Swansboro Elementary
September 20, 2020
KINDERGARTEN COLOR WEEK
Cohort B- Thursday- Yellow, Friday- Green
Good evening Pirate Families!
I hope you all enjoyed this wonderful cool weekend. Tomorrow is the last day of our Candy Man fundraiser. Remember this fundraiser is is completely online this year. There is a link in our newsletter that you can click on to set up an account for your child to participate. We appreciate your support with our fundraiser!
This week is also Start with Hello Week, a time dedicated to encouraging students to be kind and inclusive. Each day we have designated specific dress up days if your child would like to participate. Tomorrow is Kindness Ties us Together, students are encourages to wear a neck tie. Check out the newsletter for the theme for each day this week.
Tuesday at 11:30 students at school and at home have the opportunity to participate in a Zoom meeting with author of Yasmin the Superhero ,Saadia Faruqi. Click on the link in the newsletter to join us.
Tuesday is also Pizza Hut Spirit Night. If you order from Pizza Hut on Tuesday evening 4pm -8 pm and give them your receipt, a portion of your purchase will go back to our school.
This Wednesday at 1pm we will be offering an optional live Music and PE Teams session with Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Brooks. Hope everyone can join us. Just click on the link in the newsletter.
This Thursday we will have a Virtual Open House from 5:30 - 6:30 pm, with one session beginning at 5:30 and the other session beginning at 6:00. Teachers will be available via Teams to discuss what students have been learning and to collaborate with you on ways that we can work together to make this a successful school year. We hope you all can join us!
The Swansboro community is joining together to support Baldwin County in Alabama. They had devastating damage from Hurricane Sally and are in need of supplies such as tarps, ziploc bags, toothpaste, hygiene kits, paper products and utensils, diapers and dog food. Items can be dropped off at the Swansboro Rotary Club this week. Donations will be delivered to their community in Alabama on Saturday, September 26, 2020.We are also looking into the possibility of adopting an elementary school, more details to come.
Did you realize that you could submit absentee notes through your School Dismissal Manager account? That's right and it goes straight to our data manager, so you can be sure we get the message and code it correctly in PowerSchool. We can also forward these messages to the nurse if needed. This is a great way to avoid lost notes in the book bags:)
If you haven't already, please sign and return the interim reports and Impact Aid cards!
Start with Hello Spirit Week September 21-25th:
Spirit Week
Monday- Kindness Ties us Together (Wear a Neck Tie)
Tuesday- We Don’t Hide from Kindness (Wear Camo)
Wednesday- Dream of Kindness (Wear your PJs)
Thursday- I’m Crazy for Kindness (Wear Crazy Hair)
Friday- SBES Students are Kind (Wear School Colors)
Resources from the School Counselor
Live Music and PE session with Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Brooks
Wednesday, Sep 23, 2020, 01:00 PM
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The Candy Man Fundraiser has been extended until tomorrow! Last chance to get those orders in!
Zoom Meeting- Saadia Faruqi- Author of Yasmin the Superhero
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77926329327?pwd=OFNqUmVoZlpkWHcxekZrRWYxL3JvUT09
Meeting ID: 779 2632 9327
Passcode: WY6dc5
Tuesday, Sep 22, 2020, 11:30 AM
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Military Families-
TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE
Student Tech Support Line: 910-989-2101
Navigating Your Laptop From Home
https://sway.office.com/kgLw5NnDccBM7m2u?ref=Link&loc=play
Parent Module on Using Teams
Getting Parents Started with Teams.pptx
This is a link to the district website that has other help guides for learning from home.
School Fees
Instructional Supply: $5.00
Art: $1.00
Supplemental Reader: $6.00
Technology Usage Assessment Fee (not insurance, rental fee): $25.00
Total for all students (k-5) is $37.
* Music: Recorder fee for 5th grade only: $5 Students will learn finger positions here at school but will only be allowed to actually play the recorder at home due to Covid restrictions. They will have the opportunity to perform virtually.
* New this year. School fees can be paid online safe and securely by visiting our school website. Click on the shopping cart icon found on the right of the screen. You will need to register to get started. If you do not have your students id number, check their computer login sheet which will be sent home the first week of school.
* If you cannot afford these fees, you may request a fee waiver by emailing school administration (page.highsmith@onslow.k12.nc.us or elizabeth.wilsey@onslow.k12.nc.us). These will be reviewed by administration and you will be notified once approved.
