Loess Hills Lynx

Dear Loess Hills Students and Families,

The beginning of the school year has gone really well. I am happy to see many familiar faces of students and families along with many new ones as well. Welcome everyone to the Loess Hills family.

After our first couple of days, traffic patterns have improved and everyone has remained safe. As long as everyone correctly uses our drop-off lane for drop-off and pick-up only, things flow smoothly and it only takes a few minutes for everyone to be on their way. Since there are many vehicles in our parking lot, I would suggest parents and students find a consistent meeting place a block or so from school, so that the amount of cars in the parking lot becomes less. Thanks for staying patient everyone.

Breakfast is from 8:00-8:25 a.m. so make sure to arrive early enough for your children to finish eating when the bell rings at 8:35 for the start of school. Beyond the Bell begins at 6:30 a.m. for parents who must drop their children off before school begins. Please contact the office if you wish to know more about the program.

If your children are not eating breakfast or part of the Beyond the Bell program, please do not drop them off at school until after 8:15. There is no staff supervision until 8:15 on the playground.

Please do not block traffic that is entering the parking lot; do not park in the drop-off lane, or other no-parking locations, and please drive slowly.

Northwest AEA will be doing hearing testing September 16-20 for grades TK-5th. If you do not want your child to have this testing done, please send a note that indicates this. Thank you.

Thanks to all of you that have registered your child online. It is essential that every Parent or Guardian register their student online. If this is not done, we do not have phone numbers to contact you for emergencies, weather related issues, and etc. Please do so immediately. Thank you for your help with this. Any questions, please call 712-279-6843.

Just a reminder to please notify the office if your child will be tardy or leaving early for a doctor appointment. Giving the office advanced notice of when your child is arriving late or leaving early, allows for a quick turnaround when you show up to sign them out. This way we know to order a hot lunch for them and have a tardy slip ready when they arrive. Please remember breakfast is not available when students are late. The office always need to know if your child is sick or not coming to school. If you do not call and let us know, the school policy is to send a truant officer to your home. Thank you for always communicating with us!

We are pleased to inform you that your child's school will be implementing a new option available to schools participating in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs called Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for School year 2019-2020.

Schools that participate in the CEP are able to provide healthy breakfasts and lunches each day at no charge for ALL students enrolled in that CEP school during the 2019-2020 school year. Extra food items will be at FULL price to ALL students regardless of status. Your child attending this school will be able to participate in these meal programs without having to pay, with the exception of the above mentioned items.

Students may being their own lunches to school and purchase milk for $0.50.

The Sioux City Community School District recognizes that good attendance is essential to academic success. So, we’ve joined a nationwide effort to celebrate Attendance Awareness Month in September. Nationwide, far too many students are at risk academically because they are chronically absent. Chronic absence is described as missing more than 7 days during the entire year for any reason, excused or unexcused. Research shows that’s the point at which absenteeism begins to affect student performance.

During Attendance Awareness Month, we are asking you to help us reduce absenteeism locally by taking these steps:

• Build a habit of regular attendance.

• If there are challenges that make it difficult for your student to attend school, let us know so we can help.

El Distrito Escolar de la Comunidad de Sioux City reconoce que la buena asistencia es esencial para el éxito académico. Por lo tanto, nos hemos unido a un esfuerzo nacional para celebrar la conciencia de Asistencia en septiembre. A nivel nacional, demasiados estudiantes están en riesgo académicamente, ya que están crónicamente ausentes. La ausencia crónica significa que los estudiantes están ausentes mas de 7 dias duranteel año escolar- por cualquier razón, con o sin excusa. La investigación muestra que es el punto en el que el absentismo comienza a afectar el rendimiento del estudiante.

Durante el Mes de la Conciencia de Asistencia, le pedimos que nos ayude a reducir el absentismo tomando estos pasos:

• Construir un hábito de asistencia regular.

• Si hay dificultades para que su estudiante asista a la escuela, háganoslo saber para que le podamos ayudar.

