SPRING LAKE SCHOOL

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February Bobcat Bulletin

Our first graders had a paws-itively fun time celebrating the 101st Day of School - Dalmatian style! 🖤🤍 They read 101 Dalmatians, made puppy chow, and wrapped up the day by watching the movie. The classroom was full of spots, smiles, and lots of excitement!

100th Day of School Fun! Our kindergarten and second grade students had a great time celebrating the 100th day of school! Kindergarten counted by tens all the way to 100 while creating a 100-day snack. Math and teamwork has never tasted so good! Second grade put their problem-solving skills to the test and successfully completed a 100th Day escape room. Way to think critically and work together! We’re so proud of all our students for their hard work and growth over the last 100 days of school!

Latch Key
January 30, 2026, is early dismissal at 12:00 (noon). The afternoon is School Improvement Planning Day there will be no Latch Key.

Good afternoon all,
Just a reminder Friday, January 30, 2026 is an early dismissal at 12:00 (noon).

Great news! The water issue has been resolved. School will be open tomorrow, January 28th, and we can’t wait to welcome our Bobcats back in the building! 🐾

Spring Lake is closed on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, due to a frozen pipe and no water. Rankin students will still be picked up.

Spring Lake School will be closed tomorrow, January 23.

Dear Parent / Guardian/ Community

As you are likely aware, the School District’s former secretary-bookkeeper has now been arrested and charged with stealing funds from the School District. The School District has been working with the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Investigators and with the Tazewell State’s Attorney’s Office since becoming aware of the misuse and potential theft of District funds back in early August 2025. At that time, discrepancies in the School District’s finances were discovered, which were raised with former secretary-bookkeeper. Very soon thereafter, the former district secretary-bookkeeper's employment with the District was terminated. In addition to working with Tazewell County law enforcement officials since early August, the School District has also been working with its financial auditors and insurance company to investigate these financial discrepancies.

We – the School Board members and I, Superintendent Green – want to assure you that we have been and continue to take all necessary steps to address this situation. Besides promptly contacting law enforcement officials as soon as these financial discrepancies were discovered, the School District also promptly brought in the School District’s accounting firm that handles the audit of the District’s finances. This accounting firm has assisted in the review of all District expenditures and payments made in the months leading up to August 2025 to ensure that all such expenditures and payments were appropriate, while seeking repayment of funds to the District when possible. Additionally, they have assured us that the School District remains on solid financial ground. The School District has completed our work with our insurance company and has received a portion of the lost funds and will be seeking restitution for the remaining misused and stolen funds in the criminal case against the former secretary-bookkeeper.

The Spring Lake CCSD 606 Board of Education and administration value being good stewards of taxpayer dollars and have implemented enhanced financial safeguards that we believe will provide stronger security to protect district finances.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to work through the various issues related to this matter. However, because this matter is still proceeding in Tazewell County Criminal Court, we are unable to provide any further details about this situation at this time.

Good afternoon,

This is a friendly reminder that there will be no school on Monday, January 19, 2026. Please plan accordingly.

PTC is seeking support for their upcoming Spaghetti Supper on February 27!

Mark your calendars for the annual Family Literacy Night!

Good day,
Happy New Year! Just a friendly reminder to please check your Teacherease student account balances.

SuperSTEM returns! 🧠 🧪 This afternoon, our 3rd–6th grade students became animal researchers as they explored SuperSTEM science articles. They read, compared, and analyzed information to identify the main idea and key details about amazing animals from around the world. Students are now creating poster presentations to showcase their learning — stay tuned for their finished products! 🎨📚

Our first and second graders have been studying states of matter. To reinforce the idea that liquids can freeze into solids, students made lemonade slushies!

First grade has been having fun learning about different kinds of energy through hands-on activities! They've explored sound, light, and heat energy. To learn about sound energy, students made cup phones using two cups and a tight string. When a student talked into one cup, the cup and string vibrated, and the sound traveled all the way to the other cup! We learned that sound moves through vibrations and works best when the string is pulled tight. They also investigated heat energy with a colorful experiment. Students watched food coloring mix into hot, room temperature, and cold water. The food coloring spread fastest in hot water, slower in room temperature water, and slowest in cold water. Students learned this happens because heat makes water particles move faster, helping the color spread more quickly. These experiments helped students see, hear, and understand how energy works in the world around them!