Swansboro Elementary
August 25, 2019
Happy 2019-2020 School Year!
Happy last day of summer break! It was so exciting seeing you all at Open House. I can already tell that this is going to be our best year yet! Tomorrow is the first day for students, but don't forget about kindergarten staggered enrollment. Monday through Wednesday you will only send your kindergarten student on the day that was determined at Kindergarten Open House. All kindergartners will attend Thursday & Friday of this week. For grades 1-5, it is a five day week for you all, but no worries, we all get a break on Monday for Labor Day. Don't forget our doors will open at 8:00 and students need to be in their classes by 8:20 when the tardy bell rings. If you would like to walk your child to their classroom feel free for the first few days, but after that, you will need to drop them off at the main entrance to the building. This will help to create independent learners! In the morning any lane will do, but in the afternoon, the lanes are designated for grade levels. Please make sure your are in the correct lane which is the grade level for the youngest designated car rider. Car riders will be dismissed at 3:05, walkers at 3:15 and buses will load around 3:30. As for bus riders, please make sure they are at the designated stop 15 mins. early and know that buses may be running a little behind schedule (morning and afternoon) this first week or so. Please remember that if you would like to stay up to date with bus changes and real time tracking data, please download the Edulog Parent Portal App. We appreciate your patience as we learn the new routes and double check to make sure everyone is on the right bus.
As a reminder, we are no longer able to provide a place in our cafeteria to accommodate lunch visitors. If you would like to join your child for lunch, we will have an outdoor eating area available in the courtyard. Please sign in at the office and we will get your child for you. Please let your child's teacher know that you will be coming and arrive 5-10 mins. before your child's designated lunch time so that you will have time to sign in and meet your child in the lobby before they go through the lunch line. If you are bringing your child lunch, please make sure it is here early. If you are not there within the first five minutes of the lunch period, we will send your child through the lunch to ensure that they do not go hungry. You will need to be mindful of the weather when planning a lunch visit:) Also, please keep in mind that you are only allowed to eat with your child and if a grandparent or special guest is coming to eat with a student, we must have a note from the parent granting permission. This is to ensure student safety and confidentiality. Thanks for understanding!
I am looking forward to working with you all this school year. If you need anything at all, the best way to reach me is through email page.highsmith@onslow.k12.nc.us. Here's to a wonderful school year!
TRANSPORTATION
Car Riders-
· * Please make sure that your Yellow Placard hanging from your rear view mirror. If you do not have a placard, you will need to park in a designated parking space and come to the main office to sign the student out.
· * In the mornings, any lane will do (there are no grade specific lanes in the AM) just fill in all lanes. Also in the mornings, we will come to your car and open the door. Do not just drop students off.
· * In the afternoons, use the designated lane for the grade level of the youngest student. We will bring students to you. Please stay in your car.
· * Please do NOT block entrances/exits. Please allow all cars to exit before filing into the loading zone. Allowing others to exit will expedite our process.
· * Please wait for staff to dismiss the first car in each lane. Before moving, always scan to make sure that everyone is a safe distance from your vehicle.
· * Car riders are not dismissed until 3:05. There is no need to arrive excessively early. If so, you may be asked to come in and volunteer :) Please do not idle.
· * Please be patient this first week or so; we will get more efficient with a little practice.
· * All students need to have a bus tag to ride. They will receive these from their teacher on day one. Please keep them on their book bags.
· * Due to unforeseen circumstances, sometimes we have to make changes in bus numbers and routes. We ask that you are patient with us. Use the Edulog Parent Portal App to stay up to date. In emergency situations, a call will be sent out. Please check your messages/ email before calling back to the school.
* SBES does not determine bus routes, bus stops, or bus drivers. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these topics, please contact the Swansboro District Transportation Coordinator, Judy O'Donald at 910-326-1436.
* Please know that we work very hard to ensure that our students are safe; however, accidents sometimes happen. Please make sure that you have a plan in place with your child should they ever get off the bus and no one is at home.
