Shady Cove School Newsletter

Thank you so much for joining us for Family Conferences. When we are all working together we see greater success in our students. I am happy to report we are currently at 98% who attended conferences. Whoo hoo! Our Goal is always 100%. Thank you for working together with us.

As the holidays and winter break approaches, I want to take this opportunity to wish all of our families a happy, safe, and healthy holiday season. May this time be filled with warmth, joy, and cherished moments spent with loved ones.

We appreciate the opportunity to work alongside all of you in guiding and supporting your children on their educational. Your partnership is invaluable to us, and we are truly grateful for your trust and collaboration.

12/2 - PTO Meeting @ 6:00 pm

12/2-12/6 Pre Order for Holiday Craft Shop

12/6 - Spirit Day- Blue Out

12/9-12/13 Holiday Craft Making Shop during lunch (volunteers needed see PTO)

12/9-12/17 Holiday Snap-O-Gram Sales during lunch by the library

12/14 JC Fire Dist #4 Annual Children's Christmas Party, 1pm - 3pm in the SCS gym

12/18-12/20 Spirit Days

12/18 - Butter Braid Pick -ups

12/23- 1/5 - Holiday Break No School

1/6 - School Resumes

1/6 - PTO Meeting @6:00 pm

1/17 - No School - PD Day

1/20 - No School - Federal Holiday

1/23 -End of 1st Semester

1/24 - No School - Teacher work day

We want to hear from you! We need your help! A survey will be pushed out to student iPads Nov 18 or you can access is here. Please complete a survey for each of your students to help us better serve our students and families of EPSD9. The survey will be available starting November 18-December 6. There will be a link on your child's iPad or you will be able to scan a link at your child's conference. We want to thank you in advance for your time.

Thank you so much to all the parents, students and staff for all of the support and contributions to the Book Fair this year!! I was talking with our Scholastic representative today, and she let me know that this last week was the best Book Fair we have had in the last 4 years!!!!!! I hope you all are enjoying your books. Our next Book Fair scheduled is for the spring BOGO Sale April 21st - 25th.

Winter road conditions may affect bus routes. Our goal is for students to get to and from school safely. You can find updated info by clicking on the link below.

https://www.eaglepnt.k12.or.us/Page/845

This month we are having conversations and experiences with our scholars to help us develop the social-emotional skill of Empathy! We are using this definition at school:

Empathy: the ability to understand and connect to the feelings of another.

Empathy is an important skill for creating connected and kind communities. It is critical to our relationships both personal and professional. There is a huge need for Empathy in our world because, as anxiety increases in our culture, Empathy decreases. Even though we have lots of digital connections, we need a lot of training on in-person communication and understanding! So we are working to develop a few key skills in order to live more empathetic lives. First, developing an “emotional vocabulary” to make sure we have the words to understand and describe what we are feeling personally. Second, being able to connect with others based on their feelings even though we may not have the exact same story or perspective as someone else. Finally, we will think about how listening and sharing help create more Empathy in our classroom and the world. There will be some powerful activities and some amazing conversations inspired by people like Brenè Brown and Dr. Oz. It will be a wonderful experience for your child and (hopefully) you!

Here are some questions you may want to ask and talk with your child at home to connect what we are doing at school. These are great conversations to have around the dinner table.

• How do you know what you are feeling? How can you tell how someone else is feeling?
• When do you feel most excited? Most upset? Most happy? Most sad?
• How do you show Empathy towards your friends when they are sad?
• What are things others might do when they’re sad, worried or frustrated? What might they say?
• What gets in the way of us showing Empathy to one another?
• What is the difference between sympathy and Empathy?
• What is a conflict that you had recently with someone? How do you think they were feeling and why may they have been feeling that way? How could you respond to that situation with Empathy?

Classroom parties and field trips are starting to pop up, as well as, parents wanting to volunteer in the classroom on a regular basis. ONLY those that have applied and have been approved through our district volunteer process will be allowed to participate in volunteering. This process is for the safety of all of our scholars.

Anyone may apply to become a volunteer. Before taking part in a volunteer activity, applicants must complete a criminal background check.

If you would like to become a volunteer please apply online by clicking here.

Volunteer Information/Expectations:

ENGLISH

SPANISH

To access the Volunteer Information on our District Website, CLICK Here

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

7:47-8:00 am* Drop off Time and Breakfast

8:00 am First Bell Rings

8:05 am Tardy Bell Rings

2:55 pm Dismissal

*Students are not allowed on campus prior to 7:47 am unless they are riding the bus.

Thank you for your continued support with our Drop off/ Pick up procedures. Please remember, we put these procedures in place to help with the safety of all of our students. This goes pretty smoothly when everyone is following these procedures.

• Students are not to be on campus or dropped off before 7:47 am. (Gates will not open until 7:47 am.)
• Adults are to stay in vehicles. (The only exception would be if you needed to buckle or unbuckle a student in a car seat.)
• Have students exit on the passenger side only
• When dropping off/picking up you must go through the drop off line. Don’t park off to the side of the street or in a parking space and have your child walk to or from your car.
• Pull up to the furthest Drop off/Pick up Zone.
• There are 2 drop off and pick up locations (See table below for the drop off location of the classroom teacher.)
• If there are multiple siblings they will be dropped off at the location of the youngest sibling. This means they may be walking across our campus and that is OK.
• If a student walks to school, they will go to the closest entrance to avoid walking on Hwy 62.
  
