Southern Choctaw Elementary

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Important Dates and Upcoming Events 📅

October 26-30: Red Ribbon Week & Book Fair (See Dress Up Days Below)

October 27: School Night for Scouting

October 29: Color Run (Details Coming Soon)

November 6: Veterans Day Program @ 9

November 11: No School (Veterans Day)

November 23-27: Thanksgiving Break

🎃🧁 NO TRICKS, JUST TREATS FOR GREAT ATTENDANCE! 🧁🎃

We’re making great attendance extra SWEET this October! 👻

Students who have perfect attendance from October 5–30 will be invited to our Frightfully Fun Attendance Celebration with cupcakes, Kool-Aid, games, music, dancing, and plenty of fun! 🎶🧁

To earn an invitation, students must: ✅ Be at school EVERY DAY

⏰ Be ON TIME — NO TARDIES

🏫 Stay ALL DAY — NO CHECKOUTS

No absences. No tardies. No checkouts.

Let’s finish October strong, SCES! ❤️🖤

🧁 No tricks—just treats for showing up every day!

Please see the 2026-2027 Student Dress Code. 📕

🙋🏽 Important Reminders

Attendance

Students who have consecutive unexcused absences totaling four or more will receive a letter and notice to appear in Early Warning Court.
Students having eighteen (18) or more absences, whether excused or unexcused, will be considered chronically absent due to the new state requirements. Every absence must be explained in writing. Parental excuses are limited to four days (4) per semester. For example, if your child is absent for four days there will be a note required for each day the student is absent. After the four parental notes are exhausted, a doctor’s note must be presented for the absence to be excused.
NO EXCUSES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE THIRD DAY THE STUDENT HAS RETURNED TO SCHOOL.

Tardies

School begins at 8:00 a.m. Students are expected to be in their classes at this time. If a student arrives at school after 8:00 a.m., he/she must be checked in at the front office by the parent or guardian.
Students who wish to eat breakfast need to arrive to school by 7:45 to ensure they are in the classroom by 8:00 and do not receive a tardy.
If a student is late three consecutive school days, or for a total of 5 times per month, or 7 times a grading period, a notice will be sent home to schedule a conference with the principal to discuss the reasons for the continued tardiness. If this does not alleviate the problem then the tardiness will be considered as neglect, and the case will be referred to the school social worker.