The Stingray Sentinel
News for the Families of Duval Charter School at Southside
Monday, January 13th 2020
This Week:
Monday 1/13:
E Day for Elementary Resource
B Day for Middle School
*Open Enrollment for new families and siblings of current students begins
1st Grade Field Trip
Updated tutoring letters sent home (including 1st grade)
Report Cards Go Home
NWEA Kinder Math (Berman, Acree, Finnegan)
-4th Grade ODM 3:30-6
-Jazz Band 3:15-4:30
-B3 Coding and Drones 3:15-4:15
-Pro-Martial Arts 3:00-4:00
No Girls Who Code or Indian Dance this week
Basketball Home Game at Hope Christian Academy 6pm
Monday Night - ANY new pledge on Funrun.com earns a hat/crazy headband day for Tuesday!
Tuesday 1/14:
A Day for Elementary Resource
A Day for MS Electives
NWEA Kinder Math (Pawlak, Asbacher, Perkins)
Honor Roll Ceremony 2nd grade 8:30am, 1st grade 9:30, Kinder 1:45
Tutoring starts back next week
Scoliosis Screening for all 6th graders
- Happy Feet Soccer K-1 ends 3:45, 2nd-4th ends 4:00
- Artists in Motion 3:30-5:30
- Brick, Beakers & Bots - Drones & Bots Robotics Club K-5
- Drumline 3:15-4:30
No Girls Who Code
No Indian Dance
No Girls on the Run & Heart & Sole
-Basketball Practice
Tonight... class with the most new pledges overnight, get to "Pie in the Face" the Boosterthon Team
Wednesday 1/15
B Day for Elementary
B Day for Middle School
NWEA Kinder ELA (Berman, Acree, Finnegan)
Honor Roll Ceremony 3rd grade 8:30am, 4th grade 9:30, 5th 1:45
Volunteer Training 2:30pm
ODM 3rd & MS 3-6pm
Basketball Home Game at Hope Christian Academy 6:30pm
LAST NIGHT FOR BOOSTERTHON PLEDGES
Thursday,1/16
A Day for MS Electives
Volunteer Training 8:30am
Elementary Boosterthon in AM
8:30am - K & 1, 9:45am - 2 & 3, 11:00am - 4 & 5
No Elementary Resources/ No Elementary Common Planning
NWEA Kinder ELA (Pawlak, Asbacher, Perkins)
Honor Roll Ceremony Middle School 1:45pm
Tutoring starts back 1/21
- Playball Club 3:00-4:00
- Artists in Motion 3:30-5:30
-Jazz Band 3:15-4:30
-Basketball Practice
No Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole
Friday 1/17:
C Day for Elementary
B Day for Middle School
Spirit Day - Jeans w/spirit shirt $1 or with jeans pass
Anime Club 3:30-4:30 Gr 6-8
Basketball Practice
Monday - 1/20 M. L. King Jr. Holiday - No School
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
Girls Who Code: starts back next week
Upcoming Events:
1/20 MLK Day- No School
- 1/22 SAC 8am
- 1/22 3rd Grade Informational FSA Night at 6:00 p.m
- 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
- 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
- 2/14 Jump Rope For Heart Event
Boosterthon is This Week!!
Southside Charter Parents and Families,
Thank you all so much for supporting this year’s Stingrays Southside Charter Obstacle Challenge! Here is a breakdown of this week’s challenges:
Tonight is the Hat and Crazy Headband Day Challenge! ANY student that logs a pledge of ANY amount on FUNRUN.COM tonight (1/13) can wear their favorite hat or crazy headband to school on Tuesday (1/14).
Tuesday night is our Pie the Booster Team Challenge! The class with the most NEW pledges on Tuesday night (1/14) will get to Pie the Booster Team in the face on Wednesday (1/15).
Thursday (1/16) is our Stingrays Southside Charter Obstacle Challenge and we invite you to join us to cheer on your Stingrays as they complete an Obstacle Course Challenge to help their school!
Schedule on Thursday:
8:30am | K & 1st
9:45am | 2nd & 3rd
11:00am | 4th & 5th
Don’t forget, if we reach our goal of $10,000, your Stingrays will get to slime Mrs. Sauer and Mr. Ball!! Thank you again for supporting our school!You are welcome (if cleared to volunteer) to come cheer on our students as they complete 30-35 obstacles in the obstacle course challenge!!!
Donations will go toward technology, musical instruments, and athletic equipment and the entire two-week experience. So please help our school by getting pledges from family and friends and entering them on FUNRUN.COM. Also, all families are invited to come out and cheer on our students at the Southside Stingray Obstacle Challenge. Thanks so much for your support!
Elementary Family Community Time for DCSS at 'Pump It Up'
Recommit for 2020-2021 & time to register NEW siblings!
We have heard from 68% 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!
School is in Session January 17th !!
Due to Hurricane Dorian, the district & CSUSA has identified the next "make-up” day, it is....
- Friday, January 17, 2020
Per your Request...
Need Volunteer Hours? 20 are required per child, or 30 per family with multiple students
Log your volunteer hours on a computer in your Powerschool account (option does not appear on the App)
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.
Volunteer Opportunities
Please click on the links below and sign up.....
Boosterthon Volunteer Sign Up:
https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/3094981/false?popup=true#/invitation
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.
Volunteer Training
Next Sessions:
Wednesday, January 15th 2:30pm
Thursday, January 16th 8:10am
After School Programs - Current Sign Ups
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
Apps & Programs at DCSS
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!
Middle School Soccer
Atheltic Paperwork can be found here on our website:
Important Dates for 2020-2021 School year
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
After School Activities:
- 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!
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)
Calendar
For a clearer image, please click on the PDF File below....
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Duval Charter School at Southside
Website: https://www.southsidecharter.org/
Location: 8680 A C Skinner Parkway, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Phone: 904-4235348
Facebook: facebook.com/DuvalSouthside
Twitter: @DCSSouthside