Shark Bites

Monday, September 2nd - Labor Day; school is closed

Monday, September 30th - our first PBIS Celebration!

Tuesday, October 1st - Fall Pictures

Monday, October 14th - School is closed

Tuesday, October 15th - School is closed; Teacher work day

2024-2025 Student Calendar

2024-2025 Calendario de Estudiantes

**Our morning drop-off line is much longer this year. Please pull all the way up and use the ENTIRE sidewalk.

Please teach your child how to unbuckle their seat belt or safety restraint by themselves. Parents should not be exiting their car in the car line as this will slow down the drop-off line for everyone! If you think your child may have trouble, please practice! They will eventually learn how to do it!

Classroom instruction begins promptly at 7:30am each morning. Students should be seated in their seats and ready to learn by this time. Staff on duty will close the front doors and the bell will ring at 7:30am. After 7:30am, your child is considered tardy and you will need to sign them into school in the main office.

In the afternoon, please make sure you are here by 2:30pm to pick up your child. Our pick-up line will start moving faster as our younger students get used to our dismissal procedures. Thank you!

We are preparing to begin the screening and identification process for the academically gifted and talented program. Please see the attached letter or click on the link to access online.

Gifted and Talented Parent Resources

Referred students in grades 3-5 will be given the CogAT, an aptitude test, in October. Any parent, student, teacher, or administrator may refer a student for testing by contacting the guidance department at the student’s school or by contacting the Office of Gifted and Talented Programs prior to September 13th. A referral form is also attached below.

Sale Open August 6th-September 2nd

All orders will be processed AFTER the close of the website. Delivery to school will be 2-3 weeks following end of sale.

Here is the link: ses-spirit-store.company.site

We are fundraising to help our school! Our Goal is $3,500!

Attractions is a money saving coupon book with great deals on just about everything. Over $8,880 in LOCAL savings at hundreds of local restaurants and businesses and FREE Mobile Coupons included for all of SC, NC & VA! One or two coupons pays for the book!

ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS

● Share with family and friends. Ask them to help support our fundraiser!

● COST OF BOOK: $25

● PAYMENTS ACCEPTED: Cash, Checks (Payable to Socastee Elementary School, Credit (EZPay) Online Order link: www.attractionsbook.com/pay Use EZPay Code: socastee

● ACTIVATE YOUR FREE FUNDRAISING SELLER PAGE to share via email, social media or text. ● LAST DAY TO PLACE ORDERS: Monday September 16th

● QUESTIONS? Contact Mrs. Streater at CStreater001@horrycountyschools.net

At Socastee Elementary, your child’s safety is our top priority. In order to ensure that all of our staff and students comfortably know what to do during an emergency, we practice a variety of safety drills. Additionally, our school has a safety team that reviews the efficiency of our drills.

Drills that we practice throughout the year include:

Fire Drill- Fire drills are conducted monthly. Students practice evacuating the building quickly and safely. Each classroom has a designated evacuation location. Since we have a two story building, additional safety procedures are created for students or staff who need support going down stairs during a fire drill.

Tornado Drill- When a tornado warning is put in place for our school, students and staff are relocated to the interior of our first floor until the warning is lifted. This is practiced during a statewide drill in March, as well as throughout the year.

Earthquake Drill- The “Great Shakeout” drill is practiced every October. Students and staff practice these three steps: drop, cover, and hold on until the shaking stops.

Secure Drill- Secure is called when there is something potentially dangerous outside of the building. Students and staff are brought into the building and exterior doors remain locked.

Lockdown Drill- A Lockdown is called when there is something potentially dangerous inside of the building. Students and staff are trained to enter or remain in a room that can be locked, and maintain silence.

Reunification Drill- In the event of an emergency that does not allow us to dismiss normally, our staff practices where we would go to keep our students safe and how we would ensure that they were reunified with an approved adult. Please be sure that your child’s emergency contacts are updated in PowerSchool. Students can only be released to guardians and emergency contacts.

Meet Nurse Rhona and Nurse Liz! They are seasoned Registered Nurses who will be joining our shark family full time for the 2024-2025 school year. They are so excited and looking forward to working with all of you to keep our little sharks healthy and safe. As a reminder, parents/guardians must drop off medications with either the prescription medication form signed by the doctor or the non-prescription medication form signed by the parent or guardian, no student is permitted to carry medication on them to or from school unless the correct papers have been signed and submitted to the health office. These health forms are also available in the health office. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

CEP Breakfast/Lunch Program:

We are excited to announce HCS is a CEP District, offering free meals for all students! All students in Horry County Schools will receive free breakfast and lunch during the 2024-2025 school year as part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program.

Click here to read more.

Unfortunately, due to our growing student enrollment, we will be unable to accommodate lunch visitors this year. There will be special events and days throughout the school year for parents to come eat lunch with their children. These days will be announced ahead of time so you have time to make arrangements. We appreciate your understanding.

The School Improvement Council (SIC) serves as an advisory committee to a school's principal and faculty. Unlike PTAs and other voluntary school organizations, councils are mandated by law to exist in every public school in South Carolina. SIC's play a key role in the education of our state's children, bringing together parents, educators, and community stakeholders to collaborate on the improvement of their local school.

Please nominate a parent who you think would be a good candidate to represent the parents on the SIC committee. Here is a link to the Google Form.

**Those that accept a nomination will be asked to write a brief description of themselves and what their service on the council will bring to Socastee Elementary School. You will also have a photo taken to go with the description on the final ballots.

Horry County School provides parent resources that benefit you and your child. Please click the links below for more information and parenting tips.

Parents Make the Difference(Elementary)--English

Parents Make the Difference(Elementary)--Spanish

Parents Make the Difference(Early Childhood)--English

Parents Make the Difference(Early Childhood)--Spanish

Doors open in the morning at 7:00am and students have the option of eating breakfast in the cafeteria or waiting in the gym. At 7:20am, the bell will ring and students will be escorted to their classrooms by their teachers. The final bell, signifying the start of the school day, rings at 7:30am. Students that arrive after 7:30am will be marked tardy and will not be able to eat breakfast. Dismissal begins at 2:30pm daily for bus riders and car riders. Our main office hours are 7:00am - 4:00pm.

We will not be permitting outside treats for student birthdays in the building. Your child's birthday is acknowledged on our school-wide morning news show so the whole school can wish him/her a "happy birthday." Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Our SES Mission: SES students will become caring, productive citizens and lifelong learners.

Our SES Vision: At SES all children will be loved, valued, challenged and supported so they can reach their full potential.

Email: sschubiger@horrycountyschools.net
Website: https://www.horrycountyschools.net/Socastee_Elementary
Location: 4223 Socastee Boulevard, Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Phone: 843-650-2606
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hcssocasteeelementaryschool