It wasn’t snow that kept our teachers and students from the usual Thursday and Friday routine in mid February. Instead, teachers had the opportunity to process ideas and collaborate with one another for professional development. A slice of this time centered on prioritizing standards, aligning our English Language Arts standards, and using common forms of assessment. In a nutshell, we looked at what we teach and how we teach. Below is the vision and guiding principles that direct our professional development:

Professional Development at SCCS

Vision:

"Provide a supportive community of learning for teachers that is focused on instructional improvement, serving the King, and impacting students."

Guiding Principles:

• Collaboration, Support, and Practice
• Learning-Centered focus on Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
• Highlighting the use and analysis of data to inform curriculum and instruction
• Assessing and Reflecting
• Standards and research based theory and instructional strategies
• Distinctly Christian

Is your child ready to start school this fall? It is TK/Kindergarten Round Up time, and we’d love to share more about how God’s children are Treasured, Trained, and Transformed at Sioux Center Christian School.

Families interested in learning more are encouraged to register for the following events:

• Parent Information Meeting on Thursday, March 2 @ 12:00-1:00 PM or 6:00-7:00 PM.
• Sneak Peek of SCCS on March 10 or March 17 @ 9:30-10:30 AM
• TK/K Round Up on March 30 or 31

Call our school office (712-722-0777) or visit our website: https://www.siouxcenterchristian.com/connectwithus/tkkroundup.cfm to register or request more information.

If you know of a family who might be ready to start their journey at SCCS, please share this announcement with them or fill out our “Refer a Family to SCCS” form on our website. We are excited to welcome the next generation of young learners to Live God’s Story at our school!

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, March 15 (2:30-6:00pm) and Thursday, March 16 (4:00-8:00pm). All conferences (TK-8) will be just parents and teachers.

We highly value our relationship with parents and want to provide the opportunity to have a conference this spring to discuss your child’s progress at school. These are optional conferences, so please sign up if you would like to connect with the teacher(s).

Click here to sign up for Parent/Teacher Conferences.

Registration is OPEN for our Tales and Trails Summer Camp 2023! This is an educational and fun summer opportunity for kids who are 5-11 years old by June 1, 2023.

This program is designed to be educational, fun, and infused with our Christian perspective.

Weekly camp themes encourage students to learn about the wonder of God’s creation through a variety of hands-on, fun activities. Outdoor play is also an important part of the camp experience, and kids are encouraged to stay active and engaged during their time at camp.

The registration form is available online or printed copies are by the TRIP window. Registration is now open to the community so let your friends and neighbors know!

https://www.siouxcenterchristian.com/studentlife/talestrails.cfm

Sioux Center Christian School invites you to consider the opportunity to work with a dedicated faculty and staff, passionate parents, and fantastic students through the following positions with a start date of August 1, 2023. The ideal candidate loves God, loves kids, and loves learning. Interested applicants should complete the faculty application package, located at https://www.siouxcenterchristian.com/connectwithus/employment.cfm A review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

• Kindergarten Teacher (0.82 FTE)
• School Counselor (Full-time)
• Discovery Coordinator and Teacher (Full-Time)
• Paraprofessionals (3 Full-time positions) - start day August 2023
• Cook Positions - (Full-Time and Part-Time)
• Bus Drivers

SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITY: Join the SCCS Summer Cleaning Crew. We are looking for hardworking people (14 or older) to help clean the school this summer. The crew will work from May 30 – Aug 11. Monday – Thursday 8 am – 4 pm and Friday 8 am – 2 pm. Job applications are located on the employment page of the SCCS website. We can be flexible with summer sports, mission trips, drivers ed and vacations. Contact Eileen Buiter at 712-578-8624 with questions. Interviews will take place on Saturday, March 4. Please submit an application soon, so that we can set up a 10 minute interview time slot on March 4.

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS: We are in need of substitute teachers for this school year. Subs are needed for teachers and paras at all grade levels, kitchen crew and at times a nurse. Please fill out the form at the link below if you are interested in adding your name to the sub list. SCCS will provide all training, and you even get a free lunch when you sub! Qualifications for being a sub include a love of children, the ability to follow teacher lesson plans, flexibility, and a commitment to Christian education. We invite you to join us!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchPyh3Fnjis7w7htYQfnSK137TfmJ339p5IfWqkRChIwhAqQ/viewform

Outlet 75 sells new clothing, shoes, home décor, kitchenware, bedding and more …and all profits go to Sioux Center Christian School and contribute to the Alternate Revenue discount that was on your tuition statement!

Volunteers make this profit possible, and we continue to encourage parents to fulfill the commitment made to volunteer at least 3-4 shifts per year – please know that working shifts in June-August absolutely count toward your commitment!

Sign up now for the April - June shifts – plus March still has some openings that need to be filled soon! THANKS so much for your help!

MARCH still has openings: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AAAAD22ABFEC52-march

APRIL: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AAAAD22ABFEC52-april

MAY: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AAAAD22ABFEC52-mayo75

JUNE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AAAAD22ABFEC52-june

Open hours: Wednesdays 11am-8pm and Thursdays 11am – 3pm. One Saturday each month.

Location: About 1 mile south of Sioux Center on Hwy 75. Look for the red flag.

If you have any questions about helping at Outlet 75, please feel free to email info@shopoutlet75.com

Staff Member of the Month: We believe all our faculty and staff are amazing and encourage you to take the time to nominate one (or more) of your children’s teachers!

Complete the nomination form (https://www.siouxcenterchristian.com/editoruploads/files/SXC_STAFF_OF_THE_MONTH.pdf; printed copies are available by the TRIP window) and return to our school office or mail to/drop off at Pella Corp. by the 25th of each month during the school year.

Each month a winner is chosen from our local schools and receives a $500 gift card from Sioux Center Pella Corp, which can be used in their classroom to impact learning! Pella kindly keeps nominations “in play” for 3 months to provide multiple opportunities for an outstanding staff member to be recognized. Feel free to re‐nominate someone if you feel they are deserving, and they didn’t win the award during the 3 months that the nomination was in play.

Mrs. Abigail (Clemens) Van Beek won the November award and it would be great if a few more of our teachers were nominated this year!

We are extremely grateful to Pella Corp for this program that serves to encourage and bless our faculty and staff!

https://www.siouxcenterchristian.com/currentfamilies/officehandouts.cfm is the place to check regularly for camp information, registration forms, and more!

Currently there is information for:

• Sioux Center Recreation Spring Soccer
• Unity Christian Baseball Workout information for 8th grade boys
• Moped Safety Course - March 4
• Sioux Center Public Library Wings of Fire Escape Box
• Sioux Center Public Library Coding Program
• Dordt University Fitness Week
• Inspiration Hills Summer Camp Brochure
• 2023 Drivers Education Options