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Tuesday, December 22: 2:30 Early Dismissal for Winter Break

Wednesday, December 23-January 3:Winter Break (Happy Holidays to our students and families!)

Monday, January 4, 2021: Classes Resume

As a partner in your child’s education, we remain committed to keeping you informed about the school boundary discussions that may affect current and future students. Last school year, boundary discussions began with initial changes agreed upon for some of our elementary boundaries. Now, our work continues as we consider changes to boundary areas for the middle and high schools.

Take a moment to view the video on our boundary planning progress, view the current boundary maps, and consider new boundary map options. Share your feedback now using our online portal, ThoughtExchange. Access the ThoughtExchange portal. Through this portal, you can provide feedback, see the feedback from fellow responders, and even weigh in on portal discussions with comments or ratings. Feedback can be submitted through ThoughtExchange until December 13. If you have questions or need assistance with this process, please call our school.

Planeando para el Futuro: Consideraciones de las Fronteras de las Zonas de Asistencia Escolar, SCCSD

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Como socio en la educación de su hijo, quedamos comprometidos de mantenerlo informado sobre las discusiones sobre las fronteras de las zonas de asistencia que pueden afectar a los estudiantes actuales y futuros. El año escolar pasado, las discusiones sobre las fronteras comenzaron con los cambios iniciales, acordados para algunas de nuestras escuelas primarias. Ahora, nuestro trabajo continúa mientras consideramos cambios a las zonas de asistencia para nuestras escuelas medias y secundarias.

Tómese un momento para ver el video acerca del progreso de nuestro plan de las fronteras entre las zonas escolares, ver los mapas de las zonas actuales, y considerar las nuevas opciones de los mapas de las zonas de las escuelas. Comparta sus comentarios ahora utilizando nuestro portal en línea, ThoughtExchange (Intercambio de Pensamientos). Acceda al portal ThoughtExchange. Por medio de este portal, puede proveer sus comentarios, ver los comentarios de otros respondedores, e incluso participar en las discusiones de portal con comentarios o calificaciones. Se puede enviar los comentarios a través de ThoughtExchange hasta el 13 de diciembre. Si tiene preguntas, o quiere ayuda con este proceso, por favor llame a nuestra escuela.

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).

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

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

With cold weather upon us, it’s important to plan for inclement weather. Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the colder weather. Suggested apparel includes a warm coat, hat, scarf and gloves. If a student needs access to these cold weather apparel items, please contact the school office.

Even during the winter season, the District allows recess and outdoor activities to continue as usual. However, if a student does not have appropriate winter clothing, a school official may ask a student to remain inside.

When the atmosphere reaches a temperature that feels like 15 degrees or less, then all students are kept inside for recess/activities. The “feel” of the temperature is determined based on the National Weather Service’s report.
Thank you for helping us keep students safe and warm this season.

From beautiful bulletin boards to positively acknowledging staff and students, Mrs. McDonald adds sparkle, enthusiasm, and positivity to Hunt A+ Elementary School. This year, Mrs. McDonald has joined our Building Leadership Team, where she has brought a wealth of reading knowledge. She has taken the lead on building initiatives and has provided our staff with excellent and well-planned professional development. We are very blessed to have Mrs. McDonald at Hunt A+.

https://iowareadingresearch.org/sites/iowareadingresearch.org/files/supporting_your_childrens_and_teens_home_learning_guide.pdf

The winter in Iowa provides us with some days that make it a challenge to hold classes at the regular time, and sometimes we must close our schools early, late, or for the entire day. As you know, our weather is not only challenging at times, it is constantly changing.

Please remember that parents and guardians have the right to decide to keep their child home on any day that they feel it is unsafe for their student to be in school because of weather conditions. If you believe the weather provides a genuine reason why you may have to keep your students at home, or take your student home when classes are scheduled to continue, you as a parent or guardian will simply need to contact your child’s school to let them know.

If a decision is made on the day of school to cancel classes or to have a late start, a call goes out at 6:00 AM to all parents and guardians. Parents can also check the following sites for closure information

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.

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 #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.

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.

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%.

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.

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

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.

Contact us!

Principal: Cami Barker

Website: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/hunt/
Location: 1114 West 27th Street, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: 712-279-6833
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hunt-A-Arts-Elementary-School-243035805709274/
Twitter: @HuntTigersES