Dear Seaside Families,
It was wonderful to see all of our students and families back at Seaside Elementary this week! We had a great start to the new year! Please don't forget that we will have a half day of school this upcoming week on Friday, January 12. We will get out of school on this day 2.5 hours early.We invite all of our families to our Dancing through the Decades Party this Wednesday, January 10th at 6 P.M. This will be held in our gym. I hope that everyone has a wonderful weekend. Stay dry since we are supposed to get a lot of rain and be safe. We will see everyone back at school on Monday, January 8, 2024!
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!
January 1- Happy New Year2024!
January 2-First Day Back to school
January 8-ReadBowl Begins! (See information below this)
January 9- If your student is in the Technology Club, they will have their first meeting of the new year on this date after school.
January 10 at 6 PM in the Gym-Dancing through the Decades. All families are welcome
January 12-Half Day of School Get 2.5 Hours out early
January 12-End of the 2nd Nine weeks
January 15- Schools Closed
January 15- PTO Spirit Day at Big Air
January 16- No school for students. Student Holiday/Teacher Work Day
January 18-PTO Spirit Night at Marco's Pizza
January 23-2nd Nine Weeks Report Cards Issued
January 25-2nd Nine Weeks Awards Day in the GYM 3rd Grade at 8:15 A.M. and 4th at 9:00 A.M. 3rd and 4th grade parents you will receive an invitation from your child's teacher if your student made the honor roll.
It is with much excitement and honor that we announce the Seaside Elementary School, Support Staff of the Year for 2023-24 to you, Ms. Maria Durham who is our ISS aide and Afterschool Childcare Director. Ms. Durham loves to work and help children. She is such a hard worker and we are thankful that she is a Stingray. Join us in congratulating her as we know she’ll represent our school proudly!
Congratulations to Gabrielle Baut our music teacher and Allison Shanahan our art teacher on the publication of their article in the Journal of Language and Literacy Education! We are very proud of them! You can read the full short story here: https://rb.gy/k7zt7f
Read with Malcom!
Parents, our HCS reading initiative READBowl begins on Monday, January 8, 2024. Reading logs will be sent home with students. Please be sure to send in the completed reading logs each week on Monday for the dates below. Your student’s class has the opportunity to become READBowl Champions and win big prizes! Be sure to check out the video from Malcolm Mitchell to our HCS students!
Reading Log Due Dates:
Friday, January 12
Monday, January 22
Monday, January 29
Monday, February 5
Thank you!
Right before we got out on break our faculty & staff enjoyed holiday treats from the monthly Snack Cart. Thank you to the Mt. Gilead Families for being the generous sponsors of the December Snack Cart! ❤️
Lost and Found!
Our Lost and Found has a lot of very nice jackets and sweatshirts that have been left on the playground or other areas of our school. If your child is missing something then it is most likely in our Lost and Found. Please check out my picture and you may find that your child's clothing is in this picture. I want to make sure everyone is able to get their nice clothing/items back.
All students have 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
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!
I cannot stress this enough. 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!
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!
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.
