South Shades Crest Elementary News
August 16, 2019
Important Dates:
August 2019:
20- PreK and 2nd grade parent night 6:30-7:30
September 2019:
2- No School- Labor Day
5- School Picture Day
6- CNP- Grandparents day, join us for lunch
12- Vision and Hearing Screening
16-20- Book Fair
17- Open House 5:30-7
23- Go Gold Day
25- World Milk Day
October 2019:
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!
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
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
PTO Volunteers
The PTO sponsors and assists with many fun events during the school year, and we are always looking for volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering with us this year, please visit the link below and sign up for our email list or for specific events. Any and all help is appreciated! If you sign up, and later your situation changes and you cannot help, don't worry! You can help out at another time. If you would like to volunteer, but don't want to commit to a certain area right now, just click yes to be added to our list, and we will let you know when we are in need of some volunteers. Thank you for keeping South Shades Crest great!
PTO Volunteer Coordinator
The PTO is searching for a Volunteer Coordinator to join the PTO Executive Board. This position coordinates volunteers for all school activities as needed; works with, trains, and communicates with Room Parents regarding their responsibilities; and sends monthly newsletters to Room Parents. If you are interested in this position, please email our PTO president, Allison Carpenter, at Allisoncarpenterphotography@gmail.com.
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. Our first spirit night kicks off the new school year. Come join us after meet the teacher at Let’s Play located near Target at the Grove. Mention SSC and we will receive a portion of all money earned. Kids and parents must wear socks and sign a waiver. Please note the Kindergarten parent meeting begins at 5:30 at SSC. *This was a great fundraiser for our school last year!
August 6, 2019 @ Let’s Play
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.
PTO dues & donations – The goal of PTO dues and donations is to collect $2,500 for our school.
Spirit wear – At the beginning of the school year your family will have the opportunity to purchase spirit wear including t-shirts and car magnets that will each represent South Shades Crest and Hoover. The goal of our spirit wear sale is to raise $1,000.
My School Fees Infomation
Opens August 1, 2019
Click Here to see what fees are available for you to pay.
**There is a $25 instructional donation, and we encourage everyone to participate. These donations are divided evenly for teachers to use in the classroom.
**Please note that you have the option of paying field trip fees at any time, prior to the field trip. They are available for you to pay now, but is not required at this time.
**HCS will assess a fee for each payment instrument (credit card, ACH/EFT/e-check, and paper check) returned, refused or rejected by a financial institution. This fee shall become a part of the total amount due. (This fee is assessed even if you enter the account number incorrectly.)
**There will be no refunds for fees paid to the school for student materials and equipment, books, camps, field trips, and extra-curricular activities unless eligible according to HCS policy.
South Shades Crest Elementary School
Equal Educational and Employment Opportunities
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Mrs. Claire Jones-Moore, IDEA Coordinator
Mrs. Anna Whitney, Section 504 Coordinator
Dr. Debra Walker Smith, Title I Coordinator
Dr. Autumm Jeter, Title II Coordinator
Dr. Debra Walker Smith, Title III Coordinator
Dr. Tera Simmons, Title IX Coordinator
Hoover City Schools
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Mary Veal, Equal Opportunity Employment Coordinator
Hoover City Schools
2810 Metropolitan Way
Hoover, AL 35243
(205) 439-1000