• The tardy bell rings at 8:05 am and students should be in class.
• Upper gates will be locked at 8:08 am. If your student is arriving after that they must come through the Schoolhouse Lane entrance to check in at the office.

Again, we want to thank you for supporting us with this.

All students will receive free meals again this year. There is no paperwork you need to fill out at this time. Click here for our menu

Our buses will be getting to our school prior to student drop off times. Buses will drop students off, they will go to the cafeteria to eat breakfast. These students will be supervised by an instructional assistant. These are the only students that will be permitted to be on campus prior to 7:47 am.

Please be in contact with transportation (541-830-1245) if you have any questions about pickup or drop off times. Bus routes are also located on our district website under transportation.

iPad Protection Plan is $25 per student. It may be paid through ParentVue or by sending check or cash to school with your scholar. We highly recommend this insurance. You never know when an accident is going to happen. If you have not paid the insurance then you will be responsible for the cost to fix or replace the iPad.

IPad Protection is an annual fee. If you had the iPad Protection Plan for the 2023-24 school year it was only in effective until September 3, 2024. During the 2024-2025 school year, EPSD9 will continue to offer an optional iPad Protection Plan to students and families. The annual iPad Protection Plan will be effective from September 3, 2024-September 2, 2025. The cost for the Protection Plan is $25.00. Without this Protection Plan, students will be responsible for all repair or replacement costs. If your student did not have the iPad Protection Plan for the 2023-24 school year, students will need to bring their iPad to the office to verify the condition of the iPad prior to acceptance of your Protection Plan payment. Please click on this link for more information on iPad Protection Plan.

We believe that creating a classroom where we have fewer distractions increases student learning along with helping to develop social skills. We are also aware that cell phones are a major distraction to our students learning environment.

Students will not be able to use their cell phones or any other communicative devices, including but not limited to cell phones or smart watches. These items must be stored in backpacks, turned off or on silent, for the entirety of the school day. Students are not allowed to have phones or other communicative devices on their person at any point of time during the school day. This includes in their pockets or notebooks. The expectation is that all students will adhere to this rule.

Consequences for breaking this policy:

• First offense - Phone taken for the day. Reteach and phone call home. The student can pick up their cell phone from the front office after school is released for the day.

• Second offense - Phone taken for the day. Phone call home. The parent or guardian must be the one to pick up the cell phone from the front office after school is released for the day. One lunchtime detention.

• Third offense - Phone taken for the day. Phone call home. The parent or guardian must be the one to pick up the cell phone from the front office after school is released for the day. Two lunch detentions. The cell phone will not be allowed on campus until there is a parent/guardian meeting. Repeat offenses will fall under the category of defiance.

Although students will not be able to use their cell phones during the school day, students will have access to a landline for emergencies. If you need to speak with your child during the school day, please call the office, and we will make sure you are able to communicate any important information with them.

If your student will be absent for the day, please call our office at 541-830-6220 or email cortezp@eaglepnt.k12.or.us. Thank you for helping to keep our school healthy by keeping students home when they have a fever over 100.4, are vomiting, have diarrhea, or have a new unexplained rash. If they miss school due to a doctors or dentist appt please ask your doctor's office for proof of visit and email or fax to (541)830-6226.

Eagle Point School District uses Canvas, a learning management system (LMS) to provide teachers, students, and families tools that enhance learning and communication both inside and outside of the school building. Teachers use Canvas to deliver course materials, contact information, and utilize the calendar feature, which puts all of your child's assignments and other important date information for all courses into one, color-coded calendar. Canvas helps keep a student's school life simple, as all course information is found within one tool, not scattered across many. How to access my student's CANVAS as a parent observer. Here is a link to more information regarding Canvas. (Some of our primary teachers also use SeeSaw. Please contact your child's teacher for more information about if they use SeeSaw.)

• Cologne and perfume should be limited due to safety and allergy concerns.

• Dressing in layers allows for comfortable weather changes throughout the day. Please be sure to label your child’s clothing.

• Students should wear comfortable clothing that will allow them to participate in school activities.

• Student shoes should be appropriate for playground play and please note your child’s PE schedule in order to send your child to school with the appropriate footwear for PE activities. Flip flops, platform sandals, or high heels are not safe footwear at school and are highly discouraged.

• Any clothing that is considered to be gang related will not be allowed.

• Unusual hairstyles that are distracting to the learning environment, need constant attention, or obstruct the student’s vision are discouraged.

• Keep your hands, arms, legs and clothing free of writing or markings. Sharpies are not allowed for student use at school.

• All decisions of dress and grooming appropriateness are at the discretion of the principal or the principal’s designee.

Student shoes should be appropriate for playground play and please note your child’s PE schedule in order to send your child to school with the appropriate footwear for PE activities.. Flip flops, platform sandals, or high heels are not safe footwear at school and are highly discouraged.

Water is essential. Please remember to send your student to school every day with a refillable water bottle. Water bottle filling stations are available for students to refill their water bottles as needed.

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Email: cortezp@eaglepnt.k12.or.us
Website: www.eaglepnt.k12.or.us/scs
Location: 37 Schoolhouse Lane, Shady Cove, OR, USA
Phone: 541-878-1400
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