The Stingray Sentinel

Monday 3/2:

E Day for Elementary Resource

B Day for MS Electives

-No ODM this week

-B3 Coding and Drones 3:15-4:15

-Pro-Martial Arts 3:00-4:00

-Girls Who Code Gr 3-5 3:20-4:30

-Soccer Practice 3:15-5:30

-Jazz Band 3:15-4:30

Teacher Appreciation Collection Begins - send items to front desk

Tuesday 3/3:

A Day for Elementary Resource

A Day for MS Electives

Tutoring grades 1-8 (Elem 3:15-4:15 & MS 3:30-4:30)

- Happy Feet Soccer K-1 ends 3:45, 2nd-4th ends 4:00

- Artists in Motion 3:30-5:30

- K-4 Indian Classical Dance 3:15-4:00

- Brick, Beakers & Bots - Drones & Bots Robotics Club K-5

- Girls Who Code Grade 6-8 3:20-4:30

- Girls on the Run & Heart & Sole 3:15-4:45

- Soccer Practice 3:15-5:30

- Drumline 3:15-4:30

Wednesday 3/4

B Day for Elementary Resource

B Day for MS Electives

Kinder Field Trip to Sweet Pete's

-No ODM this week

-Soccer Games 5:30 & 6:30 at Southside vs. Coastal

Thursday, 3/5

C Day for Elementary

A Day for Middle School

Tutoring grades 1-8 (Elem 3:15-4:15 & MS 3:30-4:30)

-Playball Club 3:00-4:00

-Artists in Motion 3:30-5:30

-Jazz Band 3:15-4:30

-Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole 3:15-4:45

-Soccer Practice 3:15-5:30

Friday 3/6:

D Day for Elementary during Resource

B Day for Middle School

Spirit Day - Spirit shirts permitted, Jeans = $1 or jeans pass

Anime Club 3:30-4:30

Fashion Club 3:30-4:30

Upcoming Events:

• 3/9- 3/13 Spring Break
  
• 3/18 Granola with Grownups K-1st
• 3/19 Granola with Grownups 2nd-5th
• 3/19 PTC Meeting 8:00am
• 3/20 5th Grade Music Program 5:30pm
• 3/21 Saturday Tutoring grades 2-8
• 3/24 End of 3rd Quarter
• 3/25 Early Release K-5th 12:45 p.m/Middle 1 p.m
• 3/27 No School - Professional Development Day
• 3/28 Saturday Tutoring grades 2-8
• 4/1 Elementary Art Show

https://signup.com/go/VLrNgif: Passing out items

For more opportunities please scroll down to 'Volunteer Opportunities' and sign up.

Teacher Appreciation Collection begins March 2nd! We are asking for your help in making 'Teacher Appreciation Week' the best EVER! Our teachers work so very hard and we wan't to spoil them a bit. Please consider sending a donation in an envelope with your child's name and their teachers name.

Teacher Appreciation Week starts the week of May 4th.

Thank you in advance.

Last Family Event in our 3 part series is Granola with Grownups. This event used to be Granola with Grandparents and they are certainly still our target audience, but not all students have grandparents well enough to come, or that live in the area. If you are a mom, dad, aunt, uncle, special loved one, etc. and you couldn't make the Doughnut with a Grownup or Muffins in the Morning, then please join the Granola with Grownups event!! If your child has grandparents that are available we would love for them to attend this event!

K-1st Grade on March 18th

2nd-5th on March 19th

DCSS cordially invites you to our annual

Elementary Art Show

Wednesday, April 1st

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Location: cafeteria

Special "Thank You" to our buisness partner "Your Pie" for going above and beyond just catering the food for the Loved One and Me Dance. They decorated their stations, provided servers and really got into our enchanted forest theme. We look forward to scheduling a family night soon at Your Pie! We love partnering with our Southside community partners!

If you have visited, check out their Southside location:

Your Pie: 4828 Deer Lake Dr W. Jacksonville, FL 32246
904-337-0155 https://yourpie.com/stores/jacksonville-southside/

From their website:

Your Pie, our community.

The world doesn’t need another pizza place—the world needs passionate people driven to improve the communities they serve. At Your Pie, our mission is simple: to improve the lives of the Your Pie Family. (That’s you!) We’re happiest when providing a uniquely awesome experience to guests while also creating a positive impact beyond our walls.

As an arts and science school, we are looking for ways to increase science academic performance. We have worked this year to make science more hands on and enjoyable for your students.

