Nodland / Sunnyside Elementary
We are RESPECTFUL We are RESPONSIBLE We are READY
In This Newsletter September 6, 2019
- Office Contacts
- Upcoming Events
- Breakfast/Lunch Contacts and Menus
- PTA News
- Nurses Corner
- Walking School Bus
- District Info: Attendance Awareness Month, School Safety, Communication/Let's Talk
NODLAND / SUNNYSIDE OFFICE CONTACTS
Office Manager - Cindy Posey poseyc@live.siouxcityschools.com
Building Instructional Assistant - Candy Booe Kass booekac@live.siouxcityschools.com
SUNNYSIDE: 712-274-4047
Office Manager - Melinda DeMarest demarem@live.siouxcityschools.com
Building Instructional Assistant - Yvon Fitch fitchy@live.siouxcityschools.com
2019-2020 Busing
If you have any questions regarding busing for this school year please contact:
Candy Booe-Kass @ Nodland 274-4044
booekac@live.siouxcityschools.com
Yvon Fitch @ Sunnyside 274-4047
WELCOME TO OUR NEW KITCHEN MANAGERS
SUNNYSIDE - Tenille Mitchell 712-274-4047 mitchet@live.siouxcityschools.com
Please feel free to contact them with any questions regarding breakfast or lunch.
NODLAND / SUNNYSIDE PTA BOARD AND EVENTS
VICE PRESIDENT - Sarah Petersen and Brittney Stadtlander
TREASURER - Jen Preston
SECRETARY - Angela Benz
September 10th - PTA Meeting @ Nodland 6 PM
September 22nd - Golf Outing @ Whispering Creek CLICK BELOW TO REGISTER NOW
NURSES CORNER - MEDICATION AT SCHOOL
If it is necessary for your child to take medication at school, the following important points need to be remembered.
1. Written permission from the parent/guardian is required in order for any medication to be given at school. This includes all over-the-counter medications such as cough drops and pain relievers.
2. Medication must be in the original labeled container, i.e. prescription bottle or manufacturer’s container. No medication will be accepted that is sent to school in an envelope or baggy.
3. Medication that requires refrigeration cannot be given at school.
4. Medication requiring written permission from both the parent/guardian and the physician are:
a. Medications that will be given every day all school year.
b. Medications that will be given longer than two weeks.
c. Medications that will be kept at school all year.
5. You are encouraged to administer medication prescribed three times a day at home. The first dose may be given before school, second dose after school and the third dose at bedtime.
Medication permission forms are available in the school office. The parent/guardian is responsible to take the medication form to the doctor. The complete medication form must be returned to school within two weeks from the time the medication was brought to school.
WALKING SCHOOL BUS
September 19th - October 24th
Forms are available outside of the Sunnyside office.
Please contact Shelley Erwin @ erwinc@live.siouxcityschools.com
DISTRICT INFORMATION
Let's Talk!
An engaged community makes our District stronger. That is why we have made it easy for you to connect with us whenever it is convenient for you. We encourage you to take advantage of Let’s Talk!, our 24/7 online submission site. Reach out with your ideas, questions, concerns and praise. To make a submission, please visit http://www.siouxcityschools.org/lets-talk/.
School Safety
Student and staff safety is of paramount importance in the Sioux City Community School District. For this reason, the District exercises a host of crisis prevention and planning tactics. During the year, our school has Fire, Tornado and Intruder drills. The drills ensure our students and staff are prepared for potential emergencies. Watch for future newsletter updates that give you information on our drills, so you can continue the safety conversation with your children at home. Should an emergency occur, the school notifies you through our Blackboard phone system. The system calls every phone number associated with your child in order to reach you. The message will give you details about the emergency and provide directions on when/where to pick up your child if the normal school day is altered.
For more information about school safety, visit our website at: http://www.siouxcityschools.org/safety or speak to our principal.
Attendance Awareness Month
The Sioux City Community School District recognizes that good attendance is essential to academic success. So, we’ve joined a nationwide effort to celebrate Attendance Awareness Month in September. Nationwide, far too many students are at risk academically because they are chronically absent. Chronic absence is described as missing 10 percent of the school year—or about 18 days – for any reason, excused or unexcused. Research shows that’s the point at which absenteeism begins to affect student performance.
During Attendance Awareness Month, we are asking you to help us reduce absenteeism locally by taking these steps:
• Build a habit of regular attendance.
• If there are challenges that make it difficult for your student to attend school, let us know so we can help.
NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
The Sioux City Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas: Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, & PLTW.
The Sioux City Community School District is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. It is an unfair or discriminatory practice for any educational institution to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information (for employment), national origin, religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or veteran status (for employment) in its educational programs and its employment practices.
Inquiries or grievances, including Section 504 grievances and grievances under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, may be directed to Jen Gomez, Director of Student Services & Equity Education at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075,
gomezj2@live.siouxcityschools.com.
Please see District Board policies 103 and 504.4 for additional information on available grievance procedures.
