I would like to thank our wonderful staff and students for having a surprise parade to celebrate my very first National Principals Month. What a way to make someone feel like a total rock star! The students were so amazing and it was such a special moment. I would like to thank our parents and community members for your kindness as well. I received many emails, in-person comments, and messages. If you are out and about the Grand Strand this weekend doing Halloween festivities or just out and about in general please be safe! I hope everyone is able to enjoy this beautiful weekend. We will see everyone back at Seaside Elementary on Monday, October 30.
Andrew Ball Ed.D
Principal Seaside Elementary
RAYS
R-Respect yourself and others
A-Always do your personal best
Y-You are special and you matter
S-Spread kindness
RAYS
💙Please make sure that you talk to your student about what it means to be a StingRAY! At Seaside Elementary we always are showing respect, always doing our personal best, knowing that they are special and matter, and spreading kindness at all times! 💙
☀️ Rays for the Day Morning Show☀️
Be sure to check out our Rays for the Day Morning Show!
Upcoming Dates
October 31-PTO Boosterthon Fundraiser Kickoff! Register at mybooster.com and your student will be able to wear a hat to school on October 31.
November 8-Boosterthon Event Day
Event Day: 11/8 Schedule
Location: playground field behind school
1st @ 8:30am
K/CD @ 9:15am
2nd/3rd @ 10:00am
4th @ 11:45am (Color Run)
November 9-Fall Picture Make-up Day
November 10-Veterans Day Celebration Breakfast at 7:45 till 9. Veterans Day performance at 9 A.M. Grades 3 and 4 are performing at 9 in our gym. Guardians/Parents are welcome to come watch at 9.
November 13 and 16- PTO Spirit Nights! November 13 is at Casa Calamari and November 16 is at Marcos Pizza
November 14-Honor Roll Award's Day for grades 3 and 4. 3rd Grade is at 8:15 A.M. and grade 4 is at 9 A.M. If your student received All A's or All A's and B's they will be receiving an award. Be on the lookout for an invitation!
November 15-Thanksgving Dinner for Lunch. Families invited to eat with their student. This will be during your child's regular lunch time.
November 17-Fall Fun Day CD-2nd Grade 9-11 A.M. Grades 3 and 4 12-2 P.M.
November 20-24-Thanksgiving Break
November 29-Winter MAP Testing (Reading) Grades 1 & 2
November 30-Winter MAP Testing (Reading) Grades 3 & 4
December 1-Seaside Elementary Movie Night Movie: Illumination Presents: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch. This event will be held in our gym. This is open to our Seaside Families. Movie starts at 6:00 P.M.
December 5- Winter MAP Testing (Math) Grades 1 & 2
December 7-Winter MAP Testing (Math) Grades 3 & 4
December 7-PTO Spirit Night at Marcos Pizza
December 20-January 1st-Christmas Break
Boosterthon
Just a few days away until the kick off for our Stingray Fun Run! You can get a head start by registering your student and donating TODAY to help our school. Any student registered by Kickoff Day can wear a hat to school on 10/31!
Once on mybooster.com, you’ll be able to use cool features like the Student Star Video and share your donation page to earn entries into the Disney Family Trip Giveaway.
Veterans Day
Attention families of veterans and active military members:
Please let Homeroom teachers know if you have any of these special people in your family or close group of friends. Students can take these templates home and write a letter to a veteran or soldier. These letters will be displayed the first week of November in preparation for our Veterans' Day program. We need them by October 31st.
Veterans Day
We are having a Veterans Day breakfast on Friday, November 10, 2023 for all of our Veterans that have or are serving in our military. If you know someone in your family or someone in the community that would like to join us please fill out the below Google Link. This way we will be able to have an approximate count of people coming to our breakfast. The breakfast will start at 7:45 A.M. and end right near 9 A.M. We will then transition to the gym for our Veterans' Day Program. We are looking forward to this wonderful event! Any student who has a family member come for the breakfast will be allowed to eat breakfast with their veteran. This link will close on Friday November 3, 2023.
November 15 Thanksgiving Luncheon
Seaside Elementary Spirit Nights!
11/13 Casa Calamari
11/16 Marcos Pizza
12/7 Marcos Pizza
1/15 Big Air
1/18 Marcos Pizza
Reading Marathon with Malcolm Mitchell
Parents and families, you should’ve received information from your child’s teacher regarding READMarathon 2023! Go to www.readwithmalcolm.com/readmarathon
Reading Marathon with Malcolm Mitchell
Parents and families, you should’ve received information from your child’s teacher regarding READMarathon 2023! Go to www.readwithmalcolm.com/readmarathon
All students Breakfast and Lunch Free!
All students in Horry County Schools will receive free breakfast and lunch during the 23-24 school year as part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program. Click here for more information.
Arrival and Dismissal Reminders
Our doors open for our students at 7 A.M.
- Breakfast begins at 7 A.M. and ends at 7:35 A.M.
- Tardy bell rings at 7:40 A.M. (Please make sure you are on time.) Our car rider line is empty from 7-7:25. Everything starts to pick up right at the last 15 minutes.
- Dismissal is at 2:40. If you are picking up in the car rider line, please have your car rider tag on your dash board the entire time or you will be asked to park and come to the front office.
Attendance Matters!
Research shows that consistent attendance is a critical piece of student success. Absences with doctor notes (medical, eye, dentist) will be marked as medically excused. If absent due to death in the family an obituary or memorial information is needed to excuse for bereavement.
If any of the following occur Horry County Schools requires an attendance meeting to implement an AIP (Attendance Intervention Plan):
- 3 consecutive unexcused absences
- 5 accumulative unexcused absences
- 10 unexcused tardy/early sign-outs
When coming to eat lunch with your child
We love having parents coming to eat with their child. Please sit with your child at the tables that have been put out for parents.Please make sure to not travel anywhere else but to the lunch room and back down to the office. Parents are not allowed to walk around with or without their student around the building unsupervised.Thank you for your attention to this!
Message from Nurse Hopkins
Please reach out to Nurse Hopkins if your child has any medical issues that the school may need to know (severe allergies, asthma, diabetes, seizures, etc.) If you need to reach her please call the school at 843-650-3490 or by email at MHopkins002@horrycountyschools.net. It is imperative that we know about any medical issues so that we are able to keep your child safe at all times.Please make sure that your child's shot records are up to date.
Please check your child's backpack!
Please check your child's backpack for inappropriate items, personal electronic devices, toys, stuffed animals, Pokemon cards, sports cards, plush toys etc. We do not want your child losing their personal items. We are not responsible for any lost items. We do not want any items coming to school that may cause a safety issue or cause your child to get into trouble for. We thank you in advance for doing this! We really appreciate it!
Bus Office Information
Seaside Elementary is in the St. James Area cluster. If you have any questions about your student's bus or route please contact the St. James Area Bus Office at 843-650-1937. Please click on the HCS Transportation Page Bus Rules and Guidelines to help you with bus transportation information.