Student and staff safety is of paramount importance in the Sioux City Community School District. For this reason, the District exercises a host of crisis prevention and planning tactics. During the year, our school has fire, tornado, and intruder drills. The drills ensure our students and staff are prepared for potential emergencies. Watch for future newsletter updates that give you information on our drills, so you can continue the safety conversations with your child(ren) at home.

Should an emergency occur, the school notifies you through our Blackboard phone system. In an emergency, the system calls every phone number associated with your child in order to reach you. The message will give you details about the emergency and provide directions on when/where to pick up your child if the normal school day is altered.

For more information about school safety, visit our website at: http://www.siouxcityschools.org/safety/ or speak to our principal.

La seguridad de los estudiantes y del personal es de suma importancia en el Distrito Escolar de la Comunidad de Sioux City. Por esta razón, el Distrito ejerce una gran cantidad de tácticas de prevención y planificación de crisis. Durante el año, nuestras escuelas tienen simulacros de incendio, tornado e intruso. Los simulacros aseguran que nuestros estudiantes y el personal estén preparados para posibles emergencias. Esté al pendiente del boletín de noticias para futuras actualizaciones que le proveen información sobre nuestros simulacros, para que continúe las conversaciones de seguridad con su hijo(a) en casa.

En caso de una emergencia, la escuela le notifica a través de nuestro sistema telefónico Blackboard. En caso de emergencia, el sistema llama a cada número de teléfono asociado a su hijo con el fin de llegar a usted. El mensaje le dará detalles acerca de la situación de emergencia y proporcionar instrucciones sobre cuándo / dónde recoger a su hijo si se altera el día escolar normal.

Para obtener más información acerca de la seguridad escolar, visite nuestro sitio Web en: http://www.siouxcityschools.org/safety/ o hable con nuestro director.

An engaged community makes our District stronger. That is why we have made it easy for you to connect with us whenever it is convenient for you. We encourage you to take advantage of Let’s Talk!, our 24/7 online submission site. Reach out with your ideas, questions, concerns, and praise. To make a submission, please visit http://www.siouxcityschools.org/lets-talk/.

Una comunidad comprometida hace a nuestro distrito más fuerte. Es por eso que le facilitamos la conexión con nosotros siempre que sea conveniente para usted. ¡Lo animamos a que aprovechar ¡Hablemos!, nuestro sitio de comunicación en línea 24/7. Comuníquese para compartir sus ideas, hacer preguntas, expresar sus preocupaciones y elogios. Para enviar un correo, por favor visite http://www.siouxcityschools.org/lets-talk/

Help fight hunger in the classroom and close the education gap by going out to eat on September 10th! Participating restaurants will donate a percentage of sales to the Sioux City Public Schools Foundation. Proceeds will help pay for delinquent lunch accounts and other equity issues facing our students. Applies all day and includes take-out and delivery.

Participating restaurants are: Alicia’s Taco Dome, Bar Louie, Brightside Café, Buffalo Alice, Burger King (all Sioux City locations), Chick-fil-A’s (Sergeant Road & the Southern Hills Mall), El Fredo’s, Hy-Vee Restaurants (Hamilton, Gordon Dr. and Sergeant Rd.), Navarrete’s (Hwy 75 & Riverside Blvd.), Trattoria Fresco.

September

2 - No School (Labor Day)

10 - Fundraiser Begins

12 - Booster Club Meeting - 6 PM Commons

16-20 - AEA Hearing Testing

17 - Picture Day

23 - Fundraiser forms and money due in the office

25 - Conferences 3:40-6:20 PM

26 - Conferences 8 AM-5:30 PM (No School)

27 - Exchange Day - (No School District Wide)

Email: beeckj@live.siouxcityschools.com
Website: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/loess-hills/
Location: 1717 Casselman Street, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: 712-279-6843

The Sioux City Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas: Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, & PLTW.

The Sioux City Community School District is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. It is an unfair or discriminatory practice for any educational institution to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information (for employment), national origin, religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or veteran status (for employment) in its educational programs and its employment practices.

Inquiries or grievances, including Section 504 grievances and grievances under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, may be directed to Jen Gomez, Director of Student Services & Equity Education at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, gomezj2@live.siouxcityschools.com. Please see District Board policies 103 and 504.4 for additional information on available grievance procedures.