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!

ECE (Early Childhood Education) Screening Information!

January Menus

A note from PTC: PTC Meeting 12/31– Spaghetti Supper Planning Tomorrow, December 31 at 10:00 AM at the school, the PTC will be holding a meeting to discuss details for the upcoming Spaghetti Supper. If you have time, please come join us. This event is always a big success and is well loved by our community, and we want to work together to make it another great year for our kids and school. If you are unable to attend the meeting but would still like to help with the event, please reach out so we can make sure to connect with you about ways you can help. Remember—without volunteers, these events cannot happen. The Spaghetti Supper helps fund many fun and meaningful activities for our students. Volunteering doesn’t just have to be moms or dads—it can include aunts, uncles, grandparents, older siblings, or anyone in the community who wants to help support our school. We hope to see you there! Thank you, Samantha Trumpy PTC

🎄✨ We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ✨🎄

We hope everyone is enjoying a joyful and restful winter break filled with special moments and time with loved ones. ❄️💙

We look forward to welcoming our students back to the building on Tuesday, January 6 and kicking off a wonderful new year of learning together!

Enjoy the rest of your break. We’ll see you soon!