Southside Scoop for Parents

Southside Vision: Academic and SEL Growth for ALL

Southside Mission: To provide a safe, loving, and inclusive environment with a committment to ALL students learning at high levels.

Southside Core Values: At Southside, we are respectful, we are responsible, and we are kind!

We are excited to share with our parents, families, and community all of the great things happening at Southside Elementary each quarter through our digital newsletter! In each newsletter edition, we'll include information about activities and events, parent involvement activities, as well as upcoming character education initiatives and academic information that will help keep your family informed and connected to our school!

Each fall, Southside invites parents to participate in a Title I Parent Involvement Survey. This helps us to know what our parents and families would like to know more about regarding academic and social emotional learning at Southside. It allows us to share parent invovlement opportunities available and provides us with the information we need to connect parents and families to their involvement interests. We are also able to receive feedback regarding how parents wish to receive information from the school.

This school year, 158 Title I Parent Involvement Surveys were returned to school. Results indicated that 35 parents were interested in volunteering from home, 15 would like to participate in the PTO, and 7 would like to be a part of our Character & CKH Process Champions Team. Additionally, 9 parents expressed interest in volunteering in the library, 8 shared they would like to assist with music programs, and 11 are willing to help out in the copy room. Parents and families also shared that they would like to receive information from the school mainly through notes sent home. Other highly prefered methods included messaging Apps such as Remind, Dojo, or SeeSaw and receiving information via email.

While parents and families expressed interest in learning more about all topics on the survey, the topics with the highest results were learning about ways to help their child become a better reader, learning about ways to help with homework, and learning more about how math is being taught. Click on the buttons below to access short, information videos about these topics. More information on these topics will be included in future parent newsletters.

At Southside Elementary, we are dedicated to providing a quality education for all students and believe that parental involvement provides an essential foundation of success for children. We look forward to our continued partnership with the parents and families of our school community!

The Coffee on the Go coffee truck visits Southside each month! After dropping off your children, it's a convenient way to grab your favorite beverage on-the-go or a quick breakfast snack before heading to work! The coffee truck will be in our side parking lot on the following dates from 7 - 9 a.m.

December 18th / January 29th / February 19th

2nd Grade Music Program - Contact Music Teacher, Karen Pointer at kpointer@angletonisd.net

Parent-Teacher Organization - Contact PTO President Anne Smith at alsmith@angletonisd.net

DEAR FAMILIES,

Southside believes in the importance of establishing an environment where every student feels valued. We will all be working together to build a high-performing school culture where students know they are loved and are challenged to grow. At Capturing Kids’ Hearts (CKH), we believe that it’s an entire community’s responsibility to help equip and empower students to grow into adults who are ready to lead with heart.

These newsletters include ideas, challenges, and activities to help you connect, reflect, and grow as a family. Each family newsletter will:

• Define and explain the focused character trait for the month.
• Povide you with ideas and activities to help you grow your child's character.
• Equip you with conversation starters you can use to talk with your child and make their learning personal and and relevant.

Smart Social is an Angleton ISD partner that seeks to help parents understand tech & social media to keep kids safe & successful! Click here to learn more.

This December, Smart Social is bringing you a few important LIVE events to help you manage your children’s screen time. Go to https://smartsocial.com/events?org=angletonisd to register for any of the LIVE events or scan the QR Code in the attachment. These are useful virtual events that share important information about online safety. Plus, you get a chance to earn a $5 Starbucks gift card when you attend.

• Tuesday, December 3rd & Tuesday, December 10th at 6:00 PM - “Optimize Parent Controls: Balancing Safety & Privacy for Families” -

  With the holidays coming up, many students will receive NEW devices. Many parents don’t know about the parental controls built into many popular apps, phones, and other devices that can help manage their children’s screen time and keep them safe. This event will help you understand the key concerns and strategies for managing your family’s screen time, how to utilize parental controls, and empower your family with open communication.

• Thursday, December 5th at 6:00 PM - “Sneaky Ways Video Apps Keep Teens Watching” - Video apps have become a central part of teens' daily lives. Have you ever wondered how these apps keep your child glued to the screen? This event is your chance to uncover the tactics video apps use to keep teens watching and learn how you can manage their screen time effectively.

• Thursday, December 12th at 6:00 PM - "Protect your Family with a Family Media Agreement" - Learn how to set up a Family Media Agreement for your entire family in order to keep your family safer with technology and social media.

Register for the live events at https://smartsocial.com/events?org=angletonisd or go to SmartSocial.com to check out the other great resources Smart Social provides for families.

Can't make it to these events? Register anyway, and we’ll send you the replay to watch on your schedule.

2024-12 AISD December Event Flyer

2024-12 December Event Flyer - Spanish

Negative Effects of Social Media: What parents and educators need to know

Pros and Cons of Video Games

• December 2 - No School for Students - Teacher Planning Day
• December 3 - Classes Resume
• December 5 - Festival of Lights 5 - 6 p.m.
• December 9 - December PTO Meeting - Library - 4:20 p.m.
• December 9 - 18 - PTO Christmas Store
• December 12 - 3rd Grade Music Program - Cafeteria - Students 9:20 a.m. / Parents 6 p.m.
• December 20 - Early Dismissal at Noon / End of Quarter 2
• December 23 - January 6 - Christmas Break
• January 7 - Classes Resume / Beginning of Quarter 3
• January 14 - Quarter 2 Report Cards & Mid-Year MAP Family Reports Go Home
• January 20 - No School - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• January 27 - 31 - The Great Kindness Challenge!

Email: southside@angletonisd.net
Website: https://www.angletonisd.net/o/ses
Location: 1200 Park Lane, Angleton, TX, USA
Phone: 979.864.8008
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