At South Crawford Elementary families are important to our lives. We want to welcome Grandparents to join us for a family celebration.

• Wednesday, September 20th 1:00-2:30 PM
• Cost: $3.00 per adult
• Please complete and return the reservation form by Friday, Sept. 15th

Visitors will be able to play a game with their grandchild, take a picture at our photo booth ($1.00 per print), visit our fruit bar, visit their grandchild's classroom, purchase books at the Book Fair in the library.

South Crawford Elementary will be using the Second Step social -emotional program. Second Step SEL teaches children important skills for getting along with others and doing well in school. It also helps our school be a safe, respectful place where everyone can learn.

To further help our school be a safe and respectful place, we are also going to use the Second Step Bullying Prevention Unit. This unit is available through Purdue University and MESA. In this unit, your child will learn specific skills to help stop bullying. Students will learn how to:

• Recognize when bullying is happening,
• Report bullying to a caring adult, and
• Refuse to let bullying happen
• Be a bystander who stands up and is part of the solution to bullying
• Support someone who is being bullies by standing up for that person and being kind and inclusive
• Recognize, report, and refuse cyber bullying when they see or know about it happening

In addition, your child will bring home simple, fun activities called Home Links. These activities give your child another chance to practice his or her skills for handling bullying. They will also help you understand what your child is learning about bullying and how you can assist your child if he or she needs to respond to bullying.

For bullying prevention to work, everyone at school needs to be involved. All of our staff have received special training in how to:

• Recognize and respond to bullying
• Support children who have been bullied
• Correct behaviors of children who are bullying
• Use strategies that support a positive school and classroom climate

And we need your help, too! Get involved in making our school a safe and respectful place by letting us know if you hear about bullying at our school. Make sure your child knows to tell you or someone at school if he or she is being bullied. Give your child the clear message that it is never ok to bully others.

You can access the Second Step materials by joining SecondStep.org with the Activation Key that will be sent home before the program begins on September 22, 2023.

If you have any questions about the Bullying Prevention Unit or Second Step SEL, please contact Mrs. Etienne. For more information on our district's anti-bullying policy and specific procedures, check our website or contact the school office for a copy of the Student-Parent Handbook. Thank you for helping us make our school a safe, respectful place where everyone can learn.

Presented by Sherri Cripe, Director of School Bullying Prevention at Purdue University.

Thursday, October 5, 1:30 pm ET

Click here or call 646.876.9923 to join the session.

For more information or to discuss accommodations, please call 574.234.7101 or email insource@insource.org.

For all IN*SOURCE fairs and trainings, view our calendar.

Cross Country

The County Meet will be held Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 5:00 PM at CCHS. Please come out to support our runners!

Wednesday, Sept. 20 - Elementary Invitational at 6:00 at CCHS

Wednesday, Sept. 27 - Elementary Invitational at 6:00 at NHMS

Cheer (Gr. 3-5), Dance (Gr. K-5) and Girls Basketball (Gr. 3-5) Teams

Information has been sent home. If you have not received the information and your child would like to participate, please contact your child's teacher.

Boys Basketball (Gr. 3-5) Team

Information will be sent home soon.

While Indiana is making great strides in boosting student reading and math scores, more work needs to be done to get scores back to pre-pandemic levels. To support students in reaching their goals, Indiana Learns is providing grants to help families pay for after-school tutoring.

With Indiana Learns, established through legislation I supported, eligible families can receive up to $1,000 to use toward approved math and reading tutors, and academic camps during school breaks for students in grades three to eight.
To be eligible, a student must qualify for the federal free or reduced lunch program and have scored below proficiency in either mathematics or English/language arts on ILEARN in 2022.
To find out if your student qualifies, click here.
This is a great opportunity to help students improve their reading and math skills, and I hope more families consider applying for an Indiana Learns grant. Eligible students must use the funding before June 30, 2024. To learn more and apply, click here.

Monday, October 2 - 3:30 PM - PTO MEETING in Cafeteria

Wolfpack Apparel Orders

• Shirts have arrived and will be distributed as soon as they can be sorted and orders can be filled.

Fall Mum Sales - Sept. 22-24 ONLY

• Stop by Abel's Nursery (formerly Lutz's Nursery) in Sulphur to purchase mums and support our school! South Crawford Elementary will receive $2.00 from the sale of every mum that weekend if you show them this message or the flyer that was sent home.

Fall Festival - Sept. 30 - 5:00-6:30 PM

• Silent Auction - We are collecting donations for the Silent Auction at the Fall Festival!
• Class Baskets - Please help your child's class fill their class baskets! Check with the teacher about the theme.
• Games - Each class is in charge of a carnival game. Please check with your child's teacher about signing up to help!
• Chilli Supper - Each class is responsible for donations to make Sheriff Howell's famous chilli! Come on out to enjoy dinner at the Fall Festival
• We need donations of 2-liter drinks for the ring toss game and store bought dessert items for the cake walk.

