South Shades Crest Elementary News
April 13, 2023
No School Tomorrow- eLearning
Have a great long weekend.
Upcoming Dates
April
14- eLearning Day PK eLearning plan, K-2 eLearning plan
20- Kindergarten and New Student On-site Enrollment Verification and Tours 4-6pm
26- Progress reports go home
May
4- K Program (Brinkman, Chapman, Dixon, Gilliam, Howell, Smith)
5- K program (Jett, Knerr, Mayson, Miles, Norton)
5- National Lunch Hero Day
10- National School Nurse Day
16- PTO Board Meeting
18- Field Day
24- Early Dismissal, PK11:00, K-2 11:30
25- Early Dismissal PK11:00, K-2 11:30, Last Day of School
Kindergarten Parents,
The Kindergarten Music Program "Take Me Out to the Barnyard" is coming up soon! Please note when your child's class is performing.
Thursday, May 4 at 8:30am: Brinkman, Chapman, Dixon, Gilliam, Howell, and Smith
Friday, May 5 at 8:30am: Jett, Knerr, Mayson, Miles, and Norton
Student attire for the program is a solid white shirt and blue jeans.
Please email me at etosney@hoover.k12.al.us if you have any availability on Monday, May 1st from 7:45-8:30am to help decorate for the program.
Thanks!
Emma Tosney
Music Teacher

PTO Information
Please like the PTO Facebook page and follow us on Instagram to stay updated on fundraisers, contests, and more!

April Spirit Night

Morning Carpool Volunteers
We are in need of extra hands to help us move the carpool line quicker in the mornings! We would love your help in the morning from 7:15-7:45 for the remainder of the year. Please sign up using the link below. Thank you!
Volunteers
Are you interested in volunteering for the school this year? If you are, click the link below and fill out this short Google Form.
PTO 2023-2024 Slate

PTO By-Law Revision
Please see below for the proposed PTO By-Law revision notes. Direct any questions to SSCPTO@gmail.com
PTO By-Laws Revision 02.28.23 (3)
*** The Revised PTO By-Laws, PTO Board slate, and PTO Budget will be presented and voted on at the PTO general meeting prior to the Kindergarten musical on May 4th. Please direct any questions to SSCPTO@gmail.com
PTO 2023-2024 Proposed Budget
Please see below for the proposed PTO Budget for the 2023-2024 school year. Direct any questions to SSCPTO@gmail.com
*** The Revised PTO By-Laws, PTO Board slate, and PTO Budget will be presented and voted on at the PTO general meeting prior to the Kindergarten musical on May 4th. Please direct any questions to SSCPTO@gmail.com
PTO Executive Board


Technology
Parents
I came across an article from Common Sense Media that covers everything you need to know about podcasts. It includes the benefits, the wide variety of options for listening, and more. Enjoy! Parents’ Guide to Podcasts
Karen Darroch
Technology Integration Coach
Hoover City Schools


PowerSchool Enrollment
Hoover City Schools requires all students to complete online registration each school year through the registration platform PowerSchool Enrollment. This platform allows us to securely collect, verify, and store student data in our student information system.
New Student Registration 2023-2024- Including New Entering Kindergarten
Returning Student Registration 2022-2023
Use the link in the email sent on 2/7/2023. If you need assistance, please contact the school office.
From the healthroom:
Please remember to have a change of clothes in your child's backpack at all times!
All medications have to be walked in by an adult. NO meds in backpacks please.
If your child tests positive for COVID, please click the following link to self report. You will get a response within 24 hours. Thank you!
HCS Attendance Policy
HCS Attendance Policy
Now is a great time to familiarize yourself with the HCS Attendance Policy. Click here to learn which absences are excused/unexcused, how to submit notes, and the do's and don'ts about an Anticipated Absence form.
https://www.hoovercityschools.net/Page/2231
Some important points:
- Students can ONLY be checked out by those listed in Powerschool. You may ADD to your contact list by emailing lburke@hoover.k12.al.us. Include your student's name, the individual's name(s) and contact phone number, and your signature. REMEMBER: A PHOTO ID is required from every person every time a student is checked out.
- When your student is absent, you have THREE days to return a school excuse to the attendance office. Parent notes and DR excuses may be sent to the teacher via backpack mail or brought into the main office.
Meals at SSC- Breakfast, Lunch and Special Treats
Beginning August 2022, all students who buy lunch will be charged for school breakfast and lunch unless their household qualifies for free or reduced-price meals.
The application is available at www.myschoolapps.com in (5) languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese and Chinese Mandarin.
Prices for school meals for SY 2022-2023 are as follows:
- Breakfast: Elementary/Intermediate $1.75
- Breakfast: Secondary $2.00
- Lunch: Elementary/Intermediate $2.50
- Lunch: Secondary $3.00
- Reduced-price Breakfast: All schools $0.30
- Reduced-price Lunch: All schools $0.40
- There will also be Ă la carte items such as extra snacks and beverages for an additional fee.
Breakfast Adults $3.00
Lunch Adults $4.00
Please use the following link to view the breakfast and lunch menu SSC Menu
Due to manufacturing supply shortages and food/supply distribution disruptions, the menu will be subject to change each day. The entree menu may also be limited to only (1) hot choice instead of (2) at times, but we will always offer a variety of vegetables and fruits and provide the USDA-required food components.
Parents may join their children for lunch after Labor Day. This will give us a few weeks to learn all of the lunch routines! Your classroom teacher will share their schedule at parent nights.
Set up an account to pay online through My School Bucks.
If families believe they are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, an application can be found and submitted at www.myschoolapps.com. In addition to qualifying for free or reduced-price meals during the school year, all families that receive approved benefits are eligible for a 2022 Summer P-EBT payment of $391.00 for each child.
Families must apply for free or reduced-price meals no later than August 31, 2022, to be awarded the distribution from the Alabama Department of Human Resources.