Southern LAST Family Update

• June 2nd: Kindergarten moving up ceremony
• June 4th: 5th grade moving up ceremony at Gunning Bedford Middle School from 10:00am-11:30am.
• June 5th, 2026: Last Student Day-Dismissal at 12:55pm

• Just a reminder that if you have any changes to your students transportation to or from school please contact the school office at 302-832-6300.

• If your student has medication in the school nurse's office, please make arrangements to pick up their medication by the last day of school. The only exception is if your student is attending summer programming at Southern. If your student is attending summer programming at another school, please pick up medications and deliver to your student's summer program school nurse. Contact the school nurse office with any questions.
  

• Southern families please ensure that you contact the school at 302-832-6300 and notify our secretaries of any dismissal changes by 2:00pm. This is to allow for enough time to properly notify your students teacher.

• Please ensure you are entering using the Gunning Bedford entrance. If you have questions about this process please call the school at 832-6300. Also please ensure you are viewing the video below.
• Arrival Procedures
• Dismissal Procedures
• Car signs and directions for cars

Afterschool Programming Registration for the 2025–2026 School Year is Now Open!
WE’re excited to welcome families to register for afterschool programming for the upcoming school year. Please note that programming is dependent on available funding, and with ongoing developments at the federal level, there is a small participation fee being introduced. If that occurs, we will share details as soon as they become available.

Register today: https://www.ezchildtrack.com/summercollab/parent

• Reminder that the student school day begins at 8:45am and ends at 3:35pm
• Please do not drop your student off before 8:45am because we do not have staff to supervise them.

• If your child is a bus rider please ensure you review the bus expectations with your child prior to the first day of school.
• Bus Expectations

Below is the website for our new Southern spirit wear.

http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/delaware/newcastle/southern-elementary-school

• If you are not getting my weekly update phone calls and emails each Sunday evening, please call one of our secretaries at 302-832-6300 to ensure we have your correct phone number or to make sure your contact info is up to date, please visit https://form.jotform.com/222280631174146 or Click here

• Students should be in the building by 9:00am. Students arriving after 9:00am will be marked tardy.
• Students will NOT be marked tardy if their bus arrives late.

• Phone: 302-832-6306

  Fax: 302-832-6305

  elizabeth.grimm@colonial.k12.de.usAll Student Medications will need to be brought to the school nurse by a parent or responsible adult. Parents must pick up medications from the school nurse. No medications will be sent home via the student. If you have any questions please reach out the our nurses at 302-832-6300.

• No outside food will be allowed for special occasions. If you would like to order items for the classroom please reach out to our cafeteria at 302-832-6307. Families can order approved items for classrooms.

Email: richard.bryson@colonial.k12.de.us
Website: www.colonialschooldistrict.org/southern
Location: 795 Cox Neck Road, New Castle, DE, USA
Phone: (302)832-6300