October Parent Newsletter

🍁October🍁

Tuesday, Ocotober 1st

PTO Meeting at 6:30 - Virtual ONLY - Link: https://meet.google.com/tpp-shmn-vbn

Thursday, October 3rd

Walk-A-Thon

Friday, October 4th

Oktoberfest - No School

Wednesday, October 9th

Picture Day - Details Below

Tuesday, October 15th

End of Quarter 1

Wednesday, October 16th - Friday, October 18th

Fall Break - No School

Monday, October 21st - Friday, October 25th

Red Ribbon Week

Friday, October 25th

Report Cards Published to Families through Harmony

Thursday, October 31st

Redding Safety Day

School Picture day is Wednesday, October 9th. Orders can be placed before Picture Day on mylifetouch.com with your student’s school code. School Code: EVTTRZNFJ. Or you can scan the QR that is attached below.

Report cards will be made avaible to parents in Harmony by Friday, October 25th. Login to Harmony to see your child's report card. While in Harmony, please check to make sure all contact information is up to date including: phone numbers, emergency contacts, address, & email.

Alternative income forms are completed by families in replacement of free and reduced-price meal applications when a school utilizes the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). CEP allows schools to serve all students breakfast and lunch at no cost without collecting meal applications from families. Redding is currently a CEP school where all students receive free lunch and breakfast. Alternative income forms are used for programs and funding sources that previously relied on free and reduced forms, the information from these forms specifically help fund instructional assistants (aids), teachers, and our instructional coach, which have a significant impact on student outcomes. Filling out the Alternative Income Application may also help qualify you for SUN Bucks (Summer Food Stamp Benefits- it is never too early to be thinking about Summer Food). Please click HERE to complete the application (the application says online free & reduced school meals application) and help Redding receive more funding! **Discliamer: If you fill out the form and get a return email with the following message: "Please DO NOT fill out an application for free or reduced price meals for the child(ren) listed above" that means you are more than likely already directly certified. Nothing needs to be done following this.**

Please call Mrs. Stahl with any questions or help with the online application.

We send lots of communcation home through Harmony throughout the school year. This includes parent notifications about upcoming testing, upcoming events at Redding, events in the community, reminders that report cards have been published, etc. Please take a minute to make sure your email is up-to-date.

You can login to your Harmony account and update your email under demographic data or you can contact the Redding office at anytime during the school week and Mrs. Terrell or Mrs. Richey will be happy to update your email for you!

Seymour Volleyball is excited to annouce that they will be putting together Club Volleyball teams.

Player Tryouts: Sunday, October 20 (6:30-8:30pm) @SHS and Monday, October 21 (6:30-8:30pm)@ SHS- ATTEND BOTH . There is NO cost to attend the try-out sessions.

Team Selections: Players selected will be notified on Tuesday, October 22 by their coach. There will be a parent meeting (scheduled for Thursday, November 7th at 6:30 in the High School commons) once the teams are selected.

Practices will begin in December and our club season will be finished by Spring Break.(March 15th)

Check out ALL the information HERE!

Students in ALL grades will now have the option to purchase snacks during lunch. These snacks range from chips and crackers, to ice cream on Friday. Students must have money in their lunch accounts to purchase snacks. If a student has no money or a negative balance, they will not be able to purchase snacks. To put money in your child's account, send an envelope to school with your students name, students teacher, and amount of money or add it online HERE.

We had a tremendous turnout for our first All Pro Dads meeting in September. All Pro Dad is a monthly gathering where dads get to intentionally engage with their kids! This of course is not just limited to dads, but all children and a guardian. However, all children must be accompanied by an adult. There will be fun activities and a character-based curriculum that helps dads start meaningful conversations with their kids. Next Meeting: October 11th IN REDDING GYM (7:30 - 8:15 a.m.) **Reminder there is no School on Friday, October 4th.**

Thursday, October 31st Redding will host our annual safety day. We will have many Safety Agencies on site for this event. Safety day will take place outside - students may need a light jacket/sweatshirt while attending.

The Indiana Learning Lab's Parent and Family Support Hub is a free, 24/7 resource for parents and families to support student learning. Check out the link below for these resources!

https://inlearninglab.com/hub/parent-family-support-hub

Parents are encouraged to login to Harmony accounts and provide any updates regarding your student’s preferred name, address, directory consent forms, and or contact information. Weekly text message and/or email progress reports can also be set up to be sent to multiple recipients.

Automated Harmony Parent Access - Sign Up

Did you know that parents are now able to sign up to receive automatic text messages/email updates for your student’s attendance, grades, and progress reports?

1. Simply login to your Harmony account.

2. Scroll to the bottom to find “My Notification Profile”

3. Select each of the items that you would like to receive updates on and how often you would like to be notified..

A reminder that students are welcome to bring water bottles to school with them as long as these contain water only. These items are prone to spilling as students move throughout the building/classroom and we want to limit any possible damage to our carpet.

· Our Kindergarten students are required to have a dental, vision, and physical before starting school. Please continue to send these records to the office.

· All new medications need to be brought into school by a parent or guardian in the original container. A medication form needs to be signed and kept on file in our office.

· Remember students need to be fever free without medication for 24 hrs prior to coming back to school.

· If you have any health concerns for your child please call into the office and speak to the nurse. We look forward to working together to keep our students healthy and in class.

- Respiratory Virus Guidance Seymour Community Schools HERE

ARRIVAL PROCEDURES

• Students will arrive at school between 7:45-8:30 AM on the bus, or as car riders in the drop off line.
• Students may be dropped off at door 5 (by the playground) between 7:45-8:25. You will need to walk your child into the front office and sign-in after 8:35 AM.
• DO NOT DROP STUDENTS OFF at the main or cafeteria entrances. These areas are reserved for buses and special needs.

DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

• If your child rides the bus, he or she will depart at (3:15), or on a late bus (3:45- 3:55).
• Car rider dismissal takes place from 3:00-3:30 PM at two different locations:
• Front door (door 4) for students with last names A-I .
• Back door (door 5) for students with last names J-Z.

Exterior doors will be locked at 8:25 a.m. each morning:

• Students arriving after this time should report to the main entrance (door 3) with a guardian and use the buzz-in system. Students will need to be signed in after 8:35AM.

RIGHT HAND TURN ONLY DURING DISMISSAL:

• Under the guidance of the Indiana Department of Transportation, we only allow for a right hand turn onto Ewing St. from the north parking lot during afternoon dismissal. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your help in keeping all of our Redding families safe.

Harmony Parent Access

Food Service/Menus

MyPaymentPlus Lunch Account

School Status & Weather Alert Signup

Harmony Parent Notification Setup

The Hornets' Nest - Check out The Hornet's Nest for information about Title 1, resources to help your child at home with Reading and Math, and fun activities to do as a family.

Counselor Corner Resources - Check out Mrs. Henry's counselor corner page to see some great resources for students and parents!

Title 1 Policy/Board Policy 2260

On the Web: www.redding.scsc.k12.in.us / www.scsc.k12.in.us

Daily Announcements: www.redding.scsc.k12.in.us

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reddingschool

Phone: 812-522-5621

Address: 1700 N. Ewing St. Seymour

Email: stahla@scsc.k12.in.us