A Note from Nurse Sammons
If your child is sent home from school for Covid-19 like symptons, they may not return to school until:
1. You bring a note from a doctor that states the student DOES NOT have Covid-19 and they have diagnosed them with a condition that explains the Covid-19 symptoms or they have a negative Covid-19 test AND,
2. They are fever free (without using fever reducing medications) for 24 hours
3. 14 days after last contact with Covid-19 positive person
4. If they are diagnosed with Covid-19, they may return to school when:
· At least 1 day (24 hours) have passed since recovery (no fever without fever reducing medicines) AND,
· Improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath) AND,
· At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.
Student must be checked in by the office to return to school.
Protocol for when students are sent home from school sick:
Dear Parent/Guardian: Date:
Your student _____________________________ is being sent home today because of the following symptoms:
*Fever 100ᵒ F or Higher * Chills Shortness of Breath
*Difficulty Breathing *New Cough *Loss of Smell
*Loss of Taste *Exposure to COVID-19
HE/SHE MAY NOT RETURN TO SCHOOL UNTIL:
1. A health care provider states the student DOES NOT have COVID-19 and/or they have an alternative diagnosis which explains the COVID-like symptoms OR they have a negative COVID-19 test AND they are fever free (without using fever reducing medications) for 24 hours.
2. IF THEY ARE DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19, THEY MAY RETURN TO SCHOOL WHEN:
· It has been at least 10 days since the student first had symptoms.
· Fever free for at least 24 hours, without using fever reducing medication (Tylenol, Ibuprofen)
· Symptoms have improved; feels better.
** NC STATE DHHS GUIDELINES STATE: STUDENTS SENT HOME WITH COVID-LIKE ILLNESS AND NOT SEEN BY A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER MUST BE EXCLUDED FROM FACE TO FACE INSTRUCTION FOR 10 DAYS.
STUDENT MUST BE CHECKED IN BY THE OFFICE TO RETURN TO SCHOOL. CONTACT THE SCHOOL NURSE WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
IMPORTANT DATES
September 21 Start with Hello Week
September 22 Pizza Hut Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p Please leave receipt for donation)
September 24 Virtual Open House (Teachers available via TEAMS)
October 2 National Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day
October 2 Dairy Queen Spirit Night (mention SBES Spirit Night)
October 6 Board of Education Mtg. 6:30 pm RSC
October Fire Safety Month
October 12 –16 National School Lunch Week
October 12 Cohort A Fall Pictures
October 13 Papa John’s Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p)
October 14 Strategic Planning 7:30 am
October 15 End of Grading Period
October 16 Cohort B Fall Pictures
October 16 Sweeter Things Ice Cream Shack Spirit Night (afterschool–8:00p)
October 22 Report Cards sent home with students (sign & return envelope)
October 23 Pizza Hut Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p Please leave receipt for donation)
October 26- November 6 NC Check-Ins #1 ( 5th grade Science)
October 26-31 Red Ribbon Week
November 4 Strategic Planning 7:30 – 8:15 am (not mtg. 11/11 due to holiday)
November 5 Quality Council/ Systems Involvement Team 4:00-5:15 RSC
November 6 Dairy Queen Spirit Night (mention SBES Spirit Night)
November 10 Board of Education Mtg. 6:30 pm RSC
November 10 Papa John’s Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p)
November 11 Veteran’s Day- NO school for students
November 16-20 American Education Week
November 17 Interim Reports for Elementary Students
November 18 National Education Support Professionals Day (speech, school psychologist, program specialist, occupational and physical therapist, interpreters, etc)
November 20 Substitute Educators Day
November 20 Sweeter Things Ice Cream Shack Spirit Night (afterschool–8:00p)
November 24 Pizza Hut Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p Please leave receipt for donation)
November 26-27 Thanksgiving Break- No School
December 1 Board of Education Mtg. 6:30 pm RSC
December 4 Dairy Queen Spirit Night (mention SBES Spirit Night)
December 8 Papa John’s Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p)
December 9 Strategic Planning 7:30- 8:15 am
December 18 End of Grading Period
December 18 Sweeter Things Ice Cream Shack Spirit Night (afterschool–8:00p)
December 18 Family Life Class
December 21-January 1 Winter Break - No School
December 22 Pizza Hut Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p Please leave receipt for donation)
January 2021 National Mentoring Month
January 1 Dairy Queen Spirit Night (mention SBES Spirit Night)
