Southside News

Happy Friday Mustangs!

During this season we look to serve others and help children! We have a wonderful networked group of community members working together for our children! If you are not aware of this group here is their website - http://www.cydbartholomew.org - and below you can read more about them and take a look at their December newsletter! We are blessed to have this group in our community!

Our Vision A community where all youth and families are reaching their full potential.

Our Mission The Council for Youth Development is a Bartholomew County network that identifies, coordinates, and aligns community efforts to ensure the development of the whole child.

CHALLENGE QUESTION How can we work together to ensure that every child is healthy, safe, educated, engaged, and supported throughout Bartholomew County?

BACKGROUND The Council for Youth Development (CYD) is comprised of motivated partners invested in supporting youth across all age groups. Leadership from BCSC, the Courts and Child Services, early learning educators, and out of school providers are among the active supporters. Other health and education partners such as Columbus Regional Health, the Bartholomew County Library System, post-secondary institutions, and industry are also essential for our success. All parties who share an interest in the success of our youth are encouraged to participate. CYD has worked closely with the Forum for Youth Investment throughout its history, and developed focus areas that support the development of the “whole child”. CYD has often supported community-wide efforts and professional development opportunities for those who serve youth. Likewise, there is great value in the ability to communicate across sectors and support advocacy efforts. These are vital components of CYD’s mission.

MOVING FORWARD The work of CYD over the course of the past years have brought specific “threads” to the forefront. We believe these threads touch all youth:

• Family Support looks different in the Pre-K years than it does for parents of Middle School students. It looks different for those whose first language is not English; different for those facing poverty or mental illness. The CYD network partners believe that the support of ALL Bartholomew County’s families elevates the hope for our children and community.
• Social-Emotional Health lies at the heart of happy children. Happy children are more engaged, have more learning success, and more employable. Social-Emotional Health speaks to a child’s connectedness, sense of responsibility, sense of hope. Social-Emotional Health is what employers are addressing when they speak of challenges with “soft skills”.
• Advocacy & Professional Development The challenges that face our families must remain top-of-mind for our community. In the same way that “welcoming” can be ever-changing, and look different for each individual, the efforts to support families evolve over time. The CYD’s role will remain as the convening body for those supportive efforts.

The Council has a great monthly newsletter...here is the link to December's Newsletter - https://www.cydbartholomew.org/blog-posts/cyd-news-december2019

IF you scroll down you will find...

• Parent Institute Activity Calendar for DECEMBER in English/Spanish
• NEWS from BCSC Food Service - A NEW Menu format!
• Sign up to be REMINDed about Southside Stuff - Click HERE - remind.com/join/southsidep
• Southside PTO NEWS - NEW DATES for EVENTS!
• BCSC eAlerts - Sign up for BCSC eAlerts. eAlerts will be used for school closings, delays, early dismissals, and emergency announcements.
  
• PARENTS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE Newsletter - DECEMBER In English & Spanish
  
• NEWS from our STEM Lab - New Monthly Activity
• STEM LAB NEEDS - see the list for each GRADE LEVEL!
• COMMUNITY EVENTS - CLICK HERE to find out what is going on!
• Extenuating Circumstance Form for Excused Absence
• FEATURES to Our Newsletter...Change Font, Background, Translate
  

IMPORTANT DATES:

• December 11 - Basketball/Cheer - Richards @ Southside
• December 16 - 6th Grade DARE Graduation - 6:30PM - Columbus North High School
• December 18 - Basketball/Cheer - Southside @ Mt. Healthy
• December 21 - January 5 - WINTER BREAK - NO SCHOOL

GREAT NEWS!! Our Walkathon goal was to raise money for trees on our playground! Today 20 red sunset maple trees were delivered and the installation begins today and tomorrow!! Thank you to Kim Rayburn Landscape Design & Consulting for your expertise!

