The Stingray Sentinel

• 11/4 Vision Screening from 9:00 a.m to 12:30 p.m

• 11/5 Hearing Screening & Flu Shot Clinic

• 11/5 Odyssey of the Mind Audition 3:20pm (3/4th grade)

• 11/4-11/8 Canned Food Drive

• 11/7 Volunteer Training 5:00 PM

• 11/7 3rd Grade Music 5:30PM
  

• 11/11 Veterans Day - No School

• 11/12 3rd Grade Field Trip to FL Theater - Peter Pan

• 11/13 Early Release

• 11/14 Hearing Screening Retake

• 11/14 5th grade Field Trip to Jax Memorial Arena

• 11/18 2nd Quarter Progress Reports

• 11/19 6pm mtg for 8th grade parents interested in Baymeadows HS

• 11/21 PTC Meeting at 8:00 a.m

• 11/22 Family Movie Night

• 11/25 S.A.C. Meeting - Open to All

• 11/26 Half Day- Release at 12:00 p.m - NO AFTERCARE!

• 11/27- 11/29 Thanksgiving Break

• 12/2- 12/6 Toy Drive

Veteran's Day is Monday, November 11th. School will be closed!

Scheduled screening:
Monday, November 4, 2019 starting at 9:00 a.m

* Please click on the PDF file below for further details...

Tomorrow, November 5th your child will have the opportunity to have his/her hearing tested.

The deadline to hand in the Flu Shot forms is today, November 4th. If you have not filled out a form for your child, he or she will not have the Flu Shot administered.

Our 4th annual "Food Drive" is happening this week in coordination with our food service provider, SLA. All donations will be donated to Sandalwood Family Resource Center.

* Please be sure to label the donation with your child's name. We want to ensure your child receives their treat for handing in the items.

Items to donate:
Crackers
Nuts/ raisins/ dried fruit/ dried cranberry
Peanut butter
Pasta (any and all types)
Whole grains (barley, bulgur, cornmeal, couscous, oats, quinoa, rice,
wheat berries)
Oatmeal (individual packaged)
Cereals (individual packaged)
Grits (individual packaged)
Chips; cookies; Popcorn; Granola bars; pop tarts; apple sauce, snacks (all kinds for kids)
Instant potato flakes
Packaged meals (macaroni and cheese, hamburger helper, Ramen noodles, etc.)
Canned meats (tuna, salmon, chicken, etc.)
Dried Herbs and Spices -Seasonings (all kinds)

Any and all nonperishable items.

*Please avoid donating items packaged in glass, as these can break and be dangerous.

Movie will be the 2019 Disney Lion King

$5 per person, 5 yrs and older pays.

Entry fee includes 1 popcorn and drink per person. Additional drinks, popcorn, and candy available for sale (cash only) Immediate family over 5 people will still just pay $25 (siblings/parents only)

Movie will begin at 6:30pm, with gates opening at 5:30 for seating - bring a blanket/chair, pillows, etc.

Do you have a 3rd or 4th grade student interested in joining an Odyssey of the Mind team at Duval Charter School at Southside? If so, we have two available spaces on the 3rd grade team. All other teams are currently full with returning team members from previous years, but we are always open to students who would like to serve as Interns. Read on for more information:

Auditions: To audition for the 3rd grade team, students must be in 3rd or 4th grade, hard-working, maintain A/B honor roll, and have excellent attendance records. If this sounds like your child, and you would like to have him/her audition, please email Mrs. Blenker at rblenker@southsidecharter.org for details. Open auditions will be held on Tuesday, 11/5/19 at 3:30 pm in room 226. IF your child makes the team, there is a cost of $80 to cover the cost of materials, and a contract is signed to confirm your commitment to the team.

Interns: Odyssey can be incredibly stressful, especially when it’s new. Serving as an Intern/Manager is a great way to get introduced to the program and learn about it before auditioning the next school year. If your child is hard-working, maintains A/B honor roll, and has excellent attendance records, and you would like to have him/her apply, please email Mrs. Blenker at rblenker@southsidecharter.org for details. We can accept one intern/manager per team (a total of 3 interns).

