Satellite News

Email: nkimmel@scentral.k12.in.us
Website: www.scentral.k12.in.us
Location: 9808 South 600 West, Union Mills, IN, USA
Phone: 219-767-2269
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SouthCentralElementary/

Satellite Families,

It is hard to believe that we are already halfway through the first quarter! The school year is off to a great start at South Central Elementary, and our students and staff have settled into their routines and are working hard each day.

As we move through the first quarter, we continue to be impressed by the enthusiasm, effort, and positive attitudes our students bring to school. Classrooms are busy with learning, friendships are growing, and there is a lot of excitement throughout the building.

Thank you to our families for your continued support and partnership. Your involvement plays an important role in making South Central Elementary a great place for our students to learn and grow. We are looking forward to all that the rest of the first quarter—and the school year—has in store!

Go Satellites!

Nick Kimmel

South Central Elementary Principal

• September 22nd: PTO Bingo Night (5:30-7:00)
• September 28th-October 2nd: Book Fair
• October 2nd: Popcorn Friday

Breakfast Price: $1.75

Elementary Lunch Price: $2.70

If you have any questions about our Food Service program, please go to https://www.scentral.k12.in.us/services/food-services/overview.

Medications for students MUST be brought into the South Central office and given to Ms. Soenksen (school nurse) by the parent or guardian. Students are not allowed to transport medicine to or from school.

If you are interested in your child staying for After-School Care, please fill out the registration form by clicking this link: After-school care Registration Form. If you have any questions about After-School Care, you can call the school office at 219-767-2269 or email at AfterSchoolCare@scentral.k12.in.us.

• South Drive as ENTRANCE ONLY. Beginning Friday, August 28th, the South Drive into the school (by the baseball field) will be an ENTRANCE ONLY from 2:40-3:05pm.

• All 3 lanes will be entrance only.

• The lane closest to the school remains the elementary only pick-up line.

• The middle lane will remain the JH/HS pick-up lane. This is also the pick-up line if families have students in BOTH elementary and JH/HS.

• The lane closest to the baseball field (that is normally the exit lane) will be an entrance into the parking lot area.

• The far North Drive on the elementary end of the building (and by the playground) is always an EXIT ONLY.

• A staff member will be present to assist in directing traffic, so that both pick-up line vehicles and student drivers can merge and exit safely.

• All student drivers will need to exit using the north drive now!

• Students with Bus Service

• If you have bus service for your child, please consider utilizing that whenever possible. This will reduce the number of vehicles in the car line and speed up that process a bit.

• If your child can ride the bus but has not been riding, please contact the school office or the bus driver to ensure details are worked out.

• Turn Lane on County Road 600 W

• South Central’s administration has been working with county officials in an effort to add a 3rd lane to 600 W between the school driveway entrances.

• More info to come on this…

For afternoon car line pick-up, you MUST display the official South Central Elementary car sign that has been provided to you. Signs from last year will continue to be used this year.

*Please stay in your car during afternoon car line pick-up. Parking in the parking spaces and walking across to pick-up your child will not be allowed.

*Car signs MUST be visible on the passenger side either on the vehicle dashboard or sun visor.

It is very important that you keep these car signs in a secure place. Car signs must be obtained from the elementary office and include student last name.

*Please do not pull ahead of the line or park in a space. Students will NOT be allowed to go across traffic in order to get into a car. Please stay in the line for pick-up.

*Anyone without a car sign will be required to appear at the office and present photo identification. The school must have received a call/note from the parent or guardian providing permission for the student to be released to this person (if it is not the parent/guardian).

*If you have lost your car sign, or need additional ones, please come by the office to pick up a new one. They will be provided at a cost of $1.00 each. Everyone who needs a car sign will initially receive two.

*Make sure transportation arrangements have been made before your child arrives at school. Written notification from home or a phone call to school will be required in order to change afternoon transportation arrangements. You must contact the school office prior to 1:00 PM if you need to change afternoon transportation.

*Due to the quantity of car riders at the end of the school day, we are asking that if your child needs assistance being buckled in, please have your student get in the vehicle and pull forward. This will allow the line to continue to move.

*Afternoon pick-up time begins at 2:40 PM. Please be prompt when picking up your child.

Because this policy is to protect our students, we cannot make exceptions. Our goal is to make certain that your children are safe.

All visitors who wish to enter the school beyond the office area will be asked to present a valid state-issued photo ID. Acceptable forms of identification include a driver's license, military ID, or passport. This management system will scan the ID and print a visitor's badge with a picture. It will also check the sexual predator database to ensure that known predators are not approved to enter our schools. Admittance of visitors without a state-issued ID will be determined by administration.

A visitor's badge will not be necessary for those who visit to pick up or drop off an item in the office, to attend a conference with a teacher in the office, or to attend open house or other school events. Also, our visitor system does not replace our process of performing limited criminal history checks. Field trip chaperones will be required to pass criminal history background checks. Background check forms will be sent to chaperones within 30 days of a class field trip.

The safety or our students is our highest priority, therefore, visitors will not be allowed to join our students during their lunch hours.

All cars exiting the back parking lot in the morning need to exit using the north exit only. U-turns in the back parking lot are not permitted.