September 28th: Deadline to Purchase Charleston Battery Tickets
October 2nd: Walk and Bike to School Day
October 4th: Spirit First Friday with Pelican's Snoballs
October 4th: Principal Coffee Chat (7:30 - 8:30 am)
October 4th: Early Release @ 12:20 pm
October 5th: SIES Charleston Battery Game @ 4 pm (Details Below)
October 7th-11th: CogAT and Iowa Testing (2nd Grade)
October 10th: Fall Picture Day
October 11th: End of First Quarter
October 16th: Unity Day...Wear Orange!
October 18th: Half Day for Students....Dismissal @ 10:40 am
Due to the forecast for inclement weather this week related to Hurricane Helene, the district will now be moving to eLearning/remote learning or remote work for Friday, September 27, 2024. School and district buildings will be closed on Friday, September 27, 2024.
Your child’s teacher will provide additional information about eLearning/remote learning for tomorrow.
Kaleidoscope and all other extracurricular activities and afterschool programs scheduled for Friday, September 27, 2024, are canceled.
Here are some important bus updates. Please read carefully.
1. BUS 513 -- PM Route Adjustments Beginning October 3rd
- 2:42 PM - Oyster Bay Shopping Center (Old Bi-Lo)
- 2:54 PM - 750 Long Point Road (Seacoast Church Parking Lot)
- 3:08 PM - 245 Mathis Ferry Road (National Guard Armory)
2. BUS 252 -- Mr. Damion Update
- Mr. Damion will begin a new round of chemotherapy on Monday, September 30th, and he will need to be out for at least the next 2 months.
- A Meal Train has been created to support his family during this difficult time.
- If you are interested in signing up, please visit https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/kd56g0.
A favorite is returning to the cafeteria....ICE CREAM! We will begin selling ice cream on Friday, October 11th. Students in grades K-5 will have the opportunity to purchase an ice cream for $1.50 each Friday.
We would also like to remind everyone that students are not able to purchase milk in the cafeteria if they do not have money on their account (no charging allowed for milk purchases). If a child needs milk and does not have money, he/she will be required to purchase two other food groups, and then he/she will be charged for a full lunch.
Be sure to create a LINQ Connect account to prepay for meals. Online payments are a simple, safe and secure way to make payments to your child's account 24 hours a day at your convenience. Parents can use the secure site to prepay for school meals, track food purchases, and have the assurance of knowing lunch money they send from home actually makes it to school. If a child’s account becomes low on funds, parents receive low balance alerts by e-mail. Visit linqconnect.com to setup your account. You will need your child's student ID to add them to your account. This number can be found in PowerSchool or you can email Mrs. Ferguson (lisa_ferguson@charleston.k12.sc.us), and she will send it to you. Thank you!
Hello, Sullivan’s Island Skimmers! My name is Walker Russell, and I am the school counselor at SIES. This is my 20th year as a school counselor, and I am so excited to be here! The School Counseling program at Sullivan’s Island Elementary School is based on the American School Counseling Association’s Model and the South Carolina Comprehensive School Counseling & Career Guidance Model. The program includes a variety of services for ALL students and is designed to assist with interests and issues related to the stages of student growth in the areas of academic, career, personal, emotional, and social development. Below are a few of the services offered for the 2024-2025 school year:
Classroom lessons with an emphasis on personal/social skills, bullying prevention, character education, academic development (study skills), career awareness, and child protection. I see every class in the building once a month.
Small group counseling sessions (with parent permission) for students focusing on but not limited to: grief, test taking skills, friendship/social skills, family changes, and emotional regulation. If you feel your child needs assistance in any of these areas, please email or call me. I'm happy to assist!
Individual meetings to help students adjust to school or help with personal issues on an as-needed basis.
Referral assistance to other programs and services in the community
504 plan coordinator
I look forward to working with you and your family this year! Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns. SOAR on, Skimmers!
Walker Russell, School Counselor
Email: walker_russell@charleston.k12.sc.us
Phone: 843-883-1108
If you have not done so already, please:
1. Login or create a new account at sies.membershiptoolkit.com.
2. Enter or verify your personal information. Select the information that you wish to be published in our online and printed directory.
If you do not do this, your information WILL NOT be included in the directory. The deadline is OCTOBER 1st. Thank you!
The Gifted & Talented Artistic program is now open for nominations for the 2024-2025 school year. Students in grades 3 through 8 may be nominated by parents or guardians to be evaluated in the areas of dance, drama, music, and visual art. Nominations will be accepted through November 1, 2024. For more information about the Artistically Gifted & Talented identification process and to access the nomination form, please visit the Visual & Performing Arts webpage at ccsdschools.com/vpa.
