Scott City Elementary School

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S.C.O.R.E. S.C.O.R.E is off to a great start. We average around 35-40 kids most days. The kids have been involved with many different activities. One example of the activities was the apple unit. The kids made Apple Volcanoes the week we talked about apples. After talking about apples we took the students on a field trip to Caspar’s grocery store and they talked about the different kinds of apples they have at their store. After showing the students the different apples the employees took us to the back of the store and let us try four different types of apples.

The program’s daily schedule is broken Kid’s Bank down into 3 categories. The first category is Kid’s Bank will begin in October. Kid’s academic. Students have an opportunity to Bank is a program that is ran through First do their homework in the homework center National Bank. Every other week SCES with a certified teacher. The students are students have the opportunity to make also involved in academic games and deposits into their First National accounts activities that correspond with their grade here at school. This financial literacy level’s State Standards. The second category opportunity allows students to learn about is enrichment. This year’s focus enrichment counting money, saving money, and the activities are Science Experiments, Cooking, roles of bank employees. Kid’s Bank Community Involvement, Music, and Art. employees are fourth grade students. The Each month will have a theme. The first Kid’s Bank employees must interview for theme was Back to School with “getting to their position. Kid’s Bank employees for know you” activities. The third category is 2008-2009 will be: Clarissa Ratzlaff- Recreation. We will be offering mini-sports President, Trace Mulligan-Teller, Paige camps, team building activities, and a Winderlin – Teller, Katie Nowak-Customer variety of games. The S.C.O.R.E. students Service Representative, and Haley Allen- will attend field trips in the community and Public Relations. For more information hear from guest speakers. about Kid’s Bank contact Yanet Contreras at 872-2143. Students can participate in the program full or part time. The cost of the program is $4 Parent’s Right to Know per day for full lunch pay students, $2 per  Building/District State Report Cards day for reduced lunch students, and $1 per can be accessed at: day for free lunch students. Scholarships are http://online.ksde.org/rcard available for those who qualify.  Parents may request access to students state assessments  Parents can request professional qualifications of teachers and paraprofessionals in Title I buildings (SCES only) Site Council We met as a Site Council on Thursday Sept. 18th @ 7:00 a.m. Site Council members are Doyle Baker, Irene Huck, Devin Hutchins, Cheryl Kucharik, Clint Pearson, Karen Pounds, Liz Smith, Jerrie Brooks, and Cindy Geist. Student members are Gayle Minnix and Chaston Hoeme. Meetings are on the Thursday following the Monday BOE meeting of every month. The next site council meeting will be on October 16th at 7:00 am in the High School Conference Room.

End of First Quarter Tuesday, Oct. 17th marks the end of the first nine weeks of school. It is important to stay on top of your student’s performance in the classroom. We encourage you to view your child’s grades on Parents Online. Go to www.usd466.com and click on the GRADES button.

Parent-Teacher Conferences Parent-Teacher Conferences in the high school will take place on Thursday, Oct. 23rd from 6-9 pm and on Friday Oct. 24th from 8am-noon. (There will be no school on Friday the 19th). These conferences are a very important way for you to communicate with your student’s teachers about their academic progress.

Picture Time School pictures at SCHS will be taken on Tuesday, Oct. 7th. Picture retakes have also been scheduled and will occur on Nov. 19th. All students and staff will have their picture taken on this day. Please remind your student about looking presentable for their school pictures! College Planning Conference The annual Scott Community High School College and Career Planning Conference will be held Monday, Oct. 6th from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the gymnasium. We would like to extend a special invitation to the parents of all SCHS students to attend this event with their child. This is an excellent opportunity to ask questions regarding college/career planning and receive answers from representatives of the schools and military branches the student may be interested in attending after graduation. We will have approximately 50 colleges, community colleges, vo-tech schools, and all branches of the military in attendance. We will also have a financial aid officer available this year to answer questions and assist in all aspects of the financial aid process. Refreshments, prepared by the SCHS foods classes, will be served.

Jr. Magazine Sales & Concession Stand Fundraisers The Junior Class Magazine Fundraiser begins 9/10 and runs through 10/10. Do you already have a subscription and would like to renew early before it expires? Just copy your subscriber info exactly like it is on your magazine and the magazine company will automatically start your new subscription when the old one expires! If you have any questions or have not been contacted by a Jr. Class member and would like to, please contact the SCHS Office @ 872-7620 or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected]. Also, the Junior class is in charge of the concession stand at numerous volleyball and football games. They would appreciate any Junior parent support during these games to help make their fundraising efforts a success.

