Danville South Elementary

We had a great first week and a half getting to know the students, learning new procedures, and making new friends. South Elementary believes that building strong relationships is the foundation necessary to maximize learning. Our teachers will continue to get to know your child, learn their strengths as well as areas where we can push them to grow. We are looking forward to partnering with you during this process. We have made it our mission to achieve maximum student growth while creating positive and lasting memories for your child. It is our hope that you and your child have a fantastic 2019-20 school year.

Doors open each day at 7:25, with our tardy bell ringing at 7:40 a.m.

Third grade lunch begins at 11:00 for McDugle, Legan, Amor, Russell, Vrabel

Third and Fourth grade lunch begins at 11:35 for Anderson, Swartz, Wilso, VanSickle, Dodd

Fourth grade lunch begins at 12:10 for Foltz, Rodgers, Crosley, Doub, Rawley

Dismissal each day is at 2:25 p.m.

South Elementary's Picture Day is Thursday, August 22. You can order online before picture day at mylifetouch.com using the Picture Day ID: EVT6KQMSF

Order forms will also be sent home with students Monday.

Teachers love the opportunity to meet with parents and share the information parents need/want to know regarding the upcoming school year. It's a chance to hear what to expect, what processes and procedures will occur, and to hear about some of the things your child will learn this year.

Parent Night will be on August 22. Fourth Grade will run from 5:45-6:30 pm, and Third grade, from 6:45-7:30. This is a night when the teacher shares procedures, expectations, and answers to commonly asked questions. We ask that students DO NOT attend. We look forward to seeing you then!

Aug. 21: Danville Community Schools Town Hall Mtg. 6:00 pm @ New Winchester Christian Church

Aug. 22: Picture Day

Aug. 22: Fourth grade parent night 5:45 (Parents Only)

Aug, 22: Third grade parent night 6:45 (Parents Only)

Sept. 2: Labor Day (No School)

Sept. 4: Danville Community Schools Town Hall Mtg. 6:00 pm @ Danville United Methodist Church

Sept. 5: PTO meeting 6:30 pm @ South Elementary Library with Dr. Shafer, Superintendent, as guest speaker.

Sept. 10: Danville Community Schools Town Hall Mtg. 6:00 pm @ Danville High School

Sept. 12: Danville Community Schools Town Hall Mtg. 6:00 pm @ Northview Christian Church

Sept. 26: Danville Community Schools Town Hall Mtg. 6:00 pm @ West Bridge Church

Oct. 4-11: Book Fair

Oct. 7-11: Parent/Teacher Conferences

Oct. 8: Danville Community Schools Town Hall Mtg. 6:00 pm @ South Elementary

Oct. 14-18: Fall Break

A HUGE thank you to West Bridge Church, Danville United Methodist Church and The Bee Hive for thinking of the staff at the start of school.

We'd also like to thank the United Way, Vectren, and Nutrition Club for their donation of backpacks and school supplies.

Click here to access the lunch menu for North and South Elementary.

Breakfast is available daily. The regular price for breakfast is $1.50. Students will “check in” at their classrooms first, pick up breakfast from the cafeteria, and then take it back to the classroom to eat prior to the start of the day’s activities.

The cost of lunch for students is $2.75. Students are allowed to buy “extras.” Please discuss with your child if they are allowed to purchase these extra items or not. If any guests plan to join your child for lunch throughout the year, please notify the front office.

Lunch 1 (McDugle, Legan, Amor, Russell, Vrabel)- 11:00-1130

Lunch 2 (Anderson, Swartz, Wilson, VanSickle, Dodd)- 11:35-12:05

Lunch 3 (Foltz, Rodgers, Crosley, Doub, Rawley)- 12:10-12:40

Book Rental for the 2019-20 school year will be due September 13, 2019.

Third Grade Book Rental- $183

Fourth Grade Book Rental- $190

Payment plans may be arranged with our office if needed. Contact us at southoffice@danville.k12.in.us

Please notify the front office of any destination changes for your child. You may email us at southoffice@danville.k12.in.us or call 745-2131 before 2:00 p.m.

If your child is a car rider at the end of the day, we ask that you wait until 2:10 to pull behind the gym for pick up. With the south side of the building serving as our playground, there will be times when we take the kids out for extra recess or classroom learning activities and utilize the blacktop area. This will help keep our kids safe and keep from your car getting surrounded by 9 or 10 year olds. :-)

Communication is our greatest strength and can be our greatest challenge. When problems arise at school, teachers have been asked to pick up the phone or drop an email to you, the parent, to make you aware. Often, this communication is all that is needed; and by working together, problems can be solved. Questions and concerns often arise at home as well. It is always best in these situations to ‘start with the teacher’. An email or a voice mail to the teacher with your concern can start a dialogue or assist in the resolution to a problem, even one at lunch or at recess. Staff email addresses can be found under the Staff Directory Tab on our website.