* If there is ever an emergency situation and you cannot get through to our main office via phone, please email me ( page.highsmith@onslow.k12.nc.us) and Mrs. Wilsey (elizabeth.wilsey@onslow.k12.nc.us) with your emergency. Although we may be in meetings, we do not leave campus until all bus riders have been delivered.
* Don't forget to communicate with your child's teacher if there are ever changes in transportation routine. Changes must be in writing and I recommend sending the teacher a message to verify that they received the note.
SCHOOL FEES
(Due the first week of school)
Instructional Supply; $5.00
Art; $1.00
Supplemental Reader $5.00
Music: * $7.00 *Recorder for 4th grade only (price subject to change)
Other: Onslow County Schools offer insurance for students. Forms will be sent home the first day. This is optional.
3rd, 4th and 5th grade students will need to pay a
$25 Technology Usage Assessment Fee (not insurance, rental fee.)
All Checks must have valid phone number.
Please ask for a fee waiver if you cannot afford these fees.
A Note From the Nurse
COMMUNICATION IS CRITICAL!!!
Here are a few tips:
1. The teacher is always the first point of contact. If you cannot resolve an issue after meeting with the teacher, please schedule an appointment to meet with administration.
2. See our data manager (Lori Jones) to sign up for Parent Portal. This gives you up to date info on student attendance and assignments for (3rd-5th grade).
3. Pay attention to the weekly ALL CALL and EMAIL that is sent out every Sunday evening. If you don't want to listen to the message, no worries, the email contains the transcript as well as important links and cute pictures of our students:) If you are not receiving the call and email, please let Lori Jones (lori.jones@onslow.k12.nc.us) know so that we can make sure your info. is up to date. This is the method that we will use to communicate with parents in the event of an emergency, so you need to make sure that you are receiving these calls.
4. Check out our school website: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/swansboroes
5. Check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/swansboroelementaryschool/
6. Remember, for safety reasons, we do not give out student information over the phone and all changes in transportation must be in writing from the parent/legal guardian.
7. If there are custody issues, we must have a copy of the current custody paperwork on file with a judge's signature. If not, both parents have equal access to the student and their educational records.
8. If you have concerns regarding bus routes, stops, schedules and drivers, please direct those concerns to our transportation coordinator Judy O'Donald at 326-1436. SBES does not have direct communication with the buses; therefore, this must go through the transportation dept. Please remember if you would like to stay up to date with bus changes and real time tracking data, please download the Edulog Parent Portal App. More info can be found here:https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/Page/1266.
CHANGES TO LUNCH PROCEDURES FOR 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR:
Important Dates 2019-2020
August 19-23- Workdays
August 22-SBES Orientation 5pm-7pm (floating), Kindergarten Orientation 4-4:45 pm
August 26-First Day for Students
August 27- Volunteer Training at 8:30am in cafeteria
August 29- Volunteer Training at 8:30am in cafeteria
September-Istation BOY Reading Assessment window for grades k-3
September 2-Labor Day-NO SCHOOL
September 3-Candy Man Kickoff
September 3-Frosted Spirit Night 3-7pm
September 4- PTO meeting 8:30 am in cafeteria & 6 pm in media center