For performance, the State of Florida assesses science in 5th and 8th grade. This means that the 5th grade science test includes K-5 content and is not just a test of 5th grade science. As you can imagine, there is a large body of knowledge in all of elementary science!

In middle school, some advanced students may be able to tackle High School Biology and next year we will also be offering a High School environmental science! Students in 8th grade, not in a high school course, will take the 8th grade general science FSA which covers 6-8 science

Attached is the 8th grade science vocabulary. These are words that students need to know in order to be successful on the 8th grade science test. We would love for parents of 6th, 7th and 8th graders to actively build these words into their homework and home lives and learning! Thank you for any vocabulary support you can provide!

Phase 1: In January, we completed phase 1 of the recommit process. 97% of our students are returning for 20-21 school year.

Phase 2: New this year in CSUSA, for the second step in the process, parents/guardians will complete the Re-Enrollment Packet for returning students in the spring. This allows us to collect updated student demographic data, receive parent/guardian consent, and emergency contact information closer to the start of the school year. By completing this step, we will limit the number of updates needed in the system when school staff is verifying yellow emergency card information in September. More information to come as we get closer to spring!

We wanted to take a minute to let parents know that middle school will be learning about school safety topics in health class: specifically "See Something, Say Something" highlighting Fortify Florida the online reporting tool, helpful for after hours especially if a student needs to report something they heard or saw on social media. https://getfortifyfl.com/

They will also be covering "It's not a joke" campaign from Florida law enforcement that explains the severe consequences of making a school threat. http://www.djj.state.fl.us/news/awareness-campaigns/school-threats

If you have any concerns or questions, please reach out to Mr. Davis or Mrs. Sauer.

Friendly Reminder

Is your student currently in 6th grade going into 7th grade?

No-> This reminder is not for you.

YES-> Please continue reading.

Has your student received the Tdap shot? (Usually at age 12)

Yes->make sure the school has a copy of the Florida Shot Record

No -> You must have this shot in order for your student to start school in August. Please visit your physician or clinic (listed below) to get the shot and obtain the Form DH-680 (required to be on this form) as soon as possible.

Florida Department of Health

5220 N Pearl Street

904-253-1420

Duval County Health Department

515 W 6th Street

904-253-1250

Duval County Health Department

900 University Blvd. N

904-253-1620

Once you have received this form showing proof of your student receiving the Tdap shot, please email it to bmerryman@southsidecharter.org; bring it into the school; or fax it to 904-423-5349

Please see pdf of school letter going home in backpacks about Corornavirus:

We are joining several of our other CSUSA schools in the area such as Flager in adding schoolstore.com to our "free money" efforts. Your PTC will get proceeds if families start at the schoolstore.com website when shopping online. That is all. We are not selling anything. Your child will be bringing home an envelope/sheet this week on how to sign up!

If students share the information on how to use the website with grandparents, etc. via email then they also get free prizes. The prizes have been already sent and are ready here at school.

Sign up your family, share with three other people who support your child (grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.) and credit your family with ONE VOLUNTEER HOUR just for doing that!

When your school's families and friends shop at their favorite online stores through SchoolStore.com everybody wins! Online retail sales are approaching $300 billion this year, and 92% of all Americans are online. Now is the time to get your school signed up and earning money.

SchoolStore.com/info is an online shopping mall where over 350 nationally-known merchants have agreed to give a percentage of sales to K-12 schools.

People help your school by making everyday purchases from the nation's top online merchants

Log your volunteer hours on a computer in your Powerschool account (option does not appear on the App)

IF you need to log more volunteer time and have been busy this fall, there are some off-site opportunities that can be done from home...

1 hr: Leave a positive review on Facebook, Yelp, or Great Schools - let shopping families know what you LOVE about Duval Charter at Southside. This helps our marketing team!

https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/2856450/true#/invitation: Teacher Appreciation Week

https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/2856431/false#/invitation: PBS Party

* Please keep in mind you will have to complete the 3 step process in order to volunteer here at DCSS.

Please attend a quick mandatory school based volunteer training meeting. We will go over all requirements, building expectations for volunteers and safety protocol. We will be offering more sessions but you need to complete the training before volunteering or eating lunch with your child in our cafeteria.

Next Training: Friday the 28th at 2:30pm

Parents were asking in PTC if we could make a list of helpful apps/programs that are used by all at DCSS and let them know what they are for and how they are used.

Below is our attempt to begin to meet this need and give more information about the apps and programs that we use.

