Seahawk News
November 4, 2023
Sunderland Promotes Integrity, Responsibility, Independence & Trust
New This Week
Congratulations to the RED flock for having the greatest amount of Splash Cash so far this year! The flock was able to spend some time with outdoor activities with the NHS SGA! Thank you to the NHS SGA for supporting our school community and being role models for the future leaders!
Spirit Wear sales are extended to Nov 6th.
We are looking for some volunteers to help with our Splash Cash. We’ve added two new dates for our Splash Cash Cart (students trade in splash cash for a reward).
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F48ACAF2CAAF85-splash
VIP Day is coming up, along with American Education Week! We will be sending a paper copy of the attached form (for release of a student) home on Monday. An excerpt form the letter:
To help us prepare for the number of visitors we have, please complete the pre-registration form at https://forms.office.com/r/7qAinne7C3 AND complete the bottom portion of this letter and return to your child’s homeroom teacher by Monday, November 20th. The pre-registration allows us to manually enter visitors into the Raptor system prior to the day to ensure the safety of all students while at school. You will need the visitor’s Driver’s license number. We have near 700 students and this is one of our busiest days of the year. The pre-registration will help keeps lines at a minimal level so that no one misses the visiting window. We cannot guarantee that you will make the visitation if you do not pre-register. CCPS requires that all visitors are signed into Raptor to attend in school events. Again, you will receive a paper copy of Monday. We are looking forward to seeing you!
- Please note a clarification on non daily car riders or those being picked up for appointments:
- If your child needs to be picked up due to an appointment, please arrive at the front office before 3:45PM (1:45PM on Early Dismissal Days). Our office staff and duty staff start preparing for Daily Car Riders and bus dismissal at 3:55PM (1:55PM on Early Dismissal Days) With the change from a 30minute bus window to 10 minutes, we will need to keep our focus on the dismissal process.
- We are able to manage Non-Daily Car Riders but we are still not able to accommodate Drop in, Surprise Car Riders. For Non-Daily Car Riders, you MUST send a paper note, NOT AN EMAIL, with your child, EACH day that you plan for them to be a car rider. Please let your child know that they must dismiss with the Daily Car Riders at 4:05PM when announced. We will NOT call individual students down for dismissal. Please do not send a note saying “every Tuesday” instead, send a note every Tuesday. We can not expect teachers to keep up with all students’ special request schedules. We ask that you send a paper note each day because there could be a sub in the class instead of the teacher.
PBIS at SES
See the calendar for the Splash Cash Cart days and Celebrations!
♥️Volunteers♥️
EVERYONE must reapply for being a volunteer. The system was cleaned out and you must reapply. Remember, if you want to be a chaperone or work events, you must be approved. If you are an employee of CCPS, you still need to complete the volunteer process for participation in events at school.
Even if you are not sure if you will be able to attend anything, please sign up early. Here’s the CCPS link of info:
Become a Volunteer - Calvert County Public School District (calvertnet.k12.md.us)
General Information about Sunderland Elementary School
· Instructional School Day - 9:25AM – 4:05PM
- Arrival window for cars and bus: 9:15AM-9:25AM
- Dismissal window for Daily Car Riders- 3:50PM-4:05PM
- Dismissal window for bus: 4:10PM-4:20PM
· School Colors - Blue and White – Friday Spirit Days- Classes are assigned a Flock color as well. More to come on that!
· School Mascot/Motto -“SPIRIT” the Seahawk -Sunderland Promotes Independence Responsibility Integrity and Trust
See the attached information regarding meals and more!
Counselor's Corner
From Ms. Hilton and Ms. Shade: November 4, 2023
• Our Character Trait of the Month of November is ACCEPTANCE! We will continue to teach, emphasize, and reinforce the importance of accepting all students within our school community throughout the month!
• Our classroom counseling lessons will reinforce acceptance in our school community. Students is Pre-K to 2nd grade will read Acceptance is my Superpower by Alicia Ortego while students in 3rd to 5th grade will read The Invisible Boy by Patrice Barton. Classes will discuss the importance of accepting others, diversity, and inclusion in addition to a coloring activity that will be displayed in our main hallway!
• SES is officially a No Place for Hate school! No Place for Hate’s focus is to improve our school climate through anti-bias and bullying prevention education. Students will state and sign our pledge to commit to doing their part to make our school No Place for Hate.
• SES has joined with Friendship Community Baptist Church for our HeartFELT (Filling Empty Little Tummies) program. The HeartFELT program provides qualifying students with meals and snacks each weekend. If you would like more information or would like your child to participate in the HeartFELT program, please contact your student’s school counselor to sign up.
• Calvert County Child and Adolescent Supportive Behavioral Health Services resource guide - https://www.calverthealth.org/_pdf/lbha/resguide.pdf. This guide was designed to help parents and caregivers navigate and find information regarding the different behavioral health treatments and services available for children and adolescents residing in Calvert County, Maryland.
• Should your family need assistance with school supplies (now or during the school year), please contact your child's classroom teacher or counselor.
Michele Shade, School Counselor, Last Names A-K, shadem@calvertnet.k12.md.us 443-550-9474
Danielle Hilton, School Counselor, Last Names L-Z, hiltond@calvertnet.k12.md.us 443-550-9387
Calendar of Events
Please note that new items are added to the calendar as they are planned. It includes updated field trips and other events. Please note the change of the FSO mtg to Nov 14th.
Attendance Notes
- When a student is absent, doctor notes should be sent within 3 days of the absence. If you need to email the note, please send attendance notes to sesattendance@calvertnet.k12.md.us This email will be monitored by Ms. Bozman. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Community Resources and Fliers
The following link includes events, activities, and opportunities for young people offered by organizations in the community.
These events and activities are not sponsored by the Calvert County Board of Education or Calvert County Public Schools. We provide equal opportunities to outside agencies to distribute materials that offer opportunities to students and/or their parents, but that permission should not be considered a recommendation or endorsement by the school district.
Repeated from Last Week
FSO is selling SES Spiritwear! Click the flier below. I apologize that the initial date was the 30th. We will aim to extend the window a bit. I will send a SM once it is determined.
End Hunger- This is the last week that students can bring foods to donate to the local food pantry. The list is below.
Mark your calendar- Our annual VIP Day (formerly known as Grandparents Day) will be November 21st. We will send out the specific information to Preregister to avoid long lines in next week's newsletter.
Would you like to be a substitute teacher or IA at SES? We are always looking for substitutes so consider joining our team. Please email Ms. Kasulke if you are interested or have already completed the application process at the CCPS website.
Thank you to our AMAZING VOLUNTEERS who made our school book fair a success for our school! We could not host this event without your support. We will report the sales and profits for our school once everything is completed and closed.
Behavioral Health: Please review all the resources in the Counselor's Corner below!
From CCPS: We want to hear from you!
Parent, student, staff, and community input is vital as we develop a new 5-year Strategic Plan for Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS). Please complete the survey by November 5, 2023, and share your thoughts on the profile of a graduate, strengths, focus areas, and future outlook for the District. The survey is being conducted by Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, a third-party firm, to ensure that responses are kept anonymous.
Click on the link below to begin the survey. To change the language of the survey, use the drop-down menu located at the top of the survey webpage.