
SCCS Home Bulletin
February 12, 2025
The mission of Sioux Center Christian School is to disciple God’s children by equipping them with a knowledge and understanding of Christ and His creation so that they can obediently serve God and others as they work and play.
Every Student TREASURED, Every Student TRAINED, Every Student TRANSFORMED
Exceptional, Earnest, Every Day
Today we welcomed a team from CSI and TfT to assess our teaching and learning. We engaged in conversations about many different aspects of our school: classrooms, co-curriculars, chapel, connection groups, FLeX, communications, and even admissions.
We talked about the different ways in which we strive to disciple God’s children and equip them to be obedient servants of God as they live out their stories as part of God’s grand story. The discussion centered around our desire for our students not only to see God’s story, but to live it out, and be able to tell the story.
A highlight for me in this process was to SEE our teachers share how they live it out every day with their students. Their eyes lit up, there was excitement in their tone, and they were animated as they shared bits and pieces of the stories being lived out with their students.
Today was a powerful reminder for me: our teachers are exceptional at their craft. The gratitude that they have for what Christ has done in their lives is evident in their earnest pursuit to love and disciple their students.
Thank you, teachers and staff for the time, effort, attention to detail, and care that you put into each day. Thank you for being vulnerable today. It is an honor to serve alongside you. I learn from you every day. I am truly living God’s abundant life!
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
- Please check the online calendar for upcoming events (http://www.siouxcenterchristian.com/calendar.cfm)
- There will be no school for students on Feb. 13, 14 (Teacher Professional Development Days) and 17 (President's Day).
- There will be no Aftercare on Feb. 13, 14 and 17.
- The School Office will be closed Friday afternoon (Feb. 14) and Monday, Feb. 17.
- The TRIP Office will be open from 8:00-1:00 on Thursday, Feb. 13 and closed on Friday, Feb. 14 and Monday, Feb. 17.
2025-2026 SCHOOL CALENDAR
The calendar for the 2025-2026 school year is attached. Some notes:
- We will host parent/teacher conferences again before school begins so that teachers and parents can start building relationships. This year, that will be on August 14, 2025.
- The first day of school is August 25, 2025. By law, schools are to start on or after August 23.
- We will continue to release at 2:05 PM every Wednesday for professional development. Please note that the public school has chosen to also have early dismissals one Friday a month. We will not be following that in our calendar in order to provide time for other breaks and to be as consistent with instructional time as possible.
- We continue to have the day before Thanksgiving off and 2 weeks (10 school days) at Christmas break to respect family time. We've been strategic about planning breaks when they work best for student learning.
- We continue to include professional development time next to vacation breaks as much as possible, rather than days off here and there, which we have heard is helpful for family schedules.
- The last day of school is May 20, 2026 with graduation that evening.
Note that the grading periods are called grading periods and not trimesters. To have a good rhythm with report cards and conferences, the trimesters are not equal in length. It really isn’t that big of a deal in an elementary school/middle school to have equal lengths for grading periods, and we’ve chosen to prioritize the rhythms of report cards and parent teacher conferences and school breaks over equal trimesters.
- We have nearly 27 "extra" built in hours of school than what we are required to have by the State of Iowa should we need to use them for snow days, late starts, etc.
We look forward to 25-26 at SCCS!
BUS INFORMATION
PARENT VISIT DAYS
We value the partnership between our parents and school! We want to invite you into the school so you can experience what’s happening in the classroom. Each grade level will be hosting a Parent Visit Day again this year. You are invited to join us for some time in the classroom and a pizza lunch on us!
7th Grade visit day will be on Friday, Feb. 28. Join us at 11:00 in the band room followed by a classroom visit and a Pizza Ranch Lunch. Please sign up here by Tuesday, Feb. 25.
3rd Grade visit day will be on Friday, Mar. 7. Join us at 10:30 in the band room followed by a classroom visit and pizza for lunch. Please sign up here by Tuesday, Mar. 4.
Below are the dates for the remaining Parent Visit Days this school year. Dates are subject to change depending on circumstances. More information will be sent out later.
- March 14 - 2nd grade
- March 28 - 4th grade
- April 3 - Kindergarten
- May 1 - TK
ROUND UP INFORMATION
Do you have a child who is ready to start TK or Kindergarten this fall? Make plans to attend our TK/K Round Up Parent Information meeting on Thursday, February 20, and reserve your child’s Round Up spot for Thursday, March 27, or Friday, March 28, on our website: https://www.siouxcenterchristian.com/connectwithus/tkkroundup.cfm.
If you know of any families who might be interested in sending their child to SCCS next year, please share this information with them!