January 4 Teacher Workday- NO school for students
January 5-19 MOY iReady Math (K-5)
January 5 Board of Education Mtg. 6:30 pm RSC
January 5 Papa John’s Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p)
January 11-25 NC Check-Ins # 2 (5th grade Science)
January 11-15 Maintenance Employee Appreciation Week
January 11 Report cards sent home with students
January 13 Strategic Planning 7:30-8:15 am
January 15 Sweeter Things Ice Cream Shack Spirit Night (after school–8:00 pm)
January 18 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day- NO school for students
January 26 Pizza Hut Spirit Night (4:00-8:00 pm Please leave receipt for donation)
February 1-5 National School Counselor Week
February 2 Board of Education Mtg. 6:30 pm RSC
February 4 Quality Council/ Systems Involvement Team 4:00-5:15 RSC
February 5 Dairy Queen Spirit Night (mention SBES Spirit Night)
February 9 Papa John’s Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p)
February 10 Strategic Planning 7:30- 8:15 am
February 18 Interim Reports for Elementary Students
February 19 Sweeter Things Ice Cream Shack Spirit Night (afterschool–8:00p)
February 22-25 Battle of the Books district competition (tentative)
February 23 Pizza Hut Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p Please leave receipt for donation)
February 27 Odyssey of the Mind Tournament Outer Banks-First Flight (tentative)
March 1-5 Read Across America Week & Book Fair
March 2 Read In Night (tentative)
March 2 Board of Education Mtg. 6:30 pm RSC
March 4 OCS Spelling Bee PWE (tentative)
March 5 Read-a-thon Final Day- all payments due by 8:30 am
March 5 Character Day Parade (tentative)
March 5 Dairy Queen Spirit Night (mention SBES Spirit Night)
March 7-13 School Social Worker Week
March 9 Papa John’s Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p)
March 10 Strategic Planning 7:30-8:15 am
March 15 End of Grading Period
March 19 Sweeter Things Ice Cream Shack Spirit Night (afterschool–8:00p)
March 22 Reports cards sent home with students
March 23 Pizza Hut Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p Please leave receipt for donation)
March 29-April 2 Spring Break- NO school
April 2 Dairy Queen Spirit Night (mention SBES Spirit Night)
April 6 Media Specialist Day
April 6 Board of Education Mtg. 6:30 pm RSC
April 8 Quality Council/ Systems Involvement Team 4:00-5:15 RSC
April 12-23 NC Check-Ins # 3 (5th grade Science)
April 13 Strategic Planning 7:30-8:15 am
April 16 Spring Fling (tentative)
April 16 Sweeter Things Ice Cream Shack Spirit Night (afterschool–8:00p)
April 18-24 Public School Volunteer Week
April 19-23 Administrative Professional Week
April 21 Administrative Professional Day
April 21 Chess district tournament grades 2-3 (tentative)
April 22 OCS Global Innovation Showcase (virtual)
April 23 Interim Reports for Elementary Students
April 23 Chess district tournament grades 4-5 (tentative)
April 23 Pizza Hut Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p Please leave receipt for donation)
April 26- May 7 EOY iReady Math (K-5)
April 26 OCS Multiplication Bee BCE (tentative)
April 30 Global Field Day (tentative)
May 1 School Principals Day
May 3-7 Onslow County Schools Employee Appreciation Week
May 3-7 Onslow County Schools Bus Driver Appreciation Week
May 3-7 Teacher & Teacher Assistant Appreciation Week
May 4 National Teacher Day
May 4 Board of Education Mtg. 6:30 pm RSC
May 4 Sweeter Things Ice Cream Shack Spirit Night (afterschool–8:00p)
May 7 School Lunch Hero Day
May 7 Dairy Queen Spirit Night (mention SBES Spirit Night)
May 11 Papa John’s Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p)
May 12 National School Nurse Day
May 13 Papa John’s Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p)
May 17-21 National Educational Boss Week
May 17 EOG Reading Grades 3, 4, 5 Cohort A
May 18 EOG Science Grade 5 Cohort A
May 20 EOG Reading Grades 3, 4, 5 Cohort B
May 21 EOG Science Grade 5 Cohort B
May 24 EOG Math Grades 3, 4, 5 Cohort A
May 25 RTA Grade 3 Cohort A
May 25 Pizza Hut Spirit Night (4:00-8:00p Please leave receipt for donation)
May 27 EOG Math Grades 3, 4, 5 Cohort B
May 28 RTA Grade 3 Cohort B
May 28 Kindergarten Ceremony 9 am, 5th grade ceremony 11 am (tentative)
May 28 Last day of school for students (report cards sent home if all dues paid)
May 31 Memorial Day
June RTA (After reading camp) TBD
June 1 Board of Education Mtg. 6:30 pm RSC
June 1-4 Teacher Workdays
June 4 Swansboro High School Graduation
June 14- 17 OCS Camp Invention
Swansboro Elementary
Email: page.highsmith@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/swansboroes
Location: 118 School Road, Swansboro NC
Phone: 910-326-1501
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swansboroelementaryschool
Twitter: @SBESPirates