BAND selling trash bags The band is selling trash bags. Contact the school office or Mr. Henderson if you would like to make a purchase.

Josten’s Rep to Meet with Seniors SCHS seniors will meet with a representative from Josten’s on Friday, Oct. 17 th at 11:30 a.m.. They will be discussing announcements, caps, gowns, etc. for graduation. Each senior will need to have a $50 deposit when they place their order. Oct. 22nd--PLAN Test--(Pre-ACT Test) This test is required for all sophomore students at SCHS. This test will give students a good idea as to what will be tested on the actual ACT test their junior or senior year. It is useful in showing the student what areas they need to spend more time studying in order to compete with other students on the actual ACT test. There is also a career search portion with this test. There is no charge to the students for this test.

Debate Invitational The SCHS Debate squad will be hosting their annual Invitational Tournament November 8th. Please let us know if you would like to judge and pencil us in for that date!

Oct. 28th and 30th—ITED Test  This test is required for all sophomores. This test is a nationally normed knowledge base test in 11 subject areas. It will be given in the mornings on the above listed days at the Bryan Education Center. This is the same test the students have been taking thru elementary and middle school (ITBS).

Oct.25th ACT Test This test is for any junior or senior planning on going to college. The test will be at the Bryan Education Center at 8:00 a.m. All universities in the state of Kansas require this test as part of the admissions process. Community colleges and vo-tech schools do not require it, however they highly recommend it.

Oct. 15th--PSAT/NMSQT Test Pre-SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test This test is designed for any Junior interested in competing for the National Merit Scholarships. Students with a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 will be strongly encouraged to take this test, although it is available to all students in the junior class and any student in the freshman or sophomore class that would like to take it for practice before their junior year (the only year the scores will count). There will be a $13.00 charge, payable to the Bryan Education Center, for the student to take this test.

ASVAB Test (Date TBA) (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) This test is for any Junior interested in looking at careers, or interested in the military. This test is administered by the armed services and is an excellent test to take if you are uncertain about what career choices would best suit your personality and abilities. This is a required test for entry into any branch of the military. There is no charge for taking this test. Board Members Mark Davis The Mission of Scott County USD 466, a community Chris Weathers V-President requiring the high standards of a world class education Dr. Tony Birney in an enriched, safe environment, is to prepare all Member Kenton Eckels students to become productive members of a global Member society through state of the art technology and Eric Erven Member collaboration among all members of our community. Linda Frick For weather/school related information tune to the following radio/tv channels: KJIL Member 99.1, KHYM 103.9, KOLS 95.5, KGNO 1370 AM, Lynnette Robinson KSSH 96.3, KSKL 94.5, KKJQ 97.3, KBUF 1030 AM, KIUL AM, KFLA, KSKZ 99.9, Member KYBD 98.1, KANZ 91.1, KSNG, KBSD, KUPK. KSNG, KBSD, KUPK. For School News tune in to Channel 12 Or go to www.usd466.com News from Superintendent Dr. Don Wells ………. Cyber-Bullying Cyber-bullying is a term used in today’s technical world to define some difficult and hateful experiences that many children face daily. It is generally defined as ‘online social cruelty and can involve the sending of mean, vulgar or threatening messages or images, posting sensitive private information about another person, intentionally excluding someone from an online group and may be done by someone that pretends to be someone else in order to make that person look bad to others. This is done by sending e-mails, instant messaging, text or digital images to web pages, blogs, chat rooms or other informational communication technologies. Now that we know what cyber-bullying is, the question is to what extent does this behavior exist? It is interesting to know that: *18% of students in grades 6-8 have been cyber-bullied at least once in the last two months. *19% of students aged 10-17 had cyber-bullied another person at least once in the last two months. *17% of 6-11 year olds and 35% of the 12-17 year olds reported that someone said threatening or embarrassing things about them through sites, chat rooms or other interactive technologies. Girls are twice as likely as boys to be victims and perpetrators of cyber-bullying. *62% said they had been cyber-bullied at school and 42% said it cam from a ‘friend’. How can adults help to curb this type of activity and help those children that have already been affected? The following advice is offered to families so that clear plan is available and helpful. Keep home computers in easily viewable areas. Talk regularly with your child about their on-line activities.Make sure your child knows that you want to know.