2023-2024 parent input form for parents of rising kindergarteners

• Your input is appreciated as we begin to plan for the upcoming school year. Please review the parent input form for the 2023-2024 school year regarding your child.

• Please note, specific requests for teachers will NOT be honored.

• Click here for the link.

Here is the link to the recorded parent training we did back in October on Schedules and Routines.  

https://youtu.be/Lq5I4l1gzsM

Another resource on schedules and routines:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KpbrSZOR7JmLNubn8DZITZqyOdW262M4/view?usp=sharing 

Visitors and Volunteers

All visitors are required to report to the front office upon arrival. Please ring the bell and wait for someone to let you in. Please refrain from holding the door for visitors behind you. Each visitor must ring the bell and be buzzed in separately.

LUNCH VISITORS

We appreciate your patience as we have spent time teaching  procedures to our students. Starting Monday September 19th, parents will be permitted to visit their child during lunch. If you would like to visit your child during lunch, please review the following procedures:

• Ensure you know your child’s lunch time. If you are unsure please check with your child’s teacher.

• You must check into the front office at their designated lunch time to receive a visitor pass and then proceed to your child's room.

• Once your child’s lunch time is complete, visitors should check out in the front office as  classes will resume their daily schedule and return to instruction.

PTA CORNER

• Don't forget to link your Harris Teeter VIC card!

• SVS Schools are in need of parent volunteers to serve on our Lighthouse Team, which is our School Improvement team. Please contact Daniel Newbern if you are interested. He can be contacted at danielnewbern@yahoo.com

• Shiloh Valley Primary--Teacher Work Room Help. Click here for more information and to sign up! 

• PTA Spirit Store

SAFETY FIRST

Parents please be advised that if you have children in both buildings and are utilizing the car-rider line you must drop off at SVPS first due to the required traffic patterns. Dropping off at SVES first and turning left is not permitted, it creates safety risks to traffic exiting the primary parking lot.We appreciate your cooperation as we work to keep our families safe during arrival and dismissal.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

• Mrs. Klutz is in need of support to help in the media center. Please contact her for details.(jessica.klutz@ucps.k12.nc.us)

• ReadWithU Volunteers Needed- If you'd like more information on how to become a #ReadWIthU Volunteer please reach out to Mrs. Kayme Beverly @ (Kayme.Beverly@ucps.k12.nc.us). More information can be found here.

• If you'd like to volunteer to support your child's teacher, please contact her directly to see what their needs are.

• Reminder- ALL volunteers must be a UCPS approved volunteer. You can complete the process OR check your status here.

SVS HIRING

Interested in supporting our 4th and 2nd grade students?

• SVS schools are hiring PART TIME math tutors.

• Up to $25 dollars per hour.

• Math proficiency assessment required.

• Email Mrs. Williams and Mr. Hurst for more details.

TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

Thank You for your patience as we continue to improve our arrival and dismissal procedures. We strive for continuous improvement and appreciate your flexibility as we gradually get quicker each week. Thank you! #BetterTogether.

Arrival Procedures:

• SVPS opens its doors at 7:05 each morning. Please do not drop students off prior to 7:05 as there is no supervision.

• Our tardy bell rings at 7:35 am.

• ANY student not inside the building at 7:35 will be counted as tardy. A parent will need to walk them inside the building and sign them in the front office.

                                                                                            Morning Drop-Off:

• Parents- please help our morning drop-off run efficiently by ensuring your child is ready to exit the car quickly: bookbag on, lunchbox in hand, and door unlocked. Be sure to say your goodbyes before you get to the drop off area. Please keep your Pre-K car tag in the window and when staff opens your door verbally tell them your child's name, that they are Pre-K and their teacher. We appreciate your support in ensuring we get all cars unloaded and can start our day on time.

                                                                                         Daily Transportation Changes:

• If your child’s transportation changes, a note must be sent in writing to your child’s teacher noting the date(s) of the change. Emails and phone calls are not accepted.

• Due to our afternoon transportation procedures, students may not be checked out for early dismissal after 1:30 pm.

                                                                                       Transportation Procedures:

 Click here for information on walkers/buses/car-riders.

ATTENDANCE INFORMATION

• If your child is absent for any reason, please send his/her excuse to school when they return. An excuse may be a doctor/dentist/health care professional note or a written note/email from the parent. You may also email Mrs. Erin Young (erin.young@ucps.k12.nc.us).

• If your child arrives to school after the 7:35 bell or leaves before the 2:05 bell they will be marked 2L (unexcused tardy). This is a UCPS universal code to be used if your student leaves school for any reason. If a doctor/dentist/health care professional’s note is sent to the office, the code will be changed to 1L (excused tardy).

• If you have any questions regarding attendance/tardies, please email (erin.young@ucps.k12.nc.us) or call the school at 704-290-1559.

UCPS UPDATE ON SCHOOL NUTRITION

• Access the lunch menu here.

Meal prices for the 2022-2023 school year:

• Paid Breakfast-- $1.75 / Reduced Breakfast-- $.30

• Paid Lunch-- $3.75 / Reduced Lunch-- $.40

Meal application Information:

• School Nutrition Services are now accepting Free and Reduced Meal applications

• If a parent feels that he or she may qualify for free or reduced-priced meals, they should complete an application. Parents will need their child/children’s name, school name(s), student ID numbers and information about your total household income.

• For additional information about School Nutrition Services, visit https://ucpsschoolnutritionservices.com/.

HEALTH & SAFETY

Our Student Support Team:

School counselor - Kacey Reder (kacey.reder@ucps.k12.nc.us)

School Nurse - Kelly Torres (Kelly.Torres.AGN@ucps.k12.nc.us)

Social Worker - Susan Slattery-Rogers (susan.Slattery-Rogers@ucps.k12.nc.us)

Behavioral Health Therapist Abel DeLuna (Abelardo.DeLuna.DHCOL@ucps.k12.nc.us)

Psychologist - Justine Macklin (Justine.Macklin@ucps.k12.nc.us)

School Resource Officer - Joseph Whitley (Joseph.Whitley@ucps.k12.nc.us)

Safety Protocols:

All exterior and classroom doors, as well as windows remain locked throughout the school day. We will conduct regular safety drills throughout the year with students and staff. These include fire drills, lockdown drills, tornado or severe weather drills, and bus evacuation drills. Parents, we strongly encourage you to communicate with your student often about the importance of reporting any situation that may make your child feel uncomfortable, unsafe, or scared, and we ask that you keep the school informed. Open, consistent communication is one of the best ways we can help ensure the safety of all students.

Health Protocols:

Students who are feeling unwell should stay home. In order to help prevent the spread of disease and sickness, we must all work together to keep our community safe. Please do not send children to school if they are sick. Students with a fever, vomiting or diarrhea should not report to school. These are the Pre-K guidelines for keeping your child at home:

A temperature of 100 degrees or more.

• 2 or more episodes of diarrhea.

• 2 or more episodes of vomiting.

• Contagious diseases.

Students who have tested positive for COVID-19, can return to school five days after the start of their symptoms as long as their symptoms are improving and they are fever-free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication. Please contact our school nurse with specific questions/concerns regarding illness and procedures.