Communication/School Management:

Powerschool: (All students K-8)

• PowerSchool: Check student attendance, grades (iPhone/Android App and website) and log Volunteer Time (desktop site only). Create an account and then use your student's individual credentials to link your student to your account. Contact front desk if you need help accessing your account.

School Mint: (Replacing ACE - All students K-8)

• https://csusa.schoolmint.net/: Re-enroll, apply for new students

Live School: (All students K-8)

• https://www.whyliveschool.com/how-to/get-started-as-a-parent: Our classroom teachers use LiveSCHOOL to track positive behavior and share behavior feedback with you and your child. Students will receive positive points in LiveSchool for hard work and good behavior. We will also give feedback on the negative choices your child may make. You can access all of this information from your computer or phone. The classroom teacher can give you the access code that you need. We also want to reward students for doing the right thing! As part of our use of LiveSchool, your child will be able to spend his or her points on various classroom and school-wide rewards. We are going to be focusing on positive reinforcement and encouragement and hope that your child earns lots of exciting rewards! To learn more, please visit the following web address for a short video introduction to the service: https://youtu.be/bB9CYHH4dc4

Edmodo: (All students K-8)

• Edmodo is an educational technology company offering a communication, collaboration, and coaching platform to K-12 schools and teachers. The Edmodo network enables teachers to share content, distribute quizzes, assignments, and manage communication with students, colleagues, and parents. Middle School students also participate in an "All Middle School" communication group in which they can get information about school events, or ask questions. Students can email their teacher directly through Edmodo.

Focus:

• Student Management System used by Duval County Public Schools - for which we are part. For 2020-21, charter school parents will also have Focus account access. Students do have Focus/DCPS student numbers which makes them able to access the public library, computer sales, etc.

Programming Provided On-site by Outside Providers

- Contact Jill Morales at Front Desk or Mr. Jared Davis for more information:

• Happy Feet Soccer Program: Tuesdays- K-1st from 3:15-3:45 p.m & 2-4th from 3:15 -4:00 p.m

• Play Ball Sports Program: Thursdays- 3:00- 4:00 p.m
• Pro-Martial Arts Program: Mondays- 3:00-4:00 p.m
• Art Club Program: (Early Release Days Only) from 1:00- 3:00 p.m
• Bricks, Bots & Beakers -Mondays & Tuesdays from 3:15-4:15 p.m
• Artists in Motion:Tuesdays & Thursdays from 3:30- 5:30 p.m
• Indian Classical Dance Tuesdays, K-4th from 3:15- 4:00 p.m

Teacher/Staff Sponsored Clubs/Activities:

• Girls On The Run: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:45
  
• Heart & Sole Gr 6-8 Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30-4:45
• Girls Who Code Gr 3-5 3:20-4:30 Mondays
• Girls Who Code Gr 6-8 3:20-4:30 Tuesdays
• Anime Club Gr 6-8 Fridays 3:30-4:30
• ODM Teams Mondays 4th grade 3:30-6, Wed. 3rd & MS teams 3:30-6
• Basketball Team Gr 6-8 3:15-5:30 On Practice Days
• Drum Line 3:15-4:30 Tuesdays
• Jazz Band 3:15-4:30 Mondays
• Fashion Club 3:30-4:30 Fridays starts 1/24
• Coming soon - middle school soccer teams!

Contact Jill Morales at the front desk, or Mr. Jared Davis, Student Services Coordinator, for more information, some activities are fee based and provided by outside organizations but on our campus. Some are led by staff members, and are free or fee based depending on supplies needed for the club. Their are tryouts for ODM and MS Athletic Teams.

PLEASE help remind your students each morning if they have a club or team practice after school!

https://sla-dss.nutrislice.com/menu/duval-charter-school-at-southside/breakfast/2020-03-26?mode=browse: Breakfast menu

https://sla-dss.nutrislice.com/menu/duval-charter-school-at-southside/lunch/2020-03-26?mode=browse: Lunch Menu

As you may be aware CSUSA has implemented a new online payment system called, My School Bucks. MySchoolBucks.com

The process is complete and is LIVE!

My School Bucks - then LOOK under Renaissance Charter - (which is our school board group)

https://www.smore.com/psh6a

Website: https://www.southsidecharter.org/
Location: 8680 A C Skinner Parkway, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Phone: 904-4235348
Facebook: facebook.com/DuvalSouthside
Twitter: @DCSSouthside