South Shades Crest Elementary News
September 20, 2019
Important Dates:
September 2019:
25- World Milk Day
October 2019:
4- Buddy Walk Kickoff, wear yellow and blue for Down Syndrome
7-11 PTO Change for Change
14- No School- Workday/Professional Development Day
15-18- National School Lunch Week
16- CNP- Take your parents to lunch day
16- Report Cards go home
18- 50th day of school!
24- Apple Crunch Day in the lunchroom
28-Nov 1- Red Ribbon Week
November 2019:
7- Books and Bagels- Parent Education 7:30 am
7- 2nd-grade program/PTO meeting 8:30 am
11- No School- Veterans Day
13- Progress Reports go home
14- HCS Community Meeting @ location TBD 6pm
20- Thanksgiving Lunch Kindergarten and 2nd-grade families
21- Thanksgiving Lunch PreK and 1st-grade families
25-29- No School- Thanksgiving Break
December 2019:
13- Polar Express Day
20- End 1st Semester
Lunchroom News:
2019-2020 Meal Prices:
Elementary Lunch - $2.40
Secondary Lunch - $2.65
Breakfast all grade levels - $1.55
Snack Program:
The Child Nutrition Program
will be starting a “Snack Program” beginning
Monday, August 12th, 2019 for students to purchase a snack for classroom snack time.
Snack only= $0.75
Snack and bottled water= $1.25
Monday – Poptart (strawberry)
Tuesday –Rice Krispies
Wednesday- Cereal Bars(different variety)
Thursday - Baked Cheese Dorito Chips
Friday - Popcorn
Free and reduced applications are available on the district website.
PTO Information
9/17/19 General PTO Meeting Synopsis
We had a brief PTO meeting at Open House. At this meeting, we approved our PTO Board By-laws. If you would like a copy of our revised By-Laws, you can see them on the SSC web page or contact the office. One of our biggest fundraisers is Change for Change. This will be from October 7th-11th. Start saving your coins! Last year, we were able to earn enough money to help pay for a rock wall to be installed in the gym (hopefully later this school year). This year, our major project for the school is a sensory path for our playground. Thank you for your continued support for our school!
PTO Volunteers
A BIG thank you to all of you who volunteered in September! We have had a busy month with Picture Day, Vision & Hearing Screening, and our Book Fair. Our volunteers helped all of these events run smoothly. Keep a lookout for other volunteer opportunities in the upcoming months.
PTO Fundraising 2019-2020
What are our fundraisers? Our major fundraisers include our annual fall Change for Change drive and our spring Fairy Tale Festival. Throughout the year we will also have school spirit nights, everyday fundraisers, PTO dues and donations, and offer spirit wear. This handout will give you a look ahead at what to expect during the school year and let you know how much money we hope to raise at each event.
Change for Change October 7th – 11th Our annual Change for Change fall fundraiser is a coin drive that kicks off October 7th. This week students will bring in coins, bills and checks. Mondays: Pennies. Tuesday: Nickels. Wednesday: Dimes. Thursday: Quarters. Friday: Any coins, bills and checks. This is a very successful fundraiser for SSC. Our goal is to raise $10,000 for our school.
Fairy Tale Festival Friday, February 28th, 2020 Last year we introduced a new fundraiser that was a huge success! We hope you’ll join us for dancing, stories, activities, character photos, dessert and much more! Dress up as your favorite fairy tale character if you wish. Our Fairy Tale Festival is a community-wide event so bring a neighbor or a friend. Tickets are needed for children 2 and up, and they are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. All activities are included in the ticket price and Chick-fil-A will be available for purchase with 10% of sales donated to SSC! The Fairy Tale Festival will also kick off our silent auction fundraiser. The goal of this event, including the auction, is to raise $9,000 for our school.
Spirit Nights There will be four spirit nights held throughout the year - two in the fall and two in the spring. The goal for our Spirit Nights is to raise $1,000 total ($250 per event) for our school.
November 7, 2019 @ Yogurt Mountain
January 16, 2020 @ Let’s Play
April 7, 2020 @ Chick-fil-A
Everyday fundraisers - Our everyday fundraisers are ways that you can help us raise money for SSC with things you’re already buying. They include Planet Fundraiser, Box Tops for Education, Publix Partners, and Coca-Cola Give. The goal of our everyday fundraisers is to raise $3,100 for our school.