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March 2021

Hunt FaceBook Page

Check out our Hunt FaceBook page at Hunt A+ Elementary.

Important Dates to Remember:

Friday, March 5

Lifetouch Studios will be here for Spring Pictures. Only students ordering will be photographed so they will probably only be at school from 8:45-10:00 (approximately). Picture packets and payment must be submitted no later than when the student is photographed. If you have any questions please contact Heidi in the office at 712/279-6833. Thank you.

Tuesday, March 9

Interpreter Supported Conferences from 3:40-5:40 p.m.

Monday, March 22

End of 3rd Quarter

Wednesday, March 31

2:30 p.m. dismissal time for Spring Break

Tuesday, April 13

Kindergarten Registration

Kindergarten Registration

Please click the following link to register your child for kindergarten: Kindergarten Registration Link


These links provide step-by-step instructions to help parents/guardians complete online registration.


Completing Online Registration for the First Time


Returning to Complete a Previously Started Registration

Hy-Vee $chool Buck$ Program

Hunt A+ is collecting HyVee receipts. Receipts must be dated August 1, 2020 – April 29, 2021. No fuel, gas, postal, money order, Western Union, lottery, Quest, Mid American, bottle refunds or gift card receipts will be accepted. Please turn all receipts in to the office.

Friendly Reminder: Please do not park in the bus lane on Myrtle Street or Center Street.

Ready for Kindergarten

Dear parents and families of children ages 2 through 5 years old (not yet attending Kindergarten),

Sioux City Community Schools is excited to announce that we will be offering virtual learning courses and learning kits for interested parents on various ways to help your child get ready for Kindergarten. These classes will include literacy skills, mathematic skills, and social and emotional skills during the 2020-21 Fall, Winter, and Spring sessions.

These self-paced learning sessions will be available to you through the virtual and safe access of your own homes with approved pre-registration using the "sign in" and "create your account" option, and registering for the current session. Families completing the current online learning course will be shipped a set of “all you need learning tools & toys” to help your child develop imperative ready for school skills.

Go to this webpage to sign up today!

Sign up here at https://www.readyforkindergarten.org/siouxcity

Session Dates:

  • #2 Winter (Math) self-paced courses will run from December 18 through February 14.
  • #3 Spring (Social & Emotional) self-paced courses will run from February 19 through April 18.

Enrollment only provides access to the current live session once approved (registration for the #1 Fall literacy session will close on November 15 or after the first 50 families have enrolled).

February Student Recognition:

Parent Reminders:

View Current COVID-19 and Illness Protocols and Practices: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/sccsd-covid-19-and-illness-protocols-and-practices/

Virtual Students:

If Virtual students are having any technical issues, please call (712) 279-6803 and Tech Support will be able to help resolve those issues.

Notes from the Nurse:

If a student is sent home with Covid symptoms, the student will remain home for 10 days. If the student is tested and has a negative Covid test result, they may return prior to the 10-day quarantine. If the student visits a doctor, the student may return to school prior to the 10-day quarantine if they have an alternate diagnosis. The school office will need to know what the diagnosis is (i.e. strep throat, allergies,). If the note says, “The student can return to school” without an alternate diagnosis, we are not accepting this and the student will remain out of school for 10 days. It is the recommendation of the Iowa Department of Public Health to require an alternate diagnosis to return to school.

School Fees:

If you would like to pay your students school fees or add lunch money online, you may do so through My School Bucks. You can click on the following link to get started. https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getlogin

Bus Schedule

Bus #122(Green Bus)

17th & Summit (8:08 am/3:38 pm)

19th & Jones (8:12 am/3:42 pm)

21st & Summit (8:16 am/3:44 pm)



Bus #121 (Yellow Bus)

24th & Jones (8:09 am/ 3:35 pm)

18th & Jones (8:11 am/ 3:37 pm)

17th & Jones (8:17 am/3:43 pm)



Bus #130 (Red Bus)

16th & Jackson (8:08 am/ 3:48 pm)

20th & Jones (8:13 am/ 3:40 pm)



Bus #140 (Purple Bus)

14th & Summit (8:02 am/3:35 pm)

14th & Douglas (8:05 am/3:38 pm)

16th & Douglas (8:06 am/3:39 pm)

19th & Douglas (8:11 am/3:41 pm)

403 21st St. (8:14 am/3:44 pm)



Bus #145 (Blue Bus)

15th & Nebraska (8:08 am/3:36 pm)

17th & Nebraska (8:10 am/3:38 pm)

19th & Nebraska (8:12 am/3:40 pm)

21st & Nebraska (8:13 am/3:41 pm)

22nd & Nebraska (8:15 am/3:41 @21st)

22nd & Jones (8:15 am/3:44 pm)


If you need assistance with filling out a bus application, please call the Hunt office at 712-279-6833.

Medication at School:

Some students may need prescription and non-prescription medication to participate in their educational program. Emergency and non-emergency medication shall be administered when the student’s legal guardian and prescribing physician annually provides a signed and dated Medication Administration Authorization form requesting medication administration at school. The medication must be in the original labeled container, as dispensed from pharmacy or in the manufacturer’s container. Authorization forms for medication and inhalers at school can be accessed at:

www.siouxcityschools.org under School Board, Board Policies.

Attendance:

Student attendance is crucial to learning. There are also statutory requirements with which parents must comply. According to Section 299.1 and 299.1A of the Iowa Code, the parent, guardian, or legal/actual custodian is accountable for the school attendance of a child who has reached the age of five and is under sixteen years of age by September 15 of that school year. State and District standards demand that students have an attendance of at least 96%.

Hunt Preschool:

We currently have openings in our preschool classrooms for young Iowa residents who were four on or before September 15. To apply, please go to https://www.siouxcityschools.org/preschool/.If you have any questions, please contact Gina at 712-293-0436.

Handle with Care Initiative Launches in Sioux City

The Sioux City Community School District is launching a new initiative, Handle with Care, in partnership with the Sioux City Police Department (SCPD). This initiative is part of an effort to further advance work to support the emotional needs of students. Handle with Care is an alert system set up to notify the District any time a police officer is dispatched to a student’s home. SCPD will NOT share any details about the call or police activity. The alert will only prompt the District officials to take actions to “handle the student with care” in the days following the call. School staff that closely interact with the student involved will be prompted to observe the student’s behavior. If the student exhibits signs that indicate distress or concern, a professional school counselor will support the student’s emotional needs. The Handle with Care program will launch on December 1, 2019. If you have questions about the program, please call:

· Jen Gomez, Sioux City Community School District: 712-279-6075

· Sgt. Jeremy McClure, Sioux City Police Department: 712-279-4981

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Let's Talk

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

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Communication and Preparedness

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. Should an emergency occur, the school notifies you through our Blackboard phone system. In an emergency, 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. Learn more about school safety.

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Focus 2022 Strategic Plan

The Sioux City Community School District Board of Directors spent time developing, with the input of multiple stakeholder groups, the “Definition of the Well-Educated Student.” The definition is the foundation for the Focus 2022 Strategic Plan. The definition identifies what students within the educational system will be able to do upon graduating from our district. Learn about the five goal areas of the strategic plan.

Non-Discrimination Statement

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.