The Stingray Sentinel

Tuesday 1/21:

D Day for Elementary Resource

A Day for MS Electives

Tutoring will start Thursday

- Happy Feet Soccer K-1 ends 3:45, 2nd-4th ends 4:00

- Artists in Motion 3:30-5:30

- K-4 Indian Classical Dance 3:15-4:00

- Brick, Beakers & Bots - Drones & Bots Robotics Club K-5

- Drumline 3:15-4:30

-Basketball Practice 3:15-5:30

-6 pm Info Session for parents interested in applying

No Girls Who Code (starts back next week)

No Girls on the Run & Heart & Sole (starts back 2/10)

Wednesday 1/22

E Day for Elementary

B Day for Middle School

SAC 8:00am

-ODM 3rd & MS 3-6pm

-3rd Grade FSA Parent Night 6:00pm

-Basketball Practice 3:15-5:30

Thursday,1/23

A Day for Elementary

A Day for Middle School

Tutoring grades 1-8 (Elem 3:15-4:15 & MS 3:30-4:30)

- Playball Club 3:00-4:00

- Artists in Motion 3:30-5:30

-Jazz Band 3:15-4:30

-Basketball Practice 3:15-5:30

-6pm Info Session for parents interested in applying for their students

No Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole (starts back 2/10)

Friday 1/24:

B Day for Elementary

B Day for Middle School

MOSH in house field trip for K - AM in Elem Sci Lab Room

Spirit Day - Jeans w/school shirt $1 or jeans day pass

Anime Club 3:30-4:30

Fashion Club 3:30-4:30

Basketball Game at Hope Christian Academy vs. Flagler 6pm

Note:

Girls on the Run: online registration begins 1/10- program begins on 2/10

Heart & Sole: online registration begins 1/10- program begins on 2/10

Upcoming Events:

• 1/24 MOSH in house field trip for K
  
• 1/28 100th day of school K celebration and dress up
  
• 1/29 Early Release K-5 12:45/Middle 1:00 p.m
  
• 1/30 PTC Meeting at 8:00 a.m
  
• 1/31 DCSS Fundraiser at 'Pump it Up', starts at 6 p.m
  
• 1/31 3rd grade field trip Alligator Farm
• 2/5 Muffins in the Morning-K-1st from 8-8:30 a.m
  
• 2/6 Muffins in the Morning- 2nd-5th from 8-8:30 a.m
  
• 2/7 Kick off for Jump Rope for Heart
  
• 2/12 Progress Reports Go Home
  
• 2/12 Middle School Instrumental Concert
• 2/13 Middle School Social
• 2/14 Jump Rope For Heart Event
  
• 2/17 President's Day - No School
• 2/22 'Loved One and Me' - Dance

As the African proverb says, "It takes a village to raise a child." Families look different from household to household, and we know there are many active adults in your child's life. Also, many parents' are working and unable to attend some events, leading to children feeling upset and parents stressed when they just can't make it work.

We have tried to be more inclusive and have shifted the titles of some events. For example, we changed "Doughnuts with Dads" to "Doughnuts with a Grownup" and had a wonderful event with many dads and other special adults too. Muffins with Mom, is now "Muffins in the Morning" - we welcome moms or any other special adult who would like to spend time with your child!

We have had wonderful Daddy Daughter Dances at Southside and that is not changing, but our new event is now called "Loved One & Me Dance" - We look forward to seeing our wonderful dads or other special adults in our young ladies lives and we are sure they will continue to have an amazing time!

Thank you for helping our school family to be more inclusive of the village it takes to raise such wonderful Stingrays!

~Principal Sauer

K-5th families please come join us, spend time togetehr and help raise money for our school as a portion of the fee will be give back to DCSS!

Bring Someone Special

Saturday, February 22, 2020

From 6 pm-8 pm in the school cafeteria

The evening will include dancing, dinner and dessert from Yourpie and face painting.

If you have any questions, you may email Jill Morales at jmorales@southsidecharter.org

Event Price: $15 for special person and one student. Additional students $ 5 each.

