The link below provides a student calendar of events for the 2023-2024 school year. The calendar informs everyone of dates for school activities, progress reports and report cards, breaks, and celebrations. Please check this calendar out to keep up to date with what's going on at SCES.

Seminole County School System Attendance Policy & Procedure:

• Upon enrollment Parents/Guardians receive State Compulsory Law and County Attendance Policy

• 1-3 Unexcused absences parent and student contact made by teacher(s)

• 4 Unexcused absences parent & student contact made by principal designee(s)

• 5 Unexcused absences parent contact via letter

• 6 Unexcused absences parent contact via home visit from school social worker

• 7 Unexcused absences Attendance Support Team meets and creates an attendance contract. A certified letter is mailed to the parents/guardians requesting a meeting to discuss and sign the contract.

• 8+ Unexcused absences which breaks attendance contract; parent contact via home visit from the school social worker with a recommendation for referral to law enforcement and complaint filed with the court system.

• Further unexcused absences will result in continued referral to law enforcement

The full attendance protocol is attached below. Please be mindful of the number of days your students miss. If no action is taken after an absence, it will be classified as an unexcused absence.

Check out the April Indians and Staff of the Month. Congratulations students and staff. Go Indians!

We will conclude our GMAS testing May 13-15. Please make sure your 3-5 grade students are present and on time on these days, had a good night's sleep and have eaten breakfast.

Dr. Marie Godwin asked that we share this with staff and parents.

Thank you so much for your input in relation to the SBHC. Please find attached an informational powerpoint for your faculty and staff. I will be hosting several informational sessions throughout the community and for anyone who would like to attend the first meeting information is below. Thank you again for everything you do in relation to the education of our students.

SBHC Community Meeting

May 16. 2024

6:00 PM

SCES Lunchroom

SCES would like to send congratulations out to a few of our staff members for finishing their degrees this semester. Mrs. Shekiera King, Mrs. Stacey Hendley and Mrs. Maria Zapatero completed their Batchelor's in Early Childhood Education. Mrs. Erin Atkinson and Mrs. Elizabeth Moulton both finished their Master's in Early Childhood. All of these ladies graduated from Thomas University on Saturday. Congratulations from SCES.

Please make note of our end of the year ceremonies:

• Thursday, May 16- SCES Information Night for New/Potential Students-6:00
• Thursday, May 16- SBHC Information Night- 6:00 PM- SCES Lunchroom
• Friday, May 17- Field Day
• Monday, May 20- Report Cards Go Home
• Monday, May 20- PreK Parent Picnic- 11:00 AM- Recreation Department
• Monday, May 20- Good Standing for Students Earning All 4 Quarters
  
• Tuesday, May 21 - Honor's Night for Grades 1-4- Gym- 6:00
• Wednesday, May 22- Kindergarten Graduation- Gym- 9:00
  
• Wednesday, May 22- 5th Grade Convocation- Gym- 11:00
  
• Wednesday, May 22- Senior Walk- 1:30
• Thursday, May 23- Early Release- 12:30
  

LETRS for elementary educators is an investment in teachers' literacy knowledge and professional practice. Teachers gain essential knowledge and skills to master the fundamentals of literacy instruction required to apply and transform student learning. Congratulations to these teachers for completing their two-year training cohort. We are excited for the skills and knowledge they are bringing back to our ELA classrooms.

Mark your calendars and save the date! SCES staff and administrators will be hosting an information session for parents and families of new or potential students who are interested in learning what SCES has to offer! Join us on Thursday, May 16th in the Media Center at 6:00 PM.

Summer Meals are available to children 18 and under at the SCES lunchroom Monday- Thursday, June 5th-June 29th. Breakfast will be served from 8:00-8:45 am and lunch from 11:30 am- 12:30 pm. Meals must be eaten on site and adults must supervise children. If you have any questions, contact Ivey McLendon at 229-524-2433 or ivey.mclendon@seminole.k12.ga.us. You may also use the link attached below.

SCES will provide student supplies for the 24-25 school year. These supplies will be available to your students on the first day of school. Please communicate with your teacher during Open House to see what additional resources will be needed to make your students year a success.

SCES will host Field Day on Friday, May 17. Parents who signed up as volunteers have been contacted. Walk ups will not be allowed to enter campus on this day. If you need your student for early dismissal on this day, please visit the front office and we will contact the teacher.

Students in possession of phones at school has become a major discipline issue since we've returned from Christmas Break. Students are not permitted to have phones at school. The student code of conduct in the SCES Student Handbook states:

Electronic Devices/Telephone Use

Students are not allowed to make or receive personal telephone calls at school. Members of the office staff will make emergency phone calls to parents or relay emergency messages to a student or teacher. Students are not allowed to have cell phones or other personal electronic devices, such as smart watches, tablets, laptops, game consoles, etc., at school. In special circumstances that MUST PREVIOUSLY BE APPROVED BY AN ADMINISTRATOR, students MUST turn in the cell phone to their teacher or the front office before the start of the school day. They will receive the cell phone back at 3:10 when school ends. Students in possession of cell phones or other electronic devices without permission or students who fail to turn devices into the proper authorities will face disciplinary consequences. Since these items are prohibited at school, Seminole County Elementary School will not be responsible for lost, stolen or damaged cell phones or electronic devices.

For true emergencies, i.e., sickness, hospital stays, etc, parents can communicate with teachers on a case by case basis. However, this should only be for one instance and not every day. In those instances, students should give the phone to thier teacher or the office in the morning and it will be returned at dismissal.

Violation of this policy will result in the phone being confiscated and a parent contact on each occasion. The phone will be returned at the end of the day on the first offense. On the second offense, the student will be punished and the phone must be picked up by a parent from the office. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact Mr. Johnson or Mrs. Miller.