Counseling Services

• Short term individual counseling
• Small group counseling
• Classroom guidance lessons
• Crisis intervention
• Consultation with parents and teachers
• Coordination with outside agencies and therapists
• Referrals for community services

Report Bullying:

Bullying is an unwanted, intentional, aggressive behavior that may be physical, verbal, or nonverbal. There is an imbalance of power between the parties and the behavior is repeated over time. We have included a link for parents and students to use if they need to make a bullying report. The report will go to Mrs. Lester. There is also a bullying report form on HCS website. Please don't hesitate to contact the school counselors or an administrator with your concerns. https://forms.gle/3ffGJCrSvngX2TAv6

Backpack Buddies Program

We are happy to inform you that St. James Elementary will participate in the Backpack Buddies program this year for families that are in need and can benefit from the support of the program. Backpack Buddies supplies nutritious, child-friendly, self-serve, nonperishable food designed to be put in a backpack and eaten by the child over the weekend. The food is offered to your child at no cost. The identities of the students who participate will be kept confidential. The food will be delivered to the school each week and the food will be placed in your child’s backpack. Please email Mrs. Lester at alester@horrycountyschools.net with your child’s name and teacher if you are interested in participating in the program.

Virtual Counseling

We are excited to share our virtual school counseling program with you.

What will you find in our virtual program?

1. School Counseling Office: contact the school counselors, virtual fidget toys, parent resources, and other interactive goodies.

2. School Counseling Classroom: links to monthly classroom guidance lessons and virtual read alouds.

3. Calming Room: links to relaxing music, yoga for kids and mindfulness exercises.

We encourage you to click around and explore, learn, play, or just take a moment to enjoy some relaxing music.

Please don't hesitate to reach out to your school counselors if you have any questions, concerns, or needs. We are here to support you.

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Just a note of thanks from PTA for supporting the Attraction Book fundraiser, please return any unsold Attraction Books.

Art To Remember at Home Art Project was sent home this week. Artwork can be uploaded from home at: https//arttoremember.com/school/n2n97g or return completed artwork to school by March 26th so that you can receive a full color order sheet. No purchase necessary to have your artwork uploaded and saved in a digital family gallery. Any questions please contact Lyndsey Edbrooke lyndseyedbrooke@yahoo.com

Yearbooks are still available to pre-order online at www.balfour.com/south-carolina/myrtle-beach/st-james-elementary-school. Any questions please contact June Johnson junejohnsonny2sc@gmail.com

RENT THE SPIRIT ROCK

If you would like to have a special message painted on the Spirit Rock please go to www.SignUpGenius.com and search for sjespiritrock@gmail.com to reserve the rock for your special day!

Much thanks to our Dolphin Partners for Supporting SJE's Journey to Excellence! Special thanks to the following local businesses and individuals for their financial contributions to help improve our school for the 2020-2021 school year!

Tidelands Ford Lincoln, Century 21 Brenda Payne Team

Bob Zeller RE/MAX

SJE Family,

Please take a moment and review our car rider procedures. It is so important that our children are ready (book bags in hand and masks on) to exit the car quickly and safely when and where it stops. When this does not happen, the flow of traffic is disrupted and the cars behind you are not prepared to stop. This can cause an accident. If you must get out of your car for any reason or your child is not prepared to exit the car at the stop, you must pull forward to the sidewalk area in front of the playground. Also remember that it is most safe for the children to exit the car on the right side. Children walking in front of or behind cars is a huge safety concern. We are working as hard as possible to get all of the children out of the cars and into the building before the 7:40am tardy bell rings. Our teachers on duty need to be in the building so they can prepare to provide instruction to our children. We will begin marking your child tardy after the bell rings. Please be considerate and safe to the cars behind you and follow all car rider procedures. We begin welcoming car riders at 6:45am and the tardy bell rings at 7:40am.

(See car rider procedures below…)

We will continue to monitor the morning drop off situation for the safety of our children. We know that all of you echo our passion for ensuring our children’s safe and timely arrival to school. Please remember that our new morning car rider procedures require that all children will be dropped off in the car line. Please enter the car line beside the middle school and follow the SJE lane to our drop off location. When you pull all the way to the first available spot and stop, your child should be ready to exit the car (make sure book bags are ready, jackets are on, masks are on, and you have said your good-byes before you stop your car). Being ready and exiting the car in a quick manner can be helpful to those behind you in line. Teachers and staff on duty will not be opening the car doors. If you need to help your child exit the car and this requires you to exit your car as well, please pull all the way forward past the first drop off stop and pull to the side area to assist your child. Pulling all the way forward and to the side allows the parents behind you to continue the line moving. We want to be considerate to all students and parents with regards to arriving to school in a timely manner.

Again, the line will begin receiving students at 6:45am. Although the tardy bell rings at 7:40am, we encourage you to drop off your child as soon as possible. All children are provided breakfast in the morning. We want the children to have the opportunity to get settled in the classroom and begin instruction by 7:40am. Another reminder is that all students are required to wear a mask to enter the building. Students who are not in the building at 7:40am will be marked tardy. All students should be dropped off using the car line procedures described below:

AM Car Rider Procedures

• Staff report to duty at 6:45 a.m. You can begin dropping children off at this time (6:45 am). Teachers will line the sidewalks while others are strategically located throughout the building to keep our children safe.
• Please pull all the way forward to the first adult on duty. We encourage you to pull as far forward as possible in order to get as much traffic off the road as possible.
• The teacher on duty will monitor the children as they exit the car and walk down the sidewalk into the school. **Not everyone will get the drop off spot closest to the door, but all children will be safely monitored into the building. By each child exiting the car during each round, the flow of traffic is uninterrupted and can move at a faster pace.
• Once your child has exited the car, continue with the flow of traffic. Please do not get out of your car. **Please pull off to the side only if your child cannot exit the car without your assistance. Because of COVID, we will not be opening car doors.
• Please have your child exit the car from the right side. Children walking in front of, behind, and in between cars is a serious safety concern.

• All car riders must utilize the drop off loop. Parents are not permitted to exit the car or to walk students to the door.

**Remember, all visitors MUST report to the front of the office to enter the building. No one will be permitted into the building from any side entrances. Thank you for helping us keep your children safe. We look forward to a continued happy, safe, and successful school year!!

**Please practice buckling and unbuckling the seatbelt. During afternoon dismissal if you need to buckle your child, please pull over to the wide paved section in front of the playground to buckle.