The Stingray Review
Seaside Elementary
We had a wonderful time at our Boosterthon Fun Run this week! Thank you to everyone for your support and donations towards our fundraiser. The students had a wonderful time and really enjoyed seeing me get slimed! We also had a wonderful breakfast for our veterans. Our third and fourth graders did an absolutely amazing job with their Veteran's Day performance. Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for this special time honoring our veterans. We have one more week before we head into Thanksgiving break. I look forward to seeing our students this week growing and learning in their classrooms. Please have a safe and relaxing weekend. We will see all of our students back on Monday, November 13, 2023.
Andrew Ball Ed.D
Principal
Seaside Elementary
We are the RAYS 🌊💙
RAYS
R-Respect yourself and others
A-Always do your personal best
Y-You are special and you matter
S-Spread kindness
RAYS
RAYS
R-Respect yourself and others
A-Always do your personal best
Y-You are special and you matter
S-Spread kindness
☀️ Rays for the Day Morning Show☀️
Be sure to check out our Rays for the Day Morning Show!
🗓️Upcoming Dates!🗓️
November 14-Honor Roll Award's Day for grades 3 and 4. **Updated Time** 3rd Grade is at 8:30 A.M. and grade 4 is at 9:15 A.M. If your student received All A's or All A's and B's they will be receiving an award.
November 14- Fall Club Night If your student has been in dance club, exercise club, ukulele club, art club, chamber choir, sewing club, tech club, and piano club you are invited to our fall club night which is on November 14 at 6 P.M.
November 15-Thanksgving Dinner for Lunch. Families invited to eat with their student. This will be during your child's regular lunch time. (Please make sure to come if you have prepaid and turned in the form that was due on Nov. 8).
November 17-Fall Fun Day CD-2nd Grade 9-11 A.M. Grades 3 and 4 12-2 P.M.
November 20-24-Thanksgiving Break
November 29-Winter MAP Testing (Reading) Grades 1 & 2
November 30-Winter MAP Testing (Reading) Grades 3 & 4
December 1-Seaside Elementary Movie Night Movie: Illumination Presents: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch. This event will be held in our gym. This is open to our Seaside Families. Movie starts at 6:00 P.M.
December 5- Winter MAP Testing (Math) Grades 1 & 2
** Updated Date** December 6-Winter MAP Testing (Math) Grades 3 & 4
December 7-PTO Spirit Night at Marcos Pizza
December 20-January 1st-Christmas Break
Boosterthon!
Boosterthon was a hit! We appreciate all of the donations and your support towards our fundraiser. Our students had a blast at their fun run!
Seaside PTO Spirit Nights!
11/13 Casa Calamari
11/16 Marcos Pizza
12/7 Marcos Pizza
1/15 Big Air
1/18 Marcos Pizza
PTO Spirit Night!
November 13, 2023 4 P.M. till closing at Casa Calamari Pizza
Seaside PTO Canned Food Drive! 🥫
Please help us collect non-perishable foods for South Strand Helping Hands in Surfside Beach. The food drive serves many families in need within our community. Collection boxes are in each classroom and at the front desk. This will end on November 15.
Seaside Elementary Fall Club Night!
If your student has been in dance club, exercise club, ukulele club, art club, chamber choir, sewing club, tech club, and piano club you are invited to our fall club night which is on November 14 at 6 P.M.
🌮 Lunch 🍕
All students 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.
🍕 Lunch Menu 🍕
Attendance Information
Arrival and Dimissal 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
Morning Car Rider Line
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.
🦺Safety🦺
Safety
Parents/Guardians,
As you know from my letter that was sent home on November 8 and from the parentlink email that I sent out, we held our 2nd lock down drill this past week. Our Stingrays did an amazing job following all of our safety procedures. We will hold two more mandatory lock down drills throughout the year. Please don't forget that we hold fire drills, wanding, earthquake drills, and tornado drills throughout the year as well. We conduct these drills so that students and staff members are safe as well as to develop an awareness of their role in these various scenarios.
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 2023-24 Student Calendar
Please make sure to refer to the 23-24 Horry County Schools student calendar! Our next big break will be on Nov. 20-24 for Thanksgiving Break!
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.