Dear Seaside Families,
I hope all of our Seaside families made it through all the weather that we had this week just fine. We definitely have had some weird weather lately in and around our area. I want to thank all of our families that were able to make it to our Dancing through the Decades dance party that we had this past Wednesday night. I was so impressed with how talented our students are. Some parents were able to really show off their dance moves too! Please don't forget that if your student hasn't yet, to please turn in their eLearning work so they can be counted as present for their attendance. If you have any questions or need help with anything please reach out to your child's teacher. Thank you for being an integral part of your child's learning and being a part of our team at Seaside Elementary. Please don't forget that students are off on Monday and Tuesday of this upcoming week. We will see all of our Stingrays back at school on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Enjoy the long weekend!
Andrew Ball Ed.D
Principal
Seaside Elementary
RAYS
R-Respect yourself and others
A-Always do your personal best
Y-You are special and you matter
S-Spread kindness
RAYS
💙Please make sure that you talk to your student about what it means to be a StingRAY! At Seaside Elementary we always are showing respect, always doing our personal best, knowing that they are special and matter, and spreading kindness at all times! 💙
☀️Rays for the Day Morning Show ☀️
Be sure to check out our Rays for the Day Morning Show!
January 15- PTO Spirit Day at Big Air
January 16- Teacher Work Day/No School
January 18-PTO Spirit Night at Marco's Pizza
January 23-2nd Nine Weeks Report Cards Issued
February 1-100th Day of School
February 19- Presidents Day/No School
February 20-Teacher Work Day/No School
Read with Malcom!
Parents, our HCS reading initiative READBowl began on Monday, January 8, 2024. Reading logs have been sent home with students. Please be sure to send in the completed reading logs each week on Monday for the dates below. Your student’s class has the opportunity to become READBowl Champions and win big prizes! Be sure to check out the video from Malcolm Mitchell to our HCS students!
Reading Log Due Dates:
Friday, January 12
Monday, January 22
Monday, January 29
Monday, February 5
Big Air!
Join us @ Big Air Myrtle Beach on Monday, January 15th, for a jumping, good time!!! 50% of all 1-hour & 2-hour general admission tickets sold under ‘Seaside Elementary’ will go directly to our school!
Seaside PTO Spirit Nights!
1/15 Big Air
1/18 Marcos Pizza
2/22 Marcos Pizza
3/21 Marcos Pizza
4/18 Marcos Pizza
5/16 Marcos Pizza
Kindness!
We will be celebrating Kindness Week January 22-26 and need your help! The PTO will be setting up a Kindness Card Station so our Stingrays can write notes to fellow classmates, teachers, staff, volunteers, etc. We will have cards available in the gym each morning, as well as in the cafeteria during lunchtime. If you are an HCS verified volunteer, and would like to help our students spread kindness, please sign-up by clicking on the link below ❤️
Lost and Found!
Our Lost and Found has a lot of very nice jackets and sweatshirts that have been left on the playground or other areas of our school. If your child is missing something then it is most likely in our Lost and Found. Please check out my picture and you may find that your child's clothing is in this picture. I want to make sure everyone is able to get their nice clothing/items back.We still have a lot of things in our Lost and Found!
All students have Breakfast and Lunch free!
All students in Horry County Schools will receive free breakfast and lunch during the 23-24 school year as part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program. Click here for more information.
Arrival and Dismissal Reminders!
Our doors open for our students at 7 A.M.
- Breakfast begins at 7 A.M. and ends at 7:35 A.M.
- Tardy bell rings at 7:40 A.M. (Please make sure you are on time.) Our car rider line is empty from 7-7:25. Everything starts to pick up right at the last 15 minutes.
- Dismissal is at 2:40. If you are picking up in the car rider line, please have your car rider tag on your dash board the entire time or you will be asked to park and come to the front office.
Attendance Matters!
Research shows that consistent attendance is a critical piece of student success. Absences with doctor notes (medical, eye, dentist) will be marked as medically excused. If absent due to death in the family an obituary or memorial information is needed to excuse for bereavement.
If any of the following occur Horry County Schools requires an attendance meeting to implement an AIP (Attendance Intervention Plan):
- 3 consecutive unexcused absences
- 5 accumulative unexcused absences
- 10 unexcused tardy/early sign-outs
Message from Nurse Hopkins
Please reach out to Nurse Hopkins if your child has any medical issues that the school may need to know (severe allergies, asthma, diabetes, seizures, etc.) If you need to reach her please call the school at 843-650-3490 or by email at MHopkins002@horrycountyschools.net. It is imperative that we know about any medical issues so that we are able to keep your child safe at all times.Please make sure that your child's shot records are up to date.
Please check your child's backpack!
I cannot stress this enough. Please check your child's backpack for inappropriate items, personal electronic devices, toys, stuffed animals, Pokemon cards, sports cards, plush toys etc. We do not want your child losing their personal items. We are not responsible for any lost items. We do not want any items coming to school that may cause a safety issue or cause your child to get into trouble for. We thank you in advance for doing this! We really appreciate it!
When coming to eat lunch with your child
We love having parents coming to eat with their child. Please sit with your child at the tables that have been put out for parents.Please make sure to not travel anywhere else but to the lunch room and back down to the office. Parents are not allowed to walk around with or without their student around the building unsupervised.Thank you for your attention to this!
Bus Office Information
Seaside Elementary is in the St. James Area cluster. If you have any questions about your student's bus or route please contact the St. James Area Bus Office at 843-650-1937. Please click on the HCS Transportation Page Bus Rules and Guidelines to help you with bus transportation information.
