A Note From the Principal's Desk:
Attend School Events:
We have had an exciting summer and fall with the Summer Bash, School Orientations, Open Houses, Doughnut with a Grownup, Fall Festival and a few fall concerts. Our next family event is our Fall Movie Night!! On November 22nd gates will open at 5:30 for an approximate 6:20-6:30 movie start time. This is a fundraiser for our school, but we also want to give time for families to gather and spend time together as a school family. We hope to see you there!
Volunteer:
We can always use helping hands to complete projects, chaperone trips or give a helping hand for special events. Please follow the volunteering and visiting protocol listed on our school website and in each parent newsletter to obtain your clearance. Engaging with your child's school through volunteering is a great way to spend your time and gives back in more ways than you can imagine. Also, don't forget to log your hours in Powerschool, or submit them to the front desk to be logged for you!
Help Recruit Families:
In addition to completing surveys to help us know how to improve (worth volunteer hours) you can also get involved in helping promote your child's school. Consider leaving us a positive review on social media such as Facebook, or on sites such as Yelp, Greatschools.org or niche.org. Involved positive families are proactive in searching for schools and they are the families that we want to recruit for our school. Helping spread the word about the great things happening at Southisde helps our school maintain healthy enrollment numbers and a healthy budget to support learning. Consider taking time to leave a positive review and then log your hours or print the review and submit to the front desk and we can log your hours.
Donations: It takes time to shop and deliver (which also count as volunteer hours )- you can self log, or submit receipts for us to log your hours. We always need laundered hand me down uniforms, kleenex, Clorox wipes, baggies of all sizes, pre-sharpened pencils, etc. We will be setting up an Amazon wish list for items we would like to support our classrooms too. Please consider reviewing our Principal & PTC ask letter which I have posted again below. We have had over $2500 in donations and one donor took care of the entire STEM budget!
PTC: Our parent teacher committee is open to all southside parents/guardians and we meet monthly to plan special events, help with fundraising and figure out suggestions to improve southside. Currently we meet at 8:00am, but hope to offer some evening meetings as well. Participating in a PTC meeting also counts as volunteer hours! Next Meeting 11/21 8:00am
SAC: Our school now has a School Accountability Committee. This is a new and forming group, therefore all meetings are open to all interested parents. The committee digs deeper into how to support the school through acadmics, attendance and climate: all levers in how to improve a school for students. We review and provide input on the school improvement plan and budgetary items. We can always use your parent perspective and ideas to improve academics, attendance and climate at Southside. Attending a SAC meeting also counts as volunteer time! Next Meeting 11:25 8:00am
Other items of note:
- We will be adding 3rd grade tutoring for December & 1st/2nd grade tutoring for January
- We did not have enough girls to tryout on 10/30 to field a women's basketball team, but will try again next year.
- Spring soccer tryouts will be here before you know it, obtain your sports physical now!
- Ms. Leon took a position elsewhere as a new professional challenge, we wish her the best and will miss her amazing work and positive attitude she brought to Southside. We have several qualified applicants and will be filling the music position soon.
- We are currently hiring for a middle school science teacher as well.
- Middle School parents, please make sure you are monitoring your students' social media activity as not thinking before they post can have unintended consequences and young adults need supervision and guidance.
Thank you for being involved parents and families and we look forward to further partnering with you at Southside!
~Principal Sauer
Family Movie Night- November 22nd
$5 per person, 5 yrs and older pays.
Entry fee includes 1 popcorn and drink per person. Additional drinks, popcorn, and candy available for sale (cash only) Immediate family over 5 people will still just pay $25 (siblings/parents only)
Movie will begin at 6:30pm, with gates opening at 5:30 for seating - bring a blanket/chair, pillows, etc.
Volunteer Training
Nov. Sessions:
11/20 3:00-3:20
11/26 11:00-11:20
K & 1st switching time
Starting Tuesday, 10/22, Kinder lunch will be at 11:03- 11:28 a.m & 1st grade lunch will be at 11:26- 11:51 a.m. Please keep this in mind when planning for a lunch visit!
ONLINE Lunch Payments
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)
After School Activities:
- 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
- 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
Odyssey of the Mind is by tryouts only.
PLEASE help remind your students each morning if they have a club after school!
