Message from Mrs. Briggs

We have had another fabulous week at Spring Hill! This week, we celebrate our Military Families and thank them for their service to our Country.

Our PTO is busy transforming our Large Pod into an aquatic adventure! We hope to see you at our Book Fair Ice-Cream social on Thursday, October 9th! 

Sincerely,

Amy Briggs

  Important Dates

2025-26   School Calendar

Attendance Matters

Attendance is an important life skill that will help your child later in life. It’s a good habit to build now to help them graduate from college on time and routinely report to work on time once they have a career.

Please take a look at the FCPS Calendar. Try to schedule any trips or family events on weekends and school holidays. Every day of learning is a day toward success. Keep in mind that absences add up quickly. Students who are absent 10% of the school year (or just two days per month) are considered “chronically absent.” Our accreditation is negatively impacted by chronic absenteeism. 

When possible, schedule appointments for your child outside of school hours. If your child needs to miss school because of an illness or appointment, you must report the absence to our school.

Visit FCPS’ Attendance webpage for resources on attendance.

Yearbook Cover Contest

Attention All Student Artists

 2025-2026 Yearbook Cover Contest.

The first-place winner will have their artwork featured on the front cover of the 2025-2026 Yearbook.

This year, we are giving a theme to assist our artists, and the theme is...                                                " Cheers to 60 Years." 

• This contest is open to ALL current Spring Hill ES Students.
• The artwork must be on an 8.5x11-inch piece of paper (copier or printer paper) and must be hand-drawn.
• Artwork must be positioned in portrait format, not landscape, to fit the yearbook cover.
• All Artwork must be submitted by October 24, 2025, to the front office
• We must have the student’s Name, Grade, and Teacher on the back of the artwork.
• Only one submission per student.

Unity Day

SHES will once again celebrate National Unity Day on Wednesday, October 22nd. Students and staff are asked to wear orange that day and come together to send a visible message of building commUNITY through kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Orange is the chosen color for National Unity Day. The event is part of National Bullying Prevention Month. Together, we can be upstanders against bullying. Additional information will be shared with students and staff as the event gets closer.

K-12 School Start Times Survey

FCPS is continuing to explore options for adjusting school start times, with the primary goal of beginning the middle school day at 8 a.m. or later. In order to minimize any cost for this project, elementary and high school start times would need to shift as well.

Providing feedback opportunities for the community is a critical part of this effort. Since 2024, FCPS’ consultant has hosted five community forums and administered two surveys. A new School Start TImes Survey is open through Tuesday, September 30. It includes two options that are designed to support student well-being, align with research, balance transportation logistics, and minimize costs. Staff, parents and caregivers, students, and community members may provide input on the two options by taking the survey. Find more information about adjusting school start times.