September 4- Volunteer Training at 8:30am in conjunction with PTO meeting
September 6-Dairy Queen Spirit Night 4-8pm
September 10-PaPa John’s Spirit Night 4-8pm
September 11-October 4 iReady Math BOY benchmark window
September 11- 3rd grade BOG test
September 11-Strategic Planning Team Meeting 3:45 in media center
September 17-Candy Man Orders DUE
September 17 Moore’s BBQ Spirit Night 4-8pm
September 19- ERPD-car riders dismissed at 12:05, bus riders will arrive home 3 hours early
September 23-27-Book Fair
September 23-October 18 iReady Math BOY benchmark window for kindergarten only
September 24-Open House (K-2 5pm-6pm; 3-5 6pm-7pm)
September 24: Pizza Hut: 4-8pm
September 25-Fall Pictures
September 26-Interim Reports
October 1-Frosted Spirit Night 3-7pm
October 2- PTO meeting 8:30 am in cafeteria & 6 pm in media center
October 4-Dairy Queen Spirit Night 4-8pm
October 8- PaPa John’s Spirit Night 4-8pm
October 12-Mullet Fest/Homecoming Parade (Morning)
October 12-13-Mullet Fest
October-PTO Meeting
October- Fire Safety Month
October 15- Moore’s BBQ Spirit Night 4-8pm
October 22- 3rd Grade Concert/Art Show 6pm
October 22- Pizza Hut Spirit Night 4-8pm
October 24- 5th grade Track & Field event 9am-12 pm
October 25- SBHS Homecoming Football Game
October 23-31- Red Ribbon Week
October 28-November 1 Benchmark window #1 for Reading grades 4-5, Science grade 5
October 29- End of Grading
October 30- RTA ¾ test
November 1-Dairy Queen Spirit Night 4-8pm
November 1- SBHS Spirit Night- all SBES students get in football game free
November 5-Report Cards
November 5-Frosted Spirit Night 3-7pm
November 6- Make-up Pictures
November 6-PTO meeting 8:30 am in cafeteria & 6 pm in media center
November 7- 5th Grade Concert/Veteran’s Concert (During day) *Refreshments in Multi-purpose room
November 8- ERPD
November 11- Veteran’s Day-No School
November - PTO Meeting
November 12- PaPa JohnsSpirit Night 4-8pm
November 13 Strategic Planning Team Meeting
November 13- PTO sponsored Teacher Luncheon
November 19- Moore’s BBQ Spirit Night 4-8pm
November - National Education Support Professionals Day
November 26- Pizza Hut Spirit Night 4-8pm
November 27-29 Thanksgiving Holiday- No School
December - OCS Operation Christmas Cheer Canned Food Drive
December 2-4 Santa Shop
December 3-Frosted Spirit Night 3-7pm
December 4-PTO meeting 8:30 am in cafeteria & 6 pm in media center
December 5- Interim Reports
December 5-4th Grade Concert/Art Show 6pm
December 6-Dairy Queen Spirit Night 4-8pm
December 10- PaPa John’s Spirit Night 4-8pm
December 17-2nd Grade Concert/Art Show 6pm
December17-Moore’s BBQ Spirit Night 4-8pm
December 20- Family Life Class for 5th graders with permission slips
December 23-January 2 Winter Break- No school
January -Istation MOY Reading Assessment window for grades k-3
January 2019 National Mentoring Month
January 3-Dairy Queen Spirit Night 4-8pm
January 6-February 5 iReady Math MOY benchmark window
January 7-Talent Show Permission Slips Due
January 7-Frosted Spirit Night 3-7pm
January- 9 Talent Show Tryouts
January 11 –Let’s Get Moving-PTO sponsored fitness event 9:30am in multipurpose room
January 13- Golden Tickets Given Out
January 14- PaPa John’s Spirit Night 4-8pm
January - Maintenance Employee Appreciation Week
January 15-Strategic Planning
January 17-End of Grading Period
January 20-22 MLK Day & Workdays- No School
January 27-31 Benchmark #2 window for Reading grades 4-5, Science grade 5
January 28- Pizza Hut Spirit Night 4-8 pm
January 29-30- Talent Show Dress Rehearsal
January 31 Talent Show 6:30pm
January 29- Report Cards
February 1-OCS Science Olympiad-NHS
February 5- PTO meeting 8:30 am in cafeteria & 6 pm in media center
