Note from the Principal:

Happy New Year! We are so excited to begin the 2023 school year with you all! January is a month with a good many interruptions, please be sure to follow your teacher’s calendar to be in class on assigned days!

We want to welcome our new students and families! We know you will love our teachers and students here at SCVCS!

This month’s character education word is PERSEVERANCE. We need to all persevere in order to meet our goals!

Have a great month of learning!

Jan 4 Students Return to Class

Jan 9 2nd Quarter Ends

Jan 10-12 Students Out for Staff/Development/Teacher Work Days

Jan 13--3rd Nine Weeks Starts

Jan 16 Students Out for Martin Luther King Day

Jan 20--Social Outing Trampoline Parks

Jan 6th – Character Education Townhall Perseverance

Jan 13th – Culture Connection Townhall

Jan 27th – Star Student Recognition / Career Development Townhall

January Grade Level Guidance / School Counseling Lesson:

Grades K-2nd w/ Mrs. Jenkins

Topic: Social-Emotional Learning

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3189931551

1. Jan 24th @ 1:30pm – Kindergarten
2. Jan 25th @ 1:30pm – 1st grade
3. Jan 26th @ 1:30pm – 2nd grade

Grades 3rd – 5th grade w/ Ms. Nesbitt

Topic: Social-Emotional Learning

Zoom link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8576507661?pwd=OXQ5bnRwQURPK1Z0TkpuNHF1RVdkZz09

1. Jan 24th @ 1:30pm – 3rd grade
2. Jan 25th @ 1:30pm – 5th grade
3. Jan 26th @ 1:30pm – 4th grade

All About Perseverance

Learning Coaches,

This month, our character trait focus is Perseverance. We will learn what it means and how we can persevere in school, at home, and in our community. Learning happens best when it is done both at school and at home. Below are many ways that you can help your child continue to learn about the theme of perseverance through reading about it, talking about it, and practicing it! 😊

Read About It!

Here are some books to help you learn more about perseverance:

• Salt in my Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream by Deloris Jordan

• The Dot by Peter Reynolds

• The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

• The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper

Practice It!

Help your child learn to persevere by engaging in difficult tasks with him/her. Buy a large piece puzzle, learn, and perfect a new skill, etc. Find something to do together and commit to pushing each other through the challenge.

Talk About It!

Here are some discussion pants to help you talk about perseverance with your child:

• What do you think perseverance means and why is it important?

• Tell me about a time when it was hard to get through a challenge. How did you feel after?

• What are some things that are hard for you to push through, and how can I help you?

• What are 3 goals you have? What may be some challenges to meeting these goals? What will happen if you don’t give up?

Our 8th & 10th grade students who were chosen as an Ambassador for the Institute. Hannah Lee and Jack Stapleton are working with their fellow ambassadors on a school supply drive project. They are looking for donations of school supplies for Epworth Children’s Home and there is an Amazon Wish List link below.