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Knightly News
Nov 27-29 – Fall Break (No School)
Dec 3 - Student Council Officer's Meeting
Dec 3 - Robotics Club Meets
Dec 5 - Student Council Meeting
Dec 6 – MWR Sig’s the Season 5th Graders Sing-A-Long (1830)
Dec 13 – Teacher Training (No School)
Dec 23-Jan 3 – Winter Break (No School)
Jan 6 - Instruction Resumes
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Dear Sigonella Elementary Community,
This month our counselors have focused on gratitude with students. This week with so many of us celebrating Thanksgiving, the timing couldn’t be more perfect. I have so much to be grateful for including my family at home and at school. I hope that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break and if you are traveling, please be safe.
A quick reminder from Ms. Russo in our school library, many students have overdue books. Please remind your children to return library books which have been checked out for a prolonged period. Often times other students are waiting to check out books by popular authors or titles, so timely returns make everyone happy!
As the weather in the morning gets cooler, we are seeing more jackets and coats in the lost and found. Later in the day when students go out for recess they get warm and shed their outer layer while they play. In their excitement to head to lunch sometimes they forget to circle back for their coat or sweatshirt. Please remind your children to check the lost and found if they are missing items.
It doesn’t seem possible, but we are about halfway through the 2nd quarter. This is a good time to check in with your child and his/her teacher to make sure homework and assignments are getting completed and turned in. This is especially true in 4th and 5th grades where students receive letter grades. If you are not sure how to access your 4th or 5th grader’s grades in the Aspen Family Portal, please let us know.
Fare thee well!
Sara Guth
- December 2: Thanksgiving Reading Challenge: Turkeys Due
- December 2: Holiday Bookmark Entries Due
- December 9-12: “Fill Your Bag” Book Checkout: Students can bring a bag from home and checkout extra books to read over winter break
- December 12: Family Afternoon (2:35-3:35)
- December 12: Last Day for Student/Teacher Book Checkout due to migration to new library system
- December 16-20: Annual Holiday Book Swap
- December 20: Twelve Days of Reading Challenge (Due January 8)
Reminder:
Flu shots or signed waiver are due by December 1, 2024!
Email me proof of your vaccination with student's name and date of flu shot OR send me a copy of a signed waiver.
Hannah.Steiner@dodea.edu
**And a SPECIAL THANK YOU to all who have already done this!!
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Attendance Policy
In accordance with the policy stated in DoDEA Regulation 2095.01, “School Attendance,” August 26, 2011, as amended, school attendance is mandatory. All students are required to attend school to ensure continuity of instruction and that they successfully meet academic standards and demonstrate continuous educational progress. School attendance is a joint responsibility between the parent or sponsor, student, classroom teacher, school personnel, and, in some cases, the Command. Students with excessive school absences (or tardiness) shall be monitored by the Student Support Team to assist in the completion of all required work and successful mastery of course objectives.
Daily student attendance is identified based upon a quarter of the school day formula. Students will be identified as present or absent, based on the following criteria:
- Absent up to 25% of the school day = absent one-quarter of the school day
- Absent between 26%–50% of the school day = absent one-half of the school day
- Absent 51%–75% of the school day = absent three-quarters of the school day
- Absent 76%–100% of the school day = full-day absence
DoDEA considers the following conditions to constitute reasonable cause for absence from school for reasons other than school-related activities:
- Personal illness;
- Medical, dental, or mental health appointment;
- Serious illness in the student’s immediate family;
- A death in the student’s immediate family or of a relative;
- Religious holiday;
- Emergency conditions such as fire, flood, or storm;
- Unique family circumstances warranting absence and coordinated with school administration;
- College visits that cannot be scheduled on non-school days; and
- A pandemic event.
Unexcused absences may result in school disciplinary actions. An absence from school or a class without written verification from a parent or sponsor will be unexcused. Student attendance is calculated based upon the date of enrollment in a DoDEA school, which may occur anytime during the school year. Student attendance monitoring is designed to provide a continuum of intervention and services to support families and children in keeping children in school and combating truancy and educational neglect. Parents should notify the school of their child’s absence 30 minutes after the start of the school day. Too many unexcused absences may trigger the Student Support Team to convene.
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Immunization Requirements
Students who enroll in DoDEA schools are required to meet specific immunization requirements (DoDEA Regulation 2942.01, "School Health Services," September 2, 2016). These requirements represent the minimum and do not necessarily reflect the optimal immunization status for a student. Acceptable forms of official proof of immunization status may include, but are not limited to:
- Yellow international immunization records;
- State agency-generated immunization certificates;
- School-generated immunization certificates; and
- Physician, clinic or hospital-generated immunization records.
It is the responsibility of the sponsor/parent/guardian to provide their child's most current immunization record at the time of enrollment and when immunizations are updated. Parents of incoming students are allowed up to 30 days from the date of enrollment to obtain documentation of any missing required immunization(s). If the missing required immunization is a series, then the first dose of the series must be administered, and documentation must be provided to the school within the required 30 days. Students who have immunization(s) due during the school year will have 10 calendar days from the due date to receive their vaccine(s) and to submit documentation to the school. The due date of a vaccine is on the date the student reaches the minimum recommended age for vaccine administration.
DoDEA Immunization Requirements SY 24-25
STUDENTS IN NON-COMPLIANCE AFTER 10 DAYS MAY BE DISENROLLED UNTIL PROOF OF COMPLIANCE OR APPROVED EXEMPTION IS PROVIDED.
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| Grade | Regular Hours | Days |
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| PK-5 | 8:05 a.m. - 2:35 p.m. | M, Tu, Th, F |
| PK-5 | 8:05 a.m. - 1:35 p.m. | Early Dismissal Wednesday |
| PK-5 | 8:05 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. | Half Day Dismissal Days |
| It is the responsibility of the parents or guardians to notify the school every time a student is absent. Please call +39 044-4106-0290 or email Sig.ES.Attendance@dodea.edu |
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