December Parent Newsletter

🎁🎅December🎁🎅

Monday, December 2nd - Friday, December 6th

Redding Holiday Food Drive

Friday, December 6th

All Pro Dads - Redding Gym - 7:30am

Monday, December 9th

K & 1st Grade Christmas Program

Kindergarten Performance - 5:30 p.m. (Students please arrive @ 5:15)

1st Grade Performance - 6:30 p.m. (Students please arrive @ 6:15)

Monday, December 16th - Friday, December 20th

Christmas Spirit Week - Dress-Up Flyer HERE

Friday, December 20th

End of Semester 2 Grading Period

Monday, December 23rd - Monday, December 6th

Christmas Break - No School

❄️⛄January❄️⛄

Tuesday, January 7th

First Student Day of Semester 2

Friday, January 10th

Report Cards Available in Harmony

Tuesday, January 14th

PTO Meeting at 6:30 - Virtual ONLY - Link: https://meet.google.com/tpp-shmn-vbn

Monday, January 20th

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School/Snow Make-Up Day

Thank you for your support in making the start of this school year such a success! Your dedication and involvement play a vital role in our school community, and we are truly grateful. As the holiday season approaches, we want to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a joyous, relaxing winter break. May your time together be filled with warmth, happiness, and wonderful memories. Have a safe and peaceful holiday, and we look forward to seeing you in the new year!

The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is piloting three checkpoints for Grades 3-8 in the 24/25 school year. Seymour Community Schools are participating in this pilot. These checkpoints are a new component of the new ILEARN through-year assessment for English/Language Arts (ELA) and Math, which will be given to all students in Indiana beginning in the school year 2025-2026. This year these checkpoints will take place in Fall, Winter, & Spring. The next checkpoint testing will take place on December 10th & December 11th. Please see the attached documents for more information.

I-LEARN Family Guidance: Grade 3

I-LEARN Family Guidance: Grade 4

Thank you to all the families who supported our Scholastic Book Fair! Your enthusiasm and participation help foster a love of reading in our students and contribute to valuable resources for our school. We are grateful for your commitment to building a community of readers. We also appreciated all who attended the shopping event with your child and waited SO patiently that evening! We appreciate our Redding families.

All Pro Dad is a monthly gathering where dads get to intentionally engage with their kids! This of course is not just limited to dads, but all children and a guardian. However, all children must be accompanied by an adult. There will be fun activities and a character-based curriculum that helps dads start meaningful conversations with their kids. Next Meeting: December 6th IN REDDING GYM (7:30 - 8:15 a.m.)

We send lots of communcation home through Harmony throughout the school year. This includes parent notifications about upcoming testing, upcoming events at Redding, visits to the nurse, events in the community, reminders that report cards have been published, etc. Please take a minute to make sure your email is up-to-date.

You can login to your Harmony account and update your email under demographic data or you can contact the Redding office at anytime during the school week and Mrs. Terrell or Mrs. Richey will be happy to update your email for you!

Students in ALL grades will now have the option to purchase snacks during lunch. These snacks range from chips and crackers, to ice cream on Friday. Students must have money in their lunch accounts to purchase snacks. If a student has no money or a negative balance, they will not be able to purchase snacks. To put money in your child's account, send an envelope to school with your students name, students teacher, and amount of money or add it online HERE.

The Indiana Learning Lab's Parent and Family Support Hub is a free, 24/7 resource for parents and families to support student learning. Check out the link below for these resources!

https://inlearninglab.com/hub/parent-family-support-hub

- We will communicate your child's visit to the nurses office through Harmony. Please make sure your email is up to date. Of course if it is an injury we will always try to get ahold of you through phone call.

· Our Kindergarten students are required to have a dental, vision, and physical before starting school. Please continue to send these records to the office.

· All new medications need to be brought into school by a parent or guardian in the original container. A medication form needs to be signed and kept on file in our office.

· Remember students need to be fever free without medication for 24 hrs prior to coming back to school.

· If you have any health concerns for your child please call into the office and speak to the nurse. We look forward to working together to keep our students healthy and in class.

- Respiratory Virus Guidance Seymour Community Schools HERE

Parents are encouraged to login to Harmony accounts and provide any updates regarding your student’s preferred name, address, directory consent forms, and or contact information. Weekly text message and/or email progress reports can also be set up to be sent to multiple recipients.

Automated Harmony Parent Access - Sign Up

Did you know that parents are now able to sign up to receive automatic text messages/email updates for your student’s attendance, grades, and progress reports?

1. Simply login to your Harmony account.

2. Scroll to the bottom to find “My Notification Profile”

3. Select each of the items that you would like to receive updates on and how often you would like to be notified..

A reminder that students are welcome to bring water bottles to school with them as long as these contain water only. These items are prone to spilling as students move throughout the building/classroom and we want to limit any possible damage to our carpet.

ARRIVAL PROCEDURES

• Students will arrive at school between 7:45-8:30 AM on the bus, or as car riders in the drop off line.
• Students may be dropped off at door 5 (by the playground) between 7:45-8:25. You will need to walk your child into the front office and sign-in after 8:35 AM.
• DO NOT DROP STUDENTS OFF at the main or cafeteria entrances. These areas are reserved for buses and special needs.

DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

• If your child rides the bus, he or she will depart at (3:15), or on a late bus (3:45- 3:55).
• Car rider dismissal takes place from 3:00-3:30 PM at two different locations:
• Front door (door 4) for students with last names A-I .
• Back door (door 5) for students with last names J-Z.

Exterior doors will be locked at 8:25 a.m. each morning:

• Students arriving after this time should report to the main entrance (door 3) with a guardian and use the buzz-in system. Students will need to be signed in after 8:35AM.

RIGHT HAND TURN ONLY DURING DISMISSAL:

• Under the guidance of the Indiana Department of Transportation, we only allow for a right hand turn onto Ewing St. from the north parking lot during afternoon dismissal. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your help in keeping all of our Redding families safe.

Harmony Parent Access

Food Service/Menus

MyPaymentPlus Lunch Account

School Status & Weather Alert Signup

Harmony Parent Notification Setup

The Hornets' Nest - Check out The Hornet's Nest for information about Title 1, resources to help your child at home with Reading and Math, and fun activities to do as a family.

Counselor Corner Resources - Check out Mrs. Henry's counselor corner page to see some great resources for students and parents!

Title 1 Policy/Board Policy 2260

On the Web: www.redding.scsc.k12.in.us / www.scsc.k12.in.us

Daily Announcements: www.redding.scsc.k12.in.us

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reddingschool

Phone: 812-522-5621

Address: 1700 N. Ewing St. Seymour

Email: stahla@scsc.k12.in.us