News from Spalding Park

March 2nd Interpreter Supported Conferences from 3:40pm-5:40pm

March 9th Spring Pictures

March 22nd End 3rd Qtr

Information was sent home, this past week, on the school wide book we are starting. If you need more information, please contact your child's teacher.

Please remember to send a coat to school with your child daily. The mornings are still very chilly and students will be outside if the temperature is above 15 degrees.

Kindergarten Registration has been scheduled for April 14th and 15th 2021, and we are anxious to identify children eligible to begin kindergarten in August. To be eligible for kindergarten, your child must be five (5) year's old on or before September 15, 2021, and they need to have completed the required immunizations.

Perhaps you know of other children in Spalding Park district who may be eligible to enter kindergarten next fall. If the family does not have children in out school, please inform them to call the office to register their child.

If interested in TK please contact Lynn Foster 712- 279-6677

The Sioux City Community Schools are committed to providing students safe learning environments, high-quality educational programs, and the skills they need to achieve lifelong success on whatever paths they choose. To meet that commitment, we must listen to you about how we can best support your child. This year, your feedback is even more critical as we navigate the unprecedented circumstances of COVID-19. Share your feedback on the Return-to-Learn Plan, school quality, and student support. The survey is open from March 1 – March 22. Check your email for a link to access the survey. If you do not see an email or if would prefer to complete a paper survey, please call 712-224-7471. Thank you.

· · Substitute School Bus Drivers and Substitute Bus Assistants

· · Substitute Building Service Technicians

· · Substitute Teachers and Substitute Instructional Assistants

· · Substitute Food Service Workers

The Sioux City Community School District is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. To learn more about job qualifications and our available opportunities, please visit our website: www.siouxcityschools.org

Elementary School hours are 8:35-3:30 p.m.

Every Monday school is dismissed one hour early for Professional Development

Elementary Dismissal: 2:30 p.m.

Middle School Dismissal: 1:45 p.m.

High School Dismissal: 1:55 p.m.

MORNING ARRIVAL

Students should NOT arrive at school until after 8:25 a.m. when playground supervision begins unless they are eating breakfast or in the Beyond the Bell Program. Also, remind your child about safety issues as they walk to school. We also thank the walkers in advance for staying on the sidewalks and out of neighbor’s yards.

Help our school gain money but just bringing your Hy-Vee food receipts to school. Hy-Vee recipes must be dated August 1, 2020 through May 15, 2021 to count. Some limitation do apply. The program does not include any alcohol, tobacco, postage stamps, lottery tickets, money orders, money transfers, amusement or entertainment tickets, returned check service fees, or items prohibited by law.

Student attendance is crucial to learning. There are also statutory requirements with which parents must comply. Please refer to the 2020-21 Parent/Guardian and Student Handbook to review the District’s attendance policy. Parents/guardians should notify a student’s school regarding an absence within the first hour of the school day. If an absence is not reported, and a student does not attend school, the student’s household will be contacted by the school office to report the absence home and inquire about the reason for the absence. Parents may be notified by phone call, email, and/or text. Limited information will be available by text message, so parents/guardians are encouraged to contact the school, review voice messages, and refer to email for extended information.

Parents/guardians that download the Infinite Campus application available for Android and iPhone can also elect to get notifications pushed to a mobile phone with attendance updates from the school.

Sioux City Community School District has its very own Mobile App! Now the power to stay connected is in the palm of your hand. You can also subscribe to Spalding Park for school specific information and push notifications. Click here for a short video on how to subscribe to a school.

Infinite Campus sends every message to both the parent’s email account and to the parent portal. Attachments will not show up in the parent portal. They only show up in a parent’s email account. There is a box in Infinite Campus where you can check email or portal, but for some reason Infinite Campus defaults to both.

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, by reaching out with your ideas, questions, concerns, and praise. To make a submission, please visit http://www.siouxcityschools.org/lets-talk/.

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 conversations with your child(ren) 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.

This managment system will be in place for when we begin allowing parents and families into the facility.

Dear Parents/Guardians of Spalding Park Elementary Students:

Spalding Elementary is pleased to announce that we will begin using a computerized visitor management system for the upcoming school year. We believe the implementation of this new technology will benefit you, your child, and this school by better allowing us to track visitors, contractors, and volunteers in our schools, therefore providing a safer environment for everyone. To ensure every visitor checks in using the new computerized system, you must enter the building through the main entrance.

The visitor management system is a computerized security program that offers many features to protect your child from outside threats. Let's review the basic functions of the system. First, any visitor entering Spalding Elementary School will be required to provide a state-issued photo ID. If you do not have a state-issued photo ID, you may contact the school in advance of your visit to inquire about other acceptable forms of identification

Once the ID is presented, a school representative will scan this ID using the latest in ID scanning technology. The system instantly captures the name, photo, and birth date of the visitor. When this successfully occurs, the software compares the identity of the visitor with the national sex offender registry. If a positive match occurs, school personnel will be immediately and discreetly alerted. Individuals with a sex offense on record will not be permitted to enter the building.

It is important to note that the computerized visitor management system only scans the visitor's name, date of birth, and photo for comparison with a national database of registered sex offenders. Additional visitor data from the driver's license is not gathered, nor is the system connected to any other system such as the Department of Motor Vehicles. Therefore, any other information on the ID is not scanned by the system and is not accessible to any of the users.

Once an entry is approved, the visitor will be issued a badge that identifies him/her as a visitor. The badge includes the date and the purpose of the visit. All staff members are trained to recognize visitor badges. Collectively, everyone in the building will be working together to ensure all visitors have a badge on and have gone through the appropriate check-in process at the main entrance.

As you leave our facility, please pass through the main office to return your badge so we can scan you out of the system.

The safety of our students is our highest priority, and the computerized visitor management system enhances the safety practices at Spalding Elementary School. Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation. If you have any questions, please call our office at 712-274-4043.

All parents/guardians are encouraged to stay connected to their student’s academic progress using Infinite Campus (grades K-12) and Canvas (grades 6-12). These parent portals can be accessed from the District website (www.siouxcityschools.org). These portals give parents access to teacher email addresses, student schedules, grades, attendance, and so much more!

“It is the policy of this CNP provider not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or religion in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code section 216.6, 216.7, and 216.9. If you have questions or grievances related to compliance with this policy by this CNP Provider, please contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Grimes State Office building, 400 E. 14th St. Des Moines, IA 50319-1004; phone number 515-281-4121, 800-457-4416; website: https://icrc.iowa.gov/.

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 and does not 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. The District is required by Title IX and 34 CFR Part 106 not to discriminate on the basis of sex in its programs, activities, or employment.

Inquiries or grievances under Section 504 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act may be directed to Jen Gomez, Director of Student Services & Equity Education/Title IX Coordinator at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, gomezj2@live.siouxcityschools.com. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations to the District may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, or both. Please see District Board policies 103 and 504.4 for additional information on available grievance procedures.

Contact us!

Principal: Dr. Bradford

Email: bradfom@live.siouxcityschools.com
Website: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/spalding-park/
Location: 4101 Stone Avenue, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: 712-274-4043
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpaldingParkElementarySchool/
Twitter: @SpaldingParkSC