Issue 7 Feb. 24, 2017

In This Issue

Kindergarten /TK REG.

Peanut Free School

Communication Tips

Spring Pictures

Winter Weather

Nures’s Corner

SCCSD Survey

PTA News

Pre-School registration Form

We are Respectful

We are Responsible

We are Ready

We are Raider Ready

Sunnyside 2015

HOME OF THE

FUTURE RAIDERS

KINDERGARTEN/TK REGISTRATION

We are getting excited for our Annual Kindergarten/TK Registration day.

It will be here before we know it.

Please give the Nodland Office a call at 274-4044 if you have a child that will

be entering Kindergarten in the Fall of 2017 .

If you have a child you are wanting to attend TK for the Fall of 2017 please

call Lynn Foster at 279-6677.

Registration Day

When: Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Where: Nodland Elementary

You will receive a packet in the mail 2 weeks prior to the date with paper-

work that you will need to be bring with you and your child on the Registra-

tion Day. Can’t wait to see you there.

SUNNYSIDE IS A PEANUT FREE SCHOOL

Please remember that all treats

being brought to Sunnyside

need to be peanut free.

We apologize for any

inconveniences.

Upcoming Events

2/27 8 to 8 am Conferences

No School for Elemenary

2/28 3:50 pm to 6:30 pm Con-

ferences

3/3 No school district wide-

Teacher exchange day 3/6 Chick-fil-A night 5-8 pm

3/14 PTA Meeting 6 pm @ SS

3/23 Color-A-Thon kick-off at

both schools!!! Packets

will come home with stu-

dents accounts 3/23 Rollerama 6-8 pm

The next step in Sioux City Community Schools’ plan to make it easy for

you to be involved in your child’s education is here.

Let’s Talk!

Has expanded into every school in the district.

Now, you can send your comments, questions, and compliments directly

to Nodland/Sunnyside leaders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Tell us what’s on your mind and, in return, we’ll send you a personal re-

sponse within 2 business days. Of course, if you have something private

to share, you may remain anonymous.

COMMUNICATION TIPS

VIRTUAL BACKPACK

The District’s Virtual Backpack is another way to inform our parents

and guardians of events and activities in the community that directly bene-

fits school-age children. Virtual Backpack is also environmentally friendly.

You can access Virtural Backpack on the Sioux City Community School

District’s website at www.siouxcityschools.org and then select Parents.

SPRING PICTURES

Thursday, March 8th.

Nodland Pictures from 8:30 am to 10 am

Sunnyside Pictures for 10 am to 11:30 am

Information on the various packages have been sent home.

Envelopes will need to be returned with payment to school on or be-

fore picture day.

Note: Students who do not prepay will not have their pic-

tures taken! This is different this year!

If you have a preschool aged child who you would like to have

photographed, call and schedule an appointment;

Mrs. Posey at Nodland -274-4044

Mrs. Wright at Sunnyside -274-4047

Contact Us:

Sunnyside

Elementary 2700 South Maple

274-4047

Principal Mr. Blair Taylor

Office Manager Mrs. Cathy Wright

Nodland

Elementary 5000 Mayhew Ave

274-4044

Principal Mr.Blair Taylor

Office Manager Mrs. Cindy Posey The Sioux City Community School

Nondiscrimination Statement

The Sioux City Community School District is an equal oppor-tunity/affirmative action employ-er. It is an unfair or discriminato-ry practice for any educational institution to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identi-ty, national origin, religion, age (for employment), disability, soci-oeconomic status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or veteran status in its educational programs and its employment practices. Inquiries or grievanc-es may be directed to Jen Gomez, Director of Student Ser-vices & Equity Education at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, .

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES 2016-2017

Elementary Parent/Teacher confer-

ences will be held on:

Monday, February 27– 8 am to 8 pm

(no school for Elementary)

Tuesday, February 28 – 3:50 pm to

6:30 pm

ALL SCHOOLS will be closed on Friday, March 3. This is an ex-

change time for teachers for the extra hours worked during confer-

ences.

