OFFICE NOT OPEN This Week....
Next Week the office lobby will open for drop off from 8:30-2:30.
Drop off registration documents, immunizations, school owned devices if not returning to DCSS, musical instruments, uniform donations, etc. We will not be able to make copies for you of documents at this time, so it is a drop off only.
If you need to pick up student items, you can call ahead and we will place your child's belongings in the lobby for the day. *Medications have been disposed of as of 6/12*
Again, we are not open for tours, and visitors will not be allowed past the lobby.
Devices should only be dropped off if the student will no longer be attending Duval Charter School at Southside.
Lobby hours will be 8:30am-2:30pm Monday through Friday, please ring buzzer.
Summer Bridge Learning Opportunities
We are awaiting teachers to confirm the time slots and days of the week and then a separate "sign up" email will be sent out this week. Below is what we will be offering:
Rising Kindergarteners!! - Storytime - MWF 9am-9:45 starting June 24th
This will be open to all incoming kindergarten students via zoom and will be emailed out through our enrollment team. After the storytime, the kinder teacher will review letters and sounds to help "jump start" kindgergarten! This will be offered three times a week for four weeks!
Rising 1st Graders - Stories with Comprehension Practice - MWF 10am starting June 24th
This will be first come first serve sign up for students that would benefit from listening to the teacher read a story and then ask comprehension questions to review kindergarten comprehension standards and to keep these students ready to hit the ground running in first grade. (days of the week & time TBD)
Rising 1st Graders - Reading Tutoring - MWF 10am starting June 25th
Group tutoring (this is not 1:1) in reading for students who completed Kinder but were struggling in reading. They will receive four weeks of tutoring support to help to bridge the gap to first grade.
Rising 3rd Graders - Reading Tutoring - MWF (one 9am group and one 10am group) starts June 24th
Group tutoring (this is not 1:1) in reading for students who completed 2nd grade but may have been struggling in the are of reading. 3rd grade has rigorous reading standards to be ready to pass the 3rd grade FSA for promotion. This tutoring is to help prepare struggling readers to enter 3rd grade.
Rising 4th Graders - Math Tutoring -MWF 9-10am starting June 24
Group tutoring (this is not 1:1) in math for students who completed 3rd grade but have not mastered their multiplication tables. 4th and 5th grade math depend heavily on students knowing their multiplication facts with fluency to complete higher levels of math. Students will recieve four weeks of tutoring to help bridge the gap to 4th grade math
Rising 5th Graders - Math Tutoring - MWF 9-10am starting June 24
Group tutoring (this is not 1:1) in math for students who completed 4th grade but have not fully memorized all the division and multiplication facts. In order to be successful with multiplying and dividing fractions, factoring equations, etc. in 5-8 math, we are offering to help bridge the gap with four weeks of tutoring.
Science for rising 5th graders - *dates and time TBD MWF (still awaiting more info from the Reef Institute)
We will be piloting a fun science experience about our Ocean Reefs to help build upon elementary science standards and prepare rising 5th grade students for their science FSA. This will be open to any rising 5th grader but will be first come first serve when the sign up is emailed out this week!
Algebra Boot Camp -July 13 through July 24 11am-12pm Starts July 13th
We will be offering two weeks of a boot camp to help pre-algebra students that are going into Algebra to dust off the cobwebs on some equation skills that are needed in Algebra. It is 3x per week for one hour, for two weeks. The two days without online class the students will have a math assignment to practice. This is only open to rising 7th and 8th grade students who will be taking Algebra. It will be first come first serve when sign ups are emailed out!
Rising 2nd & 3rd Graders - Enrichment Book Club -MWF 10am The BFG July 6th-17th
Students need to check out a copy from public library, or purchase a book from a bookstore, Amazon, etc. First come first serve, open to everyone two week (3x per week) Join one of our amazing teachers for an enrichment book club! (Those entering 2nd grade would be higher level readers)
Rising 3rd & 4th graders - Enrichment Book Club -"Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin MWF 9am July 6th-17th Students need to check out a copy from public library, or purchase a book from a bookstore, Amazon, etc. First come first serve, open to everyone two week (3x per week) Join one of our amazing teachers for an enrichment book club! (Those entering 3rd would be higher level readers)
Rising 5th & 6th graders - Enrichment Book Club "How to Almost Ruin Your Summer" by Taryn Souders MWF 9:30-10:30 July 6th-17th Students need to check out a copy from public library, or purchase a book from a bookstore, Amazon, etc.
First come first serve, open to everyone two week (3x per week) Join one of our amazing teachers for an enrichment book club! (those entering 5th grade would be higher level readers) Date/Time/Book TBD
CODING Enrichment Grades 4-6 W & F 9-10:30am Imagineering in a Box!
(Wed. & Fri. June 24th, 26th Wed. & Fri. July 8th, 10th, Wed. & Fri. July 15th, 17th)
- First come first serve for the grades 4-6, you would be coding online with Ms. Weyer through zoom 2x a week and then working on your own for an hour or so the other days of the week to improve your coding skills! Imagineering in a Box is designed to pull back the curtain to show you how artists, designers and engineers work together to create theme parks. Go behind the scenes with Disney Imagineers and complete project-based exercises to design a theme park of your very own.
