
Good morning families! Just a reminder that parent teacher conferences are this Thursday, Sept. 19 from 4-7 pm. Your student's teachers are looking forward to talking to you and sharing the amazing things we are seeing in the classroom!
Also, shaved ice will be on sale for $5 during conferences. See you soon!!

Reminder: Interims are coming home with your student this afternoon! We are proud of their hard work!

YouMedia at the Dome starts this week for 8th grade students! Please make sure your student's final forms give permission to attend if they are interested. There is bussing from Schaefer to the Dome, but your student must be picked up from the Dome after YouMedia. We are excited for this awesome opportunity for our students and to hear about all the fun things they do!


REMINDER: Please fill out final forms if you have not already done so. Thank you! :)

Good evening Schaefer families! Below are some upcoming important dates:
Friday, Sept. 13: Interims go home
Thursday, Sept. 19: Parent teacher conferences, 4-7 pm (Shaved ice on sale for $5 a piece)
Tuesday, Sept. 24: No school!
Thursday, Sept. 26: Picture day

September breakfast and lunch menus are now available online and in the SCSD app! To view in the app: Choose your child's building from the 'Schools' button in the bottom right corner. Then select 'Menu' in the bottom left corner and choose 'Dining' where you can view the menu for each day of the month. To view at scsdoh.org: Choose the 'Services' tab at the top of the website > Food & Nutrition > Menus.

Reminder: There is NO SCHOOL Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day. Classes resume on Tuesday. Have a great holiday, Wildcats!

Just a reminder: Schaefer's open house is this Thursday from 4:15-5:45 pm. Also, we will be selling shaved ice for $5 a piece during open house! We can't wait to see you!

Breakfast and lunch menus for the remainder of August are now available on the SCSD app! To view: Choose your child's building from the 'Schools' button in the bottom right corner. Then select 'Menu' in the bottom left corner and choose 'Dining.' You can view the menu for each day of the month.

Just a reminder that 7th grade orientation is August 8 at Schaefer from 4-5:15 pm. We can't wait to meet the 7th graders joining our Schaefer family!

Check out the District's improved Athletics webpage! scsdoh.org/athletics You can also now receive Athletics push notifications here in the SCSD app. Go to Menu > Settings > Notifications Preferences & Subscriptions > Check the boxes for Athletics. We look forward to celebrating our Wildcat student-athletes!

Looking for your child's open house date? The District's Back-to-School Hub is live NOW on the SCSD website: https://tinyurl.com/btshub2024 Check it out for everything you need to know before the first day!

Don't miss out on the District's Summer Food Program! Free daily lunch is available for students 18 and under at several locations around Springfield. Open the app's Live Feed to see flyers detailing locations and times.






Open gyms, open fields & workouts for many middle school athletic teams are getting underway! If you have an incoming 7th or 8th grade student who is interested in playing sports next year, make sure to check out scsdoh.org/athletics for summer schedules.

Don't miss out on everything the SCSD has to offer this summer! Check out scsdoh.org/summer for day camps, athletic camps & more! This website will be updated as additional opportunities become available.

Each of our 8th grade students have been working on painting a brick in the hallway. This is our legacy wall!











On Friday, Ms. Ashley's student's did presentations on social change and what they were going to do about different problems in the school/community/world. They did awesome! Love hearing student's voices!!











Our students had a fun day today at Kings Island!



Tomorrow is the last day to register for the Wildcat Volleyball Program's Summer Kids Camp and guarantee a t-shirt! This 2-day camp is open to students entering grades 4-7 who are interested in building their volleyball skills. The camp will be held June 6-7 from 6-8 PM at Springfield High School. To register, use this link: https://scsdoh.org/volleyballcamp


Registration Open: Clark State College is excited to hold our annual College for Kids and Teens summer programs again this summer. Online registration is now open and can be accessed on the website here.
College for Kids & Teens information:
Our pre-college camp programs offer an opportunity for our local students to learn new skills, make new friends and begin to experience and explore career areas in their own community. Our classes are non-graded environments where personal growth, critical thinking and creativity are encouraged.
All camp sessions are M-F, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Camp sessions are available for students entering Grades 2-12.
Cost of camp: $175 (full scholarships are available and request forms are accessible on the website)
Breakfast snacks, lunch, and a camp t-shirt are included.