I am pleased to announce a new interactive menu service from BCSC Food Service. On the BCSC website under the parent tab; food service section, you may access our new menu system. This system allows for customer feed back about the meal item; has nutrition and allergen information; visuals of the menu items when available; and allows users to filter what allergens the student may have and then prints the menu showing safe food items to choose from.

HERE is the link - https://bcsck12.nutrislice.com/menus-eula

The new menu will be posted monthly but we will still follow a 5 week, seasonal cycle menu.

Please share this information as you wish and I hope this new system will be of benefit to our students and families of BCSC.

Nancy Millspaugh RD,CD

Director of Food Service

Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp.

1260 N. Marr Rd

Columbus IN 47201

812-376-4462

(f)812-376-4380

It's time! The two mustangs who have been hanging out in the commons and office have begun to move!

The two classes with the highest attendance the previous week will get to host one of the mustangs for the week. If their class wins, the mustang will be delivered to their room on Monday morning after announcements. The class can keep the mustang in your room or right outside of your room to signify and celebrate your great attendance. The class will keep it until the following Monday when it will move again. We suspect the Mustangs will sometimes show up on Southside's Twitter or Facebook page.

We will begin talking about the Mustangs on the announcements on Monday mornings! See pictures from our 1st two classroom winners....Mr. Bodart's and Miss Kahlenbeck's classes!

Do you wonder about what is going on in our community for your student? THIS IS THE PLACE TO LOOK! This link below that says COLUMBUS COMMUNITY EVENTS has links to fliers of all sorts of interests!

Take a look at one of the events that I pulled from the folder this week...

WHAT IF there was an EMERGENCY? WHAT IF we needed to GET INFORMATION TO YOU? This is a QUICK and EASY way to communicate needed information TO YOU!

Click on the Get Connected with REMIND above this article OR click on this link to get connected - remind.com/join/southsidep

Instructions in Spanish - click here

No Meeting in December

Mark your calendars!

• Dine to Donate at Texas Roadhouse Tuesday, January 14th. No cooking that night!
• Roller skating at Skateland will be Sunday, January 26th from 4:30-6:30.

Box tops have gone digital!

Please view the video below to see how to use the new box top app. If you have clipped box tops at home, please send them into school in a ziploc bag. All the money raised with box tops (clipped and app) will go to support our new STEM Lab!

*The Bookstore is open to students Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:45-8:10 AM.*

*Follow us on Facebook: Southside Elementary PTO, Columbus Indiana*

BCSC Emergency E-Alert Notification Registration

***NOTICE***

• Once you have registered with BCSC's Emergency E-Alert system you will receive a validation email from Blackboard. Be sure to click on the link in the email to validate your account. If you do not receive a validation email please email the BCSC Webmaster for assistance at webmaster@bcsc.k12.in.us.
  
• Do not contact your child's school if you need any help or have forgotten your username and password. Please email the BCSC Webmaster (webmaster@bcsc.k12.in.us)
  
• Need to add additional schools to your e-Alert account? Email BCSC Webmaster (webmaster@bcsc.k12.in.us) listing what schools need to be added.
  
• Text messages are free to sign up for, but normal messaging rates apply through your cell phone provider.

Parents and the extended community are welcome to subscribe to E-Alerts

Emergency E-Alert Registration
School Closings, Delays, Early Dismissals and Emergency Announcements

Emergency E-alerts are sent by the BCSC district administration when there will be a school closing, delay or early dismissal or if there is an emergency announcement.

E-Alert Notification Registration Instructions

Instrucciones de registro para notificaciones de E-Alert

BCSC E-Alert Notification 緊急警報通知の登録

Register for Emergency E-Alerts by clicking on the "Sign Up" link below

E-Alert Subscription Sign Up

FAQ's

What if I do not receive an E-Alert Mobile Text-Message even though I signed up to receive one?

First check to see if your number was entered correctly including the area code. If it is contact your cell phone provider. You may have restricted text messaging.

What if I do not receive a confirmation email with my username and password?

Please check back on your profile and make sure you entered your email in correctly.

Who do I contact if I have any problems registering or subscribing to E-Alerts?