Tickets will go on sale Friday, Feb 10th until Wednesday, Feb 14th

Please dress your best. Let’s eat, dance and be merry!

Parents/Guardians:

Tutoring for spring will start on Thursday this week rather than Tuesday. Our Tutoring Coordinator was sick last week and some but not all of the tutoring letters were distributed. Thank you for your understanding.

Extracurricular Activities: Reminder that the Fashion Club starts Friday. Also, sign ups are currently going on for Girls on the Run as well as Heart & Sole! Girls who code starts back the week of the 27th. The required paperwork for Boys and Girls middle school soccer is available on the school website and is due February 7th! Sports physicals expire one calendar year from date of issue. To try out for a sport athlete team you must have all paperwork, including a current sports physical by the due date!

Recommitment ends January 31st. Please contact CeCe Zamora, czamora@southsidecharter.org if you need assistance. Click here to recommit [https://csusa.schoolmin t.net/signin]https://csusa.schoolmint.net/signin

Open Enrollment for siblings and new families is now open and closes on February 14th. Help spread the word to other fabulous families about Southside! K-2 seats will probably fill for 2020-21 with the Feb 16th lottery!

~Your DCSS Family

We have heard from all but 10% of families!!

It's time to Recommit for 2020-2021!

Click on the link below to take you to the link to solidify your student’s seat for the 20-21 school year. Make sure you recommit soon so you don’t lose your spot! The recommit window will close on January 31st. If you forgot your password, press "forgot password". You'll get an email to reset your password.

Siblings that you would like to have attend for 2020-21 do get priority in the lottery, but you must go ahead and apply for them to attend from January 13-February 14th!!

*Please, do not create a new application for your current student. All current students already have an existing application.

Recommit Here: https://csusa.schoolmint.net

If you have any questions or need help recommitting or applying for a sibling, please email me at Czamora@southsidecharter.org.

We hope that you will continue to be a part of the Stingray family!

In a recent PTC meeting, parents asked for a possible Amazon Wish List where they can purchase needed items to donate to the school. Below is the Amazon Wish List for DCSS. We love in person volunteers, but if you purchase from the wish list, you can submit your receipt for your efforts for volunteer time credit. Thank you for helping DCSS!

Log your volunteer hours on a computer in your Powerschool account (option does not appear on the App)

IF you need to log more volunteer time and have been busy this fall, there are some off-site opportunities that can be done from home...

Leave a positive review on Facebook, Yelp, Great Schools - let shopping families know what you LOVE about Duval Charter at Southside. This helps our marketing team!

Let Jill know that you can enter Coke codes that have been collected/sent in to type in for DCSS on the coke rewards program. About every 3-4 weeks, she can send a baggie of codes and lids for you to enter at the cokerewards site for DCSS and we get credit for the codes entered.

Please click on the links below and sign up..

Feb 6th: Muffins in the Morning:

https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/2426965/true#/invitation

* Please keep in mind you will have to complete the 3 step process in order to volunteer here at DCSS.

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: 1/29 12:30pm

Girls on the Run: online registration begins 1/10- program begins on 2/10

Heart & Sole: online registration begins 1/10- program begins on 2/10

Fashion Club: Grades 3rd to 6th, begins 1/24 from 3:30 - 4:40 p.m contact cbutler@southsidecharter.org

Parents were asking in PTC if we could make a list of helpful apps/programs that are used by all at DCSS and let them know what they are for and how they are used.

Below is our attempt to begin to meet this need and give more information about the apps and programs that we use.

Communication/School Management:

Powerschool: (All students K-8)

• PowerSchool: Check student attendance, grades (iPhone/Android App and website) and log Volunteer Time (desktop site only). Create an account and then use your student's individual credentials to link your student to your account. Contact front desk if you need help accessing your account.