February 4-Frosted Spirit Night 3-7pm
February 7-8- OCS Elementary Honors Chorus-NHS
February 7-Dairy Queen Spirit Night 4-8pm
February 6 PTO Meeting 8:30 am in the cafeteria & 6pm in the media center)
February 11-1st Grade Concert/Art Show 6pm
February 11- PaPa John’s Spirit Night 4-8pm
February 12-Strategic Planning
February 13-ERPD
February 17- Workday-No School
February 18- Moore’s BBQ Spirit Night 4-8pm
February 24-Read-a-Thon Virtual Kick-off
February 24-28-Book Fair
February 24-28-Battle of the Books-SWHS
February 25- Interim Reports
February 25- Pizza Hut Spirit Night 4-8pm
February 29- Odyssey of the Mind- SHS/QCE
March 1- OCS Spelling Bee-PWE
March 3-Frosted Spirit Night 3-7pm
March 2-6- Read Across America Week
March 5- Kindergarten Concert/Art Show 6pm
March 6- Read-a-Thon Final Day- ALL Payments due by 8:30 am
March 6 -Dairy Queen Spirit Night 4-8pm
March - School Social Worker Week
March 10 - PaPa John’s Spirit Night 4-8pm
March 11- Strategic Planning Team Meeting
March 12- ERPD
March 12- Career Day
March 16- Workday-No School
March 17-Moore’s BBQ Spirit Night 4-8pm
March 19- PTO sponsored Teacher Luncheon
March 24- Pizza Hut Spirit Night 4-8pm
March 27- End of Grading Period
April –Month of the Military Child
April 1 - PTO meeting 8:30 am in the cafeteria & 6 pm in media center
April 3- Report Cards
April 3-4- Dreamer’s Club-Lion King
April 3-Dairy Queen Spirit Night 4-8pm
April - Media Specialist Day
April 7 -Frosted Spirit Night 3-7pm
April 8- Strategic Planning Team Meeting
April 10-17 - Spring Break!!
April 21-Moore’s BBQ Spirit Night 4-8pm
April 22- Spring Pictures
April 22-28 Benchmark #3 window for Reading grades 4-5, Science grade 5
April - Administrative Professional Week
April 23 -2nd & 3rd Grade Chess Tournament
April 24- SPRING FLING
April - Administrative Professional Day
April 27- 4th & 5th grade Chess Tournament
April 27- May 8 iReady Math EOY benchmark window
April 28- Pizza Hut Spirit Night 4-8pm
National Child Nutrition Employee Week
April 30 – OCS Multiplication Bee- BCS 6pm
May-Istation EOY Reading Assessment window for grades k-3
May 1-Dairy Queen Spirit Night 4-8pm
May - School Principals Day
May - Teacher Appreciation/ OCS Employee Appreciation Week/ OCS Bus Driver Appreciation Week
May – Middle School Transition Meetings
May Benchmark Testing grades 3-5
May 1- Global Field Day
May 5 -Frosted Spirit Night 3-7pm
May 7 – Interim Reports
May 7 National Teacher Day
May 12- PaPa John’s Spirit Night 4-8pm
May 13- Strategic Planning Team Meeting
May - National School Nurse Day
May - Teacher Assistant Appreciation Day
May - National Education Boss Week
May 19- Moore’s BBQ Spirit Night 4-8pm
May 20-PTO meeting 8:30 am in cafeteria & 6 pm in media centerMay 26- Pizza Hut Spirit Night 4-8pm
May - Navigating Towards Excellence (Swansboro District Awards 6pm at SBMS)
May 25- Memorial Day- No school
May 27-June 9 NCEXTEND 1
May 28- Science EOG (for 5th grade only)
June 2 - ELA/Reading EOG grades 3-5
June 2-Frosted Spirit Night 3-7pm
June 4 - Math EOG grades3-5
June 5-Dairy Queen Spirit Night 4-8pm
June 4 - Math EOG grades3-5
June 8- RTA (select 3rd grade Students)
June 9- Kindergarten Ceremony @ 9 am, 5th grade Ceremony @ 11
June 9- Last Day of School/ Reports cards go home with students (IF all fees are paid)
June 10- Strategic Planning- 9am
June 15-23 Summer School (if applicable)
Swansboro Elementary
Email: page.highsmith@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/swansboroes
Location: 118 School Road, Swansboro NC
Phone: 910-326-1501
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swansboroelementaryschool
Twitter: @SBESPirates