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Hunt A+ Arts Elementary School
October 2020
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Important Dates to remember:
Monday, October 5 – Parent/Teacher Conferences 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (No School for Elementary Students)
Tuessday, October 6- Mrs. Mozak and Mrs. Brooks classes return to in-person learning
Tuesday, October 6 – Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:40-6:20 p.m.
Wednesday, October 7 – Kindergarten (only) Hearing Testing
Friday, October 9 – NO SCHOOL – EXCHANGE DAY!
Tuesday, October 20 – Interpreter Supported Parent/Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, October 28 – End of First Nine Week Period
Friday, October 30 – Halloween Activities (there will be no parade and no visitors)
If you are not signed up for conferences, please call the Hunt office at 712-279-6833 or contact Ms. Hutton at huttonh@live.siouxcityschools.com.
September Popcorn With the Principal Recipients:
Abdisa Keweti, 3rd Grade
Adalynn Manjarrez Cortez, 4th Grade
Alena May, 5th Grade
Alexia Lopez Ramirez, 2nd Grade
Annalyse St. Cyr, 2nd Grade
April Carstens, 1st Grade
Arnaldo Lopez, 2nd Grade
Axel Ramirez, 4th Grade
Brynlee Menjivar, 3rd Grade
Carl Heth, Kindergarten
Christopher Chavez, 5th Grade
D.J. Zaccardi, 3rd Grade
Edin Perez, 5th Grade
Elizabeth De La Rosa, 5th Grade
Emily Hernandez, Kindergarten
Ethiopia Nasir, 1st Grade
Jaime Ortiz, 1st Grade
Jose De La Rosa Hurtado, Kindergarten
Lorena Cabello, 1stGrade
Luwam Kifle, 4th Grade
Mercedes Orzoco, 3rd Grade
Shueb Jama, 2nd Grade
Veronica Heth, 1st Grade
Vincent Vasquez, 3rd Grade
Xiel Solis, 4th Grade
Parent Reminders:
View Current COVID-19 and Illness Protocols and Practices: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/sccsd-covid-19-and-illness-protocols-and-practices/
Virtual Students:
If Virtual students are having any technical issues, please call (712) 279-6803 and Tech Support will be able to help resolve those issues.
Winter Weather Information:
Even during the winter season, the District allows recess and outdoor activities to continue as usual. However, if a student does not have appropriate winter clothing, a school official may ask a student to remain inside.
When the atmosphere reaches a temperature that feels like 15 degrees or less, then all students are kept inside for recess/activities. The “feel” of the temperature is determined based on the National Weather Service’s report.
Thank you for helping us keep students safe and warm this season.
September Staff Member of the Month
Mrs. Mora is an advocate for our families. She is always willing to help out in classrooms and has devoted her personal time to connect with families and make sure they have access to resources. Her dedication to ensuring our families have the information they need is humbling. We are incredibly blessed to have Mrs. Mora on our team at Hunt A+!
School Closure Information:
Please remember that parents and guardians have the right to decide to keep their child home on any day that they feel it is unsafe for their student to be in school because of weather conditions. If you believe the weather provides a genuine reason why you may have to keep your students at home, or take your student home when classes are scheduled to continue, you as a parent or guardian will simply need to contact your child’s school to let them know.
If a decision is made on the day of school to cancel classes or to have a late start, a call goes out at 6:00 AM to all parents and guardians. Parents can also check the following sites for closure information
Notes from the Nurse:
If a student is sent home with Covid symptoms, the student will remain home for 10 days. If the student is tested and has a negative Covid test result, they may return prior to the 10-day quarantine. If the student visits a doctor, the student may return to school prior to the 10-day quarantine if they have an alternate diagnosis. The school office will need to know what the diagnosis is (i.e. strep throat, allergies,). If the note says, “The student can return to school” without an alternate diagnosis, we are not accepting this and the student will remain out of school for 10 days. It is the recommendation of the Iowa Department of Public Health to require an alternate diagnosis to return to school.
Bus Schedule
Bus #122(Green Bus)
17th & Summit (8:08 am/3:38 pm)
19th & Jones (8:12 am/3:42 pm)
21st & Summit (8:16 am/3:44 pm)
Bus #121 (Yellow Bus)
24th & Jones (8:09 am/ 3:35 pm)
18th & Jones (8:11 am/ 3:37 pm)
17th & Jones (8:17 am/3:43 pm)
Bus #130 (Red Bus)
16th & Jackson (8:08 am/ 3:48 pm)
20th & Jones (8:13 am/ 3:40 pm)
Bus #140 (Purple Bus)
14th & Summit (8:02 am/3:35 pm)
14th & Douglas (8:05 am/3:38 pm)
16th & Douglas (8:06 am/3:39 pm)
19th & Douglas (8:11 am/3:41 pm)
403 21st St. (8:14 am/3:44 pm)
Bus #145 (Blue Bus)
15th & Nebraska (8:08 am/3:36 pm)
17th & Nebraska (8:10 am/3:38 pm)
19th & Nebraska (8:12 am/3:40 pm)
21st & Nebraska (8:13 am/3:41 pm)
22nd & Nebraska (8:15 am/3:41 @21st)
22nd & Jones (8:15 am/3:44 pm)
If you need assistance with filling out a bus application, please call the Hunt office at 712-279-6833.