THURSDAY, MARCH 27 CHILD CARE SIGN UP
Just a reminder that we will be hosting TK/K Round Up on Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28. There will be no school for current TK and Kindergarten students. (TK students do not need to sign up for Round Up). We will be offering Kindercare on Thursday to any TK/K student needing childcare and Friday will be a normal Kindercare day for those who come regularly. If any TK/K student would like to sign up for Kindercare on Thursday, March 27, please fill out the google form below. Spots are limited! The rate is $30 for the day on Thursday for any student needing care (those enrolled in Kindercare and those using it just for the day). This will come out of your ACH. We will plan on the scheduled Kindercare kids on Friday, March 28 (covered in your annual fee).
EXTENDED CARE OPPORTUNITIES
4Care, Fridaycare, Aftercare and Tales and Trails information and sign ups will be available to current families on Wednesday, March 5. Be watching for more information.
All Tales and Trails campers need a Siouxnami Waterpark pass for the weeks they attend.
The All Seasons Center has a Summer 20% Off sale running from Feb 1-28 on annual and summer memberships.
More details are on their Facebook page @scallseasonscenter
How to get the deal:
Purchase your membership online: https://bit.ly/3GAyeFj
If you do not have a current annual membership, you will have to make a new account.
OR Stop by the All Seasons Center and purchase your membership in person
OR Call 712-722-4386 ext. 2 and purchase your membership over the phone
REGISTRATION FOR THE 2025-2026
Registration for the 2025-2026 school year will be open Tuesday, April 1 through Wednesday, April 30. Families who complete the registration during this time will have the $250 registration fee waived. Be watching for more information.
If you have a 4Care-7th grade student who does not plan to return to SCCS for the 2025-26 school year, please let Stacy Haarhoff know by emailing her at shaarhoff@siouxcenterchristian.com.
STORYLINE CHAPEL
Storyline chapels are the first Wednesday of each month at 1:35pm in the gym. Students are expected to wear their Storyline shirts! Parents and guests are WELCOME to attend! You can also watch the livestream/recording here (siouxcenterchristian.com > Current Families > Livestream Links)...
JOIN OUR TEAM
Sioux Center Christian School invites you to consider the opportunity to work with a dedicated faculty and staff, passionate parents, and fantastic students through the following position openings:
- Paraprofessional (one-to-one support for a 5th grader) - immediate opening
- 2nd Grade Teacher (Full-time)
- 5th-8th Grade Band/Choir Teacher (Full-Time)
For more information on these positions and details on how to apply, go to
https://www.siouxcenterchristian.com/conne.../employment.cfm
LOST AND FOUND
Have you checked the lost and found table located by the office? Lots of stuff waiting to go back to it's owner!
WEATHER NOTIFICATIONS
We will be using Bloomz Alert to notify families of any weather related announcements (early outs/late starts/no school). Weather notifications will also be posted on Facebook, our website, KTIV and KSOU.
Bloomz Alerts are automatically sent through the Bloomz app and the email you have attached to Bloomz. If you would like to receive text notifications, please add your phone number to Bloomz using the instructions below.
Optional SMS/Text Notification:
- If you are using a mobile app, make sure to click the three lines in the top left corner of the screen to expand the left navigation menu.
- Click your profile picture icon.
- Select Account Settings.
- Click Edit Phone Info.
- Update the phone number, enter your current Bloomz password, and click Add Primary Phone to save this information.
FOOD SERVICE NEWS
- Thanks to everyone who signed up to help with dishwashing this year! If you would like to help out you can sign up here. If you have questions, contact Ashley Keith (akeith@siouxcenterchristian.com).
- You can find the lunch and dishwashing schedule here.
- If you would like to eat lunch with your child, please contact the school 24 hours in advance of when you would like to eat. The cost for a lunch is $5.00 and can be charged to your family's lunch account as you go through the line. Thank you!
PELLA STAFF MEMBER OF THE MONTH
We believe all our faculty and staff are amazing and encourage you to take the time to nominate one (or more) of your children’s teachers!
Complete the nomination form (printed copies are available by the TRIP window) and return to our school office or mail to/drop off at Pella Corp. by the 25th of each month during the school year.
Each month a winner is chosen from our local schools and receives a $500 gift from Sioux Center Pella Corp, which can be used in their classroom to impact learning!
We are extremely grateful to Pella Corp for this program that serves to encourage and bless our faculty and staff!
SALT SALE FUNDRAISER
Bridge of Hope and Covenant are once again selling water softener salt as a fundraiser for our Legacy Plan commitments to SCCS! Beginning February 24, stop by the TRIP office at SCCS or BOH/Covenant to pick up an order form. Completed forms with payment attached must be returned to the TRIP office or BOH/Covenant church offices by Monday, March 10. We will deliver the softener salt on April 5, and we will do all the heavy lifting for you, bringing your softener sale wherever it needs to go! There is a 20 bag minimum order for out of town deliveries and we will deliver up to 20 miles from Sioux Center. Check the order form for all the details!
REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS
SCCS
Email: sccsoffice@siouxcenterchristian.com
Website: siouxcenterchristian.com
Location: 630 1st Ave. SE, Sioux Center, IA
Phone: 712-722-0777
Facebook: facebook.com/siouxcenterchristian