December Parent Newsletter

Assistance with Food Resources for Families

We recognize that due to the recent federal government shutdown, some families in your schools will be facing increased food insecurity. The below resources are available to help:

• FoodFinder: Search for the closest available food resources using geolocation.
• Feeding Georgia: Find local food banks in your area.
• Find Help Georgia: Find food pantries and other community resources.

For personalized assistance in locating local food resources for students and families, GaDOE’s Office of Whole Child Supports is here to help. Please contact us via email at wholechild@doe.k12.ga.us. Include your school name and “food resources” in the subject line, and a member of our team will reach out to you within 24 hours.

For School Meal Resources and Access for Students

School Nutrition Directors received an email from GaDOE School Nutrition Office on October 31 sharing resources and guidance regarding school meal access. Continue to promote and encourage access to school breakfast and school lunch for all students. The GaDOE School Nutrition team will continue to provide just-in-time updates to School Nutrition Directors.

The SCES Middle of the Year local testing window will be open from December 1st through December 15th. Your student will take an iReady diagnostice assessment in reading and math to help us gauge their progress from the beginning of the school year and guide our plan for their instruction in the 2nd semester. Please have your student at school and on time each day if possible and prepared with a good night's sleep and breakfast.

The end of the second 9 weeks and 1st semester will be Friday, December 19. We will send report cards home in January after the Holiday Break. As always, you can follow your student's progress through the Parent Portal.

We are so excited to move into our new school building and welcome our students back from Holiday Break on Monday, January 12th. We will have some open houses on the dates listed below on the flyer. We do ask you to attend the open houses and acclimate your student to the new building because parents will not be allowed to walk their students in on January 12th in order to limit traffic delays and minimize foot traffic.

We had a great Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Sunday, November 23rd where our Seminole Singers performed the National Anthem, the Seminole Indian Tribes of Oklahoma and Florida blessed the school and our SCMHS cheerleaders led tours throughout both sides of the school building. Check out a few photos below.

Please bring your Driver's License in when you are bringing a child into school late or checking him/her out early. This step has been added as a safety measure!

Attendance is crucial for all students! Over the summer, our Attendance Team met with members of the Department of Juvenile Justice, DFCS, the Sheriff's Department, and the Superior Court to develop a policy that ensures students are in school and learning everyday! Click the link to view the Attendance Policy and Procedures.

All families must update their child’s information for the 2025-2026 school year. Please complete the Annual Information Update (also called Online Registration or OLR) through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. If families do not have internet access, they may visit the Board of Education office to complete their application.

Clubs

• Club A- Thursday, December 4th
• Club A rosters

• Club B- Wednesday, December 10th
• Club B rosters

• December 18th @ 2:00 PM

Mr. Buczek will host the Jingle Bell Jukebox on Friday, December 12th at 6:00 PM at the SCES Gymasium. All students in Grades K-5th grade can participate. Admission is $5 for all others. Your student's teacher will provide more details this week through DOJO.

Please see the attached instructions for setting up an online account. You can use this to add money to your lunch account. If you have children in the system you can link them to your account and put money on their accounts. Students can use money for purchasing extra food items. You can also share this page with your parents. They may want to create online accounts for their children.

Be ready for your student to tell you all about how they can become leaders of their own lives. Check out these 7 habits we will discuss throughout the school year at SCES. Help us to reinforce these habits at home with our students.

Our Widly Important Goals (WIG's) for the month of September were attendance and discipline. Students who met their goals will be recognized at our Monthly Student Recognition Assembly on Friday, October 3rd. Talk to your student about their WIG.

Don't forget to visit the office or your student's teacher to pay the SCS District Technology Fee. SCS provides each student access to a chromebook in each classroom. The $25 fee protects the chromebook from accidental breaks and damage that may occur throughout the year.