Mrs. Geerlings the Music Teacher will be at Nodland on Monday and

SS on Tuesday

Mrs. Bowitz the Art Teacher will be at Nodland on Monday and SS on

Tuesday.

Mrs. Blake the PE Teacher will be at

Mr. Anderson the Band Instructor will be at

Mrs. Bower the Enrichment Specialist will be at SS on Monday from 5

to 8 pm.

If you would like to speak with our counselor, Mr. Cunningham during

conferences you can set up a time by contacting him at

cunnins@live.siouxcityschools.com or you can let your child’s teacher

know you want him to attend the students conference.

Thanks! 251-7302

SCHOOL NURSES’ CORNER

HOME ALONE

In today’s society it is more common than ever that children are home

alone after school while parents are at work.

Some basic information that parents need to teach their children in-

cludes:

1.How to reach you or another adult

2.How to dial 911

3.Simple first aid skills

4.Basic safety rules, like not opening the door to strangers and

what to do if the smoke alarm sounds

Important information that should be posted by the telephone includes:

1.Parents’ work place names, home phone, and cell phone numbers

2.Another adult’s phone or cell phone number

3.Home address

4.Doctor’s name

5.Poison Center phone number.

CLIMATE SURVEY

The Sioux City Community School District is launching a School Cli-

mate Survey on Tuesday, February 7! The survey seeks parent feed-

back academic programs, student support, parent engagement, school

operations and school leader accessibility. Our independent research

partner, K12 Insight, will administer the survey, which means responses

are completely confidential. No one at the district will be able to connect

respondents to their answers. Parents will receive an email invitation to

take the survey. Simply click the link to participate. Parents can also

access the survey at http://tiny.cc/SCCSParentSurvey-Web. The sur-

vey will be available in English and Spanish. The survey closes on Fri-

day, March 3, and once the results are compiled, we’ll share the find-

ings and our next steps.

Thank you for making your voice heard!

Nurses Corner

Julie Johnson RN

Sunnyside

Kathy Bernard RN

Nodland

PTA President

Brittni Staben

Vice President

Sarah Mann

Treasurer

Jen Preston

Secretary

Staci Campbell

Next PTA meeting

Tuesday,

March 14

6 PM @ Sunnyside

If you have not already joined our

PTA Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/

groups/254084483099/, please do so.

We try to post a lot of events and information to that page to keep everyone up to date. You can also

set your Notifications at the top of the page so you’ll get a notification every

time there is a new post to

the page If you click on the Events tab you will see all of our upcoming events

already planned for this school year!

February 27-NO SCHOOL for elementary students.

Conferences from 8 am to 8 pm

February 28-Conferences from 3:50 to 6:30 pm

March 3-No school district wide. Teacher exchange day.

March 6-Chick-fil-A night 5 to 8 pm.

You can go to Chick-fil-A outside of the mall and go through the drive

through or go inside and play Plinko to win a prize! Be sure to tell them

you are with Nodland/Sunnyside and the school will get a percentage

back!

March 14-PTA Meeting at 6 pm At Sunnyside

Please come, we would love to have your questions and your feedback

on where PTA money should be spent. We also LOVE hearing new

fundraiser ideas and/or about opportunities in the community that we

could be taking advantage of. This is a TEAM effort and we would love

to have you as a part of the PTA team.

March 23-Rollerama 6 to 8 pm

A percentage of each ticket purchased goes back to the schools. Make

sure you tell the person inside the door what class you are with. The

class with the highest percentage of participation wins the GOLDEN

SKATE for that month and treats for the entire class!

This year’s COLOR-A-THON will be on May 5. March 23

Kick off at both schools Color-A-Thon packets will come home

with students. Packets are due by April 10. Please be sure to create an online account

for your student.

(We are in need volunteers for the color run,

please contact Brittni @ Brittni.staben@gmail.com)