GREATER CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS School Contact Information

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Principal Darcie Goodin Email [email protected] Main Office: 812-293-3331 Address

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Principal’s Message Dear Parents, On behalf of myself and our entire staff, I would like to take a moment to wish you and your family a wonderful Holiday Season. I hope that everyone enjoys their Winter Break and returns relaxed and refreshed for the new year. Warm Wishes!

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New Website Check out our new Greater Clark County Schools website at www.gcs.k12.in.us for all of the latest announcements and calendar of events.

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Dates to Remember December 10Christmas Program 2:00 & 6:30 December 10 Cookie Dough Order Pick up 5-8pm December 18th & 19th Boy’s Bball Try-outs -

Christmas Break Dec 21– January 3

November STAR Students Ashlyn Ward Kaydance Couch Madison Jones Lidsat Brading Parker Thomasson Yasmine Webster Conner Mertens Jonathon Burdine Matthew Arthur Jordan Standiford Katie Baird Makayla McCoy

Kolton McDonald Kristyn Greenwell Ezekiel Tucker Korben Schindler Christian Gabbard Kylie Ball Bethany Evans Charlie Shaw Skylar Greenwood Mason Thompson Grace Ellison

October STAR Students

Analisa Thompson Darius Lang Gage Snow Georgia Hamilton Summer Raines Jason Profitt William McCool Cyenna Pryor Jo Lewellen Kaylee Whitehead Emma DeCamp Ceara Leonard Trey Snow Jordan Self Kaiden James McKenna Donaway We have lots of coats, hats, sweat- Savanna Lewellen shirts, and gloves piling up in our Sierra Stewart lost and found. If you are missing any items, please have your child check the lost and found in the gym in the mornings.

Lost and Found

Kameron Woods Samantha Vallone Kelly Fieldhouse Mason Thompson Heidi Hughes Elaine Cowan Luke Forsee Camaron Beavin Christopher Bowles Lelah Hostettler Emma Jones Jack Fifer Paige Brandenburg Gracen Carroll Ashley Wills Jaylin McCoy Sarah Jones Daisy Smith

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Arrival and Dismissal The roof repairs are complete and we are back to normal for arrival and dismissal. For morning drop-off please remember to enter through the First Street entrance, the same as afternoon dismissal. Also, if your child is a car rider you must pick them up through the car rider line. Please do not park and walk up to the kindergarten doors. This creates a safety issue with the arriving buses as well as the departing cars. As always if you have a dismissal change please notify the office no later than 2:00. Sooner is always better.

Boys’ Basketball

Box Top Update

Lunch Prices Breakfast $1.50 Reduced $0.30 Lunch $2.25 Reduced $0.40

Shop online and earn Box Tops! 1. Start at the Box Tops Marketplace (www.boxtop4education.com) to see a list of participating stores. 2. Choose a store, click on it’s logo and you will be taken directly to the store’s website. 3. Shop online and make your purchases as you normally would. 4. Box Tops earnings are automatically credited to your schools account. Look for an email confirming your transaction within a few days.

Boys’ basketball try-outs will be held December 18th and 19th. Our coach this year is Ms. Jenna Sexton.. This is her first year to coach our boy’s team and we are excited to have her! Good Luck Coach Sexton!

Student Council News The Student Council would like to thank everyone who participated in the food drive. We collected over 1200 items! The winning class was Mrs. Mullins’ class...Great Job!

Check out www.boxtops4education.com for others way to earn Box Tops for our

Christmas Program Christmas Around the World Our school theme this year is Around the World in 180 Days. Each class has adopted a country and is learning about their customs and traditions throughout the school year. Keeping with the theme, each class will be presenting on their country’s Christmas/Holiday traditions.

Grades K, 1st, 2nd and the 4th and 5th grade choir will be performing a Winter program on Tuesday, December 10th at 2:00 and 6:30 pm.

Pre-School Winter Celebration

Cookie Dough Pick-Up Pick up will be on Tuesday, December 10th from 5:00-8:00

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Pre-School will host it’s Winter Celebration on December 17th. AM - 10:30 PM- 2:00

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Severe Weather Plan 2013-2014 Please review Greater Clark County Schools’ Severe Weather Transportation Plan for this school year. In case of severe/ inclement weather, please tune in to one of the following stations. Do not call school offices or school employees because it will tie up phone lines which are needed for emergency communication. These television stations will be contacted no later than 6:00 a.m.: WAVE 3, WHAS 11, WLKY 32, and WDRB 41. Greater Clark County Schools has also implemented SchoolMessenger, a quick alert messaging service that is being utilized to communicate weather related closure/delays. A SchoolMessenger notification will be sent regarding school opening/closing by 6:00 a.m. Please check with your child’s school to confirm your contact information is correct. If weather and road conditions become bad enough to cause a change in the normal school schedule, one of the following plans will be announced: Plan 1: Two Hour Delay 1. School will begin two hours late. Buses will run two hours later on their normal routes. 2. Afternoon dismissal will remain the same. 3. The morning sessions of preschool programs will be cancelled. Plan 2: Schools Closed 1. No school will be open that day. 2. School will be open the next scheduled day unless another closing announcement is made. 3. Make-up days will be announced. Plan 3: Two Hour Delay for New Washington Schools only 1. NWM/HS and NWES will be on a two hour delay. Buses will run two hours later on their normal routes for NWM/HS and NWES only. 2. Afternoon dismissal will remain the same. 3. The morning sessions of preschool programs will be cancelled. 4. There may be some instances where the New Washington Schools will be the only schools on a two hour delay. Parents may choose to keep their children home during severe/inclement weather when school is in session, but the following rules apply: Attendance is taken and recorded. The parent must notify the school of his/her decision. If the student has perfect attendance in progress for the year, he/she will remain eligible for that recognition. All make-up requirements must be met. During slick road conditions, bus drivers may decide, after approval by the Director of Transportation, that a portion of their route cannot be safely traveled. In such cases, every effort will be made to notify the affected homes. The following rules will apply for students whose bus did not run: Attendance will be taken and recorded with a notation that absence was due to no bus transportation. If the student has perfect attendance in progress for the year, he/she will remain eligible for the recognition. All make-up requirements must be met. Severe/inclement weather conditions sometimes cause buses to run late. Parents are asked to prepare their children to wait a reasonable amount of time for the bus and to be prepared for some variation in normal schedules. Questions about these procedures may be directed to the school principal, the Assistant Superintendent's Office (812-283-0701), or the Transportation Office (812-288-4809).