A note from the Principal
Hello, SIS Families!
October seemed to come and go in the blink of an eye! Students got into the rhythm of the school year and our staff has really built some strong relationships with kids that have enabled them to really focus on instruction and the needs of our students. I want to take this time to thank all of you who helped make our Halloween celebration so smooth! We are so very blessed by our families with your donations and giving of your time! We work hard on the daily so that we can enjoy these special events when they arrive.
A few reminders: • With trick-or-treating over, many students have access to more candy than normal. While we understand our students love the sweet treats, please continue to help your child make healthy snack choices for our morning snack time. We do not allow candies or cookies for morning snack. One fun-sized bag of candy with a student’s lunch is certainly OK, but we do not allow multiple packages of candy or full-sized candy bars to be consumed during the school day. We greatly appreciate your support in helping students make healthy choices.
• The temperatures have dropped significantly, and our SIS students go outside for recess most days. Please encourage your child to wear proper outdoor clothing for recess as students are outside for about 30 minutes following lunch. Gloves and winter hats are a necessity as the winter months begin approaching. Please consider writing your child’s name inside his/her coats and/or sweatshirts. Our lost and found is growing and will continue to do so. If we can locate a name, we can help get items back to their rightful owner.
• If your child is going to be absent, please email his/her homeroom teacher and our office at [email protected]. Emailing the office is critically important, especially for changes in end of day routines for kids. Teachers are often unable to check emails until after students leave for the day. Emailing both the classroom teacher and the office helps make sure the message is received and passed along.
Yours in education, Mrs. Holtz
October school-wide celebration of responsibility During the month of October, our Spartan Squad groups and our guidance lessons focused on respect. 4th graders learned about time management and organization while 5th graders learned about time management and goal setting.
We wrapped up the month at our school-wide assembly Thursday, October 26 with a little video on ways we practice and demonstrate responsibility, and then celebrated the vast number of students who filled their Spartan Squad responsibility cards. So many of our students filled multiple cards, and this was by far the largest group of SIS Stand Out Students we have had! We wrapped up our assembly with our Orange Chair competition where classes competed in an egg relay. They practiced being responsible carrying their (plastic) eggs back and forth until their team was finished. Mrs. Visser’s class came out victorious and was excited to win.
November’s focus is on gratitude.
SIS Library news This month the main focus of our time together has been looking at the different features of book covers and why the pictures, fonts, and other elements are important. Students have been working hard to create a poster, cereal box book, or slide show recreating the cover of a book that they have enjoyed. Our goal is to have them on display in the Media Center during conferences.
If you have any cereal boxes, we would still love to put them to use. Your student can drop them off at the library anytime.
Thank you! Mrs. Sutton
Care Solace Services information It’s okay to ask for help.
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• Easy access to care – Use Care Match, the self-serve website, to find a provider on your own.
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Note: Care Solace is not an emergency response service or mental health services provider. In the event of a life-threatening emergency call 911 or the National Suicide Hotline 988.
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Mark your calendars Thursday, Nov. 16 – Parent/Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, Nov. 21 – Early Dismissal (1:32 p.m.)
Wednesday, Nov. 22-Friday, Nov. 24 – No School, Thanksgiving Break
Contact info 200 West 5th St., Solon, IA
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