The Dragons' Lair
August/September Edition
From the Principals
Hello Dragon Families:
What an interesting start to a new year! The students and teachers were so excited to meet all their new friends and start learning new things! I know the move to eLearning isn't ideal, but we are hopeful this will be short-lived and the students will be back with us very soon!
In case you haven’t had a chance to meet us yet, let us introduce ourselves:
Sandy Myers is the new Principal at Silver Creek Elementary School. This is my third year as principal at Silver Creek Elementary. Before that, I was the principal at Silver Creek Primary for 6 years. My family and I live in Sellersburg. We have three children. My girls both attend Silver Creek Schools and my son just started Speed school at the University of Louisville. My husband and I believe Sellersburg is the best location around to raise and educate our children!
Jon Sifers is our Assistant Principal! This is his third year to serve in this position. He also taught at Silver Creek Elementary School for 8 years. He graduated from Silver Creek High School and is a veteran of the United States Navy. His wife, Liz Sifers, teaches kindergarten at Silver Creek Primary School. They have two children. Reece is 8 years old and Whitley is 6 years old. Reece is in 3rd grade at Silver Creek Elementary and Whitley is in kindergarten at Silver Creek Primary.
Our door is always open. If you have something you would like to speak with us about, please call the office at 246-3312 to set up an appointment. We are happy to listen and would love to meet each of you! You can also email us at smyers@scsc.school or jsifers@scsc.school.
We, along with our staff, will continue the work to ensure ALL students are learning at high levels. This means that we want ALL students at grade level or above. Teachers have identified what is most important for students to learn. They will teach these lessons in their math and reading blocks. Based on their assessments, we will know who learned and who did not. Our daily FIRE time will allow us time to reteach students that may need more time to learn. It will also allow us to enrich the learning for the students that got it. In addition to this, we have a block of time to work with students that are below grade level. Due to our early dismissal on Wednesdays, teachers will have an opportunity to discuss this work and learn what is working best.
We believe that YOU are the most important teacher in your child’s life. We must work together as partners to ensure ALL students are successful this school year. All of the SCE staff will do everything possible to make sure your child is getting the best possible education!
It is our goal to be sure each child feels safe, enjoys learning, and builds positive character traits. We know we can speak for the whole staff when we say, we are excited to start this new year and can’t wait to get to know each of you and your children!
Parent Portal
If you have not created your Parent Portal account, you will want to do this as soon as possible. This account will follow your child as long as they are enrolled in an SCSC school. This is where you can access grading information, attendance information, update your contact information, complete annual registration, and make payments to your child's account.
If you do not have access to your parent portal please email your name, your student's name, and your email on file to SCEPortal@scsc.school.
They will be posted on June 3rd for the last quarter.
Schoology
Please find attached the parent document which will serve as a guide for using Schoology in the day-to-day traditional setting, when we are doing eLearning due to a shutdown, or during a student quarantine. Please note in each box there may be a section for primary/elementary and one for the middle/high school. This is also posted on our district website.
This document outlines what you can expect from the teachers along with the responsibilities for your student.
Attendance for eLearning or periods of quarantine: teachers take attendance during eLearning. As long as your child is completing their assignments through Schoology and engaging in school with the teacher, they are counted present for virtual learning. If they do not complete their work, they will be counted absent.
Please direct classroom questions to the teacher as they each know their expectations and assignments best.
Standards Based Report Card
Silver Creek Elementary uses a standards-based grading system to report to families their child's progress. We want to specifically share with you your child's strengths and areas of growth. We have worked over the summer to become more intentional on our reporting systems. In the past, we have used 1- 3 scale to report on each standard. Our second grade is going to continue with that scale, which aligns with SCP.
For grades 3-5, we saw the need to be more specific and align with ILEARN's reporting system. We worked and developed the following scale that is now based on a 1-4 range as outlined on the report card.
Please see the chart to better understand how our grades are assigned by the standard.
COVID Protocols
Silver Creek Elementary, Silver Creek Primary, and Silver Creek Middle School will operate on an eLearning platform this week (Monday, August 23- Friday, August 27). All students should be able to access their schoolwork at scsc.schoology.com. Work should be posted by 8:30 each morning. You should expect to see a variety of google meets, videos, discussions, and independent activities. If you have any questions, please contact your student's classroom teacher during school hours of 8:00-3:30.
All students will be marked present for eLearning during this shutdown as long as they are participating and completing their assignments. If students do not engage or complete their assignments, they will be counted absent. We want to do everything possible to continue the learning during this time.
We have monitored our COVID positivity and quarantine rate closely. Ultimately our goal is for the kids to be in school learning safely. We have tightened some of our building procedures to help limit the movement in the building as we saw our numbers increase. We would like to share our updated building reopening plan. Some changes that have been made are specials will now take place in the homeroom classrooms, except for PE. In addition, some classes will eat in their classroom to limit the number of students in the cafeteria at one time. We hope this will cut down on some of our contract tracing, and ultimately keep more students in school. Please take a look at our plan and let us know if you have any questions.
The SCSC school board met last Friday, August 20th in an emergency meeting. During this meeting, they approved an addendum to the SCSC Return to School Plan.
Lunch during eLearning
Upcoming Events
2021-2022 Silver Creek School Calendar
Aug. 27: Popcorn and Pickles
Sept. 6: Labor Day- No School
Sept. 7: Picture day for absent kids from Aug. 18
Sept. 8-14: Book Fair
Sept. 14: Book Fair Family Night
Sept. 24: Popcorn and Pickles
Oct. 4-8: Fall Break- No School
Oct. 12: Picture Retakes
Oct. 14: Report Cards Posted on Portal
Oct. 19: PTO Meeting
Oct. 28: Parent-Teacher Conference
Oct. 29: Fall Parties and Popcorn and Pickles
Lost and Found
SCE's School Counselor
My name is Jaclyn Goode and I am your new school counselor. I am entering my 19th year as an educator and 9th as a school counselor. I have worked for the former West Clark School Corporation, Borden-Henryville, and Scott County School District 2. I attended the University of Southern Indiana for my bachelor’s degree in elementary education and the University of Louisville for my master’s degree in school counseling. I am also a proud parent of two Silver Creek students. I am excited and honored to join the Silver Creek Elementary family! My job is to help your students become better learners by providing a comprehensive counseling program that meets their academic, social/emotional, and career development needs. I love working with and providing resources for students, teachers, families, and community members. Please let me know how I can help. The best way to contact me is through email. jgoode@scsc.school.
Silver Creek School Corporation
Silver Creek Elementary School
Silver Creek School Corporation 2021-2022 Calendar
Email: smyers@scsc.school
Website: http://sces.scsc.school
Location: 503 N Indiana Ave, Sellersburg, IN, USA
Phone: 812-246-3312
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1441356595927141/
Twitter: @ElementaryCreek