Be sure to add the Danville Elementary PTO on Facebook for all PTO updates https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptodanville/.

We are hopeful you will add the Box Tops for Education App to your cell phone. Spread the word to everyone you know. Get in the habit of scanning your receipts. (see the flyer and video below for more info).

Login to your Kroger Plus account and make sure Danville PTO is linked to your account. This is EASY FREE MONEY for our schools (see the directions below for more info).

Join us for our PTO meeting on September 5th at 6:30 pm in the library at Danville South Elementary, Danville Community School Corporation Superintendent, Dr. Tracey Shafer, will be speaking.

Check out a great new fundraiser that we have going. You can avoid the lost and found with cute labels from Mabel’s Labels. Be sure to say you are supporting Danville Elementary PTO when you order. https://mabelslabels.com/en_US/fundraising/support/

Looking to get involved, please e-mail us at PTOdanville@yahoo.com.

Kroger Community Rewards Program

If you shop at Kroger, every time you shop, you could be helping Danville North and South Elementary. The Danville PTO is enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. If you shop at Kroger and swipe your rewards card, you will automatically make money for our school if you enroll in the program. This program does NOT cost you anything and does not alter your fuel points or other rewards in any way. It will take about 5 minutes to create an online account, but you only have to do this one time. Instructions are below. If you have any questions, please contact ptodanville@yahoo.com

TO USE THE KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM:

• Create an account at krogercommunityrewards.com

• Be sure to have your Kroger Plus card handy

• If you do not have a Kroger Plus card, they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger.

• Click on Sign In/Register

• Most participants are new online customers, so they must click on SIGN UP TODAY in the ‘New Customer?’ box.

• Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering your email address and creating a password, agreeing to the terms and conditions (you do not have to shop at the store you choose as your favorite.

• You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the link within the body of the email.

• Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.

• Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number.

• Update or confirm your information.

• Enter Danville PTO, select organization from list and click on confirm.

• To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization’s name on the right side of your information page.

• Members must swipe their registered Kroger Plus card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Kroger Plus card when shopping for each purchase to count.

To help ensure a safe environment and as required by State law, DCSC has adopted a volunteer Background Policy. Any volunteer who may have direct, ongoing contact with children when performing services for the school, must provide the Corporation with a successful limited criminal history check prior to beginning volunteer work for the Corporation. The volunteer will be responsible for all costs associated with obtaining the limited criminal history check. The cost is $12.95. Please note that volunteer application is required annually, however, a limited background check is only required every two years.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR VISITORS

Any parent patron, or visitor entering the school building during school hours, and any paid event worker, or volunteer that does NOT have direct or ongoing contact with children, must be prepared to present a government issued photo ID which will be scanned against the National Sex Offender Registry by our Lobby Guard System. Visitors include, but not limited to the following:

• Lunch Guests
• Classroom Guest Speakers
• Classroom Special Events (Grandparent Day, etc.)
• Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Football Chang Gang, ScoreKeepers, Ticket Takers, or similar assignments

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR VOLUNTEERS

Any volunteer who may have direct, ongoing contact with children when performing services for the school, prior to beginning volunteer work for the corporation must provide the corporation with a limited criminal history check prior to beginning volunteer work for the corporation. Volunteer services, to include, but not limited to the following:

• Event or program volunteer (i.e.: regularly volunteering in school-approved academic program such as choir, band, FFA, robotics, etc.)
• Field Trip Chaperones
• Adult Tutors
• Any volunteer athletic coach that works regularly in a program with frequent and ongoing contact with students
• Field Service Observations/Preclinical Student Teaching Observations

All volunteers will be expected to have a successfully completed Limited Background Check on file , and will be required to sign in at the front office prior to volunteering.

STEPS TO COMPLETE VOLUNTEER APPLICATION:

1. Volunteer to complete a Volunteer Application Form and turn it in at school office (required annually). If you have multiple children, turn form in at youngest child’s school. Click here for Volunteer Application Form
2. The school will then send you the link for submitting your background check application via email along with further instruction. (Please be prepared to pay online for your application fee, as you will be responsible for cost at time of online submission.)
3. After results have been received, they will be reviewed by administration.
4. You will receive an email notification once the background check has been cleared and approved by administration.
5. If there is an issue with the background check that will affect the ability to volunteer, that volunteer will be notified by administration.
6. Results will be maintained and tracked at a district level. All schools will have access to the volunteer database and will be able to verify a cleared background check.
7. Volunteer Application Form must be completed annually, but Level I Volunteer Background Check is good for two years.

We regularly post news on our School's Facebook Page. Be sure to follow us!

Email: southoffice@danville.k12.in.us
Website: www.danville.k12.in.us
Location: 1375 W Lincoln St, Danville, IN, United States
Phone: 317-745-2131
Facebook: facebook.com/dcscsouth
Twitter: @dcscsouth