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Loess Hills Computer Programming Elementary School

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December 2020 December 2020

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A Note from Our Principal

Families,


As December rolls in, I am thankful that your children have been able to learn in school. We have had some ill students and staff members, yet we have been able to keep our doors open. During the month of December, we will be learning about different cultural celebrations that take place in December. We want to honor and celebrate all cultures in our blended community. Look for more information about special dress up days and fun classroom learning. The Hour of Code is December 14-18. Students will participate in fun coding activities that week. Stay healthy and warm this month!


Tami Voegeli

December Dress Up Days December Dress Up Days

Congratulations to our October Stars of the Month Congratulations to our October Stars of the Month

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Mrs. Duncan - Registar

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Mrs. Johnson - Instructional Assistant

Student Spotlights: October 2020
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Winter Break

2:30 Early Dismissal: Tuesday, December 22


No School: Wednesday, December 23-Friday, January 1


School Resumes: Monday, January 4

Click here to shop the Holiday Gift Shop

Annually, our Booster Club hosts a Holiday Gift Shop where students can purchase items for their families/loved ones. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, things will be a bit different this year. The Holiday Shop will be strictly online and items will be shipped directly to your home with appropriately sized wrapping, as usual. Shop through Dec 17.

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Face Masks

Face masks are required on school grounds and while riding the school bus. Please make sure your child comes to school with a mask and that they are laundered each day. Thank you!

COVID-19 and Illness Protocols and Practices

The Sioux City Community School District has implemented COVID-19 and illness protocols and practices to assist in promoting the safety and wellness of our students, staff, and community. Thank you for being a responsible partner in helping us maintain these protocols and practices.
Read COVID-19 and Illness Protocols and Practices
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH MENUS
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December Dates to Remember

7-9: AEA Hearing Screenings

21: First Day of Winter

22: 2:30 Early Dismissal-Winter Break Begins

December 23-January 1: NO SCHOOL - Winter Break

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Box Tops for Education

We are collecting Box Tops! Traditional Box Tops clips are being phased out of production, but may continue to be found on many products throughout a store. You can still clip and send them to school.


Every valid Box Tops clip is worth 10¢ for Loess Hills. Make sure each one has a clearly visible product acronym and expiration date.

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Box Tops - New Scanning Feature

Eventually the Box Tops program will become digital-only. Participating brands are starting to change their packaging from a traditional Box Tops clip to the new Box Top label.

If you see this label, use the new Box Tops app to scan your receipt. Box Tops are still worth 10¢ each for Loess Hills. The app will find participating products purchased at any store and instantly add cash to our school's earnings online.

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Hy-Vee Receipts - Cash For Students Program

We would love to collect your Hy-Vee receipts from the Sioux City or South Sioux City Hy-Vee stores. For every $100 dollars collected the school will receive $1 dollar!

Eligible receipts for groceries, prescriptions, floral, photoshop, and catering are accepted.

(No fuel, gas, postal, money order, Western Union, lottery, Quest, Mid American, bottle refunds or gift card receipts will be accepted.)

Planning for the Future: Boundary Considerations for SCCSD Share Your Feedback

As a partner in your child’s education, we remain committed to keeping you informed about the school boundary discussions that may affect current and future students. Last school year, boundary discussions began with initial changes agreed upon for some of our elementary boundaries. Now, our work continues as we consider changes to boundary areas for the middle and high schools.


Take a moment to view the video on our boundary planning progress, view the current boundary maps, and consider new boundary map options. Share your feedback now using our online portal, ThoughtExchange. Access the ThoughtExchange portal. Through this portal, you can provide feedback, see the feedback from fellow responders, and even weigh in on portal discussions with comments or ratings. Feedback can be submitted through ThoughtExchange until December 13. If you have questions or need assistance with this process, please call our school.

SCCSD Virtual Backpack

From camps to sports leagues to family services, the SCCSD Virtual Backpack serves as a link between non-profit community partners and our students and families.


Would you like to get weekly updates about events? Sign Up for the Virtual Backpack email list here.

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School Closure Information

The winter in Iowa provides us with some days that make it a challenge to hold classes at the regular time, and sometimes we must close our schools early, late, or for the entire day. As you know, our weather is not only challenging at times, it is constantly changing.

Please remember that parents and guardians have the right to decide to keep their child home on any day that they feel it is unsafe for their student to be in school because of weather conditions. If you believe the weather provides a genuine reason why you may have to keep your students at home, or take your student home when classes are scheduled to continue, you as a parent or guardian will simply need to contact your child’s school to let them know.

If a decision is made on the day of school to cancel classes or to have a late start, a call goes out at 6:00 AM to all parents and guardians. Parents can also check the following sites for closure information.

1. GovDelivery https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/IAEDU6039/subscriber/new?qsp=CODE_RED
2. District’s Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SiouxCityCommSchools
3. District’s Twitter @siouxcityschool
4. All media outlets

If the schools are dismissed early or if school is called off entirely, there will be no evening activities. If you have before and after school care, please check with your provider about their procedures.

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Let's Talk

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/.

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Communication and Preparedness

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. 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. Learn more about school safety.

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Focus 2022 Strategic Plan

The Sioux City Community School District Board of Directors spent time developing, with the input of multiple stakeholder groups, the “Definition of the Well-Educated Student.” The definition is the foundation for the Focus 2022 Strategic Plan. The definition identifies what students within the educational system will be able to do upon graduating from our district. Learn about the five goal areas of the strategic plan.

Non-Discrimination Statement

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.

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Loess Hills Computer Programming Elementary School

Contact us!

Principal: Tami Voegeli

Website: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/loess-hills/
Location: 1717 Casselman Street, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: 712-279-6843
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoessHillsElementary/
Twitter: @loesshillselem

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