Nodland / Sunnyside Elementary
We are RESPECTFUL We are RESPONSIBLE We are READY
In This Newsletter October 4, 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 Bussing
If you have any questions regarding bussing for this school year please contact:
Candy Booe-Kass @ Nodland 274-4044
booekac@live.siouxcityschools.com
Yvon Fitch @ Sunnyside 274-4047
NODLAND FOOD DRIVE
Nodland /Sunnyside PTA Board and Events
PRESIDENT - Leah Book
VICE PRESIDENT - Sarah Petersen and Brittney Statlander
TREASURER - Jen Preston
SECRETARY - Angela Benz
October 8 - PTA Meeting 6 PM @ Nodland
October 12 - Board Art Party 6 PM @ Whispering Creek
October 24 - Rollerama 6-8 PM Halloween Costumes Theme
October 31 - Nodland Halloween Parade 2 PM parties to follow
October 31 - Sunnyside Parties 2:15, Parade 2:45, finish parties after
PTA Board Art Pary
Dear Nodland-Sunnyside Parents,
Join us Saturday evening, Oct. 12 for a special Nodland-Sunnyside fundraising event at Whispering Creek Golf Club. We will be creating one-of-a-kind Fall Rustic Board Art Signs! You will receive Spooky treats and punch, a 16 x 12" board, your very own stencil (3 options available) painting materials and step by step instruction! Proceeds will help raise funds for our N-S student programs, so mark your calendar and get your tickets before they disappear! Turn in your registration forms (see attached) by this Friday or Get your tickets online at: https://app.getoccasion.com/p/n/VzGq6HPK?
SUNNYSIDE FOOD DRIVE
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.
MEET OUR LUNCH ROOM STAFF
Nodland
Beth DeLaughter - 18 years
Kathy Jorgensen - 18 years
Sydney Twohig - 1 year
Cheryl Welty - 1 year
Lisa Lammers - 5 months
Sunnyside
Tenille Mitchell - 3 years
Eileen Vogel - 20 years
Stacy Mercural - 11 years
Jill Georgesen - 10 years
Paula Hogan - 19 years
Thank you for all you do for our students each and every day at both Nodland and Sunnyside.
NURSES CORNER - Kathy Bernard- Nodland and Julie Johnson- Sunnyside
Influenza (also called flu)
Influenza (also known as flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by flu viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. The flu is different from a cold. The flu usually comes on suddenly.
Flu symptoms:
Þ Fever* or feeling feverish/chills * Not everyone with flu will have a
Þ Cough
Þ Sore throat
Þ Runny or stuffy nose
Þ Muscle or body aches
Þ Headache
THE FLU IS CONTAGIOUS
Þ Flu symptoms start 1 to 4 days after the virus enters the body
Þ Call your medical provider if your child has symptoms
Þ Stay home for 24 hours after fever is gone without the use of medicine
Sick Day Guidelines
Keep others well by keeping your child home when sick. For your child’s health, stay home if:
A fever of 100.0 degrees or higher
Vomiting or diarrhea
Symptoms that keep your child from participating in school, such as:
Cough that he or she cannot control
Headache, body aches, or earache
Sore Throat—a little sore throat may be ok for school, but a bad sore throat is not.
24 hour rule is good:
FEVER: Keep your child home until fever has been gone with no medicine for 24 hours.
VOMITING OR DIARRHEA: Keep your child home for 24 hours after the last time he or she vomited or had diarrhea.
ANTIBIOTICS: Keep your child home for 24 hours after the FIRST dose of antibiotic.
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
Join Our Grassroots Advocacy Committee
The Sioux City Community School District needs your voice on the Grassroots Advocacy Committee. Would you be willing to be a volunteer for our school? There is VERY LITTLE time commitment and you NEVER have to attend a meeting. As a volunteer, you agree to receive email updates about important legislative events that have an impact on public education. Then, we ask that you take the information you receive and contact our local legislators to let your voice be heard in advocacy of good public education. Advice will be provided on how you can email, call, or write a letter to the legislators. Take a look at some of the past advocacy for reference: http://www.uen-ia.org/legislation.htm. You can also look at the Legislative Action Priorities set by our school board: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/legislative-action-priorities/. Please contact our school principal to ask questions or volunteer.
Únase a nuestro comité de base y abogacía
El Distrito de la Comunidad de Sioux City necesita su vez en el Comité de Base y Abogacía. ¿Estaría dispuesto a ser voluntario para nuestra escuela? El compromiso requiere MUY POCO tiempo y usted JAMAS tendrá que asistir a una junta. Como voluntario, usted está de acuerdo a recibir correos electrónicos con actualizaciones sobre eventos legislativos importantes que impactan la educación pública. Después, le pediremos que tome la información que recibió y contacte a nuestros legisladores locales para hacer que se escuche su voz en abogacía a un buena educación pública. Se le dará sugerencias sobre la manera de cómo puede enviar un correo electrónico, hacer llamadas, o escribir una carta a su legisladores. Tómese tiempo pare que vea el tipo de abogacía que se ha hecho: http://www.uen-ia.org/legislation.htm. Usted también puede ver las Prioridades De Acción Legislativa fijada por la mesa directiva: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/legislative-action-priorities/. Por favor contacte al director de la escuela con sus preguntas o para ser voluntario.
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.
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.