Soda Creek Parent Bulletin

• October 8th - PIC (Parent Involvement Committee) Meeting @ 12pm

• October 10th - 3rd-5th @ STRINGS on the Mountain 1:00-2:45pm

• October 11th - Friday Fitness @ 7:45am

• October 15th - Picture Retake Day

• October 16th-17th - Parent Teacher Conferences

• October 18th - NO SCHOOL for Students or Teachers

• October 21st - NO SCHOOL for Students (Teacher Collaboration Day)

• October 23rd- K&1st @ STRINGS on the Mountain 12:40-2:40pm

• October 25th - Dental Screenings

• November 1 - 5th Grade Field Trip to Water Treatment Plant

Friday Fitness has begun. The back playground door will open on Fridays at 7:45 and close at 7:50. See you there!

Required School Vaccinations

Getting vaccinated is an important part of keeping kids in school, as it prevents them from catching and spreading diseases that can make them sick. Colorado law requires pre-K - 12th grade students to be vaccinated against many of the diseases that vaccines can prevent, unless an annual Certificate of Exemption is filed.

To attend school, your child must be vaccinated against:

● Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP, Tdap)

● Polio (IPV)

● Hepatitis B (HepB)

● Varicella (chickenpox)

● Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)

In the next 2 weeks, SCE Health Office staff will be in contact with you if your student is not in compliance with required school vaccinations. Students not in compliance will need a plan to vaccinate or file for exemption, otherwise they may be excluded from school. For more information, visit cdphe.colorado.gov/schoolrequiredvaccines.

Colorado Immunization Registry Notice: Your right to Opt Out

Under Colorado Revised Statutes 25-4-2403, this serves as notification that your child’s vaccine information is being entered into the Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS), a confidential, secure, statewide immunization registry. You may choose to remove your child’s vaccine information from CIIS at any time. This is not to be confused with choosing to decline one or more school-required vaccines for your child in a process known as a vaccine exemption. Please see your healthcare provider for further

information or visit cdphe.colorado.gov/ciis-opt-out-procedures.

Book Fair Thanks: Many thanks to our SCE community for your support of our Fall Book Fair. With your help, we raised just over $3000 for the Soda Creek Library. These funds will increase our ability to purchase materials for the library, both for student use and to support curriculum needs in the classrooms. Thank you!

Parent Teacher Conferences are happening in a few weeks. They will take place the evening of October 16th and all day October 17th. You will receive information via email this TUESDAY evening (October 8th) with all the details on how to sign up for conferences. Scheduling will open at 8am on WEDNESDAY October 9th. You will not be able to schedule a time any earlier than this. Keep an eye out in your email next week.

In case you missed it, here is the Counseling newsletter! It is packed full of fantastic information from our very own counselors here at Soda Creek. Bound to help you and yours to connect with and empower your child.

The Parent Involvement Committee has many opportunities to get involved for this year! Chair roles are listed from Small to Medium time requirements. It is not necessary for most of the roles to attend all monthly meetings. Meetings are held at Soda Creek, every 2nd Tuesday of the month at noon. The most immediate need is to fill the role of the Treasurer which is a medium time commitment, 5 hours a month. This role does not need to attend monthly meetings, however will need to update the president with the report to share at the monthly meeting. Please see the roles available and place your name and contact info on the chair role you are interested in. If you have any questions, please email Sarah Burg at sceseadogspic@gmail.com. Thank you! 2024/2025 PIC Chair Roles

Did you know that your child can have a dental appointment right here at school? Northwest Colorado Health’s Mobile Dental Clinic will be at our school on Wednesdays from 9am-4pm. Appointments are available for students of all ages to see Annie Juergens, Registered Dental Hygienist, during the school day. Save yourself time and simplify your schedule – make an appointment for your child’s school-based dental visit today! Medicaid and Private Insurance is accepted. If you do not have insurance, the amount you pay for services will be based on your family size and income. Call 970-846-4426 or find the schedule of Steamboat Springs school locations at northwestcoloradohealth.org/schoolbasedhealth.

Our school nutrition staff looks forward to welcoming students back to school! We will continue serving healthy school lunches to fuel our students for success. Due to lack of available staff, our nutrition services will not be serving school breakfast. Please send your student to school with this in mind.

For the 2024/25 school year, lunches are free to all students. Milk or juice is included in lunch; however there will be no drinks available for individual purchase. Complete a Household Application for Free and Reduced-Price School Meals to determine if your family qualifies for other government programs.

Thank you for your patience as we sort through these supply chain and employment issues. For updates from the nutrition department as well as the school lunch calendar, please reference the lunch website here.

The price for an Adult lunch is $6.00. If you would like to join your child for lunch, please bring $6.00 cash or check to the cafeteria.