Scenic Cougar Paws
September 30, 2026
September 30, 2026
Important Dates
Walkathon Fundraising is Ongoing- Packets went home with information for how you can help the Scenic Home & School Association reach our goal of raising $50,000 to support Scenic Hills. More information below.
Wednesday 9/30- Scenic H&S Spirit Night at Veras. More information below.
Friday, 10/2- Half day for students. 11:45a.m. dismissal.
Friday, 10/2- Spirit Day. Cougar Pride. Wear Blue and Gold. Pretzels will be sold for 50 cents.
Friday, 10/2- Fall Fun Night. Those who purchased tickets will receive bracelets 9/30. No tickets sold at the door. All students attending must be accompanied by a parent. Event will occur rain or shine.
Friday, 10/9- Fall Picture Day. See below for more information. Volunteers are needed. Sign up here if you can help.
Wednesday, 10/21- H&S General Meeting. More information below.
Friday, 10/23- Walkathon. More information below.
Monday, 10/26- Thrusday, 10/29 Red Ribbon Week. More info to come.
Friday 10/30- Half day for students 11:45a.m. dismissal. Halloween Parade. More details to come.
Walkathon is the Scenic Home & School Association's annual fundraiser. They help with the cost of field trips, clubs, school events, student rewards, field day, science fair, and so much more.
Donations can be submitted in the following ways and must be labeled with student name, grade, and homeroom to be sure it counts toward individual and group prizes.
Cash or check made out to Scenic Hills Elementary Home and School
Zeffy: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-to-peer/scenic-hills-elementary-walkathon (There will be a prompt to add an optional tip. Please select 0 to avoid that.)
Scenic H&S Fall Fun Night
Parent volunteers are needed. Please sign up here if you can help.
Those who purchased tickets will receive them Wednesday 9/30. No tickets will be sold at the door.
The event is rain or shine. Please be aware that some activities may be cancelled in the event of rain.
All students attending must be accompanied by a parent.
Fall Intramurals
Fall intramurals will take place once a week from 3:30-4:30PM October 5th-November 12th. Parents of students who have successfully signed up will hear from their coach by 10/2/26.
Fall Intramural Sports
3rd Grade- Kickball on Mondays
4th Grade- Touch Football on Thursdays
5th Grade- Touch Football on Tuesdays
A Message from Parents of Instrumental Music Students (PIMS)
The Springfield School District Music Program is successful due to the combined efforts of a talented and caring teaching staff, hard-working talented students... and YOU, the parents! Please mark your calendars for the first of two yearly PIMS meetings, where we discuss and organize upcoming events. The meeting will be held in the ETR Instrumental Music Room (Rm. 160) at 7:00pm on Monday, October 5th. Hope to see you there!
Fall Picture Day- 10/9
When an order is placed online, the parent/guardian will receive a camera pass via email. This can either be printed or texted to the student and brought to picture day. The photographer will photograph the printed camera pass along with the student.
If a student is not able to print their camera pass, that is not a problem. We will match up the student to their order manually in the production process.
A parent may order from the flyer up until 24 hours after picture day. After 24 hours, the online ordering access may close. This will allow our imaging team to "Pull" all orders submitted and match them with the students photographed.
When pictures are returned to school, all students that purchased pictures will receive their prepaid package. Any student that was photographed but did not order a package, will receive a "Proof" (PX) of their picture that was taken on picture day.
All proof packages offer parents a second opportunity to order prints. All orders are subject to shipping and handling costs of up to $8.50 and will be shipped directly to home.
Attendance Updates
Daily school attendance ensures students receive the full academic & social benefits of their educational program. Regular school attendance is also required by law.
Families are asked to plan vacations on non-school days. In a circumstance when that is not possible, an extended absence must be requested and approved in advance using the 'extended absence request form,' or it is coded as unexcused and subject to truancy proceedings. Excused absences for vacation are granted only if there is educationally significant reason for the trip and may not exceed 5 days.
If your child is marked absent, you will receive an automated call to confirm Excused Absences, or a personal phone call from our attendance secretary for Unexcused Absences. This confirms the absence and serves as a reminder to send in a written absence note if you have not already done so.
You can check your child's attendance in HAC. If there are any questions, please call Ms. Scelfo or Mrs. Speakes.
If you need to report a student's absence:
Use the link on the Scenic Attendance website linked here to submit a note to attendance each morning of your child's absence OR
Email scenic.attendance@ssdcougars.org each morning of your child’s absence with the following information:
Parent /Guardian name and phone number reporting the absence
The student’s name, grade, date of absence(s)
The reason for absence. A reason must be provided.
When e-mail is unavailable, absences may be phoned into the Attendance Hotline at 610-938-6610. If a phone call is used to report the absence, a written note or email must be provided within 3 days upon returning to school for the absence to be excused. Here is a link to a form that can be used for written notes.
Absences become Unexcused (UA) if a note is not received within 3 days of the absence or if the reason for absence is not approved for excuse. If your child has three Unexcused Absences (UA), you will receive a letter regarding the absences. Unresolved unexcused absences may result in attendance improvement conferences or truancy proceedings.
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2026 -2027 Calendars
Scenic Hills Home and School
President: Colleen Tully- scenic.hs@gmail.com
Vice President: Mia Ziebis
Treasurer: Beth Ely
Secretary: Brittany Biernat
Our next Home & School meeting is Wednesday, October 21 at 7:30PM in the Scenic LMC.
Meetings are open for all Scenic parents to attend.
Please click here to sign up if you are able to volunteer to coordinate events this coming school year.
Scenic H&S Night at the Union Game
Scenic H&S has organized a night for Scenic families to go to the Union game. More information and link for ticket purchases below.
Helpful Information
Arrival and Dismissal Safety
Car Line Procedures
Free & Reduced Lunch Information
Immunization Information
Photo Release Information
Pest Management Information
Dental Examination Information
Absence Instructions
We recognize the importance of celebrating student birthdays, and we love to honor our birthday children by announcing their names on the morning announcements. Our teachers take great pride in making their students feel important on their birthdays as well. If you would like to send in something special to mark your child’s birthday, please send an item for the classroom such as a favorite book (signed and dated by your child) or other trinkets such as pencils, erasers, stickers, and the like. Due to the growing number of allergies and health concerns for our students, we ask that you please do not send in food treats for your child’s birthday.
Invitations for parties or other private events may not be distributed in classrooms, on school buses, or on school property. Your cooperation in this matter is critical to create a supportive atmosphere for each child and not one in which the feelings of any child are placed in jeopardy.