South Lake Shark Express
"Planting Seeds, Growing Leaders" - October 13, 2023
Upcoming Events
- Early Dismissal 1:15 pm
- Family BINGO Night in the cafeteria 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Doors open at 5:30 PM. Cash concessions available.
October 16 -
- Student Holiday - No School
October 19 -
- Report Cards Published in FOCUS and sent home
- Sonny's Night - 4:00 - 9:30 pm - proceeds benefit South Lake
October 20 -
- Early Dismissal 1:15 pm
VOLUNTEER TRACKING SHEET
Parent Lunches are Back!
Parents will soon be allowed back on campus to eat lunch with their child. At this time it is only lunch, not breakfast. Beginning Monday, October 23rd, if you would like to spend a lunch period with your child please note the following procedures:
* You may eat with your child only on Mondays.
* Parents must check into the front office with your photo ID. Only those on the child’s pick up list will be able to check in.
* You may only eat with your child(ren). No exceptions will be made.
* Seating is very limited so please bring a picnic blanket in the event that we don’t have additional space. You will not be sitting with your child’s class.
* You may purchase lunch from the cafeteria or bring your own meal.
* While having lunch with your child, no cameras or phones taking pictures are permitted to protect the privacy of other students and families.
* All visitors on campus will be supervised by a BPS employee or registered parent volunteer.
* Once your child’s lunch is over, they will promptly join their class to dismiss. Parents are not able to follow their child/the class back to the classroom and will sign out in the front office.
* Visitors will need to be escorted to the cafeteria area. We encourage all parents to become volunteers so that they will not need an escort. •https://fl02201431.schoolwires.net/Page/11104
We believe these procedures will ensure safety for all of our students and faculty, as well as allow families special moments to enjoy with your child. Please check with your child’s teacher for specific lunch times.
BPS At-Home Resources website is available to all families! This website will be periodically updated with resources. Please click on the button above, then the grade level(s) that your child is in.
You will find the following:
- Math Curriculum: Reveal Resources/EdGems
Please preview the "How to access Reveal/EdGems from Home" section to be able to preview all the curriculum resources. Additionally, you will also find a family letter and some videos/PowerPoints linked directly on this page.
- Math i-Ready Resources:
Please preview the "How to access the i-Ready Learning Games from Home" and the "Learning Games Alignment" documents.
We hope you will find these resources helpful and remember to check back frequently for additional resources!
Tops: navy, royal blue, maroon (not red), gray and/or white. South Lake Spirit shirts are for Friday.
Bottoms: pants, skirts, shorts, skorts or jumpers; navy, black or khaki
Red Ribbon Week - students may dress down
DID YOU KNOW?
Children of parents who talk to their teens regularly about drugs are 42% less likely to use drugs than those who don’t; yet, only a quarter of teens report having these conversations
Red Ribbon Week ( Oct 23 – Oct 27) , the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the nation, is your opportunity to get the ongoing conversation started.
This year’s theme is Be Kind to Your Mind. Live Drug Free. Visit www.redribbon.org to learn more about Red Ribbon Week and get tips for talking to your kids about drugs. The life you save may be that of your own child or a dear friend.
NEWS FROM THE CLASSROOMS
First grade is finishing unit 2 in reading. Students have done a great job learning about characters, setting, moral of the story, and sequencing key events. We are heading into unit 3 soon, where we will learn about our community and how we can help our community.
In math, we are working hard in unit 4 with learning how to add. We highly recommend completing the math homework nightly to give your child more practice.
In science we are learning about the different parts of a plant and the job of each part of the plant. In social studies, we are learning about our community, how to help our community, and how to be a responsible citizen.
Please be on the lookout for the Sign-Up Genius to see how you can help make Mad Scientist Day a success!
Parents, please make sure your child is reading at least 10 minutes a night, practicing their phonic skill, and learning their sight words. Please see the ‘reading at home’ tip sheet that was sent home by your child’s teacher for ideas on how to help your child with their reading at home. We appreciate your support.
We have had a great first quarter in 2nd grade! As we begin the second quarter, we will be starting Unit 3 of our Benchmark reading curriculum. Our main focus will be identifying the central idea of a text and finding relevant details to support it. In math, we will begin Unit 6 which will show us different strategies to subtract 2-digit numbers. We will also be starting a new unit in social studies that will teach about the first Americans. We are looking forward to a fin-tastic hands-on STEAM day as we explore the skeletal system on Mad Scientist Day. Please check your See Saw messages for a link for needed supplies for Mad Scientist Day. Save the date for our first field trip, November 16th. All chaperones must be BPS approved volunteers. Second grade is SUPER! 😊
Sixth graders spent the last couple weeks creating rollercoasters to showcase their learning about forces and energy. They had to take into account friction and universal gravitation in deciding what materials to use, what size "car" to use, and how to make their rollercoaster safe.
COVID -19 Protocol and Attendance Update
News from the Media Center
....and WHIMSY is the Winner
FortifyFL (App)
FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and schools’ officials.
SpeakOut 800.423.TIPS
SpeakOut Hotline is designed to help you anonymously report any threatening behavior or situation that endangers you, your friends, family, community, or your school campus. Reporting isn't "snitching,” reporting is when you need to keep yourself or someone you know safe from threats, harmful behaviors, or dangerous situations.
By guaranteeing a caller's anonymity, SpeakOut allows the caller to give information without the fear of retribution.
News from the South Lake PTO
Bingo Night is this Friday night from 6-7pm in the South Lake cafeteria! Please RSVP to let us know you're coming! Cash concessions available. Doors open at 5:30. See you there! https://bingo-night-rsvp.cheddarup.com
The
South Lake Spirit Store is open until Monday, 10/16! Get your order in today! South Lake t-shirts, stickers, and custom Pura Vida bracelets. Each order is custom, so no extras will be ordered.
Science & Engineering Fair Display Board for Sale - $5
Science and Engineering Fair Display Boards are for sale in the SmartLab and the front office for $5.00. Proceeds from sales go toward purchasing award ribbons. Supplies are limited. Get yours before they sell out!
Science and Engineering Fair Website
Dear Families,
Mrs. Ripperger created a website with very valuable information for the Science and Engineering Fair. You can find How-To-Guides, examples of past projects, the student project planning timeline, required forms, templates, and short video tutorials will continue to be added that show you how to complete each step. All students in 4th-6th grades are required to complete a project and teachers do grade the different components. Please feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher or Mrs. Ripperger if you have any questions. Ripperger.rhonda@brevardschools.org
South Lake Science and Engineering Fair Website:
https://sites.google.com/share.brevardschools.org/southlakesciencefair?usp=sharingF.A.S.T. Progress Monitoring 1
- Grades K-2- Letters have been sent home showing how your child performed!
- Grades 3-6- Data is available in FOCUS. If you are not yet on the FOCUS Parent Portal, please stop by the Front Office to get set up!
- If you need to meet and discuss scores with your child's teacher, please call 321-264-1137.