up your child from school. IWCS uses PowerSchool to develop class schedules, take attendance, store historical grades, produce transcripts, run report cards, update forms and more. Parents and guardians of students enrolled in IWCS will be able to view student progress through the PowerSchool Parent Portal.

Website: https://shs.iwcs.k12.va.us/
Location: 14171 Turner Drive, Smithfield, VA, USA
Phone: 757-357-3108
Twitter: @OfficialSHSPack