The Stingray Sentinel

• 10/21 Fall Pictures Go Home
• 10/24- PTC Meeting at 8:00 a.m
• 10/24 Middle School Halloween Social 4:30-6
• 10/25- Fall Picture Retakes
• 10/25 Wear PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness Day
• 10/25 4th Grade Music Program 5:30
• 10/28 1st Quarter Awards/Honor Roll for 2nd: 8:30 , 1st: 9:30 a.m & Kinder: 1:45 p.m
• 10/29 1st Quarter Awards/Honor Roll for 3rd: 8:30, 4th 9:30 & 5th 1:45 p.m.
• 10/30 Middle School 1st Q Awards/Honor Roll 8:30am
• 10/30 Early Release K-5th 12:45 p.m Middle School 1:00 p.m
• 11/1 S.A.C Meeting 8:00-9:00

• 11/4 Vision Screening from 9:00 a.m to 12:30 p.m

• 11/4-11/8 Canned Food Drive

• 11/5 Hearing Screening

• 11/7 3rd Grade Music 5:30PM

• 11/11 Veterans Day

• 11/13 Early Release

• 11/14 Hearing Screening Retake

• 11/21 PTC Meeting at 8:00 a.m

• 11/22 Family Movie Night

Thursday, October 24th, 2019

Please join us for some ghoulish songs, freaky fun and frightening dances!

$15 Pre-sale: 10/21- 10/23

$5 at the door: 10/24

Pizza, candy and beverages will be available for purchase ($1 each)

Costumes are permitted, however no masks or face painting will be allowed.

Pick up at 6:00 PM

Many students, teachers, and families of DCSS have been touched by Breast Cancer. In honor of all who have fought, we are collecting donations on Friday, 10/25 to wear PINK! With or without your jean day donation, we would like to suggest a $1 donation to wear PINK for your shirt rather than your spirit shirt. Helping our students look to the world beyond their immediate needs, helps them to have a better world perspective. Breast cancer is one that touches everyone in our diverse community. Let's unite for a common vision of a cure.

To do what is best for students academically, we are making a switch of two grade levels' lunch times. K and 1st grade teachers proposed a switch as they each had about a 20 min period in their day where it was difficult to use well for instruction due to transitions.

Starting Tuesday, 10/22, Kinder lunch will be at 11:03- 11:28 a.m & 1st grade lunch will be at 11:26- 11:51 a.m. Please keep this in mind when planning for a lunch visit!

If your child was absent on picture day ,they will have the opportunity to get their picture taken on October 25th, Friday. Please make sure your child is in uniform or brings a uniform shirt for the fall retake.

Thank you!

Note:

Jeans day does NOT include jeans with holes. We have addressed this on an 1:1 basis asking students not to wear the pair back, but starting 10/25, students will be required to change or have the parent bring them appropriate attire. Jean shorts also must meet dress code for length. Again, NO HOLES in jeans for jeans day Fridays.

Our morning drop off loop is 7:30-7:55am. Please do not let your children out of vehicles until there at least 2 duty personnel present, and they signal that it is ok to start having students get out of vehicles. Please put your cell phones down and have student prepare to exit prior to being in the coned off "exit car" region.

Early Release - Elementary pick up is 12:45-1:15. Middle School and MS with younger siblings is 1:00-1:30. We have some elementary only families not picking up until 1:30. This is slowing down the entire pick up process and causing a delay in the start of our professional development for teachers.

On 10/30 at 1:15 any elementary child without a middle school sibling will be brought to aftercare for $15 drop in care. Middle School and MS w/elementary siblings will be brought to after care at 1:30 for $15 per child drop in fee/care.

New area blocked off - we will be blocking off part of the car loop to give Middle School biking with PE room as well as 5th grade some shaded recess area. Please do not drive around the cones. If you are in the habit of coming early and parking under the shade structure, please know that the car loop will be blocked off further up the curve to give MS PE/bikes area during the day.

Please come out and celebrate your children's achievements!

October 28th 2nd: 8:30 a.m, 1st: 9:30 a.m & Kinder: 1:45 p.m

October 29th 3rd: 8:30 a.m., 4th 9:30 a.m. & 5th 1:45 p.m.

Middle School with be on the 30th at 8:30am

What is SAC?

A School Advisory Council (SAC) helps to make important decisions for a school’s improvement and increased student achievement.

• Consists of teachers, students, parents and educational support personnel , and other citizens representative of the ethnic, racial and economic community served by school.
• SAC members attend meetings only ONCE a month.
• Provides input for the expenditure of school improvement funds.
• Supports school improvement implementation.
• Collects and analyzes information about the community and the school, and receives public input regarding needs of the school. SACs provides ongoing review of the progress being made toward implementation of the School Improvement Plan. SACs evaluates success by monitoring short-term and long-term outcomes..
• SAC reviews and identifies problem areas, develops improvement strategies, monitors their implementation, and then starts the whole process over when the next round of data is available.

MIDDLE SCHOOL:

After school band activities:

Monday and Thursday 3:20-4:30: Middle School Jazz Band

Tuesday 3:20-4:30 Middle School Drumline

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:

4th Grade Fall Music Showcase:

Friday, October 25th at 5:30pm the 4th grade classes will present their Fall Music Showcase. Please see the attached letter or ask your 4th grade student to tell you about all of the fun fall things we have planned. Family and friends are invited to attend. Please RSVP by Oct. 22nd

3rd Grade Program: Nov. 7th at 5:30 p.m- DCSS Cafeteria

Celebration Of America

and a Tribute to our Veterans of the Armed Forces.

Due to Hurricane Dorian, the district & CSUSA has identified two weather "make-up” days:

• Monday, October 21, 2019
• Friday, January 17, 2020

Please attend a quick mandatory school based volunteer training meeting. We will go over all requirements, building expectations for volunteers and safety protocol. We will be offering more sessions but you need to complete the training before volunteering or eating lunch with your child in our cafeteria.

Next Session(s):

Oct. 28th 8:00 prior to awards program

Nov. 7th 5:00-5:20 prior to Music Program

As you may be aware CSUSA has implemented a new online payment system called, My School Bucks. MySchoolBucks.com

The process is complete and is LIVE!

My School Bucks - then LOOK under Renaissance Charter - (which is our school board group)

• Happy Feet Soccer Program: Tuesdays- K-1st from 3:15-3:45 p.m & 2-4th from 3:15 -4:00 p.m

• Play Ball Sports Program: Thursdays- 3:00- 4:00 p.m
• Pro-Martial Arts Program: Mondays- 3:00-4:00 p.m
• Art Club Program: (Early Release Days Only) from 1:00- 3:00 p.m
• Bricks, Bots & Beakers -Mondays & Tuesdays from 3:15-4:15 p.m
• Artists in Motion:Tuesdays & Thursdays from 3:30- 5:30 p.m
• Indian Classical Dance Tuesdays, K-4th from 3:15- 4:00 p.m

• Girls On The Run: Tuesdays and Thursdays
  
• Heart & Sole Gr 6-8 Tuesdays & Thursdays
• Girls Who Code Gr 3-5 3:20-4:30
• Girls Who Code Gr 6-8 3:20-4:30
• Anime Club Gr 6-8 Fridays 3:30-4:30

Musical Theater Mondays starting in January 3:15-4:30

PLEASE help remind your students each morning if they have a club after school!

Please click the PDF file below to view our October Menu...

https://www.smore.com/v653r