The link below provides a student calendar of events for the 2023-2024 school year. The calendar informs everyone of dates for school activities, progress reports and report cards, breaks, and celebrations. Please check this calendar out to keep up to date with what's going on at SCES.

Once again, SCES students are allowed to wear their Halloween costumes to school this year. We do ask that parents keep a few rules in mind when dressing your students:

1. No masks or face coverings will be allowed during class time.

2. No props for costumes (i.e., toy guns, swords, plastic weapons, decorations, etc.)

3. Please be mindful of costumes that are hard to remove and wear for younger students. Adults will not be able to help them remove costumes for restroom use.

4. All costumes should be acceptable under the school dress code.

We have a great list of events scheduled to take place at SCES on November 14. We encourage all parents and families to come out and participate. Check it out below:

• Parent Conferences- We are the midway point of quarter 2 at SCES. This would be a great opportunity to conference with your student's teacher about his/her progress. Teachers will be available for meetings in person, via phone or through Zoom or Google Meet from 3:30 until 5:30. Email or DOJO your student's teacher to set up an appointment.
• Fall Festival- PTO will sponsor a Fall Festival for all SCES students and families from 5:00 until 7:00 in the SCES Gym. Details for the Fall Festival are presented below on the attached flyer.
• Art Show- Mrs. Tina Fain will present all of the artwork of our students at SCES in the foyer and hallways of the 49 building. Stop by before or after your parent conference or on your way to the Fall Festival or PTO meeting and check out the creativity of all of our students.
• PTO Meeting- PTO will host a PTO meeting in the gym at 7:00 following the Fall Festival. Students of the Month will be recognized and along with a recap of the beginning of the school year.

SCES will host parents who would like to read to 2nd Grade classrooms on Friday, November 17th. In addition to reading, parents will also discuss the School Improvement Plan and ways they can get involved in their student's daily activities at school. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Mrs. Kati Hunter, SCES's school counselor.

Accidental Damage Protection Plan

The Seminole County School System provides an Accidental Damage Protection Plan for a fee of $25 per year. Paying the student technology fee each school year enrolls students in accidental damage protection. This plan includes drops, cracks, normal wear and tear, and. hardware failure. This fee should be paid to your student's homeroom teacher.

Repair/Replacement Costs

Students will be held responsible for any damages not covered in the accidental damage protection plan including lost/stolen devices, intentional damage, picked off keys, damage to ports, broken screens and charging cables.

Repair/Replacement Costs:

• Broken Keys: $6 per key

• Broken Touch Screen: $110

• Broken Keyboard/Trackpad: $75

• Broken Chromebook Replacement: $350

• Broken Charger Replacement: $25

The entire agreement plan is linked below.

Seminole County School System Attendance Policy & Procedure:

• Upon enrollment Parents/Guardians receive State Compulsory Law and County Attendance Policy

• 1-3 Unexcused absences parent and student contact made by teacher(s)

• 4 Unexcused absences parent & student contact made by principal designee(s)

• 5 Unexcused absences parent contact via letter

• 6 Unexcused absences parent contact via home visit from school social worker

• 7 Unexcused absences Attendance Support Team meets and creates an attendance contract. A certified letter is mailed to the parents/guardians requesting a meeting to discuss and sign the contract.

• 8+ Unexcused absences which breaks attendance contract; parent contact via home visit from the school social worker with a recommendation for referral to law enforcement and complaint filed with the court system.

• Further unexcused absences will result in continued referral to law enforcement

The full attendance protocol is attached below. Please be mindful of the number of days your students miss. If no action is taken after an absence, it will be classified as an unexcused absence.

SCES students will be presented with an opportuntiy to visit with business people from around our community on Thursday, November 9. Several area businessmen/women will give a short presentation describing their jobs and what a day in their job entails. The businesses and the visitiation schedule are linked below.

Our school-wide AR goal at SCES is 25 million words read with at least an 80% accuracy. We were really close to 7 million words read with 76% accuracy so far which would have us pretty close to our goal next May. Please encourage your student to read and take the time to read with them.

5th Grade students at SCES will participate in the Veterans Day Parade in downtown Donalsonville on Friday, November 10. Students will walk in the parade beginning at 9:00 AM and remain at the courthouse for the Veteran's Day Program.

SCES will host a parents luncheon for our 5th Grade students on Friday, November 10 at 12:00. The deadline to purchase lunch through the lunchroom was October 20. However, parents may still attend and sit with their student during lunch. Parents should park at the gym and enter the campus next to the football field and the south end of the fifth grade hall. A school employee will be located at this location to give directions. Once entering the buiding, parents will be directed to their student's classroom and will walk to the lunchroom with their teachers. Parents may exit in the same location after lunch. Students are encouraged to stay the remainder of the day after the luncheon.

The testing window for our middle of the year assessments at SCES will be open from Friday, December 1 until Friday, December 15. Please have your students present at school during these two weeks and ensure they have had plenty of rest and breakfast each morning. We want to show everyone how much we have grown over the first semester.

Mr. Buczek and the Seminole Singers will host a Christmas Concert in the SCES gym on Tuesday, November 28. Come out and support our singers and start your holiday season.

Meet our new counselor at SCES, Mrs. Kati Hunter. Attached below is her biography and contact information along with some great resources you and your student can share. Please contact her with any social emotional concerns you may have with your student.

Once again, parents of students may set up lunchroom accounts and deposit money for lunches and slushies at the convenience of your home. The link below will allow you to sign in to or create your account.

We have recently had some complications with our School App that have since been corrected. Please make sure that you are still connected to us online and you are receiving notifications. Attached below is the directions to download the app. If you have any problems downloading, please contact the front office of SCES at 229-524-5235 or email our technology specialist at david.roland@seminole.k12.ga.us.