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.

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.

Our school-wide AR goal at SCES is 25 million words read with at least an 80% accuracy. So far this school year, we have read almost 10 million words and are at exactly 80% accuracy on our AR comprehension tests. Please encourage your student to read and take the time to read with them.

Middle of the Year Testing begins Monday, December 4th. Over the next two weeks, your child will be taking the MAP Assessment and iReady diagnostic test to determine their growth thus far in the school year. All students in grades K-3rd, as well as several 4th and 5th graders will be taking Acadience. During this time, encourage your child to take their time and do their best!

SCES would love to have parent volunteers to read Christmas books to students in each of our classrooms on December 14 from 8:00 until 8:30. If you are interested and able on this day, please complete the parent survey linked below.

Coping Skills

Kids need our help learning how to manage their feelings and stress. Help them by introducing and practicing healthy coping strategies. Download, print or share these resources—many of which are available in both English and Spanish.

As many of you know, we have adopted new math standards and a new math curriculum. As with anything new, we will have a time of transition as we settle in with these new requirements and resources. Linked below are a couple of resources that are accessible to parents and students at home. Check out these links and give them a try.

SCES will host our current fifth graders for a registration information night on January 18th at 5:30. Details of the night are included on the pictured invitation.

Club Day A will be December 7. Club Day B will be December 14.

Once again, PTO will sponsor a Christmas Store at SCES for students to purchase presents for their family members. The schedule for each class to visit the store is linked below and the price and inventory list is included in the picture.

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.