Please review the district calendar ...

PURPLE days are EARLY RELEASE days- K-5th: 12:45 p.m and Middle: 1:00 p.m

ORANGE DAYS are HALF DAYS- students leave at 12:00 p.m and there is NO AFTERCARE!

The 3 HALF DAYS are scheduled on....

November 26th 2019

December 19th 2019

May 29th 2020

We are having to hire additional personnel to supervise students left behind on Early Release Days, as after-care is full on most days. After the 30 min pick up window, a $15 fee will be assessed. Elementary pick up is 12:45-1:15. Middle School (w/ elem. siblings) is 1:00-1:30.

On Oct. 30th, we had 42 children still waiting at 1:45pm, a full hour after school dismissed and when the staff was in a faculty meeting and professional development session. Aftercare can not absorb 42 late pick ups. We will be billing the $15 late fee and hiring additional staff/substitute teachers for Early Release Days.

MIDDLE SCHOOL:

After school band activities:

Monday and Thursday 3:20-4:30: Middle School Jazz Band

Tuesday 3:20-4:30 Middle School Drumline

Elementary School

3rd Grade Program: Nov. 7th at 5:30 p.m- DCSS Cafeteria

Celebration Of America

and a Tribute to our Veterans of the Armed Forces

Thursday, November 7th at 5:30 pm the 3rd grade classes will present a music program, Celebration of America and a Tribute to our Veterans of the Armed forces.

3rd grade families, please see the attached letter or ask your student to tell you about all of the fun things we have planned. Family and friends are invited to attend.

For planning purposes, please RSVP if your student will attend by Friday November 1st

Due to Hurricane Dorian, the district & CSUSA has identified the next "make-up” day, it is....

• Friday, January 17, 2020

Please attend a quick mandatory school based volunteer training meeting. We will go over all requirements, building expectations for volunteers and safety protocol. We will be offering more sessions but you need to complete the training before volunteering or eating lunch with your child in our cafeteria.

Nov. Sessions:

Nov. 7th 5:00-5:20 prior to Music Program

Nov. 20th 3:00-3:20

To do what is best for students academically, we are making a switch of two grade levels' lunch times. K and 1st grade teachers proposed a switch as they each had about a 20 min period in their day where it was difficult to use well for instruction due to transitions.

Starting Tuesday, 10/22, Kinder lunch will be at 11:03- 11:28 a.m & 1st grade lunch will be at 11:26- 11:51 a.m. Please keep this in mind when planning for a lunch visit!

As you may be aware CSUSA has implemented a new online payment system called, My School Bucks. MySchoolBucks.com

The process is complete and is LIVE!

My School Bucks - then LOOK under Renaissance Charter - (which is our school board group)

• Happy Feet Soccer Program: Tuesdays- K-1st from 3:15-3:45 p.m & 2-4th from 3:15 -4:00 p.m

• Play Ball Sports Program: Thursdays- 3:00- 4:00 p.m
• Pro-Martial Arts Program: Mondays- 3:00-4:00 p.m
• Art Club Program: (Early Release Days Only) from 1:00- 3:00 p.m
• Bricks, Bots & Beakers -Mondays & Tuesdays from 3:15-4:15 p.m
• Artists in Motion:Tuesdays & Thursdays from 3:30- 5:30 p.m
• Indian Classical Dance Tuesdays, K-4th from 3:15- 4:00 p.m

• Girls On The Run: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:45
  
• Heart & Sole Gr 6-8 Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30-4:45
• Girls Who Code Gr 3-5 3:20-4:30 Mondays
• Girls Who Code Gr 6-8 3:20-4:30 Tuesdays
• Anime Club Gr 6-8 Fridays 3:30-4:30

Musical Theater Mondays starting in January 3:15-4:30

PLEASE help remind your students each morning if they have a club after school!

Please click the PDF file below to view our November Menu...

https://www.smore.com/0nxub