Art Enrichment July
First come first serve for the grade levels offered, you would be working on art/drawing with Ms. Rush online through zoom 3x a week !
2nd-5th Grade Watercolor "Swim in the Seat of Watercolor Painting - Explore using watercolors while painting various sea creatures" July 6-15th MWF 10am 5 sessions
6-8th Grade The Art of Sketching - Birds - learn how to sketch various birds, using scale & shading July 17-24 MWF 1pm 4 sessions
Report Cards - Promoted/Retained?
The Governor had declared that due to many schools inability to ensure we have remediated, etc. that all students would be promoted this year. He also declared that parents have the option of retaining their child. Parents wishing to retain their child need to put that in writing to Mrs. Sauer prior to July 1st. asauer@southsidecharter.org.
School Supplies!! Lists are Posted and Kits are for sale!
For 2020-21, we have greatly reduced our student supply list focusing on the essentials ($26-$30) as we know many families have experienced hardships with income loss due to Covid-19 employment impacts. We do have many of the item donations left that were unused in the spring that will help in the fall, but we don't have enough to last all year. If you are able to, we would love for you to pick some items off of the optional list to contribute.
You can save a shopping trip and purchase your pre-selected supplies from SchoolKitz - Teacher Tailored. We have set up pre-made boxes that will be shipped to arrive at the school the week of August 2nd with your child's name on the box and we will deliver to the classroom. You can also purchase book bags, lunch boxes, and additional donations such as Clorox wipes, tissues, hand sanitizer etc. This is not a fundraiser, although we do get a small donation back from items like book bags, etc. and we get $200 of donated supplies for the school.
The sale is from 6/13-6/26 - this is a firm deadline to ensure shipping on time. This is a different company than used before and much larger/national chain with rave reviews from parents.
Supplies are GUARANTEED to last the school year - for example if your middle school binder breaks, it will be replaced!!
This information and school supply lists are also posted on our website under "Parents - School Supplies" www.southsidecharter.org
When ordering use school 76634 www.shopttkits.com
YEARBOOKS
We do have some remaining yearbooks which can be purchased through School Cash Online for $25 while supplies last!
We are not taking cash payments in the office, all payments have moved online. You will soon be able to see 2020-21 items for sale in School Cash Online
Last year's - 2018-19 remaining yearbooks $5
Car Magnets - $5
Uniform Donations
All items will be re-laundered prior to the fall sale!
Drop off in the lobby 8:30-2:30 Monday-Friday once lobby reopens June 22nd
Recommit Part II DUE BY JULY 1st TO SAVE YOUR SEAT - 48 students still in limbo!!!!
Phase 2: New this year in CSUSA, for the second step in the process, parents/guardians will complete an online Re-Enrollment Packet for returning students. This allows us to collect updated student demographic data, receive parent/guardian consent, and emergency contact information closer to the start of the school year. By completing this step, we will have fewer updates needed for emergency contact information in August/September.
Phase 2 of the recommit process begins today, 5/4/20 and must be completed prior to July 1st. All recommitted students must complete this process in order to be fully enrolled to return to DCSS for the 20-21 school year. Please visit our enrollment website, SchoolMint https://csusa.schoolmint.net to complete the re-enrollment process.
Please reach out to the enrollment administrator, Cece Zamora, if you have any questions.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Next Year's 7th Graders!
Friendly Reminder
Is your student currently in 6th grade going into 7th grade?
No-> This reminder is not for you.
YES-> Please continue reading.
Has your student received the Tdap shot? (Usually at age 12)
Yes->make sure the school has a copy of the Florida Shot Record
No -> You must have this shot in order for your student to start school in August. Please visit your physician or clinic (listed below) to get the shot and obtain the Form DH-680 (required to be on this form) as soon as possible.
Florida Department of Health
5220 N Pearl Street
904-253-1420
Duval County Health Department
515 W 6th Street
904-253-1250
Duval County Health Department
900 University Blvd. N
904-253-1620
Once you have received this form showing proof of your student receiving the Tdap shot, please email it to bmerryman@southsidecharter.org
MySchoolBucks
If you do not have a MySchoolBucks account, set one up now!
https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getmain?requestAction=home
Need Volunteer Hours?
Log your volunteer hours on a computer in your Powerschool account (option does not appear on the App)
1 hr: Leave a positive review on Facebook, Yelp, or Great Schools - let shopping families know what you LOVE about Duval Charter at Southside. This helps our marketing team!
1 hr: Choose one of our enrollment/marketing social media posts and share it! That's it... help spread the word using the "share" button
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Duval Charter School at Southside
Website: https://www.southsidecharter.org/
Location: 8680 A C Skinner Parkway, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Phone: 904-4235348
Facebook: facebook.com/DuvalSouthside
Twitter: @DCSSouthside