South Elementary Newsletter - 1/10

Welcome back to the 2025 school year!

We have had a great start back to the second semester of the school year. We have new procedures for arrival, dismissal, breakfast and lunch and the children have been doing a great job of learning all of these new routines. Our new cafeteria is amazing and starting next week we will have even more options to choose from for lunch. Starting on Monday, students will be able to go to our cold "Grab and Go" and have a salad, muffin yogurt pack, PBJ or sandwich each day. We will also have two different hot options as well.

Please make sure you have your child's coat, gloves and hats labeled so that we can find their owners. When the weather gets cold, gloves and hats find their way to lost and found. When we can have a name on them, it is easier to get them back to the correct owner.

Next week, students will complete NWEA for Math and Reading. We will send home these results through ParentSquare once we have them in.

Yours in education,

Mrs. Hollingsworth

South Principal

Chromebook reminder - Please remind your student to not carry their Chromebook open at any time. We have had some issues with Chromebooks being dropped due to carrying them open and then accidently dropping them causing screens to crack.

Cafeteria Information

Breakfast and Lunch menus can be found here.

Lunch times are:

2nd Grade - 10:20-10:50

3rd Grade - 11:25-11:55

4th Grade - 12:25-12:55

Lunch is $3.25 and Breakfast is $1.50.

Fast Food and carbonated beverages are not allowed in the South Cafeteria.

Destination Changes

If you need to change your child’s dismissal routine, either destination or pick-up, the school must be contacted by the child’s parent or legal guardian prior to 1:30 PM. Destination changes may be made by:

• A signed note in your child’s folder (please include child’s first and last name and the date for the change)

• A phone call to the office 317-745-2131

• An email to southoffice@danville.k12.in.us

• Please do not email your child’s teacher in the event that they are absent or unable to check their email.
  

• Bus riders are limited to two possible bus destination addresses.

Classroom Grades

Parents may view their child's grades by logging in to Infinite Campus Parent Portal.

Bus Riders

StopFinders is an innovative app to keep your children safer and make your morning easier. This free app will send you and your child alerts when the bus is near. Learn more by going to https://stopfinder.com/parents/.

Walkers/Bike Riders

All walkers must follow the sidewalk up to the building on the west side of our main drive. Students will be entering door #15 on the northwest corner of the building. We also ask that parents notify our office at southoffice@danville.k12.in.us if their child will be walking to or from school. This allows us to keep a list and be on the lookout for them in the morning to ensure safe arrival.

A bicycle rack is available outside door #15 for any bike riders.

Please help your child time their arrival as close to 7:25 a.m. as possible.

DCSC Police Department

Click this link to view our DCSC Safety Hub to learn more about our DCSC Police Department and safety information for our district.

Cellphone and Smartwatch Policy

In accordance with state law, South Elementary will not allow cellphones or smartwatches on any student (except for students with a documented medical condition that requires the use) at any time during the instructional day. Students can have their cellphones and/or smartwatch in their bookbag, but it may not be out at any time during the school day. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in maintaining a focused learning environment.

• January 20th - No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• February 17th - No School - President's Day
• February 26th - Waiver Day
  
• March 24th - 28th - No School - Spring Break
• April 10th - TBD (eLearning or Waiver Day)
• May 22nd - Last Student Day

Anyone entering the school building during school hours for one of the reasons below must be prepared to sign in using their driver's license. These individuals will not be having regular, ongoing contact with students outside of the presence of school staff, and therefore are not required to complete the criminal history check.

• Classroom Guest Speakers

• Special Events (Grandparents Day)

• Parent/Teacher Conferences

Volunteers

Field Trip Chaperones and regular classroom volunteers who work directly with students are required to have an application and criminal history background check on file. For more information on how to volunteer, please visit our website at https://www.danville.k12.in.us/departments/dcsc-police-department-school-safety/volunteer-opportunities