The Stingray Review
Seaside Elementary
It was another great week at Seaside Elementary! Our first grade through fourth grade students have now completed their Winter MAP assessments. Our kindergarten through second grade students are completing their middle of the year DIBELS assessments. It is so exciting to see all of our students growing in their learning! I always tell our students to keep working hard as you possibly can and give your 100% full effort in everything that you do. Great things will happen! Thank you to all of our families for supporting your child or children in the learning process. We thank you for all of your support! We have seven instructional days left before we go on our holiday break. I hope that our Seaside families are able to enjoy all the wonderful holiday activities going on around Horry County. Enjoy the weekend and be safe. We will see everyone back at school on Monday, December 11, 2023.
Andrew Ball Ed.D
Principal
Seaside Elementary
We are the RAYS! ๐๐
RAYS
R-Respect yourself and others
A-Always do your personal best
Y-You are special and you matter
S-Spread kindness
RAYS
๐Please make sure that you talk to your student about what it means to be a StingRAY! At Seaside Elementary we always are showing respect, always doing our personal best, knowing that they are special and matter, and spreading kindness at all times! ๐
RAYS
R-Respect yourself and others
A-Always do your personal best
Y-You are special and you matter
S-Spread kindness
โ๏ธRays for the Day Morning Show โ๏ธ
Be sure to check out our Rays for the Day Morning Show!
๐๏ธ Upcoming Dates! ๐๏ธ
December 15-We will have our second grade holiday sing along at 8:30 in the gym. 2nd grade students will be performing for our students. 2nd Grade families only are allowed to come watch their student sing. Please park outside the gym if you plan on coming.
December 19-Polar Express Day PJs and Polar Express Movie will be shown during the day. Santa is coming from 8-11. We will be walking Santa to everyoneโs classroom!
December 20-January 1st-Christmas Break
Congratulations!
Congratulations to our Fourth Grade Yearbook Cover Contest Winners! We are unbelievably proud of these two artists for being chosen for our yearbook front and back covers! Canโt wait to see the final product- Congratulations Harper and Madison!
Harper- Front Cover
Madison- Back CoverCongratulations!
โDecember Holiday Spirit Week ๐
Wednesday, December 13-Wear your favorite holiday colors Ex. Red/Green
Thursday, December 14-Wear your favorite holiday hat or headband
Friday, December 15- Wear your favorite holiday shirt or sweater
Monday, December 18- Holiday Character dress up. Dress as your favorite! Ex. Santa, reindeer, snowman, Grinch, etc.
Tuesday, December 19- Wear your favorite pajamas for Polar Express Day!
Seaside PTO Spirit Nights!
1/15 Big Air
1/18 Marcos Pizza
2/22 Marcos Pizza
3/21 Marcos Pizza
4/18 Marcos Pizza
5/16 Marcos Pizza
PTO 2023 Elf Workshop
We are having our PTO Elf Workshop the week of December 11-15. Please see the flier. This went home with all of our students. Please note that we are moving fourth grade back to start at 9:30 A.M. on Friday Dec. 15 so they can attend our 2nd grade sing along.
๐ Angel Tree ๐
I cannot thank our staff, Seaside families, and our community enough! All of our Angels have been picked off of our tree and our students will be taken care of this holiday season! Everyone's kindness is amazing! Thank you so much for your love and support!
Lost and Found!
Our Lost and Found has a lot of very nice jackets and sweatshirts that have been left on the playground or other areas of our school. If your child is missing something then it is most likely in our Lost and Found. Please check out my picture and you may find that your child's clothing is in this picture. Thank you to your attention to this.
๐ฎ Lunch ๐
All students have Breakfast and Lunch free!
All students in Horry County Schools will receive free breakfast and lunch during the 23-24 school year as part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program. Click here for more information.
๐ Lunch Menu ๐
Attendance Information
Arrival and Dismissal Reminders!
Our doors open for our students at 7 A.M.
- Breakfast begins at 7 A.M. and ends at 7:35 A.M.
- Tardy bell rings at 7:40 A.M. (Please make sure you are on time.) Our car rider line is empty from 7-7:25. Everything starts to pick up right at the last 15 minutes.
- Dismissal is at 2:40. If you are picking up in the car rider line, please have your car rider tag on your dash board the entire time or you will be asked to park and come to the front office.
Attendance Matters!
Research shows that consistent attendance is a critical piece of student success. Absences with doctor notes (medical, eye, dentist) will be marked as medically excused. If absent due to death in the family an obituary or memorial information is needed to excuse for bereavement.
If any of the following occur Horry County Schools requires an attendance meeting to implement an AIP (Attendance Intervention Plan):
- 3 consecutive unexcused absences
- 5 accumulative unexcused absences
- 10 unexcused tardy/early sign-outs
Parents coming to eat lunch with their child
When coming to eat lunch with your child
We love having parents coming to eat with their child. Please sit with your child at the tables that have been put out for parents.Please make sure to not travel anywhere else but to the lunch room and back down to the office. Parents are not allowed to walk around with or without their student around the building unsupervised.Thank you for your attention to this!
Thank you for your help!
Students will only be allowed to eat with their parent. Please do not have a friend come to sit with you and your child. Please do not photograph any other children other than your child. We have a do not photograph list and we have students who cannot be photographed.
Message from Nurse Hopkins
Please reach out to Nurse Hopkins if your child has any medical issues that the school may need to know (severe allergies, asthma, diabetes, seizures, etc.) If you need to reach her please call the school at 843-650-3490 or by email at MHopkins002@horrycountyschools.net. It is imperative that we know about any medical issues so that we are able to keep your child safe at all times.Please make sure that your child's shot records are up to date.
Please check your child's backpack!
Please check your child's backpack for inappropriate items, personal electronic devices, toys, stuffed animals, Pokemon cards, sports cards, plush toys etc. We do not want your child losing their personal items. We are not responsible for any lost items. We do not want any items coming to school that may cause a safety issue or cause your child to get into trouble for. We thank you in advance for doing this! We really appreciate it!
Horry County Schools 23-24 School Calendar
Please make sure to refer to the 23-24 Horry County Schools student calendar! Our next big break will start on Dec. 20 and end on Jan. 1
Bus Office Information
Seaside Elementary is in the St. James Area cluster. If you have any questions about your student's bus or route please contact the St. James Area Bus Office at 843-650-1937. Please click on the HCS Transportation Page Bus Rules and Guidelines to help you with bus transportation information.
๐ฆบ Safety ๐ฆบ
Safety Drills happen monthly! Our Stingrays have done an amazing job following all of our safety procedures for our safety drills. We are so proud of them! Please check out the different types of safety drills that we will be conducting throughout the entire school year.