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Summer 2024
Have a wonderful summer!
Summer Literacy 2024
SUMMER LITERACY.pdfScenic Summer Library Hours
Scenic’s library will have open hours (listed below) when students can come in to read and/or borrow a book. Enter through the playground doors. A parent is asked to accompany students who attend.
Tuesday, 7/23 from 2-4PM
Tuesday, 7/30 from 6-8PM
Tuesday, 8/6 from 2-4PM
Accessing i-Ready from Home
Did you know you can access i-ready from home? Below are details of what is needed.
i-Ready fully supports Chrome™ versions 124 or higher and the current LTS version. Google regularly updates Chrome and stops supporting older versions over time. Chrome versions 113–123 will still be allowed to access i-Ready but will no longer be tested for security or performance.
For the best user experience, i-Ready is fully supported on iPadOS® 17.3 or higher. iPadOS versions 16.4–17.2 will still be allowed to access i-Ready but will no longer be tested for security or performance.
Beginning in mid-July, all students using iPads® to access i-Ready will need to have version 7.0 of the i-Ready Connect for Students App to log in. Consider enabling automatic updates to ensure your devices reflect this mandatory update.
The minimum amount of bandwidth required to use i-Ready will increase to 1 Mbps per active user.
2024-2025 School Supply Lists
Scenic HIlls 2nd Grade Supply List 2024 - 2025.pdfScenic HIlls 3rd Grade Supply List 2024-2025.pdfScenic HIlls 4th Grade Supply List 2024-2025.docx.pdfScenic Hills 5th Grade Supply List 2024-25.docx.pdfScenes from Scenic
Scenic Hills Home and School
Purchasing School Supplies on Yubbler for 2024-2025
Scenic_Hills_Elementary-Flyer Yubbler.pdfScenic Hills Home and School 2023-2024 Executive Board
President: Jessica Regan - scenic.hs@gmail.com
Vice President: Samantha Pantalone
Treasurer: Kellie Mignogna
Secretary: Kelly Scott
2024-2025 Calendar
2024-2025_Calendar_DRAFT_(006).pdfAttendance
Attendance: To report a student's absence,
Telephone the attendance hotline (610-938-6610), OR
Email scenic.attendance@ssdcougars.org each morning of your child’s absence, OR
Use the link on the Scenic website to submit attendance. (Go to the Scenic page, click on Parents in the upper right-hand corner; select Attendance from the dropdown list, and in the middle of the page you will find a link to submit an email to scenic.attendance@ssdcougars.org
NOTE: School district policy and PA law require a written note or email to excuse an absence within three days of the absence. If you call the attendance hotline, please send in a note on your child's return to school. If you email Scenic Attendance, it is not necessary to send in another note.
Absences becomes Unexcused (UA) if a note is not received within 3 days of the absence. 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.
Please Note:
We encourage families to plan vacations on non-school days. Absence for vacation must be requested and approved in advance, or it is coded as unexcused. Forms are available in the main office, online, or from your child’s teacher. Excused absences for vacation may not exceed 5 days.
Please check your child's attendance in HAC. Any questions, please call Ms. Scelfo or Mrs. Speakes.
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.
Reminder From the Elementary Student Handbook about birthdays and invitations...
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.
Other Helpful Information
Information from the Springfield YMCA
FINAL.SSD.EMP.SY.SA.24-25reg.pdfPennDOT - Pennsylvania's School Bus Stopping Law.pdfSSD Safety Statement.pdfImmunization Letter (updated 22-23).pdfCar Line Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures 2023-2024.pdfFree and Reduced Lunch Letter_to_Households.pdfSSD Publicity and Photo Release.pdfCHIP-Strong-flyer_2019.pdfScenic Hills Arrival and Dismissal Safety 2023-2024.pdfDental Letter (Updated23-24).pdfPARENT INFORMATION REGARDING ABSENCE.pdfSafe Snack Letter_2018.docxPest Management Parent Letter_2023_24.pdf**Please Note: For IPhone/IPad Users: PDF files will only open in Safari on iPhone 7 and the latest version of iPad. The workaround for this is to open www.ssdcougars.org/sceweekly in Chrome and bookmark the page for future use. Chrome is available to download free in the app store.
Virtual Learning Days SSD
In the event of a school closing, SSD may opt to run a virtual learning day. Below is information about SSD virtual learning days. The Springfield School District schools will use an asynchronous format. As the asynchronous format will vary by grade level, please review the information below and in the pdf to the right as it pertains to your child.
Grades 2 & 3- Teachers recently sent a virtual day packet home. Please keep it in a safe place. The packet will also be posted on Canvas.
Grades 4 & 5- Teachers will post their assignments on Canvas.
All homeroom teachers will email parents that morning with directions for specific assignments and their Virtual Office Hours.
Assignments will be reviewed and recorded by the teacher upon return to school.
IMPORTANT: Ms. Scelfo will email an attendance google form link on the morning of the virtual day. This form and assignments must be completed for your child to be considered present for that day.
Virtual Learning Days.pdf