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Loess Hills Computer Programming Elementary School

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January 2021 January 2021

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A Note from Our Principal

Families,


Welcome back to learning. I hope you had a relaxing break with your children and everyone stayed healthy. Currently, Jan. 4-Jan. 15 is Hybrid learning. Monday/Thursday are students with last name starting A-K and Tuesday/Friday are students with last name L-Z. Our third, fourth, and fifth graders will bring home laptops to work on assignments at home. K-2 will bring home paper assignments. Please remember that during Hybrid learning, we will not dismiss early on Monday.


On Wednesday afternoons, teachers are available to work with students for tutoring. Contact your child’s teacher to set up a time if you would like to take advantage of this. Sessions are 1 hour or less.


Parents wanting their child to change to a different learning model must do so by Jan. 6. See information in this newsletter on how to do that.


Due to Hybrid learning, the semester end date is now January 19. January 20 is a teacher workday with no students. January 21st is the beginning of the new semester.


We welcome new teachers to our staff. Liz Miller is the teacher for the additional 5th grade classroom. Abby Josta is teaching title reading.


We are looking forward to another semester of learning. I wish you all good health. Please let us know if we can help you in any way.


Sincerely,


Tami Voegeli

Congratulations to our November Stars of the Month Congratulations to our November Stars of the Month

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Ms. Scheffer - Library Assistant

Student Spotlights: November 2020

End of the Second Quarter and First Semester

The end of the first quarter is now Tuesday, Jan. 19. There will be no school on Wednesday, Jan. 20. This is a teacher workday. Teachers will complete report cards on this day. Report cards will then be sent home the following Friday, Jan. 29th. If your child is a Virtual student, your report card will be mailed on that day.

Lessons to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Annually, Sioux City Community Schools are in session on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in order to facilitate specialized instruction that honors the achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Working in partnership with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the District plans age-appropriate lessons for every grade. Because of COVID-19 and the District’s safety practices, we will not be inviting parents or community guests to visit classrooms during instruction on January 18. Please ask your child what they learned about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when they come home from school on January 18.

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

Please send your student with a clean mask daily! Please send your student with a clean mask daily!

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH MENUS
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Dates to Remember

Jan. 19: End of 2nd Quarter/First Semester

Jan. 20: No School-Teacher Workday

Jan. 21: Beginning of 3rd Quarter

Jan. 29: Report Cards Sent Home

Feb. 4: Interpreter Supported Conferences

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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.)

Details on Changing a Student’s Learning Model for the Third Quarter

We are near the end of the second quarter for the 2020-21 school year. With the start of the next quarter fast approaching, parents/guardians can now submit a request if they would like to change a student’s current learning model.


Click here to complete the online form to submit your request to change your child’s learning model.


Parents/guardians must submit the online form by Wednesday, January 6, to request a change for a student’s third quarter learning model.


Learn More

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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