Southwest Newsletter

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Parents! - If you bring smaller children to the front of the school for pick up, please try to keep your children from running around where the front steps are. Thank you.

When you come to pick up your child in at the end of the school day, please do not park on 16th and Dawson streets where indicated in the picture below. It is private property with a sign for "No Parking". Thank you for your cooperation!

Southwest Security

Follow-up:

Parents are welcome to park on Dawson Street anywhere along the sidewalk portion of the street. All other parts of the street are private property and unavailable for parking. Please see pictures below.

12/2 - Picture Retake Day

12/17 - 1st and 3rd Grade Field Trip

12/11 - SW 4th and 5th Grade Winter Concert, 2:15 and 6:00 PM, Auditorium

12/20 - Club Day for December

12/12 - Cool Beans Coffee truck (AM) and Italian oven for lunch

12/23 - 1/3 - No School (first day back 1/6 - Day 1)

Come support our student musicians on Wednesday December 11! 4th Grade Chorus, 5th Grade Chorus, Band, and Orchestra will perform at 2:15 pm in an assembly for staff and students and at 6:00 pm for parents/guardians. Performers arrive at 5:30 pm for the evening concert. Participating students are required to attend both times. We can’t wait to sing and play for you all again!

Reminder: Students and parents please do not bring backpacks or large bags with you to concert. Purses and other smaller bags will be searched before entering. Thank you.

Rewards/Incentives

Each month, you will receive information regarding PBIS, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. This month, your child can earn a variety of incentives through the PBIS program for demonstrating respectful, responsible, and safe behavior.

Monthly Rewards: Prize to Take Home, Rent a Fidget, Pick a Reward Coupon, Spheros

3:2:1 Reward (3 or less minor behavioral referrals, 2 or less missing assignments and 1 or less major discipline referrals): Movie In the Cafe*

Cafeteria and Hallway prizes vary based on the number of times classes were rewarded for respectful, responsible, and safe behaviors.

Parents and guardians,

We want to extend our gratitude for all of the time you spend reading with your child. Your child's teacher likely discussed the ARC reading program at parent-teacher conferences because it's important that you understand your child as a reader.

ARC Level - If you are unsure of your child's ARC reading level, you can look on the spine of their ARC books, on your child's power goal/book diet paper or ask your child. Once you know your child's ARC level, you can use the chart below to determine the correlation between the ARC level and your child's current grade level.

Power Goal - Your child has a power goal, which is a specific reading goal that will change as your child grows as a reader. Ask your child about their goal and try to find ways to practice within their reading time at home. If you're unsure how to help, reach out to your child's teacher.

Book Selection - If you're looking to expand your library or need gift ideas for your child, the hook book list below gives some suggestions for each ARC level. If you're unsure whether or not a book or series would be appropriate for your child's current reading level, we'd be happy to help.

Reading at Home - All students in grades K5-4 have 15 minutes of reading homework every night and 5th graders have 30 minutes of reading homework each night. Depending on your child's age and reading level, you could read with your child, have your child read to you, ask your child questions about their book to promote engagement and comprehension, practice skills pertaining to their power goal, or allow your child to read in different places to keep reading fun. Please sign the reading log every night.

Thank you again for helping to promote a love of reading and an emphasis on literacy in all of our students. We couldn't do it without you.

If you have not done so already, please connect with us using the app "ClassDojo". Reach out to your child's teacher if you need help connecting. We will be using this app to send district and school updates and information.

Power Packs is a program that provides families with the ingredients and recipes to provide your family with nutritious weekend meals. The Power Pack includes produce, milk, and some other pantry items. The program is free and distribution occurs weekly. Southwest's distribution site is Lebanon County Christian Ministries on Wednesday afternoons.

If interested in signing up for the program, please complete the enrollment process by submitting information via the link below.

https://app.pantrysoft.com/login/powerpacksproject

Picture is from last year, but link is current.

Please contact Kyle Bensing (kbensing@lebanon.k12.pa.us) with any questions.

PowerSchool is a portal that is used to document student attendance and grades, along with many other features. Starting this year, it will be a means for collecting forms electronically to reduce the amount of paperwork sent home with your child.

If you have not done so already, please create an account or login to your existing account. The login information is the same as last year. There is now a "Forms" icon on the lefthand side. Please click on the icon and sign any current forms.

Please click the link for more information regarding the PowerSchool portal: https://www.smore.com/1qjya

If your child is absent from school, please provide a parent or doctor's note within 3 days of your child returning to school. Notes can be turned into your child's teacher or the office and can also be submitted electronically by messaging Mrs. Sutton on ClassDojo or emailing Mrs. Sutton at the following email address: SW-Attendance@lebanon.k12.pa.us.

If you're looking for a way to become involved at Southwest and aren't sure where to start, join the PFO. The PFO meets monthly to help make decisions and plan for events. Your input is valuable. Please email kbensing@lebanon.k12.pa.us if interested in being a part of the PFO.

Email: kbensing@lebanon.k12.pa.us
Website: https://www.lebanon.k12.pa.us/southwest/
Location: 1500 Woodland Street, Lebanon, PA, USA
Phone: 717-675-2173
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SouthwestElem