Please email the BCSC Webmaster at webmaster@bcsc.k12.in.us

Is there a cost?

No, not from BCSC. There may be a cost for the Mobile Text-Message E-Alert if you do not have a text-message plan with your cell phone provider.

Will my password expire?

No. Your password will stay the same until you decide to change it.

Can pre-pay cell phones be used for text-messages?

Yes.

News from the STEM Lab,

Call all Engineers! NASA needs your help designing a soft landing parachute system for their spacecraft that is scheduled to land on Mars in 2020. With humans being on board, the larger and more massive spacecraft must not be damaged on impact.

If you are up to the challenge, then click on the link below to get started on your design.

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/parachute-design/

Please, No Cell Phone Use When Car Line is Moving!

We need some of these signs in our car line. Distracted driving is dangerous, particularly in an area where many children congregate to get in and out of cars. Thank you for helping us to keep all of the children at Southside safe!

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We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Centerstone. Southside and Centerstone are partnering to help serve our students with an advanced, comprehensive, approach to counseling. Centerstone works with BCSC schools collaboratively by providing school-based services to improve the behavioral health and well-being of students. Two Centerstone mental health clinicians, located at Southside, provide support to youth struggling with academic studies due to mental health and behavioral issues. Mr. Jarrod Pennycuff and Mr. Kyle Heilman are our Southside Family Support Specialists. They can be accessed quickly and will build a plan of care around the unique strengths, needs, and preferences of the child and the family. Services are offered at the school and can also be extended to the home, community, and/or the local Centerstone office.

Some common developmental skills which can be developed in our work with students include:

• Attention and Focus
  
• Organization and Time Management
  
• Communication Skills
  
• Goal Setting
  
• Assertiveness Skills
  
• Positive Coping Skills
  
• Feelings Identification
  
• Making Friends
  
• Conflict Resolution
  
• Moving through Grief, Loss, and Change
  
• Self Esteem Building

For more information please contact the our counselor, Mrs. Jeannie Newell, at newellj@bcsc.k12.in.us or you can contact Centerstone at 812.314.3300

If your family meets the income qualifications for free or reduced lunch, and even if your child brings his or her lunch to school, there are several benefits that may be available for your family. Textbook Assistance, High School - ACT/SAT Testing Fees & Dual Credit/AP Courses, Discounted Internet service, Discounted Computer, Discounts for Sports Program Fees, iCare afterschool program are some possibilities. See more information by clicking the links below.

Links to GREAT Information - More than Lunch 2016

Spanish version Spanish, More than Lunch

Southside Vision

Good, Better, Best,

Never rest,

Until Your Good is Better,

and Your Better is Best!

Southside Mission

The Southside community will ensure all learners demonstrate growth by modeling positive choices and recognizing the gifts and challenges of each student through a collaborative working environment.

In accordance with state law, youth are prohibited from possessing tobacco and tobacco products. Local law enforcement and the Bartholomew County prosecutor have empowered the school SRO’s to issue citations if BCSC youth are found in possession of tobacco or tobacco devices (electronic vaping devices).

We have some GREAT FEATURES to our newsletter!!! We have upgraded our newsletter to add some features that I think will help our families! You will need to SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE NEWSLETTER to access these NEW FEATURES!

• FONT SIZE - if your newsletter comes in a font that is too small...scroll to the bottom and click the LARGER Aa!
• CHANGE BACKGROUND - if the background and colors are a distraction or removing them makes things easier to read...scroll to the bottom and click High Contrast Mode!
  
• TRANSLATE THE NEWSLETTER - if you speak a different language...scroll to the bottom and click TRANSLATE! A Google Translate box will appear - click arrow to scroll to select a language. This is not perfect and does not translate everything but we hope this will be beneficial to our parents and students!

Email: backmeyerj@bcsc.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.bcsc.k12.in.us/southside
Location: 1320 West 200 South, Columbus, IN, United States
Phone: 812-376-4423
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SouthsideElem
Twitter: @SouthsideElem