Medication at School:
Some students may need prescription and non-prescription medication to participate in their educational program. Emergency and non-emergency medication shall be administered when the student’s legal guardian and prescribing physician annually provides a signed and dated Medication Administration Authorization form requesting medication administration at school. The medication must be in the original labeled container, as dispensed from pharmacy or in the manufacturer’s container. Authorization forms for medication and inhalers at school can be accessed at:
www.siouxcityschools.org under School Board, Board Policies.
Hunt Preschool:
We currently have openings in our preschool classrooms for young Iowa residents who were four on or before September 15. To apply, please go to https://www.siouxcityschools.org/preschool/.If you have any questions, please contact Gina at 712-293-0436.
At-Home Reading Activity:
1. Play "I Caught You!"
Fluency—or the ability to read at a constant, relatively fast rate—is an important skill for early readers to learn. You can use this activity to teach your child how to read more fluently. “I Caught You” is a fluency exercise; it’s also a lot of fun! You, and your child, will laugh at the funny words you substitute in for the real ones, and your child will enjoy “catching” your mistakes.
What You Need:
- Variety of books
What You Do:
- Tell your child that you are going to play a reading game together called “I Caught You.” Instruct your child to call out “I caught you!” when you read the wrong word.
- Start reading the book as quickly as you can, with your child sitting next to you looking at the words.
- Randomly say a different word instead of the one in the story. This first time, choose an obvious word if possible. For example, you might say, “The first bowl of porridge was too hot. The second bowl of porridge was too cucumber.” Do not stress the incorrect word.
- When your child says “I caught you!” congratulate him/her. Then explain that it is his/her turn to read, and that he/she should eventually read the wrong word on purpose so that you can try to catch him/her.
- Repeat this game several times, switching roles each time one of you “catches” the other.
- Challenge your child by adding the rule that you can only say “I caught you” before the other person reads the next word. If the person reading has already read the next word, you have to wait until the next incorrect word to say “I caught you” and get your turn.
Your child may even enjoy playing this game with friends who are on a similar reading level. Make sure to emphasize that the goal is to have fun, not just to “catch” the other person’s mistakes!
At-Home Math Activity:
You Write the Question
It’s a little more difficult to pull off and takes a little more planning on your part, but it is so very powerful. What I love about You Write the Question is that it shows kids just how important the question is.
So here’s how it goes. You have to come up with a problem that is information rich and lends itself to many different questions, but includes no actual question. Of course, like anything else, this takes lots of modeling, because kids don’t totally get that a problem can have more than one question. Look at the problem below and formulate some possible questions:
Did you think of any of these?
· How many boys wear a small t-shirt?
· How much does an extra-large t-shirt cost?
· How much will Coach Johnson pay for the t-shirts altogether?
· How many more boys wear a medium t-shirt than a small?
You might have thought of those, but you also probably thought of some not on my list. Can you see how this really forces kids to focus on the information in the problem? It makes it clear that the question they think is going to be asked isn’t always what is actually asked?
This is one of the best strategies for helping kids understand exactly what the question is asking. As a reminder, here’s how it looks:
Question: How many boys wear a small t-shirt?
Answer statement: _____ boys wear a small t-shirt
Handle with Care Initiative Launches in Sioux City
The Sioux City Community School District is launching a new initiative, Handle with Care, in partnership with the Sioux City Police Department (SCPD). This initiative is part of an effort to further advance work to support the emotional needs of students. Handle with Care is an alert system set up to notify the District any time a police officer is dispatched to a student’s home. SCPD will NOT share any details about the call or police activity. The alert will only prompt the District officials to take actions to “handle the student with care” in the days following the call. School staff that closely interact with the student involved will be prompted to observe the student’s behavior. If the student exhibits signs that indicate distress or concern, a professional school counselor will support the student’s emotional needs. The Handle with Care program will launch on December 1, 2019. If you have questions about the program, please call:
· Jen Gomez, Sioux City Community School District: 712-279-6075
· Sgt. Jeremy McClure, Sioux City Police Department: 712-279-4981
Let's Talk
An engaged community makes our District stronger. That is why we have made it easy for you to connect with us whenever it is convenient for you. We encourage you to take advantage of Let’s Talk!, our 24/7 online submission site. Reach out with your ideas, questions, concerns, and praise. To make a submission, please visit http://www.siouxcityschools.org/lets-talk/.
Communication and Preparedness
Student and staff safety is of paramount importance in the Sioux City Community School District. For this reason, the District exercises a host of crisis prevention and planning tactics. Should an emergency occur, the school notifies you through our Blackboard phone system. In an emergency, the system calls every phone number associated with your child in order to reach you. The message will give you details about the emergency and provide directions on when/where to pick up your child if the normal school day is altered. Learn more about school safety.
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Hunt A+ Arts Elementary School
Principal: Cami Barker
Website: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/hunt/
Location: 1114 West 27th Street, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: 712-279-6833
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hunt-A-Arts-Elementary-School-243035805709274/
Twitter: @HuntTigersES