Susan B. Anthony School News

Greetings Susan B. Anthony EAGLES and families! October has arrived, and it will be a busy month at Susan B. Anthony. We will looking forward to sharing your child's progress at our Fall Parent Teacher Conferences on Tuesday, Oct. 13th (12:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.) and Thursday, Oct. 15th (3:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.). During conferences, our SBA PTO will be hosting a Book Fair. Please see the PTO Notes below for more information and an opportunity to volunteer. Our PTO will also be hosting our Family Bingo Night on Friday, Oct. 23rd from 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. It's always a fun time!!!

October also brings the end of our 1st Quarter of learning! We only have 18 more days in the 1st Quarter. Report cards will be sent home on Friday, Nov. 6th in Friday Folders. We will also be celebrating our SOAR-ING EAGLE ASSEMBLY to recognize students who SOAR each and every day. Parents will receive an invite if their child will be recognize. We also hope to celebrating our Attendance Goal with a game of human foosball between students with perfect attendance in 1st Quarter and our staff. More information about our September Attendance can be found below.

Do you wonder where to find more information about all the great things happening at Susan B. Anthony? Besides our monthly School Newsletter, don't forget to visit the Susan B. Anthony school website often. You will find important information, as well as a live feed with quick updates. CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE SBA WEBPAGE. You can also follow us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Susan-B-Anthony-Elementary/100087609833714/

Just a reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, Oct. 12th in recognition of Native American Day and on Tuesday, Oct. 13th due to our Teacher In-Service and Parent Teacher Conferences. If you have any questions about any of the information in our October Newsletter, please contact Mr. Sheets at 605-367-4560.

Mr. Sheets & Mrs. Miller

Our attendance goal is 95% attendance each day, and we were very close to meeting that goal in September. In September our attendance rate was 94.56%. Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade all met our goal with over 95% attendance. We also had 161 students who have perfect attendance in September. These students will receive a small prize for being here every day, on time, and ready to learn. Please keep working hard to get your child(ren) to school each day. Together we can make our attendance goal, which is part of our School Improvement Plan.

The Susan B. Anthony Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is working hard to support our students and staff. We've wrapped up our Fall Fundraiser, and we raised over $5000. Thank you to all who were able to participate!

October is a busy month, and the PTO will need volunteers to help make our October events successful. Please see the information below about upcoming events and consider volunteering if you have time.

October Parent Teacher Conferences ~ Book Fair & Teacher Meal

Fall Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 13th and Thursday, Oct. 15th. The PTO will host a Book Fair during conferences, and we will need volunteers to help at the Book Fair. To volunteer to work at the Book Fair during conferences, click on this link: Book Fair Sign-Up.

The PTO will also provide a meal for teachers on Thursday, Oct. 15th after school. If you would like to donate items for the teacher meal, click on this link: Conference Meal Sign-Up. The PTO appreciates your help in any way that works for you!

PTO FAMILY BINGO NIGHT ~ Friday, Oct. 23rd

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! Our PTO will host a family Bingo Night on Friday, Oct. 23rd. We will send out more information after our October PTO meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6th @ 7:15 A.M. in the SBA Library.

The beginning and end of each school day is a very busy and crowded time around Susan B. Anthony. Our #1 priority is to ensure the safety of our students. In order to do that and have a smooth arrival and dismissal of students each learning day, please review the following reminders:

• Students eating breakfast at school can be dropped off at Door A beginning at 7:30 A.M. Students can NOT be dropped off before 7:30 A.M., as there is not any supervision. The front doors also remain locked until 7:30 A.M.
• The cutout area in front of the school at Door A is NOT for parking. It is for dropping off students. Students should exit the passenger side of the car to avoid walking across traffic on Dakota Avenue. Students can be dropped off on the playground beginning at 7:40 A.M. If you park your car to walk to the playground, you are encouraged to use the parking lot or park on the street on the Dakota Avenue and Mark Twain Lane sides of the playground.
• The area in front of the school on Dakota Avenue (Door A) is designated for parents who are staying in their car to drop off or pick up their students. Cars should not be left unattended in this drop-off/pick-up area.
• Daycare vans drop off and pick up near the playground gate on Center Avenue.
• In the morning supervision on the playground begins at 7:40 A.M., and students are let in the building at 7:50 A.M.
• After school students are not allowed to play on the playground after school unless a parent/guardian is on the playground with them. With over 400 students dismissing, it's not safe to have students unattended and playing on the playground.
• Please see the poster below and watch this short video about utilizing drop-off lanes at schools in a safe, respectful manner.

Thank you for your help in keeping our SBA EAGLES safe!

SBA Lunchroom Expectations

Our goal is for our lunchroom to be a safe and welcoming place for students and visitors. Our staff has created a matrix to identify the expectations to show Safety, Ownership, Acceptance, and Respect in our lunchroom. Please review the attached matrix below with your child.

Breakfast

Breakfast service begins at 7:30 A.M. each morning. Breakfast service ends at 7:55 A.M. Students eating breakfast should enter Door A prior to 7:50 A.M. Bus students eating breakfast will enter Door H.

Free & Reduced Lunch Application

All families are encouraged to complete the Free/Reduced Lunch application. The Free/Reduced Lunch application has to be completed yearly. It is important for families to complete the application, even if you are not sure that you would qualify for free or reduced lunch. You can access the Free & Reduced Lunch Application and instructions HERE or see the information card and QR code below to complete the Free/Reduced Meal application on your phone!

We also encourage families to enjoy a lunch with their child. Parents can order a school lunch prior to 8:15 A.M. Commercial "fast food" should not be brought in or delivered during the school day. You are welcome to check your child out at lunch to eat off-site.