South Elementary Staff Spotlight:
Ms. Kayla Howey
Ms. Howey is our new 2nd grade teacher. She recently graduated from SVSU, but grew up in Gratiot County. One fun fact about Ms. Howey: she recently got engaged!
Meet Ms. Buzzy! She is Mrs. Vozar's special helper in the hallways, at pick up and drop off, at recess, and at lunchtime. Ms. Buzzy is helping our Junior Jackets learn our school rules:
Bee Respectful
Bee Responsible and
Bee Safe
These kindergarteners in Mrs. Simcox's class have been learning routines and settling in at South this week.
South Families: Our School Dismissal App is live. Please check your email inbox and/or spam folder for an invite from School Dismissal Manager. This email will outline instructions on how to set-up for login to your account. You should be able to access your child's account and make changes to their transportation each day when you have downloaded the app. We will also begin using the app during our Pick-Up time at the end of the school day. Thank you for your patience!
South Families:
We have had unexpected delays with our School Dismissal App. We cannot rely on the app for dismissal on Monday. Please email your child's teacher or send a note to school if you need to make a change to your child's transportation.
We will notify families once the app is up and running. Thank you for your patience.
We have good news! Latch Key WILL begin on Tuesday, August 29th. We will have paperwork available at Open House for you to sign-up your child so that they can begin attending. (Please note, there will not be Latch Key the first day of school.)
Latch Key Hours: 3:15-5:15 p.m., Monday-Friday
Latch Key Pricing: $4.00 an hour for first child and $2.50 for each additional child.
We can't wait to see you in a couple weeks!
We know you are starting your back to school shopping. Here are supply lists to get you started.
Students were practicing their Red Words with chalk today!
Yesterday and today has been all about bubbles in our summer school creative arts class! The kiddos made their own bubble wands yesterday and got to test them out. Today they painted pictures while blowing bubbles! 🫧🫧🫧
Students engaged in reading CVC words!
Day 3 of Summer School at South! We learned how to properly plant and care for strawberry seeds so we can make healthy food choices in the near future when our plants grow!
Imagine spending your summer mornings learning about nutrition, reading great stories, solving interesting math problems, writing stories, creating crafts, playing with friends, and so much more! South Elementary Summer Program engages young learners with a variety of learning experiences in a fun & creative atmosphere! Thank you to these amazing students for demonstrating enthusiastic learning!
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First day is summer school and our creative arts class made straw airplanes! These things went pretty far!
Our last 2nd grade recycling group of the year! Thank you second graders for helping our school!
That’s a wrap! Bitter sweet as we are excited for summer , yet emotional about not seeing our Kindergarten “family”. Take time to smell the roses, enjoy the little things, and love your children. These little ones don’t stay little very long. ❤️
We made it!! Happy last day of Kindergarten!
Grant wanted to dress like Mr. Kanine for the last day of school!
The DK and Kindergarten students presented Mr. Kanine with this special poster to let him know a few of the reasons why we think he's the best principal! Each student also signed their name on the back of the poster. ❤️
Mrs. Hessbrook's Kindergarten Class celebrated the last full day of school at the Charles Teegardin-Church of God Playground in Ithaca today. We played, enjoyed freeze popsicles, and played some more. It was so nice just to enjoy each other's company for 90 minutes! This group of children encourage me to believe this world is an AMAZING place in their sweet hands! Thank you to Ithaca bus driver Mr. Steve MeComber for transporting us to the park, Ms. Amanda Stec for helping chaperone, and Ithaca Church of God for scheduling our visit!
Happy last (half-day) of school tomorrow Ithaca Yellowjackets!
Have a safe & happy summer!
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