EMERGENCY BUS ROUTES

EMERGENCY BUS ROUTES

2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR

Emergency Bus Routes

Emergency Bus Route Map

Under certain road conditions, buses may need to run on the hard surface roads only.  Announcements of emergency bus routes will be on KSOU (1090 AM, 93.9 FM) and KDCR (88.5 FM) and TV.  These routes are listed below.  It is not necessary to ride your normal bus; you may ride the route that is most accessible.  Please take time to look over these routes to find the bus that works best for you.  Times are listed with each route to give you an approximate time of arrival. 

In town, we will run the regular routes stops. 

After school the buses leave the High School at approximately 3:25 p.m.  Parents need to be at their intersection to pick up their child(ren).  If parents are not at their intersection, their child(ren) will be taken back to school and you may pick them up there.-If you have any questions, call the Bus Barn:  722-2481

Snow Days



Please Shop Locally

The community of Sioux Center and Sioux County are an aberration for rural Iowa counties.  Sioux County is one of just a few rural counties that are growing.  Strong economic development is a blessing in tough economic times.  Last fall I read in the Sioux City Journal that Sioux County was ranked eleventh in being resistant to the recession.  Our local businesses play a large part in keeping Sioux Center a vibrant community.

The Sioux Center District benefits greatly when people choose to frequent the local businesses.  The district has added ten new class rooms, a new high school roof, and new Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units at the high school.  These projects were funded by the State-wide Penny Tax.  A penny of every dollar spent in Sioux County goes to the schools of Sioux County for infrastructure.  In the 2009-2010 school year that was $758,702 for the Sioux Center Schools.  If an individual shops in another county in Iowa, the schools in that county benefit.  If a purchase is completed over the Internet, no schools benefit.

As you buy those special gifts this Christmas season I would urge you to shop locally whenever possible.  It is good for our school, our businesses, and our community. 

Inclement weather information

On days where the weather may create a change in the school day please listen to KSOU and KDCR radio for announcements.  The announcements will be on the school website also, http://www.sioux-center.k12.ia.us/. 

If you would like to receive text messages or e-mails regarding school announcements you can click on the link for Snowcap to register.  Please do not rely solely on Snowcap.  Snowcap is the service that the district uses for media notification.

According to the district calendar days missed due to weather will be made up in the following order.

November 22^nd                 President’s day February 21^st

Second day missed         Thursday of Easter Break April 21^st

Third day missed              Monday of Easter Break April 25^th

Technology Enhances Learning

As part of the construction and remodel of the Kinsey Elementary School and the Sioux Center High School over two hundred thousand dollars of technology hardware was purchased and installed.  This technology consists of smart boards (interactive white boards), LCD projectors, netbooks, instant response “clickers” and a security system. 

Technology is a tool that, when used appropriately, can enhance a student’s learning immensely.  The money invested in technology is too great to not maximize its usage.  Even with training, the use of the technology only touches the tip of iceberg as to what the hardware is capable of doing.  The world beyond high school will be very different from the world I found when I graduated from high school more than thirty years ago.  For example, there are more computer capabilities in today’s automobile than the lunar craft that landed on the moon in 1969.  The personal lives and professional careers our children will demand that the individual be a life-long learner that is adaptable to the ever changing world.

Twenty First Century Skills are one of the components of the Iowa Core Curriculum that is now mandated by the State of Iowa.  These twenty first century skills demand technical literacy.  Students as young as kindergarten experience interactive learning through the use of smart boards and Apple Ipads.  The facilities of the district now have wireless capabilities.  Several classroom sets of netbooks (laptop computers on a traveling cart) allow students to interact within any classroom.  Several teachers have begun to use Goggle Docs, an online process for completing homework and study group.  This process is becoming more the norm than the exception in many colleges today.

One of the keys to the success of the technology is staff training.  In order for a staff member to have a smart board the staff member must have had training.  The dilemma for training staff is that there are many different ability levels and technology aptitudes.  During the second semester, staff will be afforded the opportunity to receive training in various topics and areas of technology that will be taught by staff members that have taken the lead on technology within their own classrooms. 

The Sioux Center Community School District will continue to plan for future technology possibilities.  One study will examine the possibility of becoming a one to one school, a laptop for every student.  One to one schools can provide many opportunities for the students.  The key in the research will be whether the move to one to one has a positive impact on student achievement. 

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”

Alvin Toffler

Weekly events

Monday, November 8

7^th/8^th Boys Basketball vs Rock Valley, 4:15 pm

            Both games here

High School Girls basketball practice may begin

Tuesday, November 9

Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:30-8:30 pm

Wednesday, November 10

Early release/Power Hour, 2:05/2:15 pm

Thursday, November 11

Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:30-8:30 pm

Friday, November 12

No school

Fall Musical, “Beauty & the Beast”, TePaske Theatre, 7 pm

Saturday, November 13

Fall Musical, “Beauty & the Beast”, TePaske Theatre, 1:30 matinee & 7 pm performance

Parent Teacher Conference are next week

Parent teacher conferences will be held next week on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 4:30 to 8:30 PM. Parent teacher conferences are very important to establish rapport and communication between parent and the child's teacher. Here is a link to guide planning and attending the conference, as well as, followup to conference. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the office of the building(s) your child/children attend.

Make the Most of Parent Teacher Conferences