School Mint: (Replacing ACE - All students K-8)

• https://csusa.schoolmint.net/: Re-enroll, apply for new students

Live School: (All students K-8)

• https://www.whyliveschool.com/how-to/get-started-as-a-parent: Our classroom teachers use LiveSCHOOL to track positive behavior and share behavior feedback with you and your child. Students will receive positive points in LiveSchool for hard work and good behavior. We will also give feedback on the negative choices your child may make. You can access all of this information from your computer or phone. The classroom teacher can give you the access code that you need. We also want to reward students for doing the right thing! As part of our use of LiveSchool, your child will be able to spend his or her points on various classroom and school-wide rewards. We are going to be focusing on positive reinforcement and encouragement and hope that your child earns lots of exciting rewards! To learn more, please visit the following web address for a short video introduction to the service: https://youtu.be/bB9CYHH4dc4

Edmodo: (All students K-8)

• Edmodo is an educational technology company offering a communication, collaboration, and coaching platform to K-12 schools and teachers. The Edmodo network enables teachers to share content, distribute quizzes, assignments, and manage communication with students, colleagues, and parents. Middle School students also participate in an "All Middle School" communication group in which they can get information about school events, or ask questions. Students can email their teacher directly through Edmodo.

Focus:

• Student Management System used by Duval County Public Schools - for which we are part. For 2020-21, charter school parents will also have Focus account access. Students do have Focus/DCPS student numbers which makes them able to access the public library, computer sales, etc.

Next Week we will add more information about the learning programs we use online for students! *Sorry we didn't get it ready in time for 1/21 newsletter but we will have it for 1/27

As we add 4-5 sports over two years, the next sport we are adding for 2019-20 is Boys and Girls Soccer! Stay tuned for try out dates, but you can go ahead and complete the paperwork and get sports physicals (good for one calendar year from date of issue)

TO TRYOUT THIS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 2/7/2020

Atheltic Paperwork can be found here on our website:

https://www.southsidecharter.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=426666&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=784221

New and returning families

For current students that are returning next school year, 2020-2021.

-Intent to return (Recommit) begins on January 2 and ends on January 31.

New families that are interested in applying at Duval Charter School at Southside for 2020-2021.

-Open enrollment begins on January 13 and ends February 14.

-Date of lottery February 19.

-Registration begins February 19.

Upcoming Information Sessions for new families

01/23/20 Thur @ 6 pm

02/08/20 Sat @ 10 am

02/20/20 Thur @ 9:30 am

03/19/20 Thur @ 9:30 am

To recommit and to apply, click here https://csusa.schoolmint.net/signin

Programming Provided On-site by Outside Providers

- Contact Jill Morales at Front Desk or Mr. Jared Davis for more information:

• 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

Teacher/Staff Sponsored Clubs/Activities:

• Girls On The Run: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:45
  
• Heart & Sole Gr 6-8 Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30-4:45
• Girls Who Code Gr 3-5 3:20-4:30 Mondays
• Girls Who Code Gr 6-8 3:20-4:30 Tuesdays
• Anime Club Gr 6-8 Fridays 3:30-4:30
• ODM Teams Mondays 4th grade 3:30-6, Wed. 3rd & MS teams 3:30-6
• Basketball Team Gr 6-8 3:15-5:30 On Practice Days
• Drum Line 3:15-4:30 Tuesdays
• Jazz Band 3:15-4:30 Mondays
• Fashion Club 3:30-4:30 Fridays starts 1/24
• Coming soon - middle school soccer teams!

Contact Jill Morales at the front desk, or Mr. Jared Davis, Student Services Coordinator, for more information, some activities are fee based and provided by outside organizations but on our campus. Some are led by staff members, and are free or fee based depending on supplies needed for the club. Their are tryouts for ODM and MS Athletic Teams.

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

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https://sla-dss.nutrislice.com/menu/duval-charter-school-at-southside/lunch/2020-01-06?mode=browse

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)

https://www.smore.com/dwva7

Website: https://www.southsidecharter.org/
Location: 8680 A C Skinner Parkway, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Phone: 904-4235348
Facebook: facebook.com/DuvalSouthside
Twitter: @DCSSouthside