Please let us know if you can donate items or if you can help collect donations. southpto@cccs.k12.in.us

Trunk Or Treat - Oct. 20

Watch for details. If you know of someone who would like to set up a Trunk, please contact your child's teacher or southpto@cccs.k12.in.us.

Rada Fundraiser

Order online now through May 2024. South Crawford PTO earns 40% on every sale. You order online and it ships directly to you! Use the link below. Made in the USA!

Dinner and a Movie Fundraiser

In November we will be selling gift certificates for dinner and a movie! Watch for details!

We strive to use fundraisers that are valuable to our families and that provide a great benefit to our PTO. Volunteers are always needed to help with events and fundraisers! Thank you for your support!

Please feel free to email SOUTHPTO@cccs.k12.in.us with any questions, suggestions, or for volunteer opportunities.

Crawford County Community Schools has a Tree Nut/Peanut Restriction Policy.

Cafeteria - Foods containing tree nut/peanut ingredients will not be served. If a student brings a tree nut/peanut product into the lunch room, the child will be asked to sit at table designated for allergens. The student will be required to wash hands thoroughly to remove any allergens.

Classrooms - Foods containing tree nut/peanut ingredients will not be allowed in classrooms. Only prepackaged food items with ingredient lists are allowed for classroom parties, celebrations, snacks. Absolutely no homemade food items are allowed.

Snacks - Students may bring and consume foods labeled "may contain traces of" or "manufactured in a facility that processes" tree nuts/peanuts for individual consumption only.

https://myschoolmenus.com

We are so excited about our new food service program. New foods, made from scratch! Fresh fruit! It's going to be amazing!

Our lunch and breakfast menus can be found on this website! August and September are uploaded right now. There is also an app you can download that shows our menus as well as pictures of the food!

App on Google Play

App on iTunes

Throughout the year we conduct safety drills each month.

September - Lockdown Drill & Bus Evacuation Drills

October - Earthquake & Evacuation Drill

Please be sure to send a note with your child every day the first week or so to ensure that he/she gets on the correct bus to home, the BGC bus, or the car rider line! Please keep the routine consistent for the first two weeks so that we can all adjust to the new school year. If you must make a change, please call the office prior to 2:00 pm to ensure that we have time to make the proper changes.

Wednesday, September 13

• 5:00 - Cross Country County Meet @ CCHS

September 18-22 - Book Fair Week

Tuesday, September 19

• Visitor -Gr K-5 - Author Nikki Esarey

Wednesday, September 20

• 1:00-2:30 - Grandparents Day

Saturday, September 30

• 5:00-7:00 - Fall Festival

Monday, October 2

• 3:30 - PTO Meeting @ Cafeteria

Thursday, October 5

• 1:30 - Bullying Prevention for Parents Virtual Session
• 4:00-8:00 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Friday, October 6

• eLearning Day 1
• 8:00-11:00 - Parent Teacher Conferences

October 9-13, 2023 - NO SCHOOL - Fall Break

Tuesday, October 17

• 6:00 - Girls Basketball South @ East

Thursday, October 19

• 6:00 - Girls Basketball West @ South

Friday, October 20

• 6:00 - Trunk Or Treat

Monday, October 23

• 6:00 - Girls Basketball South @ West

Wednesday, October 25

• 6:00 Girls Basketball East @ South

Thursday, October 26

• 6:00 - Boys Basketball East Orange @ South

Monday, October 30

• 6:00 - Girls Basketball South @ West

Wednesday, November 1 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher PD Day

Thursday, November 2

• 3:30 - PTO Meeting
• 6:00 - Girls Basketball East @ South

November 9 - Picture Retakes

November 10 - Veterans Day Program

November 22-24 - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

November 29 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher PD Day

December 7 - 3:30 - PTO Meeting

December 12 - 6:00 - Christmas Program

Click on South Crawford Elementary below for more!

Building lasting relationships!

South Crawford Elementary is excited to announce a new school-wide initiative that will help us build supports, create a sense of belonging, and increase school pride. SCES will be following the school within a school model of creating school “families” with cross age peer groups. Our school will have eight “dens” where about 20 kids will be paired with a few adults from throughout the building. The dens will meet regularly and have a short activity to build connections and learn about our school-wide character curriculum. You can see evidence of den activities in our hallways. Please ask your child about his/her den and den activities throughout the year!

Please stay on top of your students' information and grades.

You can check grades and update phone numbers at this Harmony Family Access link.

If you forgot your password,

please use the Forgot Password link.

If you need to add a student to your account,

please contact the office.

Full Time and Part Time positions available at Crawford County Community Schools!

Click on We're Hiring on our website to learn more!

Please stay in touch with me by using my email, school website, school Facebook page, mobile app, Twitter, or private PTO Facebook page!

Email: aetienne@cccs.k12.in.us
Website: cccs.k12.in.us
Location: 346 E State Road 62, Leavenworth, IN 47137
Phone: (812)739-2210
Facebook: facebook.com/SouthCrawforElem
Twitter: @aetienne0880