News and Spotlights

All progress reports/report cards will be shared with families electronically. Our third-quarter progress reports for grades 6 – 8 are available for viewing.  Please click HERE for the Bloomfield Hills Schools - Middle School Behavior and Effort Expectations.

As a reminder, progress reports and report cards can be accessed online in your Parent Portal. To log in, visit https://studentconnect.bloomfield.org/parentportal and enter your username and password.

If you do not remember your login information, use the "forgot username and password" link, enter your email address on file, and the system will email it to you. If the email is incorrect or you are still unable to access the portal, please email communications@bloomfield.org for assistance. Instructions for how to view and/or print your student's progress report (which is the same as viewing a report card) after you have logged in to your Parent Portal are available HERE.

Every year the South Hills Middle School PTO plans an 8th Grade Recognition Party.  This year’s party is scheduled to take place on the evening of Wednesday, June 10th. The 8th Grade students will be celebrating at On The Dunes Sports- Commerce Twp. More details about this event will be shared in future South Hills Weekly Updates.

South Hills Middle School 7th grade ELA teachers introduced an alternative approach to address the common challenge of maintaining updated reading logs for independent reading regarding a book of the students' choice. In lieu of the reading log, students are now given three choices to show their comprehension of the book: take a multiple choice test about the reading material, present a book talk in front of the class, or schedule a book conference with Media Specialist, Jill Rilley.

Weekly Schedule: Updated A/B Calendar for the Remainder of the Year

• Monday, April 13                 
  • B Day     
• Tuesday, April 14                
  • A Day 
  • PTO Meeting 9:30-11:00AM
  • Virtual Conferences by Invitation Only 4:30-7:30PM    
• Wednesday, April 15         
  • B Day
• Thursday, April 16              
  • A Day
• Friday, April 17 
  • B Day 

When we do have larger events, please only park on our campus.  We want to be good neighbors.  Please refrain from parking on the surface streets of the surrounding neighborhoods.

National Honor Society students from Bloomfield Hills High School are offering FREE tutoring to our middle school students.  

Knowledgeable Bloomfield Hills High School students will offer free group tutoring sessions to middle school students once a week after school. The club is open to all students from 6th to 8th grade, and they are expected to bring class material with them in order to receive help from the high school tutors. Sessions will be held weekly in the South Hills Middle School media center from 3:20 to 4:20 every Tuesday starting December 2nd.

Please Note: SHMS does not accept food deliveries for students from outside companies.  Students should either bring a lunch/snacks from home or utilize our cafeteria for purchasing food/snack items.  If a family member is dropping off items from a local restaurant / fast food chain, we ask that items are only purchased for their child. 

Please Note:

• SHMS does not accept DoorDash or similar delivery orders for students. Students may bring in lunches or snacks from fast food or carry-out restaurants, but these meals must be for individual use only. 
• Food cannot be brought in to share with other students, including for birthdays and other celebrations. This policy is in place to ensure the safety of all students, particularly those with food allergies and sensitivities, as it is difficult to monitor how food is prepared and what ingredients it may contain.

School starts promptly at 8:25 a.m.  Students cannot arrive/enter the building earlier than 8:05 a.m. unless they have a scheduled meeting with a staff member or participating in an assigned club or sport.  Between 8:05 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. students will be directed to the cafeteria as this will be a supervised space for students until the entire building is open at 8:15 a.m.  For the safety of all students, students may not remain in the building past 3:25 p.m. unless they are part of a supervised program such as a South Hills sports team, club, or other activity.

Two Arrival and Dismissal Points Before and After the Start of School

1. Staff will be at the main entrance at the front of the building to greet and support students arriving and dismissing.

2. Staff will also be at the Athletic/Gym Entrance (adjacent to the pick-up / drop-off loop accessed from Wing Lake) to greet and support students and families arriving and dismissing using this car loop.

One Arrival and Dismissal Point During the School Day

1. The main entrance (front of the building) will be the only point of entrance during the actual school day.  Between 8:25 a.m. and 3:20 p.m., all visitors, late arrivals, and early dismissals will utilize the main entrance, and these doors will be monitored by main office staff.   

2. Families should not use the bus loop at anytime to drop off or pick up students

Our primary goal is to ensure the safety of all our students while also making the arrival and dismissal process as efficient as possible.  Thank you once again for your cooperation and patience. 

Please reference the map below of our campus to locate the car loops and bus loop. The car loops can be entered from Quarton Road and Wing Lake Road.  Families should not utilize the staff parking lot at the back of our building.  This area is for staff only and entrance ways can only be accessed with staff issued key fobs.  If you are able this weekend, visit the car loop BEFORE the first day of school to familiarize yourself with the layout and traffic flow.  Please visit this LINK to read more about the Do's and Don'ts of the South Hills Traffic Loops

The BHS Middle School Dress Code can be found on our district website. Thank you, families, in advance, for supporting the dress code and assisting us in achieving a welcoming and comfortable learning environment for our students.

We wish to maintain an educational environment with clear expectations around responsible electronic device usage that is devoid of unnecessary distractions and see the middle years as foundational for the development of lifelong habits. Thank you, families, in advance, for supporting the Electronic Devices Policy and assisting us in achieving an appropriate learning environment for our students. Please read the attached document carefully and continue the dialogue at home.

Electronic Device Usage Guidelines

One of the most important things for you to know is that our South Hills Weekly Update E-Newsletter is the main source of communication between South Hills and our families.

It is an electronic newsletter, sent weekly toward the end of the week (usually Fridays) to all South Hills parents/guardians at their email addresses on file with the district.

Watch for your South Hills Weekly Update so you have important, up-to-date information about what’s happening at our school.